Caveman,
S! Don't go putting dangerous ideas like that into their heads.
Pentax's beancounters are even now rubbing their hands and going
Bwahahahahaha... at the very thought of it.
regards,
Anthony Farr
- Original Message -
From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(snip)
In fact, I
Anthony Farr wrote:
Caveman,
S! Don't go putting dangerous ideas like that into their heads.
I have even better ones ;-) You could do it like with calling cards /
mobile phones. You buy the card, scratch it and get the code, enter it
et voila, instead of 30 minutes of talk, you get 24
Hmm... not so bad idea, but according to my secret source Pentax is going
even further. Very soon they will start selling just promises of outstanding
products to come.
You pay a yearly fee and get nothing.
They earn money and spend nothing in annoying stuff such as RD,
manufacturing, quality
HI
Keith Whaley wrote:
Tim? He's an acid-head. And, that's the BEST thing you can say about him...
He ponders, What's wrong with my brain?
Fact is, he has little normal brain left.
He will NEVER have a normal, functioning brain. That's also a fact.
...an interesting guy? If you get your
Is it possible that PDML itself bears some of the blame for Pentax's shift
to body controlled aperture. After being pilloried for dropping the feature
on the MZ-S, it returns with increased emphasis on later cameras. So what
happens? They get pilloried again!
Bet they wish they were Asahi
Intelligent purchasing would prevent the problem. A potential customer who
also owns another camera which lacks body control of the aperture would
simply not purchase an FAJ lens. There are still lenses in the current FA
lineup that are close to the FAJs in specification, so just opt for one of
Anthony Farr wrote:
Is it possible that PDML itself bears some of the blame for Pentax's shift
to body controlled aperture. After being pilloried for dropping the feature
on the MZ-S, it returns with increased emphasis on later cameras. So what
happens? They get pilloried again!
Bet
My last two photo ID's have been digital. It gets a bit like 'Big Brother'
when you think about facial recognition software...
Bob S.
Polaroid found their niche with ID photos and similar stuff.
Digital has reserved its niche with webmasters and PJs.
Let's see if I understand this.
20 years ago we had a K mount with accurate aperature.
Then we had the KA derivatives that were accurate only without using A.
Now we've got KAJ which is accurate using A, and is about as good as K.
Progress and improvement is a marvelous thing.
Looks like it says Panasonic on the top of the camera's built in flash,
but can't quite make it out.
My favorite is the '50mm zoom'.
--
Scott
Caveman wrote:
Hints:
- the first letter of the brand is P (you can see that in the pics)
- the flash hot-shoe is lateral and not above the prism
-
At about $10K or more, digital MF backs will have to come down quite a
bit for them to be appealing to me. I know the 35 cameras came down
from these kind of prices before, but I'm not going to get worried for
at least 5 years.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee
Lon Williamson wrote:
... There's this SWOOP in photography that urges you to
Spend Spend Spend. Resist it on ballheads if you have a good
Pan and Tilt.
SWOOP?
DKTA (Don't Know That Acronym).
Regards,
Stephen
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/16/03 04:06PM
- Original Message -
From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June
Here's the short version:
Minimal pincushion distortion (0.46 percent)
Exposure at the film plane was accurate with 1/3-stop underexposure due to
light falloff, and about 1/4-stop overexposure from f/ 5.6 to f/ 32.
At the closeest focusing distance of 20 inches (1:1) centersharpness was
very
On Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at 09:21 AM, Steve Desjardins wrote:
At about $10K or more, digital MF backs will have to come down quite a
bit for them to be appealing to me.
The Leaf C-most was under US$10K over a year ago. With full-frame 645
backs coming out, I think prices of the non-full-frame
Realistically, I'm really not their intended audience. I bought a used
645 and have to think carefully about buying a $1500 DSLR. A $4000 back
would be very competitive and still beyond my range. I'm assuming here
that pros who use MF are willing to pay a little more for equipment
(given what
- Original Message -
From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Intelligent purchasing would prevent the problem.
C'mon! How can you demand _intelligence_ from this lot!
(grinning, ducking and running very, very, fast...)
Cheers,
Jostein
From the buyers POV, yes, absolutely.
I was trying to see things from a manufacturer's POV; which system to
concentrate their effort on. The larger the film area, the bigger the
challenge to replace it with a chip.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
- Original Message -
From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And that's what happens when you start to play compatibility games.
