Re: PESO - Just Plain Norwegian

2006-09-10 Thread Carlos Royo
Boris Liberman wrote: Shel at al. I tried to take advantage of some of the suggestions made here. Please take another look on the same page as I update the image. In fact, Tim, which one you like better - new or old rendering? A very good portrait, Boris. I'd say it is one of your

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-09-08 Thread Carlos Royo
I think this is the last try. If there are no takers, the lenses will be put on sale in Ebay: SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, compatible in all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs, LN- 500 euros. Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 ATX Pro II (for Pentax AF). LN in box, including both

Re: K10D

2006-09-02 Thread Carlos Royo
Dario Bonazza wrote: Sensitivity priority. Dario, can you explain the difference between such sensitivity priority mode and the auto ISO that can be used in the *ist DS? Thanks, Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-09-01 Thread Carlos Royo
The SMC-A 50 mm. 1.2 has already been sold, but I still have some items for sale: SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, compatible in all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs, LN- 500 euros. Highly recommended by Cotty ;-) Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 ATX Pro II (for Pentax AF). LN in

Re: Digital Leica M8?

2006-08-29 Thread Carlos Royo
Paul Stenquist wrote: Although they're made by middle eastern immigrant workers, many of them illegals. Same as Mercedes, BMW and Porsche. But the costs of doing business in Europe are still very high, even with a non- European workforce. Paul, I think that none of the big companies you

Re: FS Friday: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-08-26 Thread Carlos Royo
Thibouille wrote: I shop near me in Brussels in selling the M42 version for 1200euros if my memory serves me well enough :) The M42, if it is the rare aspheric version, goes for more than the K or A incarnations, but 1200 euros is too much . Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: FS Friday: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-08-26 Thread Carlos Royo
P. J. Alling wrote: I'm going to hate myself for this, but you should put it on e-bay. I haven't seen one of them go for less than $800-$900 which is a roughly 600-700 euros.You shouldn't short change yourself. My last comment was a joke unfortunately it's just not in my budget right now.

Re: Help buying a darkroom

2006-08-26 Thread Carlos Royo
Doug Franklin wrote: This just in, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. I'd say thanks God for that, if I were a believer. [With apologies to Chevy Chase] Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

FS Friday: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-08-25 Thread Carlos Royo
For sale (I have reduced again the price of the SMC-A 15 mm.): SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, compatible in all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs, LN- 500 euros. SMC Pentax-A 50 mm. 1.2, the fastest lens Pentax has ever made, in A version (compatible with all exposure

Re: FS Friday: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-08-25 Thread Carlos Royo
Cotty wrote: On 25/8/06, Carlos Royo, discombobulated, unleashed: SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, compatible in all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs, LN- 500 euros. If you don't sell this lens, any Euro-listers who don't have one and are reading this must be mad

Re: AF540FGZ in Europe/UK

2006-08-23 Thread Carlos Royo
Technikdirekt (www.technikdirekt.de) has it, for 384 euros. Pixmania also has this model, for 455 euros. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: FA* 24/2 AL [IF]

2006-08-21 Thread Carlos Royo
It is an excellent lens, both with film and digital. Only made in silver, but the lens body is metal, not plastic. Someone has just explained how the AF/MF clutch works, so I will not comment on it again. In some high contrast situations, such as the typical dark branches against a bright sky,

Re: Sigma solves flash issues with K100D

2006-08-04 Thread Carlos Royo
Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Sorry if this has been already mentioned. Concerning Sigma EF-500 DG Super and EF-500 DG ST It says that Sigma offers a free upgrade on the flashes. That's the main reason I shy away from Sigma products. I have seen their compatibility problems before, and not

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-08-04 Thread Carlos Royo
For sale: SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, compatible in all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs, LN- 550 euros. SMC Pentax-A 50 mm. 1.2, the fastest lens Pentax has ever made, in A version (compatible with all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs) LN- 250 euros. Tokina 28-70

Re: Dilemma.

