Re: Re[2]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Alan Chan
I've always thought of this as a classic example of pointless automation On the older series of prime lenses the optimal aperture was marked in a different colour from the others In conjunction with the depth-of-field scale on the lens this did everything that the MTF programme does, and all it

Test of Pentax 67 400/4 ED IF

2002-03-04 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/p400ed.htm Interestingly, there's a comment on the color of the lens; warm white indoors but greenish in sunlight. Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Nitin Garg
You cant really save up those electrons :) On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 11:59:22PM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I agree with Bob a waste of electrons! Nitin Garg wrote: I personally dont think automating this (ie, replacing paint, fine brush and human torque) is pointless. I've

Re[3]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Bruce Dayton
Bob, I tend to agree with you here However, if you recall the recent discussion about the PZ-1p controlling the aperture from the body vs MZ-S using the aperture ring, body control would cause one to not look at that nice, clean design and rely on more automation Bruce Dayton Sunday, March

Re[2]: Happy as a clam!

2002-03-04 Thread Bruce Dayton
David, Just how far down is down? I would really like to try the 45 - I hear it's great! I can say that I am using the 90 much more than I thought I would At first I wasn't sure that I wanted to buy it, but now I am really glad that I did Bruce Dayton Sunday, March 03, 2002, 11:06:33 PM,

Re: Velvia question

2002-03-04 Thread Jostein
Velvia produce much larger contrast when pushed one stop. If you expect to shoot wildlife under low-contrast light conditions, then pushing Velvia can be a good idea. Especially if you already have a pile of it in the bag. It produces a bit more grain than the ISO100 competitors like Provia 100F

Re: Comments on PUG photos

2002-03-04 Thread Jostein
Thanks, Stan. Glad you liked it. I wondered if I should skip the description just to make it more enigmatic. But it wouldn't make much sense to people living in more temperate regions, I guess... Jostein http://oksne.net - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jostein

Re: my March PUG favorites

2002-03-04 Thread Jostein
Thanks, Richard. It was about minus 10 celcius that day. The conditions needed to procuce this is a week or so of temperatures below freezing, and without any snow. When the sun shines on the clear ice, microscopic air bubbles trapped in the ice act as lenses. This cause a local warming, which

Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-04 Thread Artur Ledchowski
- Hi, I tried this new pentax in shop yesterday, few thoughts: 2) it's cheap, meaning physical features. The viewfinder is one of the ugliest I have ever looked through, including Nikon's F60 viewfinder!!! It's like the vision of the light at the end of tunnel. Is

perfect lenshood for 20mm lenses

2002-03-04 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, after a long search for a good metal hood for my 28/20mm CZJ Flektogon lens (M42), I have found an (almost) perfect solution! I believe this would fit the Pentax 20mm lenses too, and very probably the ex-USSR 20mm designs as well It's a Tokina round metal clip-on (Nikon

MZ-3 (was SV: My Website)

2002-03-04 Thread Emmanuel Ingelsten
looking forward to reading more about the undocumented features on the MZ-3 /e-man -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- http://eman.sphosting.com - my website - Ursprungligt meddelande - Från: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skickat: den 4

Re: MX seems to have huge problem..........

2002-03-04 Thread Johan Schoone
Denny B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just purchased a Pentax MX all seems well except for the internal lightmeter. I was using it yesterday, took my young daughter to the local outdoor ice rink, there was lots of snow around and it was a bright sunny day. It was almost impossible to see

Re: Re[2]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Len Paris
H'lo Bob, I experimented with those modes for awhile after I bought the PZ-1p, just to see how they worked. They do work as described in the manual but, I haven't used them since. They are not really needed if a guy has a bit of knowledge. They would be pretty good for a beginner to use

Re: Velvia question

2002-03-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
If you want a film that approaches the saturation of Velvia with ISO 100 speed, go for Ektachrome 100VS. By the way, it scans much better than Velvia. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/3/2002 11:43:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Also, does this mean

Photo shops in Hanover Area

2002-03-04 Thread Patrick Genovese
Does anyone know of any good photoshops in the Hanover area (Germany), I shall be visiting Hanvover soon (CeBit) and would like to find a good source for photo gear I am looking for a good photo rucksak Plus a BG-10 for my MZ-S The BG-10 i can order but the rucksack I'd like to see in the

Re: Been away, am back.

