Re: Lenspens (Lens Pens?)

2001-05-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 May 2001, at 1:36, tom wrote: Kevin Thornsberry wrote: As a fisherman I've done this for years without a thought. My mom used to carry a plastic maglite knockoff that might be less offensive I guess. Plastic is ok. Metal makes me gag. Gee tom, what the hell are you doing

Re: Durability of SMC Coatings

2001-05-10 Thread Alan Chan
It appears to me that what remains are actually spots of coating damaged by the enzymes in my saliva. I worked them well with Kodak lens tissue and a lens cleaner liquid that always worked on everything else. I truly think my saliva could lick the coatings off a lens. You mean... like the

Re: Lenspens

2001-05-10 Thread Alan Chan
I'd like to try one of these, however, I've not seen any in my local shops and may have to purchase by mail order. In either case, I'm curious to know if there are different brands, sizes, etc. Is there anything to look for in the way they're constructed (plastic v metal)? Thanks! There are

Re: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth

2001-05-10 Thread Alan Chan
Tell me this is not the truth. Sunny-bright !? You'd think the dang Care-Bears took over the freaking marketing department. I won't be surprised at all. I once bought a funny named Kodak print film (can't remember the name) at safeway and only found out it was the plain old Gold 400 (which was

Hand held shooting at slow speed was( telephoto lens)

2001-05-10 Thread Philippe Trottier
My opinion is: The heaviest the better when hand held, I really like my setup when it goes over 2Kg preferably over 3Kg (6.6lbs), max 8Kg for me handheld(I can handle about 12 frames at that weight before a need to rest my arm.) The longest Ive shot handheld was about 300mm 5.6 , 2 TC(4x),

Re: What Do You Carry (long)

2001-05-10 Thread Philippe Trottier
Here is my list: very light is MX with 35-80 2.8 Tamron and motor drive Light set: Frame: -LX + Motor drive -MX + Motor drive -2 Mgrip Lenses: -35-80mm 2.8 Tamron Macro -70-210 3.8 Tamron (Deperately try to get rid of it) -28mm 2.8 SMC -50mm 1.4 SMC -100mm 2.8 SMC -2X TC Films -2 APX25 -2

RE: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth: the dumbing down of North America??

2001-05-10 Thread Alan Chan
Just consider who the consumer isdubious graduates of inept schools who cannot read, count, or reason, but probably have an undeserved high self esteem. No wonder they get confused. Um... this seems to be the case... in many US movies... regards, Alan Chan

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
On 10 May 2001, at 11:13, Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: My next experiment was to decrease the aperture by 5 stops, i.e., f/22 and therefore the exposure has to be increased by 5 stops, i.e., 64 sec. I got a very horrible result. It was severely underexposed. Decreasing the aperture and

Re: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth: the dumbing down of North America??

2001-05-10 Thread Fabrice Gamberini
It's already becoming to be a nuisance.. The problem I had last time I wanted to buy film in a General Store, not a photo store, as an emergency measure, was that they only had Kodak Ultra and Zoom (I think) color films in *partially opaque* plastic tube-like 3-film packs. I turned the packaging

Re: What Do You Carry

2001-05-10 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Wed, 9 May 2001 23:25:23 -0400, Doug Brewer wrote: Thanks for the tips, Jan. Maybe I'll be able to talk my guide into visiting these spots. Yes, the problem is there is so much to see, Arches NP is also around the corner All of this a little east of Grand Junction on the I70. Mixed up

bought 70-210 A lens

2001-05-10 Thread Frank Wajer
Hi, yesterday I bought a 70-210 A zoom lens. This is supposed to be an excellent zoom lens. However, the zoom is a bit loose, the zoom/focus barrel/ring moves if I set the lens on its mount. A few days ago someone wrote that I should tighten the screws under the rubber ring. So I looked under it

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
When the exposure is that long, it's subject to the reciprocity failure of the film. That could be anywhere from one to two stops, depeniding on the emulsion. Try 128 and 256 second exposures at f22. Paul Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: Hi! I was trying to photograph the dial of my table

Re: OT: Darkroom

2001-05-10 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
In a message dated 5/9/2001 7:27:41 PM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Must tmax film be developed with tmax developer? Tx, Collin With T-Max 400, I've had better success using D-76 1:1. I generally rate the film at 320 and soup it for 10 minutes at 68

metal hoods for 85/1.9 lens?

