Re: Pentax LX Body w/FA-1 Finder: in Box

2001-03-14 Thread Dan Scott
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Gary L. Murphy wrote: On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:09:02 -0600, Gary L. Murphy wrote: Spotted on eBay with a BIN price of, $349.00 Way to go Chris. I'm glad a PDML member got it! Thanks, Gary! Wow, I can't believe I'm finally getting one of these. Now I have to learn all

Re: Re[2]: FA 50mm f/1.4

2001-03-14 Thread Dan Scott
A scroll of mail from Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:05:36 -0600 Read it? y Can you check it out on your end? I can't get your image to load. Ok, there was some strange problem with my ftp server - wouldn't accept uploads. I think it's ok now. dave Hi Dave, It works now.

Re: Bodies Roll Call UPDATE 68, another MX!

2001-03-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I walked into a bargain MX today, just US $ 90, and it was in a better condition than the one I have had since 1977. It included a SMC 50mm 1.7 by the way. That's the best MX deal I've heard of for a long time! I though I was doing pretty well last year when I

Re: Ebay - Buy it Now!

2001-03-14 Thread Rfsindg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think a lot of folks were complaining that people were making a minimum bid on items just to kill the Buy It Now feature. I think I read a post or two from folks here that had been doing that just because they could. Len, I think that I did it once on a rare

Re: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread Adrian Sorescu
, few weeks ago was up in Ghitzu Mt , excelent view to Fagaras Mt ..shot just 6 frames with my Spotmatic19frames left on the 24pos Fuji... firs 3 frames Fagaras mt , Cozia Mt , my friend Ducu - 2 frames Revinded the film and ... Last weekend went to Fagaras (Spotmatic was loaned to a

Re: My new AF-330FTZ

2001-03-14 Thread Evan Hanson
Jon, I have the instructions and can make a copy and send them to you. Evan Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jon Hope wrote: Hi all I managed to find a new flash today. I'm happy, I paid less than a quarter of it's new price. No box, no instructions, but such is life. Now,

Re: Battery drain :(was: Best shot you _know_ you missed - What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread dosk
Ah, but what electronic circuits are you talking about keeping energized all the time? I doubt anything is energized in the ZX-M except the LCD (which probably draws as much power as a digital watch), because the meter on the body does not come on until the shutter is pressed half way down...

Re: MZ-S - PZ1-p successor?

2001-03-14 Thread Pieter Nagel
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, John Francis wrote: That's wrong. The second (small) p in PZ-1p stands for 'panoramic'. That's one of the features that differentiates the PZ-1p from the PZ-1. So what does the small n in MZ-5n stand for? The two big differences between MZ-5 and MZ-5n are panorama mode

Re: My first Spotmatic... and a question

2001-03-14 Thread Steve Larson
Gerald ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: [snip] I've actually got a few Super Takumar lenses that have SMC coatings (but aren't marked as such). Hi Gerald, How is that? Is it by looking at the color of the coating, serial #? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - This message is from the

Re[2]: MZ-S - PZ1-p successor?

2001-03-14 Thread Takehiko Ueda
MZ-5 "new"? I think so. Take Ueda, Osaka, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.tripod.co.jp/hayatama/photo/ - 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

Re: Pentax LX Body w/FA-1 Finder: in Box

2001-03-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Hey, welcome to the world of the LX, Chris! You'll never go back. ;) Albano, get this fella on the body roll call!! -Aaron - 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'

Re: Re:Old Archive

2001-03-14 Thread IronWorks
I don't think it necessary for you to 'preen' them - if possible, just post them somewhere and put the burden on us the readers. Maris - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 1:37 AM Subject: Re:Old Archive

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Gerald Cermak wrote: I had a new ZX-5n that did this from the very first roll, and I eventually found a little imperfection in the surface between the shutter area and the take up spool. Once at Sterling we had an MZ-10 that scratched consistently. Eventually the culprit was discovered

Re: Re[2]: FA 50mm f/1.4

2001-03-14 Thread dave o'brien
A scroll of mail from Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 14 Mar 2001 06:08:34 -0600 Read it? y It works now. Those are definitely some eyes. g I'm glad you didn't move in for an 'up the nostrils' shot. Is the flare on the lefthand side a scanner artifact? Yep, the scanning glass of my scanner

Re: Vs: FA 28-105 3.2-4.5 AL [IF] Picture

2001-03-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Tom Rittenhouse wrote: Gee, Aaron, I am always willing to give a home to unwanted lenses. Just because it's crap doesn't mean I can /give/ it away. ;) If I ran a business like that, I'd lose a shedload of money every time a shipment of TMax came in! -Aaron - This message is from the

$150 for a 150mm 3.5 ???

