Re: MZ-S-Finder?
Hy Jan, on 02 Jul 01 you wrote in an article concerning "Re: MZ-S-Finder?": >From what I have heard, it is closer to the MZ-5n, it is a little better >for persons with glasses but it is NOT a high-eyepoint finder. That's what I've heard also. To put such a finder into a semi-pro camera ist not very competitive, I think... > >The only real high-eyepoint solution by Pentax (35mm) at the moment >would be the action-finder on the LX I guess. (FB-1 + FC-1). > >Note: High eyepoint comes at the cost of LOWER magnification, >making manual focusing less precise. Yes, that's the problem: As I understand the action-finder, you use it with a distance of 6cm to your eye. It is more like a little screen than a finder. This distance in combination with the lower magnification you've mentioned makes focussing quite uncomfortable. I really wonder which Pentax would be comfortable if you're wearing glasses... Regards, Heiko - 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: Old vs new...
It's time to purchase some FA Limited lenses... regards, Alan Chan >Hi, >Being on the used equipment market I had the chance to see a lot of older >Pentax (and non-Pentax) lenses: Takumars, M's and A's. Most of them are of >course primes, although some zooms appeared too. I bought two in the last >two months: SMC M 50mm/f2 and SMC A 28mm/f2,8. Gee, what a different >"touch" >they have, comparing to the contemporary plastic stuff. They look solid, >professional, elegant, serious... perhaps "classic" is the right word... >Nowadays consumer grade lenses look like toys - very fragile, light (too >light?) etc... I don't especially like the construction of the FA lenses - >my 80-200/f4,7-5,6, although optically very good, seems so fragile, that I >have constant, subconscious fear of breaking it... >Those old lenses have such a "feeling", that I cought myself holding them >for just a pleasure of... holding:)) Seems like I've got some collector >tendencies... >Greetz >Artur _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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: A clue to the flash-impaired?
Hi Chris! I think the GN gives a clue to the distance for correct exposure. With grey cards and stuff. But I must admit your example makes me wonder... Jostein > -Original Message- > From: Chris Brogden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Ok, stupid question time. Does using the guide number like > this give you the maximum distance at which you can fully > illuminate a subject, or is it the furthest that the effects of the > flash can be seen, however minimally? > > For example, the 500FTZ has a GN of 50 meters. > If I'm using an f2 lens (down to 25m now) and shooting > with ISO 400 film (doubling the effective distance > of the flash), can I really get a fully illuminated > subject 50m away? Or is that just the furthest that I > can reasonably expect to see some effects of the flash? > > chris ### This message has been scanned by F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange. For more information, connect to http://www.F-Secure.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: Z-1 and stuff
Hello I am also looking for selling Pentax stuff: Z-1 Special edition and 28-70mm f/:2..8 FA for about 720$ 500FTZ about 120$ Someone interested ? See you [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Gary L. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Users Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: mercredi 4 juillet 2001 01:46 Subject: Z-1 and stuff > == Not sure this made it out so I'm reposting. If it did, sorry for the dupe. == > = > > I've got a few things I'm going to sell on eBay, but wanted to give the list members first shot. > > > Pentax Z-1 with Grip Strap and manual (PZ-1) with box in EX+ condition (KEH) - $350.00 > > Pentax SMC 28-80 Power Zoom in LN- condition (KEH) - $75.00 > > Pentax P30t with SMC-A 50mm f/2 in EX+ condition (KEH) - $95.00 > > > The above prices are plus shipping and insurance via USPS Priority Mail. > > I can accept money orders, cashiers check or PayPal. > > > If interested, please contact me OFF-LIST at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks! > > > > > 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 . _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.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: what filters are your favorites and why?
Hi, The filters i use the most are UVs just to protect the lense, 81B to warm things up a bit, polarizer and a colour correction filter for use under tungsten light (think its an 80B). If i had to take any one filter with me, it would be the polarizer or the 81B. Cya - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 2:44 PM Subject: Re: what filters are your favorites and why? > being somewhat new to all of this i maybe asking the obvious question and for > that i apologize if i bore some of the more senior pug-sters but i'd like to > learn from their obvious experience. > > what filter(s) do u love, can't live w/o, would never ever not have with u > when u grab a loaded camera and head out the door? > > and why that (those) particular filter(s)? > > what does it specifically do for your images? > > again, thank u for sharing > > robo > - > 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: what filters are your favorites and why?
being somewhat new to all of this i maybe asking the obvious question and for that i apologize if i bore some of the more senior pug-sters but i'd like to learn from their obvious experience. what filter(s) do u love, can't live w/o, would never ever not have with u when u grab a loaded camera and head out the door? and why that (those) particular filter(s)? what does it specifically do for your images? again, thank u for sharing robo - 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 .
July PUG
"Shadows at Play" by Ollen Mullis. Outstanding image. Congratulations! Best, Chris - 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: Suggestions to the list re PUG comments
Jack Davis wrote: > > The chorus, > > It doesn't seem that complicated to me. That reads as > a condescending pompous statement from one who assumes > "special" insights. Maybe I'm too uncomplicated. What is this in response to? tv - 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: Comments welcomed
wonderful ! i must say, you have a kind of style of your own. the light - rather the way you catch the light and composition - i somehow find unique. shall go over in details again and again. really inspiring. anand >From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: pentax-discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Comments welcomed >Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 11:25:33 -0700 (PDT) > >Group, > >I'm floating my new website for your review. >I welcome your candid impression of the "look" of the >site, but primarily, the work itself. >I value your collective opinions. >www.photolightimages.com > >Jack > > >__ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail >http://personal.mail.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 . > _ 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 .
