by your server,
for some reason...
keith whaley
Mark Roberts wrote:
I also have goodies for sale, well one anyway:
Pentax MX in excellent condition. Really *tiny* ding in top of pentaprism
and small dent in bottom plate. In general it's a beautiful specimen: Chrome
is great and just a couple
Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Have anyone tried the combination of the FA* 300/2.8 and the 1,7X AF converter?
Just curious.
I've only tried the 1.7x AF teleconverter with my Sigma EX300/2.8 APO -
worked very well with that lens.
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50/1.4 for 80 euros (approx. 80USD) for both.
I 'm still waiting for the film to be developped to see if these lenses are
lemons or not.
Yikes! Neither one of those lenses is even *close* to being a lemon! You've
got two excellent optics there.
Welcome to the list.
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...via Mike Johnston's column, of course:
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-02-12-09.shtml
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really needs to get an email client with better filtering capabilities.
Besides plonking certain people, I have a killfile that looks for any
subject line containing the word guns (the argument that drove him - and
many others, no doubt - away).
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this lens. I guess logic has nothing to do with it.
Of course, neither of these belongs in this kind of survey since neither of
them is a small lens.
rimshot
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have considered solid keepers
now hit the circular file before I even get a loupe on them.
On the other hand, sometimes the PhotoGods are with me and I snag a good 'un.
That happens to everyone, too. (But you know the old saying, The more you
practice, the luckier you get.)
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. I frequently have to go back to my
original scan and rework it in PhotoShop before I can print it on a
different paper. But that's all part of the fun of inkjet printing. Oh,
a belated happy birthday as well.
Paul
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Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:53:32 -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
Of course, you can get chip re-setters for most Epson cartridges now and you
can reset the 870 and 1270 cartridges in the printer if you know the trick.
So don't hold out on us Mark!
Short version
Kenneth Waller wrote:
http://www.atlex.com
Ooh, that one's a keeper!
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into it. I
looked for such a setup and couldn't find one.
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to buy 25 sheets.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote:
Now that I come to think about it, when I go out with just one camera body
and one lens, the lens I take is almost *never* a zoom.
The most common combination for me is the MX and 43/1.9 Limited, but
sometimes the lens is either a 50mm
once.
Yeah, the same rep not only told me this, he actually glued the eyepiece
cover (my second one) on for me. It lasted almost six months before
disappearing :(
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with our current film SLRs? No thanks.
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Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:35:19 -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
I'm surprised there's no printing company that's tried to make a business
specifically around doing calendars for photographers;
I did a Google search a couple of weeks ago looking for custom
The only time I find myself using a teleconverter is when I need something
longer than my 300/2.8 (in other words, when there's no alternative for me!)
I think this means I'm agreeing with JCO, but I'm not sure ;)
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not about to do that at the moment,
given the price of 13 x 19 Fine Art paper!)
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Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark, I've been called damned in the past,
but never lovable.
I like this group. grin.
OK, group hug everyone!
Mark Roberts wrote:
Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark wrote:
...via Mike Johnston's column, of course:
http
Scandinavian report.
How soon can I move to Scandinavia?
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in 24-bit, I didn't
do a direct comparison. But one of these days I will. I'm still using
PhotoShop 6 and 48-bit is a handicap.
http://www.inkjetgoodies.com
If you don't find what you need you should call them. Very helpful people.
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Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Show me a place that cannot be beautiful to photograph, and I'll
eat my shorts.
I was going to say that. (Only not quite as prosaic a fashion!)
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circles to go with APS-sized digital sensors, I would prefer it if Pentax
*were* 3 or 4 steps behind. If this were to be the one area in which they
decided to be on the leading edge it would truly suck, erm...I mean hoover
:(
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released a $4K SLR with
14Mp and a 35mm size sensor. $1K SLR with same specs should only take a few
years, maybe 5 at the most.
Perhaps 5-6 years to his the $1000 price point. Right now the hot sellers in
the DSLR market are around $2000. I'd give two years for full-frame to get
there.
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that
don't need anything more than basic Photoshop work - the quality of the
original slide has a huge effect on how long it takes to make a decent
print). For smaller, less critical prints I'd load slides into the bulk
feeder, batch scan and print with less Photoshop work.
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. That of course is
true of many PhotoShop operations.
I use a similar technique for large prints where grain is distractingly
prominent in the sky. Doing gaussian blur on sky and clouds doesn't seem to
cause any significant loss of detail ;-)
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on paper, even when you draw them out, and yet how different they fell
to work with.
