Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-08 Thread John Dallman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Walkden) wrote: > >> I'd imagine a hood for the M 85/2 would do the job. Try Jessops > >> Classic - you never know. > > Surely it's going to intrude at the corners? > Not necessarily. These things are 'generously cut', as tailors say. OK, I

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-07 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Thursday, November 6, 2003, 11:10:00 PM, you wrote: >> I'd imagine a hood for the M 85/2 would do the job. Try Jessops >> Classic - you never know. > Surely it's going to intrude at the corners? Not necessarily. These things are 'generously cut', as tailors say. >> http://www.schneideropt

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-06 Thread John Dallman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Walkden) wrote: > I'd imagine a hood for the M 85/2 would do the job. Try Jessops > Classic - you never know. Surely it's going to intrude at the corners? > http://www.schneideroptics.com/filters/filters_for_still_photography/han > dbook/p

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-06 Thread John Dallman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stan Halpin) wrote: > Working from memory here, not with the item in hand, but I believe the > hood for the Tak 85/1.8 has a 52mm thread Um, my SMCT 85/1.8 has a 58mm thread. --- John Dallman [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-05 Thread Stan Halpin
on 11/05/03 5:00 PM, John Dallman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Walkden) wrote: > >>> I assume that the original, 35mm coverage, lenshoods could now be >>> significantly extended and not impinge on the APS-sized-chip image? > > Yup. > >>

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-05 Thread John Dallman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Walkden) wrote: > > I assume that the original, 35mm coverage, lenshoods could now be > > significantly extended and not impinge on the APS-sized-chip image? Yup. > I don't think you'll get very rich. 35mm becomes 52mm, 50mm becomes > 75mm

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-05 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: > > On 5/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >BTW, did you go to SRB for the mutant mount or was it just a local > >engineer? > > SRB, though it's still not ready after 2 weeks. You can't hurry genius ;-) I imagine they get a lot of Frankencamera work 8-} Just off to wate

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >BTW, did you go to SRB for the mutant mount or was it just a local >engineer? SRB, though it's still not ready after 2 weeks. You can't hurry genius ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.u

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-05 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: > > I think there is an excellent market for a whole range of lens hoods for > a whole range of lenses used on a whole range of APS DSLRs. Go for it! Naaah. I think pimping, running numbers or manufacturing ketamine is more my style =8-O I _do_ think it might be worth grabbin

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Thinking (dreaming, more like) about how to become fabulously wealthy, I >wondered if there is a potential market for new lens hoods for DSLRs. > >I assume that the original, 35mm coverage, lenshoods could now be >significantly extended and not impinge on

Re: Bored at work, so....

2003-11-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 3:30:58 PM, you wrote: > Hi, > Thinking (dreaming, more like) about how to become fabulously wealthy, I > wondered if there is a potential market for new lens hoods for DSLRs. > I assume that the original, 35mm coverage, lenshoods could now be > significantly exte

Bored at work, so....

2003-11-04 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Thinking (dreaming, more like) about how to become fabulously wealthy, I wondered if there is a potential market for new lens hoods for DSLRs. I assume that the original, 35mm coverage, lenshoods could now be significantly extended and not impinge on the APS-sized-chip image? mike