RE: 645 vs 645n( or 645nii)?

2002-05-02 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Tom wrote: The nII has compensation in 1/3 stops. The n uses 1/2 stops. Huh? Certainly not. The 645N has exposure compensation in 1/3 stops. Pål - 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

RE: 645 vs 645n( or 645nii)?

2002-05-02 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
The 645N has spot and matrix metering, much better interface and exposure data readout. It also has data imprinting and one more frame a roll (for 120 film). Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Not Fair - PUG

2002-05-02 Thread Darryn
Thankyou William, all's fair again now. Subject: Re: Not Fair!! - PUG Try this: http://pug.komkon.org/02may William Robb - 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

Re[4]: Semi-OT Mainly for the UK PDMLers

2002-05-02 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi Lasse, I don't have any money to pay you. there would be no question of payment. I intend to shoot some film this weekend to check a lens I exchanged yesterday, and such film has no value to me once I've evaluated the results and I would normally throw it away. The only thing I wouldn't

Re: Semi-OT Mainly for the UK PDMLers

2002-05-02 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Shame on you, Bob! 8-) Portland Hotel - London Street, Greenwich, GREENWICH [1881] I think not the same one, though A Google search of League of Nations 1920 brings up over 300 references. No obvious answers, unfortunately. I do seem to remeber reference to this place in other

Re[2]: Semi-OT Mainly for the UK PDMLers

2002-05-02 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, I can probably get off on a technicality, Mike. I don't think Greenwich was in London in those days. g I remember t'days when all this were fields... I've found several references to literary types who sent letters in the 1920s on notepaper from the Portland Hotel, London, W. But none of

RE: LX motor drive - question

2002-05-02 Thread HUDERER Bernd
Hi, I wrote before: The POWER PACK M gives 25mA charge current. So the nominal charging time for a complete empty pack will be 110*1,4/25=6,16 = 6 hours 10 minutes. ( 1,4 is the typical effiency factor for NiCd charge calculation ) Sorry, it has to be: The CHARGE PACK M ... The POWER

Re: HAR!!!

2002-05-02 Thread David . Mann
William Robb wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1350210044 A couple of inches short on the bellows, Bill? Cheers, - Dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the

Re: Semi-OT Mainly for the UK PDMLers

2002-05-02 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 01/05/02 22:37:05 GMT Daylight Time, Lasse writes: Btw. Anybody knows whether there was/is a part of London called Portland, which may indicate the location of this hotel? Might it be, perchance, Portland Place? Bob Walkden is a London resident frequents the unknown

70-210mm, Tamron SP f/3.5 vs PENTAX A f/4

2002-05-02 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, I have just seen these two zooms locally, the SP 3.5/70-210 and the SMC-A 4/70-210... I ended up with the Tamron (half stop faster, which is important for me)... I would like some group opinions on the comparison of these two, please! Re: build, both are really greatly

Re: Bargin?

2002-05-02 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Wednesday, May 01, 2002, 12:45:05 AM, Jim wrote: JF I purchased a Sigma Zoom-K II 70-210 F4.5 the other day for the lowly sum JF of $5.00. The lens looks like new and has a KA mount that works. Has JF anybody else used this lens? Is it any good? I figured for the price I JF couldn't loose.

To provide a link to another

2002-05-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
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RE: To provide a link to another

2002-05-02 Thread Paris, Leonard
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Re: 70-210mm, Tamron SP f/3.5 vs PENTAX A f/4

2002-05-02 Thread David Brooks
Frantisek.I'll be shooting my ,new to me,smc a 70-210 f4 this weekend.I will forward my observations later. (I know thats not answering your ) Dave Begin Original Message From: Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 2 May 2002 13:17:01 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels

2002-05-02 Thread David Brooks
Oh Oh.My first attempt at home developing will be with a roll of 120.May the emulsun gods be on our side Cotty:) Dave Begin Original Message on 05/01/02 15:05, Cotty shared with me: I practiced loading a roll of 120 on the same reel, extended to 6cm, and disaster! I can see (or

Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
From Photo Industry reporter: While Olympus expects to talk with other digital camera makers about standardization of lenses, it will reveal at photokina 2002 a sensationally new interchangeable lens digital AF SLR that uses a 4/3-inch CCD sensor, roughly half the size of that used by

RE: To provide a link to another

2002-05-02 Thread Alan Abbott
Has anyone told him of the problem? Alan (who's getting them as well) -Original Message- From: Paris, Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 12:42 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: To provide a link to another Wow! Ken has pissed off the demime

REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread Evan Hanson
Ok guys sorry about yesterday but it appears my mail server crapped out on me resulting in me being unsubscribed. Here is my question again. Feeling comfortable enough now to start experimenting in the darkroom, can anyone recommend alternate chemicals and/or dilutions for Tri-X and Plus-X.

Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels

2002-05-02 Thread David Brooks
Way ahead of you. Dave :) Begin Original Message From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Luckily, your cheap AP tank came with reels that have oversized film-loading helpers.  This will help you out.  Don't panic. I suggests taking a phone into the dark with you and putting me on

Re: Shooting Today

2002-05-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul, I can't help you with your developing dilemma, never having exposed D3200 @ 400, but I do have a suggestion for carrying film. I tape empty film cans to the camera strap, and, of course, keep film in them. It makes the film easy to find (no more fumbling through your pockets or

RE: Wide angle lenses

2002-05-02 Thread Albano_Garcia
Hi, Taka. I use it in LX and ME Super with great results. The manual focus feeling is better than most af lenses but not up to the feeling of a real manual focus lens. It's excellently constructed, feels nice and it's not expensive for what it gives. It's the price you pay for a 1 stop slower

Just some fun at the racetrack

2002-05-02 Thread Christian Skofteland
Here's one action sequence that turned out pretty good from my weekend at the races. (It may take a few minutes to load. Be patient) http://photography.skofteland.net/doh.htm The driver was a rookie (notice the 3 diagonal stripes) running in about 7th or 8th place (out of 41 starters) and

Re: 67 versus 35 tradeoffs

2002-05-02 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Bolo wrote: Speed-wise I was refering more to the shorter lenses. A 1.x normal or short tele would be nice to have when it is darker. However, perhaps the DOF on such glass would be so short as to be unusable. H, yes speedier shorter lenses would be nice - but just

RE: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Mishka
actually, it makes sense to me: afaik, the *lens* resilutions are normally in range of hundreds of lppm. so for digital, where there's no limitation set by film of how much contrast one needs to actually record those lps, once you have a sensor with high enough resolution, you should be able to

RE: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Evan Hanson Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 10:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X Ok guys sorry about yesterday but it appears my mail server crapped out on me

RE: Shooting Today

2002-05-02 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron Reynolds On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 02:05 AM, Paul Jones wrote: So getting to my point whats good to develop Delta 3200 in when rated at 400? The developers i have and mainly use are

Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels

2002-05-02 Thread Brendan
Trust me there is nothing better than having life development support with Aaron walking you thru. --- David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Way ahead of you. Dave :) Begin Original Message From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Luckily, your cheap AP tank came with reels

Re: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Mark Cassino
Well, who knows what's really going on in the mind of Olympus, but this seems like a far fetched plan as outlined. First - why would any other manufacturer design lenses for such a system? Short of absolutely staggering sales, there just would not be any percentages in designing lenses in a

Re: Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels

2002-05-02 Thread David Brooks
Good to know.I'll check in with him prior to measuring out chemicals to check on ratio's etc,BEFORE i lock the doors:) Dave Begin Original Message From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 2 May 2002 10:45:48 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: 120 film - developing

Are We Merely Mortal?