Re: My wonderful day, sort of OT
really felt nice to read about your nice day. i was thrilled too. actually, it reminds me - long back not only during my school even during college days too i used to paint - and those concepts of composition still stand valid in photography. in fact, i kind of moved to photography on account of lack of time - couldn't find that much time to do a painting - especially portraits. with camera, you can do a lot. and then i somehow stuck with camera only. however, as i was reading your message, it struck me again - light, composition, colors, contrast, all those things we talk in photography - are basically inherited from painting. thanks a lot for helping me re-new my old interests. anand. >From: Jon Hope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: My wonderful day, sort of OT >Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 02:30:18 +0800 > >Hi all > >I managed to catch up with my 84 year old aunt today, or is it yesterday >already? Whatever. :-) I haven't seen her for almost 5 years and haven't >visited her for the best part of twenty five years. My mother had told me >last week that she (my aunt) wanted to have a look at some of my >photographs, and maybe I'd like to look at her paintings. I couldn't agree >quickly enough. > >Anyway, we popped down there for the afternoon for a visit. My aunt is 84, >going on 25. She still paints, and has about 3 works on the go at present. >She and my uncle had dragged out every canvas for viewing. Some of them are >absolutely wonderful. One took my eye almost immediately, a painting of a >street in ... erm ... [insert city in Europe here]. My mind is playing >silly buggers with me, I'll remember the city later, about a minute after I >post this. It is a most wonderful picture. I'm probably the worst art >critic in the world, and that'd be stating the bleeding obvious. I was >smitten with the painting, and I'll have to talk to my mum about what it'll >take to acquire it. > >We talked about her methods and how she was still learning how to do >things. We talked about light, we talked about colours, we talked about >technique, we talked about composition. It is a shame I have as much talent >as painting as I do at bricklaying, which suffice to say is almost nil. I >was amazed that she was still learning new techniques, some of which >require quite a deal of control to master. She was unfazed about learning >them, but her eyesight isn't as good these days, so it is a bit harder than >it should be. :-) > >We talked about how she got started, and how she wasn't allowed to draw >when she was a kid. It wasn't until she was living on the farm, and things >were good, that she picked up a paint brush and started to paint. She still >goes to workshops, and showed us a charcoal on paper drawing she did at the >last one she attended, about 2 years ago. The workshop was on getting ideas >on paper in a short amount of time, using the minimum amount of effort (or >something like that). I reckon had the person in the drawing walked in the >door he would have been recognised from the drawing. > >All in all, some of her insights will be incorporated into how I see images >when I'm about to photograph them. > >We got onto my photographs. Where I look at the picture and see the image, >my aunt was taken by the light on objects, by how scenes flowed, how the >colours came together in a scene. I said she could keep any of the photos >she wanted, as I have the negatives, and re-prints are pretty cheap. She >was unsure, but I still left about 20 or 25 photos with her. I found it >pleasing that a lot of the ones she wanted to keep are among my favourite >photographs. > >The one she liked the most is the one that sits above my computer here at >home. The same photograph is my backdrop to windows at work, and has been >for the past year and a half. One day I may get around to submitting it to >the PUG, but I'm more inclined to be selfish, and keep it to myself. LOL > >I left thinking it would be a shame to let 5 years go by without visiting >again. Maybe I will take some 12 x 8's when I go visiting next time. > >All in all it was an inspiring day. I came away feeling that if I live to >be 85, and still think of myself as a wrinkled 25 year old, I'll be doing >alright. If I can still be learning new things at the same time I think >I'll have done better that could ever have been expected. > >Like the subject says, it was my wonderful day. I just thought I'd share a >bit of it with the list. > >Cheers > > >Jon > >Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase the sun, you can't race the >wind > >- >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 . > _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail
RE: Suggestions to the list re PUG comments
The chorus, It doesn't seem that complicated to me. That reads as a condescending pompous statement from one who assumes "special" insights. Maybe I'm too uncomplicated. When anyone reads a critique of his/her work, each word sears the sole. Glowing adjectives intoxicate with delight and innocuous, pleasant, patronizing remarks sober the spirit. There is no hiding the truth of their meaning. Be as honest as consideration allows. Simply apply degrees of enthusiasm by carefully selecting only encouraging words. If someone is delusional, they will eventually re-interpret any remarks to mean whatever they want them to mean regardless of their intended message. Obviously, in the case of an international sight such as ours, special considerations must apply. However subtle, language barriers require particular skill to guarantee a sensitive message is accurately received. Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.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: trouble with adapter "K"
On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Christopher Lillja wrote: > Anyway, I found "K" adapters on B&H, but none of them seem to be > genuine Pentax. Any idea where I could find the real thing? Does > Pentax make them anymore? > > Or should I just buy an old Spotmatic? :>) Of course! (To all of your questions) :) The old Spotties are pretty nice, and the pre-Spotmatic Pentaxes are beautiful. Any camera store should have the official ones or be able to get them in for you. If you can't find one, let me know and I can sell you a new one for $16 US plus shipping (probably about $2 US). chris - 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: trouble with adapter "K"
Thanks for the help, guys. I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be an M42 to "K" adapter. Several M42 lenses thread into it effortlessly, it just doesn't mate up to a "k" mount body. It looks perfect but it's probably just junk. Anyway, I found "K" adapters on B&H, but none of them seem to be genuine Pentax. Any idea where I could find the real thing? Does Pentax make them anymore? Or should I just buy an old Spotmatic? :>) Thanks, Chris L. - 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: Suggestion to the list re PUG comments
I think right now the lack of comments may be that it's summer in the northern hemisphere. In my case it's because I'm swamped at work. Tom C. - Original Message - From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 5:05 PM Subject: Suggestion to the list re PUG comments > Hi all, > > I think that this is silly, that we individually should have to post messages to the list (or at submission - I had totally forgotten about it) saying that we want comments on our PUG submissions. > > Who doesn't want his/her picture commented on? > If there is such a person I rather think that this person is the one who should say so. > > Each new PUG used to be a party. Now it's like nobody dare say anything and there seems to be a general confusion about it. > > I suggest that default mode be "Comments welcome!". This is the obvious and easiest way, isn't it? > > (Let's just regard the incident (the ill-advised harsh approach) the other month a solitary one, one that anyhow isn't very likely to get repeated.) > > What d'ya all say? Back to the original concept? > > Lasse > > - > 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: Suggestion to the list re PUG comments
