Re: Cheating

2001-10-25 Thread Robert Payne
OF COURSE ! On a daily basis I use; Ford Nokia Mr. Coffee Timex On an as needed basis, I use; Smith Wesson Winchester Remington DeWalt Craftsman :) just couldn't resist, Robert Payne ... On 21 Oct 2001 at 1:26, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax

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2001-10-24 Thread Sas Gabor
Hi, On 21 Oct 2001 at 1:26, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? I use: - Kiev88 with 3.5/45, 2.8/80 and 2.8/150. (also have a 4.5/300 and 3.5/65, for sale) - Ricoh 500GX rangefinder - the family's Canon Prima Mini II Gabor - This message is from

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2001-10-24 Thread David Hatfield
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cheating Hi, On 21 Oct 2001 at 1:26, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? I use: - Kiev88 with 3.5/45, 2.8/80 and 2.8/150. (also have a 4.5/300 and 3.5/65, for sale) - Ricoh 500GX rangefinder - the family's Canon Prima Mini II Gabor

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2001-10-23 Thread Frank Theriault
Hi, Aaron, Yeah, that's what it takes. Minolta used to sell it in cassettes that looked much like 110 cassettes. They stopped doing that about 10 years ago. So my problem won't be finding the rolled film, but a cassette (either with or without old film in it), so that I can load the

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2001-10-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Yes, I do. A Canon G-III QL17 ismy rangefinder of choice. Also, the 4x5. Just upgraded lenses from a mid-50s Schneider Symmar 135/4.7 to a mid-70s Schneider Xenar 150/4.5. Multi-coated. Looking forward to some shooting this week-end. Going with the son on a drive down into the W. Va.

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2001-10-22 Thread Peter Lacus
J. C. O'Connell wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? I use Olympus mju:2 (Stylus Epic) quite Often. I also own Canonet GIII-QL17 rangefinder and russian made Zenit 11 SLR and Ljubitel MF TLR. Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

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2001-10-22 Thread Kent Gittings
Kiev 60 ( 5 lenses) Minolta Maxxum 9 (all my pro lenses are for this) Minolta Maxxum 700si (2) (backups or alternate films) Minolta RD-175 (digital 35mm body) (have to practice till a newer Pentax/Minolta body comes out) Fuji MX-1200 (pocket digital) Kent Gittings -Original Message-

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2001-10-22 Thread Ed Dombek
I have an Efina that I'll sometimes throw into my suitcase when I'm going somewhere new on a business trip. If I see something I'd like to explore more, I can return with my ZX-5n and gear. My younger son has been experimenting with the Efina and BW APS film with good results. I'm thinking

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2001-10-22 Thread Skofteland, Christian
I have a Minolta 16 QT that I've used in the past. I just need to get film for it which is a nightmare. Christian Skofteland - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'

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2001-10-22 Thread Bill Owens
Mike, Have you tried the new Epson Color Life paper? It's a semigloss that also is supposedly quite archivable. Bill, KG4LOV JCO wrote: What else are you guys using? I currently use an ME Super with a 50/1.4 M, Tri-X developed in D-76 1+1, and a Carl Zeiss S-Orthoplanar 60mm f/4

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2001-10-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
That's a good idea. Keeps them from cross-breeding. Collin --- jeepgirl p.s. It's not cheating if they are in different zip codes right? So the bronica's stay at mom and dad's and the Pentax's are all at my place. Different towns. - This message is

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2001-10-22 Thread Frank Theriault
Hi, Christian, I may have told you this already, but I just bought a Minolta 16II on eBay (it's been three weeks now, and the thing still hasn't arrived yet...). I expect to have problems finding film - I don't even know if it has a cassette in it (probably not). If you ever find film or

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2001-10-22 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, October 22, 2001, at 04:55 PM, Frank Theriault wrote: I may have told you this already, but I just bought a Minolta 16II on eBay (it's been three weeks now, and the thing still hasn't arrived yet...). I expect to have problems finding film - I don't even know if it has a

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2001-10-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Oct 2001, at 1:26, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? In regular service along side the Pentax kit is a stash of Leica M gear and a Mamiya 7II, I used to shoot Contax SLR and G kits but have now limited myself to Pentax on the SLR side of

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2001-10-21 Thread Daphne
lets see: Voigtlander Perkeo II Rollei Honeywell 35 (tessar lens) Rollei 35 (schneider-kreuznach lens) Minox 35 G Sony Digital Daphne - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