2002-03-04 Thread Norman Baugher
Welcome back Lasse! BTW, do you own a 6x7? G Brother Norm Lasse Karlsson wrote: snip Anyway, nice to be back on-list again Haven't had time to check the messages for the time away, so if there has been anything out of the ordinary happening I wouldn't mind getting updated on that - This

Re: What is the Best Pentax Camera Ever Made? (was Re: 50mmF1.7 - M)

2002-03-04 Thread Norman Baugher
Or the 6x7...hard to break that tank. Norm Pål Audun Jensen wrote: The LX is the best camera Pentax ever made. However, taken litterally, the best camera Pentax have ever made is Probably the 645/645N/645NII. I have this from a Pentax service person who says this camera in unsurpassed when

RE: Photo shops in Hanover Area

2002-03-04 Thread HUDERER Bernd
Hi, there is a company: Foto Haas, with several shops in hannover. For me the best is: Georgstrasse 1 that's nearby ( 5..10 min. on foot ) the railway station ( phone inside Germany 0511-164000 ). They have a lot of photo gear. As I'm not interested in photo rucksacks, I don't know if they sell

Re: OT RE: Cubs Game

2002-03-04 Thread Steve Larson
Amen to that! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 6:39 PM Subject: Re: OT RE: Cubs Game Ah, but if the AL ditched the DH rule, we could call it baseball again ;-) Bill - This

Re(2): Toronto Get-together update

2002-03-04 Thread David Brooks
Hi Frank.I think Brendan had the MZ-3.I was surprised at how quiet the camera was. Dave I must say, the line-up of Pentaxes on the table was not too shabby.  If I remember correctly, a 67 (Aaron), an LX (Aaron again), a couple of Super Programmes (Jeff and Dave), an MZ S (Pat), another MZ

The Toronto Get Together

2002-03-04 Thread David Brooks
I sent off a post Sat night but i don't think it made it,at least not back to my computer.My canoe mail site is showing pdml mail about a day late. Had a great time with the group Saturday.Nice to put a face to the mails.Very interesting conversations,makes me realize how much i have forgotten or

Re: Re(2): Toronto Get-together update

2002-03-04 Thread Steve Larson
Did anyone take a group pic, or were we too enthralled with all the gear? ;) Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 4:51 AM Subject: Re(2): Toronto Get-together update Hi

RE: Comments on PUG photos

2002-03-04 Thread Jackie Dowell
Thank you Stan, I was so surprised when the frost killed the plant and yet left the tomatoes that I had to get a record of it. I have always liked pictures that juxtaposition contrasts. Jackie Dowell -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of

Re: OT RE: Cubs Game

2002-03-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
But we wouldn't see Frank Thomas, or Jose Canseco, or any of half a dozen other sluggers who have become career DHers. I'm not a big fan of watching pitchers strike out. Paul Steve Larson wrote: Amen to that! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Bill

Re: Re: Re(2): Toronto Get-together update

2002-03-04 Thread David Brooks
Hi Steve.Pat White took a couple with his MZ-S and we all took partial groups.Jeff took a lot with his Minolta digital camera and sent them off to Aaron.Should have some available soon.I was a very impreive table. Loved the looks on the other peoples faces. Dave Begin Original Message

Re: Velvia question

2002-03-04 Thread Mark Cassino
I know folks who do this and it may have made sense when Velvia was first instroduced, but there are plenty of good ISO 100 emulsions out there. Kodak E100S and Provia are two of them. Agfa RSX II 100 is another. I lean towards the Kodak emulsion because it pushes up the colors slightly, but

Re: March commentary

2002-03-04 Thread Mark Cassino
Thanks, Collin for commenting on all the photos - it's a bit job for sure! - MCC At 04:33 PM 3/2/02 -0500, you wrote: Some excellent work this month. I think everyone should be proud of their submissions. My comments are generous, with a few suggestions. - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino

Re: OT RE: Cubs Game

2002-03-04 Thread Bill Owens
But the strategy involved in whether or not to let the pitcher bat or not is part of what makes the game interesting. IMNSHO, the DH rule allows over the hill ball players extend their careers. GO CUBS !!! Bill But we wouldn't see Frank Thomas, or Jose Canseco, or any of half a dozen other

