RE: which metz flash adaptor

2001-01-09 Thread Paris, Leonard
You will lose functions with the analog adapter and the PZ-1p. If you go to the Metz site, http://www.metz.de, choose English, and then look on the page for adapter selection, you'll see which ones to use. If you want to keep all of the PZ-1p flash functions you need to use the SCA 3000 and

RE: circular polarizer

2001-01-19 Thread Paris, Leonard
Make no mistake about it -- pantyhose are a evil male plot to keep women oppressed -- rest assured, we will triumph one day and the world will be ours with men as our slaves ... Rest assured, the men are already the slaves. Women are much too smart for us, but only a small number of men

RE: uh oh

2001-01-19 Thread Paris, Leonard
Something is fooling the camera into thinking the job is done before it actually is. If you had a PZ-1p, then it could be a simple matter of a Pentax Function telling the camera to leave the leader out. Turn off that option. But, if it's leaving a lot more film out than just a leader, repair or

RE: OT: Las Vegas and Cameras

2001-01-23 Thread Paris, Leonard
Len, Cameras in the casinos were a no-no. Some spots wouldn't even let me enter with a camera around my neck. Others would let you in but frown on any picture taking. I thought it was a security issue. I have no idea about shooting the shows. Regards, Bob S. The

RE: Spotmatic batteries

2001-01-23 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yes, there is a C.R.I.S adapter that will let you use silver, S76, batteries which are commonly available. The rub is that the adapters go for close to $30.00US apiece. You can also use a Wein Zinc-air cell, but they don't last a long time. A web search on CRIS battery adapter, or C.R.I.S.

RE: Lens sharpness

2001-02-01 Thread Paris, Leonard
I don't own the 77mm Limited, but the FA*85mm f/1.4 is, perhaps a bit better for portraits if you use it at f/1.4. When you stop it down, it too is agonizingly sharp, IMO. Len --- Hi guys, How sharp are the FA77mm limited and FA85mm? I was playing with my FA100/2.8 taking some portraits but

RE: Shopping for a new body

2001-02-13 Thread Paris, Leonard
Errm - Nikon have had this feature for *years*. The new, slick feature this year is that you can download the data directly to a Palm Pilot! -- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Graphics, Inc. (650)933-82952011 N. Shoreline Blvd. MS 43U-991

RE: Fasten seatbelts: MZ-S price!!

2001-02-13 Thread Paris, Leonard
Preparing to be bitterly disappointed with Pentax, John = John Edwin Mason Charlottesville, Virginia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I can't believe it! This is the PDML, after all! We are a group of Pentax users that are quite fond of our Pentax

RE: Fasten seatbelts: MZ-S price!!

2001-02-13 Thread Paris, Leonard
I think this way. I like very much the Grand Cherokee from Chrysler (jeep). I would like to change mine for a new one, but, if Chrysler closes their doors I can't buy another We must be disappointed with pentax They are not building cameras that can compete with nikon and canon.

RE: Digital vs Film

2001-02-14 Thread Paris, Leonard
-Original Message- From: Bill D. Casselberry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 8:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Digital vs Film Peter Smith wrote: If you use a Computer monitor instead of a projector and screen then isn't a digital

RE: Fasten seatbelts: MZ-S price!!

2001-02-14 Thread Paris, Leonard
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 8:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fasten seatbelts: MZ-S price!! In a message dated 2/14/01 6:32:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

RE: Date backs

2001-02-20 Thread Paris, Leonard
It just depends where you are, Cy. Some states (in the USA) will and some states won't. I think the number of states that will outnumber the ones that won't. It's partly a matter of who is taking the pictures. A licensed investigator usually is a competent witness. Len --- -Original

RE: Autofocus use declining

2001-02-20 Thread Paris, Leonard
When I'm on a job (something that happens less now than it used to) I prefer to shoot with my PZ-1p and use autofocus. When things are moving fast, the PZ-1p's AF gets more good pictures than I can get without it. When I'm shooting just for me, I like to do things at a much more leisurely pace

RE: all those Texans...

