Tamaron 90mm 2.8 Macro
Anyone have any experience/comments on the Tamaron 90mm 2.8 Macro? I know, the Pentax 100 2.8 is a great lens, I just am looking for a good 1:1 macro lens to work with in a little lower price range. I'm currently working with the Pentax 100 3.5 and am feeling the need for speed. Shall I SAVE and wait for the Pentax lens or dive into a suitable sub (if there is such a beast) for the instant gratification which spoils me. :) Any thoughts, advice, other lens suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated! Have a great day, Jeff Geilenkirchen Elk Grove, CA - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Sunny 16 Rule
Kevin Thornsberry writes: Some rare shots just can't be metered. That's when it pays to be a good guesser and a bracketer. Sometimes you don't even get the chance to bracket, particularly with a manual camera. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free on the streets? -- Garfield - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Sunny 16 Rule
RK writes: I've messed up some very important landscape shots- I had to take them about just after noon in blazing sunlight and the resulting images are ghastly: burnt out highlights with deep shadows. If you've gone off the end of both your highlights and your shadows then there's not really a lot you can do with your exposure. Typically on a sunny day you have to pick one: either you get highlight detail or you get shadow detail. IMO your best bet in this situation is to come back when the light is a bit better (partially or fully overcast days are great for reducing contrast but they can also make the picture look bland). You could also try a really low-contrast print film (a portrait film could work) but the paper used in printing doesn't tend to hold much contrast so it might not buy you a lot. A good scan of a print film will reveal much more detail than any print, and you can soften it further in Photoshop to get as much detail as possible in your final print. You could also shoot BW film if that is an option. You can tailor the exposure and processing to suit the contrast in your scene (you may have heard of Ansel Adams' zone system). Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free on the streets? -- Garfield - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
PUG Comments
Having been out of town for the past several days when most of the commotion was going on, I just needed to take a minute and make a comment. PUG has been a great experience for both of my daughters. Erin, my 13 year old, looks forward every month to both trying to take a good image and getting feedback. Obviously, strong or harsh criticism at her tender age would be difficult to take. But the list has been kind and instructive. She has turned it into a contest between herself and me to see who gets the most (quantity) positive comments. It seems that she beats me quite often. No matter, I come out feeling good either way. Shel's comment on her image this month was very well put and shows that he knows how and when to use tact and when to push a person to improve. Amber, my 11 year old, totally shocked me when we went to the zoo. She wanted to take pictures like her sister and submit one to PUG. I let her use a ZX-10 with a Tamron zoom set. She knew how to basically operate the camera in program mode. With no coaching from me she came back with several really good images, considering her age and experience. She has been thrilled with the kind, positive feedback that has been given for her Daydreamer image. She now wants to continue shooting and learning more - much to the chagrin of my budget-minded wife. I thought it would be good for the group to hear about a different angle to the PUG - one of learning and inspiration for the younger generation. Many of us who have been around for a long time can help teach and mentor some of these aspiring youths. I seem to be rambling at this point. I just wanted to thank the PUG and commentor's on the great job and encouragement that have been given my kids. I hope that the environment will continue to be one that we can all develop and improve no matter what level we are at now. Thanks, Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
PUG Comments for May
At the Quay by Thomas Cakalic - My very first impression when I looked at this image and read the comments was one of pleasant surprise at the reasonable image quality considering all the mediocre feedback about these super-zooms. Much better than I would have thought. That said, let's look more at the image. I like the three different bands of color - brown, white and black. I am somewhat torn as to whether I like the windows showing or not. On one hand, they help give some sense of what I am viewing, but on the other hand, if the image is about color, shape and pattern, then I find it somewhat distracting. I have tried cropping them out and it gives me a better feeling as a more abstract image. It also feels tilted to the left just a little too far. Just enough for me to notice. I don't think it should be perfectly straight up and down, though. Ok, after playing a bit more, cropping the windows out, rotating to the right about 2 degrees, I am now seeing what Tom comments that caught his eye. Certainly one could argue that the windows add another shape, but I think it makes the image a little to top heavy. Tom, my guess is that I would have captured a very similar image to yours had it caught my eye. I'm not sure I would have even seen it, though. Good eye and observation! Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: F 35-135/ 3.5-4.5 Macro
Hi, Okay... question to all the lens gurus out there. I am in need of a decent quality mid range zoom lens for little league portraits. Therefore I need something that can handle both team shots and indivuals. I had been using my A 50 (or M 28 depending on space) for the teams and a M 135 for individuals. With as many teams as we shoot in a day this is a little inconvienient. Optical quality is not extremely important since we rarely enlarge even to 8x10, but speed is since we are often shooting in less than ideal conditions and the boss hates dark backgrounds. Maybe you want to invest in a second body, so that you can have one body with the 28 and one body with the 50? Anyway, I found this lens on KEH for a reasonable amount, and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this lens. The main thing I wonder is, is it better than the new Sigma 28-105/2.8-4? While awaiting my new flash (which broke the other day, rememeber) I shot with my bosses N90s with this lens (sigma) it seems like a decent lens but I'd like to stay away from Sigma; however, the speed of this lens is very attractive. Also the 35-135 macro could serve me more purposes than simply little league portraits. So please any comments you have as to my little dilema are greatly appreciated. I have no experience with either lens. But I've heard horible things about the optical qualities of this particular Sigma lens. On the other hand, the quality of the F-zooms has been extremely high and their build also very solid. I think that you can get the Pentax zoom with confidence that it is the better lens. But think seriously about the idea with two cameras too. Cheers, Boz - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
I bought an MX
A couple of weeks ago I posted a request for tips on what to look for when buying an MX. Thank you to all those who offered tips. I am now the proud owner of a very nice MX with SMC-M 1.4f. It is a lovely bit of kit, as soon as I pointed out the camera in the pre-owned section the salesman commented - "They don't make them like they used to". I really couldn't agree more. It feels so solid and the sound of the shutter is just superb. I cannot wait to run a film through it and see if the lens is really as good as people say. I will take a look at the next couple of PUG themes and see if I can take a picture with the MX for it. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on actually using the MX as I didn't receive an instruction booklet. Thanks again for the tips and long live Manual. Paul
Re: SMC Pentax 135/2.5 Telephoto Lens
and so do I :-((( Daphne - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re[2]: Sunny 16 Rule
