FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Gary Sibio
Hi, I just put up my Vivitar 100mm f:3.5 auto-focus macro lens for sale on Ebay. Here's the link if you are interested. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2953740831 Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio/ You know you're having a bad day when

Re: Pop Photo reviews the film *ist

2003-09-25 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 25.09.03 1:01, Bill Owens at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The latest issue arrived yesterday with a very thorough review of the film *ist. According to them, it's a very nice camera for the money. Biggest gripe was no flash confirmation. Maybe there was no flash confirmation with built-in

Re: Pop Photo reviews the film *ist

2003-09-25 Thread Alin Flaider
Bill wrote: BO The latest issue arrived yesterday with a very thorough review of the film BO *ist. According to them, it's a very nice camera for the money. The key word is indeed for the money. To quote a friend: I peeked at the corners of the viewfinder and there it was a jumbel of

Re: Introducing the remarkable new Pentax *Ist D

2003-09-25 Thread Alin Flaider
Pentax published: Its simple, functional design, coupled with the elimination of an aperture ring, considerably improves the camera's operability. Rob wrote: RB So the elimination of the aperture lens actually improves operation? Yeah, along this line we can expect the next step to be the

Re: Portrait Lens Question

2003-09-25 Thread Sas Gbor (Fornax)
Hello, b_rubenstein wrote: DOF is dependent on the set aperture and focal length of the lens only. This is why a 50mm lens has the same DOF, for a given f-stop, on a film or partial frame DSLR. Not really... DOF is only dependent on two things: - actual aperture - magnification ratio

Re: Pop Photo reviews the film *ist

2003-09-25 Thread Johan Uiterwijk Winkel
Brendan wrote: Doesn't it have flash confirmation? the lil flash thing blinks alot to confirm it worked? right? I don't know. To save batteries and have a more powerfull flash i've never used the build in one. The external has got a flash conformation. But let's take a look at the manual.

Re: Favorite light meter?

2003-09-25 Thread dagt
Fra: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell why not put it in manual and set shutter speed approx what you think you will need. Then fire test shots adjusting fstop until image looks right on LCD? So much for the concept of decisive

Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: PS: I really cannot understand why there's a bodycap for the *Ist D listed on its own... is it any different from the usual K mount one?? No aperture ring ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Keith Whaley
Really sorry to hear that, Mark. I have two of my own. keith whaley Mark Cassino wrote: I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat cough and then this 'thud'. Flipping on the lights, I found her laying on the floor, unconscious. She died a few minutes later. Just a few

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread frank theriault
Sorry to hear that, Mark. She was a beautiful cat, and I'm sure, a great companion to you and your family. regards, frank Mark Cassino wrote: I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat cough and then this 'thud'. Flipping on the lights, I found her laying on the floor,

Re: Emptying batteries

2003-09-25 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As Frits and maybe others (I'm on digest) have mentioned, NiCad's respond well to this sort of treatment. It keeps them at best performance vs use, and prevents the dreaded 'memory' effect. I think you mean the nonexistent memory effect. :-) There is an

Asking for help/critique

2003-09-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I am studying my new F 85/2.8 soft, thanks to Bruce Dayton. Here is a picture which I think I just spoiled - http://www.usefilm.com/image/212782.html Some of the people who saw it really liked it, but I don't quite like it. I think that there is too much light leaked through the trees. I

Re: P30 and AF201SA

2003-09-25 Thread Dr E D F Williams
I would suggest that it works the same way; that the aperture and speed will be set automatically in AE mode. But if you have the shutter set below 1/100 it will not be changed - apparently. The P30 film speed is ISO 100 without a film in the camera. But why not just put one in? Or an empty

Re: On Topic:Finally got one

2003-09-25 Thread brooksdj
That, or the 55mm, and the AF400 flash and bracket, and i should be set for quite a while. Dave Woo hoo indeed. Nice lens for a good price. Now all you need is a 45mm and you're set to go. :) chris On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: SMC Pentax-FAJ 75-300

2003-09-25 Thread Alin Flaider
Johan wrote: JUW Hmmm, didn't know that. What is a good picture to check the lens quality ? Personally I would prefer a medium tone, fine shade, high detail image. Your iguana in diffuse light would do fine. I learned some time ago that saturation and high contrast tend to mask the

Re: Evaluating Photographs - long

2003-09-25 Thread Lon Williamson
Perspicacious, eh? Sweaty? grin. No one's mentioned photography's magic dirty little secret: What you choose to show is vital. What percentage of your shots would you show on PUG, for example? For me, right now, selecting shots to scan/keep is the real magic. I mean, you should see some of

Re: Favorite light meter?

