Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good idea. I'll do that. Paul On Mar 30, 2008, at 6:32 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Ya gotta post a shot of that Vivitar... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I don't collect. But I hold nice machinery in great esteem. So >> I've kept an LX, a Spotmatic, a Spotmatic F, a Leica iiif RD and a >> few ot

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I still have a bunch of Minox cameras that I am fond of too. I used each and every one of them. Now they're retired but I take them out and admire them now and then, remember the good times I had carrying them and making photos that people didn't believe came out of a submini. But that's not

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Ya gotta post a shot of that Vivitar... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't collect. But I hold nice machinery in great esteem. So I've kept an > LX, a Spotmatic, a Spotmatic F, a Leica iiif RD and a few other cameras. I > also have my Vivitar 200/3.5 lens that earned me many thousands of dollars

RE: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread J. C. O'Connell
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:22 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum I don't collect. But I hold nice machinery in great esteem. So I've kept an LX, a Spotmatic, a Spotmatic F, a Leica iiif RD and a fe

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread pnstenquist
I don't collect. But I hold nice machinery in great esteem. So I've kept an LX, a Spotmatic, a Spotmatic F, a Leica iiif RD and a few other cameras. I also have my Vivitar 200/3.5 lens that earned me many thousands of dollars and is held together with duct tape. They all occupy a place of honor

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 30, 2008, at 1:23 PM, Lucas Rijnders wrote: >>> Collectors are white pipe-smoking males in their fifties. The >>> rest are >>> retards. >> >> Does it matter what they put in their pipes? > > Certainly, but my english vocabulary lacks a good translations for > 'gesausde pijptabak'. Gesun

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:56:33 +0200 schreef William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > - Original Message - > From: "Lucas Rijnders" > Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > >> Collectors are white pipe-smoking males in their fifties. The rest are >> r

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Lucas Rijnders" Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > > > Collectors are white pipe-smoking males in their fifties. The rest are > retards. > Does it matter what they put in their pipes? WW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > My son says he hasn't started the '69 Corvette on the top of the lift > in the past 3 years. > Perhap some of the pleasure is knowing you own it and can use it if you want > t

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Lucas Rijnders wrote: > Op Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:38:36 +0200 schreef William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> From: "Bob Sullivan" >> >>> I visited a neighbor who is a member of the Chicago Corvette Club >>> yesterday. >>> He showed us 3 Corvettes in his 2 car garage. >>> One was on a lift 4.5 feet off

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
- Original Message - > From: "Bob Sullivan" > Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > > > >I visited a neighbor who is a member of the Chicago Corvette Club yesterday. > > He showed us 3 Corvettes in his 2 car garage. > > One was on a lift 4.5 feet off the gr

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:38:36 +0200 schreef William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > - Original Message - > From: "Bob Sullivan" > Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > >> I visited a neighbor who is a member of the Chicago Corvette Club >> yesterda

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum >I visited a neighbor who is a member of the Chicago Corvette Club yesterday. > He showed us 3 Corvettes in his 2 car garage. > One was on a lift 4.5 feet off the ground and the second was

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
I visited a neighbor who is a member of the Chicago Corvette Club yesterday. He showed us 3 Corvettes in his 2 car garage. One was on a lift 4.5 feet off the ground and the second was under it. Lenses are a cheap hobby... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 30, 2008, at 11:16 AM, William Robb wrote: >> This "LBA" stuff is stupid. > > No more so than collecting stamps or coins, or classic cars, really. > Don't let narrow mindedness blind you to discounting what others > take joy in. I'm not narrow minded, I don't care if you're an equipmen

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > This "LBA" stuff is stupid. No more so than collecting stamps or coins, or classic cars, really. Don't let narrow mindedness blind you to discounting what others take joy

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 30, 2008, at 7:33 AM, William Robb wrote: >> Hmm. I have two macro lenses and I use both of them quite a lot. Yet >> I don't shoot much macro. What am I doing right? > > You probably have had the good sense to keep the number of lenses > you own down to a reasonable > number. If I am shoot

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > > Hmm. I have two macro lenses and I use both of them quite a lot. Yet > I don't shoot much macro. What am I doing right? > You probably have had the good sense to keep the nu

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
>>> Well if you want you can join the "Unused Macro Owners Club" & >>> consider mine as your very own unused lens. > > I should join this club. I have four macro lenses, none of which I > use all that regularly. I use > the 200/4 the most, followed by the A100/2.8. Haven't used the 50/4 > for y

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-29 Thread William Robb
> > David Savage wrote: >> Well if you want you can join the "Unused Macro Owners Club" & >> consider mine as your very own unused lens. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave I should join this club. I have four macro lenses, none of which I use all that regularly. I use the 200/4 the most, followed by the

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-29 Thread Cory Waters
Well Dave, I'll send you my address straight away. I'm off to Washington D.C. for vacation on Friday afternoon though so if you could be sure to post the lens on Monday and next day air if you please... CW David Savage wrote: > Well if you want you can join the "Unused Macro Owners Club" & >

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Remember our motto - "You can never have too many lenses." Or are you suggesting something new? Maybe a time sharing deal? Kind of like owning some gold bullion in Dave's vault? Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:30 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well if you want you c

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-29 Thread David Savage
Well if you want you can join the "Unused Macro Owners Club" & consider mine as your very own unused lens. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good God y'all... all these unused macros around and not ONE in my > cupboard :( > CW -- PDML Pent

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-28 Thread Cory Waters
Good God y'all... all these unused macros around and not ONE in my cupboard :( CW David J Brooks wrote: > I think i paid around $400 Canadian for mine about 2 years ago. > > I rarely use mine and have been thinking of selling. > > Dave > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PRO

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-28 Thread David J Brooks
I think i paid around $400 Canadian for mine about 2 years ago. I rarely use mine and have been thinking of selling. Dave On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Roberts wrote: > > > > I haven't seen any F or FA 100/2.8 macros on the market lately. Anyon

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: > > I haven't seen any F or FA 100/2.8 macros on the market lately. Anyone > know what they're going for these days? Well, I did some searching of recently completed eBay auctions and got some surprising results. I found two examples of the F100/2.8 Macro, one of which had

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-28 Thread Mat Maessen
On 3/28/08, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't seen any F or FA 100/2.8 macros on the market lately. Anyone > know what they're going for these days? $50. Send it to me. ;-) -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-28 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/03/28 Fri PM 12:47:26 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: Macro lens conundrum > > Since getting my V 125mm I haven't even touched the FA 100mm f2.8 > > I sup

Re: Macro lens conundrum

2008-03-28 Thread David Savage
Since getting my V 125mm I haven't even touched the FA 100mm f2.8 I suppose I should sell it of something. Cheers, Dave On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm really loving my new Sigma 180mm f/3.5 macro. The extra working > distance over a 100mm macro i