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
150/3.5K: $41 EX, $105 EX+, $126 LN, all at KEH (1999 or 2000) 150/3.5M: $100 Photoworld, 04MAR01 Paul Franklin Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: (703) 834-4648 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: Going Off Line

2001-03-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Chris Brogden wrote: Let's smash things up! S, wait until you KNOW he's gone, otherwise he might stick around. -Aaron - 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'

Re: Bodies Roll Call UPDATE 68, another MX!

2001-03-14 Thread dave o'brien
A scroll of mail from Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:24:44 -0800 Read it? y Anyone seen the Monty Python sketch with several men sitting around trying to out-do each other with stories about how tough they used to have it? "Now when *I* was a young man..." The sketch is

Re: Bodies Roll Call UPDATE 68, another MX!

2001-03-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Mark Roberts wrote: Anyone seen the Monty Python sketch with several men sitting around trying to out-do each other with stories about how tough they used to have it? "Now when *I* was a young man..." "We had to clean the entire lake with our tongues!" -Aaron - This message is from the

RE: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Hi all, Best shot I missed recently had to be from a couple months ago. It was about 10:00 or 11:00 PM on a weeknight, and the full moon was well above the horizon -- perhaps 40 or 50 degrees? Anyway, our region was blanketed by a cold, dry air mass, and there was a very thin veil of cirrus

Re: $150 for a 150mm 3.5 ???

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
A professor once told his class, "Every time a new book comes out, I read two old ones." For those of us for whom photography is, in part, a tactile experience, his remark might be adapted to: "Every time a new [non-Limited] prime comes out, I buy two old ones." --- Is

Manfrotto tripod head: 460MG Junior Magnesium or 329 Pro Compact?

2001-03-14 Thread Pål Jensen
I'm considering buying a Berlebach 7003 wood tripod as my lightweigth tripod (I already have a Manfrotto 055Nat and a Gitzo 505). For this tripod I need a suitable pan/tilt head. Choices are the Manfrotto 460MG Junior Magnesium or the 329 Pro Compact. The magnesium head is of course the best

Re: MZ-S - PZ1-p successor?

2001-03-14 Thread Pål Jensen
Pieter wrote: MZ-5 "new"? Yes. Pl - 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 http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: FA* 300/2.8 question

2001-03-14 Thread Pål Jensen
Boz wrote: Does anyone know if the FA* 300/2,8 features an AF/MF clutch mechanism? As far as I know, all FA* lenses have this sliding MF/AF clutch mechanism. Pl - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: Pentax LX Body w/FA-1 Finder: in Box

2001-03-14 Thread Albano_Garcia
Albano, get this fella on the body roll call!! -Aaron Yes, it will be included in next roll call. But I think I also have a pair of MXs to add... :-) Albano (with just one body, LX) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

RE: Club M42

2001-03-14 Thread Provencher, Paul M.
Oh OK, you are talking ALL screw-mount My mistake ppro -Original Message- From: Kelvin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Raymond Chan; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: Club M42

2001-03-14 Thread Provencher, Paul M.
Hi kelvin, H - There are quite a number of places: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spotmatic http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spotmatic http://venus.beseen.com/boardroom/h/17621/Date http://venus.beseen.com/boardroom/h/17621/Date Just to name a few... ppro Paul M. Provencher, Senior

Re: Vs: FA 28-105 3.2-4.5 AL [IF] Picture

2001-03-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Chris Brogden wrote: On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: I'd give it to my Dad to shoot with, but what's he done to me to deserve such an awful lens? Not bought an LX? :) I hate to say this...but I don't think my Dad needs an LX. Actually, I think he'd be really really

RE: Interesting old Pentax book found.