2003-09-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Subject: Re: Favorite light meter? Which reminds me of Cartier-Bresson, the real expert on decisive moments, and who didn't have a light meter at all :-) He must of been using some of that really long range film. There is no way that a picture can work if

Re: On Topic:Finally got one

2003-09-25 Thread brooksdj
Thanks Frank. If the weather fairy is on my side THIS year,i should have a few rolls of E100VS ,and i liked what i saw in the Fuji NPS 160 for neg's, to show.Hopefully we can all get together prior to your move in the near future.Should be free the majority of Oct now that show season has ground

Re: M 1.4 50mm question

2003-09-25 Thread Lon Williamson
Factor in the usual shipping and I think the lens you're looking at is in the ballpark. You can spend wait too much time waiting for bargains. frank theriault wrote: Thanks Bill, and everyone else who answered/commented on my post. The concensus seems that it's a nice lens, but the price is a

Re: On Topic:Finally got one

2003-09-25 Thread brooksdj
Brother Bruce. I sure will.Your been patient with all my quiries,this is the least i can dog I was actually after a 165 f2.8 but saw this and his BIN was $249 US,fiqured he wanted around 200- 225,did some checking on KEH and Henrys and the bin prices was even cheaper. The seller has been around

Lending lenses Was: Re: M 1.4 50mm question

2003-09-25 Thread Chris Brogden
Over a 1.4, eh? That's a tough one. You don't really gain that much in terms of lens speed, and the size and weight goes up. I upgraded from a 1.4 because I felt like I was just missing handholdable speeds in low light. I'm ok with just lending it to you, so you don't need to send me anything

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Chris Brogden
Sorry to hear that, Mark. I'm glad you have photos to remember her by. chris On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Mark Cassino wrote: I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat cough and then this 'thud'. Flipping on the lights, I found her laying on the floor, unconscious. She died a

MX

2003-09-25 Thread Larry Levy
Hi, With all the enconia about the MX, and having seen one at a reasonable price (around $100 for a mint-looking body), I put it on hold until the seller can get a battery so that I can see how well the meter works. Thus far, it's taking weeks for him to get the battery. Is the battery required

RE: Introducing the remarkable new Pentax *Ist D

2003-09-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Sep 2003 at 19:18, Paul Ewins wrote: Why? Which system do you think will retain aperture rings? Or is it the DA lenses that worry you - as the Canon and Nikon equivalents probably worry their users. If I have to make the choice between systems without aperture rings (which it looks

Re: Favorite light meter?

2003-09-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Sep 2003 at 9:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which reminds me of Cartier-Bresson, the real expert on decisive moments, and who didn't have a light meter at all :-) Who by all accounts produced some pretty poor negs for the master printers he employed. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 25.09.03 12:54, Mark Cassino at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat cough and then this 'thud'. Flipping on the lights, I found her laying on the floor, unconscious. She died a few minutes later. Just a few hours before she was running

RE: MX

2003-09-25 Thread Hans Beumer
They are about the most common you can get. It takes two 1,5 volt batteries. Type S76 (silver oxide), but one CR-1/3N (3 volts) also does the job. Every drugstore or fotoshop should have lots of them. So it's a little strange that you must wait weeks! 5 minutes tops should be enough! regards, Hans

Re: MX

2003-09-25 Thread Chris Brogden
The MX uses the very common 76-series battery (eg. S76, KS76, etc.) which is used in most MF SLRs. Any camera store or Radio Shack should have them in stock. Don't worry about availability. chris On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Larry Levy wrote: Hi, With all the enconia about the MX, and having

Re: What are the symptoms of the sticky mirror syndrome?