2001-05-10 Thread Hugo Kok
Hi there, does anyone knows of a metal hood for the 85/1.8 K lens. I mean in the style of the metal hood originally manufactured for a Takumar 135mm that fits the 135/2.5 SMC lens. The combination of lastnamed pair works out fine, so I am anxious to know if my restless search for a likewise

MX/LX focussing screen discrepance question

2001-05-10 Thread Hugo Kok
Hi, Having heard/read about differences in metering properties of respective focusing screens, I would like to ask if anybody can answer this question: what is exactly the exposure compensation to be used when inserting a LX-focusing screen into a MX-camera? And, if anybody has experience in

RE: teleconverter compatibility

2001-05-10 Thread Bill O'Neill
Hmmm, I have a little 35mm lens catalouge (Pentax number 55993) that disagrees somewhat with your list. Bill - 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: Gerald's superpower

2001-05-10 Thread Aaron Reynolds
William Robb wrote: Gerald is a cousin to that cute reptile on Alien... The one with sulphuric acid for blood Hey, Gerald, have you tried to dissolve things other than chewing gum in your mouth? Like rocks 'n' stuff? I only ask because if I had a superpower like that I'd be using it

Re: What Do You Carry

2001-05-10 Thread Bill O'Neill
It depends on what I am shooting, where and how I am traveling. Have a look at the 'Equipment' section of my VERY unfinnised website at www.billsnature.com. Bill - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: MZ-S : Who will be the firts owner of the MZ-S in the pdmllist ?

2001-05-10 Thread Aaron Reynolds
James Apilado wrote: I will wait to hear evaluations from those who buy one first. Then, I may sell my LX. Yes, I know it's heresy to write that. Yes, please leave the list immediately. You've been excommunicated. :) -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: What Do You Carry

2001-05-10 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 09 May 2001 18:24:20 -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: You can also get a headband which will carry a Maglite. Will it carry the 2AA or the 2AAA? The ones that I've seen are intended for the 2xAA Maglite. The 2xAAA Maglites have gotten very scarce in this area. I've been seeking one

RE: bought 70-210 A lens

2001-05-10 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Frank Wajer wrote: yesterday I bought a 70-210 A zoom lens. This is supposed to be an excellent zoom lens. However, the zoom is a bit loose, the zoom/focus barrel/ring moves if I set the lens on its mount. A few days ago someone wrote that I should tighten the screws under the rubber ring.

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi, I'll have a go (I hope there aren't 100's of replies preceding mine). Firstly the initial over-exposure would most probably have been due to the camera metering setting the exposure to achieve an overall 18% gray. Since I assume that a high

Question on options for processing Kodachrome

2001-05-10 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Hi all, I just finished my weekly grocery/etc. shopping last night. Of all things to find on the clearance rack at the rear corner of my local pharmacy, I found three or four boxes of Kodachrome 64 (35mm, 36 exp., with anywhere from a few months to a year until expiration), and a couple boxes

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
Hi Boz! On Thu, 10 May 2001, Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: Decreasing the aperture and increasing the time accordingly will NORMALLY produce a picture with the same brightness. You have to EITHER close the aperture OR decrease the time. Now, why didn't this happen with your second shot?

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Cy Galley
Are you covering the eye piece? I understand that light coming thru the eye piece on long exposures messes up the metering. My PZ-70 mentions this in the manual AND the camera comes with a cover. Unfortunately, you have to remove the rubber ring about the eyepiece so I usually cover with black

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
Hi! Aheeem! I have a question here. When I took my first shot with 2 sec exposure, the camera recorded the track of the seconds hand. If I do a 256 sec exposure (say), shall I be able to record the circular track of the seconds hand? If yes, it would be a spectacular photo, atleast for me. Any

Re: Bodies Roll Call Results UPDATE 89

2001-05-10 Thread Martin Corro
Bueno, al fin otro argentino en la lista. Bienvenido!! Martin -Original Message- From: Hernán Mouro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 7:07 PM Subject: Re: Bodies Roll Call Results UPDATE 89 Hola Albano. Yo tengo una ZX-5n reluciente,

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 May 2001, at 18:38, Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: Hi! Aheeem! I have a question here. When I took my first shot with 2 sec exposure, the camera recorded the track of the seconds hand. If I do a 256 sec exposure (say), shall I be able to record the circular track of the seconds

Re: MX/LX focussing screen discrepance question

2001-05-10 Thread SETH
Hugo Kok [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having heard/read about differences in metering properties of respective focusing screens, I would like to ask if anybody can answer this question: what is exactly the exposure compensation to be used when inserting a LX-focusing screen into a MX-camera?

