Re: Pentax Japan delays K10D release date

2006-10-13 Thread Joseph Tainter
Example: When the Mazda Miata first came out there was no bargaining with dealers on sticker price. The demand was higher than supply. One paid sticker price or higher if they really wanted one now. Everyone else waited until supply caught up. Tom C. - Right. Can you imagine Toyota

Re: K10D 22 bit A/D conversion

2006-10-13 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/35mm/k10d/image/k10d_09.gif The left graph is the RAW analogue signal from CCD. Middle is the prevalent 12 bit conversion and the right of course is the 22 bit conversion. Ken - Thanks, Ken. But, er, am I the only one who doesn't understand what these

Re: K10D 22 bit A/D conversion

2006-10-13 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/35mm/k10d/image/k10d_09.gif ... In the middle and right charts: a) the same analog signal is represented as the black line b) the horizontal axis indicates the area of each digital pixel c) the vertical axis represents the color values that the analog -

Re: 645D estimated street price - unbeleivable it must be a mistake!

2006-10-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
I wouldn't be terribly surprised if that was the price. Pentax seems to have wised up on how to make money over the last few years. Actually, as has been suggested, investing in some older MF glass definitely looks like a very good idea. :-) Marnie aka Doe - Well, buyers can't turn to

AF500FTZ flash

2006-10-10 Thread Joseph Tainter
The Sigma 500DG Super works very well. - A consideration (for me) is that the Sigma flash's angle of view starts at 18 mm. Both of the Pentax flashes will cover 16 mm--as in DA 16-45 or DA 16-50. The rtf on the *ist D also covered 16 mm. The rtf on the K10D will cover only 18 mm. Another

Re: ebay woes

2006-10-10 Thread Joseph Tainter
I hope the USPS doesnt give me the runaround saying that they fulfilled their duty and I cannot claim insurance. - No, you bought the insurance from USPS, and it is their obligation to pay the claim. Then they will work it out with the UK folks. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

AF500FTZ flash

2006-10-10 Thread Joseph Tainter
Paul, The fact it needed to be upgraded to work with a new camera using the exact same protocol says all it needs to about the Sigma. It's not in spec for P-TTL (If it was, you wouldn't need to get it upgraded). -Adam - This I find puzzling. Why does it need to be upgraded? Promaster has

ebay woes

2006-10-10 Thread Joseph Tainter
I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so incompetent it seems. The US post office website shows the package arriving in the UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep pointing fingers at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their website doesnt

AF500FTZ flash

2006-10-10 Thread Joseph Tainter
I never use the Sigma without a diffuser of some sort, so the wide angle issue isn't an issue for me. Is the angle of view in 35mm terms or APS-C? I'l have to look at the Sigma docs. In truth AOV shouldn't be stated in terms of lens focal length. Paul - Angle of view of an 18 mm lens in

300*F4.5

2006-10-09 Thread Joseph Tainter
My take is that prices may go even higher, once everyone with a camera older than the K10D realizes that the DA* lenses will not autofocus with their camera. Is that fact or rumor? Dave - Not exactly rumor, more like reasoned engineering analysis. I'm not an engineer, but a discussion

Way OT

2006-10-09 Thread Joseph Tainter
For those of you in the big cities, this is probably a small thing, but Regina managed to persuade the Rolling Stones to play two shows here, one on Friday, the other last night. I went to last nights show. Heck of a good concert. No, I didn't try to smuggle a camera in. William Robb -

The JCO survey

2006-10-09 Thread Joseph Tainter
Cotty wrote: So you can't have the aperture stimulator (sic) Oh, my. Is Pentax in that business too? Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Decisions decisisons

2006-10-09 Thread Joseph Tainter
Okay I know this has been discussed in detail here many times over but I am having a hard time trying to decide whether to sell some, if not all, of my film cameras. - I thought perhaps I might try to salvage a few dollars out of one of my two PZ-1p bodies. So I went to KEH's web site to

k10d and manual-aperture lenses? (now ot)

2006-10-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
You are missing my point. Those film bodies that didn’t Support PK/PKM were cheap models for those who didn’t want The feature, and pentax always offered higher levels models the Entire time that did. With the DSLRs none of them support It. There should be at least ONE model at all times that Does

Back on -can't resist

2006-10-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
I keep logging off this list because I can't deal with all the emails but i always come back because I can't live without the PDML Vic never really left just been lurking... - Welcome back, Vic. Two ways to evade the email deluge are to participate through Doug's Archive, which is very

