FS: Pentax-F 50mm F2.8 MACRO Lens
Near mint body, Mint glass.
$150 plus $8.00 shipping (USA)
J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
My Business references Websites: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/jco/
I can't see the point in changing from an aperture value system that
means something, to an arbitrary system with no arithmetical connection
between settings and to the physical attributes of the lens.
To a beginner any progression of numbers will be as mysterious as any
other, so there is no
Dnia 24-11-2002 o godz. 4:25 Robert Woerner napisal(a):
Hi,
Has anybody found the new Agfa Ultra 100 at a store or on-line
retailer yet? I'm anxious to try some in my Pentaxes.
In last issue of Practical Photography there is review of this
film. I don't have it with me right now but from
On 26 Nov 2002 at 9:41, Maciej Marchlewski wrote:
In last issue of Practical Photography there is review of this
film. I don't have it with me right now but from what I remember
they rated it as a bit over the top. In direct sunshine the
colors are overdone and the contrast is too high.
Unless it was a blindingly simple method, why change a century (+) old
system. And if it were so blindingly simple, why haven't some of the last
century's brightest minds concocted a simpler system? Probably because there
isn't one. Be that as it may of course, if there is a simpler method then
I loved Ultra 50. I first discovered it on a round Australia trip in the
early 90's. The colours (particularly the reds) and lack of grain was just
stunning. (Then I discovered Velvia and other E6 films).That was way back in
the early days when I didn't know depth from field and just fired away. A
Hi,
well, my suggestion was taken rather more seriously by some people
than it really deserves. Several people have argued against it on
mathematical grounds, but the arguments really have no merit. The
scheme I proposed merely replaces one symbol with another. The f-stop
values are in a
Bob,
I honestly haven't read the thread (Why I won't be buying an MZ-S) that
this thread branched from, so if there's a bone of contention that I've
stumbled upon forgive me my ignorance of it. I was just responding to
one of John Coyle's proposals.
However, to suggest that the arguments (on
Hi,
I know that Pentax offers to exchange the focussing screen in ones MZ-3/
5. I also know the screens that Pentax offers to do so. Afaik they have
the same matte texture as the original screen but other marks on them
(e.g. grid). Know I wonder if there are screens available with another
Hi, Simon.
No, he's in Russia and I'm in Argentina. We're
pretty
far. I discovered his work in the pages I mentioned.
I've emailed him a couple of times saying how much I
liked his work, and he replyed kindly.
He's a great photographer imnsho.
regards
Albano
--- Simon King [EMAIL
Hi, Paul
Just try Kodak Supra 100, and welcome to paradise ;-)
I hate Fuji Reala and Superia print film colors. Reds
are almost red, blues are almost blues, skin colors
are not exactly skin colors. Everything is mixed.
Gimme Supra, Portra or Optima II (Agfa)
Regards
Albano Fuji only for slides
Hi, Stan. Lotsa interspersed comments follow. (Sorry about the
rambling...)
at various times, though not all at once, I've had the M-50/4,
A-50/2.8, M-100/4, an F-100/2.8, the A-100/2.8 and the A*-200/4
Macros.
Yeah, same sort of thing here. I've had temporary ownership of the
M 50/4
Is it safe to come back again to the PDML? Is HE gone? Have the nasty
little arguments about politics run theri course?
Believe me folks, I love to talk about politics, and belong to two
internet discussion groups devoted to that subject. Also, some of the
comments I read really upset me, and
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 17:34:25 +1000, John Coyle wrote:
Picky, Doug!
You are right, of course, John. It's just that if you try to go from
f/1.0 to the upper reaches of f/64 and above, using 1.4 instead of the
square root of two, you get off from the standard f-stop values and
it can be
I'm of similar opinion, but just a bit more convoluted --
It's got a lot to do with lenses as well.
My A lenses have been so contrasty that Kodak's reds are too bright
sometimes wash out.