On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Frank Theriault wrote: > Seems to me that any image posted on any given month should be open to > comment/criticism. It *is* open to comments/criticism. The organized comments are meant to *add onto* this, not replace it. > The semi-formalized critiques organized by Chris Brogden are another > animal altogether, and should not stop anyone from commenting on any > image that moves them, for better or worse! Agreed, 200%! chris - 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: Suggestion to the list re PUG comments
On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, Lasse Karlsson wrote: > I think that this is silly, that we individually should have to post > messages to the list (or at submission - I had totally forgotten about > it) saying that we want comments on our PUG submissions. Well, we're talking about two different things. You don't have to post to the list saying that you want your photo commented on. Anyone from the list can comment on any photo they want to; that remains unchanged. Asking me off-list for comments at the time of submission is a separate thing. That's just a way that you can be reasonably sure that your photo will be commented on, and since the commentators only have a few "assigned" photos, they can sometimes go into more depth than they otherwise could. So, if you want comments, you can do three things: (1) Do nothing, and hope that someone finds your image worthy of talking about. (2) Ask the list for comments. This does not guarantee that you will receive any comments, but it opens your request to the entire PDML to see. (3) Ask me off-list to add your photo to the ones that the commentators will talk about. This hopefully ensures that you'll receive thoughtful feedback about your photo, though it may limit it to one or two commentators. There's no reason why you can't do (2) and (3) both, though part of the idea of the organized comments was to reduce the amount of list traffic asking for comments. > Who doesn't want his/her picture commented on? If there is such a > person I rather think that this person is the one who should say so. Since the PUG and the PDML are separate entities, the list consensus was that submitting to the PUG is not necessarily a request for organized comments from the PDML. Also, some people use the PUG just for sharing photos that have a special value or meaning to them, and that don't necessarily have any artistic intent or value. The PUG is not a critique-oriented site. On this basis, I'm for leaving the organized comments as an opt-in process, and not as the default. This is probably confusing for some because they don't understand the distinction between the organized comments and comments in general. I don't think it's a good idea to have organized comments on every photo submitted, for the above reasons. However, if a photo catches your eye or if you feel like commenting on it for any reason, every photo is wide open for general comments to the list. There are *no* restrictions on talking about any photo you want to. All I'm saying is that the *organized* comments are something that should be requested by the photographer if they want them, and not done for every shot submitted. As far as general comments or criticisms go, feel free to jump in and say stuff! > Each new PUG used to be a party. Now it's like nobody dare say > anything and there seems to be a general confusion about it. I hope that this email clears up some of the confusion. If not, ask me again. :) > I suggest that default mode be "Comments welcome!". This is the > obvious and easiest way, isn't it? Unsolicited comments about any photo you feel like saying something about are always okay, IMO, as is asking the list for comments on your submission. Just don't expect your photo to be part of the organized commentary unless you specifically request it to be. If this is still too confusing, or if people don't see the value of the organized comments, I don't have a problem with abandoning the idea altogether. chris - 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: BW prints from color negs
> Jim Apilado wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > I have to make some black and white enlargements from color negs. What is > > the name of the process that I would tell a custom lab that I want? > I've produced some fairly good BW prints from color negs on Kodak Panalure paper. It's a bit tricky to work with since you can't use a safelight, but the results are acceptable. A better option, in my opinion, is to scan the neg into PhotoShop as an RGB file, then convert the file to grayscale and print it digitally. I've found that this works very well. 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 .
Re: Suggestion to the list re PUG comments
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I agree, Lasse. I think there has been a "comments freeze" of late, <> Seems to me that any image posted on any given month should be open to comment/criticism. If one is thin skinned, one may wish to say "comments not welcome", or some such thing. But I agree with you, the anticipation of the first of the month, seems to be diminished now. I love to look at the Gallery, but the following "free for all" seems not to be there, taking with it much of the fun of the event! <> Count my for for "back to the original concept"! >> Frank, One of the problems is the success of the gallery. There are so many images that it has become more difficult to review all of them and pick which you like best or offer comments. It's easy when 5 or 6 are really standouts above the rest. It is harder when it's 15 or 20 that are really good and deserve some thought. Regards, Bob 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: Replacement for Agfa Ultra 50
Joseph Tainter wrote: > > Here's what the rumors have been, in the order I have seen them on > rec.photo.film+labs: > > 1. An ISO 100 replacement exists for Ultra 50. > > 2. No U.S. dealers ordered it, so it will not be sold here. > > 3. Agfa has restructured, stopped trying to sell its film division, has > a new commitment to film, and the Ultra 50 may go on sale after all. 1. It has not yet been released, but it is in the works. 2. Bull. It hasn't yet hit the market. 3. Ultra 50's production line has already been shut down. If it were easy to get it going again, Agfa would have, to take advantage of this sudden, unforseen demand for the film. These factoids courtesy of Agfa Canada. -Aaron - 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: Replacement for Agfa Ultra 50
Here's what the rumors have been, in the order I have seen them on rec.photo.film+labs: 1. An ISO 100 replacement exists for Ultra 50. 2. No U.S. dealers ordered it, so it will not be sold here. 3. Agfa has restructured, stopped trying to sell its film division, has a new commitment to film, and the Ultra 50 may go on sale after all. Decide for yourself whether to believe any of this. Joe - 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: A clue to the flash-impaired?