Fixer concentration Uprating

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
Hi! Ultimately, I have decided to move in to the fascinating world of black and white photography. I have always like it but could not getting any opertunity and time for doing that. (In research life it is very difficult to get some time out). A few days back I got hold of darkroom and it has

Re: Market segments (was Kodak dumbing down...)

2001-05-10 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think Isaac, that it's necessarily the dumbing down of photographers that everyone is bemoaning, it's more the dumbing down of people in general. --- The dashboards of some Audis, Fords, and other car makes no longer include an analog

Re: Question on options for processing Kodachrome

2001-05-10 Thread Rfsindg
Bill, You are from the hometown of the 'Great Yellow Father'! g Out here in the boonies, 'We don't do no stinkin' Kodachrome processing.' I thought there was 1 plant in the USA - Minnesota maybe? Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Before I go back and clean out their stock, I want

Re: MX/LX focussing screen discrepance question

2001-05-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 May 2001, at 3:47, Hugo Kok wrote: Hi, Having heard/read about differences in metering properties of respective focusing screens, I would like to ask if anybody can answer this question: what is exactly the exposure compensation to be used when inserting a LX-focusing screen into

OT: What Kodak does... was: Nasty Kodak rumor

2001-05-10 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Mark Dalal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But since Porta and Supra are still packaged with films speeds on them and lack the when to use this film graphics on the box, I've got no gripe. Well, I'VE got a gripe: Kodak's pro films come packed directly in a plastic cylinder; There is

Test question

2001-05-10 Thread Evan Hanson
Ok. My stmp server is totally screwed. Can anyone recommend a web based email system that I could use with eudora. - 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

Re: metal hoods for 85/1.9 lens?

2001-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There is no dedicated metal Pentax hood for the K85/1.8. The best hood for that lens is the Nikon HN-7. Hugo Kok wrote: Hi there, does anyone knows of a metal hood for the 85/1.8 K lens. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Grain is the brushstroke of photography. - Man Ray -

Re: OT: film tags

2001-05-10 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Recently, Paul wrote: Well, I'VE got a gripe: Kodak's pro films come packed directly in a plastic cylinder; There is no cardboard to slip under my camera's film reminder Ummm, not to seem too nit-picky - but what's wrong w/ just writing a new film type on the back of one

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Ayash Kanto wrote: The room was made absolutely dark, so I don't think the light meter got affected while taking the first shot. Rob's explaination for the overexposure of the first shot seems logical. And in the second shot, it was bulb mode exposure, so lightmeter is out of the picture.

Re: Lenspens (Lens Pens?)

2001-05-10 Thread Albano_Garcia
As for the Maglite, I know I'll be happy with it. Been using them for years, just never for photography. Can't wait until it gets dark so I can shine the Mini Maglite (2AA) through the finder of the LX and see how or if it can improve focusing, as has been suggested by Bob Walkden and others.

Re: E6 Processing Goo-gob

2001-05-10 Thread aimcompute
I haven't complained yet. Next time I take some E6 in I'm going to bring the samples I've talked about and show them. Tom C. - Original Message - From: Provencher, Paul M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:48 AM Subject: RE: E6 Processing Goo-gob

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Fabrice Gamberini
Hello Ayash, I don't know if the MZ-M allows multiple exposures. It probably does, in that case maybe you could try 60 half-second exposures... tedious, yes but might be worth trying. (provided you can wind and cock the shutter in less than half a second :). Or try more+shorter

RE: What Do You Carry

2001-05-10 Thread Provencher, Paul M.
Well, without even thinking about this thread, this is what I left the house with today - this is just gear to have in case I see something to make an image: Spotmatic w/ SMCT 1.8/85mm, Polarizing Filter, hood Super-Takumar-Zoom 4.5/70~150 w/case/caps/hood/tripod collar In my backpack:

