Pentax Reliability (was: Re: MZ-S Film-rewind Problem)

2001-12-11 Thread Mike Johnston
Cesar M. wrote: Just because it is a 'flagship' does not mean that it will work perfectly out of the box. As a matter of fact I have owned four Pentax cameras since new - Super Program, LX, ZX-5, and MZ-S. The Super Program is the only one that never had a need for warranty work. Yet

Re: Digital competing with film?

2001-12-10 Thread Mike Johnston
Frantisek wrote: As Mike (or somebody else?) put it, it's all about quality standards... 9x12cm was considered too small for anything photography, then 6x6, then 35mm... now we have digital. As film offers me unparalleled versatility (so far unparalleled by digital _in one

My Exciting Project Update

2001-12-10 Thread Mike Johnston
A bit of an update on my project, if anyone is curious that is: The project has been to pick my 100 favorite shots in 35mm BW from the past 20 or so years, from the time I entered photography school in 1982. I ended up with about 260 (?) possibles after going through thousands of prints. First

Re: greater Chicagoland PDMLers unite!

2001-12-10 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob, December and early Jan are out for me (I'll be in Maine) and as you know, Jan and Feb aren't terribly hospitable months to wander around the city. How about planning a Springtime get-together well in advance? Might give some out-of-towners time to plan a trip if they want to come. Just a

Alligator Guy

2001-12-10 Thread Mike Johnston
Paul J. wrote: i hadn't thought of it that way, as he being ours spokesman. I wonder if he is a decent photographer. i kinda doubt he is. I hope Americans dont see him as a Spokesman for Australia! I wonder too about the connection to photography. Maybe I've just been immersed in

Re: The Challenge

2001-12-09 Thread Mike Johnston
Paul S. wrote: I met the Epson rep today at Comp USA. He would be glad to provide some of their display prints they use to promote the 1280 and the 2000, but I don't think that's what we set out to do. I thought this was all about what PDML members were able to accomplish in the digital

Re: Portfolios...

2001-12-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob S. wrote: My efforts at making a serious portfolio have been half hearted. I think the web can provide some incentive. The best that I've managed to do to date was the Wind Point page I put up some time ago. http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/WindPoint.html It takes some effort but

No more Nikon girls

2001-12-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Aaron wrote: Not that it matters anymore, since I'm getting married, but Aaron's two rules were No More Nikon Girls and No More 'Actresses'. My rules are no more married women, no more women in the middle of a divorce, no more models, no more (much) younger women, and no more lawyers. At

Disenablement? No

2001-12-08 Thread Mike Johnston
I wrote: Yeah, and the lens sucks, too. Fuji-bokeh, ugly. You wouldn't like it, Aaron. And Aaron wrote: Well, I hear the lens is really sharp. But if the bokeh is ugly, well, that's it, no sale. Well, actually, the lens IS really sharp--it's actually a wonderful lens (it does suck wide

An ME Super? Could you spare it?

2001-12-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Cheapskate Aaron wrote: I bought Vanessa an ME Super, so she's a Pentax girl. You might try to work it that way, Chris. Not even a ZX-5N? What's her engagement ring made of, kid, glass? --Mike Just kidding, Aaron. But I figured you'd spend more money where it really counts. g

Re: My article about Portfolios

2001-12-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Tom C. wrote: Subject: Re: My article about Portfolios OK... it Mike... Where's Part III? Tom C. Uh...well...that's what M.C. Lau (director of the MIR site) and Fred Newman (who published the piece in The View Camera Store newsletter--or wants to) keep asking me I guess I

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Dave B. wrote: Mike.I started my horsey portfolio 2 years ago,put it aside due toreal workduties and never went back to it. I think this might kick start me again. My friend A. D. Coleman likes to use the term reify--it means to make real. His idea is that a portfolio can't be vaporware, or

MZ-6 is where....?

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Sorry, can someone e-mail me the site where there's info about the MZ-6? Somehow I missed it. TIA, --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

Re: Pentax

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Cesar M. wrote: I will not give in to medium format! I will not give in to medium format! I will not give in to medium format! ... Sounds like another lost soul is in need of enabling, Gang. Squad, mobilize! --Mike, Enabler Emeritus - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

I am not OT...I am not OT....

