Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-26 Thread Thibouille
That's was the point of my post it really wasn't obvious enough. 2007/9/26, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ah but M means miniature! Bob Blakely wrote: All reflex are M or K. There is no aperture adjustment to control. Regards, Bob...

RE: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Y. Rowe
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 00:39 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay And this is a M serie? hehe :) 2007/9/25, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not giving anything away since it's a buy it now, but heres

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Bob Blakely
All reflex are M or K. There is no aperture adjustment to control. Regards, Bob... Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow. - Original Message -

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If they were A-series the digital bodies would be able to record the aperture in EXIF. You could also use Sv and TAv exposure modes on the K10D. Godfrey On Sep 25, 2007, at 11:03 AM, Bob Blakely wrote: All reflex are M or K. There is no aperture adjustment to control. And this is a M

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Mark Roberts
http://tinyurl.com/2xyq5s I noticed this in the listing: Lens Type: Zoom Shall I inquire as to what the exact zoom range is? (Or is 2000 to 2000 too obviously the answer?) :-P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/09/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Shall I inquire as to what the exact zoom range is? (Or is 2000 to 2000 too obviously the answer?) :-P Mark, it's just permanently zoomed in, of course. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Peter Fairweather
Now Cotty, if you were to take a hammer to the lens mount so that it could be used on a 4/3rds mount Olympus, it would be a 4000mm lens equivalent. Then there is the cost of the concrete required as a solid block to mount it instead of a tripod to cut down the vibrations. Then there is the truck

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You don't need a hammer to use a Pentax K-mount lens on a 4/3 System camera. A $24 mount adapter will do nicely... G On Sep 25, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Peter Fairweather wrote: Now Cotty, if you were to take a hammer to the lens mount so that it could be used on a 4/3rds mount Olympus, it would

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Ah but M means miniature! Bob Blakely wrote: All reflex are M or K. There is no aperture adjustment to control. Regards, Bob... Life isn't like a box of chocolates . . it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread P. J. Alling
The real fuel usage comes in backing away from the subject... Peter Fairweather wrote: Now Cotty, if you were to take a hammer to the lens mount so that it could be used on a 4/3rds mount Olympus, it would be a 4000mm lens equivalent. Then there is the cost of the concrete required as a solid

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/09/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: You don't need a hammer to use a Pentax K-mount lens on a 4/3 System camera. A $24 mount adapter will do nicely... 24 buckeroos and Bob W could snap Uranus. ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

RE: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 25 September 2007 23:31 To: pentax list Subject: Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay On 25/09/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: You don't need a hammer to use a Pentax K

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 25, 2007, at 3:50 PM, Bob W wrote: You don't need a hammer to use a Pentax K-mount lens on a 4/3 System camera. A $24 mount adapter will do nicely... 24 buckeroos and Bob W could snap Uranus. ;-) Indeed. If I had 2000mm up front I could explore all sorts of enormous dark spaces

Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-24 Thread P. J. Alling
Not giving anything away since it's a buy it now, but heres something to point to if someone says Pentax doesn't have any long lenses available. (Get you checkbooks out). http://tinyurl.com/2xyq5s -- Remember, it’s pillage; then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-24 Thread David Savage
At 06:05 AM 25/09/2007, P. J. Alling wrote: Not giving anything away since it's a buy it now, but heres something to point to if someone says Pentax doesn't have any long lenses available. (Get you checkbooks out). http://tinyurl.com/2xyq5s They've been trying to sell that lens for quite some

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-24 Thread P. J. Alling
Be that as it may, but it is available. David Savage wrote: At 06:05 AM 25/09/2007, P. J. Alling wrote: Not giving anything away since it's a buy it now, but heres something to point to if someone says Pentax doesn't have any long lenses available. (Get you checkbooks out).

Re: Pentax Big Glass on eBay

2007-09-24 Thread Thibouille
And this is a M serie? hehe :) 2007/9/25, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not giving anything away since it's a buy it now, but heres something to point to if someone says Pentax doesn't have any long lenses available. (Get you checkbooks out). http://tinyurl.com/2xyq5s -- Remember, it's

Re: FS - Pentax BIG Glass

2004-06-23 Thread William M Kane
I really don't want to know, but how much does one of those puppy's run? On Jun 22, 2004, at 5:55 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: model=A%2CK%2DTELEPHOTO)

Re: FS - Pentax BIG Glass

2004-06-23 Thread Kenneth Waller
Hello William, This lens is currently listed on the B+H site @ 11,112.95 USD - special order. My friend is looking for a reasonable offer around $8000. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: William M Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FS - Pentax BIG Glass I really don't want

Re: FS - Pentax BIG Glass

2004-06-23 Thread Herb Chong
- From: William M Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 8:57 PM Subject: Re: FS - Pentax BIG Glass I really don't want to know, but how much does one of those puppy's run? On Jun 22, 2004, at 5:55 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: model=A%2CK%2DTELEPHOTO)

