Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio Not to forget the graphics. Far better than what any IBM compatible PC had to offer

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-26 Thread John
Radermacher Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2015 7:20 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio Not to forget the graphics

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-26 Thread Bruce Walker
I am far-sighted and require reading and computer glasses (two different prescriptions) for close seeing. As with a few others I prefer to use my camera without glasses, which I've done by adjusting the diopter for the viewfinder and by learning how to work the thing mainly by feel. I can chimp

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-26 Thread steve harley
On 2015-03-24 21:01 , John Coyle wrote: First WP software I used was WordPerfect i started with RUNOFF on a Dec-20, and then Scribe, also nroff on a PDP/11; these were essentially full time reveal codes -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-26 Thread larry
. Larry in Dallas -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:55 AM To: PDML Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Enjoyed your Pentax navigation history. Have you ever posted an image to the PDML? A point that really stood out was that, at one point, your wife

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Bruce, I just ordered one. Bob S. On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I am far-sighted and require reading and computer glasses (two different prescriptions) for close seeing. As with a few others I prefer to use my camera without glasses, which

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-25 Thread wendy beard
My main camera for many years was an MX (I still have it). When I finally decided to buy an autofocus camera, I bought a second hand SF1n. After only a couple of weeks of use, the film transport became faulty so I returned it to the store and exchanged for a Minolta Dynax/Maxxum 600si. Later on I

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-25 Thread Jack Davis
apathy...@lyons-ryan.org To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 8:21:51 PM Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-25 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
I traveled the WordStar-WordPefect route. Still use WordPerfect (X6) today. Like the reveal codes and -- for me -- the ease of mixing pictures and graphics with text in reports. Also use Word a lot for client work. Otis On 3/25/2015 12:09 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: On Wed, 25 Mar 2015

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-25 Thread larry
My main camera is a K3. This has come after a long evolution. In 1968, I bought a Spotmatic so that I would be able to take pictures of my soon to be born child. (This past summer, my wife took her (our daughter's) daughter to look at possible colleges.) After many years of wonderful

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-25 Thread Larry Colen
Bob Sullivan wrote: Well I got a wake-up call yesterday. I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries. Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers, without reading glasses! After having vision that pretty much didn't change for 30 years, mine

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-25 Thread Jack Davis
upgrade. I do a great grovel. Jack - Original Message - From: larry larryl...@sprintmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 8:22:08 AM Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? My main camera is a K3. This has come after a long evolution

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-25 Thread John
in 1997 and still works on Windows 7. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2015 7:20 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-25 Thread John
Since this thread has devolved into a personal history of photography ... 1. 1959 - Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash inherited from my grandmother when I was 9 years old. I don't know what happened to the flash attachment. I might not have ever had it. 2. Early 60s - Various Kodak Instamatic (126

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Wearing some now... Bob S. On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 6:15 AM, Yolanda Rowe ypr...@gmail.com wrote: As another who's had cataract surgery, I completely understand the arm length conundrum. The surgeon and I compromised; the right eye can focus @ about 18 inches, but it's not enough to mess

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 24.03.15 um 00:13 schrieb steve harley: late 1960s … Kodak(none) PentaxTI (none)DEC (none)Alpha-Micro CanonIBM MamiyaAmiga Olympus Apple CanonToshiba YashicaApple Canonno change Pentaxno change … present DEC - Amiga - Apple. :-) Same here. I should

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Yolanda Rowe
Still Pentax after all these years. The first one I had in my mitts was a K1000 circa 1978. There are a few K1000s, a Spotmatic (or two) and an SF1n hanging around here. Their digital stable mates are: *istDS (2; one on loan to a cousin and my son shoots w/the other), K10D, K20D, K-5 and K-3.