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like when a person wants to turn right or pass somebody on the right at a stop situation and they have a gap as much as 1 foot wider than their car but they have so little conception of the location of the corners of their vehicle that they

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Enabling at its finest. I don't have anything to add, just thought we should all read this again. g --Mike William Robb wrote: I didn't think I wanted to get involved with medium format either. I was using a very good 35mm camera, with a very good lens, and had my processing routine nailed

Bastard Penguin

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
I don't usually pass along jokes, but I thought this was hilarious. http://www.newlabour.co.uk/penguin.htm --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: major snip I expect I have mentioned this before, but I truly believe that aspiring photo artists (and I think most on this group fit the description in one way or another) owe it to their craft to use medium format equipment. I can work my

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Aaron wrote: Uh oh, guys, someone help me...I've just been tempted by a used Fuji AF 645 point shoot! This money is earmarked for that Pentax 67 75mm f2.8 lens...oh n... Quick, someone give me a good reason not to buy this thing. Because you need that 75mm to write the rest of

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob Walkden wrote: I joined the RPS (www.rps.org) a couple of years ago and earlier this year got my Licentiate distinction, which is the 1st of 3 leading to the Fellowship. For these you have to put together a portfolio (they call it a panel) [snip] I do intend to put my panel on my

Re: Bastard Penguin

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
That link gets me only a blank page. Is something missing? It's supposed to be a flashmedia clip with a couple of penguins. Don't know how to help if you're not getting it. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

My article about Portfolios

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Malcolm S. wrote: Whoa! Some of us (alright me) need this sort of advice [snip] You may know it all, I don't. Malcolm, I finally found my article on preparing a portfolio--you can read it at: http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/opinion/mikejohnston/index.htm Hope this helps-- --Mike -

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Juan B. wrote: An exciting project yes, as in painful, horrible, bad-for-your-self-confidence experience :-) Yes, it's definitely tough. I ended up with only about 190 possibles although I'm sure there are more to be found--some that I remember I know I'll want. I found another big load of

Re: Exciting project

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since I am going to be available in six months for full-time photography (can't just sit still when I retire) I am working on a web site to show my photography. In order to attract as many hits as possible, I chose the theme San Antonio City

Re: Pentax semi-OT question

2001-12-07 Thread Mike Johnston
Frank T. wrote: She was as lovely today as when we were dating. Women. You can't live with 'em, and you can't shoot 'em without a Pentax. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

Take a Chill Pill, Dudes!

2001-12-06 Thread Mike Johnston
Do we all need to take our Pentaxadril? Okay, Mafud made a comment about how expensive digital prints are to make. This was in error. All our resident lab technicians have jumped all over him repeatedly and made sure the rest of us know he's wrong. Is it really necessary to continue to taunt him

Re: HOLY CRAP - eBay auction

2001-12-06 Thread Mike Johnston
The all-too-infrequently-posting Bob Walkden wrote: how disappointing. I thought from the subject line that it was going to be an auction for something that priests sprinkle on the congregation, like holy water... Curious, but my reaction to that auction was that I really have no

Re: Take a Chill Pill, Dudes!

2001-12-06 Thread Mike Johnston
Mafud wrote: It appears I was correct in my assertions. No way would a pro lab (any) do digital for the same price as film. To get some actual data for this discussion, I called two different labs in Milwaukee, where I live. Both are full-service photographic labs that also do digital.

Implications for optics WAS: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-06 Thread Mike Johnston
Kent G. wrote: I agree completely. Smaller chip size is often preferable because the same aspect ratio can be done with a smaller lighter lens. Whether anybody settles on 1.3x or 1.6x remains to be seen. Kents, I know you're agreeing with ME here so for me to agree right back again is

Re: Pentax

2001-12-06 Thread Mike Johnston
Alan C. wrote: The MZ-S was good enough for me, if and only if, it had a higher magnification viewfinder. Okay, Pentax did choose to produce the multicoated glass eyepiece again (what I have been waiting for), but then they took away another important element. Alan, I agree. The most

Re: My new toy...