Re: OT RE: Cubs Game

2002-03-04 Thread Steve Larson
I can live with that. Seeing pitchers strike out is part of the game, and makes the manager actually have to make a decision. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 5:21 AM

Re: What is the Best Pentax Camera Ever Made? (was Re: 50mmF1.7 - M)

2002-03-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Friday, March 1, 2002, at 07:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: There's only one camera from Pentax that incorporated genuinely original thinking Thus it is undoubtedly the best Pentax ever made The 6x7 Brother Paul, you are a fast study -Brother Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re[2]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Peter Alling
Are you sure about that? On my SMCP-M SMCP-(K) and SMCT lenses the only different colored f setting is the hyper focal stop with the same color, (orange), marking the hyper focal distance. This is only on the Wide Angle lenses;. At 06:51 AM 3/4/2002 +, you wrote: Hi, I've always thought

Re: What is the Best Pentax Camera Ever Made?

2002-03-04 Thread W.Xato
Yes, there is no routine maintenance recommended for the P645 series. Pentax service says to use it until it breaks down. BTW, I have been not-so-seriously looking for a backup P645 body in not-so-good cosmetic shape, but almost all the auctions say excellent condition. I think this is a

Re: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Peter Alling
But they're so tiny, you hardly notice, until your batteries die. At 11:59 PM 3/3/2002 -0800, you wrote: I agree with Bob a waste of electrons! Nitin Garg wrote: I personally dont think automating this (ie, replacing paint, fine brush and human torque) is pointless. I've always

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Ryan wrote: But the 400s are :-). Right - from following the responses to this thread it appears obvious to me that Pentax doesn't seem to consider 300mm to actually qualify as Big Glass - just the longest of their regular focal length class.

RE: perfect lenshood for 20mm lenses

2002-03-04 Thread Paris, Leonard
I don't know how well these work because my 20/2.8 has been out on loan. All I know is that the hood will take up a lot of room in my camera bag! Paul Franklin Stregevsky You are right. The hoods do take a lot of room. When I can find a good rubber collapsible hood for my wideangle lenses, I

Re: OT RE: Cubs Game

2002-03-04 Thread Peter Alling
Babe Ruth was a pitcher. At 05:40 AM 3/4/2002 -0800, you wrote: I can live with that. Seeing pitchers strike out is part of the game, and makes the manager actually have to make a decision. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Paris, Leonard
Funny how this discussion of the color of lens bodies has stirred folks up. So Pentax made lenses with different color casts to the body colors. Do we feel that our photoraphic taste is threatened by this? Or is it a matter of arguing about which color cast is the official one? Or, do some of

Re: 6x7 Brothers: multiple exposure?

2002-03-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda Subject: 6x7 Brothers: multiple exposure? Hi Brothers, I'm sure somebody can help me: I've read (on a MF list) that the 6x7 could be modified (at least in the past) to allow double exposure. Anybody among you knows if this kind of work

OT: French film

2002-03-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I noticed that Midwest Photo got in some French bw film -- 4x5, 5x7, 35mm (Wish I could remember the name Anyone know anything about this stuff? All I've gathered is that it's a high-silver-content formula and gives that classic appearance Collin -- --- Get over it Dr

MZ-S Best Features

2002-03-04 Thread Lindamood, Mark
Joe Tainter recently mentioned that some things he used regularly on the PZ-1p, like switching program modes, or switching between 2-second and 12-second delay, are on the MZ-S relegated to Pentax functions, where it is more difficult (and slower) to change them. I find this to be true as well,

dying a muslin?

2002-03-04 Thread Brendan
Yes it's the newbie trying to be cheap question again, I found that fabricland in Toronto stock raw cotton muslin in 3mx25m rolls ( about 33 yards x27 yards or so ) and it's cheap to! you can buy it per meter but it is unwashed They don't sell large bottles of dye tho does anyone know other

Fwd: Bad news

2002-03-04 Thread Camdir
Much as I thought. Pentax Magazine is relaunched, albeit with the same old caveats regarding prices: Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from rly-yc01.mx.aol.com (rly-yc01.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.33]) by air-yc03.mail.aol.com (v83.35) with ESMTP id MAILINYC37-0304122338; Mon, 04 Mar

Re: dying a muslin?