2001-02-20 Thread Paris, Leonard
I think that means we need to organize a Toronto Pentax night or somethin'. I know of a couple of listies (mostly lurky listies) out here in the GTA who didn't appear on the list, too. Whaddayall think of that? We can go devour chicken wings and then show off our gear at each other

RE: WOW! Check this out!

2001-02-22 Thread Paris, Leonard
Why on Earth would someone go to the trouble to buy that much great stuff and apparently not use _any_ of it? It boggles the mind. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] It sounds to me like a serious collector passed away and someone put his collection on Ebay. Watch the seller. There could be

RE: WOW! Check this out!

2001-02-22 Thread Paris, Leonard
Consortium? Nope. If the consortium won, imagine the magnitude of the battle over who gets what! There are enough LX'es to split between three people but the lenses would cause problems. Len --- Anyone interested in forming a consortium (he asks, broke from a new computer but still

RE:

2001-02-23 Thread Paris, Leonard
Hi Roland, The instructions for unsubscribing are at the bottom of every message. Even this one. Len --- -Original Message- From: Roland Mabo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 3:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: unsubscribe pentax-discuss -

RE: Fair price on SMC-A 50/1.4?

2001-02-23 Thread Paris, Leonard
$109 does not seem to be a bad price for an SMCA 50mm f/1.4 as long as it is in the condition described. You could look at http://www.keh.com to see what they are going for there. As to what you'll get for your lenses in trade, that's a tougher question. Most dealers won't pay more than 60%

RE: Huh?

2001-02-23 Thread Paris, Leonard
Y'know, I don't always pay the closest attention to the threads that don't interest me, but didn't Shel just call Fred "Popsicle Toes?" I don't think I want to be seein' stuff like this. I ain't old enough. --Mike Yes he did! Lemme tell ya, I'm prolly a fair amount older than you

RE: Huh?

2001-02-23 Thread Paris, Leonard
Sure it is. ;-) Len --- -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 8:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Huh? "Popsicle Toes" is the name of the song that Fred asked about. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL

RE: Screw Mount lens on K mount

2001-02-23 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yes I missed it, Chris Brogden advised a $30-$40 value. I bid $35 and it went in the last few minutes for $39. Is this common on Ebay - there seemed to be a flurry of bids in the dying seconds. Do people sit and watch these items until the last minute - is there an art to bidding?

RE: SMC Takumar 85/1.8 fungus question

2001-02-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
This is from Ed Romney's site: "An equal mixture of household ammonia and medicinal hydrogen peroxide applied with a swab removes fungus from the glass of lenses. Mix just before using." I'm not sure what the fungus lives on. It must eat either the lens coating or the cement between

RE: Hasselblad

2001-02-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
Anyone here using a 'blad and care to comment on it. Anyone working in med format and not using a 'blad care to say why you made the decision you did? I've already joined the Hasselblad list, but they, of course, seem to have only a positive perspective on the camera. So, if you're using

OT: Oval Moon (Question)

2001-02-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yes, refraction will do that. But, here's a question for you. Do we know that the moon is perfectly spherical to begin with? I know that the earth is not. Len -Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:00 AM To: [EMAIL

RE: Oval Moon

2001-02-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
Shel, Here's a reason for you. Suppose the moon was almost (but not quite) full. That would give it an oval shape would it not? As to why it would look round through the viewfinder and with your naked eyes, that would be your brain compensating what you see to conform with what you "know" it

RE: Tokina 28-70 ATX-Pro 2.8 Opinions?

2001-02-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
Sid, I bought one of those (in Nikon AF D mount) that was in like new condition, for $220. I got a bargain. I think that you could get one for $250 to $275 if you watch camera shows and swap meets but, the lens goes for about $479 brand new, so, with no warranty or money back guarantee, would

RE: OT: Tokina 28-70 ATX-Pro 2.8 Opinions?