2003-09-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Sep 2003 at 9:00, mike wilson wrote: There are at least two forms of sticky mirror. There is the type where it sticks to the bumper foam at the top of its stroke and the form where it sticks to its rests at the bottom. Associated with the latter is not focusing at

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Lewis Matthew
Sympathy from me and sad meows from Fuji and Dubbie. Lewis I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat cough and then this 'thud'. Flipping on the lights, I found her laying on the floor, unconscious. She died a few minutes later. Just a few hours before she was running

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Andre Langevin
Gary, I prefer to look for myself what I am interested to, than being told to look at aunctions. In my book, this is close to spam. Thanks, Andre i, I just put up my Vivitar 100mm f:3.5 auto-focus macro lens for sale on Ebay. Here's the link if you are interested.

Re: MX

2003-09-25 Thread john bailey
Larry, Could be. When I bought a used MX I had to replace the original battery (1 piece) with two button batteries. Unfortunately, I put them in with +/- reversed and burned out the meter. taking weeks for him to get the battery. Is the battery required for the MX difficult to get (and could

Re: Photography Exhibit

2003-09-25 Thread Peter Jordan
I saw a version of this exhibit in Kendal a couple of weeks ago and can testify that it is definitely worth a visit. There are some awesome shots there. Peter - Original Message - From: Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Kenneth R.

Re: OT: Processing woes

2003-09-25 Thread kwaller
My experience has been the same as Marks, on the few times when I thought my mailed film was lost, it did eventually appear. I don't mail process anymore but over the years I've mail processed hundreds of rolls to several processors and have never had one lost. If your film is lost there's a good

Re: P30 and AF201SA

2003-09-25 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Dr E D F Williams wrote: I would suggest that it works the same way; that the aperture and speed will be set automatically in AE mode. The P30 does not have AE, only P and Manual. In P (even without the flash) the shutter setting is irrelevant; the camera does as it

MX battery misshap

2003-09-25 Thread john bailey
Hello, I think when I put in the batteries into my MX I put them in backwards and killed the light meter. Can anyone confirm this for me? Thanks, ~jmb~

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Andre Langevin wrote: Gary, I prefer to look for myself what I am interested to, than being told to look at aunctions. In my book, this is close to spam. Andre I don't know how long you have been on this list, but for a while now it's been considered quite acceptable

FS - last call

2003-09-25 Thread Cotty
2 auctions of mine entering their last 24 hours shortly, last post on the subject. Tokina 28-70 f/2.8: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2952021694 Leica CL: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2952024579 Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat cough and then this 'thud'. Flipping on the lights, I found her laying on the floor, unconscious. She died a few minutes later. Just a few hours before she was running around playing like a

Re: Emptying batteries

2003-09-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I think you mean the nonexistent memory effect. :-) There is an enormous amount of misinformation floating about concerning NiCd (and NiMH) cells, but the low-down is this: The memory effect has been demonstrated, but it's not easy to achieve. You need

RE: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Amita Guha
My condolences, Mark. It's always hard to lose a pet. -Original Message- From: Mark Cassino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: R.I.P. I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat cough and then

Question about MZ-5n

2003-09-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! My co-worker is willing to sell me his MZ-5n camera. He bought it some 5 years ago, roughly one year after it was introduced. This one is made in Japan. The only problem that this body seems to have is a built-in flash spring. But I think I can live with this. Now he is asking $250. I

RE: MX

2003-09-25 Thread Mat Maessen
My MX, just like all of my other Pentaxen, has a 2L76 battery in it. Looks like a pair of the button cells stacked on top of each other. $3.49 at the local supermarket in the display of little batteries. -Mat They are about the most common you can get. It takes two 1,5 volt batteries. Type

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Herb Chong
you apparently weren't on the direct email list that Gary sent to a bunch of people, myself included. Herb - Original Message - From: Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:36 AM Subject: Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Herb Chong wrote: you apparently weren't on the direct email list that Gary sent to a bunch of people, myself included. Herb Ah... I wasn't :-) As you were then Andre! Chris

Re: Question about MZ-5n

2003-09-25 Thread cbwaters
Why not buy another ME Super in ugly condition from Ebay or wherever and use it for parts? I think $250 for a 5n with a problem is too high. I can't really remember now but I think I got mine for that amount or less from an Australian PDML member in great condition WITH a lens and shipping...