2002-03-04 Thread Delano Mireles
Try http://www.chicagocanvas.com I haven't used them myself but did ran across their site recently. Good luck. D on 3/4/02 11:48 AM, Brendan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes it's the newbie trying to be cheap question again, I found that fabricland in Toronto stock raw cotton muslin in

Re: OT: French film

2002-03-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's Bergger 200 (there are two product numbers, one for 35mm and the other for sheet film). Do a search on the name and you'll find a lot of information about it. I've been playing with it in 35mm format, although I've not used it much, and have not yet reached any conclusions about it Collin

Re: MZ-S Best Features

2002-03-04 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:48:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, Lindamood, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (among other things) A second feature I think is very nice is use of the camera with the TS-110 interval timer switch. You can place the camera in advance in a location you might

Re: MX seems to have huge problem..........

2002-03-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
frank theriault wrote: [] in very bright light, the led's are a bit hard to see I actually prefer the match-needle of the Spotmatics in that regard In lower light situations, however, the MX led's are a huge improvement over the match-needle Another case of right tool for each job and an

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Fred
My A 400/56 is black, not green True, as are most older Pentax lens designs However, the A* 400/56, along with the A* 300/28, the A* 600/56, and the A* 1200/8, are all white, or off-white, or light greenish, or ;-) Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe, go

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Fred
They are certainly not green In any way, shape, or form I can say this because a 300mm F28 just turned up from Japan Thanks for the report, Peter However, it does seem, from several reports so far, that the A* 300/28's are white (or off-white), but that the A* 400/28's and the A* 600/56's

Re: perfect lenshood for 20mm lenses

2002-03-04 Thread Fred
You are right The hoods do take a lot of room Well, the satellite dish lens hood that is the jen-you-wine Pentax A 20/28 hood is too shallow, and it is unfortunately round, too (I'd prefer a deeper, rectangular hood, of course) But, Len, the shape of that hood does make it easy to store

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Fred
Funny how this discussion of the color of lens bodies has stirred folks up So Pentax made lenses with different color casts to the body colors Do we feel that our photoraphic taste is threatened by this? Or is it a matter of arguing about which color cast is the official one? Or, do some

Re: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Bob wrote: I've always thought of this as a classic example of pointless automation On the older series of prime lenses the optimal aperture was marked in a different colour from the others In conjunction with the depth-of-field scale on the lens this did everything that the MTF programme

Re: 6x7 Brothers: multiple exposure?

2002-03-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, March 3, 2002, at 07:43 PM, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: I'm sure somebody can help me: I've read (on a MF list) that the 6x7 could be modified (at least in the past) to allow double exposure I've never heard of that beforeI'm very interested to find out if it is possible or not

Re: New Tool Pic

2002-03-04 Thread T Rittenhouse
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who's the hansomest of all, My Pentax, That's all. GRIN Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Bill D. Casselberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax

Re: Bad news

2002-03-04 Thread T Rittenhouse
Well, they do have to maintain their image of not being in business to sell cameras, you know. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: MZ-S Best Features

2002-03-04 Thread Nitin Garg
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:06:39PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:48:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, Lindamood, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (among other things) A second feature I think is very nice is use of the camera with the TS-110 interval

Re: MZ-S Best Features

2002-03-04 Thread Rfsindg
Mark, You know the PZ-1 has the interval timer and it was available in a separate back for the SF-1. I don't think we paid too much for it on the PZ-1 either! g Regards, Bob S. Mark wrote: A second feature I think is very nice is use of the camera with the TS-110 interval timer switch. You

Re: Matrix metering with K and M lenses

2002-03-04 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top that bit of trickery, Cotty! Yes indeed! This list is becoming positively creative. Congratulations to you Mark. That's a great bit of work. I wonder why nobody else has done this. Probably because most of us (myself included) rarely use matrix metering. I

Re: Matrix metering with K and M lenses

2002-03-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top that bit of trickery, Cotty! Yes indeed! This list is becoming positively creative. Congratulations to you Mark. That's a great bit of work. I wonder why nobody else has done this. The amazing thing, Bob, is that Mark attempted this with a K