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 24.03.15 um 12:25 schrieb Paul Stenquist: I took my first digital stills with a video camera, a black box that I think was called Seeing Eye and an Apple IIc. Yep. Video frame digitisers. All the rage in those days. Had one hooked up to a b/w video camera and used R, G, and B filters to

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I took my first digital stills with a video camera, a black box that I think was called Seeing Eye and an Apple IIc. Paul via phone On Mar 24, 2015, at 6:23 AM, Ralf R Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: Am 24.03.15 um 00:13 schrieb steve harley: late 1960s … Kodak(none) Pentax

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Yolanda Rowe
As another who's had cataract surgery, I completely understand the arm length conundrum. The surgeon and I compromised; the right eye can focus @ about 18 inches, but it's not enough to mess around with camera displays or tiny fonts. I've found some non-prescription readers by Foster Grant that

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Henk Terhell
A brief history of my Pentax-time: P30T - MX - (+K2+Spotmatics) - MZ-5 - MZ-S - *istD - K10D - K5 And now waiting on FF to get some more use of my old lenses. Never use any film nowadays. Henk Malcolm Smith schreef op 21-3-2015 om 08:59: Following on from the previous thread, what make of

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Ken Waller
: Re: What does everyone now use? I've used progressives for almost 20 years. It took about 5 minutes for PJ's psychedelic trip effect to go away; and they let me see my iPhone, computer monitor, and scene out the window clearly. Expensive buggers, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 24 Mar 2015, at 23:30, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: [...] Glasses are one of the biggest PAIN IN THE ASS about getting old ! You're wearing them in the wrong place, Ken. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Yolanda Rowe
I wore those expensive rascals prior to the surgeries. Nearsighted as a bat all my life. Using computers and doing course work in my late 30's pushed me into bifocal territory. I hated them, but loved the progressives. I think I may end up with a prescriptive pair. Time will tell. On Tue, Mar

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Rick Womer
I've used progressives for almost 20 years. It took about 5 minutes for PJ's psychedelic trip effect to go away; and they let me see my iPhone, computer monitor, and scene out the window clearly. Expensive buggers, though. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:40 AM,

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread P.J. Alling
Trifocals and yes that is a thing. There are also progressives if you like the psychedelic trip effect all the better. On 3/23/2015 11:28 PM, Bill wrote: On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au: First WP software I used was WordPerfect - the name tells a lie, it was an absolute nightmare to use compared with Word, when Word arrived I switched in a heartbeat! I also used Lotus WordPro, not as good as Word in some ways but had advantages in

RE: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread John Coyle
] On Behalf Of Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Wednesday, 25 March 2015 7:20 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:21:51 +1100 Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: I liked Wordperfect - as a DOS wordprocessor it was extremely powerful. Never tried Word for DOS, though. Once Windows 3 arrived Word trumped just about everything else. Wordperfect just took too long to

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread frank theriault
For digital, only Pentax. Still have the *istD along with the K10D as my most used camera. cheers, frank On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years?

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Bruce
I haven't had any surgery, but am near-sighted. I have contacts that are set up in a monovision approach much like what your surgeoon did. So one eye sees close and one far. But the close is not good for detailed chimping or detailed use of a smartphone or tablet. So I end up with a pair of

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Alan C
I concur. Don't recall any psychedelics, mind you. Fine for the camera viewfinder but I have to remove them when using binoculars. Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 5:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What does everyone now use

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've worn glasses since second grade as I have strong astigmatism in the left eye. One correction sufficed until I was about forty-eight, then I went to progressives. I have no problem working reflex optical, EVF, LCD, or rangefinder optical with my glasses on, although I'm not able to see

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
My optometrist made me a set of glasses that achieve optimum focus at 18 inches, specifically for working on my desktop computer. They’re also okay for use with the phone, since focus is decent up to about 12 inches, and they’re fine for chimping. I have a separate set that were meant for

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread steve harley
On 2015-03-24 5:39 , Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 24.03.15 um 12:25 schrieb Paul Stenquist: I took my first digital stills with a video camera, a black box that I think was called Seeing Eye and an Apple IIc. Yep. Video frame digitisers. All the rage in those days. Had one hooked up to a b/w

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I almost bought an Amiga, but then I was exposed to Quark Word Juggler for Apple II series. It was far and away the best word processor of the early '80s. That made Apple a must have for me. Paul via phone On Mar 24, 2015, at 4:43 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: On 2015-03-24