Reasonable doubts appear and every possibility is open. I'm sure it
helps sales a lot.
It would certainly help sales a lot to be backwards compatible, even _with_
If Pentax had maintained the all metal quality, all mechanical precision of
the original K series cameras, then this would be a very small list
representing the users of some very pricey gear.
Camera manufacturers these days, unless their plants are entirely in Germany
or Sweden and their pricing
Panasonic does make a digital camera, the LZ1, I think is the model. It
sports a Leica Elmarit zoom lens - 12X optical! It even has image
stabilization to assist using the 12X zoom. Now if only Pentax came out
with a camera like this.
Jim A.
From: Scott D [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL
FWIW,
I got my first 35mm SLR in 1984. It was an early graduation present from my
parents so that I could take a BW class my senior year in college. I
didn't know jack about jack. I went to a Wolf Camera(boy, have they
changed?!) and bought an ME Super with an M 50mm f 2.0. Why did I buy
What 'K' lenses are in the current catalogue? K28/f3.5 Shift, K500/f4.5,
K1000/f8, Mirror lenses?
Arnold
Sylwester Pietrzyk schrieb:
All 'K' lenses (maybe except for 100f4 bellows - I am not sure if it has automatic diaphragm) in current catalog uses stop-down metering and thus are fully
Hi,
I missed everything in this thread except for this one email. Can I
assume the Tim in question is Tim Page, the photographer? If so, I've
been to a talk he gave a year or 2 ago and I think he's unsardonically
interesting. Whatever his motives or mental state, and whatever the
causes of any of
Anthony Farr wrote:
Bet they wish they were Asahi Brewing instead of Asahi Optical. The
brewery's customers are bound to be a more cheerful lot.
http://pug.komkon.org/03jun/vdsync.html
;-)
cheers,
caveman
Dave,
I have the tubes and the 90LS. I could swear that I have shot that
way before. I just put #1#2 tubes on with the 90 and dry-fired it
with the regular shutter and the leaf. What happens is that if the
leaf is cocked, it will close the shutter when you press the shutter
release but it will
Dario Bonazza 2 wrote:
Hmm... not so bad idea, but according to my secret source Pentax is going
even further. Very soon they will start selling just promises of outstanding
products to come.
You pay a yearly fee and get nothing.
C'mon. They could send you some nice product brochures. They need
20 years ago we had a K mount with accurate aperature.
Not really. 'A' lenses on Super Program in program or shutter priority mode
is no more accurate than current combination. Just that this issue wasn't
raised.
Then we had the KA derivatives that were accurate only without using A.
No less
I read the thread on fast forward and deleted it afterwards. Now I'm
asking myself, and youselves: is it OK to use an external hood with
this lens (I find the internal one too small)? Or... do I have to
mind about finding a light one (plactic)?
Andre
--
In a message dated 6/16/03 7:51:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://asiafoto.com/pets/dogs/index.htm
Excellent shots. Great use of fill flash...
Vic
That's what happens when you use fill flash. You get outstanding blue skies
instead of washed out white ones. Is that what you prefer...???
vic
In a message dated 6/16/03 10:53:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Some cuties, but oh boy that sky is so blue it nearly hurts. Is that
standard Oz
From Robert Leigh
Then, I waited for the next body...the MZ-S. Damn! What an
overpriced,
overall disappointment. I know it has several great features but not
freakin' $750-900 worth. Sorry, it just doesn't add up for me. I keep
reding this list hoping that Pentax will come out with a body
Anthony, I agree with every thing you say except very pricey gear.
Almost nobody WANTS that old stuff anymore. Good post, and you're keeping
me in check. Everyone I know says that's a good thing to do. grin.
Anthony Farr wrote:
If Pentax had maintained the all metal quality, all mechanical
Thanks Bruce.
Maybe thats what they meant.g
BTW I just got back my test jumping pans(Fuji 400F) and there not
bad.Low light,1/30 wide open.Caught 1 rider full off
the ground and jump/ground with motion blur. Cannot wait to get a longer lens for the
6x7
Brother Dave (tube watching)Brooks
Included in the box was a Asahi Pentax S82 close up lens.
(...)