Hi, thanks Tom. It seems that I didn't know about this because I've been shooting slides and using an incident meter for so long. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, May 07, 2001, 12:21:21 AM, you wrote: Hi Bob: The Sunny-16 rule came about long and long ago, before the manufactures removed the the safety factor of about one stop that they used in rating the films. That is, film went from 200ASA to 400ASA without any change in the emulsion. This happened back in the late fifties. For best results you need to put that one stop back into the film rating. Thus you need to use 1/2 the ASA, or Sunny-11 to get the same results as you did back then. If you look in something like the film guide book Focal Press publishes, you will note most negative films have a one stop underexposure rating and a two stop overexposure rating. Using the sunny 16 rule your are several times more likely to underexpose than over expose. Also the brightest sunlight is seldom more than one stop brighter than the Sunny 16 predicts, so you only get -in the worst case- one stop overexposure, but can get several stops underexposure using the Sunny-16 rule. That said many modern color negative films have a very wide exposure latitude so can take several stops overexposure, but most only take one or two stops of underexposure so it may be better to shift the exposure a couple of stops with film like Kodak MAX. That is, rate it at 200 instead or 800. These changes did not apply to slide film because it did not have the latitude to allow it, so the Sunny-16 rule still applies to it. Though in truth I have underexposed more slides than I have overexposed, so I tend to use Sunny-11 there also. But, I usually use an incident meter and that is far more accurate than any rule of thumb. In the case of the original poster, he should check and see if his problem is not the lab rather than exposure before he does anything else. --Tom - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
another mint SMC 24mm f3.5 on ebay,
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1236096680 no BIN. this is one great lens! Daphne - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
KLD: 135/2,5 (SMC, 58 mm filter)
Hi I am collecting opinions of the following lens. I will summarize the answers in the appropriate page of the KMP. SMC 135/2.5 (the SMC lens with 58 mm filter thread, not the Takumar) === What is your opinion of this lens? Is it any good? What do you use it for? What do you like about it? How well built is it? How is the handling (weight, size, etc.)? How about optical qualities: resolution, contrast, color, distortion, bokeh, light fall-off, etc.? Can you make a better picture of it than the one that I already have on the KMP? Is there any piece of information about this lens that I am missing that you can provide? Please post your answers to the PDML. TIA, Boz -- _\\|//_ Imagination is more important than knowledge... 0(` O-O ')0 A. Einstein ===ooO=(_)=Ooo=== Bojidar D. Dimitrov author and editor, Pentax K-Mount web page [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.phred.org/pentax/k/ = __ __ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Screwmount Mania
I bid on this lens, but the collectors beat me up! http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1234177762r=0t=0showTutorial=0ed=989187664indexURL=0rd=1 - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: I bought an MX
Hi Paul, Congratulations! You now hold what I consider to be the real hidden secret of the Pentax world. While all and sundry rave about the LX, we MXers quietly get on and shoot some wicked stuff with our 'real' workhorses. The MX is very small, and if you've got big mits like me, you'll need some dexterity with things like Depth of Field Preview (which personally I think is a load of old cobblers anyway but let's not get into that right now...) - that's where you push the self-timer lever in the opposite direction. You'll notice that if you switch the meter on by depressing the shutter button part-way, and leave the wind-on mechanism out so it's in the stand-off position, away from the camera, the meter will stay on continuously - hence always leave the wind-on pushed in tight to the body when you've finished shooting, and then the shutter button will pop up completely and the meter will switch off. Unless you want to travel really light (my ideal would be an MX with a 35mm lens - hate the 43mm pancake...), then a great addition is a Winder MX. Not the same as the winders for the other auto 'M' cameras, it takes 4 AAs, and will do 2 FPS and gives a great purchase for your right hand. They're pretty foolproof but watch out for weak or broken battery-doors - the integrated nut can disintegrate as the thumbwheel bolt is tightened. Not designed this way, nevertheless the MX's mirror can be locked up by winding on the shutter, then 'flipping' you finger across the top of the shutter release, sharply. This causes the mirror to pop up and hold, but the shutter curtains haven't yet released. The final press on the release then let's the curtains go. It takes practice. Don't forget the interchangeable screens - I personally hate the supplied SC-1 (microprism collar surrounding split screen), and have the SA-1 in both my MXs. This is ground glass with just the microprism centre. You can run any K mount lens on your MX - one of mine has a Tokina 28-70 attached, which is an autofocus lens. I use it manually no problems at all. Watch out for worn foam around the focussing screen and the film door. Try and store it shutter fired (not in the cocked position) when not in use for extended periods - otherwise undue strain is placed on the springs and mechanism as it's all tensioned up ready for shooting. Let the LXers huff and puff about sticky this, and luggy that, get out there with that little gem and you'll get some cracking shots - even if your batteries run down - full service maintained at any speed! Cheers, Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads www.macads.co.uk - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Screwmount Mania
Don't feel too bad, Bob. Intensive independent tests have shown that this lens is grossly overrated. Bob Poe wrote: I bid on this lens, but the collectors beat me up! http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1234177762r=0t=0showTutorial=0ed=989187664indexURL=0rd=1 -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA 24-90mm lens in stock @ BH
I noticed that too, and the case is for Pentax 67 lenses too, which would be way too big, I would think. I was also checking out the FA 28-70mm F4 (which is quite a compact lens I hear) and they recommend the case that fits the 120mm F4, 150mm F2.8 for the 645 and 75mm shift for the 67 for $70. Whats up with that? Todd At 01:58 PM 5/6/01 -0400, you wrote: Todd Stanley wrote: http://www01.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivat or__Aproductlist_html___222155___PE249035FA___REG___CatID=274___SID=E68467F2 610 $499 In case anyone is interested. I note that it comes with a hood and caps, but no case. Case recommended is a Pentax soft case for $60! Bob Harris - - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Screwmount Mania
Hi Bob, Maybe K Mount Mania. With the 52mm filter size, this would be the K mount version. Mark Rofini -Original Message- From: Bob Poe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, May 07, 2001 8:02 AM Subject: Screwmount Mania I bid on this lens, but the collectors beat me up! http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=12341777 62r=0t=0showTutorial=0ed=989187664indexURL=0rd=1 - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: The Jewel (May PUG)
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: ... I agree with the high praise this shot is receiving. When I stared into my cup of black coffee this morning and saw a few bubbles where Gianfranco had found jewels, I knew what the difference is between a hack like me and a real photographer! ... ...and between italian coffee and that thing you call american coffee or whatever...;-). Flavio, who never drank any of both... PS Gianfranco's shot is really amazing for me to. My first thought looking at the photo was that when you're a photographer inside you're never off your job. F - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: PUG wars until you beg for a mercy killing
I agree with that. Except this month I think I have learned that the silence probably was due to the shock of my crummy submission. Tom C. Shel wrote: Well, maybe, but that's only an assumption. Perhaps the photo was well liked by several people, but they just didn't comment. You can't learn anything from silence. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: PUG Comments for May