Back on -can't resist

2006-10-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
yes I have been using the mail archive but you can't respond. And sooner or later a discussion like the green button gives you reason to respond... LOL Vic - Yes, you can respond through Mail-Archive. I do it all the time (to the chagrin of most everyone here). You just need to be signed up

300*F4.5

2006-10-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
Did anyone catch the closing price on the one that just finished on ebay. $1,600+. Wow that's some price. Must be a record??? Vic - There's a thread on it over at dpreview. My take is that prices may go even higher, once everyone with a camera older than the K10D realizes that the DA*

K10 samples

2006-10-06 Thread Joseph Tainter
OK, so if I understand you, the pics were made in RAW and converted to JPEG within the camera, using the camera firm/software, as opposed to being shot in JPEG or converted to JPEG in editing software like Photoshop. Correct? Shel - I find this puzzling. Don't all JPEGs originate as RAW

Re: Pretty Cheap SD

2006-10-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
Beware: 60X is too slow for the K10D. You'll lose write speed and won't be able to take full advantage of the camera's capabilities. Paul - Paul, what X would you recommend? Thanks, Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF

2006-10-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
There are rumors at Dpreview that such a lens is indeed in the works. Can anyone confirm this? Another part of the rumor is that it might be an F5.6. We will just have to wait and see. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Stuck Filter

2006-10-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
I can't offer advice beyond what you've gotten. I'll just add that for some reason the combination of my DA 14 and BW polarizer tend to bind. I now carry a filter remover, and try to remember not to tighten the filter in. Bit of a nuisance. The BW's are brass and aren't supposed to do this. I

Re: A nice K10D feature

2006-10-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
Not quite what I was suggesting, I simply often don't need to shoot three frames when I bracket, 0 and one under or 0 and one over, the third frame is generally a waste of card space. - Me too. With both transparencies and digital, the exposures I choose between are either 0 or slightly

Re: Some more images...

2006-10-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
Pål, these are stunning. I guess you were using Velvia? It was the right occasions for it. Congratulations. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax Life

2006-10-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
Can non-members read the archives? Shel - Yes, at least two different ways. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Lighthouse

2006-10-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3484a.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce - Bruce, I like this very much. Thanks for posting it. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: D-Xenogon 35

2006-10-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Also, all three new Pentax DA* lenses will be produced under D-Xenon brand too. Designed by Pentax, manufactured by Tokina, sponsored by Samsung :) BR, Margus - So the S-K versions of these lenses will be made for Samsung by Tokina? Is this the case for all S-K lenses? Margus, are you

Re: OT - Freelance Life, Here I Come

2006-09-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
I have been offered a contract with ITV News as a cameraman for the new ITV Thames Valley News service to be launched in December here in the UK. I leave the staff of same at the end of November. My company is called Seeing Eye Productions and will start trading soon. --- Congratulations, Cotty,

Re: Interview w/Pentax exec

2006-09-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
The existence of Lithium AAs blows away their theory. Cheap, light, durable, easy-care (actually non-care), with half a decade of shelf-life. True, but Pentax have to assume that customers might use AA Alkalines and claim that things won't work. They could specify not to use Alkalines

Re: Interview w/Pentax exec

2006-09-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
The DA18-55 and DA50-200 are definitely lower spec on build if not performance. When Pop Photo reviewed the Samsung version of the DA 50-200, they said that in some ways it outperforms some constant F2.8 telezooms. But they wondered if it will retain that performance, or if the optical elements

Re: Exclusive Hands-On Preview: Pentax K10D

2006-09-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
I sure wish people would stop picking on Roman. Whatever, if any, his trespasses may be, others on this list make gaffs and can often be a PITA with some of their list behavior as well, more so than Roman posting info late. At least he's on topic with Pentax related subjects. I object to

Re: dudes, I'm getting a DELL

2006-09-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
this is what I'm getting Dimension C521,Sempron 3400+(1.80GHz, 256K)311-67171 512MB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - Good deal, Ann. Just root around in the Dell site to find out how to de-crapify it of all the bloatware and advertising that Dell will load on it. But otherwise, Dell offers amazing

Re: Exclusive Hands-On Preview: Pentax K10D

2006-09-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
On Sep 29, 2006, at 1:12 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: In my religion, one should read other posts of the lists one posts to. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. Bob - Blessed are the postmakers. Tom C. - Good ones, Bob and Tom. Made my evening. Joe -- PDML

Re: Interview w/Pentax exec

2006-09-27 Thread Joseph Tainter
Going to 12MP from 10 will be an even smaller step than going to 8MP from 6, so they'll have to throw lots of other nice stuff into the equation :) I'm thinking cast magnesium chassis, higher frame-rate, CF and SD cards, bluetooth, etc. grin - This is a puzzle. The K10D is so well spec'd

Re: Just shoot me...