2001-02-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
Mine was the ATX Pro II f/2.6-2.8 model. So I may have given you the wrong pricing information. I traded the lens and the N90s for another camera which, in turn was just traded for something else yesterday. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

RE: OT: Oval Moon (Question)

2001-02-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
While the moon is, no doubt, not perfecty spherical, the same reference works that describe the earth as an ellipsoid do call the moon spherical. As it has a much lower rotational frequency there are less forces working to distort the moon from a spherical shape. It has much

RE: Bodies Roll Call UPDATE 62

2001-02-28 Thread Paris, Leonard
It's easy to get counted. Just send Albano a private e-mail at his e-mail address and he'll count you in. Len --- -Original Message- From: Rapture [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 7:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bodies Roll Call UPDATE 62 not

RE: Hold button (WAS: MZ-S Test Drive results (long)h)

2001-02-28 Thread Paris, Leonard
Rob wrote: Is DOF in decline in general? Many many lenses these days do not have DOF markings, now cameras seem to be throwing away the ability to make sense of variable apertures easily. Rob, Most photographers don't understand EV relationships between different pairs of

RE: Winder Batteries

2001-03-01 Thread Paris, Leonard
, equivalent to Duracells). "Paris, Leonard" wrote: I really like Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries. Good output and no memory effect. "Topping up" the charge doesn't seem to hurt their performance. You wouldn't want to charge up NiCads before they were p

Increased Restraint (Was Pimping Nikon)

2001-03-02 Thread Paris, Leonard
-Original Message- From: aimcompute [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pimping Nikon (WAS: News from PMA - MZ-S and other stuff) Sometimes, sometimes, I have the ability to stop and think that I shouldn't

RE: PZ-1pN

2001-03-08 Thread Paris, Leonard
I think Nikon/Canon/Minolta are also offering unique quality products. They all have features different from each other, as far as I can see. Which one to buy? Whichever one that suits you, of course. Len --- -Original Message- From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

RE: First look at MZ-S

2001-03-08 Thread Paris, Leonard
Image, indeed, has a great deal to do with it but it's the image of the person using the camera, not the image on film that counts in the eyes of a lot of clients. Believe it or not, a pro's standing and business can depend on what equipment he uses. If she/he is a wedding shooter, a Hasselblad

RE: Pentax K1000

2001-03-09 Thread Paris, Leonard
I would say they are pretty much the same at the apertures they share. But, if you need the extra speed of the f/1.2 often enough to justify the difference in price, get one. Len --- Though I am using Nikon FM2N for a last few years, during my last visit to USA in Jan 2001, I have forgotton

RE: For Sale Tokina 80-400 AF Zoom Lens!

2001-03-09 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yeah, Mint+ is better than brand new. I've seen some Kiev stuff touted as better than brand new because Kiev USA does some modifications to the cameras that makes them better than new. Their words, not mine. But I don't think that could apply here. Len --- -Original Message- From:

RE: For Sale Tokina 80-400 AF Zoom Lens!

2001-03-09 Thread Paris, Leonard
Isn't "New In Box" regarded as Mint+ ? -- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Graphics, Inc. (650)933-82952011 N. Shoreline Blvd. MS 43U-991 (650)932-0828 (Fax) Mountain View, CA 94043-1389 Hello. My name is Darth Vader. I am

RE: PZ-1pN

2001-03-09 Thread Paris, Leonard
Flamed? Why? Your guess is as good as anyone else's and so is your logic. I intend to get my hands on an MZ-S and see how I like it. This may mean I'll buy one and trade it off later if I don't like it. So far, I haven't read anything that would make me want to trade it off, but you never

RE: Ghostless coating: which lenses have it?

2001-03-12 Thread Paris, Leonard
Outside of the Limited lenses, I wonder how we'd know? It doesn't say anything about it on the lens, does it? Reason I ask is because I have a few recent lenses that could have the coating but I don't see anyway to be sure. Len --- -Original Message- From: Bojidar Dimitrov

RE: Ebay bargain

2001-03-12 Thread Paris, Leonard
He may have made a mistake in his "Buy it Now" price, as was said before. If so, it should not come as a surprise when he doesn't want to close the deal for $10. I don't think I'd make an issue of it if that was the case. Mistakes, happen. Len --- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: See ya!

2001-03-13 Thread Paris, Leonard
I wonder what happened? I went to look and it's no longer there. Len --- -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 6:18 AM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: Fw: See ya! Mikey found a 30mm lens. William Robb - Original

RE: See ya!