Hi Bruce, Thanks for your comments. I agree with the crop suggestion. I liked the complication by having the top windows included but I definitely agree that I find the simpler image more pleasing and wish I would have considered a crop before sending it. As I look again after your comments, I would probably crop out the left most porthole and a quarter inch on the right. Yeah, this photograph stinks as taken. It's possible I was a little cockeyed when I took the picture, but the lines of the boat ran as seen with a low stern and a high bow, and it was bobbing on the water as well, with the bow facing the incoming tide. The bottom is actually a very dark blue. In the end I don't know why I chose this image, had second thoughts immediately upon sending it, and had totally forgotten the one I had originally intended to use. Thanks, Tom - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 1:33 AM Subject: PUG Comments for May At the Quay by Thomas Cakalic - My very first impression when I looked at this image and read the comments was one of pleasant surprise at the reasonable image quality considering all the mediocre feedback about these super-zooms. Much better than I would have thought. That said, let's look more at the image. I like the three different bands of color - brown, white and black. I am somewhat torn as to whether I like the windows showing or not. On one hand, they help give some sense of what I am viewing, but on the other hand, if the image is about color, shape and pattern, then I find it somewhat distracting. I have tried cropping them out and it gives me a better feeling as a more abstract image. It also feels tilted to the left just a little too far. Just enough for me to notice. I don't think it should be perfectly straight up and down, though. Ok, after playing a bit more, cropping the windows out, rotating to the right about 2 degrees, I am now seeing what Tom comments that caught his eye. Certainly one could argue that the windows add another shape, but I think it makes the image a little to top heavy. Tom, my guess is that I would have captured a very similar image to yours had it caught my eye. I'm not sure I would have even seen it, though. Good eye and observation! Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
PUG Commentary - Norn Baugher's Serenity
I've looked at this photo several times and have come away with mixed feelings about it. First, the horizontal, parallel lines of the fence, the shore, the waves, and the shadow of the tree create a very nice, tranquil feeling. The choice of the 105mm focal length was just about perfect. Any longer and the compression would have upset the balance, wider would have skewed the scene completely into something else. What bothers me is the tree branch in the upper right corner. Upon some viewings I see it as a nice framing element, other times it strikes me as a distraction. Strange that each time I look at the photo I get a somewhat different feeling. I did a real quick and dirty crop and removed the branches, and I'm still not sure which I prefer. http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/seabeach2.jpg -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
PUG Commentary - Norn Baugher's Serenity
I've looked at this photo several times and have come away with mixed feelings about it. First, the horizontal, parallel lines of the fence, the shore, the waves, and the shadow of the tree create a very nice, tranquil feeling. The choice of the 105mm focal length was just about perfect. Any longer and the compression would have upset the balance, wider would have skewed the scene completely into something else. What bothers me is the tree branch in the upper right corner. Upon some viewings I see it as a nice framing element, other times it strikes me as a distraction. Strange that each time I look at the photo I get a somewhat different feeling. I did a real quick and dirty crop and removed the branches, and I'm still not sure which I prefer. http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/seabeach2.jpg -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Pentax-spotting
Hello Pentax-fans, I could not help noticing a Pentax-user in the swedish nature-show Mitt i naturen-Film there was a short (.5 hour) documentary from and about the swedish nature-filmer and photographer Mattias Klum. It described his reportage about asiatic lions in India, and he used a couple of Z-1P's with at least two BIG FA* lenses, as I am not used to seeing these lenses I can not tell which ones, but I think I could spot a figure of 600 on the side of one of the lenses. The intresting part is that they mentioned that the next issue of National Geographic (June?) will feature this reportage in 16 pages ! The photographs in this must have been taken with Pentaxes ! I do not care much if Pentax is a pro-camera, but it makes me feel good seeing an *excellent* photographer using the brand I choose. The reason I mention this on the list, is because I think there was a short discussion about Mattias Klum a while ago, if he used Pentax or not. PLEASE do not start a flame-war about brands, I do not want to read 100 e-mails a day about the pros and cons of this and that brand. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Feedback for my USA-travel gallery site
Hi group, I spent most of last week scanning negatives and updating my web-site that now covers 3 years of travel to the southwest of the USA. I put some effort in navigation, using scanned road-maps that you can click to get to the photographs for the area. I would like some feedback on how you like this site and its navigation ... Consider: - It is not a real best-of type of gallery, there are very good images there, but also more documentary ones. - there are currently over 200 photos, so it is LARGE (average image is 35Kb) the initial navigation map is about 35Kb too. - The travel-years 1996 and 1995 are still under construction (and 2001 will be added later :-) You can find this travel gallery at: http://www.fsys.demon.nl/gallery/usa-sw/ Some navigation tips are on the opening page ... TIA for any comments. Regards, JvW - Jan van Wijk; www.fsys.demon.nl - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Screwmount Mania
Right you are...I should have looked more carefully at the focus barrel...Bob --- Rofini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bob, Maybe K Mount Mania. With the 52mm filter size, this would be the K mount version. Mark Rofini -Original Message- From: Bob Poe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, May 07, 2001 8:02 AM Subject: Screwmount Mania I bid on this lens, but the collectors beat me up! http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=12341777 62r=0t=0showTutorial=0ed=989187664indexURL=0rd=1 - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Screwmount Mania
This lens is K mount. What's with the message title? - Original Message - From: Bob Poe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 7:44 AM Subject: Screwmount Mania I bid on this lens, but the collectors beat me up! http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1234177762r=0t=0sh owTutorial=0ed=989187664indexURL=0rd=1 - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: I bought an MX
BTW Paul, You can download the owner's manual and the service manual for the MX at http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA 24-90mm lens in stock @ BH
It must be that, despite the recommended cases being way too big for the lenses, those are the only ones they have in stock and they want to sell us something. The recommendations must have been developed by an ambitious marketing person rather than someone who has actually had his/her hands on the lenses. Bob Harris Todd Stanley wrote: I noticed that too, and the case is for Pentax 67 lenses too, which would be way too big, I would think. I was also checking out the FA 28-70mm F4 (which is quite a compact lens I hear) and they recommend the case that fits the 120mm F4, 150mm F2.8 for the 645 and 75mm shift for the 67 for $70. Whats up with that? Todd At 01:58 PM 5/6/01 -0400, you wrote: Todd Stanley wrote: http://www01.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivat or__Aproductlist_html___222155___PE249035FA___REG___CatID=274___SID=E68467F2 610 $499 In case anyone is interested. I note that it comes with a hood and caps, but no case. Case recommended is a Pentax soft case for $60! Bob Harris - - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- Robert Harris, Economic and Public Policy Consultant 30 River Road, #17J, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044 Tel. 212-753-4951 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA 24-90mm lens in stock @ BH
