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Will be on vacation on the road for a while. See you next year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Business with Vintage Visuals in CA

Hello, Has anyone done business with Vintage Visuals? http://www.vintagevisuals.com/pentax.htm?cfA3F3228E=YTMyNzk5ODpnb29keWVhcmludGVybmV0OqJKiZ/98ZXDhMY9w68UcM= John

Re: OT: Snow fleas

Jostein wrote: Springtails with no respect for the cold. :-) http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/snow_flea.htm c o o l !

Re: 43 Limited on the *istD

Stan Halpin wrote: Yes. For some snaps taken the last few days, see: http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/wumps.jpg Wumps looks like a beloved cat we had named Dustbug! Is your 43 limited chrome or black? If it's the chrome how does it look with the istD? John

Re: 43 Limited on the *istD

Stan, What was the original resolution? How well do the fur and whiskers display on a high resolution monitor? Have you tried printing him/her? http://home.earthlink.net/~smh645/wumps.jpg John

Re: I'm back....

Rob, My wife broke her kneecap on the sidewalk and surgery and therapy was not easy. I hope you didn't break anything. Cameras are easier to fix! Best wishes. John hood on the LTD were superficially damaged, they still worked fine (unlike one of my knees), tough cookies.

Re: WTB 4x5 wood oldie FS M135/3.5

Collin, I have a old fold up woodfield compact 4x5. Don't know the name. If you might be interested I could check on it and on the lens (if you need it). The lens speeds are off. of the old wood compact 4x5 cameras like a Premo or similar. Anyone got one? John

Re: speaking of Limited lenses....

Christian Skofteland wrote: I hope someone on the list got this one. Not cheap but it's BLACK. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2967325955category=48558rd=1 And check this one out as well (maybe one day I'll win the lottery)

Re: I'm back

Tiger, Which SM lenses? The Super and SMC Taks? or earlier non automatic diaphragm lenses? Thanks, John Tiger Moses wrote: Been around...always shooting the Pentax (or my Russian cams), but I joined back tonite because I got my new *ist-D next to me! I am so pleased! Every lens I own

Re: LX winder vs MX winder - next question

keller.schaefer wrote: I would not say it is quieter but it has a lower frequency and has a MUCH nicer sound than the MX winder. The MX winder says Puh, I better hurry so that I can complete this cycle in .5 seconds... The LX winder: Nooo problem - here we are Thanks, My next question is how does

Re: Who else?

Bill Owens wrote: Who, besides Cotty, Jostein, Frank, Adelheid, will be making their first trip to the Grandfather Mountain Nature Photo Weekend in 2004? Bill What are the dates? I live in NE Ohio. John

black limited lens in uk

Hi, I remember someone asking about the limited series of lenses in black. http://www.camera-direct.com/other.asp has them listed in pounds. I don't know if us in the USA have to pay customs duty, though. John

LX winder vs MX winder

Hi, I have an LX and a MX+winder. The MX+winder makes a lot of racket. How loud is the LX winder (2fps)? Thanks, John

pentax lens missing white hemisphere

Hi, I have a pentax lens that somehow lost its white hemisphere. I keep the lens in its case when not being used. Should I get this fixed and where? Thanks, John

Question about m and k lens terminology

Hi, I have two pentax smc k mount lenses. One is 100mm smc-m f/4 and the other is a 50mm smc-a f/1.4. I assume the smc-m is a m lens and the smc-a is an a lens from what I've read and seen. What kind of markings do the k lenses have? Thanks, John

k and m lens answer

Hi, I think I found the answer by carefully reading Boz's KMP page. The K lenses only have SMC engraved on the lens surround and not SMC-xx. Can anyone confirm this? Is there a jpeg of a SMC lens I can view? Thanks, John

Re: FS: Bits and Pieces

Paul, Would this fit a 49mm filter thread on my smc a 50mm k mount? Pentax Super Takumar Hood 50/1.4 EX+ - $10 shipped Do you mean covers that go on the finder? snip actualy finder - $10 shipped Thanks, John

smc eyeglasses?

Hello everyone, I found this tidbit on http://www.ams-pentax.com/main/corporate.asp 1972 Company stock listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange's CDR market PENTAX Carl Zeiss established in Tokyo Introduction of SMC PENTAX eyeglasses John

Re: Origin of K mount name

Dario Bonazza 2 wrote: Yes, in 1975 the 6x7 already on the market for years, since it was introduced in 1968 and put on sale in 1969. Hmmm... are you thinking of K meaning Kleinbildformat, the German word for 35mm format? That's very interesting to me, since those were the years when Asahi was

Re: Sad news

Mark, I've found a buyer for my mint condition K2 and 50mm f/1.4 (sob!) Hope it found a good home! Next on the block to finance my transition from analog to digital will be, appropriately enough, a vinyl record album: I have one of Mobile Fidelity's extra-expensive, limited edition (only 5000

Re: Origin of K mount name

Dario, This is really good information. I can see if any of my German friends have any knowledge of cameras from the 60s. And thank you for the AOHC package! Can't wait for the Spotmatic magazine. Maybe I should order the cdroms, too. John. Hmmm... are you thinking of K meaning

Origin of K mount name

HI, Did the Kmount get its name from the K series cameras? KX, K2, K2DMD. John

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

Stan, I see nothing wrong with these technically on my monitor. So this is effectively 600+ telephoto (900?)! What tripod setup did you use? Run! Don't walk! to buy this! For academic interest, herewith is presented a shot with *ist-D at ISO 200, FA* 300mm/4.5 plus Pentax A-2X-S. The really

Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]

Stan, I wonder if a tripod mountable lens holding device for these has been invented? John 3030 tripod head. The 300mm does not have a tripod mount, so it was hanging off the 2X extender, just floating around in the breeze. For some shots later I used the self-timer with mirror lockup but for

Re: Origin of K mount name

Mark, Me too. John Well, I long wondered why the K2 was so named until I learned of the existence of the K.

Re: MX battery misshap - MX light meter malfunction

graywolf wrote: Oh? That's the problem! MXen tend to sulk when they have to compete for affection against an LX. (GRIN) jmb wrote: I'll have to test it against the meter on my LX. Do the black MXen have better self esteem? I'd like to get one.

Re: More *ist-D images

John Francis wrote: somewhat from chromatic aberration, especially in the corners. On my monitor all the bright white edges have the blue CA. Even on the back dark edge of the geese' wings. Could this be the lenses used? I was surprised to see it with the A* 200mm. John

Re: Help! My LX is stuck

Peter, I had a similar problem with my LX. The film door would not latch correctly and when I tried to open it I would have the same experience you are having. Also, since the door didn't close and latch properly I would sometimes get light streaks on my film! I sent the camera to be

Re: FS: tuesday?

J. C. O'Connell wrote: Tokina 17mm F3.5 prime, Pentax K/M mount Sharp and contrasty of course Like new $150 obo laters, JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com

Re: MX battery misshap

graywolf wrote: supposed to have the center terminal of the battery towards the battery cover, that looks wrong at first glance. Graywolf, Thanks, I put the batteries in the right way and after some research (and many months) I found out how to turn on the meter. Only the top red led lights

Re: smc-f lens question

Alan Chan wrote: 'F' is the 1st generation Pentax AF series. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/long/F70-210f4-5.6.html Alan, Thanks. Since I don't have any AF Pentaxes(yet) I didn't pay that much attention to these. John

smc-f lens question

Hello, Looking at Dario Bonanzza's samples with different lenses I see one called an SMC F 70-210 zoom. Is this a manual aperture stop down metering lens? I've read about the A and FA lenses on Dimitri's KMP site but I don't remember a lens with just the SMC F designation. Also, is this a

Re: my ist-D samples

Christian wrote: LX and MX, I'd say that the operation of the ist-d Same here! the new interface (mainly, using the lens on A and spinning a wheel to change aperture) was not a Doing this myself Digitally with my Oly E10 but I would like to go Pentax. second-nature. The viewfinder is awesome, so

Re: Viewfinder magnification of DSLRs: *istD best, E-1 und SD9 last

Rob Studdert wrote: The finder on the E-1 better be more impressive than the E-10/20 which really is crap, it's like looking at the image though a pipe and dark too. Not very impressive if you are used to good SLR finders. Strange. . . I have used my LX for ~20 years and my E10 for 1. I've

Re: My first *istD question(s)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 280T works in TTL mode :) That's great news for me, CB! John `:^ )

LX users - where to process film?

Where do you all get your film processed and prints made? Wal*Mart, drug store, or photo store or at home? John

Re: CLA for K50mm

Cotty wrote: ...CLA a K50mm f/1.2 lens. It works fine but is full of dust. Cotty, Is the dust in-between the lens elements? How does it get there? I have a ~20 yo 50mm Pentax A lens that doesn't have any dust inside. John

Is PUG a gallery

Does PUG mean Pentax Users Gallery? Thanks, John

PUG?

Hi, Does PUG mean Pentax Users Group? Is PUG email about a specific local group? Regards, John

Re: 5 days to pug deadline

What is a pug deadline? 5 days to pug deadline. So all of you guys with the *ist D better get to work!