2001-03-13 Thread Paris, Leonard
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=122157284 7 OK, I saw it. I just had to include the "7" in the item number. Len --- - 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

RE: About CLA

2001-03-19 Thread Paris, Leonard
Recently PAUL STENQUIST wrote: The Pentax Service Center in Colorado, USA, charges only about $170 US for a CLA. Pentax Germany charges about 400 DEM (~$182) for a complete CLA. Of this money, 16 DEM ($7.20) are for parts and the rest is for labor. Cheers, Boz I think

RE: AF280T Help

2001-03-20 Thread Paris, Leonard
Hey Bill, If you have an a-c adapter for this flash, try this. Plug it in and charge up the flash. Leave it plugged in and charged for a whole day. If you can, fire the flash with the test button several times during this day. Then, when the day is over, put a fresh set of batteries in it and

RE: Vuescan

2001-03-21 Thread Paris, Leonard
If he fixes his hosts file, he won't have the problem. Len --- -Original Message- From: herbet brasileiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 7:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Vuescan My browser does not get redirected. I'm using IE5 though.

RE: F 50mm f/1.7

2001-03-22 Thread Paris, Leonard
I'd say that the F 50mm f/1.7 is as good as the FA 50mm f/1.7 and maybe just a little bit better, if you can believe some lens testers, like Photodo for one. How much is your friend asking for it? Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

Maybe we need a new mailing list...

2001-03-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
We could call it the Pentax eBay Entrepreneurs Mailing List. It would be a place for complaining about missed opportunities, eBay bidding conspiracies, and hawking your eBay auctions, as well as pointing out eBay weirdness. It would probably halve the daily traffic in PDML easily. That would

RE: OT: Cows in the News http://www.msnbc.com/news/548777.asp?bt=mmmbtu=http://go.msn.com/MM/Main/N1.asp?target=http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/common/MoneyMondayredir.asp

2001-03-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
Not to mention people living in Hawaii. They refer to that kine almost daily, maybe even more often. :-) Len -- -Original Message- From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Cows in the News

RE: Maybe we need a new mailing list...

2001-03-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
Hey, I could be a charter member! Len --- -Original Message- From: Robert Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Maybe we need a new mailing list... "Paris, Leonard" wrote: We could call it

RE: Great Equinox Sunrise Photo

2001-03-30 Thread Paris, Leonard
Sunrise Photo "Paris, Leonard" wrote: Well, it missed the equinox by a day, so it lacked something in planning. :-) Maybe the word "Equinox" could have been left out for honesty. It still would be a great sunrise, anyway. But, I guess, it's the intent

RE: Square format on 35mm

2001-04-05 Thread Paris, Leonard
I write: So you would agree with me that for someone on a tight budget then a used Yashica would be a better bet than a Kiev? Maybe, maybe not. A YashicaMat 124-G in Exc condition (or better) could be a very reliable camera. A new Kiev 88 can be a bit "iffy" right out of the box. However,

RE: Subject: Re: Ebay Auction... - private

2001-04-05 Thread Paris, Leonard
P.S. It is O.K. that you are married... most of us are!! GRIN Of course, you'd never know it the way some folks act around here. I guess they figure that an opportunity passed is an opportunity missed. ;-) Len --- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

RE: This filter stinks!

2001-04-10 Thread Paris, Leonard
Mark, Look real close. Does it actually say "Aroma" or could it be "Aruma"? Len --- -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 12:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: This filter stinks! Just received a batch of lenses and

RE: Direct from Chasseur d'Images

2001-04-10 Thread Paris, Leonard
In actuality, anybody in the world that criticizes the French for anything, is, by French definition, an American. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 10:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Direct from

RE: Lens quality and distance (SMC-A 35/2.8. Mediocre or Mali1gned?)

2001-04-11 Thread Paris, Leonard
A lens would be damned for any other optical defect, so why not for this? Field flatness at all distances is a worthwhile goal for any lens to achieve. Regards, Anthony Farr Sure it's a worthwhile goal. Look at the price for a 14mm rectilinear. About $1200, the last time I looked.

