Re: Gearhead news aka yet another enablement

2011-08-25 Thread Tim Bray
Good heavens. Did someone actually make up, and then convince others to use, the word "Flektogon"? I'm so impressed. -T On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:43 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > Got my tilt setup from the post office last Thursday. It is Ukrainian tilt > adapter (Pentacon 6 to K mount, n

Re: Gearhead news aka yet another enablement

2011-08-13 Thread Boris Liberman
On 8/14/2011 05:21, Michael Beacom wrote: Sounds like fun- any hope for a portrait of the happy couple? Cheers Mike Mike, I am not any good in object photography, but I will try to make a picture of my combo. Alternatively you can google it. I should point out that Flektogon 50/4 has outrage

Re: Gearhead news aka yet another enablement

2011-08-13 Thread Boris Liberman
On 8/13/2011 17:54, Bulent Celasun wrote: Boris, I happen to have exactly the same couple. Had no chance to seriously try them, though :( Anxiously looking for your experiences... Bulent Bulent, you certainly ought to try it. This lens is quite remarkable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

Re: Gearhead news aka yet another enablement

2011-08-13 Thread Michael Beacom
Sounds like fun- any hope for a portrait of the happy couple? Cheers Mike On Aug 13, 2011, at 10:43 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Hi! > > Got my tilt setup from the post office last Thursday. It is Ukrainian tilt > adapter (Pentacon 6 to K mount, no electronics) and CSJ Flektogon 50/4 in the >

Re: Gearhead news aka yet another enablement

2011-08-13 Thread Bulent Celasun
Boris, I happen to have exactly the same couple. Had no chance to seriously try them, though :( Anxiously looking for your experiences... Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=22

Gearhead news aka yet another enablement

2011-08-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Got my tilt setup from the post office last Thursday. It is Ukrainian tilt adapter (Pentacon 6 to K mount, no electronics) and CSJ Flektogon 50/4 in the said Pentacon 6 mount. Big and heavy but certainly fun to work with. Presently I am in the process of getting to know tilt photography,

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-17 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/15/2011 8:44 PM, William Robb wrote: On 15/04/2011 1:22 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Welcome to the club Bill, welcome to the club. Thanks Peter. You do a lot of your work with the 43, don't you? It's pretty much my low light go to lens these days. Though I have to say, I also liked it on f

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-15 Thread William Robb
On 15/04/2011 1:22 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Welcome to the club Bill, welcome to the club. Thanks Peter. You do a lot of your work with the 43, don't you? -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Welcome to the club Bill, welcome to the club. On 4/10/2011 10:15 PM, William Robb wrote: On 10/04/2011 7:39 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Bill, It is a nice lens although often overlooked. I think Rick Wormer has had his out recently for a stroll. I got to thinking (which for me ALWAYS costs money

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/12/2011 06:21, William Robb wrote: That's the beauty of it, no? So many excellent choices? Exactly right, Bill, exactly right. I had a very hard time letting my FA50/1.4 go, and in fact, it is only one of perhaps a dozen I have sold over the years, and the bulk of that dozen was Nikkors

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-11 Thread William Robb
On 11/04/2011 5:45 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: I quite like mine, but FA 50/1.4 or A 50/1.2 are excellent lenses too... That's the beauty of it, no? So many excellent choices? I had a very hard time letting my FA50/1.4 go, and in fact, it is only one of perhaps a dozen I have sold over the

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-11 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/11/2011 04:33, William Robb wrote: Love the 40LTD for it's field of view, hate the lens for everything else so I decided that perhaps a 43 LTD was in my future, and probably sooner rather than later. Looked on Adorama's website and thought the price was OK, especially since the Canadian

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-11 Thread drd1135
Damn Bill, you're a poet. -Original Message- From: William Robb Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:33:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Another enablement Love the 40LTD for it's field of view, hate the lens for

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 10, 2011, at 7:57 PM, William Robb wrote: > On 10/04/2011 8:44 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Nope, I don't have any limited lenses. My primes are an FA 28/2.8 and >> 50/1.7, and a couple of macros. >> >> Bill, what don't you like about the 40? Send me an email if you decide to >> sell it.