Re: Macro Rail Extension Tubes

2001-05-10 Thread aimcompute
Yep it's the real Pentax stuff and brand spanking new. I'd be happy to write up what I think after using it. Tom C. - Original Message - From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 7:50 PM Subject: Re: Macro Rail Extension Tubes That's

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 May 2001, at 17:54, Fabrice Gamberini wrote: I too find long exposures quite fascinating and I have discovered recently the work of Hiroshi Sugimoto, a Japanese photog who used to take pictures in movie theatres, excepted that he chose to expose the entire duration of the movie,

400 /5.6 lens on ebay

2001-05-10 Thread Ramesh Kumar_C
Lately I am surfing more in ebay and found this 400 /5.6 lens. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1235284917r=0t=0sh owTutorial=0ed=989539195indexURL=0rd=1 Bye Ramesh - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: M series Film Transport Problems

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
A friend of mine has a MX and it is about 23years old. Till last year it worked fine but this year is showed some film transport problem. What happened was that the teeth of the spindle on which the film runs, slipped quite often. As a result, it ended with superposed exposure between adjacent

OT: Mag Lites

2001-05-10 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
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Re: M series Film Transport Problems

2001-05-10 Thread Rfsindg
DG, My original ME had a problem with the stand-off spring on the winder lever. After several years of use and letting it 'snap' back against the camera body on winding, the metal spring broke, sending a metal tab into the gear train. I believe the gears are plastic (somebody who has had

RE: What Do You Carry

2001-05-10 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
Shel, Shooting for me is a two stage effort. My main camera bag contains just about everything I need. It is the one that I know I just need to put camera and lenses into and I can travel internationally. I tend to have a fanny pack that I cart the cameras and lenses for going around.

Re: M series Film Transport Problems

2001-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've had five or six ME Supers and an MX. None have shown any indication of transport problems. However, the MX doesn't seem to advance the film as smoothly as the ME Supers, and at one time I had to make a small adjustment to the film advance by tightening a screw or bold on the bottom of the

Re: Pentax-spotting

2001-05-10 Thread John Francis
Ernest Alejandria wrote: Estella Warren and a 67 in a movie should make it an automatic thumbs-up. And Gena Gershon! But since it's a Stallone movie, it's probably just another reincarnation of the old and tired Rocky theme. :) If only it were that good ... -- John Francis [EMAIL

Re: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth: the dumbing down of

2001-05-10 Thread Ernest Alejandria
Aaron Reynolds wrote: snip Kodak have a very low opinion of the average consumer's intelligence (you should read some of their industrial advertising), but I think that on the whole they're pretty much on the ball. People don't WANT to know the technical side unless they're into it as a

Re: Pentax-spotting

2001-05-10 Thread John Francis
Aaron Reynolds wrote: Ryan Brooks wrote: - Quick shot of a 67 in the movie Driven. Well, I guess now I have to see it. It'll take more than that to get me into a cinema to see this. Heck, I turned down an offer of the premiere showing, complete with pre-movie access to the stars (but

Re: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth: the dumbing down of North America??

2001-05-10 Thread Michael Nosal
At 09:10 AM 5/10/01 -0400, you wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: We're used to a standard roll being 36 exposures, a short roll at 24 exposures, and with few exceptions, that's the way it's been. Actually, the sales figures show us that in consumer films, 24s outsell 36s and 12s by a country

Re: OT: Darkroom

2001-05-10 Thread Buford Terrell
No. Any BW developer will do, but dilutions and times can be tricky. At 08:22 PM 05/09/2001 -0500, you wrote: Must tmax film be developed with tmax developer? Tx, Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - This message is from the

RE: Market segments (was Kodak dumbing down...)

2001-05-10 Thread Buford Terrell
I should confess that I probably take as many pictures (as opposed to burning thru frames to make sure I got it) with my Olympus Epic Stylus 80. It fits in a shirt pocket, the lens is good, I trust the metering and the people I'm with don't have to wait around while I fiddle with gadgets and

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: Basicly, as I see your situation, the main problem you seem to have encountered (and learned from, too ;^) is that your meter (as all meters) offers the exposure which will yield a standard scene/18% grey rendition.