FS - Pentax BIG Glass

2004-06-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
For those that gotta have BIG glass, a friend has a Pentax SCMP_A* 1200mm f8.0 ED (IF) -Catalog # 24970 ( http://www.pentaxusa.com/products/lenses/lensemodel.cfm?lensetype=35mmlense model=A%2CK%2DTELEPHOTO) for sale - new in box, used as demo only. If interested please contact me for further

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Monday, March 04, 2002, 7:17:26 PM, Fred wrote: Funny how this discussion of the color of lens bodies has stirred folks up So Pentax made lenses with different color casts to the body colors Do we feel that our photoraphic taste is threatened by this? Or is it a matter of arguing about

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Alan Chan
Now, a pink LX !!! Pink makes me dizzy regards, Alan Chan _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorermsncom/intlasp; - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe, go to http://wwwpdmlnet

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Camdir
Sorry, I appear to have gotten the wrong end of the stick - this is an FA lens is silver Kind regards Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe, go to http://wwwpdmlnet and follow the directions Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
i-Blads? Collin -original--- Sometimes a unique color scheme is helpful, such as a big red lens hood and a huge purple hot shoe on an orange body when photographing circus clowns So THAT is the reasoning behind the new Hasselblads G -- ---

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, March 4, 2002, at 07:16 PM, Chris Brogden wrote: Man, we have to get together sometime, Aaron We can talk about 67's, Electric Monks, and pizza :) Drop me a line if you're coming out here, and I'll do likewise Did I mention that I spent half of high school trying to make my

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Fred
Did I mention that I spent half of high school trying to make my programmable scientific calculator answer a suffusion of yellow to math problems whose answers were higher than 4? No, I don't think you mentioned that, Aaron Did your calculator use RPN (Reverse Pentax Notation)? Fred - This

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 09:11 AM, Fred wrote: No, I don't think you mentioned that, Aaron Did your calculator use RPN (Reverse Pentax Notation)? HAR! Uh, no (looks sheepish) -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe, go to http://wwwpdmlnet and

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 12:08:30 -0500 From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Big Glass On Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 09:11 AM, Fred wrote: No, I don't think you mentioned that, Aaron. Did your calculator use RPN (Reverse Pentax Notation)? HAR! Uh, no. (looks sheepish

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-05 Thread Peter Alling
Must not have had an HP For the more expensive models that would be child's play At 09:06 PM 3/4/2002 -0500, you wrote: On Monday, March 4, 2002, at 07:16 PM, Chris Brogden wrote: Man, we have to get together sometime, Aaron We can talk about 67's, Electric Monks, and pizza :) Drop me a

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Ryan wrote: But the 400s are :-). Right - from following the responses to this thread it appears obvious to me that Pentax doesn't seem to consider 300mm to actually qualify as Big Glass - just the longest of their regular focal length class.

RE: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Paris, Leonard
Funny how this discussion of the color of lens bodies has stirred folks up. So Pentax made lenses with different color casts to the body colors. Do we feel that our photoraphic taste is threatened by this? Or is it a matter of arguing about which color cast is the official one? Or, do some of

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Fred
My A 400/56 is black, not green True, as are most older Pentax lens designs However, the A* 400/56, along with the A* 300/28, the A* 600/56, and the A* 1200/8, are all white, or off-white, or light greenish, or ;-) Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe, go

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Fred
They are certainly not green In any way, shape, or form I can say this because a 300mm F28 just turned up from Japan Thanks for the report, Peter However, it does seem, from several reports so far, that the A* 300/28's are white (or off-white), but that the A* 400/28's and the A* 600/56's

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Fred
Funny how this discussion of the color of lens bodies has stirred folks up So Pentax made lenses with different color casts to the body colors Do we feel that our photoraphic taste is threatened by this? Or is it a matter of arguing about which color cast is the official one? Or, do some

RE: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Paris, Leonard
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Big Glass Well, Len, I really can't speak for all the others, but when one obtains a rather large hunk of glass and aluminum involving a great investment of funds (and sometimes a great investment of time, too, if finding one becomes difficult), and the lens turns out

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Works perfectly for me, Fred. Fred wrote: Given a matching lens of equal quality to a mis-matched lens, [snip] but other times some frivolity and a light-hearted approach is called for. ...like this time, Shel? g http://cameraquest.com/TAnotcoll.htm The URL didn't work for

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Chris Brogden
On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Aaron Reynolds wrote: arguing about which color cast is the official one? Or, do some of you feel that the color of the lens barrel influences the performance of the glass? Of COURSE it has an effect on the performance of the glass! Don't you believe in the

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Aaron Reynolds wrote: arguing about which color cast is the official one? Or, do some of you feel that the color of the lens barrel influences the performance of the glass? Of COURSE it has an effect on the performance of the