2001-12-06 Thread Mike Johnston
Paul S. wrote: Sometimes, when I've had a bit too much of the single malt, and I just feel like admiring a camera, I'll mount that 135 on an LX, set it down on the table, and just step back and admire it. Sick, isn't it? : ) Not around here. --Mike - This message is from the

Exciting project

2001-12-06 Thread Mike Johnston
I'm getting back to a really exciting project... A few years ago I decided to do a portfolio of my 100 Best 35mm Prints. Before I even started on it, I moved house and had to give up my darkroom. So last night I decided to get back to it. A lot of times I leaf through stacks of prints and think

A new List paradigm: ITs

2001-12-05 Thread Mike Johnston
Pal wrote: Sure, but this is not commensurate with your statement that people can post whatever is on their mind - what kind of self-restrain is that?. It is this statement I strongly disagree with. In fact, Mike did just that; giving a friendly reminder but you didn't feel comfortable with

Re: What does The Prisoner say about anecdotal evidence? g

2001-12-05 Thread Mike Johnston
Chris wrote: Nope, Mafud = wrong. Unless you want to print your own dictionary. :) Of course, I could see that use of civilian in a joking manner, but as you informed us earlier, you never joke. Heh heh. But I do. Mafud, you're the lightning rod here! *I* was the one who used the term

Re: Oh, yeah? SUV this

2001-12-05 Thread Mike Johnston
Juan B. wrote: Let's not get into it, huh, guys, please? Sheesh, what this list needs is a good censor. g, d, r No worries, I'm out. Juan, you are not only a talented photographer, but a gentleman. :-) --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Bit of a correction...

2001-12-05 Thread Mike Johnston
Mark R. wrote: I also think that the D30 will be obsoleted quickly; It has neither the wide angle advantage of a full-frame CCD nor the 1.6x focal length magnification of smaller CCDs. Either of these makes sense to me and the D30 is neither one nor the other; it's too much of a compromise

Re: Extreme temperature developing

2001-12-05 Thread Mike Johnston
Collin B. wrote: My darkroom often gets down to 64 deg. F. Development charts don't cover that range. Anyone know of info that covers wider ranges than the published specs, or should I just take the time to warm up the soup? You can use a water bath for film. In the winter, make the water

More news about the Pentax 67II review

2001-12-05 Thread Mike Johnston
Michael Reichmann says he just got back from doing his first major shoot with the P67II and that he'll be updating his review on Luminous Landscape soon. I mentioned some of your comments to him and he says thanks. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Illegal Street Photography?

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Graywolf wrote: Most folk are leary ot being photographed when they are knowingly breaking the law. I would say, purely as a seat of the pants judgment, that photographers I've known or heard of have had far more difficulty with private citizens and lawbreakers than with the police.

Re: SUVs

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Mafud wrote: SUVs would best serve the country as: 1. Landfill and/or 2. stripped down, degreased then dropped in ponds to provide habitat for fishes. GO MAFUD!! Lol! --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: SUVs

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Paul G. wrote: Just a little correction here, in most states you can't drive a sports car, or any car, at 120 mph, but...in Wyoming there is no speed limit other than reasonable and prudent. Having driven there last year, with a full size van (15-17 mpg) at about 90-100 mph, I was blown

Re: PDML Print Challenge (printer ratings)

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Graywolf wrote: 2. That inkjet printers can do far better than I had reason to believe. I honestly did not think that any inkjet could produce a print I would have rated an F. The fact that not only can they, but that one a couple of generations old did it, is admazing. A 1270 isn't really

MZ-S Review

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
For those who may not be aware of it, there's a pretty good Internet review of the MZ-S here: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2001_reviews/pentax_mzs.html --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Off-Topic Proliferation

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed that just as soon as we stopped talking about off-topic posts and censorship, OT posts seemed to proliferate wildly around here? I'm not saying this in judgment--just an observation. (I'm also not saying I haven't been guilty of it myself, because I've

