Re: Anyone have an MX for sale? AND Re: FWD: FS: Pentax Gear
Paul Stregevsky, a long-time Pentaxer (who still follows the PDML as a lurker) has asked me to forward... An email acquaintance of mine in New York, Christopher Platt ... needs to sell off some of his gear. Can you kindly post his offerings to PDML? Pentax MX chrome (just CLAed) Interested buyers can reach Chris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . So -- one listmember (Mark Roberts) has a friend looking for an MX, and another listmember mentions a contact looking to sell an MX (recently CLA'd) in rapid succession! Hope this is leading toward a happy ending.
Re: OS-X
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, graywolf wrote: Since forever. Or maybe, it is more accurate to say they are both Mosaic derivatives. Gates and company never give credit where due. Help -- About Internet Explorer. There are very few graphical web browsers that are not based upon Mosaic. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/
RE: Hi from southern England
Hi Cesar, November/December in England? Yup, we got 'em here too! Mi casa tu casa :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Fs on Friday: Pentax 2000mm f13.5
Jose R. Rodriguez schrieb: Thomas, It may have been the SMC-K Pentax 1000mm f/11 Reflex, but if my memory is correct, I believe I saw one of these monsters at the camera store where I bought my MX (Darkroom Camera in Beaumont, TX) back in 1985. The shop owner was the father of a friend of mine from High School. They set up the lens inside the store and pointed it at an electrical pole approximately 300 yards away. Even with a very sturdy tripod, it was very susceptible to camera shake. Hehe, true I think! I once was experimenting with three stacked converters: F*300/f4.5 x 2 x 2 x 1,7 turning into something like 2040/f32. Well, that was an experience... :-) Mounted on a wooden Berlebach tripod with Manfrotto 2-inch ballhead, camera-shake could be handled - but to compose a view and then fix it with the ballhead was a pain. Too much clearance ratio for that device... All the best, Thomas -Original Message- From: Th. Stach [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fs on Friday: Pentax 2000mm f13.5 YES, I'M GUILTY... ...of breaking two rules at a time here, but it's not me selling the item. And who of you has actually ever seen such a monster? Not me! http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2950656543category=12877 :-) Thomas
Re: 6x7 55mm question
On 11 Sep 2003 at 15:22, mike wilson wrote: Cokin do a bigger system now, called X-Pro. I think it is about 100mm wide. I compared the prices of the X-pro system with the other large systems, and it's the same price class as Lee. Pricewise, I'd take a good look at the Hitec system. Don't know the quality of the filters, but the pricing is much more reasonable than the other brands. I Norway, at least... BTW, I recently bought a Hoya polarizer (multicoated, slim, circular) with diameter 82mm. That's an investment I regret. At that size, even custom made Singh-ray filters in Lee format are competitive! So screw-in filter are not necessarily the economic alternative. cheers, Jostein -- Photos at: http://www.oksne.net --
Re: *ist D interesting web page
This guy calls himself CLOVER. Anyone remember PentaxClover from the PDML a while back? Wonder if this is the same person... Jostein On 11 Sep 2003 at 18:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the first time in my life, I wish I spoke French. CW - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 5:41 PM Subject: *ist D interesting web page Okay guys n girls, check this out: http://www.pictchallenge.com/1STDpreview1.html emailed to me by a French correspondent. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
Re: Hi from southern England
The extra beer was already there, to be honest. Today I'm glad I didn't have the last one...:-) It's a long travel from Oxford to downtown London in the rush hours. But I guess I better pay attention to my immediate surroundings... Cheers, Jostein -- Original Message -- From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 18:09:53 -0400 So, Jostein, Did he listen to me, or did you have to go to the refrigerator and get your own beer? Or did you two bring a cooler with ice and beers right next to the computer? g cheers, frank Jostein wrote: *Parp* :-) -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer .
Re: Fs on Friday: Pentax 2000mm f13.5
i just bought a Sigma 50-500mm f4-6.3 and both the matched 1.4x and 2x extenders. i bought it with a Gitzo 1325 CF tripod and a 1377M ball head. so long as i use mirror lockup, 1000mm is a piece of cake. if i were to stack the extenders, i think it would still work OK. composing and locking the ballhead is no problem either. i have Arca-Swiss quick release system on my head now and that is the reason i bought into the system. no movement of the camera or lens once i lock the head. Herb - Original Message - From: Th. Stach [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 4:07 AM Subject: Re: Fs on Friday: Pentax 2000mm f13.5 I once was experimenting with three stacked converters: F*300/f4.5 x 2 x 2 x 1,7 turning into something like 2040/f32. Well, that was an experience... :-) Mounted on a wooden Berlebach tripod with Manfrotto 2-inch ballhead, camera-shake could be handled - but to compose a view and then fix it with the ballhead was a pain. Too much clearance ratio for that device... All the best,
Re: Lens test in German Color Foto
Arnold wrote: AS comparable. In their test reports they clearly state that the results AS for lenses of different speeds cannot be compared directly. Really Arnold, then what good are these results for!? After all, people are more likely to decide between different lenses of the same brand, rather then between similar offering of P and C! Moreover, knowing very well how a lens performs they want to see where another one stands relative to their own reference. I'm afraid CF results suffer from the same syndrome Photodo once did. These global numeric results quantify too many factors to be meaningful. I'd rather stick to the MTF charts - there I can see the contrast and resolution on center and edges at various apertures, I can even get an idea of the boke (!). Indeed the MTF allows me to make a direct comparison between 28-70/4 and 200/2.8. Once I decide over the optical output I can then take into account speed, focal length, size, price, etc. I do understand that MTFs are harder to digest by most readers, but then these can be translated in simpler terms without necessarily resorting to overall figures that lend themselves easily to meaningless comparisons. Servus, Alin AS Also one AS must take into account, that for a super wide angle zoom like the AS FA20-35/f4 a good performance is harder to achievbe than for a zoom like AS the FA28-70/f4, so 70 points for the 20-35 is much more of an AS achievement than 69 points for the 28-70/f4. Also, a zoom with larger AS zooming range usually does not perform as well as a zoom with smaller AS zooming range.
Flash focus aid (was Re: Noise level of SF1n PZ-1p M-Z5n MZ-S ?)