The urban legend says that close-up lenses may have not that great
edge sharpness, but viewed from the viewfin!
der the image is sharp from edge to edge with this lens. If there is
a loss of sharpness at the edges, which there
I have my own domain, and email is forwarded to btinternet from there.
Now I wonder if the problem is with the forwarding, or with btinternet.
I wondered if anyone could determine the problem based on the email
headings of the email I attached.
Frits
On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 04:05, Alan Chan wrote:
http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/Products.jsp?nav=1parent=PRODUCT_CATEGORY_473512product=43535001
Interesting claim: Compatible with all formats of film allowing
excellent print quality up to 40x 60 from 35mm
cheers,
caveman
Good. Now I'll send you a free screwmount Zenit camera, but you have to
use that one only for the rest of your life. No other gear allowed.
frank theriault wrote:
Mind you, after the Revolution, we'll all have professional digital bodies,
with full backwards and forwards and up and down
On June 17, 2003 08:07 pm, Caveman wrote:
Good. Now I'll send you a free screwmount Zenit camera, but you have to
use that one only for the rest of your life. No other gear allowed.
Any chance of making it a Flexaret?
Nick
Lasse, could you share the picture with us?
I'm very fond of musicians photography.
Andre
--
Same thing's been happening to me for the last couple of days, Lasse.
You're not alone...
cheers,
frank
Lasse Karlsson wrote:
Sent a message an hour and a half that hasn't shown up at my place.
Now just testing.
Lasse
--
What a senseless waste of human life
-The Customer in Monty Python's
guys, if you decide to go ahead, pls, don't forget to let me know
when the stuff is up for sale. i might be able to help you with a buck or two vbg
best,
mishka
From: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Lens Mount Progress
Maybe we could have a joint Ebay auction, with all of the
Are you mocking me, Bob?
-frank
Bob Walkden wrote:
you'd probably enjoy Noakes Singleton and the Retrievers. I've been
a-snappin' and a-tappin' to their 7th album, the turquoise one, 'Dig it.
Live at The Garden', featuring Shep Collier doing some very fine percussion
work on the B-flat
And we'll all drive Ladas.
-frank
Caveman wrote:
Good. Now I'll send you a free screwmount Zenit camera, but you have to
use that one only for the rest of your life. No other gear allowed.
--
What a senseless waste of human life
-The Customer in Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch
From: Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lasse, could you share the picture with us?
I'm very fond of musicians photography.
Andre
Thanks for asking Andre.
I'd love to upload some of my music shots. (I do rock, folk, latin, even classical if
I get a chance), however I simply haven't built
Hi guys,
Just want to send a message and share a moment of pure joy with you.
I'm in the middle, or rather the end of a rather hectic work writing and delivering
photos for a Programme paper for an upcoming jazz festival in The Aland Islands.
I know jazz (I used to be a jazz (rock, latin)
Thanks for sharing, Lasse! That was a breath of fresh air. Creating images
you want to cherish is the best part of photography.
Pat White
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
Canon or Nikon name brand on your camera.priceless.
price-less (pries'lis) adj.
[...]
2. delightfully amusing or absurd
cheers,
caveman
In two years this list will change its name into PRML.
cheers,
caveman
Bob 'Caca del Toro' Walkden wrote:
you'd probably enjoy Noakes Singleton and the Retrievers. I've been
a-snappin' and a-tappin' to their 7th album, the turquoise one, 'Dig it.
Live at The Garden', featuring Shep Collier doing some very fine percussion
work on the B-flat tortoise shells.
Sounds
Congratulations!
===8==Original message text===
MR Well, after a full week of printing, mounting, matting and framing I
MR succeeded in getting everything ready. This morning/afternoon I went
MR down to the East End Food Co-op and Vegetarian Cafe and hung the whole
MR lot
I don't see any reason for not being able to use the 90 LS with tubes,
though not with the leaf shutter actuated.
William Robb
very influential on the early Southern
Bavarian jazz/Kylie crossover scene
Sharply defined humour, Mr W.
Kind regards
Peter
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I read the thread on fast forward and deleted it afterwards. Now I'm
asking myself, and youselves: is it OK to use an external hood with this
lens (I find the internal one too small)? Or... do I have to mind about
finding a light one (plactic)?
I wish I know the long term effect of using the
What shall I do? Big sale and abandon Pentax? Buy Nikon?
Don't be so foolish, buy Canon.
Agree.
regards,
Alan Chan
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