What does The Prisoner say about anecdotal evidence? g

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Collin wrote: As a final note, one of my pictures is in a frame on their mantel. Respectfully, I would suggest that that's because you're a superior photographer armed with professional-quality equipment, not because digital is inherently a real pain in the ass. I could just as easily

Re: SUVs

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Juan wrote: BTW, as evidence of how SUVs are evil, I present the many pictures of Taliban riding on Toyotas 4x4 we all have seen in the last few months. No, no, that's evidence that TOYOTA is evil. Try not to misinterpret the data, Juan! --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Virus problem -- on-topic, I think

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Bill P. wrote: @#%()@*#$^( Bill Gates! @$)%*#!@^ Windows!! %$*(%)^* Outlook!!! I'll second that. --Mike Macintosh Uber Alles Johnston - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the

Spotmeter leakage

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
How do you arrive at this conclusion? I've a couple of Pentax meters, both analog and digital, and they are both absolutely on the money. There's no leakage outside the metering spot in either of them. There's leakage outside the metering spot in ALL spot meters. And it's not consistent. It

Oh, yeah? SUV this

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Collin and Juan squared off thusly: Best nonsequiter I've read in a while. Non sequitur? What doesn't follow, pray tell? Let's not get into it, huh, guys, please? Sheesh, what this list needs is a good censor. g, d, r --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Nobody in here but us Civilians

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
William R. wrote: Umm, a small question of semantics I would like answered. You use the term photojournalist, and civilian as if they are separate entities. I have seen this usage of teminology before from time to time. I was always under the impression that a civilian is anyone who is not

Canadian revisionism

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Didn't the Canadians nearly take Washington DC in some border dispute at some point? Well, that's what it says in CANADIAN history books. g --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

Re: some interesting NG thoughts on digital consumers

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Chris B. wrote: Why does everyone always argue that the price of printers, paper and ink need to be factored into comparing digital and film cameras? Do you include the price of a good minilab into the purchase of your film camera? If you don't want to print them yourself, take the files

He's bored, I'm bored, we're all bored 'cuz he's bored

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Johnston
Good Tom C. wrote: I agree that NASA does research, but what portion of their government-controlled budget is devoted to solar? [snip, snip. Snip snip snip] [snip] [Snip] [SNIP] Sierra, well

Re: Jane Bown

2001-12-03 Thread Mike Johnston
Ctty wrote: D'oh The trouble with me is that if i type too fast thenn thngss gt reealy bad in th splleing detprtment. Srroy, Ctty Nr prbblm. --Mk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: Illegal Street Photography?

2001-12-03 Thread Mike Johnston
Cotty wrote: I filmed on a Hungarian airbase in the early 90s, and boy were THEY touchy ! If you ever happen to see a trucker hosing out a tanker at a truckstop on the American Interstate system, try to take some pictures of him. Chances are you'll wish you were in Greece. --Mike - This

Re: Books

2001-12-03 Thread Mike Johnston
Bill S. wrote: - I also carry in my head questions asked by John Shaw (and I paraphrase): Could you find your 24mm lens in your camera bag right now? Another is: If your lens manufacturer had wanted you to put a filter on your lens, don't you think they would have sold it to you that way?

Re: OT: SUV's

2001-12-03 Thread Mike Johnston
Frank T. wrote, shamelessly OT: Oh yeah, and they roll over more easily, due to their high centre of gravity. You forgot the fact that they cut down on visibility significantly for other drivers, which also contributes to accidents. SUVs as a fashion (the station wagons of the '90s) are

To Arms! To Arms!

2001-12-03 Thread Mike Johnston
By the way, we all need to get over to photographyreview.com and post some reviews of Pentax lenses. There are very few reviews posted, in the 35mm Primes section, anyway. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry Mike, she never talked to anyone. More urban rumors...She died on impact...She was ~not~ alive as people tried to get her out...driver, Dodi and Di, all dead. Mafud, It was widely reported at the time (CNN, London Times, CBS) that

The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob W. wrote: One thing it doesn't do is advance in any way what was changing into a potentially interested discussion about the recent French laws, which I haven't seen discussed here. Whoever was ultimately responsible for the car crash it doesn't change the fact that the supercharged

Smoking Killed George Harrison

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
By the way, this is TOTALLY OT, but if you have young children, consider pointing out to them that the famous man everybody's talking about on TV died very young and was killed by smoking. George Harrison was a heavy smoker all his life and suffered from several cancers all related to smoking.