I've noticed Pentax has gone away from unique marked cases for each lens, and replaced them with cases measured in diameter and length. The S70-70 for instance in 70mm in diameter (internal) by 70 mm in depth. This basically fits the 50mm lenses, the TCs, and possibly a few others. With the 24-90, it has a 67mm filter, making it somewhat bigger than most consumer zooms, and hence needing a larger case. - Original Message - From: Todd Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 8:05 AM Subject: Re: FA 24-90mm lens in stock @ BH I noticed that too, and the case is for Pentax 67 lenses too, which would be way too big, I would think. I was also checking out the FA 28-70mm F4 (which is quite a compact lens I hear) and they recommend the case that fits the 120mm F4, 150mm F2.8 for the 645 and 75mm shift for the 67 for $70. Whats up with that? Todd At 01:58 PM 5/6/01 -0400, you wrote: Todd Stanley wrote: http://www01.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivat or__Aproductlist_html___222155___PE249035FA___REG___CatID=274___SID=E68467F2 610 $499 In case anyone is interested. I note that it comes with a hood and caps, but no case. Case recommended is a Pentax soft case for $60! Bob Harris - - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Aurora Pictures of April 17
HI Steve. Your right. In my images, at the size you've seen, the stars look pretty much like points. If I blow it up in Photoshop I can see that they're actually short trails. This tells me if I had actually had my aperture at 1.9 instead of 2.8 I could have gotten the same aurora exposure with much less visible trailing in about a 20 sec exposure/ maybe down to around 15 sec. if I used an f1.4. Tom C. Steve Sharpe writes: It's all trade offs. The longer exposures will show more stars, but they will be trailed due to the Earth's rotation. The aurora will appear brighter and more colourful as well, but if it is an active one with a lot of movement then the detail will be smeared. -- - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Time exposures on the MZ-7...Re: New Pentax Owner
- Original Message - From: Daniel Suarez Subject: New Pentax Owner My experimenting with the camera and its various features has lead me to timed exposures. The manual explains how to do it. It said to put the camera in manual mode and press the button for as long as you want the exposure for. But, I am obviously missing something since this is not working. Put the camera in manual mode, and set the shutter speed to B. The shutter will then be held open for as long as the shutter button is depressed. This is best done with the camera on a tripod and using a remote release, as otherwise you will get camera movement. William Robb - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: KLD: 135/2,5 (SMC, 58 mm filter)
SMC 135/2.5 (the SMC lens with 58 mm filter thread, not the Takumar) What is your opinion of this lens? Is it any good? Mechanically superb and a pure joy, optically very good but not superb What do you use it for? Portraits, snapshots, details, low light What do you like about it? How well built is it? How is the handling (weight, size, etc.)? As I said: The mechanical quality is superb and pure joy. The focal length is one of my favourite ones, and the lens is fast enough for easy focusing and low light shooting. It is much heavier than the M135/f3.5 but makes a better combination with the LX. On an M camera, however, the M lens feels better... How about optical qualities: resolution, Resolution is good but not better than that of the M135/f3.5, and the FA135/f2.8 seems to be slightly ahead of them both. contrast, color, distortion, No complaints here at all bokeh, Here the lens is at the (high) Pentax standard, neither below, nor above. As one would expect from a 135mm lens, the background is very nicely blurred if it is far away, however, sometimes narrow lines like thin branches double noticeably, especially if they are closer than the main object... The FA77 is better for sure... However, lenses can be much worse. I just tried a MF Tokina 400/f5.6 at a local camera store. Absolutely shocking bokeh. Not just double images but triple, quadruple... as if the lens had a special effect filter attached... light fall-off, A little bit, as one would expect Can you make a better picture of it than the one that I already have on the KMP? No. Is there any piece of information about this lens that I am missing that you can provide? This is a keeper... Arnold - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
OT: FS flash camera
#1 Vivitar 285 (not the HV) In great shape. Works well. With manual and wide-angle adapter. $75 #2 GAF L-CM body (screw mount) with Case Manual Fresh Battery GAF 50/1.9 lens Rokunar 135/2.5 lens Auto extension tube set Really clean body. Meter works properly. $60 Add $5 for shipping in the US. Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: PUG Commentary - Norn Baugher's Serenity
I checked it out Shel, I'm still not sure which I prefer. That was my big question with the photo. I would imagine a complete reframing would have yielded a better result (all though the other ones I have didn't do it for me). Thanks for the comments. Norm P.S. it was a 105mm on a 6x7... Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've looked at this photo several times and have come away with mixed feelings about it. First, the horizontal, parallel lines of the fence, the shore, the waves, and the shadow of the tree create a very nice, tranquil feeling. The choice of the 105mm focal length was just about perfect. Any longer and the compression would have upset the balance, wider would have skewed the scene completely into something else. What bothers me is the tree branch in the upper right corner. Upon some viewings I see it as a nice framing element, other times it strikes me as a distraction. Strange that each time I look at the photo I get a somewhat different feeling. I did a real quick and dirty crop and removed the branches, and I'm still not sure which I prefer. http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/seabeach2.jpg -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: I bought an MX
At 06:57 AM 05/07/2001 -0500, you wrote: Threading the film leader can be a problem. I always bent a hook on the end, insert into the magic fingers then used my thumb to run the take-up until I knew it was locked in place. IF you don't you might get 40 or 50 shots on your 24 exposure roll. GRIN Always watch the rewind knob while you are advancing past the film leader. If the rewind doesn't turn when you advance the film, then you didn't get those damn' magic fingers threaded properly and you have to do it again. I nearly always advance until I have about a wrap and a half around the takeup spool before I shut the camera back. - Original Message - From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 3:10 AM Subject: I bought an MX A couple of weeks ago I posted a request for tips on what to look for when buying an MX. Thank you to all those who offered tips. I am now the proud owner of a very nice MX with SMC-M 1.4f. It is a lovely bit of kit, as soon as I pointed out the camera in the pre-owned section the salesman commented - They don't make them like they used to. I really couldn't agree more. It feels so solid and the sound of the shutter is just superb. I cannot wait to run a film through it and see if the lens is really as good as people say. I will take a look at the next couple of PUG themes and see if I can take a picture with the MX for it. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on actually using the MX as I didn't receive an instruction booklet. Thanks again for the tips and long live Manual. Paul - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . Buford C. Terrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Law(713) 646-1857 South Texas College of Law 1303 San Jacinto Houston, TX 77002 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ A deep respect for Law requires intense skepticism toward every law. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