Re: New Tool Pic

2002-03-04 Thread Fred
I mentioned earlier that I had done a mirror shot w/ the new 6x7 and finally got it up on the web for perusal by those interested It's at : http://wwworednetorg/~bcasselb/Commercial/wkly/wklyphotohtml Yeah, I always look better in self-portraits, too, especially if there's a camera

Re: OT - But URGENT

2002-03-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, jmadams wrote: BEWARE... Last night, I checked MS for Win98 upgrades, and was offered a 'Critical Upgrade' for MS IE5.5. I downloaded it, and it promptly screwed up Windows bootup. MS Explorer kept coming up with an Illegal

RE: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Paris, Leonard
Oh, no doubt about it being a legitimate topic for discussion. I am just more than a little surprised that it should cause some of the 'spirited' responses that it has, so far. Perhaps someone should put type numbers on these lenses so that one could state this picture was taken with the 400mm

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #2240

2002-03-04 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 04/03/02 19:21:47 GMT Standard Time, Tom writes: Well, they do have to maintain their image of not being in business to sell cameras, you know Indeed More than likely I will have to address some idiot in the Marketing Dept tomorrow Oh boy - I am looking forward to this

Re: 6x7 Brothers: multiple exposure?

2002-03-04 Thread Oliver Raymond
indeed it could be done through Pentax @ colorado - i'm not sure (with the pentax 67ii introduction) that they still do it... The Mods were 1) Mirror lock up with no battery drain - uses a cable release to lock the mirror up for long exposures 2) Double exposure 3) whoops - can't remember

Rental Public Darkroom List Available

2002-03-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The first iteration of the list is available for comments and suggestions: http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/rental-index.html -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re[2]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, every f-stop has a hyperfocal distance. The reason why one of them, generally f/8, is marked differently from say f/11 or f/16, both of which will of course give you greater depth-of-field and are therefore better from the hyperfocal point-of-view, is that f/8 is the optimal aperture from

Re[3]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, every f-stop has a hyperfocal distance. The reason why one of them, generally f/8, is marked differently from say f/11 or f/16, both of which will of course give you greater depth-of-field and are therefore better from the hyperfocal point-of-view, is that f/8 is the optimal aperture from

Re[4]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, every f-stop has a hyperfocal distance. The reason why one of them, generally f/8, is marked differently from say f/11 or f/16, both of which will of course give you greater depth-of-field and are therefore better from the hyperfocal point-of-view, is that f/8 is the optimal aperture from

Re: MZ-S Best Features

2002-03-04 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
So what are the best arguments in favor of the MZ-S? I find one of best features of MZ-S is separate AF button I'm surprised that it is so seldom pointed out I set AF activation on separate AF button only while leaving exposure metering on shutter release button I love this setup Simply

Re: MZ-3 (was SV: My Website)

2002-03-04 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
I read that MZ-3 mirror box is painted with less reflective black paint then regular MZ-5n. Don't know if this is true though. I compared it with my brother's MZ-5n and never noticed a difference. Cao, Matjaz I haven't found any yet :( Just the flash compensation so far. --- Emmanuel

Re: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Carlos Royo
Bucky wrote: The Z1p does it in MTF mode, with FA series lenses. The MTF information is built into a chip on the lens and is fed to the camera for the decision to be made. I do not use the mode myself, but it's still kind of nifty that I *could* use it if I wanted to. Hi Bucky and Shel:

Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-04 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, [Bruce, see the end:] I will have a look at it once more in the shop and compare it directly there to the other pentaxes they have there - MZ7 and 30 I think, as well as 5n, I am really interested in the finder similarities/differences. But please remember I have just

Re: March commentary

2002-03-04 Thread Mark Cassino
Er... make that BIG job. But if the PDLM were a movie it might be a bit job... - MCC At 08:09 AM 3/4/02 -0500, you wrote: Thanks, Collin for commenting on all the photos - it's a bit job for sure! - MCC At 04:33 PM 3/2/02 -0500, you wrote: Some excellent work this month. I think everyone

Re: MZ-3 (was SV: My Website)