But the FA 43/1.9 is warmer and works beautifully with Kodak,
whereas the A produces some nice results with
This is a feature (similar to one that Minolta had) that long ago earned the
Darwin Camera Award. In the early 90's Pentax, and Minolta in particular,
came up with technological answers to questions nobody ever asked. At the
time this feature came out many people claimed to be able to follow focus
Title: Power Zoom
From my comparison of the MZ-S and PZ-1p found here: http://www.photo.net/ezshop/product?product_id=749
is the following on power zoom. I think I'm the only person on the planet who liked it. Having said that, I think the only effective, worthwhile combinations of it are
It's seems so. - For now...
Regards,
Bob
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!
- Benjamin Franklin
From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is it safe to come back again to the PDML? Is HE
Bruce wrote:
This is a feature (similar to one that Minolta had) that long ago earned the
Darwin Camera Award. In the early 90's Pentax, and Minolta in particular,
came up with technological answers to questions nobody ever asked.
I believe Canon also released power zoom lenses.
Pål
- Original Message -
From: Shaun Canning
Subject: RE: A 100/2.8 Macro on eBay
And just how much better are the A-series 100mm than an FA
100mm for example?
If you prefer a manual focus lens (I do), then there is no
comparison. The AF lens just won't be a nice lens. I don't know
how
Hey, Lon,
I'd love to read a review of the MX through a KXer's eyes ... for a
while, I tried both cameras as I decided what to upgrade to from my
K1000. I initially chose the KX, but when I finally got to try a
really nice example of the MX, I switched. My hands are on the
smaller side,
I was suspecting this also.
Has anybody faced infinity focus problems with Pentax FA 100/2.8 Macro?
Thanks
Ramesh
-Original Message-
From: Antti-Pekka Virjonen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:47 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Wind shutter speed
At
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, William Robb wrote:
I distrust the AF lenses (the Limited lenses are the exception)
on general principles. They have a really sloppy feel to them
that I find offensive. I don't believe lenses with that much
I agree, however, people tell me that some of them have a good
Japanese battle periscopes, even, I see.
Jeff wrote:
And worse of all, it seems to be mostly Pentax related.
Hi Alin,
on 26 Nov 02 you wrote in pentax.list:
Heiko, I'm not sure I can follow you. Do you complain of 3/5n
screens having a too fine texture? What's that bad with it - do you
think it make them too dark?
No, it's not too dark. The texture is too fine. As it nearly looks like
glass,
The MZ-S screens and the Z-1p screens have the same size. You can use Z-1p
screens in the MZ-S body and visa versa. The LX, MX screen are bigger and do
not fit
Regards
Rüdiger
Heiko wrote:
BTW - are the MZ-S screens compatible to
any other camera (Z1?) or are they only for the MZ-S?
As far
Hi,
as I've mentioned before I want to reconfigure my equipment. So here's
my final for sale list. I've made pictures of each item to document
their condition. You can find them at
www.mycroft.de/sale.html
Caution: the webpage is quite large... I will ship worldwide, but the
buyer has to
£ukasz Kacperczyk a écrit:
Unfortunatelly nothing special comes out of the Babel translation - seems
like page about a normal MZ-S.
Yes ?!
I have found this link by Google, I don't any Special things !
http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/product/camera/mzs-sp/
dick graham a écrit:
This is the opening page to the MZ-S site for Pentax Japan.
Yes but Google date is 25/11/2002 ?
http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/product/camera/mzs-sp/
Michel
I'm thinking of buying an LX used and then
of course getting it overhauled. What's
the consensous of where to get the CLA done?
How much will it (CLA) cost? If the camera
ends up having the sticky mirror problem,
will it need parts? Are they readily available?
JCO
J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL
I understand his concern.
When out of focus, the screen is still too clear, and the scene is not
broken up enough.
Ideally, the viewing screen would break up into fragments sooner,
making the out-of-focus area quite evident...
That's why I prefer a split-image center circle, and a microprism
On 11/26/02 12:46 PM, Michel Carrère-Gée [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This is the opening page to the MZ-S site for Pentax Japan.