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a 28-80/2.8 so the old 28-70/2.6-2.8 is no longer
available anywhere. It was manufactured for many years so there ought to be
quite a few on the second hand market. I've got one and it is very nice.
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. I'd say the potential for greater enlargement is probably
increased a little, but not much.
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not the SPD
cells or the galvanometer.)
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useless
by one (possibly two but I doubt it) individual posting under a variety of
names.
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, a Kodak RFS 3600, scans at 3600 dpi, which is good enough for
excellent 12 x 18 prints (as big as I care to go from 35mm film and as big
as I *can* print with my Epson 1270).
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?
Check the archives. Somebody has done the modification before and knows
where to put the holes to get the right max aperture reading for the lens.
That'd be me!
http://www.robertstech.com/matrix.htm
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is not connected. Is this the case?
No, matrix metering will work in autoexposure mode or manual and the A
contact won't affect it. See the explanation on my web page.
http://www.robertstech.com/matrix.htm
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can't test the meter.
Sold as is. More than for any other Pentax model.
If it *is* the IC and I can find a substitute, I may buy a few and re-sell
'em!
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) are
likely to be the most valuable source of information from a marketing
standpoint. The PDML might be viewed in aggregate to evaluate general
perceptions and trends.
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seemed plenty warm enough under the circumstances!
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the PDML (with judicious filtering) is closer to
mainstream than commonly perceived. That said, isn't the bulk of Pentax's
camera sales PS now? So you're probably right and I guess you can pretty
much ignore everything I just wrote. :-P
Carry on.
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Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No matter WHAT an AF LX would look like, there would still be people who
would find fault with it, be disappointed with it, or loudly complain that
it is missing the one essential feature they wanted. Designing cameras must
be a pretty thankless task.
It's
/ccd_vs_cmos.asp
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switch movement but I agree it's very easy
to use.
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it was or even if it was the calendar
for that year (he was the type who'd use an old calendar for decoration if
the pictures were good enough). Anyway I had to do a double take on the
calendar because the babe in the photo was renting one of the apartments I
owned at that time.
Small world, huh?
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Mark
.
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hands
Yeah, but fortunately it's the same problem all the other manufacturers
have: People want top dollar quality at a bottom dollar price.
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Never trust any beer you can see a 100-watt light bulb through.
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?page=eventsevent=bear
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Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thursday 19 December 2002 15:11, Cesar Matamoros II wrote:
So Christian,
Can you tell me the best places to get these :-)
I know a couple of places But apparently Mark Roberts can loan them to
you.
Cesar's not my size.
But he *does* have
contacts goes on the flash shoe.
A curly cord connects the two, like a US phone's handset cord.
I have one of those cords (don't know if it's made by Altex but i fits your
description. I use it mostly with the AF280T and 645.
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Great story Wendy!
So Vuescan works well? I've been thinking about getting it for my Minolta
Scan Multi.
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it, just in time for Christmas.
Well send the PDML *one* copy of your review when you've read it Cotty. I'm
anxious to get your impression. The photos are good, aren't they? The thing
is, the repros in the book hardly do them justice. I've seen 4-foot by
5-foot prints of his stuff. Amazing.
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Mark
and trial and error. My approach has been to let the early adopters
finance the R D, take the time, deal with the headaches and work out the
incompatibilities. *Before* I buy in.
I'm almost ready :-)
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, I'd say.
Just to clarify: I was speaking about products in general, not just digital
(or even just cameras).
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Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
lotsa stuff
Digital hasn't yet reached the point where film was when George Eastman
introduced the You push the button, we do the rest concept. It will happen
before too long. The Direct Print Standard is a good first step in that
direction.
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weird. My MZ-S definitely does *not* have a half-way stop.
My PZ-1p does.
But I still occasionally (rarely) take accidental shots with the PZ-1p but
never with the MZ-S (which definitely *does* have a greater shutter button
travel then the PZ-1p).
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in a studio or just in places that were more easily accessible,
the 67 would have been my choice.
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for the long end. Yes, you can get the
equivalent of 300mm with medium format (450mm for 645 and 600mm for 67), but
not at f2.8 and not in as easily-transportable form!
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email address: robertstech at
mail.com
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is in studio work on
a tripod, where you can compose for either horizontal or vertical shots
without rotating the camera 90 degrees.
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say I go uncropped about 98% of the time.
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!
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Evil! Pure and simple from the eighth dimension!
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I raise my I.P.A. to the PDML!
I'm raising a glass of cabernet here in Pittsburgh!