2006-08-04 Thread Carlos Royo
Vid Strpic wrote: Buy *istDL today, or wait a little to get K100D in my country? Prices will most probably be about the same but what's new in K100D, that I desperately need? Very little... so, I'm perplexed, which one to buy. Wait until the K100D shows in your country. You will get

Re: Some images...

2006-08-03 Thread Carlos Royo
Pål Jensen wrote: I've put up about 20 images as a portfolio at Photo.net. Almost all of them are taken a few km from home, which is in Northern Norway. Most are taken at night! the link: http://www.photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=266609 Thanks for sharing your portfolio,

Re: New telephoto lenses?

2006-07-27 Thread Carlos Royo
Cotty wrote: On 23/7/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Actually Brazil seems to be doing well on ethanol, but I don't know what they're using as a feed stock, probably cutting down the rain forest. Correct. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3024636.stm Not

Re: PESO - Jump

2006-07-22 Thread Carlos Royo
Thanks, John, for explaining this matter much better than I could. Please accept my congratulations and a big applause. Carlos John Forbes wrote: So 180,000 (probably a small fraction of the population 100 years ago) is too numerous? Too numerous for what? Too numerous to become

Re: [OT] Whales for lunch (was PESO - Jump)

2006-07-22 Thread Carlos Royo
David Savage wrote: On 7/22/06, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here´s a small question: Where did Keiko (from the Free Willy movies) run to get away from the americans? To a safe Norwegian fjord! .-) And people say whales are smart. vbg But they don't read newspapers... Carlos --

Re: Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel

2006-07-12 Thread Carlos Royo
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Today morning Hizballah guerillas attacked Israeli Northern borders. They also kidnapped two soldiers and killed several. Please look in the news... It is very sad day today. Boris, I agree that it is really sad, although not more than the ongoing slaughter

Re: OT: The arab family

2006-07-08 Thread Carlos Royo
Jens Bladt wrote: All the children and women wanted me to take their pictures, which I eventually did. They didn't come out very well, though as I wasn't really equipped to do portraits. I on had the RTF flash (D and DL), which I'm not familiar with at all. I used a FA* 2.0 24mm and a FA 1.8

Re: BG-20 grip

2006-06-30 Thread Carlos Royo
Adam Maas wrote: Ran across one of these today. Anybody know what camera it fits? Bojidar's page doesn't list it, but it mostly fits the BG-10 description. It fits the *ist film SLR. It isn't as well made as the BG-20, made for the MZ-S Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: BG-20 grip

2006-06-30 Thread Carlos Royo
It fits the *ist film SLR. It isn't as well made as the BG-20, made for the MZ-S Carlos I made another typo, how typical of me. What I wanted to say is that it isn't as well made as the BG-10, made for the MZ-S Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-06-30 Thread Carlos Royo
For sale (I have reduced the prices of several items since my last For sale message): SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, compatible in all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs, LN- 550 euros. SMC Pentax-A 50 mm. 1.2, the fastest lens Pentax has ever made, in A version

Re: OT:SD-CF adapter

2006-06-30 Thread Carlos Royo
Jens Bladt wrote: A small problem: My Flash Trax only accepts CF cards. In order to use it with my *ist DL, I need an adapter, so I can download my SD card into the Flash Trax using the CF card connection. Are there adapters made for this, please? Regards I have seen such adapters in

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-06-30 Thread Carlos Royo
For sale (I have reduced the prices of several items since my last For sale message): SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, compatible in all exposure modes with Pentax DSLRs, LN- 550 euros. SMC Pentax-A 50 mm. 1.2, the fastest lens Pentax has ever made, in A version

Really late PUG comment

2006-06-29 Thread Carlos Royo
I know that June is almost over, but I have had a hectic schedule lately, and haven't been able to watch the PUG gallery until today. Anyway, I would like to congratulate all the entrants for their submissions, and particularly Kostas for his Feeding the pigeons and Patrick for his Steam. Both