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2001-10-21 Thread John Coyle
Just occasionally: Rolleicord vB Fed 4L but I really,really am a Pentaxian! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Sunday, October 21, 2001 3:27 PM, J. C. O'Connell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? - This message is from the

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2001-10-21 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Contax RXs Leica M3 Polaroid Ricoh GR-1 --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunday, October 21, 2001, 6:26:51 AM, you wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? I use the following at time to break up the boredom: Mamiya TLR ( i have all 7 lens sets!) Zeiss

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2001-10-21 Thread Cotty
Leica CL Apple Quicktake 150! Er, that's it. Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

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2001-10-21 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? I use always: Yashica T5 (T4 super) quite often: Nikon FM2n Nikon F70 (N70) Nikon F601 (N6006) not quite often: Nikon F2 Nikon FE2 Kiev 4am Kiev 4m Fed 3 Fed 5b Zorki 6 Yashica T4 Almost

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2001-10-21 Thread Paul Ewins
Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? Mostly the Speed Graphic in 4x5. I'll shoot a couple of rolls of 35mm (MX or MZ5n) and 24 sheets of 4x5 in the average portrait sitting. By that time the model has usually had enough and I've usually run out of ideas. None of the garage

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2001-10-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I had the old G-III out to the Circleville Pumpkin Festival the other night. Has a wonderful feature that I've never noticed before. WHen using a non-dedicated flash, as I focus @ different distances, It tells me how it's going to adjust the aperture! Such a practical little unit from the Dark

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2001-10-21 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I am not if favour of cheating. I think it only works if you are open about it, so I informed my Pentax equipment about it and never got a complaint. 35mm lenses: Zenitar 16mm, Tokina 20-35mm, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro, all with Pentax Mount. Mamiya C220 TLR with 80mm and 55mm lens Metz 45CT1 and

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2001-10-21 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
I have a Speed Graphic 4x5 with a 127mm Wollensak that I use from time to time. (If I ever get that 4 x 5 enlarger, I'll use it more.) I have a Mamiya TLR as well that I should use more than I do. I have the 80mm and 250mm lenses. Paul J. C. O'Connell wrote: Any of you all use equipment

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2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A couple of Leicas (M3, M3 with 35mm, 2-50mm, and 90mm lenses) Canon QL17 Olymus 35mm SLR gear is coming soon Sony digital J. C. O'Connell asked: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

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2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Shooting a lot of film doesn't make your pictures any better. I'd have to agree pretty much with Bob Walkden's comments wrt shooting with the Leica. It took me a while to get used to the camera - I even used it for a while and became so disgusted with it that I stuck it in the cabinet for

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2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob ... I'm not quite sure what you mean by detachment. When using the Leica I feel a greater involvement in the situation because the viewfinder allows me to see more - I feel more a part of the scene as opposed to viewing it, as you say, like a movie. Bob Walkden wrote: With the M3

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2001-10-21 Thread Bill Owens
Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? Every once in awhile, an OLD, but mint, Agfa Super Solina RF and a GE PR-1 selenium meter. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

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2001-10-21 Thread Dave Weiss
Hi all; Yashica T4 Super Rollei 35s (Sonnar) Minolta Autocord Mamiya c330 (55, 80, super 180, all black) I have been wanting a canonet for a while and have thought of a Speed Graphic fondly. Wow, a few TLR's and Rollei 35's floating around this list. dave

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2001-10-21 Thread Nicolas Colarusso, CGA
Voigtlander Bessa R Canonet QL 17 GIII Konica Heaxar AF Z1p MZ5n And thinking of upgrading to the MZ-S - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

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2001-10-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Perhaps I wasn't clear in the way I presented thoughts. You know I shoot a lot of film, and may often shoot a roll or two on just one subject. What I meant is that shooting a lot of film, quickly and without much thought, will not necessarily result in better pictures, just more pictures. A

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2001-10-21 Thread Paul M. Provencher
mamiya/sekor 500DTL mamiya/sekor 1000DTL RICOH SINGLEX TLS RICOH TLS 401 Praktica Nova 1B Rolleicord 1Vb Hasselblad 500C/M Olympus OM-1, OM-1n, OM-2n Leica M-3 I have systemized all but the Hasselblad for which I do not yet have multiple lenses. Then of course a spectrum of Kodak box, folder,

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2001-10-21 Thread Dave Maki
Daphne wrote: lets see: Voigtlander Perkeo II Rollei Honeywell 35 (tessar lens) Rollei 35 (schneider-kreuznach lens) Minox 35 G Sony Digital Voigtlander Perkeo I Canon AE-1 Program -- Dave Maki Calgary, Alberta - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,