2002-03-04 Thread Brendan
actually Pentax claims this to, but I also can't see a difference to a MZ-5n --- Matjaz Osojnik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I read that MZ-3 mirror box is painted with less reflective black paint then regular MZ-5n. Don't know if this is true though. I compared it with my brother's MZ-5n and

Re[2]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Shel, Bob...the depth of field scale does not indicate the lens' sharpest aperture; it merely tells you hyperfocal info. The MTF program does NOT use hyperfocus, it uses the lens' sharpest apertures whenever possible. For instance, if a given lens was okay at f2, good at f4,

Re[2]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, it's your prerogative, of course. But consider a reply I had privately to this: Also, by the time you're done fiddling with the various function adjustments to get the camera to work automatically, you could have set everything manually and taken the picture. It might be instructive to

Re: Velvia question

2002-03-04 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Monday, March 4, 2002, at 03:44 AM, Pål Audun Jensen wrote: In my opinion, Sensia II is much better for this use. Some like Provia F a lot. Both can be pushed one stop without going over the top. Provia 100F pushes very well, and pushing it rather beefs up the contrast, since normally

Re: LX-Screen-cleaning again

2002-03-04 Thread David Spaulding
I finally received one of those new Y2K screens for my LX - the SC-69 I'm amazed of the brightness of this screen It's frustrating however that there always seems to be some fuzz (dust, small small hairs ) left somewhere on it What is the best way to clean the inside of the camera from dust,

Re: French film

2002-03-04 Thread Flavio Minelli
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I noticed that Midwest Photo got in some French bw film -- 4x5, 5x7, 35mm This seemed quite funny to me Last year I attended a portrait workshop in a photo school here in Roma and the guy teaching it was a pro in the advertising field He also shot a portraits, of

Re: Can I join the brotherhood now?

2002-03-04 Thread T Rittenhouse
Christian, I hate you. You lucky dog! Now I will have to change my name to greenwolf g. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re[4]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, my meaning in that was probably not clear. I'm not suggesting that it doesn't use MTF data (it is the MTF programme, after all). What I meant was that when the shutter speed is too slow for the optimum aperture, it is unlikely to select the 2nd choice aperture (which must be wider than the

Re: Toronto Get-together update

2002-03-04 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Dave, Yeah, the MZ 3 was quiet So was Pat's MZ S Made me realize how damned loud the Winder MX is on the MX! Kripes, you could here it a 1/2 block away, I'm sure My MX is nice and quiet without the winder, but it sure ain't stealth camera with it on! :-) regards, frank David Brooks

Re: Been away, am back.

2002-03-04 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Norm Baugher wrote: Welcome back Lasse! Thanks brother Norm! Always nice to hear from you. BTW, do you own a 6x7? G Noo, I own an old 6x9 Zeiss Ikon though (there is actually supposed to be an adapter for 6x7 to it, although I don't have it), but I don't seem to be using it much nowadays. I

Toronto meeting - Thanks Aaron!

2002-03-04 Thread frank theriault
Along with all the other positive comments of our recent pow-wow, I'm sure I'm speaking for all of us who were there when I thank Aaron, who brought along a roll of Fuji Provia 400F for each of us Thanks, bud! -frank -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds The pessimist

Re: Pentax Big Glass

2002-03-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Works perfectly for me, Fred. Fred wrote: Given a matching lens of equal quality to a mis-matched lens, [snip] but other times some frivolity and a light-hearted approach is called for. ...like this time, Shel? g http://cameraquest.com/TAnotcoll.htm The URL didn't work for

Re: Been away, am back.

2002-03-04 Thread frank theriault
Aaron, Shaved heads? Long Robes? Then who was that imposter ~pretending~ to be you on Saturday at Spring Rolls? Some sort of alien hybrid? Or were you wearing a wig and Team Canada Jersey so as not to attract attention? If it was a wig, I must say it was the most realistic rug I've seen in

Re[2]: Happy as a clam!

2002-03-04 Thread Bruce Dayton
Aaron, Yes, I suspect it is much like the joy that Shel feels using fine instruments (LX, Leica) to go about his craft The 67 feels much the same way with a bigger negative The style of photography is more deliberate and controlled much like the way I learned on my first SLR Bruce Dayton

Re: French film

2002-03-04 Thread T Rittenhouse
Is it just me, or did someone else think this was a thread about dirty movies when they saw the subject? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Flavio Minelli [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: New Tool Pic

2002-03-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Love the hat. Paul Bill D. Casselberry wrote: I mentioned earlier that I had done a mirror shot w/ the new 6x7 and finally got it up on the web for perusal by those interested. It's at : http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb/Commercial/wkly/wklyphoto.html

Re: dying a muslin?