Re: Really late PUG comment

2006-06-29 Thread Carlos Royo
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Thanks for commenting and thanks for the (extremely rare, you understand :-)) accolade. I really liked Feeding the pigeons, the expression on the boy's face is wonderful. And I also want to thank you Adelheid for her work, keeping the gallery running month

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-06-23 Thread Carlos Royo
For sale: SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, LN- 600 euros. SMC Pentax-A 50 mm. 1.2, the fastest lens Pentax has ever made, in A version. LN- 250 euros. Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 ATX Pro II (for Pentax AF). LN in box, including both caps, hood and instruction manual. A well

Re: OT - Possible Meteorite Hits Car in Poland

2006-06-18 Thread Carlos Royo
Tom C wrote: Pictures at: http://www.4lomza.pl/fotogaleria.php?id=19598 Tom C. To be so lucky... A few years ago, the same happened in a motorway near Madrid. A moving car was hit by a meteorite, the drive was lucky and didn't suffer any harm, except a big fright. Carlos -- PDML

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-06-16 Thread Carlos Royo
For sale: (I sent this message yesterday, but it didn't show in the list or the archives. Sorry if it appears twice) SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, LN- 600 euros. SMC Pentax-A 50 mm. 1.2, the fastest lens Pentax has ever made, in A version. LN- 250 euros. SMC Pentax

FS: several Pentax lenses (and an AF body)

2006-06-16 Thread Carlos Royo
For sale: SMC Pentax-A 15 mm. 3.5, , an excellent ultra wide lens, LN- 600 euros. SMC Pentax-A 50 mm. 1.2, the fastest lens Pentax has ever made, in A version. LN- 250 euros. SMC Pentax 85 mm. 1.8 (K series)+ original lens hood, well used, but no dust inside. The lens was serviced 3 years ago

Re: OT: External HD's and two OS's

2006-05-18 Thread Carlos Royo
Mark Roberts wrote: Carlos Royo wrote: Windows XP won't let you format a partition in the FAT32 system if it is bigger than 32 GB. But you can do it (I mean, formatting FAT32 bigger partitions) using third party utilities You can do it with DOS! You are right, Mark. You can, as long

Re: Picasso's Camera

2006-05-18 Thread Carlos Royo
Stephen D'Andrea wrote: Interesting? Yes. Fascinating? In a way, yes. Funny? Quite. Real? Hm. Come on. This is a joke, right? As you say, Stephen, it is a joke, and not a very intelligent one. Carlos

Re: OT: External HD's and two OS's

2006-05-17 Thread Carlos Royo
Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On May 16, 2006, at 1:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You can get what you want, but you need to set the drive up for it. Windows XP limits the size of a FAT32 drive to 32Gbytes when formatting, they want you to use NTFS. I

Re: Question: Should I sell my MZ-S?

2006-05-15 Thread Carlos Royo
I can't help you with your question, Mark, because I think I am going the opposite direction. Almost a year ago, I bought an *ist DS, and it is a really nice, useful camera. On the other hand, I already had an MZ-S. Instead of selling it, I have bought a second one, and another BG-10 battery

Re: Local Gas Prices

2006-04-28 Thread Carlos Royo
1.07 euros per litre here in Spain (that's about 1.33 USD). Carlos

Re: Semi-OT: Hard Drive Format

2006-04-27 Thread Carlos Royo
Joseph Tainter wrote: Need help, please. Remember that USB hard drive that I ordered? I will need to format it to NTFS (I use Windows XP Home). Rummaging through Microsoft's Knowledge Base, I am finding only instructions for formatting drives that are in the computer, and only for formatting

Re: GESO: Another pass at editing

2006-04-05 Thread Carlos Royo
Juan, I will not dare to comment about the selection of pictures you have made. I will leave this task to other people in the list. My only, slightly pedantic, remark is that you should change the title of 5977 to Lekeitio (That's the correct spelling of the name of that Basque village). I have

Re: Would you recommend Pentax?