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2001-10-21 Thread Jim Apilado
J.C. Like you, I have other equipment. Besides my M-42 ES and ES II's, Ialso shoot Leica, Canon (love my T-90 and EOS RT), Olympus XA, and Canon APS Z360. I have recently begun shooting with an old Yashica D TLR. The 21/4 format is one I want to explore again. Jim A. From: J. C. O'Connell

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2001-10-21 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, October 21, 2001, at 01:26 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? Well, I just sold my Arca Swiss Pro III, so now my only non-Pentax camera is the Barbie Cam, which has gone to Japan with a friend of mine, so I guess I don't really

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2001-10-21 Thread dave o'brien
A scroll of mail from Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 21 Oct 2001 09:25:30 +0100 Read it? y Ricoh GR-1 Oh, yeah, I should add to the list my wife's R-1s. It's a tiny rangefinder/PS with a 24mm/30mm lens and AF. Someday I'm going to put a roll of Tri-X in it and put an end to my wife

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2001-10-21 Thread jmadams
Hi all, Cheating, I think not, as a tradesman has many tools and never knows from one day to the next which ones he will need to use. When I joined the group, I informed the group what camera gear I use: [So to Update] I have: 2 SPF's, 1 SP Ricoh KR-10(+ Motor Drive) Pentax ME Super Plus a M42 -

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2001-10-21 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Perhaps I wasn't clear in the way I presented thoughts. You know I shoot a lot of film, and may often shoot a roll or two on just one subject. What I meant is that shooting a lot of film, quickly and without much thought, will not necessarily

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2001-10-21 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, dave o'brien wrote: Oh, yeah, I should add to the list my wife's R-1s. It's a tiny rangefinder/PS with a 24mm/30mm lens and AF. Someday I'm going to put a roll of Tri-X in it and put an end to my wife saying that my bigger cameras take better pictures. Be careful,

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2001-10-21 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Frank wrote: And, I have a Yashica A tlr that needs a CLA real bad. Wanna get that done, though, just to see how those big negs print up! Just pick up some E-6 film in 120 I've shot some Lumiere 100 through my Yaschica A and it is actually a quite nice little unit

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2001-10-21 Thread Mark Cassino
I use Nikon Digital (CP990), Ricoh SLR (XR-2 - but I can use my SMC lenses on it) and a handful of non Pentax lenses (Tokina 400 f5.6, Kiron 105mm f2.8 macro, Sigma 14 f3.5 and 50 f.38 macro)... - MCC At 01:26 AM 10/21/01 -0400, you wrote: Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at

Re: Cheating (Yashica Electro 35 - battery?)

2001-10-21 Thread Dave Maki
Frank or Ken, I just went and dug out my Dad's old camera and flash. The Yashica Electro 35 GS with Rollie E17C flash plus battery was $143.30 CDN in 1973. I think I will give it a try. I have the flash charging now. The manual says the battery for the Yashica was a 5.6v mercury battery,

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2001-10-21 Thread Paul M. Provencher
Oh and when no-one is looking: Canon Sure Shots (two different ones that my wife calls her own) ppro -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul M. Provencher Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 11:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE

Re: Cheating (Yashica Electro 35 - battery?)

2001-10-21 Thread Frank Theriault
And to think I paid about $14 or $15 US on eBay - which seems to be the going price. A great value, I think. Mine came without a battery, and I couldn't find one locally. I finally ended up getting one here: http://www.photobattery.com/PX32.html Got it in the mail in less than a week, and it

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2001-10-21 Thread Ken Archer
I got mine from the same source. That was the only one I could find. On Sunday 21 October 2001 21:09, Frank Theriault wrote: Mine came without a battery, and I couldn't find one locally. I finally ended up getting one here: http://www.photobattery.com/PX32.html regards, frank Dave Maki

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2001-10-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
GO FOR THE CANONET QL17 OR AN OLYMPUS SP JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Luis Pinar Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 6:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cheating Olympus Stylus Epic (mainly for bike trips). I'm

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2001-10-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I HAVE ONE. TOO BIG AND IT AUTOEXPOSURE ONLY. YUK. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ken Archer Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 7:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cheating Try a Yashica Electro 35 GSN ($20 on ebay

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2001-10-20 Thread Jim Moniz
I use only Pentax SLRs at the moment, though I would love to have a Leica M6 and/or a Hasselblad. Jim Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't