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread steve harley
On 2015-03-24 11:31 , Bruce wrote: So the problem becomes with photography one of having to take the glasses off to see through the viewfinder and then having to put them on to really examine the playback screen. i have a strange presbyopia such that after about age 50 i couldn't focus near

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-24 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 24.03.15 um 21:43 schrieb steve harley: i chose Amiga for the affordability, the multi-tasking OS and the fact it did four channels of 8-bit digital audio Not to forget the graphics. Far better than what any IBM compatible PC had to offer, at least in the early days. In the end, I had an

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-23 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:26:20 -0400 P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? I use the K3, usually with the DA 18-135. For light travel the original Q, with the new wide-angle zoom or the standard prime. Started long ago with a Pentx MX (1977), and have used at least 5 different film cameras, like ME,

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-23 Thread Tom Reese
I already told the story that I now have a Canon digital slr. My other photography items: an infrared wildlife camera that I sometimes set up in the backyard. I've captured foxes, raccoons, opossums and deer with it. No coyotes yet though I have heard them howl in the woods behind the house. a

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-23 Thread steve harley
On 2015-03-21 1:59 , Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? i currently use Pentax and an iPhone here is an undated chronology my transitions in camera brands; i'm taking the question literally and

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Well I got a wake-up call yesterday. I haven't used the mirrorless Fuji A-1 since my cataract surgeries. Now both eyes are 'fixed', but I can't see close-up or read newspapers, without reading glasses! The Fuji A-1 still works fine, but has no viewfinder. You do all your composition (and any

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-23 Thread Bruce
I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very well. -- Bruce On March 23, 2015

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-23 Thread Bill
On 23/03/2015 9:18 PM, Bruce wrote: I was thinking more of the opposite and just putting the reading glasses on and using the screen instead of having to take the reading glasses on and off constantly to go between the viewfinder and review screen. But I do understand the short arm issue very

RE: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread Malcolm Smith
I've been fascinated by the replies. I appreciate the question has been asked before, but it's good to see where people are in March 2015. One of the subjects that came up here time and again, and caused me considerable concern in the months before the *ist D was launched, was how technology was

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread P.J. Alling
On 3/22/2015 5:27 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread mike wilson
On 21 March 2015 at 10:09, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Don't think switching brands would make me a better photographer. A Mark! from a master. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread Dario Bonazza
I got started with 'serious' photography with a MX in 1982 and then added a ME Super in 1983. Then Super A, LX, MZ-5, MZ-S, *istD, K10D, K20D, K-5, K-5IIs and K-3. I stopped shooting film as soon as I got my *istD and now I use both the K-5IIs and the K-3, quite often together with different

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread P.J. Alling
As long as a DSLR still functions it won't loose all value, but it may become impossible to monetize that value. It's interesting in a way that a thing can be technically obsolete without being functionally obsolete. Because I own one, I've done a little research into the Kodak medalist,

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread P.J. Alling
Damn, how did lose become loose??? I'd swear that Thunderbird's spell checker has it in for me. On 3/22/2015 10:15 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: As long as a DSLR still functions it won't loose all value, but it may become impossible to monetize that value. It's interesting in a way that a thing

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly

RE: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling Sent: 22 March 2015 14:26 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Damn, how did lose become loose??? I'd swear that Thunderbird's spell checker has it in for me

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Well since the we abbreviate all things, and it's just too hard to type out Practica/Pentax Screw mount, as opposed to at least three other screw mounts I can think of off the top of my head, these problems will continue to happen.

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread John
I don't have a mirrorless system select or otherwise. If you can't mount it on a K-3 it's useless to me. On 3/22/2015 12:09 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:53 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: In fact it appears to only be available for select mirrorless

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-22 Thread Attila Boros
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:33 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't

What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early 90s. I still use Pentax *most* of the time, but I

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 21/3/15, Malcolm Smith, discombobulated, unleashed: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Video: Sony, Canon, GoPro Stills: Fujifilm (and Pentax *istD! by the Mrs - still going strong) Yes it has changed, it used to be

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Don Guthrie
/15 10:40 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:58:19 -0400 From: Ken Wallerkwal...@peoplepc.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What does everyone now use? Message-ID: CB8041D18A6541A2BDF42B9AE98B74F2@kena60ebc3b689 Content-Type: text/plain

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Christine Aguila
I'm using the K3 and K5 as back up. When I do shoot these days , I'm very happy with the k3 results. Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 2:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use,

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread P.J. Alling
Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just don't want to risk even the K20D. I also have an intermediate model, (a mix of early and late),

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Bill
On 21/03/2015 9:33 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. At least then someone would read them. Sorry Peter, you really left yourself open for that one. bill On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread John
On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread P.J. Alling
It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Jostein Øksne
Pentax, and no. Don't think switching brands would make me a better photographer. Jostein Den 21. mars 2015 08.59.13 CET, skrev Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Mark C
Still sticking with Pentax -the K-3 is my goto camera these days though I shoot a good bit of film and have probably used the Mz-S mostly this past month or so. On 3/21/2015 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread P.J. Alling
I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently? Digital: K-5II with my battered and broken K20D as backup, (that camera took a lickin' and is still tickin')* and my still working fully functional *ist-DS** for shooting places I just

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:33 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really should read these things before I hit send. On 3/21/2015 11:26 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: Currently?

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 21.03.15 um 08:59 schrieb Malcolm Smith: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? My SLR photography started around 1980 with a Nikkormat FT2. Sold it shortly afterwards because I was young and out of money. Next were a

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Alan C
K7 with HD 55-300 most of the time now. That combo will have to see me out. My first SLR was an S1a in 1964. Shutter ripped in 1980 so I bought a Praktica MTL5B body to go on with. Later moved to K-mount with a S/H ME-Super even later S/H P30 Z70's + a plethora of mainly after market lenses.

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
I wrote: My SLR photography started around 1980 with a Nikkormat FT2. Sold it shortly afterwards because I was young and out of money. Next were a Praktica and then a Voigtländer VSL 1. The latter broke while on holiday in Boulogne in 1996. We hopped across the Channel to look for a quick

RE: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
Jostein Øksne wrote: Pentax, and no. Don't think switching brands would make me a better photographer. Jostein In my case, getting a camera from another manufacturer was the result of Pentax not having what I wanted in their line up. I have a K3, but a better photographer would take superior

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Pentax since 1971. I moved into Nikon as well in 2001 as Pentax did not have a digital camera out and i

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Ken Waller
% of my current shooting. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com Subject: What does everyone now use? Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed

RE: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
Steve Cottrell wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Video: Sony, Canon, GoPro Stills: Fujifilm (and Pentax *istD! by the Mrs - still going strong) Yes it has changed, it used to be Pentax through and through.

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I've been almost exclusively Pentax since I acquired my first Honeywell Spotmatic back in 1966 I currently use my K-5 II S for almost everything, although I have a GoPro that I use for underwater shots and movies. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Mar 21,

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Stanley Halpin
On Mar 21, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 21/03/2015 1:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Brief history: Early: Kodak Brownie of some sort Early 1960’s:

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Bill
On 21/03/2015 1:59 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Up until a couple of years ago I was using Pentax exclusively. Anyone who has read my ravings knows that I like fast standard lenses, and

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Paul Sorenson
Or seems, either. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 9:59 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread paul stenquist
:-) On Mar 21, 2015, at 4:36 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I take issue with that, it's spelled correctly, it's just not the right word. On 3/21/2015 3:47 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Or seems, either. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 9:59 AM, P.J.