2006-04-04 Thread Carlos Royo
Jaume Lahuerta wrote: In the DSLR area, I of course let him use my Ds but I have trouble recommending it for him hands down. Why? He doesn't own legacy lenses as I did, so he can choose with 'more freedom'. The D50 is really cheap here, in Spain, even cheaper than the DL, and available almost

Re: online shopping

2006-03-20 Thread Carlos Royo
luispaulodesa wrote: Hi there. I am about to get myself a new camera at this webshop in Germany (http://www.topvisionshop.com/). Anyone knows anything about it? It is recommended in Pentax website as a trusted site. How reliable is this shop? Any remarks at all? Thanks Hi Luis: I bought a

Re: russiancopy

2006-03-17 Thread Carlos Royo
Tim Øsleby wrote: I'm pretty curious about the performance of this lens. How about a report? That lens was reviewed years ago in Amateur Photography, and they found it to be be a very good telephoto. Unfortunately, the magazine were I read the review went to the reciclyng bin years ago.

Re: Oy vey, Jens - was *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-26 Thread Carlos Royo
Aaron Reynolds wrote: When you insist again that the photographer must pause 37 seconds after firing off a burst (and suggest he should have a cigarette) after I have privately conveyed to you that the real number is two seconds, what are you doing if not lying? Aaron, I think Jens is

Re: Wide angle primes.

2006-02-24 Thread Carlos Royo
Patrick Genovese wrote: I guess this question has been asked a trillion times before so here goes: i have the opportunity to buy some wide angle primes at resonable prices. Namley: FA20 f2.8 FA24 f/2.0 A-28 f2/8 FA-28 f/2.8 AL FA35 F/2 They are all in very very good condition what are your

FS: Pentax MZ-5 plus accessories and SMC-A 15 mm. 3.5

2006-02-17 Thread Carlos Royo
I have some items I want to sell and perhaps they may find a good home with another PDML member: Pentax MZ-5 AF SLR, boxed, in excellent + condition, including eyecup, strap (non original) and instruction manual (in Spanish), plus Fg battery pack in like new condition, and cable switch F. I

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-14 Thread Carlos Royo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I read a great science-fiction novel years, and years, and years ago, that I've been trying to find ever since. Well, well, well before NAFTA, well before this was even conceived of. I'd say at least 20 years ago, maybe even longer. Well, it wasn't that

Re: OT: HCB with a Minolta CLE

2006-02-11 Thread Carlos Royo
frank theriault wrote: The Chinese government is punishing it's own people as we speak - they execute tens of thousands of dissidents a year. Tens of thousands of dissidents executed a year? What's your source? I know that they execute several thousand people every year, sometimes even for

FS: Pentax MZ-5 plus accessories and SMC-A 15 mm. 3.5

2006-02-10 Thread Carlos Royo
I have some items I want to sell and perhaps they may find a good home with another PDML member: Pentax MZ-5 AF SLR, boxed, in excellent + condition, including eyecup, strap and instruction manual (in Spanish), plus Fg battery pack in like new condition, and cable switch F. Everything for 125

Re: 31 Ltd and FA* 24 size and weight

2006-02-10 Thread Carlos Royo
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I had the 31, sold it because I didn't like the awkward fixed lens hood and bulk/weight. I bought the FA35/2 and find it excellent. I'd recommend the 35/2 to anyone as a near perfect normal for the digital bodies. Never been interested in the FA24/2 due to the

Re: question about chromes

2006-02-05 Thread Carlos Royo
Ann Sanfedele wrote: Close, but not quite as neutral, is Fuji Astia 100. All of the other Fuji chrome films exaggerate color. Bob I don't know that one at all -- Marnie suggested PRovia and someone else did... These aren't being shot for reproduction as far as I know, just for galleries

