On Fri, 13 Oct 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
You clueless.
JC I have had enough. Your language is unacceptable. Bye-bye.
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Shock. My condolences to you and the rest of his family.
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On Sat, 14 Oct 2006, William Robb wrote:
From: Digital Image Studio
Subject: Re: Thoughts on the digital format. Re: The JCO survey
On 14/10/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then the legacy will be a register distance that was designed to
accommodate 35mm FF image area and lenses
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
*Lowball* estimated cost of aperture smulator: $5.00/camera
Production plans for K10D: 13000/month
Additional cost to Pentax: $65,000.00/month or $780,000.00/year
I suppose if we look into the next decade the figure becomes more
impressive, esp if you
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote:
Well, buyers can't turn to Sigma for lenses. As long as they don't lose
money on the cameras, or don't lose too much, they have a captive market
for lenses. The only competition is used lenses.
Ah, but they know what to do about that, don't they?
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, John Celio wrote:
This is about a troll
He is on topic. Feel free to ignore or kill-file him.
If I were the list owner
Nope, I won't say it.
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Op Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:26:47 +0200 schreef David Savage
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
To make this more interesting, what do you take when travelling light
and you're not sure what photo opportunities may arise?
SFXn and F35-135 when concerned I may lose them.
MZ-S and 24-90 otherwise (except if reach
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Lon Williamson wrote:
I'd like a DLSR, but I'd sure hate to replace all my lenses as long
as I can see welll enough to manual focus.
If you are to trust the AF blind, you may as well trust the
focussing indicator, available with MF as well.
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On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote:
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.
Not sure this is a problem unless you shoot straight on.
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On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Yes, multiple autofocus points are useful for a variety of reasons. I
use the selective position and move the point around as needed. For
verticals of people on the street, I'll use the top center point for
example. I'm rarely right in the middle.
I
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, John Celio wrote:
I'm not interested in the stroboframe style stuff (too big /heavy / bulky)
If by stroboframe style you mean a bracket that allows the flash to flip
between positions, I'd like to try to explain why they're better than
flash-on-a-stick brackets.
Indeed
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Doug Miles wrote:
Too bad these things have sacrificed some
useful speed in the interests of unnecessary compactness.
You are making the assumption that MF is dead, which I don't think it
is.
Aesthetics are personal, but the 21 looks like it's just had an
accident.
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, mike wilson wrote:
I've deleted the post but I don't remember the whole thing being there
If we are only talking about one post, the digest was not there.
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Cory Papenfuss wrote:
That's where my logic departs. I could either have a whole
bag-full of high-quality pre-A prime Pentax lenses as I do now, or I could
have one high-quality F/FA/DA lens. The cost ratio is about 10:1. I
cannot afford to buy a bag-full of
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, mike wilson wrote:
From: Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: The JCO survey
- The most disconcerting thing is quiet resignation of most folks on the
PDML. Even though I'd love to
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, graywolf wrote:
Graywolf has not bought a new camera since 1981, so Pentax doesn't give
a damn what he thinks.
I don't buy this argument. People sell their old equipment to buy new.
We are the real enablers.
E.g. I would not touch the *ist-D with a bargepole.
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, John Celio wrote:
And anyway, are you really going to tell your relatives, who probably don't
care about this aperture simulator doohickey, to go buy a Nikon?
When the -D and the -DL were the only DSLRs available in the UK I was
as warmly positive about the offerings as
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Lon Williamson wrote:
Kostas Kavoussanakis responded, not sure of vote.
You 've got me (correctly) on the yes.
No:
I read Godders to also be under this. First in line probably :-)
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On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Adam Maas wrote:
The K10D offers a larger buffer (9 shots instead of 3), weather sealing,
improved AF, dual control wheels (Making work with A and later lenses
less hassle), HyperProgram, more effective SR and a battery grip over
the K100D. MSRP is $899 for the body,
On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Cory Papenfuss wrote:
To me it seems like the benefit of new lensed (through quality,
weight reduction, autofocus, focal length, etc) should stand for
themselves. I thought that the benefits of a new product over an old were
supposed to do that... not be
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
The pankcake 40mm F2.8 M lens is just another example
Of a lens where there is NO NEW EQUIV.
