Re: DSLR market trends (WAS: Re: How about a 600/2.8 ora100-400/2.8-3,5?)

2003-03-05 Thread Peter Jansen
Pål wrote: Yes it is a no brainer for under $1000. Just don't hold your breath for that price unless you plan to watch e-bay in two years time. On the Luminous Landscape, intense competition will drive DSLR's like the *ist D to $1000 and below at this time next year. If you look at DSLR prices

new m42 screwmount camera?

2003-03-05 Thread Paul F.
The following message was posted recently in rangefinder mailing list, take it for what its worth (see paragraph #7 for mention of Voigtlander Bessamatic with 42mm screwmount). Paul I just returned from two days at PMA in Las Vegas. I was fortunate to visit with Mr. Kobayashi, CEO of Cosina.

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Peter Jansen
Pål wrote: But is that realistic? Pentax will get a reality check pretty quick if Canon sells the 10D for $1500. At this price point, Pentax better do some fancy foot work ( get a foot hold). Perhaps $1200 may not make a difference?? It will be VERY interesting, given how volatile the DSLR

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #66

2003-03-05 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 2:47:32 AM, you wrote: Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. -- Jed Babbit (Former US Under-secretary of Defense) This is a bit provocative, given the fact that we've all agreed not to talk politics. yes, but it's

Re: PMA News: Pentax ist, new Lenses and Optio 450 and 550

2003-03-05 Thread Fred
They have released those FAJ lenses and the world's smallest SLR *ist. Nothing for us... How is this to be pronounced? Star-ist? Then, can I use my A* lenses on it? g A-star-ist? g Fred

Re: Spotmatic at Work

2003-03-05 Thread Anton Browne
'The boss said I'm free to take it home and use it, it just has to remain NIST property.' I would go right ahead, let it remain their property for 1000 years, I'd get the CLA done too - keep the receipt of course just in case. AB

Re: *IST SLR On sale in the UK?

2003-03-05 Thread Anton Browne
Yup, most things here in the UK are 50%-100% more expensive than the USA and other places... but then I guess the majority of the population of this planet haven't even got... AB __ Freeserve AnyTime - Go online

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #66

2003-03-05 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Now now! We do have people on this list from that part of the world. I hope none of them see these posts. For inventive language the present Chief executive of the US would take some beating. D ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Anton Browne
I'm concerned that Canon or Nikon, with their deep pockets, will lower the prices of their DLSRs just long enough to knock Pentax out of the race. I don't think that will happen as long as Pentax don't over-price. There are thousands, no I guess millions of screw and K mount lenses out there

Re: Plastic lens mount on the FA J 18-35?

2003-03-05 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 05.03.03 0:16, Pål Jensen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sylwester wrote: . Interesting. What zooms are they? The 17-28 fish-eye zoom and the FA645 33-55/4.5 I didn't have any physical contact with them - that's why I said I have never seen... :-) Anyway zooms without rotating front and

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi Bruce, on 04 Mar 03 you wrote in pentax.list: killer product. If they don't and the price is not much different than a 10D, then you are right, no one will buy it, based on the strength, direction and reputation of Canon. I don't agree. Why should the *istD necessarily be cheaper than the

Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread David Mann
Hi all, This film is now in stock at my local camera shop. Has anyone out there tried it? Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread Rob Brigham
Its nice enough. Bit blueish if printed on colour paper, but printed on proper BW paper is fine. I prefer the Ilford stuff personally so have no need for it. -Original Message- From: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 March 2003 09:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: Hello and thanks to Pentax for the *ist D

2003-03-05 Thread Hans Imglueck
Hello Arnold, I have unsucribed this day because I cannot cope with the flood of emails. Hans. --- Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome Hans! I am happy that you are here, too! Arnold _ 23a mail

Re: Jerusalem Snow

2003-03-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! BR Hokey Smokes! Everything but this please. The snow could melt, you know :). BR There was about a 1cm blanket of snow in Jerusalem when we were BR there in Feb 83, but nothing like that. It did look like that up BR in the Golan though. The snow layer was about 2 feet deep... I will be

Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses

2003-03-05 Thread Th. Stach
Does anyone have experience with the Tokina or the Tamron? Cotty don't you have the Tokina (ATX version) for your D60? Hi, does anyone know an old Sigma 2,8/18mm from ca. 1986? I think, it's not so brilliant in the corners as well, but I'm quite confident it will do it's job on an *ist-D. I

Re: *ist AF sensors

2003-03-05 Thread Cotty
I pick the AF sensor so it is framed right, then shoot. This works with either a moving or stationary subject. How do you lock and recompose on something moving diagonally towards you? Crossed sensors are both aimed at the same thing so there isn't more chance of error of picking the wrong

Re: *ist D Pentax prime lenses

2003-03-05 Thread Cotty
If I make it over there this summer you can try out my Pentax 15 f/3.5 - oh wait...that won't fit on your Canon D60. Bwahahahahahaha! ;-) I'll work on a K -- EOS adapter shortly. Mutley snigger Oh, swipe me! He paints with light!

Re: *IST SLR On sale in the UK?

2003-03-05 Thread Cotty
In my limited experience, the pricing in the UK is about what you would expect with a 1:1 currency exchange. Our $300 is their £300. Of course it will cost you $450 to buy that £300... This is the case with most items, although a fair few slip the net and in the odd occasion I have managed to

Re: Digital file sizes (on topic now, I presume?)

2003-03-05 Thread Cotty
File sizes increase with ISO speed. I would have assumed that they would decrease with increase in speed. Bigger grain = less information. Is this a typo or have I (as usual) missed something? Hi Mike, No typo. The above is true. I have little idea why, but Higher ISO is really a

*ist D - third generation of Pentax's DSLRs?

2003-03-05 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
I know how strange the subject of this post is looking, but as a matter of fact there were: - Pentax EI-2000 - that was rather DZLR with non-removable lens (something a'la Oly E10, but unfortunately it had poor chip/electronics made by HP performance) - MZ-D - shown 2 years ago - it was in more

Re: storative

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Mike wrote: I happened to land on this little photo essay here: http://home.imcnet.net/~waltsman/dad1.HTML Very moving. Beautiful BW photogoraphy. I had to go back and take a second look at the framing and crop of each shot. Near perfect. Thanks for sharing it. Paul

f/1.2 vs. f/1.4 (was: Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe it's only a half-stop from 1.2 to 1.4. Here's how f/stops compare. I don't remember where I got these numbers. I may have derived them, so feel free to question them. f/1.2 is 0.45 stop faster than f/1.4 f/1.4 is 0.62 stop faster than f/1.8.

f/1.0 vs. f/1.2 (was: RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
JCO wrote: BTW, if you need an extra stop over a F1.4, then a F1.0 is the answer. Canon just released a EF 50mm F1.0, $2500 list price. I doubt that Canon's 50/1.0 is geared toward serious photographers who find f/1.2 limiting. It sounds more like fuel for a pissing contest. Who buys the

Re: Hello and thanks to Pentax for the *ist D

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's the part of Germany surrounding Stuttgart. If you read the history of Daimler and Benz, much of their success is attributed to the thriftiness and mental toughness of the people. Pat White wrote: Where is Swabia? That's a new one on me. Pat White

Re: storative

2003-03-05 Thread Th. Stach
Paul Stenquist schrieb: Mike wrote: I happened to land on this little photo essay here: http://home.imcnet.net/~waltsman/dad1.HTML Very moving. Beautiful BW photogoraphy. I had to go back and take a second look at the framing and crop of each shot. So did I. Moving, indeed! I

Re: Hello and thanks to Pentax for the *ist D

2003-03-05 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi Paul, on 05 Mar 03 you wrote in pentax.list: It's the part of Germany surrounding Stuttgart. If you read the history of Daimler and Benz, much of their success is attributed to the thriftiness and mental toughness of the people. Yes, but that's a long time ago... g SCNR Cheers, Heiko (from

Re: Quote of the day

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
You don't get a second chance on first impressions. ...unless you're Bill Murray on Groundhog Day.