Paul Warren wrote: > I'd now like to learn some more about fill-flash. I understand the basic > concept, but I'm confused about equipment. My ZX-M came with the > AF201SA flash, but my understanding is that it's not very appropriate > for fill flash. If I'm wrong, let me know! Anyway, I'm mostly confused > about the terminology surrounding flashes (manual, auto, TTL, non- > TTL) and what will and won't work with the ZX-M. Any enlightenment/ > suggestions on technique/equipment? Hi Paul, Welcome to the list! Maybe I can help you out. Hopefully one of the other list members can help you out if I lead you astray. Pardon the long answer MANUAL: You figure out the proper lens aperture and subject distance from the flash unit's guide number. For instance, I believe your AF201SA has a guide number of 66 (in feet). Provided you are using ASA 100 film, the correct lens aperture multiplied by the correct distance-to-subject will be equal to the guide number. For example, you might use ASA 100 film, a lens set at f/4, and a distance to your subject of about 16 feet. This will give you a *fully illuminated* subject. (This is different from fill flash -- more on that below.) If you use film faster than 100 speed, just multiply the guide number for your flash unit by the square root of the speed ratio. Thus, for 400-speed film, the guide number would be 66 times the square root of (400/100), or 132. You could thus shoot subjects about 32 feet away at f/4, or about 16 feet away at f/8, for example. Just to complicate things further, some flash units will allow you to discharge the flash at less than full power. Many of the Sunpak units, for instance, allow you to discharge at full power, 1/2, 1/4, or 1/16. For fill flash, you generally don't want all of the light illuminating your subject to come from the flash. Your subject may be partially illuminated by the sun or other ambient light, and you just need a little extra to partially fill in some of the shadows. If you're shooting people, keep the sunlight out of their faces to avoid squinting, etc. From your distance to subject, calculate the proper aperture for full flash illumination, then stop down the aperture a bit (perhaps a stop or two further, to allow for less light on the subject). Using your camera's meter, calculate the correct shutter speed to properly expose the background of your scene at the aperture you just set your lens to. Hopefully the correct shutter speed will be slower than the X-sync speed for your camera (1/100 sec for the ZX-M, if I remember correctly). This is where a variable-power flash unit sometimes comes in handy. AUTO: A little sensor on the front of the flash unit measures the flash intensity reflected off the subject. When enough light has been detected, the flash unit quenches (or shuts off) the flash. Thus, the duration of the actual flash will be longer for darker scenes and shorter for lighter scenes. You can generally do fill flash with these types of units by either setting the film speed dial on the flash unit to a faster film speed than you have loaded, or by stopping down your lens a bit further than the "correct" aperture displayed on the indicator scale on the flash unit. TTL: "Through-the-lens" metering. A little sensor inside of your camera measures the flash intensity at the film plane. Your camera body would then tell the flash unit when to quench the flash. This requires a dedicated flash unit, specific for your camera, and a TTL-capable body. If I remember correctly, the ZX-M is not capable of TTL metering. Generally, non-TTL units are AUTO. A NOTE ON EQUIPMENT: You may wish to pick up a more versatile flash unit at some point. A useful feature to have is a bounce head -- one that can be angled from horizontal to vertical. Another useful feature is a swivel head -- one that can be rotated from a straight-ahead position to an off-to-the-side position. This way, you can bounce the harsh flash off of a ceiling or wall to get a more diffused and natural light. Hope this helps. Good luck! Bill Peifer Rochester, NY - 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: BW prints from color negs
Jim Apilado wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I have to make some black and white enlargements from color negs. What is > the name of the process that I would tell a custom lab that I want? It's not really a separate process...you're probably thinking of Panalure paper, which used to be the only paper you could use to do this. Oriental makes a paper to do this now too...I guess you'd call them chromogenic papers. I've heard the Oriental is nice, but of course all these papers are evil and anyone who wants a b+w print should be elbow deep in hypo and sleep on 100 pound bags of dektol. Just tell them you want a b+w print from a color neg, and make sure they don't print it on regular b+w stock. You can also do this digitally, of course. tv - 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: Kodak and the Digital Age
Well Radio-cameras didn't move too well. Anyone taking bets on cable/switch/telephone-cameras? Otis Wright Doug Franklin wrote: > Interesting article about Kodak and their new President and what she's > trying to do with t > company: > > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/is/20010702/bs/can_kodak_find_its_focus__1. > 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 . - 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: Comments welcomed-follow up
> This forward will, hopefully, provide a more > expeditious URL for your convenience in accessing my > site: > > http://www.photolightimages.com > > As must be obvious, I encourage your comments. Theres some nice stuff there - I encourage other list members to take a look around. A couple of organizational comments: o It would be easier to navigate through a gallery if there were a thumbnail page for the gallery, or next/back buttons. o The "Bixby Bridge" link in the Coastal gallery switches you into the Scenic gallery. I'll post any comments on individual images once I've browsed through all the galleries. -- John Francis . . . . . . . . . . (650) 429-4427 MyWay.com 444 Castro St. Suite 101,Mt. View, CA 94041 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 .
Re: My wonderful day, sort of OT
Jon Hope wrote: > Hi all > > I managed to catch up with my 84 year old aunt today, or is it yesterday > already? Whatever. :-) I haven't seen her for almost 5 years and haven't > visited her for the best part of twenty five years. (inspiring story snipped) Thanks Jon, for sharing. Here's to hoping you'll keep in touch with her more frequently than before. :) Lasse - 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: Comments welcomed-follow up
> -Original Message- > From: Jack Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 12:44 PM > To: pentax-discuss > Subject: Fwd: Comments welcomed-follow up > > > Note: forwarded message attached. > > Posters, > > This forward will, hopefully, provide a more > expeditious URL for your convenience in accessing my > site: > > http:www.photolightimages.com > This one will work even better: http://www.photolightimages.com -- John Francis . . . . . . . . . . (650) 429-4427 MyWay.com 444 Castro St. Suite 101,Mt. View, CA 94041 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 .
