quite miss it in the LX. I recall some japanese LX-dedicated
website showing such thumbrest made from some plastic and glued (?)
to LX backdoor (along with many other LX mods).
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Hi Mark,
how is it with yours MX? I am still thinking about selling my ME-S
before I put it to hell cosmetically (with the customisations I
plan to it), as MX would be better suited for me. Is it still
available?
Frantisek
pack was very low capacity as well, just 110mAh.
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and not that contrasty. But he is a strange guy. And concert
venues are strangely lit.
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not be repeatable enough due to mechanical
nature of the aperture mechanism. f/16 and f/13.5 are just
0.5mm diameter difference!
Or they cheaped out ;-)
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.
Thank you very much for any information.
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in .jp domain. I will look at the mapcamera. Hopefully they
will have also a locator where in Japan the screen is available,
it could be in the major photo stores probably :)
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the
white light), but unusable for darkroom, obviously.
Open for discussion, criticism, other ideas :)
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contact even without soldering just by using aluminium
foil. Works perfectly with the magic tape and cost? what cost...
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, good for continuous
mode.
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(the better theoretically gifted than
me can assess if the equation the guy uses are correct, as he
clearly states all the equations in the docs. I am inclined to
believe him though).
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, quieter and MLU can be engaged via the MLU trick. And the
screen is better.
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.
ft Are you saying you don't believe in such things, Lon? vbg
TRES
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;-)
,
from purely technical standpoint (I won't diverge into aesthetics
and all), square is the format that wastes _the least_ of a lens
field of view. All rectangular formats are more or less a waste of
space.
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experience as it was one of the rumours that it will appear in the new
digiPentax.
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becoming human tripod. But I don't have such a high
success rate when handholding it and using the MLU trick.
Hope this helps
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Sunday, December 29, 2002, 8:14:08 PM, Bob wrote:
BB This sounds like an intriguing argument meant for discussion around a hearth
BB and with brandy.
[...]
BB As I said, this is all very philosophical and requires brandy, or at least a
BB consultation with the Reverend Jack Daniels.
BB Regards,
, keep the winder :)
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,
Frantisek Vlcek
-up is not
so much about photography as about the world, it's one of my most
favourite films.
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of this
K2DMD, all our working nice K2DMDs just got somewhat rarer and
more pricey...
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chip because of cosmic
rays, which didn't have much impact if they hit a large area
transistor, but which could do much more errors if hitting smaller
transistors. It's the same principe why small pixel CCDs are so noisy.
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Thanks for the comments. I will shoot a test roll today with it,
fullframe. I am more considering it for the future DSLR but I still
have doubts if I will stay with Pentax by then (at least digital
pentax, I will always keep few old brass and glass pentaxes). The 600$
used isn't so hot after all,
. THANKS!!!
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EvG Does anyone have a manual to download for me?
I don't have a manual, but I asked here on PDML two and something
years ago questions about K2DMD and they were very well answered. Now
I can do the same :) ask a question and I will answer it. K2 (and
K2DMD, which has some added features) are
the stupid optio compact, why don't the put
some better cache and ccd in the old EI-2000 body??? It's much
better than those shitty pseudo-slr cameras (those using LCD
display inside the viewfinder. They just SUCK BIG TIME! I used
them, phew. Shit)
Thanks a lot!
Frantisek
Knut wrote:
2) I use an enlarger lens for macrophotography (I
found I get best quality
this way). With these lenses I cannot measure the
correct exposure time with
open diaphragm; only my LX is able to get a proper
exposure time if
diaphragm is set to f16.
Why? I mean why can't you
Oh! Don't pay 15$ for a photocopy. Try contacting your Pentax first
(oh, I hope it isn't the infamous Pentax USA). Pentax Europe was once
most helpful, they even found somewhere a K2 manual for me (in German
unfortunately). But then they lost it again :( otherwise I would send
it to you. I got a
Thanks, Anthony. I didn't knew the RD175 lost so many stops. Pity :)
Now please about my math - I am interested in cheaper digital for use
in colour news photography, nothing AP-like but I do work for some
small magazines (on external basis) which need colour, which makes my
profit pretty
Wednesday, November 14, 2001, 5:31:30 PM, Tom wrote:
TR I do not have experience submitting digital photos to a newspaper, but I do
TR know that most such photos have been taken with a 2000-2500 ppi SLR such as
TR the Kodak DCS *20 series or the Canon D30. In fact the old AP2000 was a 2000
TR ppi
Thursday, November 15, 2001, 6:55:48 AM, Mike wrote:
MJ Len wrote:
Except, perhaps, for the Olympus E-10 and E-20n which SLRs with
manual zoom, and will zoom just as fast as you want. They're
priced a lot lower than Nikon and Canon SLR digitals. DPReview
is a good place to read about them.