2002-05-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Comment found on the Leica list: But the Hasselblad, like the Leica, uses its glass to give a transcendent glow, a luminous quality that is not to be found in other cameras meant for mere mortals. Is The Brotherhood comprised of mortals? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Andy Rouse on the Pentax 645NII

2002-05-02 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
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Re: Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels

2002-05-02 Thread Nitin Garg
From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 2 May 2002 10:45:48 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels Trust me there is nothing better than having life development support with Aaron walking you thru. Very funny slip there on life ;)

Re: Are We Merely Mortal?

2002-05-02 Thread Nitin Garg
On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 08:34:47AM -0400, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Comment found on the Leica list: But the Hasselblad, like the Leica, uses its glass to give a transcendent glow, a luminous quality that is not to be found in other cameras meant for mere mortals. Is The Brotherhood

RE: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Brian Walsh
Perhaps Pentax historians will correct me, but something like this may have occurred during the great days of the SLR. The Olympus OM-1 (1972) introduced a small form factor and used a series of relatively small, lightweight lenses. Pentax, of course, followed a with small (K and M) cameras,

Re: Shooting Today

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 10:37 AM, tom wrote: I'd go for Xtol herethe point at which xtol seems to work better with D3200 is at around 800 or 1000, in my experience. I'd try Xtol 1:1 9 min at 68 degress. Then again, I haven't actually tried it. I've done it at 800, but don't have

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread Evan Hanson
Shel and Aaron inquired about by current chemistry. But I am going to try XTOL. Evan Then you saw our responses? Why are you asking again? tv - 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

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 10:37 AM, tom wrote: Then you saw our responses? Why are you asking again? Well, I for one asked what he was using now, and that info has been added to his repost. Ok, so, Evan, how do your negs look right now? How clear is the base? How heavy is the

Re: Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels

2002-05-02 Thread Brendan
Dooh! remind me not to type while I'm blabing with Aaron on the phone. --- Nitin Garg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 2 May 2002 10:45:48 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels Trust me there

Re: Andy Rouse on the Pentax 645NII

2002-05-02 Thread David Brooks
Oh,to be that good someday!!! Dave Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: Are We Merely Mortal?

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 08:34 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Comment found on the Leica list: But the Hasselblad, like the Leica, uses its glass to give a transcendent glow, a luminous quality that is not to be found in other cameras meant for mere mortals. Is The Brotherhood comprised

Re: Are We Merely Mortal?

2002-05-02 Thread David . Mann
Shel Belinkoff quoted from the Leica list: But the Hasselblad, like the Leica, uses its glass to give a transcendent glow, a luminous quality that is not to be found in other cameras meant for mere mortals. Sounds like one of those artistic descriptions of lens flare. Would they like

Re[2]: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This move will require something of an about-face for Olympus's PR department. The company has been claiming that interchangeable-lens digicams that use existing 35mm lenses cannot guarantee the fit tolerances needed in such a tiny sensor. Olympus will have to now explain that by starting from

Re: good deal on a non MLU 6x7?

2002-05-02 Thread gfen
On Wed, 1 May 2002, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Not really -- the Honeywell/Pentax/Asahi logo is on the prism, which is removable. You could have a new body with an old prism. Its the little, obvious things, that make me feel the stupidest when I miss them. :) That they're a newer version of a

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
HC-110 gives some very nice blacks with Plus-X. Haven't used it with Tri-X as yet. -- Collin Brendemuehl, KC8TKA --- Get over it. Dr. Laura -- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Mark Erickson
Two aspects of the 35mm SLR architecture make it a bad platform for a digital camera: the mirror box size, and the image circle coverage. I have no doubts that if you free lens designers from these constraints they'll be able to design better lenses than those available for 35mm systems.

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A film developer doesn't deliver nice blacks - that's a result of paper choice and developer. However, perhaps you should define what nice blacks are so we can be sure we're thinking of the same thing. Collin Brendemuehl wrote: HC-110 gives some very nice blacks with Plus-X. Haven't used it

Long Diatribe Ahead (was RE: are we merely mortal ?)