Re: Trouble with adapter "K"
ARe you sure that it's a pentax adapter? It might be a screw -> minolta or other adapter . . . Illinois Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just avoid third-party adapters. Pentax originals are smooth as silk and > you can use them with your fingernails. No personal good experiences with > third parties. > My two cents > > Albano > > - > 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 .
well, i did it/was: 1st zoom/A35-105/3.5
well, i did it. plunked down good old american coin (actually it was a us postal money order) and bought my 1st lens, a zoom no less, the KA 35-105mm/f3.5 w/ macro. sounds nice doesn't it? bought it for a "fair" price though i thought i could have gotten it for $20-$25 less but sometimes u push aside the extra sawbuck and buy it anyway. if all goes well, should be here this time next week. now, my questions are about a 2x teleconvertor. i know that such a device will not be of the optical quality of a true long prime but since one reason i bought the above zoom was for an upcoming trip out west and that i love telephoto compression, i was thinking a 2x could make the "new" zoom into a 70- 210mm. anyone ever use a 2x on the above zoom? results? should i only buy a pentax 2x or can i buy a 3rd party (such as the oft-sold vivitar) anything special i should look for in a 2x? thanks again pug-sters for your advice on my 1st lens purchase. it will go well with the mx and i'm hoping the results will merit my postings on the pug page. be well. robo - 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 .
Fwd: Comments welcomed-follow up
Note: forwarded message attached. Posters, This forward will, hopefully, provide a more expeditious URL for your convenience in accessing my site: http:www.photolightimages.com As must be obvious, I encourage your comments. Thanks, Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ Group, I'm floating my new website for your review. I welcome your candid impression of the "look" of the site, but primarily, the work itself. I value your collective opinions. www.photolightimages.com Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.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 clue to the flash-impaired?
First-time poster... go easy on me :) I've been using my ZX-M for about six months. On a recent vacation I took some photos in extreme, almost overhead, sunlight. I did what I could when composing to try and get the sun behind me, but... let's just say the photos are less than what I'd hoped for. Lots of shadows on the subjects' faces... some of them are very underexposed as well (the landscape looks great, though!). I'd now like to learn some more about fill-flash. I understand the basic concept, but I'm confused about equipment. My ZX-M came with the AF201SA flash, but my understanding is that it's not very appropriate for fill flash. If I'm wrong, let me know! Anyway, I'm mostly confused about the terminology surrounding flashes (manual, auto, TTL, non-TTL) and what will and won't work with the ZX-M. Any enlightenment/suggestions on technique/equipment? Thanks! - 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 .
OT: BW prints from color negs
Hi everyone, I have to make some black and white enlargements from color negs. What is the name of the process that I would tell a custom lab that I want? Thanks, Jim A. - 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: July PUG comments
> "Metro, Paris, 2001", by Juan Buhler > I think there is a powerful message here, but the shot would benefit from > some commentary by the photographer. The static pose of the man in the > foreground contrasts well with the movement of the train. For me, this > conveys a sense of utter despair and hopelessness. I wonder what this man > was reading. The broken cigarette in the lower right corner is an > interesting compositional element -- really contrasts with the otherwise > near-sterile environment of the train station. I find the presence of the > two men in the background a bit distracting, and I think an even more > powerful message could be delivered by removing these two men with a bit of > digital manipulation. Thanks for your comments, William. I wasn't going to take this picture. The guy was in a funny pose, but it was just that, and I don't like sneaking pictures of drunks or homeless people. When the train came, I realized that the guy wasn't moving, and there was going to be a big contrast between his stillness and the moving train. I set the shutter to 1/15, metered on the ground, composed and fired. I think I did notice the cigarrette in the floor when framing the shot. Despair, hopelessness. They maybe make the picture interesting, but they came afterwards, during editing. I cannot claim I plan for these things to happen. Thanks again, j -- --- Juan J. Buhler | Sr. FX Animator @ PDI | Photos at http://www.jbuhler.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 .
My wonderful day, sort of OT
Hi all I managed to catch up with my 84 year old aunt today, or is it yesterday already? Whatever. :-) I haven't seen her for almost 5 years and haven't visited her for the best part of twenty five years. My mother had told me last week that she (my aunt) wanted to have a look at some of my photographs, and maybe I'd like to look at her paintings. I couldn't agree quickly enough. Anyway, we popped down there for the afternoon for a visit. My aunt is 84, going on 25. She still paints, and has about 3 works on the go at present. She and my uncle had dragged out every canvas for viewing. Some of them are absolutely wonderful. One took my eye almost immediately, a painting of a street in ... erm ... [insert city in Europe here]. My mind is playing silly buggers with me, I'll remember the city later, about a minute after I post this. It is a most wonderful picture. I'm probably the worst art critic in the world, and that'd be stating the bleeding obvious. I was smitten with the painting, and I'll have to talk to my mum about what it'll take to acquire it. We talked about her methods and how she was still learning how to do things. We talked about light, we talked about colours, we talked about technique, we talked about composition. It is a shame I have as much talent as painting as I do at bricklaying, which suffice to say is almost nil. I was amazed that she was still learning new techniques, some of which require quite a deal of control to master. She was unfazed about learning them, but her eyesight isn't as good these days, so it is a bit harder than it should be. :-) We talked about how she got started, and how she wasn't allowed to draw when she was a kid. It wasn't until she was living on the farm, and things were good, that she picked up a paint brush and started to paint. She still goes to workshops, and showed us a charcoal on paper drawing she did at the last one she attended, about 2 years ago. The workshop was on getting ideas on paper in a short amount of time, using the minimum amount of effort (or something like that). I reckon had the person in the drawing walked in the door he would have been recognised from the drawing. All in all, some of her insights will be incorporated into how I see images when I'm about to photograph them. We got onto my photographs. Where I look at the picture and see the image, my aunt was taken by the light on objects, by how scenes flowed, how the colours came together in a scene. I said she could keep any of the photos she wanted, as I have the negatives, and re-prints are pretty cheap. She was unsure, but I still left about 20 or 25 photos with her. I found it pleasing that a lot of the ones she wanted to keep are among my favourite photographs. The one she liked the most is the one that sits above my computer here at home. The same photograph is my backdrop to windows at work, and has been for the past year and a half. One day I may get around to submitting it to the PUG, but I'm more inclined to be selfish, and keep it to myself. LOL I left thinking it would be a shame to let 5 years go by without visiting again. Maybe I will take some 12 x 8's when I go visiting next time. All in all it was an inspiring day. I came away feeling that if I live to be 85, and still think of myself as a wrinkled 25 year old, I'll be doing alright. If I can still be learning new things at the same time I think I'll have done better that could ever have been expected. Like the subject says, it was my wonderful day. I just thought I'd share a bit of it with the list. Cheers Jon Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase the sun, you can't race the wind - 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 .