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-10 Thread William Robb
On 10/04/2011 8:44 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Nope, I don't have any limited lenses. My primes are an FA 28/2.8 and 50/1.7, and a couple of macros. Bill, what don't you like about the 40? Send me an email if you decide to sell it. It's small and it's slow. Other than that, I can't fault the th

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-10 Thread Rick Womer
Nope, I don't have any limited lenses. My primes are an FA 28/2.8 and 50/1.7, and a couple of macros. Bill, what don't you like about the 40? Send me an email if you decide to sell it. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 4/10/11, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Bill, > It is a nice lens

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-10 Thread William Robb
On 10/04/2011 7:39 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Bill, It is a nice lens although often overlooked. I think Rick Wormer has had his out recently for a stroll. I got to thinking (which for me ALWAYS costs money) that when I was shooting 4x5, the 210 was my got to lens, and on the 6x7, the 135 was my

Re: Another enablement

2011-04-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bill, It is a nice lens although often overlooked. I think Rick Wormer has had his out recently for a stroll. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 8:33 PM, William Robb wrote: > Love the 40LTD for it's field of view, hate the lens for everything else > so > I decided that perhaps a 43 LTD

Another enablement

2011-04-10 Thread William Robb
Love the 40LTD for it's field of view, hate the lens for everything else so I decided that perhaps a 43 LTD was in my future, and probably sooner rather than later. Looked on Adorama's website and thought the price was OK, especially since the Canadian $ is a few cents more valuable than t

Re: Yet Another Enablement, minor this time ;-)

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 9, 2007, at 3:23 PM, David Savage wrote: >> (and I mean >> lenses like the FA20-35 here, as opposed to the DA21... not monstrous >> things like an FA*200/2.8 ... ;-) > > It isn't that big. LOL ... I relayed one from here to my friend in Gloucester. Lovely thing ... and huge. I'd never

Re: Yet Another Enablement, minor this time ;-)

2007-01-09 Thread David Savage
On 1/10/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (and I mean > lenses like the FA20-35 here, as opposed to the DA21... not monstrous > things like an FA*200/2.8 ... ;-) It isn't that big. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.ne

Re: Yet Another Enablement, minor this time ;-)

2007-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 9, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Having bought the K10D I made my small photo bag obsolete. Simply put, > if I were to put in there the K10D with Tamron 28-75 attached, it > would mean virtually no space for anything else. So I shelled out some > money and bought myself a LoweP

Yet Another Enablement, minor this time ;-)

2007-01-09 Thread Boris Liberman
Having bought the K10D I made my small photo bag obsolete. Simply put, if I were to put in there the K10D with Tamron 28-75 attached, it would mean virtually no space for anything else. So I shelled out some money and bought myself a LowePro Orion Trekker II - which is half photo bag half regular b

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Doug Brewer wrote: > > On Dec 6, 2005, at 10:41 PM, William Robb wrote: > > > > > - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Yet > > another enablement. > > > >>> > >>>>> I can't take responsibi

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Mark Roberts
"P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Doug Brewer wrote: >> William Robb wrote: >>> "Mark Roberts" wrote: >>> >>> I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. >>> Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. >>> >> Cable stitch or blanket? > > Darn! > >>

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread frank theriault
On 12/7/05, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 7, 2005, at 5:33 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > > This is just another useless thread > > Is knot... Is sew! -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread P. J. Alling
All I have to say is "Woof". John Forbes wrote: You punsters have a warped sense of humour. John On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:44:43 -, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "mike wilson" >>> I can't take responsibility for my mouth afte

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Doug Brewer wrote: On Dec 6, 2005, at 10:41 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. Or even a cup of coffee, it seams.