Re: Books

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob W. wrote: newly signed (but with his 1971 signature) 1st edition vbg of Vietnam, Inc. by Philip Jones Griffiths. (thanks for giving me the opportunity to drop that one into the conversation :o)) Okay, Walkden, I'm jealous. Cut it out now. --Mike g - This message is from the

Re: The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob W. wrote: If you apply the same reasoning to print journalism as you've applied to photographic journalism Whoa, whoa, WHO there Hoss! I'm not arguing in FAVOR of the French law. I'm just trying to interpret how it might have held some sort of hard-to-detect appeal to otherwise

Re: Books

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Cotty wrote: Jane Brown 'Faces'* I thought it was Jane BOWN, no? Whatever, if it's the book I'm thinking of, I liked that one too. I'm sorry I don't own it. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

The Migrant Mother

2001-12-01 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob H. wrote: Another suit I recall hearing about a while back -- the woman who appeared in Dorothea Lange's famous photo, Migrant Mother (PDML reference, p. 599), sued years later, because the photo made her look poor and hopelessly destitute but she had become successful and entered the

Re: The Pug World

2001-12-01 Thread Mike Johnston
Dave B. wrote: With the list members truly covering the 4 corners of the world)its very interesting to see what the planet looks like at the same time(well a 2 hour window) Is it? I find it totally trivial and completely unsuited to photography's strengths. I've never cared a whit for

Re: what I think of current digital cameras

2001-11-28 Thread Mike Johnston
Tom C. wrote: I understand your point...I would guess that these are all exceptions to the rule. Okay. I don't agree. My point is that for YEARS and YEARS AND YEARS a larger negative/film size has been seen as way to increase the quality (I know you resist that term) of one's work, in

Re: never touch the shutter

2001-11-28 Thread Mike Johnston
Aaron wrote: When I was working at Sterling we had a guy who brought in a camera (a Pentax MZ-50, actually) that had a badly deformed shutter with a thumbprint in the middle of it. He insisted for about fifteen minutes that it had just been that way when he opened the camera and that no one

The PDML Rules

2001-11-28 Thread Mike Johnston
Graywolf wrote: I want to apologize to the list for my bad manners. My issue with Kent should have been discussed privately and respectfully with him. Now see, isn't this a great list? You all are a great bunch of folks. Where else on the internet do people apologize like civilized men and

There goes digital guy

2001-11-28 Thread Mike Johnston
By the way I believe I'm going to stop agitating in favor of digital now. I've made my points _ad nauseam_ . I don't really want to become the List's official digital booster. I will say that if I had the money I'd get a D30 right now. And I'll be waiting for PMA this February. But if

Re: what I think of current digital cameras

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Tom C. wrote: Sure, but those reviews are written for many people, myself included, who don't totally understand the measurements. So to rate a lens on a scale and to give it a qualitative assesment is helpful. Seeing the actual images and how the measurements relate is even better.

Peace and restraint, now, y'all...

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Obviously, you do not think I am very smart. That is OK. I know you are stupid...[snip] Ad hominem attacks are what come of discussing politics--inevitably, it seems. We should remember that we are brothers and sisters only as Pentax users, and in our interest in, or love of, photography. We

Re: New Position (semi-OT)

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Nick W. wrote: Just wanted to let you all know that I got the photography editor's position at a small local daily paper... I'm sooo excited! This post is only semi-OT because I use all Pentax equipment. W H!!! Heartiest congratulations! You're gonna have a lot of fun. Nice

Re: When good enough ain't: was Re: what I think of current digital cameras

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Isaac wrote: I see the current crop of 2-4 megapixel cameras as being closer to 35mm than 35mm is to 4x5... Well said. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'

The Pencil

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Hey Shel, I got _The Pencil_ yesterday. Looks really interesting. I started it last night and stayed up to late. In return I'll share one of my faves with you--_The Nature and Art of Workmanship_ by David Pye. Nifty little book and lots of ideas that are applicable directly and indirectly to

Take cover!