Comments welcomed
Group, I'm floating my new website for your review. I welcome your candid impression of the "look" of the site, but primarily, the work itself. I value your collective opinions. www.photolightimages.com Jack __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.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: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ?
Subject: Re: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ? > On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Michel Adam wrote: > > > Over the week-end, at an outdoor concert, I mistakenly shot two > > rolls at ISO/ASA 100. > > > > One was a Kodak TMY 400 (b&w), the other was a Konica Centuria 800 > > (C-41 process). > > > > Since I am sending this to a pro-lab, can I expect to get back > > something usable? Pardon me, I misread the original post. Tell the prolab to pull the TMY by 20%. The Centuria has to go through regular C-41 processing. 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: July PUG comments
Thanks Bill. > > "Pine Nuts", by Thomas Cakalic > Nice shot, Tom. This caught my eye immediately, because it's very similar > (in subject matter) to some macro shots I took a couple weeks ago during a > very light rain. I still have a couple more shots on the roll, so I'll have > to wait to see if mine turn out as nice as this one. Very nice colors, and > nice bokeh. Reminds me of Christmas. > - 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 .
Web site update
Hi folks, It's been a while since my last post of shameless self promotion. I have updated my site, with a couple of new galleries with pictures from Italy and Paris (I edited out the bad stuff, or so I think), and even a "What's New" section. If you care to tell me what you think, insults and all, I'll be forever grateful. Link down there in my .signature. Cheers, j -- --- Juan J. Buhler | Sr. FX Animator @ PDI | Photos at http://www.jbuhler.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: New Lens ???
I personally would like to see as many different Pentax lenses as possible; I just won't hold my breath for a 17-35/2.8 though. Firstly they need to upgrade the FA* 28-70/2.8 and the FA* 80-200/2.8 with models without power-zoom. A better idea in my opinion is to make an 24-70/2.8 to complement the rumored FA 18/2.8 Limited. As you say, these zooms are popular among photo journalist but that market has never been of much interest for Pentax, nor is it the most demanding use concerning optical quality. Have others than me noticed all those National Geographic wide-angle shot with fuzzy corners obviously shot with these crappy modern lenses? Two things are of major importance in a wide angle: Close focusing ability and flare control. Zooms are good at neither. A Photo journalist need quality thats good enough for the local newspaper Pål - Original Message - From: Pentax Clover To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 12:56 AM Subject: Re: New Lens ??? Hello I really hope for a 17-35mm f/:2.8, not because of digital but because it will be great. Action picture for news papers (reporting) need to change easily the range and have great aperture. REmember, Minolta has a 17-35mm f/:3.5 and no Digital SLR. Some friend s of mine tell that using these 3 lens : 17-35mm f/:2.8, 28-70mm f::2.8 and 80-200mm f/:2.8, will be the most use for professionnal use. Even a 400mm f/:2.8 in FA version And when Pentax will make converteers with AF connection ? By the way, do you know that the USM using by Xanon is licenced by Nikon ??? Funny isn t it ?See you [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Frits J. Wüthrich To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: lundi 2 juillet 2001 22:24 Subject: RE: New Lens ??? I think it is up to marketing of Pentax, not their engineers to decide what models they will release (develop). What lenses do you feel are missing? Frits Does anybody heard something about a 17-35mm f/:2.8 FA ??? And about stabilisation or silent wave ??? And do you think it is going to be released a new 80-200mm f/:2.8, cheaper, without power zoom ??? Last: How can we write to Japanese Pentax engineers ? I hope to ask them to release some lens I feel missing Thanks See you [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Trouble with adapter "K"
Just avoid third-party adapters. Pentax originals are smooth as silk and you can use them with your fingernails. No personal good experiences with third parties. My two cents Albano - 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: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ?
On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Michel Adam wrote: > Over the week-end, at an outdoor concert, I mistakenly shot two > rolls at ISO/ASA 100. > > One was a Kodak TMY 400 (b&w), the other was a Konica Centuria 800 > (C-41 process). > > Since I am sending this to a pro-lab, can I expect to get back > something usable? Yes. Some time ago I also shot a roll of TMY at 100. When I developed it, I just gave it a bit less time than the chart said, and got good results. Any good B&W place will do this for you. j -- --- Juan J. Buhler | Sr. FX Animator @ PDI | Photos at http://www.jbuhler.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: Automatic unsubscribing? (was: test)
I needed to resubscribe about three times in the latest pair of weeks... Albano - 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: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ?
just tell them that you shot both at 100. - 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: Trouble with adapter "K"
On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Christopher Lillja wrote: > Is there a trick to fitting this? The adapter doesn't want to mount up > to any of my bodies. If I fit the adapter to the lens, still no go. I > sure as heck ain't gonna force it! No trick. Just line it up properly and it should fit in easily. > Alternately, what is the best source for a quality adapter? B&H > doesn't seem to list the real Pentax item. Is the real Pentax adapter > worth the extra $? Does anyone have experience with good non-Pentax > adapters? I've never tried a non-Pentax adapter, but the Pentax ones aren't that expensive. Despite the fact that someone's always trying to get $24.99 US for them on eBay, they sell locally for $25 CAN, which is just over $16 US. Very reasonable, considering what it allows you to do. chris - 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: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ?