2002-03-04 Thread Treena Harp
You could try plain old RIT dye. I use it for different things, and it works very well. One box of dry powder will dye 1 pound of fabric, and the stuff's pretty cheap and comes in a bunch of colors. There are also recipes on the RIT website for different colors you can make mixing the dyes. It's

Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-04 Thread Artur Ledchowski
- I expected as much, it has been said this may replace the MZ-5n but now I don't think it will. I believe it replaces the MZ-7 - this way I can imagine a body replacing MZ-5n/3 (together) that would be a bridge between MZ-6 and MZ-S in terms of features - it would for example

Re: MZ-6 (ZX-L) hands-on

2002-03-04 Thread Artur Ledchowski
- But please remember I have just recently (3 weeks ago) upped my viewfinder standards significantly - from K2DMD and SFXn to LX ;-) so I am not objective at all! YMMV. We do understand :DD Ótherwise, the body felt quite small and with well-placed controls, the

Re: OT: Can I join the brotherhood now?

2002-03-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Christian Skofteland wrote: So, I've just acquired a Linhof Technika IV 4x5 camera with three lensboards (90, 100 or 120 and 150 or 180, I hate you :-) Brother Paul - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe, go to http://wwwpdmlnet and follow the directions Don't

Re: Happy as a clam!

2002-03-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Aaron Reynolds wrote: Glad to hear you're so happy with it They're just dreamy to hold and shoot with, aren't they? The build quality almost seeps into your hands Is that the nasty green stuff that I can't get off my hands? Or is that from handling too much big glass? Paul - This message

Re: New Tool Pic

2002-03-04 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (about Bill's http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb/Commercial/wkly/wklyphoto.html) Love the hat. I love it too. Maybe we should adopt the model as the Official 6x7 Brotherood Hat... :-) Gianfranco = Yahoo! Sports - sign up for Fantasy Baseball

Re: OT: Can I join the brotherhood now?

2002-03-04 Thread Christian Skofteland
You and Graywolf are sure spreading the love! (should I mention the complet Minox III system with EVERY accesory and new film dated 1954?) Christian On Monday 04 March 2002 18:08, you wrote: Christian Skofteland wrote: So, I've just acquired a Linhof Technika IV 4x5 camera with three

SV: New Tool Pic

2002-03-04 Thread Emmanuel Ingelsten
exactly what i was going to write...super cool hat /e-man Från: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Love the hat. Paul Bill D. Casselberry wrote: I mentioned earlier that I had done a mirror shot w/ the new 6x7 and finally got it up on the web for perusal by

Re[2]: An Autofocus Automatic Lens Question

2002-03-04 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, distance. It is also why the phrase 'f/8 and be there' specifies f/8 rather than f/64 or whatever. If it was just about getting as much in focus as possible they'd all do it with the smallest aperture. but what about a decent shutter speed then ? ...they'd all do it with the smallest

Hand-holding a 67

2002-03-04 Thread Gary J Sibio
At 09:30 PM 3/3/02 -0800, you wrote: Well, After a trip to Hawaii and 2 weddings I can say that I am thrilled with my 67II The lenses I have (55, 90, 165) have all been used quite evenly and they cover most uses quite well There is a world of difference in the images between it and my 35mm

Re: 6x7 Brothers: multiple exposure?

2002-03-04 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi Brothers, Thanks to William and Oliver for their kind replies I was thinking about doing multiple flash mixed with available light pictures of interiors, so a 90/28, although useful in different situations, could be not wide enough Maybe, when it's possible, I should try multiple bursts of

Lens clicks when focusing

2002-03-04 Thread Matt Bevers
Hi all - just joined the list thanks to the recent purchase of an MX I also just picked up an M 135/35 off Ebay, which appears to be in excellent shape However, when mounted on the camera, the lens makes a clicking noise that increases in pitch when focusing from about 12ft (4m) to infinity No

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