Thursday, November 15, 2001, 6:27:07 PM, Robert wrote:
RH William Robb wrote:
Find something else to talk about.
RH Why? This is so much fun.
RH Bob
Cause you are hijacking my thread... I didn't want to start another
discussion - only future will tell, and it really doesn't matter to
me.
,
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Oh, I see the PDML is now a conspiracy against us vegetarians... what
will be next? No flame wars on digital vs. chemical but on artichokes
vs. steaks... BTW, artichokes are way better!
;-)
Frantisek (who still enjoys a meat now and then, but no snakes yet
g, they are all seriously
FJW I use that almost every time I use my Metz flash, but you don't need another
FJW flash. I have the 40MZ-2, which has the big flash that you can bounce on the
FJW ceiling or wall, and there is also a small flash built in that you can
FJW switch on/off as desired. The little flash is direct.
Hi Guys..I've been out of touch with the PDML for a couple
of months..can you update me about the Pentax SLR digital
body (MZ-D ?) release date
Thanx,
WR It will be released at the Ulan Bator show in 2007.
WR William Robb
So nothing new,
older, manual lenses (I love my K2DMD and
Rolleflex TLRs... to give you an idea).
If you want it, mail me off-list.
Pictures of the lens are available upon request.
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Sunday, November 18, 2001, 5:06:38 PM, Shel wrote:
SB apertures. Or using a 400 speed film @ an EI of 100 provides some
SB wonderful flexibility. If I recall, Salgado does something like this,
SB exposing TX at EIs between 160 or so and 800.
Shel, when there was Salgado's exhibition (Exodus)
Sunday, November 18, 2001, 6:07:19 PM, Emilio wrote:
EP Can someone explain how the hell can you obtain a underexposure whith
EP TTL flash meterting with a ND filter on the head of it???
EP Doesn´t TTL works cutting light at the moment of exposure??
EP Know, then you have more flash output for
. This greatly improves pics from ANY digital camera! Only
drawback that sometimes small areas of different colour disappear
or get desaturated)
Thanks!
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Oh, have you written one?
Sac No, my Brother. It is currently out of print for revisions and updates.
Sac If you like, I'll have him contact you when the revamp is done. Last revision
Sac was $5.95 SH included.
Sac And the copyrighted name for it is:
Sac Manual Fill Flash For Dummies.
Sac
that in reportage or action shots. HP's
advertising describes the EI-2000 as the digital camera with the
control, performance and flexibility of an slr. BULSHIT!
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RS The inkjet delivery is more along the lines of a stochastic screen (or Diamond
RS Screen in the marketing speak of Hell-Linotype) for conventional plate
RS printing.
RS Cheers,
RS Rob Studdert
Yes, Inkjets use stochastic screen, in other words random placement,
while traditionals printers
with flashpowder...
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Any Thiosulfide ammonium fixer is good, use the cheapest available
(don't use the old non-rapid fixers, though, they are less
permitting on overfixing)
Frantisek
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of their tests. This
will spread, that they use soft-focus lenses for their testing ;-)))
Probably a major Nikon advertisement in the same issue, eh?
Conspiracy, it's all the same conspiracy!
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enough money? Can I justify stealing if
it is to get a new Pentax ;-) ?
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Also, the size of two 1.5V '44 batteries is one 3V lithium battery. I
don't remember the number, though. I have one as backup for my SR/LR
44 when there is really cold weather, as lithium batteries have AFAIK
best performance of the three types in cold weather (with alkaline the
worst, silver
only trough the sometimes-working-sometimes-not web archive so I
have saved only very few posts in html from that time. Sorry.
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Sunday, November 25, 2001, 11:34:38 PM, Amita wrote:
AG I have to go to Adorama tomorrow to get my 120
AG film developed. Might there be a chance that they
AG could fix the light meter in my Yashicamat?
Well, I don't know about Adorama, but I know few things about
Yashica(mats), they use
[on LCD pseudo-slr viewfinders]
Monday, November 26, 2001, 3:51:09 PM, Kent wrote:
KG So I assume you have tried the manual focusing option on all these cameras
KG that have that option?
KG Kent Gittings
Of course not on all of them, but I tried Fuji 4900, 6900, Olympus
Camedia 2100. These three
SH Last time I looked, a year ago or so, my Yashicamat meter was just fine.
SH Does the deterioration depend on how much light exposure it receives? Would
SH one last much longer if usually cased and in a bag and/or closet?
SH Stan
Well, I am no expert, but IIRC humidity is not good for selenium
[...]