Re: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth: the dumbing down of

2001-05-10 Thread admin
-- Original Message -- Kodak have a very low opinion of the average consumer's intelligence (you should read some of their industrial advertising), but I think that on the whole they're pretty much on the ball. People don't WANT to know the technical side unless they're into it as a hobby or

RE: OT: Darkroom

2001-05-10 Thread Buford Terrell
At 09:24 PM 05/09/2001 -0400, you wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Darkroom In a message dated 5/9/2001 7:27:41 PM US Eastern

Re: Long exposures!

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
Hello Fabrice! Now there is a big problem. MZ-M does not allows multiple exposure but the kind of experiment you have suggested can be done with bulb mode. The extra labour that I have to do is cover the lens occasionally with a black cloth. I can not use the lens cap because it disturbs the

Re: WTB 3 pin cord

2001-05-10 Thread wmkane
Nope, That's the 4 pin cord for the MOTORDRIVE . . . I'm looking for the 3 pin for the WINDER . . . BTW, I have a LONG 4 pin cord if anyone needs it. Bill On Wed, 09 May 2001, Donald Ross wrote: Hi Bill Would this be it??

Re: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth: the dumbing down of North America??

2001-05-10 Thread Buford Terrell
Unless I'm buying ProPacks that only come in 36s, I prefer the 24s. Often I'll process rolls with only 12 - 18 frames exposed and the wastage is a little less. Also the standard negative file sheets for 36 are unsatisfactory -- those that hold 36 frames won't contact print on 8x10 and the ones

Re: M series Film Transport Problems

2001-05-10 Thread JDStep
dick graham wrote: Last weekend I spent some time in Barnes Noble. In the photography section I found a book entitled "Classic 35mm SLRs".  It coverd almost every 35mm slr from the late 1940's on.  The Pentax section was quite complete but when the author got to the M series(ME, ME

Re: Pentax-spotting

2001-05-10 Thread Aaron Reynolds
John Francis wrote: Ernest Alejandria wrote: Estella Warren and a 67 in a movie should make it an automatic thumbs-up. And Gena Gershon! And Estella's a fine Canadian girl. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth: the dumbing down of

2001-05-10 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A lot of people have commented on how they think Kodak's new labeling/packaging reflects on the knowledgability or intelligence of the film buyers. Just to be perfectly clear, since I was the first to jump into this with a comment of disgust and revulsion. My

Screw-in battery compartment cover for K-body

2001-05-10 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Hi all, All this talk about what sort of coin one carries in the camera bag to aid in changing the battery made me remember something. I'd like to get another screw-in battery compartment cover for a used KM body I bought last year. The cover it now has is pretty gouged up around the coin slot.

Mirror stickage- why only LX?

2001-05-10 Thread K C
Hi, this is going to sound silly, but is there a reason why the sticky mirror syndrome only happens on the LX? There are so many other Pentaxes out there that have been in storage, or have weathered the years, why aren't they susceptible? Or are they? Also, what's a decent used price for a

Somos cuatro...

2001-05-10 Thread Luis Pinar
¡Hola, Martin! Luis __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

How to disassemble a Pentax Lens and put it together again

2001-05-10 Thread Hugo Kok
Hi again, another question to check out the Pentax Data Base that is YOU. Situation is: comparing three of my lenses with fixed aperture (let's say: 5.6), the light meter gives on all three of them a different exposure time. That is: 50mm OK, 85mm +1 stop, 135mm +1/2 stop. After extensive

Re: exposure comp

2001-05-10 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Ayash Kanto wrote: Now, I am getting some acceptable results but I am not much happy with it. I feel that the use of neutral density graduated filter would have done better for non-average situations. Ummm - the neutral density filter will just shift everything, in effect

Re: M series Film Transport Problems

2001-05-10 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Ayash Kanto Mukherjee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What happened was that the teeth of the spindle on which the film runs, slipped quite often. As a result, it ended with superposed exposure between adjacent frames. I had this problem several times a year with my Minox 35 GT,

Re: metal hoods for 85/1.9 lens?