RE: (Was: Fairy pics) (sexual innuendo removed)

2001-04-12 Thread Paris, Leonard
Norm, What she is worth is what the customers are willing to pay for her work, not what she (or we, for that matter) think that she is worth. There are lots of child photography studios with web sites that have prices. There are also lots of stores, like Sears and JC Penney, that do child

RE: Direct from Chasseur d'Images

2001-04-12 Thread Paris, Leonard
Because "painting with broad brushes", i.e. generalization, pisses off lots of people, not just Americans. It's nothing one needs to "get over". It's a natural response. If you can't understand it, perhaps you missed the point. Len --- -Original Message- From: Lewis, Gerald

RE: My decision...

2001-04-13 Thread Paris, Leonard
Doug has this exactly right. It's OK to shoot lots of film because you can experiment with new ideas while you do it, but cut down on the number of shots that to give the customer. I'd say let them select from the best twenty or twenty five images. You get to use them all to build your

RE: Subject: Re: Fairy pics

2001-04-13 Thread Paris, Leonard
Actually, it's not eBay economics. It's the bidders, and sellers(wherever they are from) that cause all of the anomalies. As eBay says, they are only a venue. Like a public highway, they aren't responsible for the actions and decisions of the drivers of the vehicles that use it. Trash or

RE: Scam or Sham?

2001-04-13 Thread Paris, Leonard
Rest assured, your picture will be published in the book *if* you agree to pay the $59 to buy a copy. I wouldn't count on any actual prize money until you actually put it in the bank. There a lots of variations on this scam but they pretty much all depend on people wanting to see their

RE: MZ-S is really good ?

2001-04-19 Thread Paris, Leonard
I was under the impression that you can use as many, or as few, of the features as you need. When you need to just point and shoot, because the image is fleeting, it's nice to have as much automation as possible. It's also nice to turn off lots of it when you have the time to do your own

RE: Vivitar Flashes

2001-04-19 Thread Paris, Leonard
The Vivitar 285HV is a workhorse of a flash. The 283, if one of the older models, could fry some modern cameras. I'd pass on the 283 and if the 285HV is in good condition, with a decent price, it will serve you well. Just go to KEH and some other used equipment sites (Cameta Camera comes to

RE: Product Quote for MZ-S

2001-04-24 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yes, that is next Tuesday, here in the U.S.A., anyway. ;-) Len --- -Original Message- From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Product Quote for MZ-S I suspect 5/01 means May 01 Pål -

RE: Thanks + winmail.dat

2001-04-25 Thread Paris, Leonard
If it's any small consolation, I haven't seen any winmail.dat attached to your messages. Maybe it's something that the receiving e-mail program does rather than your sending email program. Len --- -Original Message- From: John Winfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday,

RE: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-25 Thread Paris, Leonard
Well, if someone from one of major news services had managed to do the shooting you'd have seen those shots over and over again on national TV. Nobody would have said they were sick then. Give a guy a break. What the hell. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: $50K for 8 negatives at ebay

2001-04-25 Thread Paris, Leonard
I agree 100%. Len --- After reading several messages about how sick it is to sell these negs and pics on eBay, I've come to wonder why that is. If the seller had offered these same items to a sports or racing magazine, a newspaper or tabloid, I don't think there'd be a question about his

RE: Mercury Cell for older camera

2001-04-25 Thread Paris, Leonard
There may be a working substitute or a work around. Which cell does the camera require? Is it a PX-13? Or what? Or doesn't she know? Tougher if she doesn't know, of course. Len -Original Message- From: Cy Galley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 1:41 PM

OT: OL: Re: Market segments (was Kodak dumbing down...)

2001-05-10 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yet these same cars feature a fuel gage AND a low fuee warning light that blinks as your fuel becomes dangerously low. Why can't the oil gage do the same? Mostly because the oil indicator is really an oil pressure indicator. The quantity of oil is not what's being measured. The threshold for

RE: Problem with Preflash

2001-12-27 Thread Paris, Leonard
Red eye reduction systems work with a pre flash and I guess that is why they are so successful. Subject blinks, eyes are closed for main flash. Voila! No red eye. ;-) Len --- -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 2:05 PM

RE: lens value: a workable definition (dollar per photograph)?