KW speed and fstop you used. Ballet can be a difficult subject for
KW photography, I rate it alongside Rock'n'Roll photography for
KW degree of difficulty.
If I remember some of the amateur venues and clubs I shot in, the
lighting man must have been drunk. Punks don't need light, maybe,
WR I've always been a voice in the wilderness regarding HC:110. I
WR like the stuff. It does well with TMZ. Truthfully, so does D-76
WR if you give it long enough. T-Max developer gives one of the
WR flattest characteristic curves I have seen with TMZ, but I find
WR it a rather expensive
better with image quality and size (one third size at same
quality as jpeg or much better quality at same size as jpeg) two or
three years ago already...
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of it.
at least here, bulk C41 is not much cheaper than in canisters)
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That does suck. Is there an option on the camera to lock the aperture? The
CP990 has a variable aperture, but there's an option to lock it so it
simulates a constant aperture zoom. The Pz-1p has the same ability with
variable zooms.
Sac While I agree, no serious photographer should own
variable I have to think about...
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FAST... I synch usually at 1/15 - 1/8 with 28mm or 20mm lenses, to
get as much ambient as possible in background while freezing the
foreground. Otherwise, background would be too dark.
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with metal one. Thanks...
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to arrive here in the next few days.
Carlos, when it arrives, please tell us your opinion on it. Especially
if you can compare to Flektogon or 20/3.5
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[like ... all SUVs opponents are Marxists ...]
CB The world view behind the opponents of SUVs is more worrisome than SUVs themselves.
CB jm2c,
CB Collin
Now it seems to me that your view (that _all_ opponents of SUVs is more
worrisome... and that they must be _all_ Marxists) is much more
to be a bit safer :)
except for the consumption in gallons per mile, not miles per gallon
;(
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P.S.: in my initial post, I insisted that people wanting to DISCUSS
this topic move off-list. Please remember it. I DID NOT WANT to
discuss it on PENTAX DISCUSS
,
frequently wrote G) effectively prints. I have seen a very good
exhibition of landscapes which were blurred so much that it was hard
to see any details at all. Art. But very beatuful!
So, articles like that one are meaningless IMO.
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the corresponding shutter
speed change as you zoom in and out.
JUST DO IT g
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AC I believe all Pentax 35mm bodies since the P series use plastic. This part
AC is quite easy to replace.
AC regards,
AC Alan Chan
Thanks, Alan.
I am sure it will be a quick repair (IF I can do it myself - I am
pretty sure my local authorised Pentax repair would overcharge me - I
have had bad
on reading photographs, and their has probably too.
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MJ Best store-bought loupes are Rodenstocks. If you want a good one for almost
MJ no money, go to eBay and look for a Pentax 55mm screwmount lens (SMC Takumar
MJ 55mm f/1.8). I use one of these as a loupe and it's better than any of the
MJ cheaper loupes I have. No distortion, very sharp. It
a gun in these
PJ countries.
PJ Paul Jones
Paul, do you know that you could start a potentially another hot
thread ;) ? Gun rights is a pretty hot topic. Being a pacifist, I really don't want to
discuss it here. But maybe all are exhausted after the last flame
frenzy...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2001, 4:19:13 AM, Mark wrote:
MC Thanks Frantisek. I'll definitely look into those - they have to be
MC shorter than 24mm to work , but now that you mention it, I think John Shaw
MC talks about those in one of his books.
MC - MCC
There is plenty such lenses on
t Basically the calculation is the same, the difference is that the
t distance is from flash to bounce point to subject. The X factor is how
t high the ceiling is, so I don't think there's any rule we can give you.
Is that true? The normal calculations works for spread of radiation,
according to
Thanks for explanation!
Guess I will have to use more conventional noise removal techniques,
as I think (as Mark pointed out) the noise would change too much
between the dark shot and normal shot - after all, it's called
noise, being irregular. I am not sure if it can work very well in
the E20,
SB However, if you know of any films that will give results like XX, or
SB papers that are similar to the fiber-based paper used by Eugene Smith,
SB I'd like to know about them. As I told Bob, I've been playing around
SB with Bergger 200 and Fortepan, some variations with Tri-X, and have just
SB
btw, do you use windshields for the flower shots?
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is not that related
to what counts. And lens tests... do you want to choose lenses to
shoot lens tests or real life?)
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From: Paul Sorenson
I've had good luck with the Polaris. It's digital, handles reflected and
incident measurements, works with ambient light and electronic flash and is
in the 200usd price range
'Hi Paul, what is this meter? I couldn't find any info on it. I was
thinking on getting a Sekonic
.
Good light,
Frantisek Vlcek
P.S.: I took a sacrilegous turn (sold my LX), so I can not longer add
the LX wink (for those who remember). But if you remember it, you
also remember that it was started by Cotty... who was the first to sell
LX and buy a *gasp* D60!!! At least I am keeping the M42
HI,
HyperManual spotmetering is IMO the best feature of any program
SLR ever! Works wonders. Especially with fill-in flash set to
-1.3 or even less fill. The HyperManual is Pentax's most useful
asset for creative photography, including fast paced reportage.
Being able to meter a
Actually,is the snow going to be a problem with IR film,as in bright
reflective
light.
Hi Dave, have a look at W.J.Markerink's site dealing with all
infrared:
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/
He has an article on INFRARED photography and SNOW and its effects.
The page is very long, just
Hi friends,
after the two months or so, I am back and fortunately, in fine
health. I won't have enough time to be subscribed to the list and
participate as I did, so I will just sub and unsub (hop on, hop
off) from time to time. Probably more time off, especially with all
the guns
for
cusomizations, ... Upon finishing it more, I will put up a web page
detailing it for other Pentax users out there :)
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happen to know if it is still possible to buy the Sx-60 type
LX screens in Japan, and where, and aproximately for what price in
Yen? I am most interested in the SE60 screen.
Thank you very much for any information.
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a pricey mod! Cotty, don't
you need some medication ;-)
C Can't help you out with the ME Super old boy, except to say bin it and
C get an MX ;-)
No. I have everything pentax I need. Almost. Well I do. I do. It's a
matter of will. :)
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on web of course :)
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like what I had in mind. Although an
empty (emptied of most electronics) ME winder, possibly with the
base thickness reduced, could suffice too. I will see what the
machinist I know can produce.
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Thanks to all. I really would like to take my Pentax V spotmeter
along, but it's s big and heavy and won't fit in a pocket. Perhaps
if somebody sells me an Pentax Digital Spotmeter ;-))) ?
I am IMHO proficient in the use of spotmeter (although it's not colour
calibrated by Zone IV or other
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On another note, I had problems with using my flash on a friends MZ50
- the sCA was 372, which lacks the cutout on front of the shoe foot.
It fit well (but not like original with the cutout) on my SFXn, but
seemed to not get contact with the MZ50 - it didn't fire. It's only
the AF bodies with the
to digicams, the
real resolution of image detail is somewhat lower than the stated
resolution). I don't see a way it could turn out decent pics at 3200
ppi, unless there was some optical teleconvertor in enlarging the
image.
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one can screw them - it makes
you choose a given focal length for given action better, because
changing is slower, and it's also more precise fit than any
bayonet can give.
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have a big stock of some, an old Document type paper - superhigh
contrast, more like lith - 20 years old is now great for super-low
contrast portraits, really!)
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the lens to selected aperture 2nd: activates the meter. NOT like on
the Zenit, where the switch is built-in into shutter release - that
makes releasing the shutter cumbersome and slow, just plain stupid.
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P.S.: Kelvin, I will surely ask this on Club M42, but haven't
a I can see a Pentax Animal Rights thread coming up in the future. :-)
a Tom C.
Actually, I was almost putting my left food on my flaming soapbox ;-)), but
then I remembered that the original poster talked about leatherette.
If my knowledge of English is right, this should be just artifical
Thursday, January 03, 2002, 2:57:43 AM, Paul wrote:
PFS Paul replies: Frantisek, I've probably bored readers with my series of
PFS postings about these two lenses and other 20s; search back a week or two
Thanks. I will also wait for Shel to comment :)
PFS Paul replies: The Sigma 20/1.8 has been
PJ After some discussion with Shel, he reccomended TriX to me and i've been
PJ using it for most of my b/w since then, i do use Neopan 1600 when i need
PJ some xtra speed (which is a really good film for its speed).
You have TX and use Neopan 1600 to get to 1600 ISO?!? What a
blasphemy! Both TX
reading and
talking about a ? Mamiya ? M42 21mm lens which was non-retrofocus (like
Leica M or LTM) type, and needed a M42 body with MLU, much like the
early Nikkor 21mm, and use of accessory viewfinder. Thanks!
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1)But Paul, that's exactly opposite my need, you didn't read carefully
;-) I stated I need _bright_ finder, and using stopdown
viewing/focusing, it is not exactly bright... I did that for some time
when my only wideangle was 2.8/20 screwmount CZJ on K2DMD via adapter,
and it's
are not allowed to send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
550 5.1.1 [EMAIL PROTECTED]... User unknown
I got the same message when trying the Paul.Stregevsky@... address.
What's da problem?
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P.S.: As I lack 35mm FL in any incarnation, I would do with a M or A
version in a pitch... g just that it's not so appealing on the K2.
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