2006-09-27 Thread Joseph Tainter
Ann, sorry to hear this. I had similar frustrations with W98SE. I finally had to bite the bullet and install XP. It was a colossal nuisance, and about 17 months later I am still recovering from it, but I am glad that I made the switch. USB port problems are a think of the past. Joe -- PDML

Re: Just shoot me..

2006-09-27 Thread Joseph Tainter
Ann, I know that finances are usually a consideration. When you have the money, you can get a useable XP machine for $500 or less. Also, regarding the files on your current PC, you can get an external hard drive in a case that connects through USB. Heck, these are down to about $100. Or get a

Re: Photokina? Nah

2006-09-26 Thread Joseph Tainter
This just in from Ulan Bator http://shavemyyeti.com/ WW - WW, Ulan Bator is no longer the cutting edge outlet of new Pentax products. It is now Malta. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Peso: Porto Venere Morning

2006-09-26 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/2983/display/6771138 Taken from our hotel room. Tough place to attend a conference. Someone has to do it, etc. The organizers have actually paid for my travel, hotel, and (wonderful) meals twice to come to this place. Someone appreciates me. Joe --

PentaxUSA Strikes Again!

2006-09-25 Thread Joseph Tainter
I asked: Will the DA 70 be able to accept filters in the lens hood,like the DA 21 and DA 40? If so, what will the filter diameter be? And Pentax USA responded: Thank you for contacting Pentax. The DA series lenses are designed for the Pentax Digital SLR camera bodies, and the digital SLR has

Re: CompatFlash v4.0

2006-09-25 Thread Joseph Tainter
In short, CF will be UDMA133 compatible and yes you'be able to use new cards in old cameras like D. When I said CF was a better standard than SD(HC) well... here's the proof (maybe... I wish ;) - With a world-class effort, I restrain myself from commenting. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Face Detection Technology by Fuji

2006-09-25 Thread Joseph Tainter
What's an event? How much time can this feature save? What does that translate to in $$? Shel - Relax, Shel. I think it's just a roll of black tape. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Fog

2006-09-25 Thread Joseph Tainter
Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, Handheld ISO 400, 1/1000 sec @ f/8.0 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3439.htm - Nice, Bruce. Reminds me of growing up there. So many times I've seen that. Thanks. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

re: PESO - Coronmant (b

2006-09-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
This is not a Cotty friendly picture ;-) Others with coronmant allergy are recommended to stay away too. http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=43678refid=999ref=author The link is to a colour version. After some conciderations I decided to go for a bw version. If you scroll down a bit,

Re: self portrait with cat

2006-09-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://users.rcn.com/annsan/selfportraitwithcat.jpg I was set up to photo an item for ebay and I had the audacity to hang the bag on _her_ chair... - Cute, Ann. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: SD Cards: what to buy?

2006-09-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
Transcend 150x 2G SD cards have proven to be reliable and fast, are currently on sale at NewEgg.com for $37 apiece. I've done business with them quite a few times and not had any bad experiences. - Many told me to quit griping about Pentax ditching CF cards because SD cards were now so

Re: SD Cards: what to buy?

2006-09-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
The Transcend cards are at bargain prices and are very good quality. Shel - Shel, can you clarify your assessment above? Is there independent testing you can point to? I'd love to pay less, but need to be confident that the cards are as reliable as the Lexars I've been using. Some time

SD Cards: what to buy?

2006-09-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
Shel wrote: Godfrey and I here on this list have found them to be reliable. Neither of us jump into things and make our purchases lightly That's right, Shel. You don't. I hadn't considered that when I asked. FWIW, I am very cautious and conservative wrt to _any_purchase I make. I read

Care and Feeding of Rechargeable Batteries

2006-09-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
When our K10Ds arrive, what is the best way to care for the rechargeable battery: Wait until empty, then recharge? Top it up regularly? Thanks, Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Noise Performance

2006-09-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
Dpreview's review of the Nikon D80 is up: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond80/ To my eyes, the aggressive noise reduction produces noticeable image softness compared with the other models. From ISO 800 up, the images are (to me) unacceptably soft. I continue to be concerned that the K10D

PESO: Moon Over Duomo, Milan

2006-09-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/4404/display/6739171 Pure serendipity. Late on the night of our arrival, jet-lagged and very tired, my wife and I stepped out the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele and saw this sight. Comments welcome. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Peso: Vecchio Milano

2006-09-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/4404/display/6739214 A street in the old part of Milan. This was taken a few minutes after the one in the last post, on our way back to our hotel (not the hotel in the photo). Comments welcome. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO - my new web page and galleries therein

2006-09-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
The two new galleries are here: http://boris.isra-shop.com/norway_2004/index.html http://boris.isra-shop.com/uk_2005/index.html - Some nice ones in there. Boris. Those Norwegian wood churches are something, aren't they? Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT I finally found a new use for film containers

2006-09-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
I used one (black HDPE) film container to build up a weld on a leaky Briggs Stratton POS fuel tank. Do I get a prize for originality? ;-) - Relatively speaking. My sister and her husband once had a local repair guy in a village in Sierra Leone use a leaf to make a carburetor gasket. Joe

Re: The Pentax Way

2006-09-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
Some years ago, after not having done photography for a number of years, I picked up my cameras again, in part with the idea that it would allow me to meet new people and make new friends. It certainly has ... - Nice, post, Shel. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

3 New DA* USM lenses ~ [OT] black tape

2006-09-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
Not so. I've seen the results when using black tape. The resultant photos always appear sharper and better focused. This is because black tape absorbs stray light rays and ill-behaved photons. The tape, when properly applied, can also hold camera doors shut, secure loose and wobbly lenses,

Re: 3 New DA* USM lenses ~ [OT] black tape

2006-09-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
Is gaffer's tape one of those? If so, where does one buy it? - Gaffer Tape -- no possessive form. BH has 2 or 3 web pages of it. Very handy stuff. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 3 New DA* USM lenses

2006-09-20 Thread Joseph Tainter
The sentence I found most interesting: These products are designed for exclusive use with PENTAX K- and *istD-series digital SLR cameras. So they *do* intend to keep old-style focussing ability (the so-called screwdriver drive) as well as SDM. - I hope you are right, John. But

New Roadmap

2006-09-20 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/lens/roadmap.pdf There is, indeed, a DA 35 mm forthcoming (probably F2, from what Samsung announced). And others. There's also a photo of the DA 70 with its lens hood. Hood attached, it doesn't look very pancake-ish. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Samsung has spoken (sort of)

2006-09-20 Thread Joseph Tainter
This time they mounted the lens correctly. So the FA 35 mm F2 will continue in production as a Samsung S-K Xenon lens. I wonder if it will be produced in Vietnam. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Contact Pentax?

2006-09-20 Thread Joseph Tainter
Does anyone have a direct email address to contact Pentax Customer Service? I tried the website form, but am not getting a response. Thanks, Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: I feel sad today

2006-09-19 Thread Joseph Tainter
So sorry, Tim. What wonderful, expressive eyes he had. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Returned From Travel

2006-09-18 Thread Joseph Tainter
I'm back from a few days in Italy--Milan, Venice, Porto Venere. The trip was mainly for a conference in Porto Venere, so there was only a little chance for photography. Because of this I took only a minimal kit--*ist D, DA 21, DA 40, and A 50 F1.2. The DA 21 got a workout, and proved

Re: K10D sensitivity?

2006-09-18 Thread Joseph Tainter
Pentax is reportedly still finalizing the firmware as we speak -- Mark Roberts Photography Multimedia - Does anyone else find this worrisome? Since dealers have been given availability dates, Pentax's engineeers and code writers will be working under pressure to get everything

Re: Returned From Travel

2006-09-18 Thread Joseph Tainter
Just a question, but how do you like the DA 40 on digital? They're quite cheap here in Canada right now, so I'm considering grabbing one. -Adam - Wonderful little lens. Very sharp, even wide open. I used it frequently on this trip. It can stay in your pocket when not in use. Last year I

Re: USM Lens Availability

2006-09-07 Thread Joseph Tainter
With the release date approaching so close, it is very conceivable that distributors/retailers already got documentations and if you are persistent/insistent, you might be able to get it :-). - I wish I could draw. I have in my mind a cartoon. The scene is somewhere up in the clouds. The

Re: Sunrise with DA 21mm

2006-09-07 Thread Joseph Tainter
Any idea how the DA21mm compares to the FA20mm in sharpness and contrast? I have the FA20 but wonder if the DA21 would be any better... Regards, Jim - Jim, search the archive. I compared them systematically a couple of months ago, and posted here. I don't have time right now to look it

Re: USM Lens Availability

2006-09-06 Thread Joseph Tainter
I've seen pics of the 16-50/2.8 Shel - Really? Where? The only pic I've seen is of the Tokina version. That doesn't count--it doesn't have the green metal band. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Get em while they exist: photos of K10D and 645D?

2006-09-04 Thread Joseph Tainter
The smaller camera's badge reads just D. This is probably the same mockup we saw before. Perhaps even the photos are old. A hoax? Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: D FA Lenses

2006-09-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
The D FAs are supposed to be for both film and digital. Whether they indicate that someday there will be a 24 x 36 mm sensor in a Pentax DSLR is anyone's guess. There are reports (pretty reliable) of a forthcoming D FA telezoom (called high performance in Pentax's lens chart), and rumors of D

Photography (for a change)

2006-09-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
This is a question about composition. I came across the following photo (not mine): http://www.zyeuter.com/bon_baiser_de_valensole/photo107872.html There is much about it that I like, but I think that the bottom third is a mistake. It seems to me that the photographer should have cut off the

Re: SMC Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF USM (WAS: Re: Lens in motoror not?USM?)

2006-09-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Can someone provide the reference, or a pointer, to where Pentax or some reliable source mentions that such lenses will be available? Or is this whole USM thing just more speculation? Shel - Shel, as posters have indicated, the discussion goes back to the late 90s (at least). The

Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?

2006-09-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
You're missing the fact that you can get much better autofocus performance with a motor in the lens. Paul - I'm not questioning this, Paul, but could you provide more details about what you mean by better? Thanks, Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D

2006-09-01 Thread Joseph Tainter
Mark wrote this, followed by specifics: With all the speculation about what we might (or might not) have coming in the K10D I suddenly realized that no one has mentioned a couple of the things that I would most like to see improved over the ist cameras. - I too want functions that I use

[Fwd: Re: K10D Questions?]

2006-09-01 Thread Joseph Tainter
Original Message Subject: Re: K10D Questions? Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 19:22:21 -0600 From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] While Jesse's question to me may be, do you mean the K100D, thought I'd ask what would you'd like answered if you had a chance

Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?

2006-09-01 Thread Joseph Tainter
O find that I can't get excited about having a motor in the lens. What's wrong with me? What am I missing? Is anyone else not worked up over this? It strikes me as one more thing that will need to be repaired someday...probably when parts are no longer available. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: has anyone seen damage like this to a lens?

2006-08-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
Even if they did strip and recoat the lenses, however, based on the work I've seen from them I doubt you would find any fault with their work. They are top notch, the lenses that have been restored by them after heinous coating damage have proven to be superb performers. Godfrey - Thanks

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
Anything else? Jostein - Jostein, you are one of the ones who knows! Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Tamron 28-300

2006-08-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
Welcome back, Bill. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
I thought people were talking about using these contacts for USM drive. I thought PZ itself is a dead issue (can see no reason to resurrect it, particularly if Pentax are planning to equip lenses with USM), but the concept of driving something in a lens (instead of PZ) is a logical one when we

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.converse.ru/img/460805808.jpg http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=19822373 Yes it's a Sumdung but check out the mode dial - Which is why I think we will get ISO set and other useful things in the menu. And check out how the lens is mounted. Do you trust

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
From Rob Brigham: Hi guys - been lurking and not managing to keep up with the list for some time but starting to get K10D urges! From Roland Mabo: - Rob, can you give us the url for this? I assume it is from dpreview, where Roland is a regular, but I cannot find it there. Thanks, Joe

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-08-31 Thread Joseph Tainter
Shel wrote: ...and, just when things start to die down, rumors will surface about a new Pentax, with more of everything. One constant through all this will be Joe Tainter complaining about the use of SD cards TIC. - Allude, not complain. Go look at my post that started the long thread a

Re: K10D Rumor

2006-08-30 Thread Joseph Tainter
On DPReview there is a gentleman who claims that his local camera store in Portland, Maine showed him an advertising flyer for the K10D with the following specs: - 10 Megapixels - ISO 100 to 3200 - Shake Reduction - Anti-Dust System - Li-Ion Battery - Is this the rumor of a rechargeable

Re: K10D Rumor

2006-08-30 Thread Joseph Tainter
My next one (actually top of my personal list) is lack of a quick way of changing ISO settings - preferably a physical dial rather than a menu item. -- Mark Roberts Photography Multimedia - We may be disappointed in this and other things that need changing frequently, if I recall

Re: has anyone seen damage like this to a lens?

2006-08-30 Thread Joseph Tainter
The best lens person in the US who I would send any lens with that kind of growth on it to is John Van Stelton at Focal Point: http://www.focalpointlens.com/ Anyone who values their lenses should keep that URL handy! They normally do Leica, Rollei, Hasselblad work, but have done others for me

Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
http://www.oksne.net/paw/calanoid.html Thanks for looking. Jostein - Cool. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Ebay strangeness grows stranger still

2006-08-28 Thread Joseph Tainter
Hope you get paid, Paul. Let us know. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Full Frame/Canon

2006-08-28 Thread Joseph Tainter
Nevertheless, my understanding is that the cost of the FF size sensors is at least 10 times (or more) that of the APS sized one, and this gap is not going to narrow any time soon. ... We'll see. Cheers, Ken - And I thought I had seen that Sony's APS-C sensors are now down to $50

Re: PESO - Landscapes Qty 2

2006-08-25 Thread Joseph Tainter
Great clouds. I don't recall if you can put a polarizer on the 15/3.5. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: CF v SD Cards

2006-08-22 Thread Joseph Tainter
After posting my comments I began to think about what I said. Can anyone make a case for CF cards as being a better choice than SD cards, apart from some CF cards having a greater capacity than the current highest capacity SD cards? Shel - Make a case? The case for me is that it feels

Re: FA* 24/2 AL [IF]

2006-08-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
[Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi My reservations about the 24/2 stem from the wide disparity of comments I've heard about its optical performance. It seems most people who have used it with film love it, but most people who've used it with the DSLR bodies find too much

Re: Comments on FA 24-90, please

2006-08-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
A very good lens in this zoom range. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 4 GB SD cards for istDS/DS2, istDL/DL2

2006-08-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
Shel wrote: I get a sense that there will be no further firmware upgrades to these cameras even though that was not specifically stated. - Maybe, maybe not. The only thing certain is that Pentax has already shown a lack of concern for customers investments in storage cards. Joe -- PDML

Re: photo dot net thread mentioning the pdml

2006-08-16 Thread Joseph Tainter
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: photo dot net thread mentioning the pdml There's a recent thread over at the photodotnet Pentax forum that mentions the PDML in a rather, well, unforgiving light. It made me laugh out loud. Enjoy:

Re: photo dot net thread mentioning the pdml

2006-08-16 Thread Joseph Tainter
I do remember a Wigwam, though I can't offer much except the vague recollection that he was a bit abrasive. Perhaps not in the Brad Dobo league, but I don't think his attitude was well received. Perhaps this is being colored by his post on photo.net ...or perhaps not. -- Mark Roberts Photography

Re: photo dot net thread mentioning the pdml

2006-08-16 Thread Joseph Tainter
I responded: I'm a PDML member, and I can recommend it wholeheartedly as a great place to talk Pentax. Paul - And utterly ruined our little hideout here. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Testing the K100D and some more K10D hype

2006-08-15 Thread Joseph Tainter
Though a careful reading of the Holy Crap thread will reveal all. -Aaron = I think only to someone really good at word puzzles. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Where's Annsan? Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Another Blow Against Photography

2006-08-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
You're travelling sept 8th? I'd consider buying a Pelican case a few days before you travel if the ban is not lifted - you'll have to check *everything* photographic. Sad but true, and necessary. -- Cheers, Cotty - That's a possibility. Trouble is, I would have to ship it unlocked. I

Another Blow Against Photography

2006-08-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
I'm less afraid of being blown to smithereens over the North Atlantic than I am frustrated to exasperation with ineffective and disruptive counter-measures. G - Me too. I suspect that much of the overreaction is CYA. No official wants to be the one who did too little. No politician wants

Another Blow Against Photography

2006-08-10 Thread Joseph Tainter
The Transportation Security Administration has not yet updated its web site today. I heard on a news report, though, that electronic devices are not allowed in carry-on bags on flights from the U.S. to and from any location in Europe, or with connections anywhere in Europe -- not just England.

Re: any opinions on the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC?

2006-08-09 Thread Joseph Tainter
I ended up buying the Sigma tonight. It just suited my needs. Amita - Amita, please let us know what you think of it. Thanks, Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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