Yes but Google date is 25/11/2002 ?
There is such a thing as MZ-S Super Shot package, available in Japan.
http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/info/mzs-set/top.html
This
Yes, it was. Sorry about that. I'm to lazy to type the PDML
address from scratch, and too prone to typos, so I usually Reply
then change the subject and delete the entire old message. In
this instance, I obviously screwed up the last step
Yeah, I do that for starting a new thread, too
It's never safe to come out but I'm always here :)
Regards,
Brad
- Original Message -
From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: Is it safe to come out?
Yes, it was. Sorry about that. I'm to lazy to type the PDML
Japanese periscopes, even.
Yes, things *are* looking up!
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
Cheers (hic,...having a vino Cotty, how about you!)
I'll have a large one thanks!
*parp*
Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at
http://www.macads.co.uk/
Oh, swipe me! He paints with light!
http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/
J.C.,
Here is a link to my posting regarding the CLA of my LX:
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss@pdml.net/msg86048.html
I would first recommend purchasing a late model LX (530 SN or later) that does not
appear heavily used (cosmetics). For a CLA, I recommend Pentax Colorado, but
Japanese periscopes, even.
Yes, things *are* looking up!
Which comes back to the thread's title -
Is it safe to come out?
Fred
Pentax Colorado has done a good job for me on several cameras and
winders. The CLA will cost in the neighborhood of $150. If you ask for
rush service ($25 extra, if I remember correctly) and have a one-on-one
talk with the guy who presents the estimate, you can get some very nice
work. If it's a
I have the same problem. I find it helpful to pick out a small bright spot
in the image (catchlight in the eye for example) and focus for that as it
tends to snap into focus more readily than textures or some other focusing
point.
Tom Reese
Keith Whaley wrote:
I understand his concern.
When out
Ektachrome 200 pushes a lot better than the 100 variants. Although I
prefer the 100 Ektachromes for straight up use.
Paul
Mark Roberts wrote:
Nagaraj, Ramesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have been avoiding pushing; may be I should go for it.
Definitely worth trying for one roll to see how
On 26 Nov 2002 at 18:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
so check www.photodo.com and there are MTW results and Tamron is
much better.
Alek,
You might check photodo again, unfortunately the A100/2.8 macro is not MTF
tested however the F100/2.8 macro is. Whilst they both manage to achieve the
same
Check out the web page below for my experiences with the Optio underwater in
Puerto Rico. It was a lot of fun even if the results were not up to David
Doubilet standards.
http://photography.skofteland.net/optiouw/
Christian Skofteland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
As promised here are some pictures of the periscope which I have taken
tonight (in addition to the ones of the case type plate which I had
already)
The quality isn't too good, but any questions are welcome off-line
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Some of the pictures are with the mirror-prism extended up,
On 26 Nov 2002 at 15:16, Tom Reese wrote:
I have the same problem. I find it helpful to pick out a small bright spot
in the image (catchlight in the eye for example) and focus for that as it
tends to snap into focus more readily than textures or some other focusing
point.
OK this is really
I don't recall any such thing, and especially not for their EOS line. There
is also a difference between using a motor to do the work, and designs
which automatically zoom the lens to match the subject.
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E5l_Jensen?= [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I believe Canon also released power
I believe it was the EOS 620 (or something to that effect) -- I have a
friend with that body who also has a power-zoom compatible lens. It seemed
nice at first, but it was a bit slow, especially for things like sports. Of
course, that could be because his camera was older and had seen a pretty
I notice a lot of people do that, use a current email and reply, change the
subject. Regretfully this doesn't make any change to where my email program
will place your email: just after the one you replied to, despite the new
subject. If you really want to start a new email thread, it would be
A a man after my own bottle.
Chin chin
Shaun
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2002 6:13 AM
To: Pentax List
Subject: RE: Aperture values (was: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S)
Cheers (hic,...having a vino Cotty, how about you!)
Well, that's pretty cool!