Re: OT: Prayer for my Daughter

2006-02-03 Thread Carlos Royo
I'm not a religious person, Jay, but you can be sure that your daughter Nicole is and will be in my thoughts, and I wish her a fast and complete recovery, and the best for all your family in this difficult moment. Let's hope everything turns to be a minor problem. Carlos

WTB: Photoshop Elements 3 for Windows

2006-02-03 Thread Carlos Royo
Hello all: If someone has a Photoshop Elements for Windows, version 3 which doesn't need and want to sell it, I am ready to buy it for a reasonable price. My scarcely used Windows partition in my PC has Windows 2000 Pro SP4 installed, and can't run the latest Elements v. 4. I have donwloaded

Re: SMC 28mm lens query

2006-02-03 Thread Carlos Royo
Fred wrote: My personal 28mm favorites are the K 28/2, the K 28/3.5, the A 28/2, and the VS1 28/1.9. I guess that the FA 28/2.8 might be a good one to look for, too... I can attest that the FA 28 mm. 2.8 is an excellent lens, both in film and digital. Carlos

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Carlos Royo
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Sheesh! That's odd --- three people have commented on the site so far, and each has had a different experience. Are you listening, Boris? Y used Mozilla 1.7.12 to open the photo. It showed well, with no pop up ads (Mozilla and Firefox do a good job blocking pop ups).

Re: Cheap angle finder for *istD

2006-01-18 Thread Carlos Royo
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I just looked and found about 8 of them currently being auctioned (search for Olympus VariMagni). A few are currently bidding in the $50 price range and have 3-4 days to go. Completed listings shows prices between $90 and $150 on average for the past few months, a

Re: Tripod Dilemma

2006-01-18 Thread Carlos Royo
Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote: What do you think about the 190DB+141RC combo? I'm also looking for a tripod, but I'm not sure if I should go with this combo or spend a little (my budget is very tight right now) more for the Pro version. I would like to experiment with macro, maybe being able to

DA 10-17 samples

2006-01-15 Thread Carlos Royo
I don't know if this info has been posted before, but in this link you can find some Da 10-17 mm. samples, taken at different focal lenghts. http://www.pentax.de/_de/photo/lenses/index.php?gruppe=41produkt=1796 Carlos

Re: OT: Anyone have a Gmail invi to spare?

2006-01-11 Thread Carlos Royo
Mark Roberts wrote: I know someone who wants one and I'll be seeing this person soon. Let me know if you still need it, I have some of them left. Also: Does Gmail permit POP3 access? Yes, it is easy to configure. You have to enable it first in your Gmail account and then in your email

Re: As Yet Untitled

2006-01-09 Thread Carlos Royo
frank theriault wrote: ps: BTW, thanks to everyone else who looked and commented, and even to those who looked and didn't comment g. I also liked your photo, Frank. I always look at the photos you send for comment, but I don't write any comments because I am a shy guy ;-) Carlos

Re: MZ-S and flashes

2006-01-03 Thread Carlos Royo
Margus Männik wrote: So, without using RTF there's no wireless sender capability ? Is this wirelessness OPTICAL ??? I understood, that synchronizing between body and 360FGZ goes over radio channel... You need a wireless controller (master) flash. It can be or the RTF, or another

Re: New enablement: SMC Pentax-FA 28mm f/2.8

2005-12-22 Thread Carlos Royo
David Oswald escribió: Thanks, I think I'll like it too. My 50mm f/1.4 gets a LOT of use, primarily for its size and low light performance. The 28 gives me the same size, and pretty good low light performance (f/2.8), though I wish they made an f/2. I still want the 35 f/2, but this

Shoot now, focus later

2005-11-22 Thread Carlos Royo
A new amazing development in the robo-photography age? http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/lfcamera/ http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18825255.000feedId=online-news_rss20

Re: Odd Flash Behavior istDS

2005-11-08 Thread Carlos Royo
Adam Maas escribió: P-TTL is the latest Pentax Flash system, available only on the DSLR's and IIRC the *ist Film SLR (I'm not 100% sure which film bodies might support P-TTL). The first Pentax body with P-TTL support was the MZ-S. Later, the MZ-6 and *ist also were able to take advantage

Re: The sky is...