2002-01-02 Thread Paris, Leonard
Paul, I read an article once that discussed this subject. It also used the cost per photo to suggest that we should look at how often we use a particular focal length lens to determine: a) Whether we should buy it, and b) Whether we should keep it. It pointed out that something like 85-percent

RE: MZ-S and AF360FGZ musings

2002-01-02 Thread Paris, Leonard
The AF500FTZ gives me those results on my PZ-1p. Makes shooting family get togethers a breeze. Len --- -Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MZ-S and AF360FGZ musings At a New Year's

RE: MX hot-shoe and X-sync

2002-01-02 Thread Paris, Leonard
It will sync at all shutter speeds, if you use FP class flash bulbs. That's what FP sync is for. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MX hot-shoe and X-sync Hey guys. I

RE: MZ5 and MZ5n Z1p Question

2002-01-03 Thread Paris, Leonard
The Z1-p can leave the end out. It's a custom function setting. Len --- -Original Message- From: Trish Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 3:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MZ5 and MZ5n Z1p Question I am looking to upgrade to a better AF outfit.

RE: MZ-S and AF360FGZ musings

2002-01-03 Thread Paris, Leonard
Usually Kodak Gold 200. If I'm planning anything special for the family pictures, I will shoot Portra 160NC. Len --- -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 4:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MZ-S and AF360FGZ musings

RE: What did we shoot this weekend?

2002-01-07 Thread Paris, Leonard
Tungsten may not be exactly right on but it will be pretty close. Len --- -Original Message- From: C or B Waters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 10:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What did we shoot this weekend? Cool camper shot there. I like that

RE: What did we shoot this weekend?

2002-01-07 Thread Paris, Leonard
I guess that if ISO 800 was grossly overexposed, then ISO 400 should just be overexposed, right? It's only one stop less, isn't it? Just how many stops is grossly? ;-) Len (G,d, and r) --- -Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002

RE: Operating SuperTL

2002-01-09 Thread Paris, Leonard
Sounds like a double exposure device that lets you re-cock the shutter without advancing the film. Len --- -Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 12:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Operating SuperTL I've

RE: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yes they do. It's a tough one to remember. ;-) http://www.keh.com Len --- -Original Message- From: Zachariah Yeidel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 1:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Bargain at KEH For those of us not in the know, do they have a

RE: Gettiong Back to Basics

2002-01-10 Thread Paris, Leonard
Don't you mean Woody Herman? Woody Allen is a comedian. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Gettiong Back to Basics Shel... I have the Monk album (Riverside label)

RE: Gettiong Back to Basics

2002-01-10 Thread Paris, Leonard
player, and has performed frequently in and around NYC, as well as in other venues. Paris, Leonard wrote: Don't you mean Woody Herman? Woody Allen is a comedian. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: Revive the Spotmatic name! Yeah!

2002-01-10 Thread Paris, Leonard
Might I suggest the 105mm f/2.5 in either AI or AI-S. Looks good, feels good, and is a fine performer. Len --- That's the problem, all right. Nikkors. Super-sharp-looking, but harsh. The FM3A is a great little camera, though--just my cup of tea. The big question being, can I find a Nikkor I

RE: No dilemma: Re: FM3A dilemma

2002-01-10 Thread Paris, Leonard
It's metal. They just chose a lighter metal to keep the weight down. Aluminum. The top and bottom covers are brass. Len --- But two things it does have over the LX: 1. Flash sync at 250. 2. Quieter shutter. 3. Feels lighter in weight (plastic inside?) The LX is

RE: OT -- Really nasty virus around

2002-01-14 Thread Paris, Leonard
In truth, there are really no e-mail programs that are even close to being invulnerable. The only reason Microsoft's products seem to have more problems is because of the number of attackers concentrating their efforts on Microsoft products. The Government and the news media have so demonized

What kind of a hand-held meter - Not Off-Topic

2002-01-16 Thread Paris, Leonard
I have an older Pentax 1-degree spotmeter and a Gossen Luna Pro SBC. Len --- - 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 http://pug.komkon.org .

RE: Is SMC 55/2 K the best Pentax standard lens? (and 28mm ?)