OT: Re: The Effects of Drugs Prostitution
At 07:30 AM 05/07/2001 -0700, you wrote: Luis Pinar wrote: What's the point? Were they taken with Pentax equipment? See Treena's comment below: These photos are both disturbing and heartbreaking at the same time. I referred this website to my husband, who believes it could be a great help in the anti-drug education classes he teaches at the school. Thanks for the link. Just another point of view. My feeling is this: drugs and the problems associated with drugs have taken an immeasurable toll on society as a whole, and on many countless millions of individuals. Perhaps these photos can in some way help one or two people by putting the potential ravages of drug use into some perspective. That, Luis, is the point! -- Shel Belinkoff I first sent this reply privately to Shel, but I think it needs repeating here. These pictures are a propaganda scam designed to pull your heartstrings, not convince your head. What I told Shel was: Thanks for pointing out this dramatic and moving site. I teach Controlled Substances Law and have been active in working on the drug laws for several years. I'm sure I will be using this essay for some purposes. However, it's probably best as an example of how photography can be used to lie. Compare some of the later pictures in the series to, for instance, Dorothy Lange's Okie mother; what you are seeing is the effects of poverty and life on the street; not the effects of drugs or prostitution either. A woman's sad life is being callously used by the police department for propaganda purposes. Incorporating pictures like this in a drug education course would be a real disservice to the students, who need facts, not hysteria. I HOPE a Pentax was not used for this kind of misrepresentation. Buford C. Terrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Professor of Law(713) 646-1857 South Texas College of Law 1303 San Jacinto Houston, TX 77002 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ A deep respect for Law requires intense skepticism toward every law. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Sunny 16 Rule
RK, Aside from the recommendations others have made, here's a few more off-the-wall suggestions that might help... You might consider flashing the film to obtain more details in the shadow areas. It might not help much though given the contrast range, but is worth an experiment. Also, I've noticed that Kodak film (what I mostly shoot) developed and printed with Fuji supplies tend to be more contrasty than Kodak film developed and printed on Kodak supplies -- specifically, the shadows areas loose detail and go cmopletely black way too quickly. Therefore, you might try and experiment of matching film brands with processing if you are not already doing so (or how about a mismatch if you are arealdy doing so?). help that helps, Patrick White ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I've messed up some very important landscape shots- I had to take them about just after noon in blazing sunlight and the resulting images are ghastly: burnt out highlights with deep shadows. I showed them to a pro and he recommended I use the Sunny 16 rule whenever I take photos in bright sunshine- i.e., I ignore the CW meter reading. Is this good advice? I shoot print film and my usual outfit for outdoor shots would be a MZ5+17mm Tokina - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: KMP web access statistics
Half of those are probably mine. My daily routine is to check E-bay, then KEH, Then the KMP, then BOA's lens review.then finally the checkbookand nothing happens after that. brent Brent, consider visiting the checkbook first. g Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: Re: The Effects of Drugs Prostitution
Interesting Buford, thanks for the insight. Norm Buford Terrell wrote: At 07:30 AM 05/07/2001 -0700, you wrote: Luis Pinar wrote: What's the point? Were they taken with Pentax equipment? See Treena's comment below: These photos are both disturbing and heartbreaking at the same time. I referred this website to my husband, who believes it could be a great help in the anti-drug education classes he teaches at the school. Thanks for the link. Just another point of view. My feeling is this: drugs and the problems associated with drugs have taken an immeasurable toll on society as a whole, and on many countless millions of individuals. Perhaps these photos can in some way help one or two people by putting the potential ravages of drug use into some perspective. That, Luis, is the point! -- Shel Belinkoff I first sent this reply privately to Shel, but I think it needs repeating here. These pictures are a propaganda scam designed to pull your heartstrings, not convince your head. What I told Shel was: Thanks for pointing out this dramatic and moving site. I teach Controlled Substances Law and have been active in working on the drug laws for several years. I'm sure I will be using this essay for some purposes. However, it's probably best as an example of how photography can be used to lie. Compare some of the later pictures in the series to, for instance, Dorothy Lange's Okie mother; what you are seeing is the effects of poverty and life on the street; not the effects of drugs or prostitution either. A woman's sad life is being callously used by the police department for propaganda purposes. Incorporating pictures like this in a drug education course would be a real disservice to the students, who need facts, not hysteria. I HOPE a Pentax was not used for this kind of misrepresentation. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Tamron 90mm 2.8 Macro
I have this lens, K mount AF. I love it, it's on my camera a lot of the time, not only for macro! Comes with a hood, and the focus range can be locked to a range either macro or non macro. In general AF is not useful in macro, but it is nice to have when using the lens in non macro situations. I can't compare it to the Pentax offerings on 100mm macro, however I feel no need to replace it. Frits Anyone have any experience/comments on the Tamron 90mm 2.8 Macro? - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: New Pentax Owner
Hi Daniel, Welcome to the list! Before you go out and spend gobs and gobs of money on a 200mm or 400mm lens make sure that the venue you want to use it on will allow you to use it there! I recently went to a Detroit Red Wings hockey game and was telling my boss that I was going to take a big telephoto lens to get some close-ups. He tipped me off that the NHL prohibits long lenses (apparently so does Major League Baseball). I went taking my Pentax Spotmatic and a 55mm Takumar lens and they still didn't want to let me in...saying nothing longer than 54mm!!! (They relentedbut check it out first!) I'm sure amateur and minor league events don't have this prohibitionI can only guess that they want you to buy souvenir posters, rather than take your own quality photos! Welcome again! Mike Steele --- Daniel Suarez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list! This will be my first posting to the group. I am also new to Pentax. Just on Thursday I received my new Pentax MZ-7 with 35-80mm FA Lens. I've already gone through 3 rolls of 36 exposures. I am very happy with it. My experimenting with the camera and its various features has lead me to timed exposures. I've been trying to practice on a waterfall near my work place but I can't figure it out. Is anyone familiar with the camera? I am not using a remote to minimize camera movement for the timed exposure as recommended since I've yet to purchase one (this is next on the list - along with a tri-pod). The manual explains how to do it. It said to put the camera in manual mode and press the button for as long as you want the exposure for. But, I am obviously missing something since this is not working. I'm also thinking of purchasing a larger lens. I am thinking either maxing at 200 or 400mm. Not sure. I'd like to shoot sports events (baseball, hockey, soccer) and I am not usually near the action. I'm thinking I should go for the 400mm lens. All I now is that I am getting a fish eye lens. I love those effects/shots. C. Daniel Suarez *** Wishbone Systems, Inc. 619 Palisade Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 201.541.7000 Ext. 456 201.541.6583 http://www.WishboneSystems.com/ *** __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
MZ-7 time exposure?