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Mike wrote: I personally don't expect the *ist D to be less expensive than the 10D. As long as it's not too much more, it will be all right. I doubt anyone would bother about an extra hundred dollars when it comes to buying the camera that's right for them. for them--but they will look closely

OT: Insane pricing of audio cables (was: Re: *ist D lens compatibility)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Heck, that's nothing. Ray Kimber of Kimber Kable marketed a pair of speaker wires that cost $15,000. I'm NOT making this up. Anyone who thinks he can hear the difference between a $15,000 pair of speaker wires and a pair costing $150 of that should be required to first take a blind listening test

RE: Re: *ist D lens compatibility

2003-03-05 Thread Rob Brigham
To be honest, using a computer usuall nullifies any 'significant' investment in good speakers anyway! -Original Message- From: Paul Franklin Stregevsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 March 2003 00:30 To: 'Pentax-Discuss' Subject: FW: Re: *ist D lens compatibility Jostein

RE: Insane pricing of audio cables (was: Re: *ist D lens compatibility)

2003-03-05 Thread Rob Brigham
You would probably hear the difference, unless you got a $150 pair which had very similar tonal characteristics to the Kimber. The question is, would you know which was better? To be honest the next step up from $150 cables is generally biwiring rather than improving the single cable quality.

RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread David Chang-Sang
Hi Dave, I've used it many times. It, in my opinion, beats XP2 hands down. It is the finest C-41 BW film out there but it is expensive (at least up here in Canada). Most people, I think, usually opt for XP2 or T400CN before spending the extra dough on Portra 400 BW. If you can afford it, it's

RE: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Rob Brigham
Anyone buying a DSLR as a gift (at current prices) without the receiver specifying the model likely has too much money to worry about an extra $100 - they will more likely buy on recommendation from a sales clerk than on price. IMO. -Original Message- From: Paul Franklin Stregevsky

*ist D's ISO range (was: Fw: unanswered and unasked)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I raised the question twice, I believe, in the days before you joined. I do a lot of shooting at ISO 800 to 1250. It would be a pity if the *ist D could not be used to shoot indoor school plays. There is no secret method for goosing the ISO speed. Whatever Pentax delivers, we'll be stuck with.

Re: *IST SLR On sale in the UK?

2003-03-05 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Cotty wrote: The vast majority of computer and photographic gear that I buy makes the trip across the pond to me. Always on the lookout for couriers. Must be able to swallow 3 or 4 lenses stashed into condoms. I can almost sympathise with smugglers having just been

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
In the perfume world, where image is everything, discounts are shunned. Companies might offer a rebate, or a bonus, but that high selling price adds valuable mystique.

Re: *ist D lens compatibility

2003-03-05 Thread John Mustarde
On Tue, 04 Mar 2003 22:03:49 -0600, you wrote: i see you haven't made it to the $1K/meter pairs yet. Herb. Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm connecting two computers to our good speakers. The setup requires several pairs of cables, and the more I read, the more I realize that a cheap

What camera is this used on/for?

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I agree with Fred appears to be the original magnifier, used for the K series and Spotmatics. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2915712799category=15240 You also ask: How does it attach to the camera? Does it take up the hot shoe? No, it slips over the eyepiece, flipping down

Re: OT-Thrifty Schwabs-was:Hello and thanks to Pentax for the*ist D

2003-03-05 Thread frank theriault
Game, set and match, Mike! vbg -frank Mike Johnston wrote: snipWhat say ye, do we gi' the Schwabians a run fa' their money? g --Mike -- Honour - that virtue of the unjust! -Albert Camus

Re: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
I read some nice things about it at photo.net. Do a search. Excellent tonality.

OT: an X without a Y

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. -- Jed Babbit (Former US Under-secretary of Defense) Reminds me of the 1970s T-shirt and bumper sticker: A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.

Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Rfsindg
Time to go out and shovel the 6-8 inches that fell last night. :-( I can't believe 2 feet in Jerusalem! Things must be in absolute turmoil. Regards, Bob S.

Re: All Is Right In The Pentax World!

2003-03-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Bruce wrote: It should be remembered that at the time that the ME was introduced there was no such thing as a PS camera (as we think of one today). The ME, particularly with the pancake lens, competed with fixed lens rangefinder cameras: only a bit bigger than a Canon QL-17. It was a very

Re: DSLR market trends (WAS: Re: How about a 600/2.8 or a 100-400/2.8-3,5?)

2003-03-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Bruce wrote: An LX with AF would be yawned at by most of the world - it would only appeal to a few die hard Pentaxians. But there is another function of Pentax niche product: keeping the system alive. Theres no doubt in my mind that without the LX, the Pentax K-mount system would have

Re: OT-Thrifty Schwabs-was:Hello and thanks to Pentax for the*ist D

2003-03-05 Thread Keith Whaley
Mike Johnston wrote: There was and continues to be a large German population in Berlin/Kitchener. I had many friends whose families originated in Schwabia. Economical is a very polite description of them. g And yes, more economical than the Scots, I'd say... I feel compelled to

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #66

2003-03-05 Thread Leonard Paris
The whole system, including business trips, is carefully designed so that no employees can get any benefit or have any fun from working for the government. Amen! I've first-hand knowledge of that, myself. Len --- _ Protect your PC

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Rac Time to go out and shovel the 6-8 inches that fell last night. :-( Rac I can't believe 2 feet in Jerusalem! Things must be in absolute turmoil. Rac Regards, Bob S. Nope, it is fine. It lasted only 2 and a half days. When I was driving through it was already raining... In fact the snow

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Bob wrote: Time to go out and shovel the 6-8 inches that fell last night. :-( I can't believe 2 feet in Jerusalem! Things must be in absolute turmoil. Yes. Here north of the polar circle theres hardly any snow left. We usually have about 1,5-2 meters this time of the year. Pål

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Brendan
10 inches here so far and more expected. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Time to go out and shovel the 6-8 inches that fell last night. :-( I can't believe 2 feet in Jerusalem! Things must be in absolute turmoil. Regards, Bob S.

RE: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Same here Bob. Took me over an hour to get into work this morning - usually it's 1/2 hour. It's still coming down here in Toronto too. At least 8 inches this time around. CHeers, Dave Original Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 08:37:50 EST To: [EMAIL

Re: What camera is this used on/for?

2003-03-05 Thread Fred
How does it attach to the camera? Does it take up the hot shoe? Nope. It slides down onto the viewfinder (which, as you probably know, has grooves on it for such accessories). Have you ever used one before, and do they really work? Well, yes and no. It doesn't directly affect focusing, of

Re: PMA News: Pentax ist, new Lenses and Optio 450 and 550

2003-03-05 Thread Fred
They have released those FAJ lenses and the world's smallest SLR *ist. Nothing for us... How is this to be pronounced? Star-ist? Then, can I use my A* lenses on it? g A-star-ist? g Wow - talk about a slow message. When I was reading this, I didn't even recognize at first that it was

Re: 4 megapixels is enough, said Olympus (in 2000)

2003-03-05 Thread Leonard Paris
The only word wrong in that statement was the word ever. Without that one word, the statement was accurate for the time. We were writing most of our own programs, in pretty efficient code. Program bloat took off to heights that are still increasing today. 4MP will stretch the capacity of a

RE: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread tom
This has got to be the funniest activity that occurs on this list - people who'd have a tough time figuring out how much to charge for an 8x10 telling a multi-national corporation how much to charge for something as complicated as a camera. tv

Re: Now one of the Brotherhood

2003-03-05 Thread Albano Garcia
Welcome to the brotherhood. You'll love the big detailed, rich toned negs and slides. My 6x7 non-mlu is being serviced now (bloody expensive service btw), getting film transport repaired. I suppose the new version has way better mechanism. Regards and enjoy... Brother Albano = Albano

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
It's really an anti-terrorist tactic. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Time to go out and shovel the 6-8 inches that fell last night. :-( I can't believe 2 feet in Jerusalem! Things must be in absolute turmoil. Regards, Bob S.

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I believe Frank may be home today - the roads in downtown Toronto aren't nearly as rideable as they were yesterday. I spotted him booting up University yesterday just after noon but he was clocking a fair pace so it was pointless to yell and ask him why he wasn't wearing his MX :) Cheers, Dave

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Heiko, In the US, if both companies were on equal footing that would be true. The basic problem is that a DSLR costing $1500 USD is not inexpensive. The MZ-S at $800 is not selling well compared to a Nikon F100 at over $1000. I think that people willing to spend $1500 would take a hard look at

Re: My newest 67 Lens

2003-03-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: JCO wrote: JCOC My newest Pentax lens arrived today. JCOC SMC Pentax 165mm F2.8 for the P67. JCOC Took a test roll around the house JCOC and all I can say is WOW! JCOC Just as good as all the other 67 JCOC lenses I own and that's very good indeed. JCOC Got

RE: Kodak Portra 400 BW

2003-03-05 Thread tom
The color cast is determined by exposure, paper choice and operator skill. Portra BW is meant to be printed on color paper - it's fine on b+w though the print times are a little longer than with T400CN, which itself has pretty long print times as compared to normal b+w. It just depends on what

OT: networking

2003-03-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Does anyone make a wireless network card *for digital cameras* that will transmit the image across the network immedately after being taken? Collin

Re: *ist D - third generation of Pentax's DSLRs?

2003-03-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Sylwester, Yes, this is a strange turn. Most would consider the EI-2000 and MZ-D as no shows. I know the EI-2000 actually shipped, but it certainly was not much of a seller. These are products I would not want to shout about to show my digital prowess. Bruce Wednesday, March 5, 2003,

RE: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Doug Brewer
snort At 09:19 AM 3/5/03, you wrote: This has got to be the funniest activity that occurs on this list - people who'd have a tough time figuring out how much to charge for an 8x10 telling a multi-national corporation how much to charge for something as complicated as a camera. tv

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Tom wrote: This has got to be the funniest activity that occurs on this list - people who'd have a tough time figuring out how much to charge for an 8x10 telling a multi-national corporation how much to charge for something as complicated as a camera. Well, the competition usually gives an

Re: OT: networking

2003-03-05 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Not yet. The network card, right now, would have to look like a storage device or USB/Firewire connection for the camera to be able to do anything with it. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone make a wireless network card *for digital cameras* that will transmit the image across the

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Brendan
The Isreali's are good but not that good --- Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's really an anti-terrorist tactic. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Time to go out and shovel the 6-8 inches that fell last night. :-( I can't believe 2 feet in Jerusalem! Things must be in

Re: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Doug Brewer
But the pricing has to be innovative, original, =sexy= enough to set the product apart from the competition, doesn't it? At 09:41 AM 3/5/03, you wrote: Tom wrote: This has got to be the funniest activity that occurs on this list - people who'd have a tough time figuring out how much to charge

RE: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 5 Mar 2003 at 9:19, tom wrote: This has got to be the funniest activity that occurs on this list - people who'd have a tough time figuring out how much to charge for an 8x10 telling a multi-national corporation how much to charge for something as complicated as a camera. I guess most of

K loupe compatible with Yashica and Canon?

2003-03-05 Thread Andre Langevin
A seller told me that the K eyepiece accessories (2X focusing loupe, diopter correction lenses, etc.) are compatible with Yashica and Canon bodies and the other way around. I should go at this shop with an accessory and try it to get an answer, but anybody here that would know about this?

RE: *ist D price issues (WAS: Re: *Ist focusing issues)

2003-03-05 Thread Brendan
We are the savy consumer, we demand hte product be at the price we want or we will not buy it. :D At 09:19 AM 3/5/03, you wrote: This has got to be the funniest activity that occurs on this list - people who'd have a tough time figuring out how much to charge for an 8x10 telling a

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Bob, Think positive. Cubs will win Division, Pennant, Series this year! See, the snow's not so bad. Now, doesn't that make everything better? :) Collin

Where's the real Pål?

2003-03-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
This one was put in his place by the body snatchers! Collin

What the *ist D would be good for

2003-03-05 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I bet the *istD would be fantastic for MACRO work. The smaller sensor would allow lower reproduction ratios, hence increasing DOF which can be a real problem even for 35mm. I imagine the 50mm F4/2.8 macro lenses would be ideal ( same field of view as a 75mm on 35mm). Nice working room and still

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #71

2003-03-05 Thread Gregory L. Hansen
Paul Franklin Stregevsky said: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe it's only a half-stop from 1.2 to 1.4. Here's how f/stops compare. I don't remember where I got these numbers. I may have derived them, so feel free to question them. f/1.2 is 0.45 stop faster than f/1.4

Re: whats wrong with this picture?

2003-03-05 Thread Andre Langevin
Wrong. I got one just like it that was that way out of the box and has never been repaired. Kenneth Waller Is the serial number close to the one shown on eBay? van Oosten does not mention this variation in his Ultimate Pentax Screw Mount Guide... He sure would be happy to get this serial

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mind you, I'm not saying it won't sell, just that it won't make any serious inroads into the general DSLR market. Us Pentaxians will support it, but we are small in number and only a small percentage of us will buy it

Re: All Is Right In The Pentax World!

2003-03-05 Thread Chris Brogden
On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Bruce Rubenstein wrote: Pentax really got wacked when AF, built in flash, auto everything PS cameras came along and devoured that segment of the SLR market. Perhaps history will repeat itself. Konica came out with the first compact camera with AE and a built-in flash in

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Brendan
MUHAHHAHA --- Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob, Think positive. Cubs will win Division, Pennant, Series this year! See, the snow's not so bad. Now, doesn't that make everything better? :) Collin

Re: Where's_the_real_Pål?

2003-03-05 Thread Brendan
Bruce kidnapped him, no worries he'll escape in time. --- Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one was put in his place by the body snatchers! Collin __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

Re: Slides with humidity stains

2003-03-05 Thread Carlos Royo
Herb Chong wrote: since you are scanning them anyway, the only safe way to do it is to correct them digitally. any treatment of the originals themselves have a chance of damaging them. if you are going to treat the originals, be sure to take copy slides of them first. Hi Herb, and first

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Bruce wrote: In the US, if both companies were on equal footing that would be true. The basic problem is that a DSLR costing $1500 USD is not inexpensive. The MZ-S at $800 is not selling well compared to a Nikon F100 at over $1000. True enough, but lets not forget that the MZ-S was never

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Pål Jensen
Jostein wrote: Anyway, I think Pentax will be more than happy to establish themselves with a market share in DSLRs comparable to the share they have in film DSLR. True. And thats whats dissapoints me. Pål

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi Bruce, on 05 Mar 03 you wrote in pentax.list: In the US, if both companies were on equal footing that would be true. I agree that Pentax has a problem in this point. It is the same in Germany: they have neglected their marketing and there is no positive brand awareness. If you go to a

Re: All Is Right In The Pentax World!

2003-03-05 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
For this Konica earned a footnote in history. Canon came out with the Sureshot and changed the photographic world. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Konica came out with the first compact camera with AE and a built-in flash in 1975, and then with an autofocus version in 1977...