2001-05-10 Thread Hugo Kok
Thanks for the suggestion, Shel. Hugo. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: MX/LX focussing screen descrepance question

2001-05-10 Thread Hugo Kok
Thanks Seth Rob for the input. I once was told that the enlargement factor of the fresnel lens was also fractionally different between the MX and LX screens. I know not if the former sentence is ape-bread but to me it sounds like it being possible. What function does the fresnel-lens (or other

Re: OT: What Kodak does... was: Nasty Kodak rumor

2001-05-10 Thread Aaron Reynolds
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I'VE got a gripe: Kodak's pro films come packed directly in a plastic cylinder; There is no cardboard to slip under my camera's film reminder slot. I'm not saying Kodak should pack the cylinder in a cardboard box. But it would be nice if the cylinder also

Re: WHY! to disassemble a Pentax Lens

2001-05-10 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Hugo Kok (? HAR! :) wrote: another question to check out the Pentax Data Base that is YOU. Situation is: comparing three of my lenses with fixed aperture (let's say: 5.6), the light meter gives on all three of them a different exposure time. That is: 50mm OK, 85mm +1 stop, 135mm +1/2 stop.

Bodies Roll Call Results UPDATE 90

2001-05-10 Thread Albano_Garcia
Please send the messages to me directly, to not disturb other members, thanks. Also, I've not included 110 and digital cameras, just because I started this way, and I didn't want to change in the middle of the way. Also, if you already submited and want to add new items, please put clearly in

Re: Fixer concentration Uprating

2001-05-10 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: Now, I have a ridiculous problem. On the pack of the developer, it is clearly mentioned how to make the stock and working solution but there is nothing written on the polythene pack of hypo crystals. (It is a 500gm pack). Does the hypo have a mixed liquid

Re: How to disassemble a Pentax Lens and put it together again

2001-05-10 Thread CDCook1951
In a message dated 5/10/01 1:40:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: comparing three of my lenses with fixed aperture (let's say: 5.6), the light meter gives on all three of them a different exposure time. Maybe it's just an estimate on the barrel. Could actually be more or

OT: OL: Re: Market segments (was Kodak dumbing down...)

2001-05-10 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yet these same cars feature a fuel gage AND a low fuee warning light that blinks as your fuel becomes dangerously low. Why can't the oil gage do the same? Mostly because the oil indicator is really an oil pressure indicator. The quantity of oil is not what's being measured. The threshold for

RE: How to disassemble a Pentax Lens and put it together again

2001-05-10 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Hugo wrote: Situation is: comparing three of my lenses with fixed aperture (let's say: 5.6), the light meter gives on all three of them a different exposure time. That is: 50mm OK, 85mm +1 stop, 135mm +1/2 stop. After extensive comparisons in which all possible other explanations were ruled

Re: M series Film Transport Problems

2001-05-10 Thread Gerald F. Cermak
Fairly often, M series bodies go on ebay with busted transport (free swinging winder lever). I think I saw 2 in the past week. - Original Message - From: dick graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 7:53 AM Subject: M series Film Transport Problems

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #724

2001-05-10 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 10/05/01 09:56:17 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm looking for the 3 pin cord that connects the batterpack lx to the winder lx. Anyone have one, or see one for sale recently? Bill - which LX Battery Pack do you have? - Is that the LX Remote Battery

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #724

2001-05-10 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 10/05/01 09:56:17 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Shel Belinkoff wrote: What's a carabiner? You say cara-, we say kara - . Or crab. Kind regards Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Nasty Kodak rumor, or the sloppy truth: the dumbing down of

2001-05-10 Thread Frank Theriault
I guess the question is, Is Kodak contributing to, or reacting to, the 'dumbing down' of society? Truth is, most people want simple, worry free cameras to take snapshots of the family or vacations with. Walk around a tourist area: how many non-ps cameras do you see? Not many. Most folks want

Re: How to disassemble a Pentax Lens and put it together again

2001-05-10 Thread Todd Stanley
What kind of lenses are these? If they are A series or newer I would suggest putting the lens into A and see if the results are the same, since when the lens is in A that lever is not used (the MZ-50 and MZ-30 are good examples of this). If the difference is still there then it's something to

LX/AF280T?