Alan wrote: Can it use the IR beam of the inner flash (or an external dedicated flash) as a focus aid even if I don't intent to use the flash? AC You must use AF500FTZ then, the built-in flash won't do that. Don't know AC about AF360FGZ. Affirmative. The projected pattern area is larger than the one of 500FTZ, to accommodate new wider AF sensors. Funny enough, the focus aid beam is turned off after while, regardless of the focus not being achieved in the meantime. Servus, Alin
Mail archive
Hi, Looks like Mail-Archive has croaked again. A few double posts and then difficulty accessing pages; now no access at all. mike
Re: OS-X
A good clip would be one from RoboCop: Glitch? You call this a glitch?
Re: Paul's Cat-was: Subject!
Really, Paul? Your cat died? That's too bad. In the overall scheme of things, pets may not seem to be such a big deal, but they really are. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. regards, frank Paul Stenquist wrote: What a lousy day. First thing the cat died. Then the car wouldn't start. how the hell can a guy go on? -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: Lens test in German Color Foto
I agree that MTF charts may be more meaningful than global numeric results. CF does display those MTF charts, however, I cannot post them here And there really is a strong correlation betwenn the MTF charts and CF's global numeric results. I also agree that it would be a lot more helpful if all lenses were tested at the same effective aperture numbers. I believe that photodo's global numeric results all referred to f4 and f8? This is of course more convenient for comparison than tests at wide open and two stops down. Still, even with the latter method it is not so difficult to understand, that a f2.8 zoom lens with 70 points for its performance at f2.8 and f5.6 is better than a f4 zoom lens with 70 points for its performance at f4 and f8. Taking this into account, the FA*28-70/f2.8 and the FA*80-200/f2.8 clearly are Pentax's best zoom lenses according to CF testing. Thus I would not say that CF's lens tests produce ridiculous results. Arnold Alin Flaider schrieb: Arnold wrote: AS comparable. In their test reports they clearly state that the results AS for lenses of different speeds cannot be compared directly. Really Arnold, then what good are these results for!? After all, people are more likely to decide between different lenses of the same brand, rather then between similar offering of P and C! Moreover, knowing very well how a lens performs they want to see where another one stands relative to their own reference. I'm afraid CF results suffer from the same syndrome Photodo once did. These global numeric results quantify too many factors to be meaningful. I'd rather stick to the MTF charts - there I can see the contrast and resolution on center and edges at various apertures, I can even get an idea of the boke (!). Indeed the MTF allows me to make a direct comparison between 28-70/4 and 200/2.8. Once I decide over the optical output I can then take into account speed, focal length, size, price, etc. I do understand that MTFs are harder to digest by most readers, but then these can be translated in simpler terms without necessarily resorting to overall figures that lend themselves easily to meaningless comparisons. Servus, Alin AS Also one AS must take into account, that for a super wide angle zoom like the AS FA20-35/f4 a good performance is harder to achievbe than for a zoom like AS the FA28-70/f4, so 70 points for the 20-35 is much more of an AS achievement than 69 points for the 28-70/f4. Also, a zoom with larger AS zooming range usually does not perform as well as a zoom with smaller AS zooming range.
Re: The Spottie F
Hi, Paul, Well, I don't have an F, but I've got several Spotties. I think I'd love the open-aperture metering (although Ive gotten quite used to stop-down metering on the SP's), but what I don't like is the fact that the meter comes one as soon as the lens cap comes off. So, if you walk around with the cap off, ready as always for that great photo op, you're using batteries! Plus, if you leave the cap off when you get home, you're draining the batteries as well. For those reasons, I think I'd prefer an SPII. That way you still get the hotshoe. Dave, I think Paul's pretty bang on as far as pricing (converting to Canadian dollars). Somewhere around $150 to $160 seems about right for a chrome body. Double that for black (but theyr'e so beautiful!). cheers, frank Paul Stenquist wrote: Spotmatic F's are probably the best screw mount cameras on the planet. They're not beleaguered with the electrnics of the ES models yet they stop down the lens for metering. I love mine. I would pay a hundred books for a nice chrome body or two hun for a pretty black one. Paul -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: Pentax Users Gallery
Hi, Well, some months I critique my faves, once in a while I do them all - it depends on my time and inclination. I don't think I've done it in a few months, mostly because my monitor only does bw, I'm too cheap to buy a new one, and I feel uncomfortable commenting on colour pics if I can't see the colours! g A few years ago, Chris Brogden, late of this list, organized a little critque group. Each month, all those who were part of the group were assigned a number of photos, and critiqued them on-list. It went on for maybe 6 months, and kind of devolved. People didn't complete their assignments, and I think it just became too much for Chris. All photos were open to criticism unless a specific no comments please was on the photo. It was fun, but I have to admit, it was hard to comment of photos that I really didn't like. I'd always try to find something positive to say to temper my criticism, but that's not always easy. I think such a loosely organized critique circle might be fun to start up again though. Anyone interested? cheers, frank Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Just by the way, getting a critique on one photographs should help them to extract more from their equipment and learn/advance a technique they are using. So, at least by the above reason we might need to increase PUG critique volume grin and duck. -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: when will it be?