2002-05-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You know.. I've been trying to figure out WHY there is such a mystique around a camera based in 1950's technology. I've shot an M6 with a 50mm Summicron f2 - results in low light were nice - images were sharp but it wasn't a religious experience by any means. Comparing the images to my

RE: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread tom
I get real nice blacks when I underexpose -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:38 AM A film developer doesn't deliver nice blacks - that's a result of paper choice and developer.

Re: Are We Merely Mortal?

2002-05-02 Thread Norman Baugher
puke Norm (not you Shel, the Leica comment) Shel Belinkoff wrote: Comment found on the Leica list: But the Hasselblad, like the Leica, uses its glass to give a transcendent glow, a luminous quality that is not to be found in other cameras meant for mere mortals. Is The Brotherhood

[no subject]

2002-05-02 Thread Mark Erickson
All, Mike Johnston has a great article on the Luminous Landscape website that addresses black and white printing, glow in a print, and bokeh with old Pentax lenses: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/sm-02-04-28.htm --Mark - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: REPOST:Best Soup for Tri-X Plus-X

2002-05-02 Thread Evan Hanson
Aaron you're a genius the words I was looking for but couldn't find are my base isn't clear enough. What causes that? Highlights are ok but I would like to pull more detail from the shadows. I know it's there because when I spring for the pro-lab shadow areas have show their details better.

Re: good deal on a non MLU 6x7?

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 12:24 PM, gfen wrote: Since I primarily see this with the 105 f2.4, which seems to almost be the default lens with this, which is preferable the newer one or the older? I don't think they changed anything other than cosmetics and maybe coatings. I have a new

Re[2]: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Alin Flaider
As long as the mirror box tyranny gives me an optical TTL viewfinder, then so be it. The hell will freeze before I buy a digital viewfinder camera. And how much is this lens - 5 MPixels? And how many megapixels is capable of the 20 years old, mirror box constrained, 5x zoom A

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Fred
it rather depends on which stop it is, and which lens. It also depends upon when the judgement is being made: If I'm in the middle of balancing the checkbook I'd give a different answer than if I'm in a situation where I need just a smidgeon more light for a photo than I seem to have at that

buying a zoom lens

2002-05-02 Thread Richard Holmes
I'm looking to buy a zoom lens in the 70 - 300mm size, and spend in the region of $200-$250. I think I have narrowed it down to the Sigma 70-300 4/5.6 APO or the Pentax SMCP-FA 80-320 4.5/5.6. I thought I would open it up to the experts on the list. i would be grateful of any advice. Thanks

Re: Semi-OT Mainly for the UK PDMLers

2002-05-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Bob W. wrote: Hi Lasse, I don't have any money to pay you. there would be no question of payment. I intend to shoot some film this weekend to check a lens I exchanged yesterday, and such film has no value to me once I've evaluated the results and I would normally throw it away. Well, I

Re: Semi-OT Mainly for the UK PDMLers

2002-05-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
mike w. wrote: Hi, Shame on you, Bob! 8-) Portland Hotel - London Street, Greenwich, GREENWICH [1881] I think not the same one, though A Google search of League of Nations 1920 brings up over 300 references. No obvious answers, unfortunately. I do seem to remeber reference to

Sears Auto KS (Ricoh XR-2s): First impressions

2002-05-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My Sears Auto KS arrived this week. This camera, sold by Ricoh as the XR-2s, appears to be Ricoh's answer to the Pentax K2. That is, you get manual and aperture-preferred exposure, combined with a moving needle and mirror lockup (when using the mechanical timer). The shutter is loud--louder

Re: [MX Screens for Macro]

2002-05-02 Thread Fred
I have a MX which I bought 25 years ago and I am re-discovering it after almost ten years of non-use. I'll be using it mainly for macrophotography (I just bought a SMC 100 f/4 Macro). Can some one advice on the best focusing screen to use for Macro? I read somewhere that SE and SG are best