JC, what are you on about? You are losing even the slightest bit of
credibility and leverage with uninformed statements like that.
If you are genuinely
On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote:
So I would not be surprised if Pentax
shafts us again, this time by unshafting us.
I can visualise this: knackered from Hogmanay I open my mail...
...and there it is...
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On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Lon Williamson wrote:
How many people here would consider an aperature
simulator permitting (for K,M, and all other lenses with
aperature rings) CW metering, open aperature metering
in manual and AV modes a _highly_ desirable feature on
the K1D?
CW? Isn't that a given?
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Tom C wrote:
The flatness actually enhanced the photo and made
it a better, more artful photograph, in my opinion.
To which one could respond: No, it's too flat for my liking.
Excellent, we are commenting on a hypothetical picture. PDML first?
:-)
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Oct 5, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
I have no idea where a credible source for MTF data on the DA14/2.8
might be. I'm commenting based on what I see from examining 800-1000
photographs made with it.
I assumed the DS has
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, John Celio wrote:
Because there's no actual gain from making a subframe lens at that
length, so no reason to do a DA lens.
Could you explain further? I was wondering why the long lenses were D-FA
too, and I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
Not sure anyone replied
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, P?l Jensen wrote:
The Pentax K10D brochure claim print size up to 50 X 70cm. Is this just hype
or what? I certainly cannot print that large from my 645 slides.
Hi Paal,
Christian below says 20x30inch; that's approx 50x75cm. At least one
person has done it :-) And that's
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Tom C wrote:
Others have thought that lighting was too flat when that's exactly the way
the lighting was, and hence the photo was very close to what I saw with my
eyes.
So they were right, it was flat, yes?
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
Lens coating isn't now the secret it was during WWII, flare is
minimised by good lens coatings but I overall flare resistance is a
function of coatings, optical design and internal barrel AR coatings,
baffling and of course lens shading.
And
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
IMO, if any trust was betrayed, Mike betrayed yours. He's certainly
going to benefit from whatever time and energy you put in here.
I agree with Shel.
Good luck John.
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
The DA14 reaches its peak performance between f/4.5 and f/5.6 in my
experience, but it's quite good even wide open (as you can see from
the examples).
Would you know what the MTF data favour for that lens?
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On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
If your 135/2.5 is the SmC Takumar screwmount (either
of the two varieties available), I'd start it at $125. If it's an
earlier screwmount, I'd start it at $60.
As it is the Takumar Bayonet, great demand may not be there, I am
afraid. The LX
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I have no idea where a credible source for MTF data on the DA14/2.8
might be. I'm commenting based on what I see from examining 800-1000
photographs made with it.
Hi Godfrey,
I assumed the DS has an MTF program-line; if it's true, a QD test
could
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, mike wilson wrote:
Name of an Andelusian dog! That requires satisfaction! Name your weapons!
(If we're using digital, can you hang on for a minute while my batteries
finish charging?)
Deus ex machina mode
Here, have some AA Lithiums!
/Deus ex machina mode
Kostas
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Jostein ?ksne wrote:
IIRC, the Takumar name was not resurrected for bargain lenses until the A
era.
All these are non-A; only the 28 has an A-brother.
http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/_non-SMC/tak_28f2.8.html
On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Walter Hamler wrote:
I have a chance to buy a Vivitar Series I 70-210 f/3.5, series 2 lens for
40.00. Is that a good version of this lens family? I know that there were
several iterations and can't remember which one was the best.
For all your 3rd party needs:
On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Apart from anything else, our email addresses are no longer private.
Given that anyone can subscribe to the list, they never were private.
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On Sun, 1 Oct 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
So, how well does Canon do at higher ISO setting? Do they equal or exceed
what we've seen thus far from Pentax?
Not sure you can extract viable conclusions about CMOS this way, Shel,
in the sense that the software plays a great part in the equation.
Welcome back Alan!
