OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera

2006-11-26 Thread Jens Bladt
You don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money in order to take nice pictures. Thes shots (/the BW ones) was doen with af 25$ nineteen sixties Petri Racer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594377661456/ Thanks for looking Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -- No virus found in

Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera

2006-11-26 Thread Peter Lacus
Jens, You don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money in order to take nice pictures. that's very true Thes shots (/the BW ones) was doen with af 25$ nineteen sixties Petri Racer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594377661456/ Thanks for looking however following excerpt

Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera

2006-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
You're confusing the MX and the ME. The MX meter turns on when half depressing the shutter button, it stayed on when the film advance is in the stand off position, and then half depressing the shutter release. The MX had no main power switch but did have a shutter lock collar. By the way you

Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera

2006-11-26 Thread Peter Lacus
Yes, Peter, I can't argue about that, but you definitely can't activate the meter just by moving the film advance lever as was in the original statement. BTW with main camera switch I've meant a shutter lock collar - just a different terminology IMHO. Cheers, Peter You're confusing the MX

Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera

2006-11-26 Thread Raimo K
26, 2006 9:15 PM Subject: Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera Yes, Peter, I can't argue about that, but you definitely can't activate the meter just by moving the film advance lever as was in the original statement. BTW with main camera switch I've meant a shutter lock

Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera

2006-11-26 Thread P. J. Alling
But there is a difference, you usually can't use a main power switch to hold the shutter open for a long time exposure, you can use a shutter lock collar for that. Peter Lacus wrote: Yes, Peter, I can't argue about that, but you definitely can't activate the meter just by moving the film

Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera

2006-11-26 Thread Peter Lacus
Hi Peter, But there is a difference, you usually can't use a main power switch to hold the shutter open for a long time exposure, you can use a shutter lock collar for that. ok, thanks for the explanation. Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: You don't necassarily need an expensive camera

2006-11-26 Thread Mark Cassino
It's probably not in line with your intent, but I'm a tremendous Holga fan so I'd have to agree with you. And yes - I still use the ME Super... An interesting bi-product of digital is that it is making film photography more affordable as well. I had a Canon T90 and a few years ago it was