By myself at the moment because my S.O. is working latte tonight :(
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Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I raise my I.P.A. to the PDML!
I'm raising a glass of cabernet here in Pittsburgh!
By myself at the moment because my S.O. is working latte tonight :(
That should be working LATE (but if it gets really late I suppose a latte
, these
header lines are only visible by activating special settings in your email
software. IIRC, in Outhouse and Outhouse Express, this as under VIEW and
OPTIONS.
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the right one for the actual ad.
Woo Hoo! I'm excited.
Hope it works for you. I suspect it will!
Need an assistant? ;-)
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frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey, Mark,
Do you drop lenses? Knock over tripods? If so, Tom may have a place
for you! vbg
No but, as as the line from Stripes goes, I am willing to learn!
Mark Roberts wrote:
snip
Need an assistant? ;-)
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shares the same optical formula with the A28/2.8
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, and I see a lot selling on eBay with non-working
meters, so I'm sticking with the MX. It's really a much better camera
overall: Better meter, motor drive available, interchangable focusing
screens.
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that it *does* work; I've been getting quite good at outdoor
fill flash lately, using either the PZ-1p or MZ-S with an AF400FTZ. I'd just
to know why what I'm doing works as well as it does.
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?
(I'm not using an LX)
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).
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both cameras seem to meter flash very well.
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that Mathematics is an invention of man.
Hi Don,
Mathematics was not *invented* by Man.
It was *discovered*.
Best regards,
John
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viesti-
Lähettäjä: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Päivä: 30. joulukuuta 2002 21:22
Aihe: Re: Vs: Numbers and the Golden Section
Raimo Korhonen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here we go again - another Pythagorean.
Hmm, I would have said Platonist
could be wrong; I often am, as anyone who's on this list can attest to!
erm...I was just making a Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy joke.
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Ken Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In the words of Tom T. Hall, Here's to faster horses, younger women,
older whiskey and more money.
Change horses to motorcycles and I'll drink to it!
Happy New Year all!
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, or Vinicius Cantuaria, or Fugazi,
or...
Lou Reed. Metal Machine Music :-P
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Out, damned Spottie!
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by the ser. no. 1,043,xxx.
It has the red/orange IR mark outboard of the left hand f/4.0 mark on
the barrel.
Sports 8 aperture leaves. F/22.0 - 1.4.
Would that be a pre-M?
Yep.
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... makes realy strong (and really good) use
of the rule of thirds.
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*love* the tonal range.
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they're doing so, but the rest of us mortals can benefit from knowing them
if we approach them with open minds.
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-mail twice.
2. Causes you to send blank e-mail.
3. Causes you to send to wrong person.
4. Causes you to send back to person who sent it to you.
5. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment.
6. Causes you to hit SEND before you've finished the
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technique of thirds rather
than rule of thirds.
Perhaps I was, ahem, barking up the wrong tree?
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with it
deliberately.
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, but everyone can learn and
benefit from teaching if they approach it with an open mind.
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/cmpsitn.htm
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there.
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Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I like it, Cotty, but the URL should be:
http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/photogear/tillie.html
Well, loks like someone's already prepared for the PUG cliches theme!
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problem.
Next beer's on me, Mike :-)
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Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In other words, it has followed more or less the course of typical 18th
century debates on teaching Virtue to children.
...and it's been just about as effective :-P
(But *infinitely* more educational.)
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of the frame, although it stil takes deliberate effort at times.
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the article about this on the BBC web page. Bet the movie
theatres will be packed today!
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of the one they had which took
bad photos.
Great story! That's going in my keepers file.
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of the
equation as much as possible.
Start by switching to a different (better) lab. Explain to your new lab why
you've come to them.
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. To come across it unexpectedly like that just
left me stunned for quite a while.
But then, that's what art's *supposed* to do to you, isn't it?
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evident, I made a point of visiting the Courtauld to look at the
Van Gogh. Caused a certain amount of discomfort among the other visitors,
I can tell you!
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Bob
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/2 hour, just staring at her (which is
why I prefer to go to art galleries alone g). An amazing work.
Plus, I liked the bottle of Bass Ale on the bar.
I've always appreciated that element of the painting myself!
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pretty cool,
too. He has them on his web page (with funny advertising parody text) at
http://jbuhler.com/HLimited/index.html
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of the same make and model so there's no way
of telling how close to ANSI standard any given light meter really is
without testing the particluar unit you have.
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it was that, after all the
Beatles' notoriety for experimenting with LSD and pot during the 60s, it was
a legal drug that killed him.
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