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On Mon, 2 Oct 2006, Simon King wrote:
I was away for a week so just read the news...
Congratulations and the best of luck. Any chance of any Top Gear stuff
(given Hamsters recovery) ?
Cotty will be working with ITV, TG is BBC. Is it possible now you are
a freelancer, Cotty?
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On Fri, 29 Sep 2006, Bob W wrote:
(don't know if it's changed since). Santorini felt very touristy and
busy to me, as a result, but it's very photogenic with nice sunsets
over the caldera. The black sand on the beaches is a peculiar
experience.
I think October is not going to be terribly
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
The advertised price of the 400D + 18-55 today in the paper was
AU$1295, according to the most sources the K10D will retail here for
AU$1495 with a similar Sigma Zoom. So if price is what motivates the
masses Canon has already made sure that
On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, William Robb wrote:
Thanks for the link, but not many people consider the internet as a
place to buy batteries.
Is that the same people that will shell out 1,000 USD for a DSLR and
lens?
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, John Celio wrote:
Whatever...
So eloquent!
Even better, he quoted your whole message underneath.
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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Paul Crovella wrote:
Adam Maas wrote:
Pentax lenses, which are in lower supply and demand, have a restricted
number of sellers
Adam, yes, *that* is supply and demand. The supply is low and while the
demand isn't huge, it's big enough in relation to supply to keep prices
On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You should try the SMCK series K28/2.5, K24/3.5, K20/4, and K35/3.5.
They're just rather difficult to come by. I have the 4/20 mm in the M
version and I'm very fond of it.
If you have gone digital you
On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Cotty wrote:
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
On Fri, 29 Sep 2006, Bertil Holmberg wrote:
I've got the DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited which is 155 grams, while the DA
14/f2.8 is 420 grams (+hood) large.
It would be nice with something lighter and more compact now that the
K10D will be almost 800 grams ;-)
Don't compare with the 21; the
On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
On 28/09/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Seriously, if you're sure Pentax can't meet your needs, why not
switch now? If you're not going to stick with Pentax, money spent on
the K10D will be wasted. I can understand someone wanting
On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
Now, they said their concern was on Alkaline which indicates that NiMH
might do, but considering that the whole purpose of going for AA's was the
wide availability of non-rechargeable batteries, I can understand why Pentax
played safe on this.
The
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not really. All FAJ lenses are bargain consumer issues. Some of the DA lenses
are of good quality and are quite pricey.
The FAJ lifetime was reduced by digital. Just like there are consumer
DAs (18-55) there could have been/be higher end FAJs.
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006, Amita Guha wrote:
I've been doing my homework and we know what we want to see, but is
there anything in particular or off the beaten path that we shouldn't
miss?
In Santorini there are two places to watch the sun set: I am led to
believe that Imerovigli is the one
On Sun, 24 Sep 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
mike wilson wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote:
Staying with Pentax apparently the only way we will see a lager
sensor
Things are bound to come to a head.
I was waiting for this thread to get some fizz in it.
Well it's barley noticeable at the moment.
On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote:
Wow! The depth of their knowledge is astounding.
Similar to my queries re the AF540FGZ. I am wondering if these people
actually exist or if a machine picks up random phrases from existing
marketing material that matches parts of your question.
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, Adam Maas wrote:
I probably wouldn't have bought a K100D though if the D50 didn't have a
crappy viewfinder.
Is the K100D VF pentaprism? Or uncharacteristically good pentamirror?
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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
the 50-200. The variable aperture is annoying, and I guess I'd have to
learn how to use a lens with that configuration. I don't know enough about
how the exposure, aperture, and shutter speed are adjusted as the lens
moves through the focal range.
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, David Nelson wrote:
Looks like Samsung is having their own rebranded K10D
Does it (or any Samsung) have the aperture-actuator botch?
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On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, David Savage wrote:
On 9/22/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, David Nelson wrote:
Looks like Samsung is having their own rebranded K10D
Does it (or any Samsung) have the aperture-actuator botch?
