Family emergency -- equipment for sale

Oh, how the mighty are fallen!! Yesterday I spent a great deal of time and energy trying to defend my use of zooms against the dreaded Visigoths of prime lenses (:-)). Today, due to a family emergency, I am forced to sell my equipment in order to raise some ready cash. Thought I’d give the

RE: Heading to Italy (was: RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise)

Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 5:16 PM To: David Hatfield Subject: Heading to Italy (was: RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise) David Hatfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm heading to Italy in two weeks and plan on taking nothing by my 28-70 and 20-35. I'll see what happens. Hi David

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

I don't know, Bruce (et. al.). Seems to me that zooms are finding their own spot in today's photographic world. Years ago the argument for using primes centered on the fact that they were generally a higher quality lens that what you could find in even the highest priced zooms. I don't believe

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

. Maintaining sharpness and critical focus with a heavy, slow lens is, for most people, a difficult task - certainly not as easy as with a smaller, lighter, faster, prime lens. So, whether one is better than the other really depends on many variables. David Hatfield wrote: You may be right

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

, the Pentax vs. Tokina (speed and flare issues) and zoom vs. prime. I have some thinking and evaluation to do to see if I would actually use the zoom if I got it. Thanks, Bruce Dayton - Original Message - From: David Hatfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October

RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise

- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Rapp Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 2:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Only using my prime lenses - I promise -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Hatfield Sent

RE: ZX series eyecups

John, Don't know what you consider a kings ransom but BH carries the eyecups for $22.50 each (prince's ransom, maybe?). As to your customer service issues - Hear, Hear!! I agree totally! On occasion it seems as though some camera stores put in their job requirements, Must be capable of

RE: Re[2]: Approaching Animals, was: Allergy Shots

So, Bob, We take it you' re trauma ward physician that specializes in gorilla attacks and you're running a little low on business at the moment? Dave -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Walkden Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 1:59 PM To:

RE: LX on eBay -- worth buying?

. I'd be happy to send you a list if you'd like. David Hatfield wrote: So here's my question [...] After watching this discussion list for a few months now and hearing the various opinions thrown about regarding the LX, I'm wondering if you LXr's out there could give me a few short reasons why

RE: LX on eBay -- worth buying?

to keep a fellow PDMLer in the loop. David At 11:14 AM 10/25/2001 -0500, David Hatfield wrote: So here's my question there's this nice little LX with a 50mm f 1.4 lens on eBay right now ( http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1287611152 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll

RE: Cheating

Gabor, I've always wanted to hear from someone who actually used a Kiev88 and get their opinion since I have frequently considered purchasing one. I've often heard, though, of serious reliability issues with them and wanted to get the input of someone with hands-on experience. I'd love to have

RE: Funny OT: Canon ad

Gee, and all this time I thought poorly focused, poorly composed, poorly lit pictures screamed amateur! If I had only known!! Dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'

RE: MZ-s

Mark, If you can cancel your order with Ritz you might want to check the following address http://www.netphotostore.com/index.php?expand=2256 Ritz's price is $279 for the flash with NetPhoto offering it at $209. It's still order it and we'll ship it to you when it comes in but it is about $70

RE: Great Deal on a 67 kit, Hurry

Too late! It's gone. Wish it had been me! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tom Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Great Deal on a 67 kit, Hurry Mark Dalal wrote: Hey Folks, If you've wanted a

PZ-1P for sale

If anybody’s interested I have a like new PZ-1P for sale on eBay right now. If you’d like to see it go to http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1280421797 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1280421797 or do a seller search for parson. Contact me for more info.