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread brooksdj
Really sad to hear this Mark. We here know how you feel,having lost 3 ourselves the past 12 months. Hope you have lots of pictures.They help. Dave, Kelly, Liner, and Norman I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat cough and then this

Re: FS - last call

2003-09-25 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Cotty wrote: Leica CL: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2952024579 hugely wistful sigh But the missus wants a new sofa and the Beemer needs a new camshaft and that's only this month. /hugely wistful sigh Chris

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Steve Desjardins
I really liked this photo when I first saw it on the PUG (I'm a cat owner) and I will always think of that face with vigilant. It's hard to lose animals. I lost 2 cats to FIP (one just wandered off and one died in our room) and 2 to cars, so I understand how sad you are. Steven Desjardins

Re: MX battery misshap

2003-09-25 Thread Herb Chong
putting them in backwards won't kill the meter. Herb - Original Message - From: john bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:30 AM Subject: MX battery misshap I think when I put in the batteries into my MX I put them in backwards and

Re: Question about MZ-5n

2003-09-25 Thread Herb Chong
i think after 5 years, it should be less unless prices are that much higher in Israel. BH sold new for just over $300. Herb - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:54 AM Subject: Question about MZ-5n

RE: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Butch Black
Mark, Sorry to hear of your loss. They do become part of the family, don't they. Butch, Panther, and Reboot (my 2 cats)

Re: Question about MZ-5n

2003-09-25 Thread Ramesh Kumar
This is my experience with MZ-5n I purchased my MZ-5n in 98. Recently its flash spring broke. Recently I found that its metering needs calibration. Pentax asked $180 to fix this. Thanks Ramesh --- Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! My co-worker is willing to sell me his MZ-5n

Re: FS - last call

2003-09-25 Thread brooksdj
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Cotty wrote: Leica CL: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2952024579 hugely wistful sigh But the missus wants a new sofa and the Beemer needs a new camshaft and that's only this month. /hugely wistful

Re: Question about MZ-5n

2003-09-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 11:12:33 -0400 Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think after 5 years, it should be less unless prices are that much higher in Israel. BH sold new for just over $300. Herb Normally prices in Israel are 1.5-2.0 times as much as prices in US of A. This guy claims

Re: M 1.4 50mm question

2003-09-25 Thread graywolf
I think I need to add, you want to use a tripod for these shots. graywolf wrote: Why a brick wall. The grid of bricks allows you to see barrel or pincushion distortion very easily. You can see if all corners and the center are in focus at the same time. The rough edges of the bricks show how

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Herb Chong
a bunch of people got direct emails from you bypassing the mailing list. however, you intended it, that is what happened. Herb - Original Message - From: Gary Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:29 PM Subject: Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5

Re: Question about MZ-5n

2003-09-25 Thread Alin Flaider
Boris wrote: BL 1. What else can go wrong with MZ-5n after 5 years of moderate use? Don't know really. In more than five years mine has seen some climbing and skiing, went from -20 to almost 50 degrees, it even held up to cave moisture and sea splashes and still has to let me down. But I

Re: OT: Processing woes

2003-09-25 Thread graywolf
There was a notice in the local post office last month saying that a mail truck carrying express mail sent from that post office had been involved in an accident and all the mail had been destroyed in the resulting fire. So mail can certainly be permanently lost. mike wilson wrote: Hi, Mark

Re: Pentax RAW file format

2003-09-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Peter Loveday [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My only complaint is that the 12 bit data is padded to 16 bit. This makes the raw file bigger than it needs to be; they are over 12MB, where they should only need to be 9MB or so. This reduces storage on CF, and slows write times, seemingly unnecesarily.

Re: MX

2003-09-25 Thread graywolf
Takes two 357 batteries. You can get them at the watch department in Wal-Marts for under $3 each. Larry Levy wrote: Hi, With all the enconia about the MX, and having seen one at a reasonable price (around $100 for a mint-looking body), I put it on hold until the seller can get a battery so

Re: OT: Duplicate messages?

2003-09-25 Thread Eactivist
I have only been getting doubles from certain people. So they are probably subscribed twice. Anyone who is subscribed twice (or maybe more) can fix it by unsubscribing over and over until the get a message back that says they are not on the list. Then resubscribe once. If after a short time

Re: MX battery misshap

2003-09-25 Thread graywolf
Putting them in backwards won't hurt the meter. It just won't work that way, just take them out and put them in the other way around. They are supposed to have the center terminal of the battery towards the battery cover, that looks wrong at first glance. The camera was designed to use two 357

RE: Pentax RAW file format

2003-09-25 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Peter Loveday [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My only complaint is that the 12 bit data is padded to 16 bit. This makes the raw file bigger than it needs to be; they are over 12MB, where they should only need to be 9MB or

Re: Question about MZ-5n

2003-09-25 Thread graywolf
Why not just buy a second ZX-L? I alway prefer to use two identical bodies so that I do not have to think about how to use it when I change between them. Problably just something left over from back when I have to get it right or not get paid. Though to be honest back then one MX was black and

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Chris Murray
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Herb Chong wrote: a bunch of people got direct emails from you bypassing the mailing list. however, you intended it, that is what happened. Herb - Original Message - From: Gary Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25,

Re: Pentax RAW file format

2003-09-25 Thread Mark Roberts
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Peter Loveday [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My only complaint is that the 12 bit data is padded to 16 bit. This makes the raw file bigger than it needs to be; they are over 12MB, where they

Re: P30 and AF201SA

2003-09-25 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Dr E D F Williams wrote: 'AE' mode with the P30 is attained by setting the lens to the 'A' position. That's P mode, as you then have no control of the shutter either. In the P30 you cannot put the shutter dial to the Program or Auto position. Are you thinking of the P30t

Re: Evaluating Photographs - long

2003-09-25 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Lon, From a post of mine from last night, on another thread: I'm gradually learning that taking photographs is only a small part of this endeavor. Choosing what to show is just as important. Ha!! Seriously, you're right. When one shoots a coupla rolls a week, the photos add up. It's

Re: Pentax RAW file format

2003-09-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: they're 6 megs. When converted to 8 bit tiff, they're 18 megs. I thought a raw file was a sensor dump, and the size of the file should correlate with the size of the sensor? It should: 12 bits (1.5 bytes) per pixel for cameras

RE: M 1.4 50mm question

2003-09-25 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 3:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: M 1.4 50mm question Can I ask a few questions? How do you know the history of your 30+ year old lens?

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Gary Sibio
At 03:42 PM 9/25/2003 -0400, you wrote: a bunch of people got direct emails from you bypassing the mailing list. however, you intended it, that is what happened. It may not have shown that it was coming from the list because I put the email addresses in the BCC field. However, I only mailed it to

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Mark Cassino
I tried to respond to everyone off list, but I'd just like to publicly thank all the folks who expressed condolences both on and off list. It means a lot! When I first found Pandora as a stray in the fall of 1988 the vet warned me not to get too attached to her. He doubted that this four

RE: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Bill Sawyer
If I recall, she had quite a history.. My cat is now 15 years old, and I'm dreading when the time comes - most of us get so very attached to them. In fact, she just hopped up on my desk as I was typing this...and promptly knocked over the stack of unedited slides sitting here. My guess

Re: Pentax RAW file format

2003-09-25 Thread Martin Albrecht
Hello, is it possible that Pentax uses 16 bit because of the new multi exposure feature? To sum up the 12 bit data without loosing Information, you need more then 12 bits. If yes, it could be possible to reduce noise with multi exposures on static subjects, this is the same process which is used

Re: Pentax RAW file format

2003-09-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Sep 2003 at 0:12, Martin Albrecht wrote: Hello, is it possible that Pentax uses 16 bit because of the new multi exposure feature? To sum up the 12 bit data without loosing Information, you need more then 12 bits. If yes, it could be possible to reduce noise with multi exposures on

ZX-L manual

2003-09-25 Thread Treena
Does anyone know where I can maybe download an instruction manual for a ZX-L? I just bought a used one from KEH in beautiful condition and I have no clue how to set the Pentax functions. It's a neat little camera, although I don't think I can bring myself to use the smiley face function - whatever

Re: Pentax RAW file format

2003-09-25 Thread John Francis
My only complaint is that the 12 bit data is padded to 16 bit. This makes the raw file bigger than it needs to be; they are over 12MB, where they should only need to be 9MB or so. By my reading of it, the TIFF spec doesn't allow two 12-bit quantities to be packed into three bytes. So it's

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread John Francis
My guess would be that there's another Pandora out there, looking for a chance to prove her mousing mettle... Hundreds, unfortunately. I volunteer with a local adoption center, so I get to see many wonderful cats in the course of a year. My experience is in socialising semi-ferals; at

Re: Asking for help/critique

2003-09-25 Thread John Coyle
Hi Boris - love the idea, but I think there is too much softness. The 'blobs' of diffused light through the trees do dominate too much, IMO. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday,

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
Mark, I'm truly sorry to hear of your loss. Our pets become members of our family and they are missed when they depart. Be thankful it was quick. I lost my Malamute Bear last year and I do miss him. We're down to one cat at the moment but we anticipate the addition of a new kitten soon. Kenneth

Re: R.I.P.

2003-09-25 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Mark, All I can do is to add my condolences to those expressed from the other list members. We live with more than 20 cats here but this doesn't ease the pain of a single loss. A couple of years ago I found a kitten, a female, that lived with us only two months. She got sick and almost suddenly

Re: M 1.4 50mm question

2003-09-25 Thread Alan Chan
I have had 3 of this lenses. One was very sharp at all f-stops, one was good wide open and excellent at all other stops, and one was absolutely bad wide open and ok at the other stops. That means either that there was quite a bit of difference lens to lens new, or that at least one of the 3

Re: M 1.4 50mm question

2003-09-25 Thread Alan Chan
I do not figure the dog M1.4 came from the factory that way. I do figure the differences between #2 and #3 were sample to sample variation. On the other hand many companies now seem to feel it is cheaper to use their customers for the final quality control check. No double, I am the authorized

Re: ZX-L manual

2003-09-25 Thread John Dallman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Treena) wrote: Does anyone know where I can maybe download an instruction manual for a ZX-L? www.pentax.com, select USA, select Literature-download manuals, look for it in the list. --- John Dallman

Re: MX

2003-09-25 Thread Alan Chan
With all the enconia about the MX, and having seen one at a reasonable price (around $100 for a mint-looking body), I put it on hold until the seller can get a battery so that I can see how well the meter works. Thus far, it's taking weeks for him to get the battery. Is the battery required for

Re: MX

2003-09-25 Thread Alan Chan
Could be. When I bought a used MX I had to replace the original battery (1 piece) with two button batteries. Unfortunately, I put them in with +/- reversed and burned out the meter. Really? I think I did that once too. :-) Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan

Re: MX battery misshap

2003-09-25 Thread Alan Chan
I think when I put in the batteries into my MX I put them in backwards and killed the light meter. Can anyone confirm this for me? I don't think it does, but I am not sure. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ Tired of spam? Get

Re: Question about MZ-5n

2003-09-25 Thread Alan Chan
1. What else can go wrong with MZ-5n after 5 years of moderate use? This camera never was CLA'ed, nor it was submitted to other procedures. Dirty AF sensor maybe? 2. Is above a fair price? Too expensive imo, and even for a perfectly fine MZ-5n. Any other advise will be appreciated. If the

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Robert Leigh
Gary, Posting your auction didn't bother me one bit. Later, Robert Woerner - Original Message - From: Gary Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:46 PM Subject: Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay At 03:42 PM 9/25/2003 -0400, you wrote:

Re: FS Vivitar 100mm/3.5 Macro on Ebay

2003-09-25 Thread Gary Sibio
At 01:17 PM 9/25/2003 -0700, you wrote: It looked like a BCC to the list, hence bypassing any filters that were based on the to/cc feilds, that probably why it looks like a direct message to you. If you take a look at the Reply-To: feild, you will likely see [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's exactly what

Fill flash with MZ-6

2003-09-25 Thread Simon King
Hi All, It may seem like a silly question, but can the MZ-6/ZX-L do daylight fill flash with its built in flash? If so, how? I almost always use an external flash and so have only just thought of this after owning the camera for over a year. The instructions are, as usual, pretty useless. Cheers,