Re: *ist D price issues

2003-03-05 Thread Brendan
Pal are have you killed your evil twin yet? --- Pål_Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jostein wrote: Anyway, I think Pentax will be more than happy to establish themselves with a market share in DSLRs comparable to the share they have in film DSLR. True. And thats whats dissapoints

Re: Shoveling in Chicago

2003-03-05 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! BR It's really an anti-terrorist tactic. Well, you obviously did not know, but it is very bad timing, you know. Today, roughly 3 hours ago a bus was blown in Haifa by suicide bomber. There are 15 dead and 32 wounded... Sigh. Boris

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-05 Thread Cotty
Not that my FA*85mm f/1.4 won't see a lot of use, it just becomes a little more tele than portrait but, for available light use, it and the 50mm will be my primary lenses of choice. Len, That's exactly what I thought, but the 85mm lens turning into a 127mm lens makes a superb tight portrait

Re: *IST SLR On sale in the UK?

2003-03-05 Thread Cotty
The vast majority of computer and photographic gear that I buy makes the trip across the pond to me. Always on the lookout for couriers. Must be able to swallow 3 or 4 lenses stashed into condoms. I can almost sympathise with smugglers having just been gouged twice this week by HM

Re: Message from Mike Johnston

2003-03-05 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Hey! Pal became Bruce R2. Not the other way round. As far as digital goes, I think this ick *ist is the most appropriate product that Pentax could have come up with. They will also sell lots of them when people go in to buy 10D's and the stores are out of them. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: On Topic or Seeking some advise

2003-03-05 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Bruce Davidson did street photography in, I think, the 1960's, in Harlem with a view camera. It's about how you work, rather than the equipment that matters. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! The idea of (candid/stealth) street photography keeps crossing my mind more and more often. Since I

RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-05 Thread gfen
On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: A F1.2 lens is LESS than a half-stop faster than a F1.4 Eh? I thought it was was a halfstop? What's a halfstop quicker than 1.4? Is an f1 lens not one full stop quicker? -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye.

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #71

2003-03-05 Thread Chris Brogden
Paul Franklin Stregevsky said: f/1.2 is 0.45 stop faster than f/1.4 Gregory L. Hansen wrote: Going up by halves, f/1.0 f/1.2 f/1.4 So... is 1.2 half a stop faster than 1.4, or slightly less than half a stop? I realize that this make no practical difference, but I'm curious

Re: storative

2003-03-05 Thread Peter Alling
Well I wasn't offended, I'm actually fairly hard to offend. But I was surprised. At 12:40 AM 3/5/2003 -0500, you wrote: Since it was coming from the cave, yous should have expected something offending. Which it actually was. However, if you go beyond the initial reaction, and read the

Re: *ist AF sensors

2003-03-05 Thread Camdir
Steve Bruce has it in a nutshell. Follow focus off centre subject. Mind you Mike Powell had it down to a fine art way back when ('68) so how is it we can't live without these aids these days? Kind regards Peter

Re: Quote of the day

2003-03-05 Thread Peter Alling
Ah, yes. Caught in a temporal loop. How like the PDML sometimes. At 06:48 AM 3/5/2003 -0500, you wrote: You don't get a second chance on first impressions. ...unless you're Bill Murray on Groundhog Day. Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

RE: Message from Mike Johnston

2003-03-05 Thread zoomshot
Hey, Mike's just fired his canon. -Original Message- From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 March 2003 15:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Message from Mike Johnston Hi! I've just got a message from Mike Johnston where he told me he has unsubscribed from PDML.

RE: Message from Mike Johnston

2003-03-05 Thread zoomshot
Agents, can you see agents? -Original Message- From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 March 2003 16:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Message from Mike Johnston on 05.03.03 16:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why the sudden departure?

RE: We have overlooked Optio33L! (where the hell did that come from?)

2003-03-05 Thread zoomshot
Well, must be those Canon agents again. -Original Message- From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 March 2003 16:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: We have overlooked Optio33L! (where the hell did that come from?) I posted this on 19th FEB!!??

Re: the ultimate digital portrait lens

2003-03-05 Thread Camdir
They'll end up on eBay in 6 months going for twice the price - what a portrait lens for the *ist D! If I had waited, that would have been my first purchase. Sorry Peter. Not much chance of that. They are used in the manufacture of some large specialised optical equipment or other.

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