- Original Message - From: "Michel Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss@Pdml. Net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: July 3, 2001 9:57 AM Subject: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ? > > List wisdom needed: > > Over the week-end, at an outdoor concert, I mistakenly shot two rolls at ISO/ASA 100. > > One was a Kodak TMY 400 (b&w), the other was a Konica Centuria 800 (C-41 process). > > Since I am sending this to a pro-lab, can I expect to get back something usable? > > Any suggestions as to what tricks I should ask them to perform? Have them processed normally. Pull processing C-41 film is not viable. 3 stops over exposed is printable. Tell them the negs will be a little thick. 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: MZ-S in Toronto
As far as I know, the MZ-S I looked at was for sale. Also, the viewfinder was completely visible while wearing glasses, and the viewfinder display seemed nice and bright. I didn't buy it, though. I'm still waiting for word on the silver body. Pat White
Re: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ?
Michel Adam wrote: > Over the week-end, at an outdoor concert, I mistakenly shot two > rolls at ISO/ASA 100. One was a Kodak TMY 400 (b&w), the other > was a Konica Centuria 800 (C-41 process). > Since I am sending this to a pro-lab, can I expect to get back > something usable? > Any suggestions as to what tricks I should ask them to perform? If the lab is truly a knowledgable "pro" lab, all you need to tell them is that you accidentally shot them at asa100 and could they please do what they can to get something usable from them. I suspect that they will be successful w/ the TMY though perhaps the Konica 800 may suffer a bit. You may be charged some extra fees for pull processing. Bill - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [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 .
Off-camera AF220T
I would like to connect an AF220T off-camera. What would I need? Is it possible to use cords by manufacturers other than Pentax? (I read somewhere that the Canon Cord 2 may be used. What about the Nikon SC-17? I saw a picture on eBay and seems to be physically compatible.) My apologies for asking if it's possible NOT to use Pentax, :-) but I find all the F4ps and F5ps confusing and unnecessarily complicated. BTW, congratulations to all the participants in July's PUG, it's awesome! Hernan Mouro Graduate Teaching Assistant Kansas State University http://seiscuerdas.com/mouro - 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 .
Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ?
List wisdom needed: Over the week-end, at an outdoor concert, I mistakenly shot two rolls at ISO/ASA 100. One was a Kodak TMY 400 (b&w), the other was a Konica Centuria 800 (C-41 process). Since I am sending this to a pro-lab, can I expect to get back something usable? Any suggestions as to what tricks I should ask them to perform? Thanks Michel - 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 .
Trouble with adapter "K"
I recently purchased a nifty Jupiter 9 85/2 in M42 screwmount. It came with a decent looking adapter K. (The whole thing was cheaper than two cases of Heineken. Yes I realize this lens is probably NOT to be mentioned in the same breath with a real Pentax 85/2 but hey for $50 and besides I really like my Kiev MF lenses, especially on a Mamiya 645. Anyway...) I realize this is probably a substandard adapter unit but I'd love to try this cool little lens on my K1000 or MZ5. Is there a trick to fitting this? The adapter doesn't want to mount up to any of my bodies. If I fit the adapter to the lens, still no go. I sure as heck ain't gonna force it! Alternately, what is the best source for a quality adapter? B&H doesn't seem to list the real Pentax item. Is the real Pentax adapter worth the extra $? Does anyone have experience with good non-Pentax adapters? Hey, I'll be fitting up my MZ5 with a CZJ 180/2.8 from my Kiev outfit If I can get this goingPentacon 6 to M42 is pretty easy! I'm on digest, please answer directly. Thanks in advance! Chris Lillja School Publications Guy - 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 .
comments to sparky
Thanks Bill Peifer and John Cohen for your comments on Sparkys day at the Farm.You are right,it happened very fast but i thought something might happen as i say,he has no big animal expereince and just wanted to play. This was scanned at a local Rapid Photo from a 5x7 and all we did was rotate 90 degrees and submit. This was not sent so much for artistic value I thought the group might get a hoot from it. Thanks again and great job this month.I will have time tonight to have a good look through Dave Ps Sparky got a way if you are wondering Pentax User Stouffville Ont Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - 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: Computer Security
Len Paris wrote: > > Not to worry. It was just a one-time pointer to some useful > information since it appears that we all seem to be computer > users as well as camera users. Len, not to worry. We were both responding to the request to "keep us updated with important security info". I have enough "helpful" people sending me important security notices that have nothing to do with my Macs already...I don't mind the occassional one that pops up on the Pentax list, but the idea that we should have them as a regular feature doesn't appeal to me. -Aaron - 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: July PUG comments
On Mon, 2 Jul 2001 at 11:40:49 -0700 (PDT), "Juan J. Buhler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fwiw, I always welcome comments on my pictures. Especially negative > ones, as those are the ones that teach me things. Precisely my sentiments. Fire away, anyone so inclined. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - 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 .
Automatic unsubscribing? (was: test)
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: test > It seems sometimes I'm unsubscribed "by force" Happenned to me, too. I didn't received any mail fo couple days and got worried - I had to subscribe again and all came back to order, Any ideas what's going on? Maciej - 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 .
Sugimoto Picture Needed Urgently!!!