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread graywolf
Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 2:51 AM Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. On 7 Dec 2005 at 0:33, Kenneth Waller wrote: Not another one of these.threads They spool 'em off one after the other zip zagging from one pun to the next

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
I've come to the end of my string with this yarn. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "mike wilson" >&

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
What a tale you've woven.. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 2:51 AM Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. On 7 Dec 2005 at 0:33, Kenneth Waller wrote: Not another one of the

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
I'm sitting here on pins & needles waiting for a post that will blanket all the others. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:56 AM Subject: Re: Yet ano

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Doug Brewer
Cotty wrote: I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. Cable stitch or blanket? Darn! Well I guess that just about sews things up then. I think we could string em a yarn, though. This is just another useless thread

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread John Forbes
You punsters have a warped sense of humour. John On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:44:43 -, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "mike wilson" >>> I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. >>> Or even a cup of coffee, i

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "mike wilson" > >>> >>> I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. >>> >>> Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. >>> >> >>> >> Cable stitch or blanket? >>> > >>> >Darn! >>> >>> Well I guess that just about sews things up then. >>

Re: Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "mike wilson" Subject: Re: Re: Yet another enablement. >>> I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. >>> Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. >> >> Cable stitch or blanket? > >Darn

Re: Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/12/07 Wed AM 02:06:45 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. > > "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >From: "mike wilson" > &

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Tom C
Bravo! That wraps it up! Tom C. From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:51:21 +1000 On 7 Dec 2005 at 0:33, Kenneth Waller wrote: > Not a

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/6/2005 11:27:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. >> Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. >> > Cable stitch or blanket? > Darn! >>> Well I guess that just a

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Tom C
On Dec 7, 2005, at 5:33 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: This is just another useless thread Is knot... - Dave A bit intertwined though. Tom C.

RE: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
> -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 1:47 AM > To: Pentax Discuss > Subject: Yet another enablement. > > This list is very bad. > You are all bad people. > Anyway, based on comments I have read

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Cotty
>> I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. >> Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. >> > Cable stitch or blanket? > Darn! >>> Well I guess that just about sews things up then. >>> >> >> I think we could string em a yarn, though. >> >> >>

RE: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
> -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 1:47 AM > To: Pentax Discuss > Subject: Yet another enablement. > > This list is very bad. > You are all bad people. > Anyway, based on comments I have read

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Dec 2005 at 0:33, Kenneth Waller wrote: > Not another one of these.threads They spool 'em off one after the other zip zagging from one pun to the next winding each other up until the whole thing unravels, coil it what you like but baste on what I've read I think its tack less. I gathe

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread David Mann
On Dec 7, 2005, at 5:33 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: This is just another useless thread Is knot... - Dave

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
Not another one of these.threads Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "mike wilson" I can't take resp

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Doug Brewer
On Dec 6, 2005, at 10:41 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. Cable stitch or blanket?

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. Cable stitch or blanket? Darn! Well I guess that just about sews things up

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "mike wilson" > >>> I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. >>> Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. >> >> Cable stitch or blanket? > >Darn! Well I guess that just about sews things up then. -- Mark Roberts Photograph

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. I'll be very intewested I mean interested in your thoughts on the A*85 when it arrives Bill. I have another shoot this Thursday. With luck it will be here by then. William Robb

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Cotty
I'll be very intewested I mean interested in your thoughts on the A*85 when it arrives Bill. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "mike wilson" Subject: Re: Re: Yet another enablement. I can't take responsibility for my mouth after a couple of beers. Or even a cup of coffee, it seams. Cable stitch or blanket? Darn! William Robb

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. oh, man. can I be evil too? Right, I forgot Brewer, who hosts this madhouse. Technically, it's all your fault Doug, my pocketbook wouldn't be victimised at all were it not for the PDML. William Robb

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread mike wilson
Doug Brewer wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: oh, man. can I be evil too? Practice saying "Bwahahahahahahaha!" Get back to us when you're proficient... baa. waa. bra dammit Some people just aren't cut out for evilness.