Now? Only from my twisted perspective! Peter
Re: OS-X
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps I should resurrect my 2001 theme for Windows a highlight of which was the voice of HAL stating I'm sorry Dave I can't do that. Whenever an error was encountered. I had sound bites from HHGttG. The machine came up to the Hi There! This is Eddie, youur shipboard computer! The Error sound was Marvin saying What an incredibly stupid machine. Shutdown (or was that window close?) was Pleased to be of service! My preferences run to Red Dwarf sound clips: Dave Lister saying Bastard! Rimmer saying You jammy goit! Talkie Toaster saying Howdy-doodly-do! The Cat saying I'm so excited all six of my nipples are tingling! Etc, etc. Smoke me a kipper skipper, I'll be back for breakfast! ;) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: My First LX arrives
Sid, See Wm. Robb's LX Gallery from the PUG. I thought the same thing when I photographed a line-up with MX, KX, Spotmatic, and LXen. The LX returns to a bigger body size. http://pug.komkon.org/LX_Gallery/Brace.jpg Regards, Bob S. From: Sid Barras [EMAIL PROTECTED] After an interminable delay that increased my gray hair count, the LX is in my hands. Very favorable first impressions. One curious observation: All this time prior to my actually owning and seeing one up close and in action, I always considered the LX to be a smallish body. I was surprised to find that it is almost exactly the same size as my K2, which I considered a standard SLR size. In both dimensions, height and width, as well as depth, the LX is very close to the K2. Perhaps lighter? Anyway, too late to fire some film through the new baby, but tomorrow, look out. If I have to, I'll take pictures of that same blasted live oak tree again... Sid _ Need more e-mail storage? Get 10MB with Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es
FS: A70-210/f4
Still For Sale: A70-210/f4 SMC A Macro (58mm) In excellent cosmetic condition. Focus and zoom is firm and smooth. Some lateral play in zoom ring. Appears to have a couple of specks of dust inside but nothing that has bothered me. Glass has no scratches or haze and insides are fungus free. Pentax front and rear cap. A bargain at $100 Shipping in N. America $10. International Money Order, Cashiers Cheque, Crispy Notes in brown envelope. http://www.beard-redfern.com/Azooms/ (A35-105 in photos is sold) Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: Anyone have an MX for sale?
Currently, KEH has a few for the low hundreds, and one engraved chrome for $119 USD. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: picture pretty Boston
In New England, however, and particularly in Boston, the one central piece of land, often a green area, is referred to as a Commons, even though it is only one place. Fred wrote: Well, actually there is indeed only one Common - it's called Boston Common (or, the Boston Common) (not to be confused, of course, with the ~one~ area known as the Boston Gardens across the street from the Boston Common) (and that should no longer be confused with the building known as Boston Garden, since it has been torn down and replaced with the Fleet Center...)
Re: picture pretty Boston
Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well, I actually did double check with my friend who wrote the Trivia and Fact book - Yes, he said, Common was proper but also it is commonly (no pun...) referred to as the Commons. It seems to be a common mistake. It's not really a mistake; both are proper, although most New Englanders used commons when I lived there. See, e.g., the Random House Dictionary.
Friday FS: ESII and SMC Takumar lenses, more!
Last chance on a few really good user screwmount items before they go to eBay. Make an offer if you don't like the price: (Prices are listed at the end of the list, and I'll offer bargains if you buy several items. Shipping/insurance will be free in the continental U.S., and I'll contribute toward overseas shipping.) Asahi Pentax ESII (black) with SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4. ESII works beautifully, exposures seem right on. Light meter is very responsive. The ESII is in bargain condition, with some brassing (as is appropriate for black bodies) and light scratches on the baseplate. The ASA/exposure compensation dial got a small whack sometime in this camera's past but it still turns freely and works properly. See photo below that shows that the slight dent on the dial happened when it was set to 100, but the adjacent photo shows it at 400. It moves freely without friction, when setting exposure compensation or ASA. The 50mm f/1.4 is the late version with the rubberized focus grip and is one of the nicest I've seen, with hardly a speck of dust (or anything else) inside. Includes proper ESII case, strap, and original manual (I'm including a Honeywell Pentax ESII manual in English, as the Asahi Pentax one that came with this camera is in Japanese. I'll include both if desired.) http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/ESII_kit.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/ESII_top.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/ESII_bottom.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/ESII_rear.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/ESII_mount.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/ESII_dial.jpg Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 24mm f/3.5. Lens in bargain condition (some exterior wear), but glass is very nice. Mechanics/diaphragm functioning flawlessly. Includes original caps, hard case, and original hood with case. Hood is in excellent condition. A beautiful 24mm prime with very low distortion, great flare resistance, and wonderful color rendition. http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/24_front.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/24_rear.jpg Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm f/3.5 and Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 200mm f/4. Both in EX- condition, beautiful glass, both include original caps, hoods, and cases. http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/SMC_Taks.jpg I'm also selling one Super-Takumar lens -- the 85mm f/1.9. In KEH bargain condition (some exterior wear on the focus and aperture rings), but the glass is beautiful. Includes original hood (which is quite short for an 85mm, but it reverses nicely over the lens for storage) and caps. http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/85_front.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/85_rear.jpg Prices: ESII with 50/1.4 and case: $150 24mm f/3.5: $200 85mm f/1.9: $175 135mm f/3.5 200mm f/4: $100 for the pair. ... Or make an offer. Joe -- Joe Wilensky Staff Writer Communication and Marketing Services 1150 Comstock Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-2601 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 607-255-1575 fax: 607-255-9873
FS Friday
The bills are rolling in for the unexpected computer purchase necessitated by my old one blowing up. So, here are a few items offered for sale. General Terms - buyer pays shipping and insurance, 7 day inspection period upon receipt (buyer pays return shipping but receives full refund of purchase price if item is not satisfactory). Will ship internationally. PayPal, checks, money orders are all OK. Personal checks will need to clear before shipping. Email me with any questions. SMC-K 24mm f2.8: Glass: Very Good condition. No significant scratches but one or two small cleaning marks. You need to look very closely to find them. No fungus. Mechanics: Perfect - everything works as it should. Cosmetics: Fair - shows signs of use. Some brassing on the aperture ring, small scratches and dings in the paint. One small dent in the outer filter ring does not affect the ability to add filters. Accessories: Generic front and back caps. http://www.markcassino.com/sale/k24_01.jpg http://www.markcassino.com/sale/k24_2.jpg $135 M 200 f4 Glass: Perfect Mechanics: Perfect - focus is smooth, aperture crisp, built in hood is present and slides in and out as it should. Cosmetics: Excellent. No brassing or dings in the paint, but one small mark where the gold QC sticker fell off (dried adhesive.) Could probably be removed easily. Accessories: Generic Front and back caps,. http://www.markcassino.com/sale/m200.jpg $65 Takumar 500mm f4.5 for K Mount bodies. This is a unique item. It is a screw mount lens that was modified (not by me) by having a portion of a K-Mount adapter affixed onto the lens. It fits on K-Mount bodies only, but the locking pin does not engage. This is a big lens. Its manual aperture so you focus, stop down (manually), and shoot. Takes 49mm internal