Of course, it's not a Pentax anything, it's an Asahi Optical Co. periscope, or
whatever it is. The Pentax name wasn't used until Asahi put a pentaprism atop
it's 35mm slr in the 50's, IIRC.
And, (again) IIRC, Asahi started as a manufacturer of military optics (I think
In a message dated 11/26/02 9:18:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This is a feature (similar to one that Minolta had) that long ago earned
the
Darwin Camera Award. In the early 90's Pentax, and Minolta in particular,
came up with technological answers to questions nobody ever asked. At the
The archive indicates that the PDML is back to normal and so am I. I'm back.
Bob Rapp
In a message dated 11/26/02 10:24:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I distrust the AF lenses (the Limited lenses are the exception)
on general principles. They have a really sloppy feel to them
that I find offensive. I don't believe lenses with that much
slop in them are as good as they could
Well, normal... such as it is... vbg
-frank
ps: welcome back, Bob!
-f
Bob Rapp wrote:
The archive indicates that the PDML is back to normal and so am I. I'm back.
Bob Rapp
--
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert
Shhh...quiet everyone, Bob's back...
VBG
Shaun
-Original Message-
From: Bob Rapp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2002 9:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: I'm Back
The archive indicates that the PDML is back to normal and so am I. I'm back.
Bob Rapp
I agree Vic; I now love using AF, but still occasionally use MF for various
purposes. The AF is not necessary for macro work, but it is nice sometimes
to trust the camera, and concentrate on other elements of making a good
photo. Sure automation is not necessary, (as my LX and several MF lenses
I think that your underwater photos are quite nice, everything considered.
Underwater photography is very difficult, especially without a large strobe.
Dan
Christian Skofteland wrote:
Check out the web page below for my experiences with the Optio underwater in
Puerto Rico. It was a lot of
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Pie are not squared, pie are round. Cornbread are
squared.
Len (in America's outback)
---
-Original Message-
From: Doug Franklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 8:01 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Aperture values (was: Why I won't
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 10:29:25 -0500 (EST), gfen wrote:
I agree, however, people tell me that some of them have a good focus feel,
and I'm willing to believe it after I picked up an FA28/2.8. Sure, the
focus ring is kinda wee, but its got a nice, fluid feel to it.
I'm not a big fan of the
Hi Frank,
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 17:33:38 -0500, frank theriault wrote:
I bet some collector out there would be interested in this little gem,
though. Mind you, if no one here wants it, my bet is a collector of
military memorabilia (militaria? g) would snatch it up.
Being both a Pentax
William Robb does not recommend Pentax Canada Mississauga.IIRCG
Dave
- Original Message -
From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:51 PM
Subject: LX repairs
I'm thinking of buying an LX used and then
Well, I took a look around Canon's on line virtual museum, and couldn't find
any instance, or reference to, power/motorized zooming in either the lenses
or bodies. Perhaps they keep the freaks looked up, away from the public.
BR
From: Treena [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I believe it was the EOS 620 (or
I find things I've forgotten about for years quite often in the basement. I
look at it and go, Hey this is neat!, and then it works its way down to
the bottom of a pile again.. Power zooms, zoom clipping and things like
Minolta's special function cards have long since been done away with in
Bob, what's wrong with the SG-60 screen for the LX? I just sold one too Paul
Jones only 2 hours ago
Cheers
Shaun
-Original Message-
From: Bob Rapp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2002 2:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Odp: MS-S special ??
Hi Alan,
P.S. you can have an MZ-S special package for about 2400.00 if you are
really desperate for that screen. Then with a nail file and some elbow
grease...
VBG
Shaun
-Original Message-
From: Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2002 2:45 PM
To: [EMAIL
The matte screen is fine with my 50mm f/1.7 lens but I have trouble focusing
my 500mm f/4.5 with extension tube on a cardinal in a beech plum tree.
That's when focusing on the catchlight in the eye makes the difference
between a a razor sharp image and one that's a little soft. My 1000mm f/11
Hi Shaun,
It is a 9 segment vs. 24 segment grid screen. Its use is in composition
for those who use the rule of thirds.