Re: Mohamed on focusing screen for MX

2002-05-02 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mohamed wrote: Hello every one, I just joined the discussion group and this is my first message. I have a MX which I bought 25 years ago and I am re-discovering it after almost ten years of non-use. I'll be using it mainly for macrophotography (I just bought a SMC 100 f/4 Macro). Can some

Re: buying a zoom lens

2002-05-02 Thread Brendan
I 2nd the sigma, be warned tho for weird aperture readings at times, still exposes correctly. --- Richard Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking to buy a zoom lens in the 70 - 300mm size, and spend in the region of $200-$250. I think I have narrowed it down to the Sigma 70-300 4/5.6

Re: buying a zoom lens

2002-05-02 Thread Fred
I thought I would open it up to the experts on the list. Hey - what about the rest of us? ;-) Fred - 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: Sears Auto KS (Ricoh XR-2s): First impressions

2002-05-02 Thread Nitin Garg
On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 03:35:35PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The eyepiece blind is a nice touch: It's an internal blind, or shutter, that completely blocks off the light for autoexposed timed shots. Unlike aftermarket blinds like HAMA's, this one allows you to use an eyepiece

Re[2]: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Mark Erickson
Alin, I didn't say, tyranny of the mirror box, I said, tyranny of the 35mm mirror box. The tyranny is not the mirror box per se, but rather the fact that a 35mm box is oversized when compared to the imaging array. I submit that a properly sized mirror box is not tyranny. Imagine if you

Re: buying a zoom lens

2002-05-02 Thread Richard Holmes
I'm sure you know more than you think! Fred wrote: I thought I would open it up to the experts on the list. Hey - what about the rest of us? ;-) Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget

RE: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Mishka
I guess, what I would care to know is what are the situations when 1 or less extra stop makes critical difference. I can understand fast tele: when you stick 2X converter on 300/2.8, 1 stop initial difference would translate into 2 stops, and I do think that's quite a bit. But what are situations

Re: ID this lens!

2002-05-02 Thread Mark Erickson
My guess: SMC-A* 600mm F5.6 with extended shade, lots of camo tape, and a teleconverter. See the picture of such lens at Boz' site: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/extreme-tele/A600f5.6.html Focus ring, shoulder strap, aperture ring, all look to be in the right places. --Mark

Re: buying a zoom lens

2002-05-02 Thread Mamr
I have the Sigma 70-300 Macro for a short time now but for Canon. I used it for some Macro and close up photography. It seems OK. But this a very preliminary impression.

Re: [MX Screens for Macro]

2002-05-02 Thread Mamr
Fred, Thank you very much and thanks to Lasse too. You seem to know this subject very well, so I have another question ( well, I am new and enthusiastic); do you think using an extension tube on the SMC 100 f/4 Macro to extend the ratio to 1:1 is a good idea? If so which do you recommend? Thanks

RE:

2002-05-02 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Welcome aboard, Mohamed! What part of the world do you hail from? You'll find we have members from all over. Can't help you much on selecting the best screen for an MX, but I can point you to a couple of sites to watch for used screens -- eBay (http://www.ebay.com) and KEH

Will Pentax Join Olympus? Re: mirror box tyranny

2002-05-02 Thread Christopher Lillja
Hopefully yes, Pentax will make a new mount for it's digital SLR, taking advantage of a smaller frame size, but (unlike Olympus) with adapters to use both Kmt and M42 lenses. I agree with your comment IRT electronic viewfinders, but I think the poster was referring to tyranny of the size of a

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I will pay as much as a couple hundred dollars for one stop on my frequently used focal lengths. More for the focusing ease than the low light shooting capability. But then, I'm old and my eyes are going away :-) Paul Mishka wrote: a question for the collective wisdom: just curious, how much

RE: Winder MX batery compartment

2002-05-02 Thread Jos from Holland
No, the construction is poor. Mine is already broken, I use a piece of tape to close it. I am still thinking if I could fix it with a better construction Greetings, Jos. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens £ukasz Kacperczyk Verzonden:

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Kevin Waterson
On Thu, 2 May 2002 10:22:31 -0700 (PDT) Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this popped to my mind as i just received a M135/3.5, light and smooth, in absolutely gorgeous condition, along with hard case, BINned for $49... I have one of these lenses and it is quite useful. but I do alot of

Re[2]: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, But what are situations where 50/1.2 is absolutely needed over 50/1.4? If you say available light, I have hard time believing that the gain of speed, say 1/50 vs 1/40 makes difference between a shot taken and a shot missed. Does it, really? sometimes, yes. The 1 stop shutter speed gain

Re: Bargin?