filters. Probably the easiest way to get into a truly 'big glass' lens. I've found the optical results from this lens to be first rate, though I pretty much stopped using it when I upgraded to the A* 400 f.2.8. Glass: Excellent very clean, few very minor cleaning marks, a few dust specks inside the lens. Mechanics: Focus, manual aperture, built in hood work perfectly. Cosmetics: Some light scratches in the finish on the lens body, but none that penetrate to the metal below. However, the paint on the built in metal hood is chipped in many places, exposing metal below (it looks like someone had something mounted on the hood.) See photo. Accessories: Generic back cap, original front metal cap, original case (some padding in the case appears to have been replaced / repaired.) http://www.markcassino.com/sale/500_01.jpg $440 Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic with Super Takumar 55 f1.8 A clean camera and lens combo. Camera is in excellent condition. Meter was accurate when last used. The SW switch does not pop back down after shooting (a common problem with Spotmatics of this generation, you just have to manually lower the switch), otherwise everything works exactly as it should. This is an early model Spotmatic and does not have a hot shoe. The camera does have XP and FP socketss, self timer (works fine) shutter speeds of 1 sec to 1/1000th (plus Bulb), Iso 20 - 1600. A couple pieces of scotch tape are on the bottom of the unit, could be removed easily. Shutter looks good. Mirror box foam looks very good. Inner seals look to be a bit gummy - maybe due for replacement. Overall, a very clean camera. Lens Optics: A few small (~1mm long) scratches in front element. Not bad but a little more than just cleaning marks. No fungus. Mechanics: Lens aperture is crisp and dry. Focusing is very smooth. Filter ring is dented and filters cannot be affixed. Cosmetics: Aside from small dent on filter ring, everything looks great. The metal cap has a few chips in the paint along the corner. Accessories: Metal Lens Cap that says Honeywell Pentax, leather strap on camera. http://www.markcassino.com/sale/spotm_01.jpg http://www.markcassino.com/sale/spotm02.jpg $55 Super Takumar 135 f3.5 A good metal bodied lens. Optics: Excellent. Glass is clear and without marks. Mechanics: Aperture is very slow to both close and open. Otherwise everything works fine. Cosmetics: Very good. http://www.markcassino.com/sale/st135.jpg $10 (or $5 with Spotmatic kit above.) Tamon AF Aspherical 28 200 A great all purpose zoom In excellent condition in all areas. Complete with manual, hood, original caps. http://www.markcassino.com/sale/tamron_01.jpg http://www.markcassino.com/sale/tamron_02.jpg $125 Lastly - coming soon to eBay - (drumroll drumroll) - the legendary Rikenon 55mm f 1.2 - MCC - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI - Photography: http://www.markcassino.com
Friday FS: Pentax lens case for the SMC-A 70-210 f/4
... I also have a Pentax hard lens case for the SMC-A 70-210 f/4 in EX- condition. If anyone wants it, $10 including shipping (continental U.S.) will do. I originally picked it up thinking that I could use it for my SMC-F 70-210, but the F lens is actually quite a bit more compact. Joe -- Joe Wilensky Staff Writer Communication and Marketing Services 1150 Comstock Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-2601 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 607-255-1575 fax: 607-255-9873
NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images
Hello PDML-ers! Thanks to PDML-er Arnold Stark, I should have an *ist D to test out tonight and tomorrow. I will not have software for the camera, but I should be able to mount the CF card on my computer and transfer the JPGs that way. I am sure many of you would like to see full-resolution images from the camera, but I am unable to handle the bandwidth. So: I am looking for someone who is willing to host 5-10 MB and who can manage the traffic. Obviously, without Pentax software I will not be able to convert any RAW images, but I will make at least full-res JPGs. That's it for now. I will try to have a mini-review by Sunday on the KMP. Cheers, Boz
Re: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images
I have room, email me and I'll give you an ftp account if you still need it. __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
OT:Texas vacation
Hi, Haven't taken a vacation in 13 years. Want to visit Big Bend National Park in late October. Anyone ever been there at that time of year? Flying in to Midland and renting a car to get the park. Jim A.
LX service
Hi All Seen some traffic on LX service/CLAs. I have just received my second LX back from service at: Asahi Photo in Wembley UK. I can report that contrary to the reports I seem to see of horror stories elsehwere, these people seem to really care. Both bodies were returned not just CLAed but with , in one case new rewind knob , and in the other new ASA selector. The bodiesghad been clearly cleaned up and ere returned withALL the straps, caps etc. that they went with. Apparently is two guys who used to run the service department of Pentax UK in Harrow/Stockley park so clearly they know their stuff. Suggest anyone in Europe looking for expertise on ALL Pentax manual stuff look no further [my ME super is going tomorrow!] Cost is a flat rate [inc parts] of Mx/Me super GBP 60+VAT, LX GBP90+VAT Their telephone number is +44 [0]208 9082931 or look at www.asahiphoto.net. Nice guys! Best Clive Antibes France
Re: Pentax Users Gallery
I think such a loosely organized critique circle might be fun to start up again though. Anyone interested? cheers, frank Sure. But one little hitch. I organize a critique sort of board in another realm, another genre -- one that gives out assignments. And believe me the little hitch isn't that little, getting people to follow through. I keep telling people I am not their Mom and hate nagging, but push come to shove I just about always have to do follow-up letters nagging them to complete their reviews. (Well, 90-99% of the time, some just do it.) (We are talking reviews of hobbyist computer games here, BTW.) Maybe just encouraging people to do some comments is better. Like, say, you do some comments, I do some, others do some, and just put at the end of our posts a general call for more comments. Hey, I did some, you do some too! I find just picking out 5-8-10 is best. Hard to do them all. And sometimes I hesitate because I am not an experienced photographer and my comments tend to be more toward color balance and composition, and sort of arty, but no technical stuff. And probably uninformed. But I figure people like feedback, even if brief or not what they particularly wanted to hear about their stuff. I have noticed, since I've been on the list, that people usually, actually get more comments when they post a URL to their latest stuff than when they submit things to the PUG. Comments on submissions to the PUG are hit and miss. Maybe 30 people submitted, but only 8-10 got comments ;-). But posting URLs, just about everyone gets a comment or two. Anyway, if you want to organize something feel free, frank, but I recommend not volunteering for something that may become more of a headache than you think. Maybe just a general call for more PUG comments at the end of one's post of comments would be best. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
Digital versus film
This is interesting. What strikes me is the absolute smoothness of the digital images and the very very grainy film ones. If all this is correct I want the *ist! http://www.mindspring.com/~focalfire/DigitalvsFilm.html http://www.tawbaware.com/film_digital.htm :-) Paul Delcour
Re: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images
Hallo Boz, is a preproduction camera or is it already the final version. It will be interessting to get a report from you, as you have allready a lot of experence with your 10D. Looking forward to your review! regards Rüdiger Von: Bojidar Dimitrov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello PDML-ers! Thanks to PDML-er Arnold Stark, I should have an *ist D to test out tonight and tomorrow. I will not have software for the camera, but I should be able to mount the CF card on my computer and transfer the JPGs that way. I am sure many of you would like to see full-resolution images from the camera, but I am unable to handle the bandwidth. So: I am looking for someone who is willing to host 5-10 MB and who can manage the traffic. Obviously, without Pentax software I will not be able to convert any RAW images, but I will make at least full-res JPGs. That's it for now. I will try to have a mini-review by Sunday on the KMP. Cheers, Boz
Help needed.
