Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-14 Thread David Mann
On Oct 14, 2006, at 5:20 AM, Gasha wrote: Wide angle is a must for p67. Otherwise, what's the point shooting medium format? Glass is glass... I've shot some of my favourite 6x7 landscapes at 300mm. Having said that I have occasionally found myself wanting a 35mm rectilinear :) - Dave

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-14 Thread David Mann
On Oct 13, 2006, at 11:29 PM, John Celio wrote: The 90mm, if I recall correctly, has a leaf shutter in it which allows for high-speed flash sync. There are two versions: one with a leaf shutter and one without. The 67's normal flash sync is 1/30, I believe (someone correct me if I'm

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-14 Thread David Mann
On Oct 13, 2006, at 11:17 PM, J and K Messervy wrote: What's this lens like? Any good? It's not particularly wide, but I've found one that's affordable. I have one and really like it. I deliberately purchased it over the 105mm as I'm highly fond of the field-of-view of the 43mm lens in

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-14 Thread Peter Fairweather
The first address is to the Pentax 67 dicussion group on Photo.net. http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a?topic_id=35category=Pentax+67 Unfortunately there are no threads on aperture simulators! That makes it a bit slow but of high quality - like the camera itself This chap has done a survey of all

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-14 Thread Doug Miles
It would be pretty surprising to find a lens that distorted only verticals, and not horizontals! You may be referring to keystoning that results from tipping the camera back to include more of the top of a building and less of the foreground? That's simply due to the tilt of the film plane not

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread John Celio
What's this lens like? Any good? It's not particularly wide, but I've found one that's affordable. Would I be better off waiting for a 55? If you want wide, then yes, wait for the 55. The 90mm, if I recall correctly, has a leaf shutter in it which allows for high-speed flash sync. The

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's this lens like? Any good? It's not particularly wide, but I've found one that's affordable. Would I be better off waiting for a 55? Hi James, It depends on what you are looking for... The 90mm (the normal one, not the leaf shutter one) is

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J and K Messervy Subject: 67 90mm f2.8 What's this lens like? Any good? It's not particularly wide, but I've found one that's affordable. Would I be better off waiting for a 55? They are two very different focal lengths. There are two versions of the

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread J and K Messervy
Thanks very much mate. i can get one pretty cheap, but i really want to start with a 45 or 55 so I'll wait. - Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:04 PM Subject: Re: 67 90mm f2.8 J and K Messervy [EMAIL

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: J and K Messervy Subject: 67 90mm f2.8 What's this lens like? Any good? It's not particularly wide, but I've found one that's affordable. Would I be better off waiting for a 55? They are two very different

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread Gasha
Wide angle is a must for p67. Otherwise, what's the point shooting medium format? Gasha John Celio wrote: What's this lens like? Any good? It's not particularly wide, but I've found one that's affordable. Would I be better off waiting for a 55? If you want wide, then yes, wait for the

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread Brendan MacRae
James, It's a nice lens and very small for a 67 lens. It's also a stop faster than most 67 lenses. Here's a shot I got over the weekend with that lens: http://www.members.aol.com/figgaro/yosemite_creek.jpg -Brendan --- J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's this lens like? Any

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Gasha Subject: Re: 67 90mm f2.8 Wide angle is a must for p67. Otherwise, what's the point shooting medium format? Improved image quality has to factor in at some point. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Gasha [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wide angle is a must for p67. Otherwise, what's the point shooting medium format? HummmHow about Super duper quality negs and trannies.?? Dave Gasha John Celio wrote: What's this lens like? Any good? It's not particularly wide, but I've found one

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread Adam Maas
Big Negs? -Adam Gasha wrote: Wide angle is a must for p67. Otherwise, what's the point shooting medium format? Gasha John Celio wrote: What's this lens like? Any good? It's not particularly wide, but I've found one that's affordable. Would I be better off waiting for a 55? If

Re: 67 90mm f2.8

2006-10-13 Thread Doug Miles
Hi James -- The regular non-shutter 90 is an excellent sharp lens that is a good alternative normal to the 105. It focuses to .65m vs 1.0m for my old 105, so it's nicer in that respect, and as mentioned it's very compact in size. It is one of the fast group of 6x7 lenses that includes the new