2001-05-10 Thread Camdir
Hello. Here's a little dilemma I wonder if any of you have come across. LX AF280T - flash in A mode - all fine dandy. Flash in TTL mode - mirror locks up. Not the flash - tried another one - does the very same thing. Any ideas? Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: 400 /5.6 lens on ebay

2001-05-10 Thread Donald Ross
Hope. Not there now g Actually I,ve been watching this for a while. I thought JCO would start a last minute charge but with only 2 hrs left, I couldn't afford waiting to see if the reserve was met and then losing to a last minute BIN. Can't count the times this has happened. It looks like

Re: Mirror stickage- why only LX?

2001-05-10 Thread Bob Blakely
Of all the Pentax cameras I own or have ever owned, only the LX has little rubber baby bumpers and such to dampen the mirror slap and return. The others all slap metal at different places in their visible and internal workings. I suspect this may have something to do with it. Regards, Bob...

Re: Mirror stickage- why only LX?

2001-05-10 Thread Todd Stanley
That's my thoughts too. The LX is Pentax's most complex camera bulit so far, so stuff like the sticky mirror doesn't surprise me. That's the same reason the K1000 is so reliable - there is so little that can go wrong with it in comparison to the LX. Todd PS. LX buffs check out:

Re: metal hoods for 85/1.9 lens?

2001-05-10 Thread Stan Halpin
I have one hood labeled Takumar 1:1.8 85mm which fits very nicely on a K 85mm /1.8 lens. It does require a 52mm = 58mm step-up adapter though . . . I also have a VERY similar looking hood labeled Takumar 1:1.9 85mm, also requires a 58mm thread. That one I have sitting on a 100mm lens. Clearly

OT: Mag Lites

2001-05-10 Thread pdml
I work for an Industrial Wholesale Supplier. ( The middle man between manufacturers and Retailers or Other Wholesalers. ) I had occasion to go into the Warehouse today ( The Building covers 3 City blocks ), the MAG Lite section is on racks that are 12' ( 4m ) Wide by 6' ( 2m ) Deep by 30'

Re: Yoshihiko?

2001-05-10 Thread William Robb
http://www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm WW - Original Message - From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: May 10, 2001 9:28 PM Subject: Yoshihiko? Does anyone know where Yoshihiko's website has gone? Thanks, Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the

Yoshihiko?

2001-05-10 Thread Dan Scott
Does anyone know where Yoshihiko's website has gone? Thanks, Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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: Yoshihiko?

2001-05-10 Thread Gerald Cermak
I think the server is temporarily down, as just http://www.takinami.com return not found, which is really odd. - Original Message - From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:28 PM Subject: Yoshihiko? Does anyone know where Yoshihiko's

Re: Fixer concentration Uprating

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
Hi Aaron! On Thu, 10 May 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Does the hypo have a mixed liquid volume listed on the front? Usually for the Kodak stuff it'll say 5L (or whatever) on the front...you simply dump the powder into that much water and mix. Nothing such is written on the polythene

RE: Fixer concentration Uprating

2001-05-10 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
On Thu, 10 May 2001, Lewis, Gerald wrote: Does the hypo have a mixed liquid volume listed on the front? Usually for the Kodak stuff it'll say 5L (or whatever) on the front...you simply dump the powder into that much water and mix. No, I think it is a dilute to volume...for a gallon, put

AF200SA

2001-05-10 Thread Gary L. Murphy
I have a AF200SA flash for sale. It is in what KEH would call EX+ condition and it includes the case. I'll take the first $40.00 plus $5.00 for shipping. Please reply off list to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! Later, Gary - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,

RE: Business Cards

2001-05-10 Thread Jeff Geilenkirchen
Hiya Shel - I've seen business cards which were photographs with the lettering super imposed on the image. They look pretty cool! Jeff -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:32 PM To: Pentax List

Re: Fixer concentration Uprating

2001-05-10 Thread William Robb
Hi Ayash: I did a little research for you. Here is what I found: Ilford Ilfofix (from powder) has a specific gravity of 1.185 when correctly mixed to stock solution. A package with a net weight of 1175 grams makes 5 litters of fixer. Some old Ilford fixer formulas call for 400 grams of Sodium

Re: Fixer concentration Uprating

2001-05-10 Thread William Robb
A package with a net weight of 1175 grams makes 5 litters of fixer. But they would be very small litters. Perhaps only 2 or three domestic kittens. Umm, that should read litres. Passed by the spell checker, but failed by the coherence checker. William Robb - This message is from the

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