Bob
- Original Message -
From: Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:44 PM
Subject: RE: Odp: MS-S special ??
That thing is way cool as a World War II relic. Just think, you could build
a whole new Porky's movie around it. You might also cause a small commotion
down at the local VFW if you used it to peek in the window.
(I hope I don't catch hell from any WWII veterans for this. I respect those
guys
Hi Bob,
Yeah they are different, but why not just use the intersection of those
lines that approximate the 9-segment effect? I know it is more cluttered,
but almost the same result can be achieved. The intersections are not quite
the exact thirds that are ideal, but jeez it's close
Cheers
Anything is possible. :) Testing his camera is the reason I never bought any
lenses with that function for my Pentaxes. So far, I haven't missed it.
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:29 PM
Subject: Re:
My SP has made me sweat and swear a couple of times.
In 35mm, my 20 years old Minolta PS has the best loading system.
Put the can in the chamber, pull the film across, close the clear plastic
door (which locks the film in the sprocket) and close the camera back. Never
failed.
For 120 film, I
On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 04:33 PM, frank theriault wrote:
I bet some collector out there would be interested in this little gem,
though. Mind
you, if no one here wants it, my bet is a collector of military
memorabilia
(militaria? g) would snatch it up.
cheers,
(another) frank
A
on 11/26/02 3:24 PM, Christian Skofteland at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Check out the web page below for my experiences with the Optio underwater in
Puerto Rico. It was a lot of fun even if the results were not up to David
Doubilet standards.
http://photography.skofteland.net/optiouw/
- Original Message -
From: CBWaters
Subject: Re: Magic my a**
Describe how you load film please.
Thanks
William Robb
Poke leader in between needles, hold with thumb while pulling
canister over
to it's place, place canister in it's place and make sure the
holes in film
are
on 11/26/02 11:51 AM, J. C. O'Connell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm thinking of buying an LX used and then
of course getting it overhauled. What's
the consensous of where to get the CLA done?
How much will it (CLA) cost? If the camera
ends up having the sticky mirror problem,
will it need
- Original Message -
From: Jeff
Subject: Re: Magic my a**
My SP has made me sweat and swear a couple of times.
In 35mm, my 20 years old Minolta PS has the best loading
system.
Put the can in the chamber, pull the film across, close the
clear plastic
door (which locks the film in
Hi,
I am thinking of going from Win98SE to Windows XP (Pro?? not the
Home Edition, the one that costs real money).
I am running a PIII 667 with gobs of RAM and lots of drive
space.
I have good hardware compatability.
I am hoping to get better large (over 100mb, maybe as large as
250mb) file
The pz-1/p system is pretty close to that, and only fails if you do not pull
the leader across the sprocket far enough. It is generally very reliable,
and it is operator error that results in a failure to load rather than the
loading system.
Cheers
Shaun
-Original Message-
From: William
Just as important, it's very smart about letting you know if the film
didn't load correctly.
tv
-Original Message-
From: Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:44 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Magic my a**
The pz-1/p system is pretty
Yes, indeed it does.
Cheers
Shaun
-Original Message-
From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2002 4:00 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Magic my a**
Just as important, it's very smart about letting you know if the film
didn't load correctly.
tv
Hi All,
I've never had a problem with my Program A, and I do it slightly
differently.
1. Put the film cassette into the camera.
2. Pull out enough film to reach the Magic Needles TM
3. Insert about 5mm or so, shoot and wind on (the take-up has always found
the sprockets correctly - well it's
On 26 Nov 2002 at 22:49, William Robb wrote:
Hi,
I am thinking of going from Win98SE to Windows XP (Pro?? not the
Home Edition, the one that costs real money).
Yes, avoid the home edition at all costs. Hacker's Paradise...
I am running a PIII 667 with gobs of RAM and lots of drive
On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 11:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I know this site!
But I just show results of the test by certain magazine.Also on
www.photographyreview.com there is this Tamron test and there is an
opinion of Nikon user who also indicate on the test.Please check
You
Hi William,
I think you will find that everything runs smother than what you have
experienced with 98SE. The BSOD (blue screen of death) feature is still
there but does not come up too often. The only thing I don't like about XP
is the UGLY interface.
Presently I run 2000 on all my
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am running a PIII 667 with gobs of RAM and lots of drive
space.
i wouldn't with that CPU. will still be pretty slow in Photoshop.
Herb
Nothing beats a real time demo!
Bob
PS - On second thoughts, it more often goes like this...
1. Find the right cord and close blinds while tripping over toys.
2. Put the film cassette into the camera.
3. Say Yes dear, I'll be down in a second
4. Pull out enough film to reach the Magic
- Original Message -
From: Dan Scott
Subject: Re: A 100/2.8 Macro on eBay
Photodo's rating confuses me, because it rates the F 100/2.8
so much
higher than the FA 100/2.8. Both of them are the same
optically from
all accounts. Perhaps one of Photodo's samples was defective?
If yes,
I run XP professional and its been great, was a bit of fiddle to install due
to some older hardware i had. But now its up and running its super stable
and seems to run faster than windows ME did.
Regards,
Paul Jones
- Original Message -
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax
2000 and XP do a much better job of managing memory than 98 and would
proably be quicker in photoshop.
Bob
i wouldn't with that CPU. will still be pretty slow in Photoshop.
Herb
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am running a PIII 667 with gobs of RAM and lots of drive
space.
i wouldn't with that CPU. will still be pretty slow in Photoshop.
I doubt it will any slower due to the processor than Win98.
The only thing I don't like about XP
is the UGLY interface.
You can turn that default hideous XP inteface off and switch to a normal
windows style. Then it looks no better or worse than 98.
- Original Message -
From: Herb Chong
Subject: OT: Stupid Windows question
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am running a PIII 667 with gobs of RAM and lots of drive
space.
i wouldn't with that CPU. will still be pretty slow in
Photoshop.
Well, its what I got,
Well, its what I got, and I would rather buy another lens, more
film or gas for my CO2 emmitter than another computer.
I think of the number of bottles of good Scotch I can buy for
the price of another computer.
William Robb
My computer is only a 900mhz Duron, so not significantly
I run W2K on all my machines, and wouldn't be caught dead without it. Win98
was just too suicidal for me. Fell over at the slightest hurdle every day -
day in day out. W2K (and I assume XP Pro) require a little more 'management
overhead' but repay you with far less downtime, and infinitely less
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 22:38:26 -0600, William Robb wrote:
From: CBWaters
Poke leader in between needles, hold with thumb while[...]
Cory, try winding up the film _tight_ in the canister before starting
the loading process.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
In a word, yes. I have a similar processor (PIII, 800MHz) with 768 MB RAM.
Win 98 was running intolerably slow in certain circumstances. I upgraded to
XP Pro about a year ago and everything has run smoothly since. I have yet
to experience a system lockup, and everything moves much quicker. I
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 22:49:54 -0600, William Robb wrote:
Is this something worth doing?
Define worth. Your hardware will support it, though it might not be
as snappy as you're used to it being. You will have less trouble with
strange and unexpected crashes, and they won't (generally) bring the
On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 23:11:21 -0600, William Robb wrote:
For myself, I think Photodo is defective.
I totally agree with this. Their overall ratings often are not in
accord with the MTF and other tests they run when considered
individually.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Bought a 2nd 645n, so 2 MZ-S's is a little redundant.
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/images/mz-s.jpg
On offer is a MZ-S and a BG-10, sold together. They're a year old,
used as a 3rd camera for weddings, so it's probably seen less than 100
rolls.
Works fine. No dings, never dropped. Missing the
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2000 and XP do a much better job of managing memory than 98 and would
proably be quicker in photoshop.
Bob
Photoshop's problem isn't memory. it's a CPU hog. it ignores Windows memory
management and does it on its own to be compatible with the
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