Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-22 Thread John
I should think that having already paid for the product and waited for delivery once, correcting their error should put you at the front of the queue. On 11/22/2016 3:32 AM, mike wilson wrote: They came straight back with an apology and a promise to send a set of plain stops. Unfortunately,

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-22 Thread mike wilson
They came straight back with an apology and a promise to send a set of plain stops. Unfortunately, this may take some weeks, due to manufacture backlogs. Frustration continues.. > On 20 November 2016 at 16:56 "P.J. Alling" wrote: > > > It's Lomo. They'll

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-20 Thread Zos Xavius
LMAO On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 11:56 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: > It's Lomo. They'll probably tell you not getting the plain Waterhouse stops > is a feature. > > On 11/20/2016 9:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >> Ho hum. This beast uses Waterhouse style aperture plates.

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-20 Thread P.J. Alling
It's Lomo. They'll probably tell you not getting the plain Waterhouse stops is a feature. On 11/20/2016 9:14 AM, mike wilson wrote: Ho hum. This beast uses Waterhouse style aperture plates. It's supposed to come with a set of plain plates, a set of "specially designed" plates to produce

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-20 Thread mike wilson
Ho hum. This beast uses Waterhouse style aperture plates. It's supposed to come with a set of plain plates, a set of "specially designed" plates to produce "deep, textured backgrounds rarely achieved in photography" and another set of plates in heart, snowflake and other vomit-inducing shapes.

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W-PDML wrote: >Microwave it! I thought that only works for iPhones? >> On 17 Nov 2016, at 19:13, mike wilson wrote: >> >> ..Frustration! >> >> My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived. Beautifully packaged, it looks >> magnificent in its little plastic bag

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread Bob W-PDML
Microwave it! > On 17 Nov 2016, at 19:13, mike wilson wrote: > > ..Frustration! > > My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived. Beautifully packaged, it looks > magnificent in its little plastic bag with a sachet of dessicant. It weighs a > lot, too. > > It is

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread P.J. Alling
Actually there are a number of contemporary camera lenses, and quite a few classics that use 40.5 mm threaded filters. So it's not that big a money maker, for them. On 11/17/2016 4:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: ..Frustration! My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived.

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: >..Frustration! > >My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived. Beautifully packaged, it looks >magnificent in its little plastic bag with a sachet of dessicant. It weighs a >lot, too. > >It is also ice cold and, being solid brass except for the glass bits, I'm going >to

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread P.J. Alling
It looks interesting. In the sample photos the Bokeh looks passing strange. The same order of strangeness that one gets from a mirror telephoto, but of a different kind. I'm not sure I like it. Too bad they didn't make the Petzval lens in K mount, that looks even more interesting, also

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread Larry Colen
Gonz wrote: Wow! I went to look it up and now I want one too. A bit pricey though. Will wait to see your images and experience first. Likewise, it looks like a really fun toy. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Glad to hear you got it, Mike!

RE: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread Malcolm Smith
mike Wilson wrote: ..Frustration! My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived. Beautifully packaged, it looks magnificent in its little plastic bag with a sachet of dessicant. It weighs a lot, too. It is also ice cold and, being solid brass except for the glass bits, I'm going to have to

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread Gonz
Wow! I went to look it up and now I want one too. A bit pricey though. Will wait to see your images and experience first. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Glad to hear you got it, Mike! > I'm also very keen to see what sort of images you can make

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread Darren Addy
Glad to hear you got it, Mike! I'm also very keen to see what sort of images you can make with it. :) Darren On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Collin B wrote: > >..Frustration! > > > >My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived. Beautifully packaged, it looks >

Re: Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread Collin B
>..Frustration! > >My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived. Beautifully packaged, it looks >magnificent in its little plastic bag with a sachet of dessicant. It weighs a >lot, too. > >It is also ice cold and, being solid brass except for the glass bits, I'm going >to have to wait until

Enablement, thy name is......

2016-11-17 Thread mike wilson
..Frustration! My K-mount Lomo Daguerrotype lens arrived. Beautifully packaged, it looks magnificent in its little plastic bag with a sachet of dessicant. It weighs a lot, too. It is also ice cold and, being solid brass except for the glass bits, I'm going to have to wait until it's up to