Spotmatic Battery
Can anyone tell me the battery code for spotmatic batteries, a mate just bought one and its got an E400N battery, but I cant find it in any equivalency charts. Thanks, Jason
Re: 17mm fish-eye advice
Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: Hi Caril, Sorry, my spell-checker played a bad joke here... Boz - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Multi-segment metering and exposure compensation
Hernan Mouro wrote: I just read this at Boris's site (http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/extras/K-mount/Kaf.html): Well, my name is Bojidar, but IÄll answer anyway... :-) Speaking about multi-segment metering: (...) since algorithm is rather complex, it is very difficult to judge when it will fail and in which direction. Hence, it is not advisable to use exposure compensation together with multi-segment metering. So, would you use exposure compensation only in spot meter mode? What do you think? How much do you trust multi-segment metering? Well, OK, now that I read this, I agree that it sounds misleading. What I wanted to say was that I would not _COMPENSATE_ matrix metering because I don't know in which direction to compensate. What I will do is _BRACKET_ matrix metering. Then I am quite certain to get a properly exposed slide. On a similar note, I have learned to trust matrix metering, and when I do bracket, in 95% of the cases I end up with the first frame properly exposed and the one over- and one under-exposed. I will rewrite the passage above to reflect this. Thanks for pointing it out. 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: Digital questions: was: Re: Is the New LX Going to Be a Digital Camera
William Robb writes: What I would like to know is what sort of dynamic range in stops (a concept I do understand) does a CCD chip have? Is it variable based on software or is it hardware limited? I have no idea. I do wonder if the in-camera exposure compensation is done in the digital domain or if it sets the gain of an analogue amplifier prior to sampling. The second way will result in more useable data provided you've got enough linearity and dynamic range, and a low enough noise floor in the analogue stage. I am of course assuming that the CCD elements are essentially an analogue device with a DAC somewhere either on the CCD chip itself or separately in the camera. Another thing is that the camera firmware can always interpolate. You can easily sample at (say) 8 bits per channel, then when you're interpolating the extra pixels to fill the gaps left by the CCD, you can add a few bits. This would be very similar to the oversampling process used in expensive CD players that use 20-bit DACs. Is it closer to a short range slide film such as Velvia? Or closer to a long range print film such as Portra NC? Or is the question to general to give a specific answer to? It'll depend on the CCD itself. Someone would have to try it out to be sure (unless you want to read some semiconductor datasheets). 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 .
Still FS: SMCP 1000mm f/8 with wooden tripod
Yep, this lens is still taking up floor space at my favourite camera shop. And I don't want to buy it (!). Anyone who's interested, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feel free to mention my name (not compulsory but they'll know I've done them a favour in return for all those they've done for me). The lens comes with a very nice Asahi wooden tripod, and an aluminium trunk case. I think there's also a carry case/bag for the tripod as well. Its quoted as condition 8/10, which they define as: Excellent+ 90-99% original finish. Very little use. Optics perfect. Mechanics perfect. Price is NZ$4450, which is approximately US$1800 plus shipping. They'll take credit card. 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: MZS remote
Maybe this is the same remote than the MZ-7/ XZ-7, you can order it more easily (IR remote I am talking about) - Original Message - From: Mike To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: samedi 28 juillet 2001 03:59 Subject: MZS remote Does anyone know where I can order the remote shutter release for the MZ-S? I did notice that the remote for the Pentax 90WR "point and shoot" works on the MZ-S, but my wife uses that camera and said I couldn't have the remote. After buying the MZ-S I'm not in a position to be asking any favors from her for a few monthsanyway. P.S. The MZ-S is one fine camera and worth a few months of "cold beans and hot tongue" from my wife. Thanks, -=Mike=-In the Pacific Northwet
Re: Camera decsion...