2005-11-07 Thread Carlos Royo
Adam Maas escribió: India on the other hand has steadily been building the necessary infrastructure, and while they haven't seen the growth China has (Because they've been building infrastructure instead of just production), they are in a far better position to take advantage of things in

Re: Bye, and thanks for all the fish...

2005-11-04 Thread Carlos Royo
Take care, Fran. We will miss you. If time permits, subscribe from time to time, and post a message for us to know you are all right. And let us see some of your work, by the way. I wish all the best for you and your PJ career. Carlos

Re: Sent the Dark Side to My Brother

2005-10-27 Thread Carlos Royo
Cotty escribió: Actually I'm surprised nobody has ever actually assassinated a political figure using a video camera as the weapon. Hollowed out, it could provide plenty of cavity space for high explosives or projectile weaponry. Access is excellent, and they even stand the target in front of

Re: Poll: shall PUG continue?

2005-10-08 Thread Carlos Royo
Adelheid v. K. escribió: PUG continue yes/no ? Yes, of course. And thanks for all the work you and Jostein are doing to keep it running. Carlos

Re: Same lense, different color?

2005-09-04 Thread Carlos Royo
Kevin Waterson escribió: This one time, at band camp, Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been looking at some 28-200 2.8 ED (IF) lenses. err, 80-200mm Kevin The FA* 80-200 2.8 doesn't exist in a black version. Carlos

Re: 3rd time lucky.

2005-08-19 Thread Carlos Royo
Juan wrote: You might also want to do a day trip from Madrid to Toledo, it is very near and quite worth seeing, but then again, don't do it if it means not going to Granada. Sevilla is great, but I'd skip it given only one week. Hi, John: What Juan has written is good advice. In your

Re: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom

2005-08-16 Thread Carlos Royo
Jens Bladt escribió: Thanks a lot for sharing this, Dario. Very informative. And l o a d s of excellent shots. What does YMMV mean? Sorry to hear about you bad experience with Sigma, Carlos. As you can see, not everybody agrees on this :-). Regards Jens My experience with Sigma hasn't been

Re: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom

2005-08-14 Thread Carlos Royo
Jens Bladt escribió: A Tokina AT-X will be mine for appr. 700 Euro (870 USD) in Germany (EU: No taxes): http://tinyurl.com/cugh7 That's still a lot of money (sigh) for a 1-2 stops faster lens. But a little cheaper than than the Sigma Telephoto 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM: appr 1100 USD. (BH

Re: SV: Dreaming of a fast 70-210mm or 80-200mm AF zoom

2005-08-14 Thread Carlos Royo
Hi Jens: I am afraid I can't show you any of my shots with the FA* 80-200 2.8, as so far I have been too lazy to invest some time and effort to look for an Internet server to exhibit some of my photos. I also had the chance to play with the Sigma 70-200 2.8, it is slightly sharper than the

Re: DOF-preview on istD, weird restriction

2005-08-12 Thread Carlos Royo
Jan van Wijk escribió: This is a bit annoying, since it does not allow you to set a fixed aperture for good DOF, use automatic exposure, and check the actual DOF in the viewfinder as well. I don't know if I have understood well, but you can set whatever aperture you want with the *ist D

Re: Cleaning Pentax-F lenses?