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: oh, man. can I be evil too? Practice saying "Bwahahahahahahaha!" Get back to us when you're proficient... baa. waa. bra dammit

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >oh, man. can I be evil too? Practice saying "Bwahahahahahahaha!" Get back to us when you're proficient... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Fred
> It depends can you afford to purchase the stovepipe hat and Snidely > Whiplash mustache? Fred

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread P. J. Alling
It depends can you afford to purchase the stovepipe hat and Snidely Whiplash mustache? Doug Brewer wrote: oh, man. can I be evil too? William Robb wrote: This list is very bad. You are all bad people. Anyway, based on comments I have read, the A* 85/1.4 is a pretty decent lens. I managed t

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Doug Brewer
oh, man. can I be evil too? William Robb wrote: This list is very bad. You are all bad people. Anyway, based on comments I have read, the A* 85/1.4 is a pretty decent lens. I managed to snag what appears to be a nice one off eBay. I had thought, right up until the last moment that I would get

Re: Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/12/06 Tue AM 11:46:20 GMT > To: > Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. > > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Cesar" > Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. > > >

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cesar" Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. Ahhh but Bill you know that deep in your heart you are not innocent. This goes beyond your commentary and remarks on Grandfather Mountain :-) Had I been drinking? I can't take responsibili

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-06 Thread Cotty
On 5/12/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >This list is very bad. >You are all bad people. >Anyway, based on comments I have read, the A* 85/1.4 is a pretty decent >lens. >I managed to snag what appears to be a nice one off eBay. I had thought, >right up until the last moment that I

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-05 Thread Cesar
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Fred" Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. I blame this one on Cotty, Bob S, Fred Wasti and Rob Studdert. You are evil men, the lot of you. And you're not exactly an innocent babe in the woods, either, Bill (even if

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Fred" Subject: Re: Yet another enablement. I blame this one on Cotty, Bob S, Fred Wasti and Rob Studdert. You are evil men, the lot of you. And you're not exactly an innocent babe in the woods, either, Bill (even if you are indeed &quo

Re: Yet another enablement.

2005-12-05 Thread Fred
> I blame this one on Cotty, Bob S, Fred Wasti and Rob Studdert. > You are evil men, the lot of you. And you're not exactly an innocent babe in the woods, either, Bill (even if you are indeed "out in the boonies"). Fred

Yet another enablement.

2005-12-05 Thread William Robb
This list is very bad. You are all bad people. Anyway, based on comments I have read, the A* 85/1.4 is a pretty decent lens. I managed to snag what appears to be a nice one off eBay. I had thought, right up until the last moment that I would get it for a nice price too, but it was not to be.

Re: OT - Another enablement

2005-11-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: OT - Another enablement Scored myself a Durst 606! HAR!! My first real enlarger was a Durst M301. A friend had the 601, and I was always quite envious. Yours was the next model of 6x6 enlarger after that. It wo

Re: OT - Another enablement

2005-11-20 Thread Scott Loveless
The enlarger comes with an adjustable negative carrier. It works a lot like a printing easel. The carrier provided by Durst will handle everything from 8mm to 6x6. The really cool thing about the carrier is that it allows for cropping the negative right on the carrier, or for printing those tren

Re: OT - Another enablement

2005-11-20 Thread Mat Maessen
And it has the dichro head. You win! I've printed with a 606, but it had a condenser head on it, and a set of contrast filters. Not a bad little enlarger, but I never figured out how to get it to do a 6x7 negative (will it go bigger than 6x6?) -Mat On 11/20/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

OT - Another enablement

2005-11-20 Thread Scott Loveless
Scored myself a Durst 606! eekBay auction #7563320648 -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman