Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-11 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
Ken Waller wrote: > What was the size of the images that you were comparing? Ken, The pictures I refer to were around 50x70cm, not postcards. In any case, my statement that "good digital SLR's can match more or less the quality of 24x36mm film SLR's" means that they compare "more or less", not

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-10 Thread Kenneth Waller
What was the size of the images that you were comparing? Ken Waller - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza 2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future? > Consider the following

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-10 Thread Cotty
>With lenses made by Fuji, not Zeiss (how do you pronounce that, anyhoo?).. Zeiss rhymes with vice. :-) Cot Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-10 Thread Cotty
>I wouldn't quite go that far. Good film scanned on a good printer will >still be better than an image from a 6MP DSLR. But they are close, no >doubt. Certainly close enough for my needs. Sorry - that should, of course, read ' Good film scanned on a good scanner...' Cheers, Cot

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-10 Thread Anthony Farr
Zeiss rhymes with nice. Regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: "gfen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ... Zeiss (how do you pronounce that, anyhoo?).. >

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: gfen Subject: Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future? > On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Cotty wrote: > > >4 -The new Hasselblad H1 is no longer 6x6, it's 6x4.5. > > Indeedy-doody. > > With lenses made by Fuji, not Zeiss (how do you pronounce

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-10 Thread gfen
On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Cotty wrote: > >4 -The new Hasselblad H1 is no longer 6x6, it's 6x4.5. > Indeedy-doody. With lenses made by Fuji, not Zeiss (how do you pronounce that, anyhoo?).. Its caused quite the uproad on rec.photo.mediumformat or whatever its called. > MF users want top quality with g

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-09 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
Consider the following: 1 - It is believed that current top of the line 6 Megapixel SLR's (Canon D60 and Fuji S2 Pro) can match more or less the quality of 24x36mm film SLR's. I saw the pictures made with my friend's S2 Pro (and Sigma 15-30 zoom) and I have to admit it's true. nothing worse than

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-01 Thread Dan Scott
On Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at 11:27 PM, Mishka wrote: > And I thought I had too many... You da man! > > Mishka > > - Original Message - > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future? > > &g

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-01 Thread Mishka
And I thought I had too many... You da man! Mishka - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future? > One with 36+ pieces of costly Pentax glass doesn't just move on to another > brand quietly

RE: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-01 Thread Rob Brigham
Stop being boring and go out and sail a boat ;-) Sorry, couldn't resist! > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 01 October 2002 23:13 > To: Pentax List > Subject: Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future? > > > I think Jerome r

RE: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-01 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-Original Message- From: Jerome Daryl Coombs-Reyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:16 PM Pentax had nothing (much) to show. Period. Goshdornit people, can we just move on?! I mean, really. Don't you still have cameras on your shelves (apparently collecting d

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-01 Thread Pål Jensen
Nick wrote: > Well I remember a few years ago, someone here posed > the question as to why Pentax had not introduced an AF > 67 camera. I believe the general consensus was > something along the lines that the motor required to > focus such large lenses would be much too big for the > camera body

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Forbes magazine: http://www.forbes.com/technology/2002/09/30/0930photokina.html -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com Photography and writing

Re: Photokina and Pentax - the future?

2002-10-01 Thread gfen
I don't really follow all of this, mainly because any "new" tech that comes out, I can't afford, and I'm quite happy with what I've got now.. But, all this talk of IS lenses and converters and other fun stuff.. What's the chance it has nothing to do with 35mm, and that the IS lenses were intended