Hi! A friend of mine is looking for prism for Bronica ETR SE 645 camera. If you happen to know anyone who's selling such an item, I would very much appreciate if you contacted me off list. Well, of course, he would appreciate it even more if he would get the prism. Thanks in advance. Boris
Re: OS-X
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The machine came up to the Hi There! This is Eddie, youur shipboard computer! The Error sound was Marvin saying What an incredibly stupid machine. Shutdown (or was that window close?) was Pleased to be of service! My preferences run to Red Dwarf sound clips: Dave Lister saying Bastard! Rimmer saying You jammy goit! Talkie Toaster saying Howdy-doodly-do! The Cat saying I'm so excited all six of my nipples are tingling! But those are just quotes - they don't seem to have any particular relevance. (with the possible exception of Talkie Toaster if used as a startup sound). One of my colleages has edited a couple of sound-grabs together, to get Oh, no! You've got Mail! You bastards! as his mail delivery notification.
Re: Four lenses
Paul Delcour [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have the SMC 85/1.8 and absolutely love it. Ditto! That one, and the SMC 24/2.8 are the two lenses that by default live in my camera bag -- one of them on the LX, the other easily at hand. Anything else gets taken along for some specific reason. -tih -- Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet Norway www.eunet.no T: +47-22092958 M: +47-93013940 F: +47-22092901
Re: picture pretty Boston
There is an old stone church at the base of the Hancock tower. The tower is highly reflective glass and the church had a marvelous reflection in the glass. It's a much taken shot but it's worth the effort to see the real thing and try you hand at it. I think it's near the Copley Square T-stop. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
First DSLR review on line
Not as thorough as DP Review or some other sites but it's a start: http://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/tests/testdetail.cfm?test_id=267 -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images
As soon as I get my *ist-D I plant to put up images myself, too. There will be no problem putting up full-resolution TIFFs from raw images; as long as I stay under a gigabyte or so my web host won't even notice the extra space, and there is no traffic limit.
Re: picture pretty Boston
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: Well, I actually did double check with my friend who wrote the Trivia and Fact book - Yes, he said, Common was proper but also it is commonly (no pun...) referred to as the Commons. It seems to be a common mistake. It's not really a mistake; both are proper, although most New Englanders used commons when I lived there. See, e.g., the Random House Dictionary. I was really just trying to stretch out the puns with common mistake :) I lived in Main a bit and have spent a great deal of time in the Boston area - always said COMMONS myself because that was what I heard :) Anyway, you and I seem to be in agreement, Dan :) ann
FS Friday: Sound card
Kinda OT but I'm cleaning up my computer room and have a sound card to sell: Turtle Beach Montego II with the optional digital I/O board. This includes SPDIF digital inputs and outputs (both coaxial and optical). This sound card cost me over $200.00 when I bought it (mail order) a few years ago. It won't work on Windows XP so it's lost some value since then - I'll sell it for $30.00 plus shipping. It does work on Windows 2000, although I never got the digital I/O working I believe this was because I needed Windows Service Pack updates. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: picture pretty Boston
What difference does it make? They no longer allow you to pasture your livestock there, so is not really a village commons grin. Interestingly enough my ditionary only lists it as commons, but uses common in the definition. So the PDML are not the only ones confused about the term grin. The common/commons in question is the one in Boston. Whatever folks may use, the name on every map I have seen calls the area the Boston Common. Sure, it *should* be called the commons, based on derivation. And as a general term, either is acceptable (especially around New England). But we aren't talking about commons in general - this is the specific case of that area of public green space near Commonwealth Avenue. The term Boston Commons seems to have it's widest use applied to a part of a trendy back bay development (or to some of the hotels). Neither is somewhere I would consider particularly photogenic.
Re: OT:Texas vacation
I've been there in early spring and its very nice at that time. October should also be very nice, it might be pretty green in some places, due to rain, a rare sight in those parts. Make sure you go into the Chisos mountain basin, and if you can, stay at the Chisos Mountain Lodge. Its very scenic there. Good luck and have fun. rg Jim Apilado wrote: Hi, Haven't taken a vacation in 13 years. Want to visit Big Bend National Park in late October. Anyone ever been there at that time of year? Flying in to Midland and renting a car to get the park. Jim A.
Re: Digital versus film
Well, what strikes me is the lack of detail in the digital print. On the second site I only got as far as noticing that they were showing images of newsprint. If your are going to do that why not compare a copier image to a copy film image. However the contrast in the film images is better. I am getting real tired of digital vs. film arguments by people who have no idea what they are comparing. Digital has reached the point where it is professionally acceptable (ask TV if his customers have any complaints). If quality is the issue film still is better. You say your ultra high res digital is equal to 35mm, I raise you 120 film. When you match 120 film, I raise you 4x5 film. When digital equals 8x10 film it will be too inconvenient to compare larger formats, but there are a few 20x24 cameras out there. Furthermore, I hope everyone here is aware that what is being compared on those sites are digital images of prints made from film and digital originals (at least on the first site). That is far far from comparing apples to oranges. It is more like comparing banana pudding made from apples to another banana pudding made from oranges (both sans the bananas). --- Paul Delcour wrote: This is interesting. What strikes me is the absolute smoothness of the digital images and the very very grainy film ones. If all this is correct I want the *ist! http://www.mindspring.com/~focalfire/DigitalvsFilm.html http://www.tawbaware.com/film_digital.htm :-) Paul Delcour -- --graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com
Sensors in digital cameras: CCD vs. CMOS
I've been teaching myself digital camera jargon in preparation for a *istD. Finding that some cameras have CMOS sensors, and others have a CCD, I did some searching and found some useful web pages: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera3.htm http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/researchDevelopment/technologyFeatures/cmos.shtml To summarise: the *istD is CCD, which is the longer-established technology. It's expensive and uses a lot of power, but best for sensitivity and noise, at present. --- John Dallman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Four lenses
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Delcour) wrote: I have the SMC 85/1.8 and absolutely love it. It may not be full portrait, but the 1.8 gives a lot of candid opportunities with little light. Great to observe people and snap. Hear, hear. Lovely bit of glass. For a while after I'd decided that I wanted something more modern than the Spotmatic F, I was looking for an equivalent lens in a modern bayonet mount, and when I found one, I was going to switch to whatever system it fitted. Then I found out about the SMCP-A* 85/1.4, and a little later managed to score one, so I've stayed with Pentax. What do you mean by Not full portrait, incidentally? I agree an 85mm is not much good for full-length portraits, but those are usually unfortunately long and narrow pictures anyway, and I prefer not to take them much. --- John Dallman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Digital versus film
-Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I am getting real tired of digital vs. film arguments by people who have no idea what they are comparing. Digital has reached the point where it is professionally acceptable (ask TV if his customers have any complaints). When I show them stuff side by side they prefer digital 95% of the time. tv
Re: OT: 4x5 for auction
Why? You goin' 8x10? :^) CRB From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: 4x5 for auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=15247item=2950658227 FS Friday! It's not pentax, but though some of you might want to try 4X5 cheap!!! Laters, JCO -- -- Collin Brendemuehl KC8TKA The problems are so over-rated. -- Petula Clark --
Re: Digital versus film
Ah! I thought TV was... Very nice photo's TV, just the way I like 'm. :-) Paul Delcour From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:53:48 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Digital versus film Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:50:59 -0400 -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I am getting real tired of digital vs. film arguments by people who have no idea what they are comparing. Digital has reached the point where it is professionally acceptable (ask TV if his customers have any complaints). When I show them stuff side by side they prefer digital 95% of the time. tv
Re: Digital versus film
TV, just for the record: why do people prefer digital 95% of the time? Any striking reason? :-) Paul Delcour From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:53:48 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Digital versus film Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:50:59 -0400 -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I am getting real tired of digital vs. film arguments by people who have no idea what they are comparing. Digital has reached the point where it is professionally acceptable (ask TV if his customers have any complaints). When I show them stuff side by side they prefer digital 95% of the time. tv
RE: OT: 4x5 for auction
Actually I did buy an 8X10 recently but I have 4 4X5 cameras and thats too many hence the sale. I plan on trying contact printing the 8x10 negs, NO Digital, No Enlarger!!! JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 2:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: 4x5 for auction Why? You goin' 8x10? :^) CRB From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: 4x5 for auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=15247item=295065822 7 FS Friday! It's not pentax, but though some of you might want to try 4X5 cheap!!! Laters, JCO -- -- Collin Brendemuehl KC8TKA The problems are so over-rated. -- Petula Clark --
RE: Digital versus film
-Original Message- From: Paul Delcour [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TV, just for the record: why do people prefer digital 95% of the time? Any striking reason? They look sharper and they enlarge better. When you enlarge negs, there's a point at which the print starts falling apart. I always thought the sweet spot for 35mm was 5x7 or 8x10, for 645 it's 8x10 or 11x14, depending on the film. Beyond that, grain becomes intrusive, IMO. You can certainly do it, and I often did (and do), I just think those are the sweet spots. Digital doesn't suffer from this problem. You can go as big as you want, no grain, no pixels. You'll start losing detail at some point, but the space in between the details doesn't fill up with weird colored film grains, it's just space. When I go to appointments now, I have a couple of 16x20's in the car for folks who aren't sure about the quality of digital. They're always reassured - I don't think 35mm can't compete at that size. 645 can, but I can't get the same kind of shots. Since I've started shooting digital, I've had about 30 or 40 meetings with prospective clients, and only one turned me down due to the fact that I used digital (that I know of). The groom was an art conservationist and was worried about archivalness. My signup rate is the same as it was before digital. Digital taught me a lesson about resolution - it's overrated. I'll take sharp and grainless. It's a lesson I only learned because I actually started shooting digital and making prints. Oh, and my lab just got a Durst Theta which they're going to run real b/w paper through. Yippee! Anyone for selenium toned digital prints? tv -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.thomasvanveen.com 301-758-3085
Re: picture pretty Boston
Ann Sanfedele wrote: I was really just trying to stretch out the puns with common mistake :) I lived in Main a bit and have spent a great deal of time in the Boston area - always said COMMONS myself because that was what I heard :) Anyway, you and I seem to be in agreement, Dan :) Perhaps we have a lot in commons.
RE: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images
Does the istD come with RAW software? If I were to buy a jap import, would I get an english version of the software? Is this kind of stuff downloadable normally? -Original Message- From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 September 2003 18:50 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images As soon as I get my *ist-D I plant to put up images myself, too. There will be no problem putting up full-resolution TIFFs from raw images; as long as I stay under a gigabyte or so my web host won't even notice the extra space, and there is no traffic limit.
Re: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images
Does the istD come with RAW software? So says the what's in the box information. We'll see. If I were to buy a jap import, would I get an english version of the software? Nope. Is this kind of stuff downloadable normally? Sometimes. Or go the third-part route; Some of the image-handling software has support for the RAW format from various suppliers. I know cerious software (makers of Thumbs Plus) are looking at Pentax.
Re: Digital versus film
graywolf, All I can say, is that I am more than pleased with my 67 stuff - plenty of details (way more than 35mm or 6mp DSLR). I have my little Optio S for quick snaps. At some point I'm sure that I will get a DSLR, but for the time being, I'll stick with film and what it has to offer me (when quality is concerned). Bruce Friday, September 12, 2003, 11:44:03 AM, you wrote: g Well, what strikes me is the lack of detail in the digital print. On the gsecond site I only got as far as noticing that they were showing g images of newsprint. If your are going to do that why not compare a g copier image to a copy film image. However the contrast in the film g images is better. g I am getting real tired of digital vs. film arguments by people who have g no idea what they are comparing. Digital has reached the point where it g is professionally acceptable (ask TV if his customers have any complaints). g If quality is the issue film still is better. You say your ultra high g res digital is equal to 35mm, I raise you 120 film. When you match 120 g film, I raise you 4x5 film. When digital equals 8x10 film it will be g too inconvenient to compare larger formats, but there are a few 20x24 g cameras out there. g Furthermore, I hope everyone here is aware that what is being compared g on those sites are digital images of prints made from film and digital g originals (at least on the first site). That is far far from comparing g apples to oranges. It is more like comparing banana pudding made from g apples to another banana pudding made from oranges (both sans the bananas). g --- g Paul Delcour wrote: This is interesting. What strikes me is the absolute smoothness of the digital images and the very very grainy film ones. If all this is correct I want the *ist! http://www.mindspring.com/~focalfire/DigitalvsFilm.html http://www.tawbaware.com/film_digital.htm :-) Paul Delcour
Re: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images
Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the istD come with RAW software? Yes. If I were to buy a jap import, would I get an english version of the software? Hmm. Interesting question. It's likely that they'd include all language versions of the software on the same CD, just to simplify production and distribution. No guarantee, though. Is this kind of stuff downloadable normally? Don't think so. Canon Nikon don't make their RAW converters available for free, do they? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Digital versus film
The most recent DCCT has an article on one of the New Fuji print films by Ctein. He makes an interesting observation about scanning negatives. I put the interesting bit on my website at: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Ctein_art.html William Robb
Re: OT: 4x5 for auction
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: OT: 4x5 for auction I plan on trying contact printing the 8x10 negs, NO Digital, No Enlarger!!! I think this is the best way to print negatives. William Robb
RE: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images
Cheers, and thanks to john for response too. I am hoping mark is right about the language versions though. The cost difference isnt that great to me, but there is a saving, and I would get to support an all round good guy and Pentax fan. Looks like I just got clearance from my financial director too! -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 September 2003 22:39 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: NEEDED: someone to host *ist D images Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the istD come with RAW software? Yes. If I were to buy a jap import, would I get an english version of the software? Hmm. Interesting question. It's likely that they'd include all language versions of the software on the same CD, just to simplify production and distribution. No guarantee, though. Is this kind of stuff downloadable normally? Don't think so. Canon Nikon don't make their RAW converters available for free, do they? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
*ist D delayed again
My salesman at Kerrisdale cameras has told me the release date has been delayed yet again until the end of September. He didn't say, however, what year that will be. We've been waiting for a damn digital camera since, what, Spring 2001? I wonder how many P people will bail in the meantime. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the new Canon will be in next week! They announce it, and a couple of weeks later, poof, there it is, live and in person. They don't seem to be affected by these disasterous delays. And in the meantime, I'll probably have to buy another couple of hundred bucks worth of bloody film, not not mention two trips downtown to the lab, and parking, and scanning, and etc., etc. This camera better be bloody good after all this. Annoyed at Pentax yet again, Cameron
Re: OT-Common/Commons was:picture pretty Boston
It's not just a New England thing, Dan (and everyone else). In Halifax, they have a large piece of land near downtown called The Commons As Tom alluded to, it was originally a common grazing area for the livestock of the town dwellers. I'm sure that it would have been an idea that was brought over from England. I've always said that cultural lines in North America run north/south, so that a fisherman in Nova Scotia has more in common with a fisherman in Massechussets than he does with a stock broker in Toronto. At the time of the American Revolution, there was great pressure for Nova Scotia to be the 14th Colony, and throw off the colonial yoke, as it were, along with their southern bretheren. Apparently it was close, but they decided to stick with The Crown. Wouldn't North American be a different place if Nova Scotia would have joined the Revolution? I'd be American, as my parents are from Nova Scotia! (Well, it's not that simple, because my Acadian grandparents might not have moved to an American Nova Scotia in the early 1900's - but I digress). There's a great true story about the giant Christmas Tree that's in the Boston Common every year. There was a huge explosion in the Halifax harbour in 1917 - an ammunition ship blew up, and the city was leveled - thousands died. The railroad tracks were destroyed, and the only way for relief to get in was by ship. The first boatload of doctors, nurses, medics and medical supplies came from Boston! As a thank you, the next Christmas the City of Halifax sent Boston the largest fir tree it could find, and it was erected in the Common. They still send one every year, and apparently there's a big lighting ceremony and all. I think that's a cool story. Sorry to have rambled OT so much... cheers, frank Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In New England, however, and particularly in Boston, the one central piece of land, often a green area, is referred to as a Commons, even though it is only one place. -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: *ist D delayed again
- Original Message - From: Cameron Hood Subject: *ist D delayed again My salesman at Kerrisdale cameras has told me the release date has been delayed yet again until the end of September. . More to the point, has the bet been decided yet? William Robb
Re: Bob Shell Case
Thanks, Steve, I was actually just thinking about that case this week, wondering if there were any developments. I guess there were. Appreciate the link. cheers, frank Steve Desjardins wrote: For those of you who are interested, the most recent developments in the Roanoke Times: http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story155157.html Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: *ist D delayed again
Funny, my salesguy has told me that my camera is on the way and should be in the store by Monday He could be lying to me of course but he said he got a tracking number. Christian - Original Message - From: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 6:37 PM Subject: *ist D delayed again My salesman at Kerrisdale cameras has told me the release date has been delayed yet again until the end of September. He didn't say, however, what year that will be. We've been waiting for a damn digital camera since, what, Spring 2001? I wonder how many P people will bail in the meantime. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the new Canon will be in next week! They announce it, and a couple of weeks later, poof, there it is, live and in person. They don't seem to be affected by these disasterous delays. And in the meantime, I'll probably have to buy another couple of hundred bucks worth of bloody film, not not mention two trips downtown to the lab, and parking, and scanning, and etc., etc. This camera better be bloody good after all this. Annoyed at Pentax yet again, Cameron
Re: Paul's Cat-was: Subject!
Hi Frank, No, not really. I was just exercising my right to change the subject :-). However, my last cat did die a couple of years ago. He was a stray we lured into the house back when we lived in New Jersey. He must have been at least twenty when he departed. I could tell he was going to die. He was completely dehydrated and couldn't move. I sat with him and talked to him well into the night. Then he stiffened and quit breathing, so I closed his eyes. It was the middle of winter, so i couldn't bury him. So I put him in a plastic bat, then I put the plastic bag in a box and taped it up. Then i put the bos in the deep freeze. Having a morbid sense of humor I took to occasionally asking the kids to go down the basement and see if there's anything to eat in the deep freeze. Seven months later I buried him. I will soon take a picture of his headstone with my Pentax. Just to keep this changed subject thread on track:-) Paul On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 07:01 AM, frank theriault wrote: Really, Paul? Your cat died? That's too bad. In the overall scheme of things, pets may not seem to be such a big deal, but they really are. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. regards, frank Paul Stenquist wrote: What a lousy day. First thing the cat died. Then the car wouldn't start. how the hell can a guy go on? -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: *ist D delayed again
Hi, Bill, I would say so... I can't remember, was it you and tv? And who said there'd be a Pentax dlsr by Sept 1? Anyone want to bet on Sept 1, 2004? vbg cheers, frank William Robb wrote: More to the point, has the bet been decided yet? William Robb -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: The Spottie F
Hi Frank, I'm good about caps. i only take them off when I know I'm going to shoot. So I don't have a problem with SPf batteries, but I could see how it could be a problem for others. I have two early spotties, including a motor drive version, but not Spotmatic IIs. I think I would like that camera. May be one of these days. But most of my cameras don't get enough exercise as it is, particularly the screw mounts. Paul On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 07:09 AM, frank theriault wrote: Hi, Paul, Well, I don't have an F, but I've got several Spotties. I think I'd love the open-aperture metering (although Ive gotten quite used to stop-down metering on the SP's), but what I don't like is the fact that the meter comes one as soon as the lens cap comes off. So, if you walk around with the cap off, ready as always for that great photo op, you're using batteries! Plus, if you leave the cap off when you get home, you're draining the batteries as well. For those reasons, I think I'd prefer an SPII. That way you still get the hotshoe. Dave, I think Paul's pretty bang on as far as pricing (converting to Canadian dollars). Somewhere around $150 to $160 seems about right for a chrome body. Double that for black (but theyr'e so beautiful!). cheers, frank Paul Stenquist wrote: Spotmatic F's are probably the best screw mount cameras on the planet. They're not beleaguered with the electrnics of the ES models yet they stop down the lens for metering. I love mine. I would pay a hundred books for a nice chrome body or two hun for a pretty black one. Paul -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: Digital versus film
- Original Message - From: Brendan Subject: Re: Digital versus film I have a 4000 dpi scanner, and not even 800 iso film looks that grainy! yes digital capture is cleaner but if you shoot 100 iso slide film like provia, or astia you'll not see any grain at 4000 dpi, I love these comparisons tho, you see how poorly these guys are at scanning. I think it shows that scanning film is a misapplication of technology. William Robb
Camera size and lens size.
Hi group, Since I'm a (what I consider) a novice at photography, I don't do this professionally, I really am not knowledgeable about terms, etc., My camera is an SLR, or what I've always thought of as a 35mm camera, one of the lens that act as a regular lens with limited macro says it's a 58mm lens, another (Takumar) says it's a 55-58mm lens. I was looking at the Pentax Flash AF360FGZ listed on the Pentax website that someone referred me to. The flash is listed as covering a 28mm. What does it mean to cover a 28mm lens? Does this mean that my 58mm 0r 55-58mm lens is incompatible with the flash? Does this also mean that it will not fit a 35mm camera...as you can see...I'm s confused. Charlton If I had wanted to put up with high maintenance I would have married a primadonna with a Harley. www.geocities.com/siarlbychan _ Try MSN Messenger 6.0 with integrated webcam functionality! http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_webcam
Re: Camera size and lens size.
- Original Message - From: Charlton Vaughan Subject: Camera size and lens size. Hi group, Since I'm a (what I consider) a novice at photography, I don't do this professionally, I really am not knowledgeable about terms, etc., My camera is an SLR, or what I've always thought of as a 35mm camera, one of the lens that act as a regular lens with limited macro says it's a 58mm lens, another (Takumar) says it's a 55-58mm lens. I was looking at the Pentax Flash AF360FGZ listed on the Pentax website that someone referred me to. The flash is listed as covering a 28mm. What does it mean to cover a 28mm lens? Does this mean that my 58mm 0r 55-58mm lens is incompatible with the flash? Does this also mean that it will not fit a 35mm camera...as you can see...I'm s confused. Ummm, probably not the flash for you. Just exactly what model of Pentax do you have there? William Robb
Re: Camera size and lens size.
Pentax SF10 If I had wanted to put up with high maintenance I would have married a primadonna with a Harley. www.geocities.com/siarlbychan From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Camera size and lens size. Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 22:52:02 -0600 - Original Message - From: Charlton Vaughan Subject: Camera size and lens size. Hi group, Since I'm a (what I consider) a novice at photography, I don't do this professionally, I really am not knowledgeable about terms, etc., My camera is an SLR, or what I've always thought of as a 35mm camera, one of the lens that act as a regular lens with limited macro says it's a 58mm lens, another (Takumar) says it's a 55-58mm lens. I was looking at the Pentax Flash AF360FGZ listed on the Pentax website that someone referred me to. The flash is listed as covering a 28mm. What does it mean to cover a 28mm lens? Does this mean that my 58mm 0r 55-58mm lens is incompatible with the flash? Does this also mean that it will not fit a 35mm camera...as you can see...I'm s confused. Ummm, probably not the flash for you. Just exactly what model of Pentax do you have there? William Robb _ Get 10MB of e-mail storage! Sign up for Hotmail Extra Storage. http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es