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Okay, since opening salvos in a gathering flame war have now been fired by both sides, I move that we, the PDML, agree that this is not a list for discussing taxes, taxation, and government fiscal matters. All in favor say aye. Aye, --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: what I think of current digital cameras

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Mafud wrote: And worse, most of those images were made with medium format cameras! Not all of them, honorable friend. My buddies in Washington tell me that half the cameras at Presidential press conferences are digital, and a recent _PEOPLE_ cover was shot with a D30, and you'll never see any

Re: The best FINE PRINTER'S format

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Allegedly, Isaac wrote: When people ask why I like to shoot with large format cameras, I usually tell them that I'm lazy... I have, from the very first, found that it is MUCH easier to get beautiful prints from large format negs. I have to work like hell and jump through all sorts of hoops

Re: New manual focus Pentax? (WAS: Re: K1000 and KX)

2001-11-27 Thread Mike Johnston
Pål wrote: BTW When the news about an LX with AF and a camera the owners would like to take to their graves broke in Japan, signals from the Pentax user community indicated that many (some?) were willing to pay up to $4000 for it. Most, though, expected it to fit in the $2000 - $3000 range.

Re: SP MX Everyready case trade

2001-11-26 Thread Mike Johnston
Paul J. wrote: Its for a friend of my fathers who has had a SP since new and has worn the ever ready case out. Paul, This is cool. Must be an interesting guy. --Mike P.S. The cases come up fairly often on eBay. You may have to keep checking back. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Laser Turntable OT

2001-11-26 Thread Mike Johnston
Man... $13,000 for the one that plays 33 and 45 rpm, and $20,000 for the one that plays 78s as well... If I was rich, I'd totally have one of these. ;) Actually, even the rich guys (and audiophiles are fools for forking over their own money) don't tend to buy these. They don't sound that

Re: K1000 and KX

2001-11-26 Thread Mike Johnston
Shel wrote: The K1000 had a very long run, and may still be manufactured in China under a different name. Technology and the demands of marketing and consumers often dictate new models. Frankly, I could never understand the fascination around the K1000. Sure, it was built well, but it had

My Perfect Camera

2001-11-26 Thread Mike Johnston
This is the WORST sort of mental masturbation, but this is what my all-time perfect camera would be like: It would be built by Pentax to the same high standards as the Spotmatics (with the same kind of cosmetic durability--more old Spotties look better for longer than any other kind of old

Re: Taxes (Re: Depreciation of assets)

2001-11-26 Thread Mike Johnston
Kent G. wrote: And when you pay a tax for some kind of service you either get or potentially get for free if you use it counts against the total tax percentage because you are receiving the equivalent of a cash payment you would have had to pay for out of your own pocket prior to most of the

Re: K1000 and KX

2001-11-26 Thread Mike Johnston
Kent G. wrote: Why did just about every other maker also stop making most pr all of their manual bodies. Because they can't make enough from selling them to break even. Hardly anybody buys new ones when there are plenty of used ones around. Even though the last K1000 bodies were made in

The best FINE PRINTER'S format

2001-11-26 Thread Mike Johnston
Issac (I think...I'm never really sure...g) wrote: I guess you could call me a large format snob, I've never really considered 35mm all that great as far as image quality goes. 35mm really isn't a printer's medium. In the '30s and '40s it was considered miniature, and no self-respecting

Shades of Photoshop

2001-11-25 Thread Mike Johnston
Mafud: Not in ~my~ experiences with Photoshop. Isaac: How many years? What versions? How much per day? Any schooling? Whew, these are truly pertinent questions. One of my writers at the magazine was John Paul Caponigro, the son of the great landscape photographer Paul Caponigro and a

