Re(2): Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ?
I should acknowledge that the prizes being offered in this contest are very nice. Nevertheless, with the kind of sponsors listed (Nikon, Lowepro, Mamiya, etc.) the magazine should be able to afford running a contest without charging that much to entrants. Of course, maybe I'm just ignorant of the ways of good old Amer-uh, I mean Canadian business! :) Jim Again - Original Message - From: Michel Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 2:17 AM Subject: Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ? I just picked up the July issue of Photo Life, a Canadian magazine, and was reading the rules of their contest, 'Image International 2001', when I came across the following: 4 - Entry fees: $10 for one category (includes up to five images), $13 for two categories (includes up to ten images), $16 for three categories (includes up to fifteen images) ... Has it come down to that even apparently reputable magazines are charging an entry fee, like all the scam photo publications outfit we hear about? And to top it all, the government of Canada, via it's information office, reserves the right to use your submitted photo on one of their web site! (Rule 10 of the contest). I don't normally pay attention to contests, since they usually exclude non-residents of whichever country (usually the U.S.) the magazine is published from, but this one, being 'local', so to speak, caught my eye. And they even made the contest international in nature! Is this fee thing an aberration or standard practice nowadays ? And what does it say about all the sponsors/prize providers (Kodak is one of them...) ? I don't see how that would help the Canada Information Office to have pictures of Penguin for winner in the Nature category (but then again, what are we to expect from bureaucrats, business smarts ?). Relevant URLs: http://www.photolife.com/PhotoLife/contests.html Also: http://www.infocan.gc.ca/index_e.html , and click on 'Image of Canada and Canadians' What say the PDML ? 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 . - 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: Check out this weird ebay auction!
If you bid 1c and round down it'll cost you nothing! - Original Message - From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 5:23 PM Subject: Re: Check out this weird ebay auction! I'm in Melbourne Australia and we ditched the 1c coin about 5 years ago at a guess, we dont go lower than 5c now. - Original Message - From: petit miam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 1:06 PM Subject: Re: Check out this weird ebay auction! ...of one cent :) Hey do you guys still have 1c coins? --- Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1253139794 __ 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 . - 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: Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ?
Jim wrote: But $10 and up seems excessive to me, Hey, it's only Canadian dollars! That's only about $5 US. But seriously, I'm not that offended by the entry fee. Yes, with all those sponsors there shouldn't be one. But it really is nominal (Canadian dollars and all). Maybe the idea is to cut down on the frivolous entries. I don't see it as a really big deal, one way or the other. regards, frank - 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: Dumb Thoughts on Black Silver
On Sun, 8 Jul 2001 20:45:22 +1200, David A. Mann wrote: Tom C. writes: OTOH, If I was going to buy a newer camera with a non-metal outer skin, it seems that a black one would be better because the fake chrome is is more likely to get nicked, marked up, rub off. Well, a chrome camera will help justify the purchase of more Limited lenses. I think that convincing your wife that a Limited 43mm looks better on your chrome body than an FA50/1.7 might be easier than justifying it by optical or mechanical quality. Just a thought :) My wife and I keep arguing about what colour Limited lenses to get. She has a silver 43 for her MZ-3 and it looks silly on the front of my Z1p (feels and works REALLY well though - I do like the 43). I want to get a black 77mm so it looks good on my camera, she wants a silver on to match her 43. Trouble is we can't afford both! Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon - 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]: Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ?
Hi, all). Maybe the idea is to cut down on the frivolous entries. ah, but where does that leave the non-frivolous struggling artists, students etc. who may have genius but no money? If the idea of paying to enter a serious competition became a widespread practice then it would close off an important avenue to recognition for aspiring professionals and would mean that competitions were not primarily about talent, but about the ability to pay. A great many of the best-known photographers in the world got their break through competitions. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunday, July 08, 2001, 1:02:50 PM, you wrote: Jim wrote: But $10 and up seems excessive to me, Hey, it's only Canadian dollars! That's only about $5 US. But seriously, I'm not that offended by the entry fee. Yes, with all those sponsors there shouldn't be one. But it really is nominal (Canadian dollars and all). Maybe the idea is to cut down on the frivolous entries. I don't see it as a really big deal, one way or the other. - 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: Check out this weird ebay auction!
Not so. Even if you take delivery by e-mail there is a shipping charge. -Original Message- From: SJMarriott [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 7:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: Check out this weird ebay auction! If you bid 1c and round down it'll cost you nothing! - Original Message - From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 5:23 PM Subject: Re: Check out this weird ebay auction! I'm in Melbourne Australia and we ditched the 1c coin about 5 years ago at a guess, we dont go lower than 5c now. - Original Message - From: petit miam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 1:06 PM Subject: Re: Check out this weird ebay auction! ...of one cent :) Hey do you guys still have 1c coins? --- Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1253139794 __ 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 . - 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: Dumb Thoughts on Black Silver
Hi Tom, Don't get mad, I think more or less the same... although if I could find a black MX in good conditions you can be sure I wouldn't turn away... Gianfranco --- aimcompute [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've been having these thoughts lately. I wanted to see if it's only me that thinks this way and whether I NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP or not. It seems to me that if I was to buy a metal camera, like the MX or K's, that a model with a silver prism and top plate would be better because it's more durable than a black painted prism and top plate. The black pain would probably be easier to get scratched and would be more noticeable than a blemish on the chrome. OTOH, If I was going to buy a newer camera with a non-metal outer skin, it seems that a black one would be better because the fake chrome is is more likely to get nicked, marked up, rub off. Please respond as I am driving myself crazy. :-) Tom C. - 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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OT: Change of mail address
Hi everybody, I've subscribed from yahoo.com too because the address at usa.net won't be free anymore starting from the 1st of August. Now I have only few days to save the many digests I still have from the old PDML... I can be reached at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (and also at [EMAIL PROTECTED], an address I cannot use to send messages here, and [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Anyway, I'll continue to use [EMAIL PROTECTED] till the end of July. Thanks for reading, Gianfranco PS: I've already sent this message from yahoo, but it does not show yet, so... I hope I won't have the need to remain with usa.net... - 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: ME Super ASA dial
Yep.. it works!!! The first roll of film I put in did not take because I did not have it wound up right on the spool. But now I know that when it is in correctly the rewind thing on the other side winds when you advance the film and the red flags move too. this is really a neat camera!! Rebecca At 03:35 PM 7/7/01 EDT, you wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The flag, is this the little window on the right side of the camera where the wind lever is that has 2 red vertical lines in it? Rebecca, Absolutely correct! And it is a nice camera, still impressive after all these years. 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 . NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net - 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:eBay auctions was ME Super ASA dial
Hi Tom, On this item I was actually shocked to have won it so easily and for so less. I put up a proxy bid of 90 dollars and figured I would be out bid. Sometimes I wait til the last minute to post a bid but this time I could not. I am guessing that no one wanted this item because of the way the ad read but I ended up getting it for 71 dollars and it is in perfect condition other then that ASA button sticking. here is the actual listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1250172299r=0t=0sh owTutorial=0ed=994027668indexURL=0rd=1 I am not sure if you will be able to get to it with this addy but maybe if you did a search at ebay on the item number it will come up. Item number: 1250172299 The ad read: This is an older Pentax ME Super camera with case, flash and cleaning kit. It is in very good, working condition. The only damage it has is a bent lens cover which screws off and can easily be replaced--it reads Vivitar 49mm Skylight(1A). The bent part in no way affects the way the camera operates. The lens reads, ASAHI Optical Co., SMC Pentax-M 1:2 50mm 8783984. It comes in a case with a flash AF24OZ. Please feel free to ask questions. Shipping is $6 plus insurance if you'd like. Thank you! So I am guessing that it may at one time have been dropped or something because of the bent part. But I have to say that it functions WONDERFULLY!! I havent gotten the pictures back just yet, they should be done wed or thurs. I will let ya'll know how they turned out. There are other auctions that I have bid on and lost out too. I just happened to get very lucky with this one. Rebecca At 09:11 AM 7/7/01 -0400, you wrote: Hey guys. How do you win things off Ebay. I always have to pay. I would like to win something for a change rather than having to offer more than anybody else to buy it. Come on, tell me how you do it. Everybody but me on PMDL seems to know the trick. --Tom B. K. Lane Sr. wrote: Hi everyone, I have won a ME Super off of ebay and it has arrived. Everything appears to be working fine on it except for one thing. The ASA dial does not want to change. I am not sure if it is stuck or what the reason is. I have downloaded the manual from Roberts tech page but on it it shows this dial as having a red light that flickers when the film is loaded correctly. I must have an older camera because this one does not have this red light on it. Thanks for any help ya'll can send this way. I have not been able to find time to go through and look at the PUG yet. It seems to be one thing after another happening here. I will be s glad when summer is done with. Rebecca NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net - 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 . NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net - 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's all the fuss about the DOF Preview
I hav noticed that my old LX can be very quiet if the Mirror lock is engaged I beleive the mirror is the noisy part.. Phil I'd suppose not as even after a CLA and replacement foam and bumpers, the two older LX that I had still made the noise, albeit somewhat muted and not quite as metallic. However, the newer LX have, as I understand it, a redesigned mirror box, and that may have something to do with why they are quieter. -- - 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 .
Oh, the Leica-lovin' LUGGERS
Shel B. wrote: Boy, would this ever get me in trouble over on the Leica list. Please, nobody quote me. g You're already in trouble over there. Your name has come up a few times and has sparked spirited debate amongst the pro- and con- Johnston factions. Heh. That's because I slew a couple of the pompous and/or brainless twits over there with my rapier wit, steely logic, and verbal thrust-and-parry, and the only way they can win an argument with me is now that I'm NOT EVEN THERE. LOL! So they're seizing their opportunity. There's one fellow in particular who is so remarkably incoherent that he seems not to write English. What he writes is some language that uses similar words, but follows a different syntax and seems to have either no grammar at all or else a very flexible grammar that shifts like the wind or the weather. Add in frequent misspellings, nonstandard line formatting, apparent attempts at humor and onomatopoeia, and a complete absence of the patience to proofread, and the results would be alarming to any eighth-grade English teacher. If the fellow's thoughts are even half so jumbled as his expression of them, then his head must be a very difficult place indeed to inhabit. That same guy is obsessed with the notion that I'm guilty of a high crime because I dared to not put Leica in first place on the list of The World's 25 Best Cameras that I wrote for _Photo Techniques_. This evidently tortures him, because he returns to harp on it again and again. He's stated several times that I didn't even put a Leica in the top ten! Well, you can go see the list for yourself: http://www.phototechmag.com/buying_camera.htm See if _you_ can find any Leicas in the top ten. (And check out number 18.) That particular fellow, when I left the LUG, was peppering me with private messages in which he presented himself as being friendly and collegial. He was trying hard to convince me that he never had anything against me, held no grudges, and should not be held responsible for any impression of animosity, which were all the fault of others and had nothing to do with him. In other words, a total suck-up job. He even e-mailed me a picture of himself, as well as several of his photographs. I was absolutely polite and complimented him quite sincerely on the two or three pictures he sent me, which seemed good. Yet, since I left, he's apparently been posting bitter ravings against me that are really quite remarkably vituperative. I think that's called being two-faced, eh? I do still have those suck-up messages he sent me, and I suppose I could embarrass him by posting them (that is, if he didn't prove himself immune to embarrassment virtually every time he molests his keyboard), but I don't see the point. He's not a gentleman, and thus need not be reckoned with. Although I do have my newsletter. (Heh, heh, heh.) g Note that a great many of the people on that list--by far the overwhelming majority--are fine, intelligent, interesting people, and delightful company. --Mike - 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: Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ?
Hi, Bob, I understand what you're saying, and to some extent I agree. It does appear that it might be the thin edge of the wedge. Now it's $10, next time it's $25, then it's $50 or $100. My point is that $10 is nominal. Even if they're struggling photogs, they came up with the $$ for a camera, film, and processing. Or film and chemicals to process. Surely $10 isn't the most expensive part of the whole deal. Surely that entrance fee is not going to make or break the deal from an economic point of view. However, if one is morally offended by such a nominal entrance fee, one doesn't enter. If enough people feel likewise, they won't have enough entries to have a decent contest. I'm not entering one way or the other, so it's all moot to me. But I don't think economics enters into this one, imho. regards, frank Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, all). Maybe the idea is to cut down on the frivolous entries. ah, but where does that leave the non-frivolous struggling artists, students etc. who may have genius but no money? If the idea of paying to enter a serious competition became a widespread practice then it would close off an important avenue to recognition for aspiring professionals and would mean that competitions were not primarily about talent, but about the ability to pay. A great many of the best-known photographers in the world got their break through competitions. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunday, July 08, 2001, 1:02:50 PM, you wrote: Jim wrote: But $10 and up seems excessive to me, Hey, it's only Canadian dollars! That's only about $5 US. But seriously, I'm not that offended by the entry fee. Yes, with all those sponsors there shouldn't be one. But it really is nominal (Canadian dollars and all). Maybe the idea is to cut down on the frivolous entries. I don't see it as a really big deal, one way or the other. - 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 .
Re: Oh, the Leica-lovin' LUGGERS
On Sun, 08 Jul 2001 09:29:41 -0500, Mike Johnston wrote: I think that's called being two-faced, eh? If I had two faces do you think I'd be wearing _this_ one!? :-) TTYL, DougF - 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 37th Frame
Incidentally, I think I got more pre-publication subscriptions to my new newsletter from the PDML than from any other place, and I really want to thank all of you for your generous support. I'm really very grateful and quite complimented that people would actually pay for such a thing sight-unseen. The newsletter got a LOT of subscriptions in advance from a lot of different sources, which of course really pleases me. Although every dollar helped of course, it was actually Albano Garcia's subscription which put the newsletter over the top and sent it off to the printer! Issue 1 is at the printer now and should be ready at the end of next week. I ended up making it significantly longer than originally planned (well, you know how I tend to go on s). Although the lens report in this issue is of a Nikon lens, a Pentax lens will get prominent treatment in issue number 2. --Mike www.luminous-landscape.com/m-johnston.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: Dumb Thoughts on Black Silver
On Sun, 08 Jul 2001 02:04:02 -0700, you wrote: I've been having these thoughts lately. I wanted to see if it's only me that thinks this way and whether I NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP or not. It seems to me that if I was to buy a metal camera, like the MX or K's, that a model with a silver prism and top plate would be better because it's more durable than a black painted prism and top plate. The black pain would probably be easier to get scratched and would be more noticeable than a blemish on the chrome. I've had Pentax K2 and ME Super cameras in both versions, chrome or black. I thought the black versions were beautiful and deserved to be kept in mint condition. So I sold them. I didn't wan't my photography to be influenced by whether or not the camera will remain beautiful. Later, I somehow again acquired a mint black ME Super. That darn thing just sits on the shelf exuding minty-ness. I hate it. -- John Mustarde - 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]: Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ?
Hi, $10- for one competition is fine, perhaps (apart from the principle of the thing), but students etc. need to enter 10, 20, 30 and more competitions every year to build recognition with judges, to let them know that one win or commendation isn't a fluke, that they have more than one good photo etc. On this scale it stops being nominal, for a student or a young aspiring professional who would rather spend their money on film or printing. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunday, July 08, 2001, 3:15:22 PM, you wrote: Hi, Bob, I understand what you're saying, and to some extent I agree. It does appear that it might be the thin edge of the wedge. Now it's $10, next time it's $25, then it's $50 or $100. My point is that $10 is nominal. Even if they're struggling photogs, they came up with the $$ for a camera, film, and processing. Or film and chemicals to process. Surely $10 isn't the most expensive part of the whole deal. Surely that entrance fee is not going to make or break the deal from an economic point of view. However, if one is morally offended by such a nominal entrance fee, one doesn't enter. If enough people feel likewise, they won't have enough entries to have a decent contest. I'm not entering one way or the other, so it's all moot to me. But I don't think economics enters into this one, imho. regards, frank Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, all). Maybe the idea is to cut down on the frivolous entries. ah, but where does that leave the non-frivolous struggling artists, students etc. who may have genius but no money? If the idea of paying to enter a serious competition became a widespread practice then it would close off an important avenue to recognition for aspiring professionals and would mean that competitions were not primarily about talent, but about the ability to pay. A great many of the best-known photographers in the world got their break through competitions. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunday, July 08, 2001, 1:02:50 PM, you wrote: Jim wrote: But $10 and up seems excessive to me, Hey, it's only Canadian dollars! That's only about $5 US. But seriously, I'm not that offended by the entry fee. Yes, with all those sponsors there shouldn't be one. But it really is nominal (Canadian dollars and all). Maybe the idea is to cut down on the frivolous entries. I don't see it as a really big deal, one way or the other. - 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: Dumb Thoughts on Black Silver
Leon wrote: I want to get a black 77mm so it looks good on my camera, she wants a silver on to match her 43. Trouble is we can't afford both! I can predict the result of this one, Leon. The two of you will compromise, and buy silver. g --Mike P.S. You know why cameras don't come in a choice of ten colors? Because no one would ever actually buy one. Photographers would be totally paralyzed arguing endlessly over which color was best. gg - 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 .
Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ?
Jim wrote: I should acknowledge that the prizes being offered in this contest are very nice. Nevertheless, with the kind of sponsors listed (Nikon, Lowepro, Mamiya, etc.) the magazine should be able to afford running a contest without charging that much to entrants. Of course, maybe I'm just ignorant of the ways of good old Amer-uh, I mean Canadian business! :) I can speak to this a bit, since I ran several contests for _Photo Techniques_. First off, the prizes are donated, but the sponsors don't provide any money beyond the prizes. It's relatively cheap for sponsors to provide prizes because they're only out their own cost, often a fraction of retail, and they can charge it to their PR budgets, and the exposure is generally a lot cheaper than an ad. It does cost the magazine quit a bit to run a contest. The man-hours spent opening, sorting, acknowledging, judging, and returning all the entries is significant. (_Camera Darkroom_ used to run a contest every month, and had a staffer just to deal with all the entries. The contest that was being run at the time the magazine folded was a postcard contest, and I understand crates full of postcards were thrown in the dumpster--along with all the back issues (!)--when LFP shut the offices down.) However, my position as editor was that photographers shouldn't participate in opportunities that amount to a rip-off. We never ran contest announcements in the News Products section, for instance, if the contest required an entry fee. A lot of contests, juried shows, and pay-to-publish books are simply ways of making money for the organizers. I was always adamant that with our contests, the payoff was reader involvement with the magazine and goodwill, and that we should practice what we preach and not ask for an entry fee. However, with the last contest that was underway when I quit, we were asking for an entry fee. The new Director of Marketing at the time was always looking for new ways to turn a buck, and insisted on an entry fee. I wanted no fee. I lost. I did argue the amount down quite a bit, though. I strongly feel that magazines should run contests because of the intangible benefits they get from doing so, or they shouldn't run contests at all. It shouldn't be a question of grubbing up a few extra thousand dollars. But that's just me--and I'm sure it's yet one more reason why I'm publishing a scrappy little newsletter and no longer in the commercial magazine business rueful smile. --Mike - 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: 6x7 loupes
I've been using some old reading magnifiers with glass lenses. They're not optically excellent as a nice Mamiya (plese, don't shoot) or Pentax loupe. But they only sell for a dollar or so at garage sales (my summer home) or thrift shops (my vacation spots). Why spend $200 when some good magnifiers are being almost given away? jmho, Collin At 10:06 AM 7/8/01 -0400, you wrote: From: David A. Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 6x7 loupes Hi guys, I'm after a low-magnification loupe (around 4X) which will allow full-frame viewing of a 6x7 slide. So far I've been using the waist-level finder off my RB67 which is a less-than-ideal solution (particularly as I want to sell the RB kit). br Or maybe I should just buy a 4x5, then I won't need a loupe :) Cheers, - - Dave * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Pushing Provia 100F
In a word - yuch! I know that this film is supposed to push well, but that claim usually refers to grain. I recently shot a role in northern New Mexico on a bright, sunny day at ISO 200. This was just to try it out. All shots were with a polarizer. I found color saturation low and images overall bland. This was especially the case with blue. The film somehow took New Mexico's amazing blue sky, even shot with a polarizer, and rendered it flat and uninteresting. While I'm happy with this film overall, I won't shoot it at ISO 200 again. Sorry, but I don't have a web site to show what I got. YMMV. 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: Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ?
These days most businesses aren't just looking for new ways to turn a buck. These days it's called survival. On Sunday 08 July 2001 11:48, Mike Johnston wrote: However, with the last contest that was underway when I quit, we were asking for an entry fee. The new Director of Marketing at the time was always looking for new ways to turn a buck, and insisted on an entry fee. I wanted no fee. I lost. --Mike -- Kenneth Archer + San Antonio, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #24980801 Powered by Linux ++ Mailed by Kmail - 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 .
MD / exposure check button
Hi All I am a newbie to the Pentax User Group so I'll introduce myself first. Started out plus or minus twenty years ago with Ricoh KR5, great cheap ( inexpensive? )camera that it was, I swiftly wore out the shutter. Next came my beloved and since stolen Pentax MG. This was replaced with an ME Super which I used for a number of years. Then I was tempted by a MZ50, wow autofocus!! Then I found an absolutely mint Spotmatic SPII Two weeks ago I found a second hand LX and am feeling like James Brown!! I picked up an LX body, 50 f1.7, 24 f2.8 and a 80 - 200 f4.5 SMC Pentax lenses, an AF280T flask with flash bracket and both the standard FA-1 viewfinder and a FB-1 / FC-1 finder. All of this for R2500.00. That is South African Rands!! Divide this by eight to equate to $ US. Anyone green yet?!? To get to the crux of the matter, The handbook,( yes, I got one of those as well!) says that the MD/exposure check botton, in the center of the viewfinder release lever, should activate the light meter. Well, mine does not. Is this specific to certain bodies, as I have heard, or should all LX's work in this way or does this only work with a winder or motor drive attached which I have still to locate? Many Thanks in advance to the learned members of this forum. Mark Cooper
Help With PZ-1
I recently got a PZ-1 used. I have been able to piece together most of the cameras abilities, however I still can not decipher a few of the Pentax Functions. Some I was able to decipher using an online PZ-1p manual, but i need a bit more help. Function 2: Does this setting (P) apply to the HypP mode as well, or only the P mode ? Function 7: M setting 0 = S setting 1 = P . what do these stand for? Function 9: Flash Mode setting 0 = blank setting 1 = 35 . what does this mean? Function 10: Flash Mode setting 0 = blank setting 1 = L . ??? Function 13: Zoom Track setting 0 = blank setting 1 = 0 setting 2 = small 0 . ??? Function 14: Zoom Clip setting 0 = 1 setting 1 = 2 . ??? Function 15: M/Zoom Effect setting 0 = no setting 1 = blank Function 17: AF setting 0 = 0.- setting 1 = 0.L . ??? Function 18: AF/Zoom Track setting 0 = -- setting 1 = 15 . ??? -- How do I save a User Setting, and access it later ? -- Does the IF button serve a purpose, other than to choose the correst exposure when using manual mode? Thank You JJ - 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: Pushing Provia 100F
From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] While I'm happy with this film overall, I won't shoot it at ISO 200 again. Hey Joe, I've seen several samples of push-processed Provia 100F and they look great. The recommendation I've heard (and seen the results from) is to rate the film at 320 and do a 2 stop push. Mark - 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 real bargain here!!! (K2 + K 50mm F1.4 for $125 BIN)
Hope you enjoy it! Even at that bargain price I couldn't justify buying it right now, so I figured the next best thing would be to let a list member have it. Todd At 05:55 PM 7/7/01 -0500, you wrote: Thanks Todd I've been re-enabled . . . tough decision too. The girlfriends dog just ate my glasses yesterday . . . it was either new glasses or the camera . . . guess I can see through my pictues for the next few months Illinois Bill Todd Stanley wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1253436757 Todd - 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 .
PZ-1p
Well, I bit the bullett and sold my Z-1 and turned around and purchased a new PZ-1p from BH... Should have it around Thursday 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: Dumb Thoughts on Black Silver
The solution is easy, you need one of those chrome MZ-S's that are on the Japanese website... Todd At 11:06 PM 7/8/01 +1000, you wrote: My wife and I keep arguing about what colour Limited lenses to get. She has a silver 43 for her MZ-3 and it looks silly on the front of my Z1p (feels and works REALLY well though - I do like the 43). I want to get a black 77mm so it looks good on my camera, she wants a silver on to match her 43. Trouble is we can't afford both! Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon - - 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: MD / exposure check button
The early LX'es (very early BTW) did not have meter activation with the MD button. To get to the crux of the matter, The handbook,( yes, I got one of those as well!) says that the MD/exposure check botton, in the center of the viewfinder release lever, should activate the light meter. Well, mine does not. Is this specific to certain bodies, as I have heard, or should all LX's work in this way or does this only work with a winder or motor drive attached which I have still to locate?
Re: Pushing Provia 100F
Joseph wrote: I found color saturation low and images overall bland. This was especially the case with blue. The film somehow took New Mexico's amazing blue sky, even shot with a polarizer, and rendered it flat and uninteresting. While I'm happy with this film overall, I won't shoot it at ISO 200 again. This is one of the caracteristics of Provia F, pushed or not; the total inability to render blue sky in a way that remotely resembles something that can be experienced on this planet. My experience is that polarizers won't help much either. Pål - 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: 6x7 loupes
Hi! Horizon loupes (made by Russian or Ukrainian company, please our fellow Ukrainians nor Russian do not get angry at me! I am reall not sure which xOMZ makes this loupe) are pretty good for the low price, and they make an 6x6cm 4x one. I will have a look next time I see it if it covers 6x7cm. The loupes are realyl very cheap, several times cheaper than competition, but quality is certainly similar to competition - I tried a 10x loupe with haircross measure and found it excellent). So, I will reply more when I try the 6x6cm one out. Frantisek - 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 .
ZX-5N?
If you shoot much in bright sunlight, the 5n's design is flawed. You cannot read the exposure information in the viewfinder, and it isn't given on the external lcd. So you don't know your exposure in program mode. This is what kept me from buying one. Still, many like it. 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: Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ?
- Original Message - From: Michel Adam Subject: Photo Life Magazine contest: Is it a scam ? Has it come down to that even apparently reputable magazines are charging an entry fee, like all the scam photo publications outfit we hear about? Photo life is reputable? They are pretty much the bottom feeders of the photopublications, IMHO. And to top it all, the government of Canada, via it's information office, reserves the right to use your submitted photo on one of their web site! (Rule 10 of the contest). Wrong, Photo Life has sold rights to the entries to the Government of Canada. This allows them to make money on all fronts. Pretty scummy, but if you want to enter the contest, they do get to make the rules. You can choose to enter and abide by them, or not enter. I wouldn't enter it, myself I don't normally pay attention to contests, since they usually exclude non-residents of whichever country (usually the U.S.) the magazine is published from, but this one, being 'local', so to speak, caught my eye. And they even made the contest international in nature! Is this fee thing an aberration or standard practice nowadays ? Contests used to be about increasing circulation by getting people involved, and hanging a carrot in front of them. The times seem to be changing, unfortunately. And what does it say about all the sponsors/prize providers (Kodak is one of them...) ? I don't see how that would help the Canada Information Office to have pictures of Penguin for winner in the Nature category (but then again, what are we to expect from bureaucrats, business smarts ?). I doubt if the sponsors were aware of the entry rules prior to the contest. If you want to hurt Photo life on this one, I would send real, on paper, in envelopes, with a stamp on them, complaints to the sponsors. My opinion, they deserve to get their pee-pee whacked. 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 .
Who wants used Pentax stuff
Hello, I find someone who want to sell a Z-1, but used one. Is anybody interested ? Clover
OT: Nicads
What's a good way to discharge nicad batteries so I can recharge them again? 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: Dumb Thoughts on Black amp; Silver
You are absolutely right but... If heavily scratched, black paint did come off chrome bodies but please remember that - in contrast to retro-style-nostalgia silver paint on AF bodies - it was not put there just for the "looks". Black paint made bodies less conspicuous and protected metal against the elements and rust. Of course scratches in black paint are visible but do not miss the point I made: scratches on silver chrome bodies are hardly visible but such a body is not protected. Black finish used to work for the photographer's benefit. On the other hand, silver finish is applied just to make plastic bodies look attractive. When you scratch it, the damage is visible but not more devestating to the body than it is the case with all-black plastic bodies. aimcompute [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa / wrote: Hi, I've been having these thoughts lately. I wanted to see if it's only me that thinks this way and whether I NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP or not. It seems to me that if I was to buy a metal camera, like the MX or K's, that a model with a "silver" prism and top plate would be better because it's more durable than a black painted prism and top plate. The black pain would probably be easier to get scratched and would be more noticeable than a blemish on the "chrome". OTOH, If I was going to buy a newer camera with a non-metal outer skin, it seems that a black one would be better because the "fake chrome" is is more likely to get nicked, marked up, rub off. Please respond as I am driving myself crazy. :-) Tom C. - 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 . --- Dua dawka najlepszego jazzu - Gdynia Summer Jazz Days http://abc.wp.pl/gsjd - 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: Nicads
Get a conditioning nicad charger that does it for you. Radio Shack, for example, sells of number of units that has this feature. They also have the peak detection circuitry to avoid overcharging nicads and damaging their life. Cheers, Gerald - Original Message - From: Jim Apilado [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 3:36 PM Subject: OT: Nicads What's a good way to discharge nicad batteries so I can recharge them again? 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 . - 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: MD / exposure check button
First off, I hate you. Now that that's out of the way early LX's didn't have that feature. The manual that you received may not match the camera you bought. On the other hand there may be a reason for the low purchase price. At 04:14 PM 7/8/2001 +0200, you wrote: Hi All I am a newbie to the Pentax User Group so I'll introduce myself first. Started out plus or minus twenty years ago with Ricoh KR5, great cheap ( inexpensive? )camera that it was, I swiftly wore out the shutter. Next came my beloved and since stolen Pentax MG. This was replaced with an ME Super which I used for a number of years. Then I was tempted by a MZ50, wow autofocus!! Then I found an absolutely mint Spotmatic SPII Two weeks ago I found a second hand LX and am feeling like James Brown!! I picked up an LX body, 50 f1.7, 24 f2.8 and a 80 - 200 f4.5 SMC Pentax lenses, an AF280T flask with flash bracket and both the standard FA-1 viewfinder and a FB-1 / FC-1 finder. All of this for R2500.00. That is South African Rands!! Divide this by eight to equate to $ US. Anyone green yet?!? To get to the crux of the matter, The handbook,( yes, I got one of those as well!) says that the MD/exposure check botton, in the center of the viewfinder release lever, should activate the light meter. Well, mine does not. Is this specific to certain bodies, as I have heard, or should all LX's work in this way or does this only work with a winder or motor drive attached which I have still to locate? Many Thanks in advance to the learned members of this forum. Mark Cooper
Ltd. lenses and color choice
Speaking of silver and black and the Limited lens line, does anyone know if, or when the option to buy black is coming? How about when the 31mm will be available? Jim - 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: Omega D2V accessories
I had recently been trying to align my enlarger, thought I had it and of course found out I hadn't quite got it. I read about a couple of do-it-yourself methods and saw several fairly expensive units through mail order. Then I did a search for accessories for my old Omega D2V enlarger and came across a Mr. Taylor of Classic Enlargers in Stamford, CT, and he sells a unit for $70. Has anyone tried this model or swear by one or another method or name brand? He also sells glass negative carriers and I was wondering about buying one. Since I make prints no larger than 11x14, will I see any difference? If anyone has a thought on one or both of these burning questions, I would greatly appreciate an answer. Jim - 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 .
pz-1 and weather sealing
Caught in passing on the list a remark to the effect that the PZ-1 is better sealed than its successor, the PZ-1p. Is it so?
Re: PZ-1p
On Sun, 8 Jul 2001 20:31:36 -0400 (EDT), Harry Baughman wrote: you will not be sorry. i have two of them and imo I know I really enjoyed shooting with the Z-1 so I'm sure I will not be disappointed. :-) it is still one of the best bodies pentax ever built. Won't get me to argue about that! :-) Thanks for the reply! 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: Check out this weird ebay auction!
doh! - Original Message - From: Kevin Thornsberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 11:03 PM Subject: RE: Check out this weird ebay auction! Not so. Even if you take delivery by e-mail there is a shipping charge. -Original Message- From: SJMarriott [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 7:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Check out this weird ebay auction! If you bid 1c and round down it'll cost you nothing! - Original Message - From: Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 5:23 PM Subject: Re: Check out this weird ebay auction! I'm in Melbourne Australia and we ditched the 1c coin about 5 years ago at a guess, we dont go lower than 5c now. - Original Message - From: petit miam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 1:06 PM Subject: Re: Check out this weird ebay auction! ...of one cent :) Hey do you guys still have 1c coins? --- Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1253139794 __ 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 . - 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 . - 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: linear polarizer for 35-105/3.5?
thinking of getting a polarizer for my new A35-105/3.5 lens which should be arriving this week. i've always thought that circular polarizers were for autofocus lens and that linear were for manual focus. does that apply to the A35-105/3.5? thanks in advance 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 .
Re: linear polarizer for 35-105/3.5?
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 8, 2001 10:33 PM Subject: Re: linear polarizer for 35-105/3.5? thinking of getting a polarizer for my new A35-105/3.5 lens which should be arriving this week. i've always thought that circular polarizers were for autofocus lens and that linear were for manual focus. Its not the lens, but the exposure system. If your camera uses a beam splitter, then you want a circular polarizer. All autofocus cameras, and from this groups perspective, the LX require a circular polarizer. 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: My wonderful day, sort of OT
snip Subject: 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. Like the subject says, it was my wonderful day. I just thought I'd share a bit of it with the list. snip Jon, I, too was taken by your day. Like Anand, I used to paint along with the study of Art History. The camera (Pentax) has given me the means to express myself and retain the artistic side of my nature. The studies done in college went a long way to train me about light, compostion, color, and contrast, meaning that when I picked up a camera, I primarily needed to learn the technique of using the camera as a tool, and didn't have the complication of having to learn the artistic tools at the same time. I congratulate you for spending the time with you aunt,learning what she had to teach you. Keith Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepage.dave-world.net/~vkzimm/gallery5.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 .
Re: Help With PZ-1
JJ, Look at these two web pages... http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/PZ-1a.jpg http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/PZ-1b.jpg They are copies of a wallet card that came with my PZ-1. They will explain most of your questions. You change the user functions by turning the index finger dial one click (or is it the thumb dial?). In either case, play with it and you can watch it change in the display. The IF function resets to the automaticly correct combination of shutter speed and aperture. After twiddling the dials for a while in any mode, you can loose track of where you are and the button gets you back to ground zero in a hurry. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I recently got a PZ-1 used. I have been able to piece together most of the cameras abilities, however I still can not decipher a few of the Pentax Functions. Some I was able to decipher using an online PZ-1p manual, but i need a bit more help. Function 2: Does this setting (P) apply to the HypP mode as well, or only the P mode ? Function 7: M setting 0 = S setting 1 = P . what do these stand for? Function 9: Flash Mode setting 0 = blank setting 1 = 35 . what does this mean? Function 10: Flash Mode setting 0 = blank setting 1 = L . ??? Function 13: Zoom Track setting 0 = blank setting 1 = 0 setting 2 = small 0 . ??? Function 14: Zoom Clip setting 0 = 1 setting 1 = 2 . ??? Function 15: M/Zoom Effect setting 0 = no setting 1 = blank Function 17: AF setting 0 = 0.- setting 1 = 0.L . ??? Function 18: AF/Zoom Track setting 0 = -- setting 1 = 15 . ??? -- How do I save a User Setting, and access it later ? -- Does the IF button serve a purpose, other than to choose the correst exposure when using manual mode? Thank You JJ - 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: Bookmark the KMP again
Hi to all who use Internet Epxlorer 5.0 or later, By following these steps, you can get an icon that is suited to the content of the KMP: - remove your existing bookmark(s) of the KMP, - go to another web page, http://www.carus.de/ for example, - go to http://www.BDimitrov.de/kmp/ - create the bookmark again. Cheers, 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.BDimitrov.de/kmp/ = __ __ - 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: Pushing Provia 100F
Jaros³aw Brzeziñski writes: When examining the results, however, I decided to go back to my all-time favourite i.e. Velvia. For landscapes and nature, which constitute the main body of my work, no E-6 film compares. If Velvia is what you're used to, nothing else will compare (except maybe Kodak E100VS). I'm not really fond of the stuff but I keep a couple of rolls around for when I want the extra punch. 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: 6x7 loupes
Frantisek writes: Horizon loupes (made by Russian or Ukrainian company, please our fellow Ukrainians nor Russian do not get angry at me! I am reall not sure which xOMZ makes this loupe) are pretty good for the low price, and they make an 6x6cm 4x one. I will have a look next time I see it if it covers 6x7cm. The loupes are realyl very cheap, several times cheaper than competition, but quality is certainly similar to competition - I tried a 10x loupe with haircross measure and found it excellent). Thanks for the tip. The Horizon 10x you mention may be the same one I bought yesterday. The bit of glass at the bottom with the lines on it is impossible to keep clean... I may end up removing it (it's easily unscrewed). Also the multicoating could be better. I've noticed internal reflections when I get the lightbox shining through the sprocket holes. But since this loupe is only used for checking sharpness I'm not too worried. It's quite a nice loupe and was definitely the best that the shop had on offer (I would have liked a Pentax zoom loupe...). 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: ZX-5N?
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 11:03:10 +1000, John Coyle wrote: I have the ZX5, which I'm reasonably certain is not much different to the 5n in viewfinder construction. I find it easy enough to shade the eyepiece with one hand to check the exposure information in bright sunlight. Are you aware of _any_ SLR camera that will not have this problem in the same conditions (particularly if you wear glasses)? Sure, the Pentax LX :-) 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 .