Not likely. They're Pentax cameras
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, David Savage wrote:
Well I'm looking at the picture of the Samsung version K10D, and there is
the green button bold as bright brass.
The green button has other functions; the stop-down is an
afterthought.
I agree with previous posters; unless someone has used one... But
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
Re lens, what they are doing is primarily to reduce the cost (read: change
more toward plastic barrels etc) but the optical design stays in-house.
With Tokina, they went a great length to explain that it was NOT an OEM
arrangement. However, if they see
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
From: Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/09/21 Thu PM 12:24:17 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT - EBay Question
On Sep 20, 2006, at 5:44 AM, Lucas Rijnders wrote:
Bank transfers are expensive and difficult to do in
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
They are not free here but this is ripoff Britain, the USA clone.
The price is not exhorbitant, though.
What, bank transfers inside the country? I have never been charged.
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On Wed, 20 Sep 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
mechanism to create tiered product pricing too. Someone on dpreview
suggested that Samsung made the ADC but I think that's bollocks too as
they have no record of prior products in the field, and a 22 bit ADC
would be a doozy to start with given
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote:
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They did put the solution in. Or rather, they took the cause out. They
eliminated the aperture ring.
Problem is the solution above does not apply
On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
Yes we are. I was told by someone at Pentax (and also a person from
another company, Nikon, IIRC) that the single most common reason for
SLR's coming in for warranty service was the lens having been taken
off the A setting and the camera not behaving
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, J and K Messervy wrote:
Those LXs
are lovely cameras and that shot shows why. Nice stuff!
You mean you can tell this was taken with an LX? How?
http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=185
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On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, Jack Davis wrote:
My initial message identified the LX, A*300 f/2.8 w/T/C and Provia
100F.
I had read that (despite the top-posting)
J maybe I should have let you make up an answer for Kostas, huh? LOL
Yes, the q is still there:
--- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL
On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They did put the solution in. Or rather, they took the cause out. They
eliminated the aperture ring.
Problem is the solution above does not apply to the lenses one
already owns.
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
I had two A28/2 at one stage, it's a really nice lens to use, I sold
it when I bought my 31LTD, wish I hadn't now.
Why?
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
40mm DA was designed specifically to follow the pattern of FA40mm which
became popular as a true pancake in 35mm SLR.
There is no FA40. There is no A or F either. The M40/2.8 was a
gimmicky kind of thing, but at least the FL was interesting on the
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
The on-camera pop-up flash will trigger another flash without wires
if the other flash is in slave mode.
In mettered TTL for the slave?
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On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote:
Decimal inches seem so rational, and inches are more of a human scale
than millimeters.
Greeks call the centimeter the finger (width thereof). What is the
inch associated with on humans? A 12th of a largish penis? No, make it
a tenth.
Actually, don't
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Talk like what, Rob? Do you mean the more ready acceptance of slower
lenses? I think we've seen that dumbing down with the prevalence of
slower, variable aperture zooms.
Yes Shel, but there is a way out of slow, variable aperture zooms, and
that's
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
I hope they make enough money to accelerate the production of more
creative products, and along the way, get rid of Mr.Abe who
apparently knew the inside info and made a quick buck.
What/who are you referring to?
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On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Scott Loveless wrote:
Typical PS shutter lag.
Standard Pentax PS gripe. Thanks for the long report. Any comments on
the lens?
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On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Bob W wrote:
What is the
inch associated with on humans?
The thumb bone which has the nail on - the distal phalange.
Thanks Bob, very useful.
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On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
[Original Message]
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
Yes Shel, but there is a way out of slow, variable aperture zooms, and
that's fast primes. What is the way out of slow primes?
Fast primes ...
Yup, and the last one such that Pentax issued
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Lawrence Kwan wrote:
- SR not operational during Bulb, Remote, Self-Timer or Wireless Flash.
- Retractable Flash cannot be used to control wireless flash.
You need to have an external flash attached to K10D for wireless flash.
I don't undestand the limitations on
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
worried however. Just my perspective, personally I wouldn't have had a
problem paying more for such an apparently high spec'd body, hell I
paid far more for my *ist D.