Daniel, I'm sure you'll be receiving explicit answers to your question, but let me offer this in the meantime. I don't have access to that particular camera and I'm only guessing, but check the mode selector for a B. This is the retro symbol for timed exposure when the air bulb was the commonly used remote shutter release. Still available if you shop a bit. You are, of course, right to acquire a substantial tripod and a remote shutter release. The water fall ribbon effect may not require the exposure time are perhaps assuming. I've used 100ISO film (and slower) almost exclusively, which lends itself to such work. I have stacked 2 polarizing filters a couple times and used an AE camera setting. Work with the polarizing angle of each filter until the scene is substantially darkened. Check meter for its reaction and if the meter has no objection, bracket a few frames and plan on some interesting images. Enjoy! Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: The Effects of Drugs Prostitution
In that case it is OT. Frits Luis Pinar wrote: What's the point? Were they taken with Pentax equipment? See Treena's comment below: These photos are both disturbing and heartbreaking at the same time. I referred this website to my husband, who believes it could be a great help in the anti-drug education classes he teaches at the school. Thanks for the link. Just another point of view. My feeling is this: drugs and the problems associated with drugs have taken an immeasurable toll on society as a whole, and on many countless millions of individuals. Perhaps these photos can in some way help one or two people by putting the potential ravages of drug use into some perspective. That, Luis, is the point! -- Shel Belinkoff - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
unusual PUG comment: Brian Campbell
Copper Seas by Brian Campbell, Canada Really nice picture! When I first saw it I must say that I was really, really surprised. Just have a look at the address below and you'll know why... http://www.scf.fundp.ac.be/~ycaudano/these/yc1112d000621-c2.jpg Rather funny, isn't it ? Yves -- Dr. Yves Caudano Laboratoire LASMOS Département de Physique Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix 61 Rue de Bruxelles B-5000 Namur Belgium [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel : + 32 (0)81 72 5487 fax : 4707 URL : http://www.fundp.ac.be/sciences/physique/lasmos/ http://www.scf.fundp.ac.be/~ycaudano/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: May PUG Comments
Tom, Thanks for noticing. I was beginning to think I would have to interpret silence as meaning that no one cared for the image. As I was narrowing the choice down, I would shrink the images to PUG size and had to throw many out that just didn't show well enough at that small size. This one was questionable, but 4 or 5 people all picked it as the best of the bunch. Early morning is *the* time to be there. The lighting is magical and gives an effect that can be achieved no other way. Thanks again, Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - Original Message - From: aimcompute [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 1:51 PM Subject: May PUG Comments The shots that really got my eye this month: snip GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Bryce II by Bruce Dayton A masterpiece Bruce. Worthy of any coffee table book on Utah. I like the way you've handled the tree on the left. The whole thing has such a realistic feel to it and I am instantly transported there. My favorite this month. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT : The Effects of Drugs Prostitution
This must be Let's-dump-on-Shel week. He does not need a defense from me, but I am amused at the tenor of some of the comments in this thread. So I will add a couple of my reactions to the reactions. 1) Is the series of photos he pointed to OT? Yes, I suppose it is in the narrowest sense, since it does not deal with Pentax equipment. If that criteria were accepted by all we sure could cut down on the number of messages that pass through here daily. But in the past when I and others have complained about the amount of off-topic nonsense that appears on the list, we have been outshouted by those who feel that list members should not be constrained to discussing only Pentax equipment-related matters, but should be permitted to discuss or raise questions about general photography topics, discussions of technique, non-Pentax tools needed to use our Pentax gear to best advantage, etc., (while perhaps eliminating politics, religion, the weather, and other completely non-photographic stuff.) And we have many threads dealing with non-Pentax matters, but dealing with photographic things of possible interest to many Pentax users. There are frequent discussions on lighting, characteristics of different films and developers, film latitude, how best to deal with extremely contrasty scenes, how best to scan images, enlargers, tripods, tripod heads, how neat it is to do photography of various nighttime sky scenes and how best to do it and when, and more. Lots of those topics are interesting, although not to all of us all of the time, and as often as not they are not labeled OT without generating much in the way of complaint. So what is the big deal about this series of photos? Lots of interesting work has been done using a similar technique -- the same subject photographed at widely varying times. I have seen interesting series' of shots of the same tree in different seasons, of the same geographic features over time -- a while back someone did a project rephotographing many of the early (19th century) scenes of the American West, placing cameras in the same position, etc., to show what has happened to the spots over a long time period. I wonder if Shel would have gotten the same reaction had he said, Here is an interesting example of showing intertemporal changes with photography. That could, I think, properly be considered a sort of photo technique topic. I note that The 19th century Russian photos that Shel pointed us to a week or so ago was equally OT. It showed some interesting technique and the photos were good, but it did not relate directly to Pentax equipment, and it did not get any complaints. Seems to be the reference to prostitution and drugs that bothers people. 2) Interpreting this series as showing how photos can lie because the cops labeled the series, The Effects of Drugs and Prostitution strikes me as making a strong assertion without proof. (Perhaps based in part on anti-police bias?) True, the cops have not presented evidence that the physical changes visible in the photos are caused by drugs and prostitution, but neither has any evidence been presented that it was not so caused, that it was caused by something else. Where is the evidence to support the claim that those changes are caused instead by life on the street and poverty? What has been the woman's income over this period, her living conditions, etc.? Those things are not stated anywhere. So both assertions of causation are just that -- assertions, without proof. (I do not consider a reference to Dorothea Lange's depression work as proof of anything, and I do not see much of a parallel anyway.) In fact, it is likely that the physical changes were caused by all of those factors -- drugs, prostitution, life on the street and poverty often go together and long-time heavy drug users who are poor and live on the street do tend to deteriorate physically pretty fast. It also is possible that the poverty and living on the street were caused by heavy drug use (which I assume is what the cops believe), although that cannot be stated with certainty since poverty and lousy conditions of life also can lead to drug use. So, to flatly state that These pictures are a propaganda scam designed to pull your heartstrings, not convince your head may be true but it also may not be true. That statement is not something that should be taken as fact without evidence. The cops may be right. And I also note, in my role as Shel's defender, that he did not hang the possibly inaccurate label on the series, the cops did. Nor did he refer to the series using that label. He simply said: This is a link to a series of arrest photographs of the same individual over the course of 10 years. She was about 31~32 years old at the time of the first photo. It's not a pleasant series of photos. I believe that is absolutely correct on all points. Bob Harris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the
Re: The Jewel (May PUG)
Flavio Minelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS Gianfranco's shot is really amazing for me to. My first thought looking at the photo was that when you're a photographer inside you're never off your job. F Hi Flavio, Thanks indeed. You are right, I feel like I'm never off photography. But more than a job I consider it a true passion, if not an obsession (that's the passion seen by the 'others'...) :-) Ciao, Gianfranco Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: New Pentax Owner