2005-07-29 Thread Carlos Royo
John EW escribió: Aghh!! - many thanks for that link!, I think I'll give it a miss, though (I especially liked the part about heating up the fixing screws to 450 degrees!) *Please* tell me that people have success with tins of compressed air! If the amount of

Re: PESO: Deliver or Die

2005-07-29 Thread Carlos Royo
I really like it, Frank, you should be proud of this photo. Carlos

Re: K15mm for House Interiors

2005-07-27 Thread Carlos Royo
Kostas Kavoussanakis escribió: Not sure you got what I mean, Vid: the MIR-47 is a bit too long and the mirror of some Pentax cameras (you may need to check which does so) hits it when taking a picture. The end result is that the camera mirror breaks. Because the filters (at the back) are

Re: DL DS viewfinders compared side by side

2005-07-24 Thread Carlos Royo
About the viewfinder, both had a Sigma 18-125 mounted. Although my brain was all the time: 'remember, the DS has a pentaprism and the DL a pentamirror...', my eyes could't see the difference. Actually, if someone tells me 'you MUST choose the brighter', I would choose the DL. Jaume, did you

Re: Help me find my head (tripod head, that is)

2005-07-23 Thread Carlos Royo
Cotty escribió: On 22/7/05, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: The 486RC2 (6Kg max. load) could also be a good choice. I have a 486RC2 on 190 CLB sticks. Rock on. Same thing here. I also have a 141RC 3-way head, but I use the 486RC2 ballhead all the time. Faster, lighter and

OT: Trying to reach to John Leung

2005-07-17 Thread Carlos Royo
I am sending this message to the list because John Leung has sent me several messages, which I have replied, but my replies keep on bouncing back to my email box. My email server gives the following reason: Your message was not delivered because the destination computer was not reachable

Re: [OT] KM shows cheap DSLR with AS

2005-07-15 Thread Carlos Royo
Godfrey DiGiorgi escribió: I question your comment on Canon's history ... Canon dropped their FL- FD mount more than 23 years ago to go with the EOS mount. The EOS mount has not changed since: it is still ahead of its time. Yes, a lot of Canon FL-FD users were pissed off (and remain so),

FS Friday (or trade)

2005-07-15 Thread Carlos Royo
will know, I live in Spain. Regards, Carlos Royo

Re: FishEye for digital (was: A15mm/3.5...)

2005-07-14 Thread Carlos Royo
Shel Belinkoff escribió: I suppose that's one way - compare lenses of the same optical formula with different coatings and you'll see greater or lesser saturation. However, I suppose that optical formulas and the type of glass used in a lens (and there are many, many different types of glass

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-11 Thread Carlos Royo
Thibouille escribió: I got myself a D and not a DS because: * HyperProgram * 2 wheels * TTL with old lenses * grip with vertical shutter. * access to biggercards (6GB microdrives) * Price was about the same The DS can do TTL flash control with older, non A lenses, but not with the built in

Re: SD Cards for istds

2005-07-10 Thread Carlos Royo
Shel Belinkoff escribió: And you can put the newer firmware in older cameras? Yes, you can. Mine came with the 1.00 version of the firmware, and I downloaded and installed v. 1.02 shortly afterwards. It is easy, as long as you follow carefully the installation procedure. Carlos

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-10 Thread Carlos Royo
Jaume, I think that even if they discontinue the Ds now, and I don't think they are doing it at the moment, you will be able to find it for some time, just as it happens with the D. By the way, if I were to buy a DSLR, I'd choose the DS again. I think that the DL is a downgraded DS, and the

Re: A new poll: Your first pentax?

2005-07-09 Thread Carlos Royo
MX with M 50 mm. 1.4, bought new in 1980 or 81. I still have both of them, it was my first serious camera. Carlos

FS Friday

2005-07-07 Thread Carlos Royo
will know, I live in Spain. Regards, Carlos Royo

Re: Your Favorite Pentax Camera

2005-07-06 Thread Carlos Royo
Shel Belinkoff escribió: So, what's your favorite Pentax - even if it's one that you don't use or use very much. Modern: MZ-S Classic: MX Carlos

FS Friday (a few hours early)

2005-06-30 Thread Carlos Royo
, with a short minimum focusing distance at all focal lenghts, 40 cm. Prices do not include shipping expenses, and as some of you will know, I live in Spain. Regards, Carlos Royo

Re: Bodies That Do Auto Bracketing

2005-06-23 Thread Carlos Royo
Shel Belinkoff escribió: Are there any Pentax bodies that can be set to do auto bracketing with manual lenses, preferably using 1/3 stop bracketing steps (although 1/2 stop is acceptable), and being able to bracket in a total of 5 steps, two under and two over - although that's a minor issue.

Re: Bodies That Do Auto Bracketing

2005-06-23 Thread Carlos Royo
Jack Davis escribió: The MZ-S allows 2, 3 or 5 frame auto bracketing in 1/2 or 1 stop increments. (Pentax Function 4). 5 frames= one as correct, two under and two over. 3correct, over and under. 2correct and under. You are right, Jack. I wrote my previous post without looking

FS Friday: Tamron 24-135 mm. Pentax AF

2005-06-17 Thread Carlos Royo
Hi everyone: I want to sell my Tamron 24-135 mm. 3.5-5.6 SP for Pentax AF. It is like new in box, with both original caps, lens hood and manual. Indistinguishable from new. It is an excellent zoom, performs equally well in film or digital Pentax bodies. Price: 240 euros plus shipping. Carlos

Re: Ist-D focusing screen replacement

2005-06-14 Thread Carlos Royo
Joaquim Carvalho escribió: Thibouille wrote: Looking for the split image one :p That makes two of us, anyone else? Olá Joaquim, como vai você?: You may try www.tekade.de Quoting myself (I sent this message to the list some months ago): Tekade (a German online shop) has a split image

Re: AF behaviour in Continuous Shooting in *ist DS (long)

2005-06-14 Thread Carlos Royo
Some days ago, the 21st of May, I asked this question to the list: I have been thinking about getting an *ist D or DS, so in the last few months I have read the messages about both cameras written by the PDML members (thanks to all who have contributed such information to the list), and also

Re: *ist DL now on dpreview

2005-06-02 Thread Carlos Royo
William Robb escribi: Any idea how many K1000s they sold to make the LX possible? I don't know if the K1000 made the LX possible, but it was a huge seller. More than 2.500.000 in fact, in 20 years. Carlos

Re: AF behaviour in Continuous Shooting in *ist DS (long)

2005-05-22 Thread Carlos Royo
Cotty escribió: Carlos I am sure you will soon get a huge pile of replies specifically relating to the *ist D and Ds cameras, but if I may pre-empt those, in my experience, DSLRs allow both 'Single Shot' and 'AI Servo' or 'Continuous' modes. In Single Shot, you half press the shutter, it

Re: MX hot shoe inoperative

2005-05-22 Thread Carlos Royo
Don Sanderson escribió: I don't have an MX to look at so I might be wrong but on the other M bodies the hot shoe hits a spring contact inside the body. It causes this frequently. Remove the silver plate with the X in it by lifting the front and sliding backwards. Remove 4 screws and lift the

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

2005-05-22 Thread Carlos Royo
John Whittingham escribió: That would give at least one cool thing, they'd gain easily access to Sony sensors. Maybe faster, maybe better sensors... There has to be a good thing right? Yes and perhaps a massive injection of money, better DSLR's, better marketing, higher sales figures, more

Re: MX hot shoe inoperative

2005-05-22 Thread Carlos Royo
Don Sanderson escribió: Carlos, I'll look at the Service Manual to see what the next step would be. (Since you're an experienced Pentax tech now.) ;-) This has been a significant feat for me. I usually don't dare to do anything to my cameras or lenses, for fear of destroying them. I am not

Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future

2005-05-22 Thread Carlos Royo
Boris Liberman escribió: Personally, I'd rather Pentax would merge with Nikon... You see, Sony is giant, Pentax is a small speck compared to Sony. It means, at least to me, that within very short period of time Pentax would loose its identity... Nikon has been part of the Matsushita group

<    1   2   3   4   5   6   >