Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew. Moisture mention this now? Just drop it. I snow what you mean. Water ya taking about? Ice what Cotty means. All hail the great Cotty I will now go get piste --

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Doug Brewer
On 10/13/12 3:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Re: student cameras still film? On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 13/10

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer wrote: On 10/13/12 3:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 13/10/2012 18:57, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew. Moisture

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Dougbrewer.wordpress.com On Oct 16, 2012, at 11:46 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: On 10/13/12 3:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 13/10/2012 18:57, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Dougbrewer.wordpress.com On Oct 16, 2012, at 11:46 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: On 10/13/12 3:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 13/10/2012 18:57, Steve

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew. Moisture mention this now? Just drop it. I snow what you mean. Water ya taking about? Ice what Cotty means. All hail the great Cotty long may he rain I haven't

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 16, 2012, at 09:20 , Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Dougbrewer.wordpress.com On Oct 16, 2012, at 11:46 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: On 10/13/12 3:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:26

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew. Moisture mention this now? Just drop it. I snow what you mean. Water ya taking about? Ice what Cotty means. All hail the great Cotty long may

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread Stan Halpin
On Oct 16, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew. Moisture mention this now? Just drop it. I snow what you mean. Water ya taking about? Ice what Cotty means. All

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv Subject: Re: student cameras still film? If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: student cameras still film? Doug Brewer wrote: On 10/13/12 3:38 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Bruce

RE: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread J.C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 4:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: student cameras still film? On Oct 16, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-16 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - Subject: Re: student cameras still film? On Oct 16, 2012, at 12:46 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread Jens
This may be totally off the subject, bur I found that the Lumix FZ5 is a brilliat student camera bacause of it's options for totally manual control. 5 MP is enouhg for learning. For a film camera I think the Pentax K2 is brilliant. REGARDS Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Jens p...@planfoto.dk Sent: October 13, 2012 10/13/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: student cameras still film? This may be totally off the subject, bur I found that the Lumix FZ5 is a brilliat student camera

RE: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Subject: Re: student cameras still film? I know that English is not your first language, and besides, I'm only teasing, but I must wonder if you've recently attended classes at the Dave Brooks School of English Erudition, Grammar and Speeling [sic]. ;-) chairs, flank What can be asserted without

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
Sent: October 13, 2012 10/13/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: student cameras still film? This may be totally off the subject, bur I found that the Lumix FZ5 is a brilliat student camera bacause of it's options for totally manual control. 5 MP is enouhg for learning

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread Steve Cottrell
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Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread mike wilson
On 13/10/2012 18:57, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew. Moisture mention this now? Just drop it. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: student cameras still film? On 13/10/2012 18:57, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread Bruce Walker
On 13/10/2012 18:57, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew. Moisture mention this now? Just drop it. I snow what you mean. Water ya taking about? -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread Stan Halpin
On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 13/10/2012 18:57, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't for autocorrect and red squiggle underlines, that's what my emails would look like. Some still dew. Moisture mention this now? Just drop it. I snow what you mean. Water ya

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-10-13 Thread kwaller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info Subject: Re: student cameras still film? On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 13/10/2012 18:57, Steve Cottrell wrote: If it weren't

Re: Student Cameras Still Film? the Old Cable Release

2012-10-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 9:19 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Right. I understand all that. Lots of different ways to make it work. The sticking point has been finding a usable socket with the correct thread to accept the old style cable release without having to murder an old

Re: Student Cameras Still Film? the Old Cable Release

2012-10-01 Thread John Sessoms
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 9:19 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Right. I understand all that. Lots of different ways to make it work. The sticking point has been finding a usable socket with the correct thread to accept the old style cable release without

Re: Student Cameras Still Film?

2012-09-30 Thread Toralf Lund
On 9/29/12 4:58, David Parsons wrote: If you want a basic film camera, why don't you just use a basic film camera. Pentax is NEVER going to release a camera that has fewer features than previous models. It doesn't make any kind of economic sense to spend time and money to develop and release

RE: Student Cameras Still Film? the Old Cable Release

2012-09-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bipin Gupta Hello John, your idea is perfectly feasible - having the film era screw on cable release pushing a simple dual contact electrical switch wired to a Japanese 2.5 mm stereo pin which the Pentax uses for the very expensive DSLR cable release. If you google you will come up with

Re: Student Cameras Still Film?

2012-09-29 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/9/12, Bipin Gupta, discombobulated, unleashed: Even the useful screw on cable release has gone. Bipin. Easy to reinstate! My X10 has one! And why not reinstate the aperture ring! It just takes a will. Leica do it so it must be good ;-) camp: San Mateo, CA and not from the far away

Re: Student Cameras Still Film?

2012-09-29 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/9/12, David Parsons, discombobulated, unleashed: Modern cameras are computers with microswitches. The mirror and shutter assemblies are just about the only thing remaining that are mechanical. Using a threaded shutter release because old timers have a dozen each? What sense does it make

RE: Student Cameras Still Film?