Hi, gang. sometime ago we talked about Sugimoto pictures and time exposures. Somebody told he has the book of Sugimoto "Time exposed". I need a scan of the infamous "cinema screen" shot. It's for an university work (I study graphic design). It will not be published anywhere, so it's not a terrible copyright violation. I tryed the web, but found another pics, not the cinema's one. Regards and thanks Albano - 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: Kodak and the Digital Age
There was also a pretty good article about Kodak and their relationship with Microsoft in yesterday's Wall Street Journal. It seems that one of the initial builds of Windows XP made it nearly impossible to use Kodak's software. It also had some fairly accurate barbs about the skill and effort of "the average picture taker". Evan - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 7:36 AM Subject: Kodak and the Digital Age > Interesting article about Kodak and their new President and what she's > trying to do with t > company: > > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/is/20010702/bs/can_kodak_find_its_focus__1. > 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 . > - 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 .
Kodak and the Digital Age
Interesting article about Kodak and their new President and what she's trying to do with t company: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/is/20010702/bs/can_kodak_find_its_focus__1. 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 .
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Re: Feel free to comment on my pug entry
Yes please comment on "Sparkys day at the farm" Dave Pentax User Stouffville Ont Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - 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: Computer Security
Not to worry. It was just a one-time pointer to some useful information since it appears that we all seem to be computer users as well as camera users. I promise to keep my future posts on topic, if everyone else does too, but I reserve the right to respond to posts made by others, as did you. Interesting concept, swamping this list! I'd say it's way too late to worry about that problem. ;-) Len --- > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Scott > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 11:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Computer Security > > > >Please keep us updated with any important security > info. Thanks. > > > >mkr > > > > Please don't. Computer security is important, but all > the relevant info > would swamp this list in short order. Please consider > taking advantage of > the large numbers of websites, newsgroups and other > sources devoted to > computer security if you need that type of info. > > 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 . > - 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 announces new digital camera in US
Looks like pentax US has shipped the new Optio in the us. check it out here. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0107/01070202pentaxoptio330.asp 3.3 MP and very small - 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: First World/Third World
"Bill D. Casselberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob Blakely wrote: > >> First World also first world >> n. >> During the Cold War, the industrialized capitalist nations of the world. > > ;^) "Meet me in the next world, and don't be late!" > J Hendrix "Listen, there's a hell of a good universe next door. Let's go." e.e. cummings - 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: User report on Lowepro AW packback
On Mon, 02 Jul 2001 12:54:16 -0700, Cameron R. Hood wrote: >I had one of them for about a week, and the strap buckle (made of >plastic) let go one time when I was picking it up at an angle. All of my >photo gear went smashing to the ground. And no, it was not overloaded. >Repeated angry calls, letters and emails to LowePro resulted in them sending >out a brand new top of the line LowePro Pro-Trekker AW to replace it. >However, this was after $500.00 in claims to my camera insurance for >repairs. That particular bag (your Phototrekker) is the only one in the line >that has those silly little plastic clips which bear ALL of the weight of >the gear: Hi Cameron, sad story! I could not relate to your description at first, could not find any plastic clips execpt for the ones on the belt and shoulder straps (but they look OK). Then I saw you mentioned the strap-buckle, well I NEVER use that, I find it more convenient to use it as a back-pack. I just checked the strap that came with it, and on this one all the clips and rings are made of solid metal! Now this packpack is just two months old, maybe they learned from experiences like yours ... 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: Computer Security
:) - Original Message - From: Otis Wright, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:55 AM Subject: Re: Computer Security > Aw! And, for a moment, I thought we just might have a little offsett to the > search for truth about the nuances of the "third world". > > Otis Wright > > Dan Scott wrote: > > > >Please keep us updated with any important security info. Thanks. > > > > > >mkr > > > > > > > Please don't. Computer security is important, but all the relevant info > > would swamp this list in short order. Please consider taking advantage of > > the large numbers of websites, newsgroups and other sources devoted to > > computer security if you need that type of info. > > > > 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 . > > - > 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: Feel free to comment on my pug entry
Hi Frank, Thanks for taking time to comment on my photo. This was one of my first photos with the FA*200/2.8, i quite like this lense. I got a few others that had a weird bokeh, but i quite liked the bokeh in this one. Thanks, Paul Jones - Original Message - From: "Frank Theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 9:15 PM Subject: Re: Feel free to comment on my pug entry > Hi, Paul, > > Since you specifically ask for comments on your beautiful image, here goes: > > The colour of the opening rose bud us absolutely stunning, especially > juxtaposed against all of the green shades around it. > > I love the detail of the bud. The drops of dew are lovely; I especially > like the dewdrop just about to drip from the leave below the bud. > > I'm not sure that I've entirely figured out "bokeh" yet, but I think you > have! The out-of-focus background is particularly engaging, like abstract > swirls of green. The look like the broad brushstrokes of an Impressionist > painter. Take away the in-focus foreground, and the image would still be > beautiful. > > Maybe you should break your other arm! :-) > > Seriously, a beautiful work. > > regards, > frank > > Paul Jones wrote: > > > I think the new system was to nominate if you wished to have your photo > > commented on. > > > > I'd like comments :) > > > > Cheers, > > Paul Jones > > > > PS: The pug is getting talked about much less now we have this system. > > - > > 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 . > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > > > - > 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: Computer Security
Aw! And, for a moment, I thought we just might have a little offsett to the search for truth about the nuances of the "third world". Otis Wright Dan Scott wrote: > >Please keep us updated with any important security info. Thanks. > > > >mkr > > > > Please don't. Computer security is important, but all the relevant info > would swamp this list in short order. Please consider taking advantage of > the large numbers of websites, newsgroups and other sources devoted to > computer security if you need that type of info. > > 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 . - 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 .