No worries, Rob, just come and buy it in the UK, I am sure Jessops
will be
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Cotty wrote:
On 15/9/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
Come and buy it in the UK. _Then_ you'll find out what ripoff means.
I used to agree with that, but lately my outlook has changed.
If I buy a camera from a retailer, and it breaks, my first and only
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/09/15 Fri AM 08:55:12 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: popphoto.com k10D
http://www.parkcameras.com/digitalcameras/prices.htm#pentax
I'm glad Park is offering a kit
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/09/15 Fri AM 08:42:43 GMT
To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net
Subject: Re: K10D kit lens
On 15/9/06, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
Come and buy it in the UK. _Then_ you'll find out what ripoff means.
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Rob Brigham wrote:
I am not gonna use 2 flashes because the whole thing just gets too
cumbersome then, and people will think I am even more mad than at
present...!
Well put.
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On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, graywolf wrote:
radio sync now. I can not imagine why the put the damn RTF on the camera
at all, I guess to prove it is not a pro unit.
Because it is useful on occasion and always available.
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On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I'm only responding to what you wrote, Adam ... nothing more. You're
comparing Nikons problem to something that's not yet in evidence with
Pentax - you made at least two posts expressing your concern.
Did you read his post suggesting that Pentax
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Can't you set your second flash as a slave? Functionally, it's the
same thing.
Don't get it, what do you mean by second flash. Why would he have 2
accessory flashes? Just to trigger the other one? I am buying onto the
compact, light Pentax system so
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Steve Sharpe wrote:
Without actually handling the camera you are really buying one blind.
Hardly the point when it comes to replacing your SLR, particularly for
those of us with a few lenses. This is not a car or a TV where
legacy is irrelevant.
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On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
The distributors in Oz certainly don't really appear to know much
about the camera or accessories or what's going on WRT the user base
so I'm pretty certain we will have supply problems here.
Wait to see what Pentax UK says about it:
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Charles Robinson wrote:
On Sep 15, 2006, at 16:16, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
Wait to see what Pentax UK says about it:
http://www.pentax.co.uk/_uk/photo/products/index.php?photoprodutctscamerasgruppe=digital%20slr
I love how it's a UK site but the programming
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Patrick Genovese wrote:
Check out Phil's preview on this page at the very bottom:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxk10d/page9.asp
There is a setting :
Using aperture ring
1: Prohibited
2: Permitted
Does this mean we can use the aperture ring in the
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
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Date: 2006/09/14 Thu AM 12:06:19 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: popphoto.com k10D
On 14/09/06, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now, if they can just avoid downgrading it more
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
His wife is Japanese. I think.
I think so too.
K
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
If I wanted one I would be buying it from America, for the same price as a
K100D lens here.
I don't think you could, unless you were lucky with Her Majesty. And
how about warranty?
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Jostein ?ksne wrote:
I have a friend who looks for a cheap telezoom for his film-based Pentax.
Used F70-210 (lottery to find a good one) or FA80-320 in that order.
Kostas
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/09/14 Thu PM 02:36:40 GMT
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Subject: Re: popphoto.com k10D
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote:
If I wanted one I would be buying it from America
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Cotty wrote:
On 14/9/06, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed:
The program suggests an aperture/shutter speed combination.
When the hardware starts making decisions, I start packing it all in.
I've never used the Program mode on my machine.
Why, don't you use the
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
I have all PZ lenses including 28-120
28-what?
Kostas
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote:
Like all Pentax normal lenses they're a bit soft wide open, (still
Not true for the 1.7.
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote:
Bob W wrote:
I won't use anything wider than 85mm (135 equiv) on 4/3. If I stick
with it I will buy the appropriate lenses.
Actually with the 4/3 crop factor that's more like an ~170mm on 35mm.
I drafted the same answer then realised he meant that
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I have two. The other one I charged three months ago and is still
100% on the meter.
Thanks, it sounds good. I currently use Lithium AAs (non
rechargeable) on the MZ-S and the hungry beast known as AF500FTZ. 3
months sounds acceptable.
Kostas
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