2002-01-16 Thread Paris, Leonard
That sort of fits the way they used to make transistors. They tested them and then put the numbers on them according to which specs they matched the most closely. If they matched any spec exactly, they were marked as meeting MILSPEC requirements. Len --- Seemingly. When Intel makes a line of

RE: The Graduate

2002-01-16 Thread Paris, Leonard
Edmund Scientific used to specialize in that sort of glassware. Perhaps they still do. Len --- -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 11:02 AM To: Pentax List Subject: The Graduate Better graduates and such are needed in

RE: Aleksandar Kujucev's Photos (was 15mm?)

2002-01-16 Thread Paris, Leonard
If you buy a few more lenses... Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Aleksandar Kujucev's Photos (was 15mm?) I just wanted to say I visited Aleksandar's site and I'm

RE: Digital Storage

2002-01-17 Thread Paris, Leonard
Bruce Dayton wrote: A few days ago, I needed to find an image so I pulled out a few of the CD's and put one in the drive - couldn't read it. I looked at it and found that it was cracked. I started to examine several of them and found that they all were exhibiting the same problem. Turns

RE: Heresy request

2002-01-17 Thread Paris, Leonard
Not me, but I've used a Kiev 88C, if that'll help. Len --- -Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 7:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Heresy request Anyone here ever shot a Kiev 60? TIA, Collin - This message is

RE: Music in the Darkroom

2002-01-17 Thread Paris, Leonard
Denon was a big name in the broadcasting and recording studio tape equipment in Japan many years ago. I actually owned a Denon tape deck way back then. Mighty good stuff. Thanks for filling me in. The only thing I'm ccurious about is who really bought whom? Is Denki Onkyo the real controlling

RE: Travelling and Photography

2002-01-17 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yeah black background with blue text really sucks, doesn't it? Of course, it could be worse. Black background with purple text, or blue background with purple text, or green background with purple or blue text. We get to see all of the hard to read combinations on the web. It makes you wonder

RE: P67II for Weddings

2002-01-17 Thread Paris, Leonard
It's a lot of work, and there's a lot of pressure to do the best work you can. It's a one time event (or it's s'posed to be, anyway g) and, if you screw up, you've cost the BG some very important memories. I'd be happy to see a combination film and digital camera that would give medium format

RE: Travelling and Photography

2002-01-17 Thread Paris, Leonard
It would read pretty well under Netscape or IE, as well, but we'd have to tell the browsers to use our color scheme and not the web author's color scheme. I'm going to have to see if there's an easy way to toggle between the website's colors and my colors. *Sigh* Guess I'll have to RTFM again.

RE: Pentax finders

2002-01-18 Thread Paris, Leonard
We're sll 'one-eyed men looking at the world through a little hole', I guess. Phil Greenspun has that on one of his web pages. Len --- -Original Message- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 6:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax

RE: Backhanded Compliment [was: Joke]

2002-01-18 Thread Paris, Leonard
At least some of it must be because of luck. We've all heard folks say, Gee! That was a lucky shot!. Len --- -Original Message- From: Steve Larson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Backhanded Compliment [was: Joke]

RE: BW and filters and C41 BW film

2002-01-18 Thread Paris, Leonard
Very similar results does not equal exactly the same results. Len --- -Original Message- From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: BW and filters and C41 BW film Well far be it from me to interrupt

RE: Pentax Optio

2002-01-18 Thread Paris, Leonard
But you can walk back and forth a bit for fine focus. Len --- -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:01 PM To: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Pentax Optio Shel, Be cautious about manual focusing on digital PS's. My Nikon

RE: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths

2002-01-22 Thread Paris, Leonard
It could, if you rub real hard. ;-) Len --- -Original Message- From: Alan Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths Does that mean that if I use my cloth on a 77 Ltd first before I clean

RE: eBay bargain motordrive

2002-01-22 Thread Paris, Leonard
December of the 13th year? Translate that one to a more familiar calendar, if you'll be so kind. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: eBay bargain motordrive Steve

RE: Now trademarks, was:Re: Surly polar bear

2002-01-22 Thread Paris, Leonard
Or their lawyer told them it would be more costly to fight than they were willing to pay for. Losers of lawsuits like that should have to pay the other party's legal expenses but that ain't usually the way it works. Len --- -Original Message- From: Tom Rittenhouse [mailto:[EMAIL

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