Time Spent Photographing

2001-11-25 Thread Mike Johnston
Geordie wrote: Any moment you have free time, jump outside and start shooting. It works. So true. Photography is like jogging: the more time you devote exclusively to it, the greater the benefit you will reap. I learned this when I was testing cameras. There were times when I'd just

Re: what I think of current digital cameras

2001-11-25 Thread Mike Johnston
Tom C. wrote: Sorry, I'm not intending to argue or belabor the point. Don't apologize! These are valuable things to discuss. They lead to better understanding. But is that always the case (that quality is subjective)? Let's compare theoretical lenses A and B. We run them through the

Re: Layers, Sharp Focus, and New-Fangled Color Film

2001-11-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Mike W. wrote: A paradox of the first order, unless. the margins of error are so small as to be unnoticable. No, perish the thought that this could all be marketing speak! They're insignificant. Depth of focus can extend several millimeters. There is probably a lot more slop in many

Re: APO Lenses (was Re: Layers, Sharp Focus, and New-FangledColor Film)

2001-11-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Lon wrote: Maybe not. As I understand it, APO elements, like any other element, may be a) plastic, b) molded glass, or c) ground glass, with cost escalating from a (cheapest) to c (pricey). No, you're confusing apochromatic with aspherics, which are made in the types you ennumerate above.

Re: Digital cameras are FREE

2001-11-22 Thread Mike Johnston
Mafud wrote: What we're seeing right now is soaring sales in film cameras, APS and high dollar sophisticated PSs leading the way. I wonder why? You're gonna have to cite your sources here, Mafud. What you say simply isn't true. APS is in the doldrums and single-use cameras are sales volume

Re: Digital cameras are FREE

2001-11-21 Thread Mike Johnston
Tom R. wrote: To paraphrase and old saying; figures don't lie, but salesmen do figure. First of all, Tom, I'm not a salesman, not in any way, shape, or form. I have no connection, official or unofficial, to any company and no financial interest at all in selling anything except my little

Re: Why is Kodak Gold Max evil?

2001-11-21 Thread Mike Johnston
Mafud wrote: You still read THAT? Um-hmm. I wanted to break away, but every time I tried to, they yanked me back! Herb Keppler still manages to pique my interest with his elections of gadgets. I also got hooked on his self-admitted unobjective tripod mirror-up tests, which stunned him

Re: On, Wisconsin

2001-11-21 Thread Mike Johnston
Doug F. wrote: A midwestern friend (Omaha) once told me the winters in the midwest are so bad because there's nothing between you and the Arctic Circle but a couple of barbed wire fences. :-) Har! That's a good one. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: Why is Kodak Gold Max evil?

2001-11-21 Thread Mike Johnston
Mafud wrote: I prefer the colour, but that is really a non sequiter, becasue it is an esthetic judgement rather than a technical one. Thanks you. I've been waiting for someone to point this out. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Keppler

2001-11-21 Thread Mike Johnston
William R. wrote: Keppler rocks. I wish he would change magazines. It is hard to justify buying Pop just for him. Hey Mike, you still have any pull over at DCCT? Heh! Keppler is one of the, if not the, prime movers of _POP_. And even if he were just a columnist (which he emphatically

Re: Coffee and brats, anyone?

2001-11-21 Thread Mike Johnston
Wendy B. wrote: Alas, I don't like cheese, Not even Wensleydale? Oh, of course I *LOVE* Wensleydale!! LOL! --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

Re: Help and understanding

2001-11-21 Thread Mike Johnston
Ken A. wrote: I need a little help here. I have been known to squeeze a nickel till the Indian rides the buffalo, but for the life of me I can't figure out why anyone would pay twice as much for a lens hood as they did for the lens. Ken, Because someone wanted it enough, I guess. I think I

Re: Why is Kodak Gold Max evil?

2001-11-21 Thread Mike Johnston
Gary M. wrote: Steve Jobs: But we are better then you Bill Gates: It doesn't matter. You don't have to be the best to be the biggest. You just have to know how to market your product so that the consumer =thinks= you have the best. Or else you have to be a rapacious, evil bastard

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