2002-05-02 Thread CBWaters
I have that lens. I like it but I'm no judge of sharpness. I paid considerably more for mine than you did. I've even used it with a Vivitar 2X to take some LONG shots of race cars. I think you couldn't have done bad for $5 Cory Waters - Original Message - From: Jim Fellows [EMAIL

Re: buying a zoom lens

2002-05-02 Thread Alan Chan
I'm looking to buy a zoom lens in the 70 - 300mm size, and spend in the region of $200-$250. I think I have narrowed it down to the Sigma 70-300 4/5.6 APO or the Pentax SMCP-FA 80-320 4.5/5.6. I thought I would open it up to the experts on the list. i would be grateful of any advice. Thanks

Re: buying a zoom lens

2002-05-02 Thread Brendan
no sigma? Alan thats a bit vauge. --- Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking to buy a zoom lens in the 70 - 300mm size, and spend in the region of $200-$250. I think I have narrowed it down to the Sigma 70-300 4/5.6 APO or the Pentax SMCP-FA 80-320 4.5/5.6. I thought I would open

Re: May PUG

2002-05-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Chris Niesmertelny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of particular note, and my favorite of the month (indeed, taken by one of my favorite photographers) is Gianfranco Irlanda's Walking Shadow. What an incredible shot! I love the near fantasy-blue of the reflected sky, and how the paving stones each

Re[2]: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Mishka, Many times the stop extra is more for viewfinder usage - focusing, composing, etc. Try shooting a wedding in dim light on moving targets trying to keep them in focus when you can see well enough. Or try focusing an f4 wide angle on a nearby group in dim light. It's hard to focus when

Re[3]: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Boy I've got to proofread better! I meant ...trying to keep them in focus when you CAN'T see well enough. and later It's hard ENOUGH to focus when things are bright. Maybe I should take an english class. Bruce Thursday, May 02, 2002, 2:44:30 PM, you wrote: BD Mishka, BD Many times the

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fred wrote: If I'm in the middle of balancing the checkbook I'd give a different answer... Fred, If you're going to introduce a new term to the list, please define it. What, exactly, is balancing a checkbook? :) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Bob Blakely
Roger! The bigger the glass the brighter the screen and (most importantly) the narrower the depth of field. This makes focusing s much easier, especially in dim light. The big glass is worth it's weight in gold for this alone. Regards, Bob... From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] I

Re: Mohamed on focusing screen for MX

2002-05-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Welcome aboard, Mohamed. The list has four active members in greater Washington, DC: Tom VanVeen (I know I spelled that wrong; sorry); Geoff Moes; Christian Skofteland; and me, Paul Stregevsky. The first two live in Northern Virginia; the second two, in Montgomery County, Maryland. Christian

50 years and 74 SLR cameras

2002-05-02 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
Hi friends, I'm working on putting together a Pentax 50 years poster (100x70cm format) showing all (74 models) Asahiflex, Asahi Pentax and Pentax mass-produced SLR's from 1952 to 2002. It will be this year AOHC gadget for members attending 7th Pentax Day in Florence (Italy) next June 2nd. See:

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kevin Waterson wrote: Now I am in search of a yet another fast lens (is'nt this the essence of the photogaphers quest) a 135/2 or 1.8 would be quite nice, but it is a substatial increase in price. So I will search for a reasonably priced used unit, unless a job arises that will justify the

Pentax poster missing Z5/Z5P images

2002-05-02 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
Hi friends, I'm working on putting together a Pentax 50 years poster (100x70cm format) showing all Asahiflex, Asahi Pentax and Pentax mass-produced SLR's from 1952 to 2002. It will be AOHC gadget for members attending 7th Pentax Day in Florence (Italy) next June 2nd. See:

Re: Are We Merely Mortal?