- Original Message - From: Daniel Suarez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New Pentax Owner Hello list! This will be my first posting to the group. I am also new to Pentax. Just on Thursday I received my new Pentax MZ-7 with 35-80mm FA Lens. I've already gone through 3 rolls of 36 exposures. I am very happy with it. Hello from another MZ-7 user:)) Just remember it sometimes tends to overexpose a bit :) My experimenting with the camera and its various features has lead me to timed exposures. I've been trying to practice on a waterfall near my work place but I can't figure it out. Is anyone familiar with the camera? I am not using a remote to minimize camera movement for the timed exposure as recommended since I've yet to purchase one (this is next on the list - along with a tri-pod). Instead of using the remote control you can use timer (as I do:)) or buy a release cord... Having a tripod is a must, anyway... The manual explains how to do it. It said to put the camera in manual mode and press the button for as long as you want the exposure for. But, I am obviously missing something since this is not working. As mentioned in other postings, use B time. To do this, set the camera to the manual mode M and then select the proper shutter speed (bu) with the swich under the shutter release button. You'll need, however, an external timer to measure time... I'm also thinking of purchasing a larger lens. I am thinking either maxing at 200 or 400mm. Not sure. I'd like to shoot sports events (baseball, hockey, soccer) and I am not usually near the action. I'm thinking I should go for the 400mm lens. All I now is that I am getting a fish eye lens. I love those effects/shots. Consider carefully all the pros and cons... A really good 400mm prime costs a fortune and it's almost impossible to get sharp pics if handheld. Will you be able to shoot from the tripod (or monopod) being among the crowd? Greetz Artur - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
May PUG Commentary
Tulip Fields by Cameron Hood - My first impression on seeing this was Wow! Truly a worthy panoramic format image. As I examine it closer, some questions come to mind that I wish Cameron had detailed in a comment. The film is very punchy and holds color well in what looks like overcast light. Looking closely I see a solid red line across the horizon that makes me think that perhaps this is actually two images stitched together. The tulips seem somewhat out of place with the background. Hopefully Cameron can give us an explanation. I like this image nonetheless. It has a powerful foreground in the vast number of multi-colored tulips, that really carries the image. The more neutral colored background tends to complement the foreground and keeps my attention focused on the tulips. Without it my eyes would just wander around. Nice job Cameron! Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
On Mon, 07 May 2001 14:47:56 -0700, John Francis wrote: So that's $999 from Adorama BH, and $929 from Camera World. Quite a difference! List price, according to cCamera World, is $1099. And $899 from Arlington Camera. Later, Gary - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: It's time again
Go Mariners! Jim From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 16:57:40 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: It's time again Anyone else keeping an eye on the Cubs? :) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
Hello all! I'm pretty new to the pdml but I thought I should send you what I have learned today. Below is the pricing that ADORAMA emailed me for pricing on the MZ-S. They wont give this price over the web unless you submit your email, in which they email you this price ADORAMA - Here is your requested price quote: SKU: PXMZS Brand: Pentax Title: Avail 5/01 Pentax MZ-S Pro AF SLR U.S.A Price: $874.95 - If you would like to purchase this Item, please click the link below http://www.adoramaphoto.com/request.tpl?sku=PXMZSoldcart=98925192963931 - - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
Gary L. Murphy wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2001 14:47:56 -0700, John Francis wrote: So that's $999 from Adorama BH, and $929 from Camera World. Quite a difference! List price, according to cCamera World, is $1099. And $899 from Arlington Camera. Wasn't there some question as to the validity of this last price? I recall at least one list member (Texdance?) expressing doubt as to whether Arlington would have pricing that competitive. -- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Graphics, Inc. (650)933-82952011 N. Shoreline Blvd. MS 43U-991 (650)932-0828 (Fax) Mountain View, CA 94043-1389 Hello. My name is Darth Vader. I am your father. Prepare to die. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Re: unusual PUG comment: Brian Campbell
On 7 May 2001, at 21:26, Yves Caudano wrote: Copper Seas by Brian Campbell, Canada Really nice picture! When I first saw it I must say that I was really, really surprised. Just have a look at the address below and you'll know why... http://www.scf.fundp.ac.be/~ycaudano/these/yc1112d000621-c2.jpg Rather funny, isn't it ? Yves HA! Nice shot, Yves, looks like it was a bit later in the day that yours was shot, and with more cloud cover love the pink hues in the clouds Great job of framing! Like something I would probably do :-P Did you use any filters with the shot? What film / lens did you use? Cheers! Brian - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
On Mon, 07 May 2001 17:31:00 -0700, John Francis wrote: Wasn't there some question as to the validity of this last price? I recall at least one list member (Texdance?) expressing doubt as to whether Arlington would have pricing that competitive. Yes. I live in the same area as Texdance. It's still listed as $899.99 on their web site. As of five minutes ago. Later, Gary - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Gianfranco's The Jewel
I've made my comments to Gianfranco off-list as to what I thought of his image. I also queried his use of a 645 lens on a 35 mm body. I didn't know they were compatable. My question to the group is: Is there technical/creative merit for using a 645 lens on a 35 mm body, or do people do it because 'they can'? Don - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Gianfranco's The Jewel
Donald Ross asked: Is there technical/creative merit for using a 645 lens on a 35 mm body, or do people do it because 'they can'? Yes ... yes in that there may be focal lengths or optical characteristics that the larger format lens may have that would be useful on a 35mm camera. However, more often than not it's because it can be done, and allows the photographer to buy only one lens in a focal length rather than one for each camera format. Pentax 6x7 lenses will also work on a 35mm Pentax. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Grain is the brushstroke of photography. - Man Ray - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: KMP web access statistics
Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: Hi all, I must admit that I'm a bit tickled... I just checked (for the first time ever!) the Web access logs of the KMP, and for the last 14 days it looks like this: 3150 accesses to the main page 26117 accesses to HTML files 95855 accesses to all files (HTML, GIF, JPG, CSS, TXT) Pentax is not that unpopular, after all... :-) Cheers, Boz And because you put together an excellent site for Pentax enthusiasts. David S. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
Man, I really need to get one of these I just need a bookie so my wife doesn't find out about it. ;-) By the way, welcome to the list. William in Utah Eric Platt wrote; Hello all! I'm pretty new to the pdml but I thought I should send you what I have learned today. Below is the pricing that ADORAMA emailed me for pricing on the MZ-S. They wont give this price over the web unless you submit your email, in which they email you this price ADORAMA - Here is your requested price quote: SKU: PXMZS Brand: Pentax Title: Avail 5/01 Pentax MZ-S Pro AF SLR U.S.A Price: $874.95 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
I got a quote from Adorama last week at $849...the yoyo has a very short string...Bob --- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gary L. Murphy wrote: On Mon, 07 May 2001 14:47:56 -0700, John Francis wrote: So that's $999 from Adorama BH, and $929 from Camera World. Quite a difference! List price, according to cCamera World, is $1099. And $899 from Arlington Camera. Wasn't there some question as to the validity of this last price? I recall at least one list member (Texdance?) expressing doubt as to whether Arlington would have pricing that competitive. -- John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Graphics, Inc. (650)933-82952011 N. Shoreline Blvd. MS 43U-991 (650)932-0828 (Fax) Mountain View, CA 94043-1389 Hello. My name is Darth Vader. I am your father. Prepare to die. - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
A 70-210 f4
Noticed that a few were talking about this lens. I managed to snatch one up last night off eBay, from someone I've dealt with before, for a total of, $65.00 including shipping! Can't wait to get it. Later, Gary - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
Looks like Adorama doesn't have any idea what they are charging for it. That's three different prices we've seen from them. I'd be curious to see if they stand by that $849 price, Bob. Doug At 7:09 PM -07005/7/01, Bob Poe brandished a favorite crayon and scribbled: I got a quote from Adorama last week at $849...the yoyo has a very short string...Bob -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: PUG Comments (Framing)