2012-09-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bipin Gupta Well said Cotty, you just sold a great idea for FREE to Ricoh - Pentax, a simple student's stripped down manual focus camera with no bells and whistles. The basics can never change from our old box cameras to today's flashy DSLRs - a light tight box, time - aperture - ISO -

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-28 Thread Gasha
I really like that silver based paper and archival properties of BW materials. Every time i look at fading 6-year old Fuji Color print, i know that i will print more BW. Of course, there is that magic also :) Gasha On 09/27/2012 09:57 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The students I know

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-28 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steven Desjardins The students I know that have taken this classes really enjoyed using film and the darkroom work. With so much electronic these days, they rarely get to produce something like that by hand. There's still something magic about the print appearing in the developer tray.

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-28 Thread George Sinos
I just finished listening to the latest episode of the This Week In Photo podcast. There was an interview with Ralph Clevenger about the curriculum at Brooks. Summarizing, he said that they are fully digital due to the demands industry. He did reference something to do with film in the upper

RE: student cameras still film?

2012-09-28 Thread John Coyle
...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Gasha Sent: Friday, 28 September 2012 8:02 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: student cameras still film? I really like that silver based paper and archival properties of BW materials. Every time i look at fading 6-year old Fuji Color print, i know that i will print more BW

Student Cameras Still Film?

2012-09-28 Thread Bipin Gupta
Well said Cotty, you just sold a great idea for FREE to Ricoh - Pentax, a simple student's stripped down manual focus camera with no bells and whistles. The basics can never change from our old box cameras to today's flashy DSLRs - a light tight box, time - aperture - ISO - focus. But Pentax has

Re: Student Cameras Still Film?

2012-09-28 Thread David Parsons
If you want a basic film camera, why don't you just use a basic film camera. Pentax is NEVER going to release a camera that has fewer features than previous models. It doesn't make any kind of economic sense to spend time and money to develop and release this kind of camera. The simple fact is

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread mike wilson
On 27/09/2012 01:48, J.C. O'Connell wrote: I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
Something becoming more and more obvious to me is the effective 'dumbing down' of photography. In days gone by, there were basically three tiers of equipment. SLR cameras, bigger SLR cameras, and everything else. As a student, using an SLR camera was essential - you were taught about the nature

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 26, 2012, at 22:34 , David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: What gets me about those listings is that they usually over $100 in the Boston area. A 35 year old camera that regularly goes for $125. I stopped looking for Pentax on CL because it's so ridiculous. I agree there are

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Kenton Brede
On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 6:48 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread George Sinos
I think it depends on how the school views their mission. If they are preparing people for jobs, they will be heavily weighted towards digital. Not much use for film based skills in the job market. If they are more on the side of the arts or personal improvement they will probably still offer

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
You know, Cotty, I've heard a similar argument from our photography professor, which is why the film course still works. The digital photography course is more aimed at basic exposure, composition, and Photoshop. Of course, none of these courses have more than 16 students and a lot of

student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread John Sessoms
From: J.C. O'Connell I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate in today's day and

RE: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread John Sessoms
From: J.C. O'Connell I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate in today's day and

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread mike wilson
On 27/09/2012 10:27, Steve Cottrell wrote: Something becoming more and more obvious to me is the effective 'dumbing down' of photography. In days gone by, there were basically three tiers of equipment. SLR cameras, bigger SLR cameras, and everything else. I'm not sure I would lump everything

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 1:15 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: A lot of photography classes still include BW darkroom. In theory, some basics (shutter speed, aperture, exposure, sunny16 ...) are learned better when the student has to understand them without just looking at the

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-27 Thread Steven Desjardins
The students I know that have taken this classes really enjoyed using film and the darkroom work. With so much electronic these days, they rarely get to produce something like that by hand. There's still something magic about the print appearing in the developer tray. On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at

student cameras still film?

2012-09-26 Thread J.C. O'Connell
I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as student cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate in today's day and age. -

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-26 Thread Paul Ewins
I'm studying part-time at a college equivalent level and they have been all digital here for around five years. I think the darkrooms became extra studio space. According to the lecturers the biggest downside is the loss of the contact sheet. With students shooting hundreds of frames a week

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-26 Thread Bruce Walker
While my niece was taking photography in high-school (2 years) they gave them 35mm film cameras (I don't know what make). The curriculum was big on old-school methods and basics. They even did stuff like photograms. As far as I know they did not graduate to digital cameras. The niece has one

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-26 Thread Bong Manayon
There are two programs in the school I teach in (http://www.dls-csb.edu.ph); one is a multi-media arts program (MMA) a sort of generic track and a photography specific (AB Photo) program. The MMA has long gone digital but has a black and white photo elective (which I teach). The AB Photo has a

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-26 Thread Steven Desjardins
We have two sections of film photography each at WL. They use the two 8 person darkrooms. They always fill up. They use a lot of Pentax film camera, two of which I donated. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Bong Manayon bongmana...@gmail.com wrote: There are two programs in the school I teach

Re: student cameras still film?

2012-09-26 Thread David Parsons
What gets me about those listings is that they usually over $100 in the Boston area. A 35 year old camera that regularly goes for $125. I stopped looking for Pentax on CL because it's so ridiculous. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:48 PM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I still see film