2002-05-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Are We Merely Mortal? Comment found on the Leica list: But the Hasselblad, like the Leica, uses its glass to give a transcendent glow, a luminous quality that is not to be found in other cameras meant for mere mortals.

Hey, Aaron (and other TO folks)

2002-05-02 Thread frank theriault
I was making a delivery on Front Street at Jarvis, and noticed that they're opening a Spring Rolls right next to St. Lawrence Market. Seems to be the same outfit as the one on Yonge, judging by the signage. There's way more good stuff to shoot down around there than up at Yonge and Bloor, imho

Re[4]: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, there's a long article on this subject here: http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/fast.html It includes an actual table of costs! Bob - 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

Re: Thanks Ultra-Wide Anglers! (Now a few more questions...)

2002-05-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Pål Audun Jensen Subject: Re: Thanks Ultra-Wide Anglers! (Now a few more questions...) William wrote: If diffraction is going to be a problem with MF, it will also be a problem with 35mm, if DOF is the same, and field of view is the same. Sure if DOF

Re: Will Pentax Join Olympus? Re: mirror box tyranny

2002-05-02 Thread Len Paris
H. Pentax already has a smaller format mirror box SLR system in the parts bin - remember the 110? And there are several imagers out there aboyut the size of a 110 frame! Holy hotcakes, Batman, could the 110 SLR system be the basis for a Pentax digital SLR!?!?!? I sure hope not! I want to

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Spoken like a true wedding photographer, Bruce. g On the street and shooting in poor light, fast glass is good because it allows one to hand-hold the camera at a faster shutter speeds in low light. F1.4 v F2.0 is a stop, and means the difference between 1/8sec and 1/15sec, which may mean the

Re: Hey, Aaron (and other TO folks)

2002-05-02 Thread Jeff
Ye Jeff - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 5:59 PM Subject: Hey, Aaron (and other TO folks) I was making a delivery on Front Street at Jarvis, and noticed that they're opening a Spring Rolls right

Re: Hey, Aaron (and other TO folks)

2002-05-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 05:59 PM, frank theriault wrote: I was making a delivery on Front Street at Jarvis, and noticed that they're opening a Spring Rolls right next to St. Lawrence Market. Seems to be the same outfit as the one on Yonge, judging by the signage. There's way more

Re: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 May 2002 at 11:28, Mark Cassino wrote: Well, who knows what's really going on in the mind of Olympus, but this seems like a far fetched plan as outlined. It makes less sense to me from an economic perspective than an technical perspective and that's pretty poor too IMHO. Maybe this

RE: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 May 2002 at 7:35, Mishka wrote: actually, it makes sense to me: afaik, the *lens* resilutions are normally in range of hundreds of lppm. so for digital, where there's no limitation set by film of how much contrast one needs to actually record those lps, once you have a sensor with high

Re: Will Pentax join Olympus?

2002-05-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 May 2002 at 12:26, Mark Erickson wrote: Two aspects of the 35mm SLR architecture make it a bad platform for a digital camera: the mirror box size, and the image circle coverage. I have no doubts that if you free lens designers from these constraints they'll be able to design better

OT: Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Rfsindg
Fred, If you're going to introduce a new term to the list, please define it. What, exactly, is balancing a checkbook? :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul, Think trained seals... Regards, Bob S. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: how much 1 stop worth?

2002-05-02 Thread Fred
Fred wrote: If I'm in the middle of balancing the checkbook I'd give a different answer... Fred, If you're going to introduce a new term to the list, please define it. What, exactly, is balancing a checkbook? :) Good point, Paul. But, please be aware that I was only speaking

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