Hi, Rodgers is not the only one having problems with framing the image. Some of my problems is inattention to detail, not noticing what is happening outside my main subject, not watching for trees or telephone poles growing out of people's heads, not taking into account the viewfinders 92% field of view - the usual errors. The viewfinder itself is a problem. I wear glasses with a -8 diopter correction. The eyepiece diopter correctors don't correct enough for me to shoot without my glasses. With the glasses on I can only see 2 adjacent borders of the frame at the same time, and certainly not the corners. If the shot is hand held, bouncing my head around to look for the corners and the edges just wobbles the camera, distorting the composition. Using a tripod does help with the composing. Cropping the scanned image helps, too :-) I have mostly been using a Program Plus and K1000. I was about to buy a MZ-M. Is there another camera that works better for people with glasses, something else I should look at? Or, can the viewfinder diopter adjuster thingies (I'm sure that is the correct Canadian technical term) be stacked to get a higher correction and still keep my eye close enough to the viewfinder to see the whole frame? Are there any better options than using a tripod and taking more time? Thanks. Rodger Whitlock wrote: snip there has been a repeated remark that my photos would be better if they were more carefully framed to avoid cutting off interesting things at the edge. This tells me that (like many other amateurs) I need to pay closer attention to what is in the viewfinder and take more time in composing each shot. snip -- Dave Maki Calgary, Alberta - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
Doug Brewer Looks like Adorama doesn't have any idea what they are charging for it. That's three different prices we've seen from them. I'd be curious to see if they stand by that $849 price, Bob. Not very likely, considering their reputation for charging extra for camera straps and lens caps when they are supposedly included in the kit. Yes, the camera is $849, and the body cap is $20, and camera strap is $45, the battery cover is $25, and the viewfinder cap is $15. That'll be $1019 with our standard $65 SH fees. Cheers, Gerald - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: PUG Comments (Framing)
Hi ... The LX, with its removable finders and FB-1 system my be helpful. http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/viewfinders/index.htm -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Grain is the brushstroke of photography. - Man Ray Dave Maki wrote: I have mostly been using a Program Plus and K1000. I was about to buy a MZ-M. Is there another camera that works better for people with glasses, something else I should look at? Or, can the viewfinder diopter adjuster thingies (I'm sure that is the correct Canadian technical term) be stacked to get a higher correction and still keep my eye close enough to the viewfinder to see the whole frame? Are there any better options than using a tripod and taking more time? - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Gianfranco's The Jewel
Theoretically, no. Generally, one would expect the 645 system to be sharper than a 35mm system owing to the larger negative. This is not just because of the grain, but also because less resolution is requires of the lens. This is a good thing because it's harder to make a lens cover the larger format and usually both resolution and speed suffer. This all translates to no advantage in quality and usually a slight lowering of resolution. Usually the 645 lens will be slower. What's the advantage? well, if you already own the 645 lens you save money, and if you're carrying both formats in the field, you don't have to carry the 35mm lens of the same focal length. Regards, Bob... --- When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace. They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease. And when we disarmed They sold us delivered and bound to our foe, And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: 'Stick to the Devil you know.' --Rudyard Kipling - Original Message - From: Donald Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 6:14 PM Subject: Gianfranco's The Jewel I've made my comments to Gianfranco off-list as to what I thought of his image. I also queried his use of a 645 lens on a 35 mm body. I didn't know they were compatable. My question to the group is: Is there technical/creative merit for using a 645 lens on a 35 mm body, or do people do it because 'they can'? - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
52mm hood for 35-70mm zoom
Does anyone have any recommendations for the subject lens? I suspect that Nikon should have one to fit a 52mm mount, but what model would give the best coverage without cutting the corners off at 35mm? - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: New Pentax Owner
I went to the Cubs game on Saturday and took my camera and a couple of lens. I carried them right in inside a Tamrac messenger-type bag under my shoulder. Security never even asked me to open the bag. I saw quite a few people with cameras and lenses that appeared to be in the 200-300mm range. I was sitting on the right field side about 8-10 rows from the field even with Sosa. I was able to focus in on all of the action at the plate and at second pretty well with a 80-320 zoom. I should get the pictures back Wednesday so I'll let you know how it went. I used Kodak Royal Gold 400. The weather was kind of overcast. Anyone recommend anything else for next time? (P.S. Collin B.: I can't believe the Cubbies either! It is shaping up to be a long summer of holding our collective breath!) Mike Steele wrote: snip Before you go out and spend gobs and gobs of money on a 200mm or 400mm lens make sure that the venue you want to use it on will allow you to use it there! I recently went to a Detroit Red Wings hockey game and was telling my boss that I was going to take a big telephoto lens to get some close-ups. He tipped me off that the NHL prohibits long lenses (apparently so does Major League Baseball). I went taking my Pentax Spotmatic and a 55mm Takumar lens and they still didn't want to let me in...saying nothing longer than 54mm!!! snip --- Daniel Suarez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I'm also thinking of purchasing a larger lens. I am thinking either maxing at 200 or 400mm. Not sure. I'd like to shoot sports events (baseball, hockey, soccer) and I am not usually near the action. I'm thinking I should go for the 400mm lens. All I know is that I am getting a fish eye lens. snip _ - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
WTB:Reverse Ring Light Holder K
Hi I am hoping to mount my AF140C ring light on a reversed lens. I understand from Boz's site that I need a Reverse Ring Light Holder K to do so. They seem to be much less common than an ordinary reversing ring. Does anyone have one for sale or can they direct to somewhere that does have one? Thanks Alastair Robertson Dr Alastair W. Robertson, Senior Lecturer Ecology, Institute of Natural Resources Massey University, Private Bag 11222 Palmerston North, NEW ZEALAND Tel +64 6 350 5799 ext 7965 Fax +64 6 350 5623 Mobile +64 21 416 020 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.massey.ac.nz/~ARoberts/ - - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Gianfranco's The Jewel
On 7 May 2001, at 21:14, Donald Ross wrote: I've made my comments to Gianfranco off-list as to what I thought of his image. I also queried his use of a 645 lens on a 35 mm body. I didn't know they were compatable. My question to the group is: Is there technical/creative merit for using a 645 lens on a 35 mm body, or do people do it because 'they can'? Hi Don, Many PDMLers have answered why so I won't further elaborate apart from offering a URL to images of the adaptors in action: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/pentaxmfvs35mmlenstest.html Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 Fax +61-2-9554-9259 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Small world category: Re: unusual PUG comment: Brian Campbell
Yup, thats a nice one, fer sure. Got me one of them myself. http://www.accesscomm.ca/users/wrobb/sunset.jpg HAR!!! Thae world is decidedly small. Pentax content: Shot with the 6x7. William Robb Yves C. wrote: Copper Seas by Brian Campbell, Canada Really nice picture! When I first saw it I must say that I was really, really surprised. Just have a look at the address below and you'll know why... http://www.scf.fundp.ac.be/~ycaudano/these/yc1112d000621-c2.jpg Rather funny, isn't it ? - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax MZ-S at BH ...
On 5-7-01 Tom V. made this passing comment: aimcompute wrote: It's simple marketing, the age-old method of liking sex with products. Hmm. Didn't know 'k-mount' could be a verb. It could very well be but I know that screw-mount is definitely one. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - 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' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