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
I recently finished reading The Honeywell Pentax Way: The Pentax Photographer's Companion, by Popular Photography's Herb Keppler (First Edition, 1966; Focal Press, Inc.). Written in the screwmount glory days, it offers a wealth of practical advice for any SLR photographer, with an emphasis on

RE: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
When the Minolta Maxuum was introduced, an ex-girlfriend bought one and asked me to photograph her wedding with it. I had never used an SLR, so I borrowed the Maxuum to become acquainted with its operation. The exposure counter counted to 38...but the film had failed to catch on the takeup reel.

UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ???

2001-03-14 Thread Philippe Trottier
Hey folks, IR is fun and quite easy, the second challenge is UV... anyone tried to play with UV Normal lenses are around 360nm UV 320nm would be fun very few lenses go to 215nm what lense would go down to 200nm ? Also anyone know a mirror lenses without Refracting elements ? How to build a

Re: Old Archive

2001-03-14 Thread dave o'brien
A scroll of mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 14 Mar 2001 07:37:23 GMT Read it? y I may be able to preen them, by removing "Non Interesting" threads !!! Though this could take a while, I started one last year but gave up ! How big are the archives? It may be possible for people to split them

For the first time anywhere!!!

2001-03-14 Thread Tiger Moses
See a set of photos of what may be the first time a 77mm Limited lens has been mounted onto a Spotmatic. It is both on a SPII and Spotmatic F put this in your web browser: ftp://tiger.reilytexas.com/spotcollage.jpg - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: My new AF-330FTZ

2001-03-14 Thread Jon Hope
At 21:54 14/03/01, you wrote: Jon, I have the instructions and can make a copy and send them to you. Thanks for the offer, Evan. I have organised a set of instructions from the local distributor. I should get them on the morrow. Cheers Jon Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase the

Vs: CZJ lenses

2001-03-14 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Yep - thats the one - I read the description so that it is indeed the post-war version of the 1936 lens - here pictured in Pentacon 6 mount - i.e. that the lenses are different versions of the original Olympia Sonnar. I have never seen the original "live", only in pictures. The price for the

OT: For those looking for a cheap scanner

2001-03-14 Thread Delano Mireles
If you're just looking to scan in some pics for online use: = UMAX Astra 2100U for $10 after rebate - Matched on subscription to category "peripherals" Insight.com has renewed its stock of the UMAX Astra 2100U flatbed scanner for $39.99, as a

how much are you ready to pay for a LX ?

2001-03-14 Thread Pentax Clover
I would like to know how much PDML members are ready to pay for a second hand LX ? _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

for CHRIS BROGDEN

2001-03-14 Thread Bob Poe
Thanks muchly for the Pacific Rim lead...They actually had 2 in stock, one of which they are sending to me today! Cheers...Bob http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1221572847 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ???

2001-03-14 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Philippe Trottier wrote: Hey folks, IR is fun and quite easy, the second challenge is UV... anyone tried to play with UV Yes, but I haven't had much luck with it yet. (Getting ahold of a filter that reduces visible light but _passes_ UV would probably help with the things I was trying to

OT: a GREAT Blad deal

2001-03-14 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1220256947 (Cord Camera here in Columbus) Anniversary model -- red leather gold trim. Now sitting at only $2,700. Usually sell for $4k and up. I've seen it. It's nice. *** "The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive

Re: how much are you ready to pay for a LX ?

2001-03-14 Thread Gerald Cermak
I bought mine used in need of repair for $330 + 8.6% tax, paid Pentax USA another ~$150 for a CLA. So my total was around $500 (no lens, no strap, no case). Another $75 to BH for a new LX leather case, but I am still looking for an LX strap. It was well worth it. It is my most used body in

Re: My first Spotmatic... and a question

2001-03-14 Thread Gerald Cermak
Steve Larson asks: Gerald ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I've actually got a few Super Takumar lenses that have SMC coatings (but aren't marked as such). How is that? Is it by looking at the color of the coating, serial #? Yes, and by knowing that the production serial numbers were late

pin hole lense F NUMBER?

2001-03-14 Thread Albano_Garcia
Somebody knows the aprox. f stop number of a body-cap-pinhole- ens? It's more than 90, I suppose... - 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

OT: Send a message to these morons

2001-03-14 Thread Cameron Hood
Destruction of Buddah's in Afghanistan; send your e-mail to the Afghanistan Government at: http://www.afghangovernment.org/ Amazing pictures at photo journalist's site: http://www.ciriello.com/ I sent the Afghanis this message: I find the Taliban's destruction of world cultural heritage

Re: UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ???

2001-03-14 Thread Delano Mireles
check out: http://www.pinholeresource.com/products.html#bodycap D From: "Gerald Cermak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 11:04:44 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ??? Philippe Trottier write: I was thinking to

Re: For those looking for a cheap scanner

2001-03-14 Thread Gerald Cermak
Update: the price is now $59.99 before rebate, $29.99 after. - Original Message - From: "Delano Mireles" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 9:43 AM Subject: OT: For those looking for a cheap scanner If you're just looking to scan in some pics for

Re: Going Off Line

2001-03-14 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
You are all to be on your best behavior. It's Friday! ;-) - 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 http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have experienced this exact problem as well with an occasional roll of slide film in my PZ-1p. I would also like to know the cause. Anyone know? It can be a practically invisible piece of dirt somewhere in the film path of your camera, or an equally small piece

K30/2.8 sold for $250

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Woodmere Camera was offering one earlier this month in condition 9+ for $349, Earlier, Woodmere sold one in "perfect" condition for $399. Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:45:01 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: K30/2.8 sold for $250 Like the subject line says, the K30/2.8

RE: Pentax nomenclature

2001-03-14 Thread John . Cohen
Can anyone recommend a free or cheap Web-hosting site? I'd like to put a few pictures up for other people to see. What are the pros and cons of selecting a host? Thanks, JJ J. John Cohen, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Immunology, B-184 University of Colorado Medical School Denver, CO 80262, USA

RE: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Chris, If you load the film corrctly in a newer AF camera, but later the film comes off the takeup spool, how do you know? -- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:35:08 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do

Re: UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ???

2001-03-14 Thread Philippe Trottier
Hi Philippe, I haven't tried taking photographs at these wavelengths, but I've had lots of experience with pulsed UV lasers and low-level UV and VUV (vacuum UV -- below 200 nm) photometry/spectroscopy. For UV, you need fused silica optics. Much more expensive than BK-7 or BAK-4 glass.

Uncommon K-mount lenses for sale (Sweden)

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
A dealer in Sweden currently has for sale a number of Pentax and compatible K-mount lenses that you don't see everyday. I must state, however, that another list member felt that a lens whose condition this dealer had rated as A, wasn't. http://home.swipnet.se/~w-39670/lager.html#pentax Exchange

Re: Pentax nomenclature

2001-03-14 Thread Delano Mireles
Dr. John ;), I use http://www.hostsmart.com to host my kids' site. I register my domains at http://www.directnic.com -- hosting is $4.95/mo for 20MB and domain is $15/yr. I've never had problems with hostsmart. I believe that directnic will host up to 20MB with them for free if you

e: MZ-S - PZ1-p successor?

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
The "n" denotes a host of "new" ergonomic improvements, which were enthusiastically detailed in words and photographs in Popular Photography. Also, wasn't spot metering missing from the original MZ-5? -- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:10:39 +0200 (SAST) From: Pieter Nagel

Re: pin hole lense F NUMBER?

2001-03-14 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
The commercial ones I saw today (@ Midwest Photo) had a practical f value of 1:120 *** "The accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands . . . may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." --James Madison, Federalist 47 - This

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread aimcompute
I just called my lab. I just started using them, since I'm fairly new in town. They use the dip and dunk method, which most likely puts the onus on my camera. I actually prefer it this way because I believe the lab to be the best in town, and if it was them I'd feel like I was up the creek.

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread tom
aimcompute wrote: I actually prefer it this way because I believe the lab to be the best in town, and if it was them I'd feel like I was up the creek. Good labs occasionally screw up too. I suspect you had a dirty lint trap. I've seen it happen a few times since I've been processing my own

I bought another LX

2001-03-14 Thread David P. Chernicoff
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1220252143 Will somebody please UN-enable me? Though what I really wanted was the lens and I plan to sell the body (I'll just keep telling myself that. Yeah, that's it). David Who only owned a PZ1-p and a Ricoh XR-X3p, and a half-dozen

Re: how much are you ready to pay for a LX ?

2001-03-14 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, this obviously depends on condition and on the local market. Here in the UK they generally sell for upwards of 350-. The cheapest I ever saw was 250-, but the condition was so poor that I wouldn't have even considered it. I used to own 3, and the most I paid was slightly over 450-. You have

Re: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris, If you load the film corrctly in a newer AF camera, but later the film comes off the takeup spool, how do you know? I believe the whole "is it winding properly" detection logic in modern automated-film-transport cameras (nothing to do with AF) is based on

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread Gerald Cermak
aimcompute writes regarding scratched film: Makes me wanna zip a roll of Kodak thru it everytime just before I load the Fuji so I can make sure it's clean. G I actually found my film scratcher in my camera using this method. I bought a $1.49 roll of Gold 100, ran it through the camera enough

Re: OT: Send a message to these morons

2001-03-14 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, I think you've sent it to the wrong people. The Taleban are not the internationally recognised government. The web site whose url you provided looks as though it is the site of the official government or at least the government in exile. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL

Price of Pentax-A 2X-Z converter?

2001-03-14 Thread Pål Jensen
Whats a reasonable used price of a near mint A 2X-L converter? Pl - 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 http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ???

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
Gerald Cermak wrote: By a used helicoid extension, mount a body cap to the front that is drilled to hold the pinhole. Viola! A pinhole zoom! Gerald You are a deeply disturbed individual. Keep it up! (I love the idea of 'drilled to hold the pinhole', too!) -- John Francis [EMAIL

bodies roll call summary

2001-03-14 Thread Henry Chu
Here's the summary from Bodies Roll Call 69. --henry Total bodies. 1378 Members who responded. 344 Bodies/person 4.01 = Mount Families - Pre-M425 - M42..224 - K,

Re: UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ???

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
Philippe Trottier wrote: What kind of mirror should be used for UV purpose ? Pretty much anything that reflects visible light; typical metallized coatings reflect deep enough into the UV spectrum for your purposes. Just make sure you get a front-surface mirror, though; the glass of a

Re: Battery drain :(was: Best shot you _know_ you missed - What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread W Keith Mosier
Skip, You may be right, there may be no current drain on the battery. I don't know for certain. I based my assumption on my past experience with the MESuper and my battery operated analyzers and laptops which drain the battery much faster while in standby mode than when off. I should have

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread aimcompute
Ha - That's pretty amazing Gerald. And all my life I wonder why people can't tell if I'm joking or not! Thanks for telling me that - I'm going to try this next time. Mafud would be having a fit right now, wouldn't he? g Tom C. - Original Message - From: "Gerald Cermak" [EMAIL

Re: UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ???

2001-03-14 Thread Carlos Royo
Hi Phillipe, If you need lenses for UV photography, Nikon makes a pair of them. They are the 50 mm. f/4.5 and 105 mm. f/2.8 UV-Nikkor. Of course, you will need a Nikon body to use them. Besides, they say these lenses are quite fragile, because they are made of fluorite and quartz glass. And I

Re: e: MZ-S - PZ1-p successor?

2001-03-14 Thread Carlos Royo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, wasn't spot metering missing from the original MZ-5? No, the original MZ-5 also has spot metering, apart from multi-segment and centre-weighted. -- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zaragoza (Aragon) -

Re: Price of Pentax-A 2X-S converter?

2001-03-14 Thread Pål Jensen
[I wonder how I managed to screw this completely up] Its supposed to be reasonable price for an A 2X-S converter (not 2X-Z or 2X-L) Pl - Original Message - From: "Pl Jensen" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 9:44 PM Subject: Price of Pentax-A

Re: I bought another LX

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
"David P. Chernicoff" wrote: and a large collection of lenses and accessories (winders, databacks, hoods, filters etc.) Though I've managed to avoid $1000+ telephoto primes. Just wait till you get a hankering for those $1000+ zooms, too! In the last couple of years I've enabled my collection

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
Gerald Cermak wrote: I actually found my film scratcher in my camera using this method. I bought a $1.49 roll of Gold 100, ran it through the camera enough frames to where I know the problem would occur, opened the back without rewinding, and was able to see the scratch on the undeveloped

RE: UV lenses ??? pin hole lense ???

2001-03-14 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Hi Philippe, My comments are interspersed below. Hope these help. Any lead where to talk and ask for these "toys" I know they are expensive... Edmund Industrial Optics (http://www.edmundoptics.com) now carries UV optics. Simple planoconvex and biconvex lenses are available for around USD

Re: Uncommon K-mount lenses for sale (Sweden)

2001-03-14 Thread Lasse Karlsson
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 9:23 PM Subject: Uncommon K-mount lenses for sale (Sweden) A dealer in Sweden currently has for sale a number of Pentax and compatible K-mount lenses that you don't see everyday. I

Re: 330FTZ on LX

2001-03-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 14, 2001 12:45 PM Subject: 330FTZ on LX Hi, gang. AFAIK, digital flashes are not compatible with analog bodies. I just want to confirm this, because a friend who has a MZ 7, bought a 330 flash, and I was

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "aimcompute" Subject: Re: Scratches on Film I just called my lab. I just started using them, since I'm fairly new in town. They use the dip and dunk method, which most likely puts the onus on my camera. It could also be the slide mounter, presuming you

Re: Send a message to these morons

2001-03-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cameron Hood" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 14, 2001 1:27 PM Subject: OT: Send a message to these morons Destruction of Buddah's in Afghanistan; send your e-mail to the Afghanistan Government at: snipped I sent the Afghanis this

Re: how much are you ready to pay for a LX ?

2001-03-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Pentax Clover" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: March 14, 2001 12:34 PM Subject: how much are you ready to pay for a LX ? I would like to know how much PDML members are ready to pay for a second hand LX ? I bought two last year, both old

Re: A* 200/4 Macro: exact name

2001-03-14 Thread Kenneth Waller
My 200mm macro is an f4.0 Exact name - SMC Pentax-A* Macro 1:4 200mm ED, with the star in green, all other letters/numerals white. Ken Waller - Original Message - From: Bojidar Dimitrov [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 5:26 AM

Re: Best shot you _know_ you missed (WAS: What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Why can't the camera be designed to lock the shutter if the film breaks? That way, it's not up to you to notice the Error display. DOES the shutter lock? If so, that would make me feel much better about moving to a modern camera. Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:48:35 -0800 From: John Francis [EMAIL

Re: how much are you ready to pay for a LX ?

2001-03-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 14 Mar 2001, at 19:34, Pentax Clover wrote: I would like to know how much PDML members are ready to pay for a second hand LX ? Someone just took one off my hands for US$510, see: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1219523882 Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA

Re: I bought another LX

2001-03-14 Thread William Kane
Dave, When you do figure out if you want to sell that LX or not, let me know how it works and what you want for it. I might be willing to allow you to enable me, thus helping to UN-enable you ;) Illinois Bill "David P. Chernicoff" wrote:

RE: Battery drain :(was: Best shot you _know_ you missed - What do you shoot)

2001-03-14 Thread Peter Smith
I have an ME super which gives me problems only if I switch it off. The LEDs flicker (different pattern to the low battery flicker) and I get occasional mechanical shutter (125th) rather than the indicated speed. Problem goes away if I leave it switched on all the time (even in bag) and I've

Re: Send a message to these morons

2001-03-14 Thread IronWorks
Please - let's not discuss politics on this list. There are other views even on this issue. Maris - Original Message - From: "Cameron Hood" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 1:27 PM Subject: OT: Send a message to these morons | Destruction of

ebay pentax heads up - MX + 50 1.2

2001-03-14 Thread Steve Cottrell
Just a quick one - an MX and winder, plus 50mm f1.2 'as new' lurking under a generic 'pentax camera' subject line. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1222073605 Cheers, Cotty ___ Cotty's MacAds - free UK

Heard on the Leica list...

2001-03-14 Thread Juan J. Buhler
[...] guys: the Leica M is the Spotmatic of the Gods. If you learn on this stuff, you're going to learn photography. Most ultra-wealthy beginners shell out for a complete EOS or F5 system, turn it on auto-pilot, and use it as a point-and-shoot. [...] I just thought it was funny, j --

Re: An enabled list (was re: I bought another LX)

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
Brian wrote: On 14 Mar 2001, at 13:43, John Francis wrote: In the last couple of years I've enabled my collection with, (in order), the 80-200/2.8, a (manual focus) 300/2.8 + 1.4L, and the 250-600/5.6 that's a lot of enablement (is that a word?) Well, the really big deal was enabled

Re: An enabled list (was re: I bought another LX)

2001-03-14 Thread tom
John Francis wrote: Well, the really big deal was enabled by a PDML posting. Bill Owens wrote: For someone with a lot more money than I've got, here is a listing direct from the Charlotte Camera website: 250-600 5.6 IF ED FA with filters and case, RARE FIND!

Re: Scratches on Film

2001-03-14 Thread aimcompute
The slides are indeed mounted. I'm going to give the camera a thorough going over when I use the roll that's in it. Salmon way or another I'll figure out the problem. Tom C. - Original Message - From: "William Robb" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14,

Re: Price of Pentax-A 2X-Z converter?

2001-03-14 Thread John Mustarde
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:44:12 +0100, you wrote: Whats a reasonable used price of a near mint A 2X-L converter? Pl I got one a year ago for a little less than $150 US. Another recently sold on Ebay for about $150. I often see them selling for $225 and up. If I were still in the market for one,

Re[2]: Send a message to these morons

2001-03-14 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Unfortunately, it is their country, and their artifacts. They are within their rights to do what they are doing. William Robb in fact they are not within their rights. The Taleban are not the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Even if they were, Afghanistan is part of the UN and has

RE: Pentax nomenclature

2001-03-14 Thread Peter Smith
John If you dont want to set up a web site but just want to share your pictures on the web then these people will let you store up to 50Mb of photos for free. You could always do multiple registrations if that werent enough - but I didnt suggest that did I.

Re: ebay pentax heads up - MX + 50 1.2

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
Steve Cottrell wrote: Just a quick one - an MX and winder, plus 50mm f1.2 'as new' lurking under a generic 'pentax camera' subject line. The seller calls it the f1:2 (i.e. the f2.0), not the f1.2. The lens shown in the photograph certainly only looks like the f2. But an MX in reasonably

Re: An enabled list (was re: I bought another LX)

2001-03-14 Thread John Francis
tom wrote: John Francis wrote: Well, the really big deal was enabled by a PDML posting . . . I think the same post netted me an FA 85/1.4, FA 28-70/2.8 and PZ-1p. That was a later post, but from the same collection. I believe another PDML member picked up an 80-200/2.8 I still

Re: how much are you ready to pay for a LX ?

2001-03-14 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Pentax Clover wrote: I would like to know how much PDML members are ready to pay for a second hand LX ? I bought mine through ebay at around USD400. Here in Japan, the used market for an LX is still very vivid. The cheapest I ever saw was JPY60,000 (USD500), and many will go up as high as

Re: Pentax LX Body w/FA-1 Finder: in Box

2001-03-14 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:49:19 -0600 (CST), Chris Brogden wrote: Thanks, Gary! Wow, I can't believe I'm finally getting one of these. Now I have to learn all about them and resist buying accessories, all at the same time. :) Of course, I only bought it to keep Aaron happy. Wh! Thanks

Re: Pentax LX Body w/FA-1 Finder: in Box

2001-03-14 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 06:04:59 -0600, Dan Scott wrote: Congratulations Chris! And that was an excellent "Heads Up" Gary. G Yeah, sometimes I amaze myself at what I can come up with that late at night! :-) Later, Gary - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Pentax LX Body w/FA-1 Finder: in Box

2001-03-14 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 20:36:05 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Good call, Gary ... and one of our own grabbed it. I'm really happy for Chris. My only regret is that I wish I could have been the one, but right now, that wasn't an option :-( Later, Gary - This message is from the

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