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Rick Womer
My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic 100 that I bought for $15 (a summer's worth of lawn mowing). Hey, photography is fun! My father had a Kodak Pony that frustrated him; it fascinated me. Camera #2. My girlfriend (now wife) got a Mamiya-Sekor DSX 500 as a graduation gift. I used it more than

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Larry Colen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Paul Sorensonpentax1...@gmail.com wrote: or seems, either.g This is a very tough audience! Or sew it seams. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Larry Colen
Malcolm Smith wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? This should get a lot of traffic, it's a question about the two favorite subjects of the PDML, cameras and ourselves. My first camera, summer of '73 was an

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: or seems, either. g This is a very tough audience! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread paul stenquist
I’ll play. I’m now using th K3, primarily with DA* zooms, but I occasionally use an FA or K prime. My backup is a k5, and I also have a K7 that Grace is going to use quite soon. I sold all my other digitals: a pair of istDs, a K10 and a K20. I till have an LX, an MX, a couple of Spotmatic Fs

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread P.J. Alling
I take issue with that, it's spelled correctly, it's just not the right word. On 3/21/2015 3:47 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Or seems, either. g -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 21, 2015, at 9:59 AM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It seams that I can't even spell strike

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? Pentax (K-3, with K20D backup). Pentax is my third brand after Kodak (early 1970's), and Praktica (mid

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From 1977 to 2014 I used almost exclusively Pentax equipment, although I had a brief and disappointing fling with an Olympus in the early

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread paul stenquist
On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:59 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: It seams that I can't even spell strike consistently some days. MARK!! On 3/21/2015 12:14 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: I wondered if genitives was a name for something we weren't supposed to see. g -p Sent

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread J C OConnell
Ive been using my istDS for eight years with zero problems or complaints. But then on the other hand, Im really only doing family snaps and ebay photos. jco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread J C OConnell
I forgot to add, Ive been waiting for full frame to upgrade but it took much longer than expected. On 3/21/2015 5:07 PM, J C OConnell wrote: Ive been using my istDS for eight years with zero problems or complaints. But then on the other hand, Im really only doing family snaps and ebay

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Attila Boros
On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't mind manual focus only, you might want to take a look at this:

RE: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread John Coyle
in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Malcolm Smith Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2015 5:59 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: What does everyone now use? Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Attila Boros
Pentax K3 currently. It didn't change much over the years, expect now I also have a Sony RX100 II. On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 9:59 AM, Malcolm Smith rrve...@virginmedia.com wrote: Following on from the previous thread, what make of camera do you now use, and has it changed over the years? From

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Bob Sullivan
Using a Pentax K-3 now along with a K-5IIs, a K-5, and a Fuji mirrorless A-1 (rarely). I had some minimal experience with my Dad's Kodak Retina IIIc and fell in love with 35mm slides. I started with a new Pentax ME and got sucked into LBA by the line-up of M lenses. This list provided much

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Most of what I use on a daily basis now is either a Leica X typ 113 or a Leica M-P typ 240. Next to those two, an Olympus E-M1 for my more technical needs. I've been through a vast number of different cameras over the past 52 years of taking pictures, but Nikon and Leica were my mainstays

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Bill
On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack of a lens in the 35/1.4 range. If you don't mind manual focus only, you might want to take a look at this:

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread P.J. Alling
In fact it appears to only be available for select mirrorless systems. Very select. On 3/21/2015 11:33 PM, Bill wrote: On 21/03/2015 4:22 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: I was getting increasingly frustrated by Pentax's lack

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:53 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: In fact it appears to only be available for select mirrorless systems. Very select. Seems to available for all three major mirrorless mounts: Sony E / M43 (Olympus and Panasonic) / Fuji X. What's so select about

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread Bruce
My first SLR was a Practica screw mount camera. My father introduced me to photography with it. I was hookedon SLR's from that point on. Later I bought a Canon A-1 and found myself really missing all manual - match needle metering. So I sold the Canon equipment and bought an Olympus OM-1.

Re: What does everyone now use?

2015-03-21 Thread John Francis
OK - I'll play. Currently I use our little 4/3 Olympus E-PL1 about as much as I use the K-5. But that's not very much - I've hardly picked up a camera for over a year now. I'm tempted by the K-3 and the 150-450 zoom, but I'm unlikely to buy anything unless I get back into the habit of taking

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