If your budget allows it, get a Leica M6 with a Summilux or a Noctilux ... pretty much fits all your requirements perfectly. There's no faster lens than the 50mm/f1.0 Noctilux, and the camera can be easily hand held at very slow shutter speeds. If you need slightly better image quality, the Summilux (F1.4) would work. The M6 also has something of a spot meter, albeit a big spot. Loading is pretty easy once you get the hang of it - many Leica shooters can load 'em in the dark. The shutter is virtually silent. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? Nicholas Wright wrote: I have somthing of a dilema. I need to get a quieter camera for some work that I'll be doing in the near future, and also for when I want to carry something other than the pz1p. The requirements that I have is that this camera be small and discreet, extremely quiet, easily loadable, and the viewfinder data must be able to be read in near dark. The last reason being the main reason my k1000 is not suited for what I'm looking for. So I've narrowed it down to three cameras and I'd appreciate any feedback from others that have more experience with these cameras. I would be using manual focus lenses on it, taking photos in near dark (ie- fire/candlelight). The three cameras that I'm looking at are; 1) ME Super... very small, very quiet. Don't like the buttons to change shutter speed, but I could get over it. 2) MX... prolly the closest thing I'll ever get to what I'm looking for, but haven't I seen somewhere that it's actually kindof loud? 3) zx5n... very quiet, and small. But how loud is the autorewind? and am I correct in saying that there is no way to override autorewind when you reach the end of the roll of film? Actually, the number one reason that I'm even considering this camera is because of the built in spot meter. Well, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. -- Nick - 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: Digital Software Help
Lawrence Kwan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Juan J. Buhler wrote: If someone knows of some more user friendly free programs for panoramas out there, I'd like to know. There used to be a free front end, PTGUI, for Panotools. Though not all the features of Panotools can be accessed, it does make life simpler. However, the new version 1.0 is now shareware: http://www.ptgui.com/ That is excellent, thanks very much for the link! j __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.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: FA 24-90 Query
On 26 Jul 2001, at 15:34, Frits J. Wüthrich wrote: Another questions was about barrel wobble: yes, there is play in the lens barrel, it is noticeable at 24mm and is worse at 90mm. How bad that is in general is something I don't know. Mine has also some wobble. But except from the LTD lenses I haven´t seen any AF lens without that. Well I haven´t got any FA* lenses. While I was on vacation in Ireland (beautiful country, very friendly people) I noticed something with my lens: when zooming from 24 to 90 mm, around 40mm there is a point where there is something snapping (don't know how to describe that correct due to my limited ability to express myself in the English language), you can feel it and even hear it. Going from 90 to 24 mm there is nothing. I am sure it wasn't there when I first got it. Are there others with the same experience? Any suggestions what it could be? No I haven´t notice anything like that. Could be some dust inside. Even though it feels a bit plastic, in real world use I find the mechanical quality quite good. Ok lets see what I say in a few years :-) Optical it is really super (for a zoom) I haven´t made real test shots but the slides I have back until now are really super. Sharp, contrasty and really low distortion at the 24mm end. Andreas - 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: PS to Peter in Sunny Brighton - for God's sake man
In a message dated 27/07/01 00:29:26 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PS to Peter in Sunny Brighton - for God's sake man, you're a digest user like me. Cut and paste the subject line into the subject area on your email app - a lot of people don't even look at anything in their 'in box' that says 'Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #1026'. You can't simply hit 'reply' to a digest email. ;-P Thx - 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 cars (was Re: Which Pentax is Pentax...)
I bought Tamron 28-200 LD II Super (or smth like that). It works really fine, but I noticed quite significant vingetting at 28mm wide open. I've not tried it without lens hood yet, maybe the problem is there. One thing I don't like the most is very short move of the focus ring, when shooting in MF mode. Atvars, starts looking to primes... Unfortunately I looked at those portraits (http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~azuma/html/camera/lenses_test/001123/wakana.html), I'm lost - I want FA* 85mm 1.4 :) _ Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The one I tried was soft at 28 and soft at 200, okay in the middle. My SMC-M 28mm f2.8 outperformed it wide open, and I consider that lens pretty much useless wide open. The Tamron/Pentax may be better than other 28-200s by a significant margin, but the one I tried was a pretty mediocre performer. Of course, I'm spoiled by primes and I like to make big prints. - 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: Re: new and different LX top plate
My guess is that the seller confused the pic ids when compiling the auction. Only one pic is of the Cosina CT1. You still should maul (sorry mail) the seller to check. Kind regards Peter - 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: unsubscribe Pentax discuss
A scroll of mail from petit miam [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:57:18 -0700 (PDT) Read it? y --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unsubscribe pentax-discuss. Damien Demolder If you have received this e-mail in error, please destroy and delete the message from your computer. OK, will do :) The first time I read this, I thought it said please destroy and delete your computer. Man, that's one tough NDA. 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 .
Re: new and different LX top plate
Jody, Some jerks pilfer each others' auctions for descriptions, pictures, everything. I've notified Stephen Gandy several times when people have lifted descriptions of cameras directly from his CameraQuest web page for their auctions. Recently I notified Gary Schloss that a seller had stolen Gary's picture of a lens to use with his auctioncomplete with Gary's very prominent copyright notice, right there in the picture field. I wouldn't worry about it too much. The seller is still responsible for the description, even if it's not original. --Mike Jody wrote: Curiouser and curiouser. Where do you think the desciption comes from? It has a peculiar resemblance to this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItemitem=1255311 711 Different sellers, different locations, and different LX - I hope. What is going on? Jody. - --- Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out the top deck of this LX on auction http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1259107015 - 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: LXII?
Pål wrote: -- A couple of years ago Trevor Wiebe posted that the Pentax flagship was going to be the LXII. It doesn't seem far fetched anymore in light of the recent interview with the boss of the camera division. Anyway, Trevor posted a set of specifications and claimed he had a industry inside friend who supplied the information. Anyone who has his post from back then and care to repost it? Pål - Sorry I cannot find it at the moment, but my strong impression is that he mixed it up with the then to be released Contax N1 ... Alexander __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.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: Single malts
A scroll of mail from Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:23:13 -0500 Read it? y Pity the CNMO people! Let them drink Bud! Now steady on. There's no need for cruel and unusual punishment. 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 .
PUG comment reminder
Ok, here's the reminder. We're keeping it nice and simple. If you want your PUG photo commented on, feel free to send me a letter *off-list* at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] saying My name is __ and I want to have my photo commented on for the August PUG (or something like that), and it'll be done. If you send the letter to Bill Robb or the PUG team, they'll ignore it, since the PUG gallery is a separate entity. You could send a letter to the PDML asking for comments if you want, though of course it's hit and miss whether you'll get any. The commenting process is now initiated by the photographer, so if you don't want your photo commented on, you don't have to do anything: the default is no comments. You'll have to mail me a request for comments each month that you want them, as there could be some months when you don't want comments, for whatever reason. The commentators on my list are: Bruce Dayton, Frank Theriault, Paul Stenquist, Skip, Luis Pinar, Tom Cakalic, Lasse Karlsson, Jaume Lahuerta, Gerald Cermak, Bill Johnson, Maris V. Lidaka, Sr., John Cohen, Yves Caudano, Sid Barras, Paul Harvey, Donna Lynn Crain, Gianfranco Irlanda, Rapture, César Matamoros II, and Adelheid, and Cory Waters. If anyone on that list no longer wishes to be a commentator, just let me know off-list. Of course, if anyone has any questions about how this is going to work, or what this whole commenting thing is about, feel free to email me off-list and I'll fill you in. Thanks for reading! 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: new and different LX top plate
Yes, but... 1.The strap attachments are different from the other photos. 2.The LX ASA/Compensation Adjustment missing in this photo can be seen in the other photos. 3.The rewind lever is different from the other photo. 4.The exposure compensation dial lock not present in the in the picture in question is seen in the photo box above it. It's a simple photo screw up. Regards, Bob... -- Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an epitaph of infamy, for there is no cause and no person that they will not betray to stay alive. Sidney Hook From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's strange. The SS dial isn't right. Looks like an MX. The shoe is non-dedicated. Don't think there was one. But the front of the body is right. Looks like an LX modified/repaired with MX parts. Collin From: William Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: new and different LX top plate Um, That top deck is VERY suspicious looking. As a matter of fact, I'll go out on a limb, and say IT ISN'T AN LX! There is no release button for releasing the exposure lock/viewfinder, there aren't enough markings on the shutter speed, the ASA indicator is in the shutter speed dial (isn't like that on the LX), and there is no provision for locking off the shutter button, AND the lugs aren't right, not to mention, the LX says LX right on the top, and this one doesn't. Proof enough to be wary of this seller, at least without asking questions. - 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: Camera decsion...
Thanks for all the replies. I should've added that vf brightness was indeed a major factor in this purchase. Lecia M6 huh? I've heard lots a great things about them... *flips through KEH's catalog* omg! $6,000 just for the body! I never knew they were ~that~ expensive. hehe, yeah that's a wee bit out a my price range now... :) -- Blessings, Nick -- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Camera decsion... Date: Sat, Jul 28, 2001, 3:19 AM If your budget allows it, get a Leica M6 with a Summilux or a Noctilux ... pretty much fits all your requirements perfectly. There's no faster lens than the 50mm/f1.0 Noctilux, and the camera can be easily hand held at very slow shutter speeds. If you need slightly better image quality, the Summilux (F1.4) would work. The M6 also has something of a spot meter, albeit a big spot. Loading is pretty easy once you get the hang of it - many Leica shooters can load 'em in the dark. The shutter is virtually silent. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? Nicholas Wright wrote: I have somthing of a dilema. I need to get a quieter camera for some work that I'll be doing in the near future, and also for when I want to carry something other than the pz1p. The requirements that I have is that this camera be small and discreet, extremely quiet, easily loadable, and the viewfinder data must be able to be read in near dark. The last reason being the main reason my k1000 is not suited for what I'm looking for. So I've narrowed it down to three cameras and I'd appreciate any feedback from others that have more experience with these cameras. I would be using manual focus lenses on it, taking photos in near dark (ie- fire/candlelight). The three cameras that I'm looking at are; 1) ME Super... very small, very quiet. Don't like the buttons to change shutter speed, but I could get over it. 2) MX... prolly the closest thing I'll ever get to what I'm looking for, but haven't I seen somewhere that it's actually kindof loud? 3) zx5n... very quiet, and small. But how loud is the autorewind? and am I correct in saying that there is no way to override autorewind when you reach the end of the roll of film? Actually, the number one reason that I'm even considering this camera is because of the built in spot meter. Well, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. -- Nick - 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: Completely OT: gripe of the day
Yes, it is... but I've never seen it actually change the color of a dress before. Nick -- From: Keith Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Completely OT: gripe of the day Date: Fri, Jul 27, 2001, 10:14 PM Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:10:54 -0500 From: Nicholas Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Completely OT: gripe of the day Once we bought my wife a beautiful green dress at a store only to get home and find that the dress was not, in fact, green; it was brown. We played with it under different lights and found the exact same thing, the dress changed to green when we went to a place with flourescents. weird... - -- DOH! Nick That's because non-filtered flourescent light is green! I have to wear rose-tinted glasses because flourescent light gives me migranes. 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA*80-200 mm f/2.8 ED
I really like photo #3. (I like the 100/2.8 macro as well) Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seriously, once you start shooting with it, you'll be surprised just how good it is. John Francis has reported some light fall off at 2.8, and I think he's right, but it's quite slight. You'd be hard pressed to find any other fault with it. Just don't expect to do much hand-held Velvia work with it. I've been tempted to report it to Albano as my favorite lens, but I'm too fond of my FA35/2AL to decide between the two. But you can get some idea of how much I use it by looking at my latest site update; numbers 2, 3, and 5 were all taken with the 80-200/2.8. Doug i like the FA100/2.8 Macro too At 3:27 PM -04007/27/01, Mark Roberts wrote, or at least typed: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, geeze, I didn't tell you that I got rid of mine? Yup, traded it for a Tamron 28-200. Figure I'll never have to change lenses again. Doug just kidding You don't say... - 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 Sites Database--Guidelines
Gary has a great idea with the GPS data. I'm working with my students to learn how to use GPS data to mark points and trails on maps that they can print out and use. We're also learning how to use data that exsists on the internet (such as census data, road maps, topographical maps, etc) to map something out to prove a point, or describe conditions we want described. With GPS coordinates, and the knowledge of how to use a GIS system you can map just about ANYTHING including good photo spots. Illinois Bill Options within brackets are optional. I'll probably end up standarizing the themes, once we have a few entries we'll have a good idea of what they will be. I'm sorry that it took so long to write this but Monday I returned from vacation to find out that I was just laid off the job I've had for the last 25 years. Finding a new job has been my priority. I wanted to suggest that you add a field for GPS coordinates. Even though I don't have one, these devices are becoming more common these days. Gary J. Sibio - - 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: Camera decsion...
Nicholas Wright wrote: Lecia M6 huh? I've heard lots a great things about them... *flips through KEH's catalog* omg! $6,000 just for the body! I never knew they were ~that~ expensive. hehe, yeah that's a wee bit out a my price range now... :) You must be looking at one of the collector's special editions...a new M6 should be about $1700 with rebate, maybe $1500 if you can go to a Leica days event. See what keh has. An M4 or Konica RF wouldn't be out of the question either. 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: Camera decsion...
Nicholas Wright wrote: Lecia M6 huh? I've heard lots a great things about them... *flips through KEH's catalog* omg! $6,000 just for the body! I never knew they were ~that~ expensive. hehe, yeah that's a wee bit out a my price range now... :) That's too much. New ones cost far, far less than that. You may have been looking at a commemorative or collector's model. Their viewfinders are amazingly good for low light work. Shooting with a Noctilux is sometimes referred to as shooting in available dark. You owe it to yourself to at least check one out. They take a little getting used to, but, as i said, if you can afford one, it's far, far superior to an SLR for your described purpose. I'm a big fan of the LX, but when it comes to shooting in low light, close in, or when quiet or stealth is required, out comes the leica. The two make a great combination. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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 Sites Database--Guidelines
William Kane wrote: Gary has a great idea with the GPS data. Hi Bill ... Check this out for an example of using GPS coordinates for locating photo sites. It's a great article: http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/010518.htm -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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: Camera decsion...
tom wrote: a new M6 should be about $1700 with rebate maybe $1500 if you can go to a Leica days event. And substantially less for a used one. An M4 or Konica RF wouldn't be out of the question either. Konica is a good choice. However, for low light work with fast lenses like the Noctilux or the Summilux, I'd suggest an M3 with the .92 viewfinder, or the M6 with the .85 finder. Better focusing accuracy, although neither the M3 nor the M4 has a built in meter. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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: Camera decsion...
Hmm... both of you are right... M6 platinum 100yr Schmidt Group w50/2.8 Elmar... I will have to take a better look at these cameras... though I was hoping to stay with the system lenses that I have... Thanks again. Nick -- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Camera decsion... Date: Sat, Jul 28, 2001, 10:08 AM Nicholas Wright wrote: Lecia M6 huh? I've heard lots a great things about them... *flips through KEH's catalog* omg! $6,000 just for the body! I never knew they were ~that~ expensive. hehe, yeah that's a wee bit out a my price range now... :) That's too much. New ones cost far, far less than that. You may have been looking at a commemorative or collector's model. Their viewfinders are amazingly good for low light work. Shooting with a Noctilux is sometimes referred to as shooting in available dark. You owe it to yourself to at least check one out. They take a little getting used to, but, as i said, if you can afford one, it's far, far superior to an SLR for your described purpose. I'm a big fan of the LX, but when it comes to shooting in low light, close in, or when quiet or stealth is required, out comes the leica. The two make a great combination. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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: Camera decsion...
You could always get a camera with MLU, that's about as quite as you are going to get. The LX would fit the bill nicely, with it's LED display, and metering system that works with the mirror locked up. Both the KX and K2 don't have illuminated displays, but the needles aren't that hard to read in dim light. If you don't like the push buttons on the ME Super take a look at the P3/P30/P30t/P3n, with it's tradional shutter speed dial and LED readout in the finder. Todd At 11:41 PM 7/27/01 -0500, you wrote: I have somthing of a dilema. I need to get a quieter camera for some work that I'll be doing in the near future, and also for when I want to carry something other than the pz1p. The requirements that I have is that this camera be small and discreet, extremely quiet, easily loadable, and the viewfinder data must be able to be read in near dark. The last reason being the main reason my k1000 is not suited for what I'm looking for. So I've narrowed it down to three cameras and I'd appreciate any feedback from others that have more experience with these cameras. I would be using manual focus lenses on it, taking photos in near dark (ie- fire/candlelight). The three cameras that I'm looking at are; 1) ME Super... very small, very quiet. Don't like the buttons to change shutter speed, but I could get over it. 2) MX... prolly the closest thing I'll ever get to what I'm looking for, but haven't I seen somewhere that it's actually kindof loud? 3) zx5n... very quiet, and small. But how loud is the autorewind? and am I correct in saying that there is no way to override autorewind when you reach the end of the roll of film? Actually, the number one reason that I'm even considering this camera is because of the built in spot meter. Well, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. -- Nick - - 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: Camera decsion...
Nicholas Wright wrote: hoping to stay with the system lenses that I have There are adapters that will allow you to use some Pentax lenses on the Leica. http://cameraquest.com/adaptnew.htm -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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 .
August PUG
I have just sent out the confirmations for the August Gallery. If you think you should have recieved one, and didn't, please drop me a note at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Multi-segment metering and exposure compensation
Nicholas Wright wrote: The thing that I always wonder is If manual camera users can through experimentation learn what their cameras are doing (meter wise) why cannot auto camera users do the same thing? Well we can and we do... Except in this case the experimentation would have to be much more thorough. I'm not sure that this is entirely correct. True, the multi-segment metering will adjust exposure according to the way the computer percieves the scene, but if you know your camera you will also know how the computer will percieve that scene so you can make the adjustments that you see fit. I just question how easy it is to figure out what the camera is thinking. As I understand it, the camera makers basically program possible scenes into the chip, and, supposedly, there are thousands of them. Also, these are going to vary by camera. Taking the example of the bear. If you take the white one, and shift it off center, will the camera think it's the sky in a vertical shot? What if it's just taking up 2 segments? 4? 2 segments plus 1/2 of 2 more? Sure, you could test that, but it seems to me you'd have to test for a lot a EI's in the various metering segments. I think his test is simplistic. I don't often shoot a single colored subject against a simple evenly-lit background. His test is not simply a single colored subject with an evenly lit background. His test involves two stuffed bears (one white, one dark) against several different background lighting conditions. But each situation in itself is fairly simple...all lit by one light source, with varying degrees of shade. Again, I am ~not~ saying that MM is the perfect solution. I didn't mean to imply you were. In fact, I will be the first to admit that my best photos (no exceptions) were taken using the zone system with spot meter. And when the time presents itself, or when lighting conditions dictate (as in the above mentioned light source in photos) I will always switch to spot. But for journalistic stuff where one or so stop exposure error means less than the content of the photo it's matrix all the way. I agree, mostly. I'm in matrix mode often...I just don't always know what the camera is thinking, and I still don't after printing at least 500 negs made in matrix mode. Lately, if I think the lighting isn't going to change much, I'll take a couple of spot readings and just work with those manually. 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: Photo Sites Database--Guidelines
Shel, Thanks for the heads up. That's a great artical. I'm linking it to my class webpage! Bill Shel Belinkoff wrote: William Kane wrote: Gary has a great idea with the GPS data. Hi Bill ... Check this out for an example of using GPS coordinates for locating photo sites. It's a great article: http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/010518.htm -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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: Digital Software Help
Try http://www.panavue.com/ It's not free, but it's one of the best as I heard and you can download a fully functional demo. Herbet. --- Juan J. Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Bill Kane wrote: I need to know if anyone out there knows the name of a good piece of software that stiches pictures together. I think some of them refer to it as making a panoramic picture . . . . Just last night I was playing with some freeware panorama tools. Check out Panotools at http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/ It's a bit obscure to get going, but it works well, and it's free. One cool thing are the Photoshop plugins that can do things like remap a fisheye image into a rectilinear one. I think just this will make me use the Zenitar 16mm more in the future. If someone knows of some more user friendly free programs for panoramas out there, I'd like to know. Not that I'm afraid of scripts and technicalities, but if I'm not being paid for them I rather do it the easy way... 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 . __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.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: LXII?
Alexander wrote: - Sorry I cannot find it at the moment, but my strong impression is that he mixed it up with the then to be released Contax N1 ... It indeed sounded like the Contax N1. I do believe the post was from september, october or perhaps november 1999 under the title introducing the LXII 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: Multi-segment metering and exposure compensation
-- From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Multi-segment metering and exposure compensation Date: Sat, Jul 28, 2001, 10:55 AM In fact, I will be the first to admit that my best photos (no exceptions) were taken using the zone system with spot meter. And when the time presents itself, or when lighting conditions dictate (as in the above mentioned light source in photos) I will always switch to spot. But for journalistic stuff where one or so stop exposure error means less than the content of the photo it's matrix all the way. I agree, mostly. I'm in matrix mode often...I just don't always know what the camera is thinking, and I still don't after printing at least 500 negs made in matrix mode. Lately, if I think the lighting isn't going to change much, I'll take a couple of spot readings and just work with those manually. tv You know, I rarely print my own photos anymore; but if I did I would prolly be saying the exact same thing. :) In fact, as I transition away from getting prints from a lab and towards again doing all my own digital correcting I suspect that I will pay more attention to exposure. -- Nick - 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:: Multi-segment metering and exposure compensation
Alin wrote: Multisegment metering works great as long as you recognize it's a scene for it. Exactly. And thats the point with any kind of meter. Its also no big deal finding out which way you need to compensate. It works like any other meter trying to render everything mid toned. Of course, nothing of the above stands true for slide film. Except maybe for Velvia that tolerates well one stop of overexposure, and perhaps for RSX II 100, multisegment generally burns out the slides. One extra stop - which is the common bias of multisegment if there's any contrast at all in the scene - is incredibly harmful for slide film. Saturation goes down, highlights burn out and the whole picture looses all the fun. The older multi pattern meters from Pentax seems to be slightly biased towards over exposure - you could say biased for print film. However, the 645n and the MZ-S is more tuned for slide film. 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: Suggestion for a PUG
Having only been on the PDML for a couple of months, has there aver been a 'self-portrait' themed month? I would have thought that would be fairly interesting! http://pug.komkon.org/00augu/index.html FWIW, noodling around the links under the thumbnail section opens up a whole new world of informaton. There is a list of submission guidelines (3 people for sure have read them) [snip] That's told me! Thanks. Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Questions RE: A20/2.8
Hi, Does this lens have a front element that rotates? How's the build quality? Is this lens noticeably sharper, more contrasty than the K? Does it have noticeably more resolution? Thanks... -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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 for a PUG
- Original Message - From: Cotty That's told me! Yer welcome. L8R Bill - 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: Camera decsion...
Hi Shel, The f/1.0 Noctilux is not the fastest, however. Canon sold an f/0.95 that fit their rangefinder cameras years ago. Len --- - 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: Questions RE: A20/2.8
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Questions RE: A20/2.8 Hi, Does this lens have a front element that rotates? No, they didn't put that feature on this lens. How's the build quality? Superb, really solid. Mine has no rattles at all, focus is smooth and the aperture has an excellent feel. It is a pretty hefty little lens. In terms of build, it reminds me more of my SMC-P 45mm, f/4.5 6x7 lens than anything else (except smaller). Is this lens noticeably sharper, more contrasty than the K? It is noticably sharper and contrastier than my Tokina 17mm, I find it has excellent imaging properties. Does it have noticeably more resolution? It is very sharp. I don't have a K version to compare it with. Pity about the non rotating front element. I always thought it was missing something.G 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 .
Why did my Zx-5 do this???
Hoping that it ws just because the batteries were running low, but noting that this particular thing had never happened to me before, I address the panel. I click off what is the 5th frame of a 24 frame roll and the camera goes into auto rewind. I think - hmm, maybe I misread and I was on 25 but no, when the film came back, only 5 frames were there. A few days later, it does it again, though not at exactly the 5th frame, (So far no battery low sign has appeared, either.) This time I see it and manage to get the film out at the critical point - reload - etc, and go on. Three times this happens. I manage to rescue each time but, hey - this is bad for the nerves and clearly something screwy. Can't this be related to low battery? Is it telling me it is too tire to take more right now thank you? Or do I need to get it to the camera doc post haste? Any answers here? ann (didn't have the LX with me) san - 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: Camera decsion...
Hi Len, It is the fastest lens currently in production. It is the fastest lans that you can walk into a store and buy. The 0.95 Canon has long since bit the dust as a production item, is quite rare, and, for all intents an purposes, is non-existent for day-to-day photography. So, while you're correct in that was once the fastest lens one could buy, it no longer is. Plus the Noctilux produces far better images. Len Paris wrote: The f/1.0 Noctilux is not the fastest, however. Canon sold an f/0.95 that fit their rangefinder cameras years ago. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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: Questions RE: A20/2.8
William Robb wrote: Does this lens have a front element that rotates? No, they didn't put that feature on this lens. Sheesh! I'm disappointed. Pity about the non rotating front element. I always thought it was missing something.G Well, maybe it'll have that feature on a subsequent model. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do? - 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: Idea re comments on the PUG
Or couldn't someone set up a grid thing whereby people can respond directly on the page that the image is on, and then be able to view everyone's comments on a given shot all in one location, along with the image in question? I know it can be done, but I don't know how, nor do I know how much server space, etc., this would require. I have seen sites like this (although can't think of any at the moment). Cameron PS Thanks to all who commented on what could have been my last shot 'Lynn Headwaters'. - 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: Professional
Gosh, I thought professional only meant, its your way of earning an income, I didn't realise it is so complicated! Frits We're getting into some definition problems here. Is Professional: a. Build quality b. Feature Set c. Support Structure Can you remove any one of the three and still have a professional camera? I'd say yes, but a better pro solution would be to have all three present. Remove two and you've got a something strange, that no intelligent marketing department would support. My understanding is that Pentax has (a) and (b). Not to the same degree as some others, but it's stuiable none- the-less. BTW, I've not seen (c) as a part any medium or large format professional solution. jmnsho, Collin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: FA 24-90 Query
On 26 Jul 2001, at 15:34, Frits J. Wüthrich wrote: While I was on vacation in Ireland (beautiful country, very friendly people) I noticed something with my lens: when zooming from 24 to 90 mm, around 40mm there is a point where there is something snapping (don't know how to describe that correct due to my limited ability to express myself in the English language), you can feel it and even hear it. Going from 90 to 24 mm there is nothing. I am sure it wasn't there when I first got it. Are there others with the same experience? Any suggestions what it could be? No I haven´t notice anything like that. Could be some dust inside. Andreas And today, when using the lens on a warm and sunny afternoon(too rare for my taste) in England it was completely gone! Zooming in different positions, and no trace of it. I hope it stays away. Frits - 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: Camera decsion...
Hi, From the list you've supplied I'd suggest an MX, although they are a little bit loud even for my deaf ears. You may be able to find a way to muffle it. If you extend the choice, but not to the extent of a Leica, the LX has all the benefits of the MX, but is significantly quieter. However, few things compares to a Leica for quietness, although David Hurn of Magnum did buy a Canon consumer-grade camera because it was so quiet. If you can get hold of a Pentax 50/1.2 lens you would do yourself a big favour in the viewfinder brightness thing. Also, for both the MX and the LX you can get ultra-bright screens for low-light shooting. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Saturday, July 28, 2001, 5:41:17 AM, you wrote: I have somthing of a dilema. I need to get a quieter camera for some work that I'll be doing in the near future, and also for when I want to carry something other than the pz1p. The requirements that I have is that this camera be small and discreet, extremely quiet, easily loadable, and the viewfinder data must be able to be read in near dark. The last reason being the main reason my k1000 is not suited for what I'm looking for. So I've narrowed it down to three cameras and I'd appreciate any feedback from others that have more experience with these cameras. I would be using manual focus lenses on it, taking photos in near dark (ie- fire/candlelight). The three cameras that I'm looking at are; 1) ME Super... very small, very quiet. Don't like the buttons to change shutter speed, but I could get over it. 2) MX... prolly the closest thing I'll ever get to what I'm looking for, but haven't I seen somewhere that it's actually kindof loud? 3) zx5n... very quiet, and small. But how loud is the autorewind? and am I correct in saying that there is no way to override autorewind when you reach the end of the roll of film? Actually, the number one reason that I'm even considering this camera is because of the built in spot meter. Well, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. -- Nick - 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: Completely OT: gripe of the day
You should see what happened to me once. A couple of months ago I had a slide show at a concert dedicated to Dave Brubeck. The slides were projected on a curtain betweeen the musicians and the public. The wife of the piano man, amongst the public, recorded everything on tape. When I saw the take I couldn't believe to my eyes... The first 30 minutes of the take were normal, and somewhat dull. Then, suddenly, the colors were gone and everything was strange. The musicians were all dressed in black, but in that point of the take only one still had a black shirt and trousers, the others seemed to have changed their dress... Almost all looked like they were dressed in white, or in very light grey (and the scene, although brighter than before, looked normal. Even the skin looked darker than the dresses...). It was like an infrared effect... Gianfranco - Original Message - From: Nicholas Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 4:43 PM Subject: Re: Completely OT: gripe of the day Yes, it is... but I've never seen it actually change the color of a dress before. Nick -- From: Keith Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Completely OT: gripe of the day Date: Fri, Jul 27, 2001, 10:14 PM Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:10:54 -0500 From: Nicholas Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Completely OT: gripe of the day Once we bought my wife a beautiful green dress at a store only to get home and find that the dress was not, in fact, green; it was brown. We played with it under different lights and found the exact same thing, the dress changed to green when we went to a place with flourescents. weird... - -- DOH! Nick That's because non-filtered flourescent light is green! I have to wear rose-tinted glasses because flourescent light gives me migranes. __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.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 .
Cable release question
I'm getting an MZ-S soon, so my old (but loved) ZX-50 will soon be kiteworthy. This means I won't fret too much if it plummets 500 ft to its almost certain demise. Of course, taking aerial photographs raises the interesting question of how to trip the shutter release -- a simple problem with mechanical cameras that is compounded by these newfangled electronic gizmos. Does anyone out there know how the ZX series' electronic releases work? There are three pins on the camera's socket... Do I just to short two of them or is there some hideous serial protocol? I'm trying to do something more elegant than attaching a mechanical plunger to an electronic release (things need to be light). -matt kozak - 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: Professional
Gosh, I thought professional only meant, its your way of earning an income, I didn't realise it is so complicated! Maybe it should be like any other profession. You get to call yourself a professional after you have earned accreditation proving you know what the hell you are doing. That would make it simple. You can do brain surgery by ramming a hocky stick up a persons ass, but it is probably better to have gone to medical school first. 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 thoughts
Hothouse Spiral by Dan Scott So much good bw this month. Nice job. Thanks Collin. 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 .
Browser survey
Greetings:I am wondering what browsers people are using for viewing the PUG. If you would kindly clickhereand tell me what version of which browser you are using,I would be most appreciative.ThanksWilliam Robb
Re: Professional
In a message dated 7/28/01 9:23:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Saturday 28 July 2001 16:36, you wrote: Gosh, I thought professional only meant, its your way of earning an income, I didn't realise it is so complicated! Frits You wouldn't make light of the situation ~if~ you had to make a living at photography. ~Then~ what you choose matters. Think of a meat cutter. No way could they make a living with Ginsu knives, or a fire fighter go through a career with only an ordinary household water hose. Of course there ~are~ parameters for a professional camera, SLR or not. While everyone makes light of it, nearly ~every~ SLR PENTAX made could serve as a pro camera, especially the bodies that have motors, (winders), use pro level (TTL) PENTAX flashes-etc. The talk would serve better ends if one spoke of the ~minimum~ requirements for a pro body. Certainly the LX, (a true system camera), PZ-1p, Super Program (system camera-lite) all fit in the pro category for SLRs. ***Put a a little body sealing, (as in the PENTAX WR-90 PS), 1/250 or 1/200th sec flash sync and auto-focus on the Super Program and pro camera jumps out at you. Then there are the MEs... - 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: Dig. Soft. - next - objects?
In a message dated 7/28/01 9:47:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, I've try and use many different pano-programs but still have problems with opposite sort of software - objects modeling/viewing. MGI PhotoSuite lll (Platinum Edition). - 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: Professional
At 13:01 29/07/01, William wrote: Gosh, I thought professional only meant, its your way of earning an income, I didn't realise it is so complicated! Maybe it should be like any other profession. You get to call yourself a professional after you have earned accreditation proving you know what the hell you are doing. That would make it simple. You can do brain surgery by ramming a hocky stick up a persons ass, but it is probably better to have gone to medical school first. Hi Bill. There are two types of professional. Those that are associated with a profession (eg doctors, lawyers, prostitutes etc) and those that perform for reward. The former usually have to provide proof of association, the latter just have to make money from whatever it is they do (eg sports people, artists, craftsmen etc). Photographers, like any other artist, belongs to the latter group. Most people in the latter group are usually always looking for ways to improve the way they do things. They take courses, read books, practice, and so forth. Too many of the former never progress past what they learnt when they were gaining their degrees (or whatever is required to be associated with their chosen profession). This then makes an interesting topic of discussion regarding the professionalism of professionals of a professed profession. :-) How this relates back to professional cameras is beyond me. I always thought that a professional camera was a camera that a professional uses. shrug I also always thought that some people could use a $100,000 outfit and take worse photographs than someone else using a $5.00 disposable camera. The professionalism is in the photographer, not the camera. :-) 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 .
Re: Professional
In a message dated 7/29/01 1:50:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The professionalism is in the photographer, not the camera. :-) OK, if it's ~that~ simple, ~you~ use the disposable and I'll use the MZ-S. I'll whip your butt everyday and twice on Sundays. - 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: Professional
Maybe it should be like any other profession. You get to call yourself a professional after you have earned accreditation proving you know what the hell you are doing. That would make it simple. You can do brain surgery by ramming a hocky stick up a persons ass, but it is probably better to have gone to medical school first. William Robb I can see it now, torn between his love of Hocky and the overwhelming urge to address the suffering of those around him ... he was forced to compromise. Thus was born the first Medicine on a Stick clinic. g In an ideal world professionals would always be competent, and everyone earning income from an activity would actually know something about what they were doing, but ... Dan Scott (g'nite, all) [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 .
