Re: ZX-M pricing
The old upgrade the ZX-M needs is a spot meter and TTL flash, the rebates are across the line it seems, Christmas special pricing and sell off for newer MZ-6 and possible other cameras moving in? MZ-3 comming to Ameirca to maybe. --- Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see Pentax is giving rebates on the ZX-M. Any news on the future status of the body? Any upgrade in sight, perhaps? Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ___ Build your own website in minutes and for free at http://ca.geocities.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 .
Pentax 67 II info needed....
Anybody know of a good website with information about the latest Pentax 67? Anybody bought/using/seen the new 75mm f/2.8? TIA, --Mike J. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: how to send money from the USA to France?
SEND CASH IN us DOLLARS VIA RESTERED MAIL. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Seaman Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 5:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: how to send money from the USA to France? folks, I recently bought a camera from a PDML list member, but I'm finding it a little tricky to send the money from here in the USA to France. Does anyone have any experience on the cheapest and easiest way to do this? thanks, Richard. home phone: (1)(847) 244 5463 home page: www.richard-seaman.com _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: November PUG favourites
Hotel at Guadelupe Joseph Tainter The colour! The colour! I could reach into that blue sky and cut my hand on it. Nice composition. The plug in the background completes the setup well. Thanks very much, Cotty. 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: Newsletter 40
Oh, I dunno. If you shop around you could still find one with lower picture quality but why would you want to? Len (G, D, and R) It means there isn't much to pick from on the 3.1+ megapixel cameras. Everybody's picture quality should be very similar. 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: how to send money from the USA to France?
You might try asking at the post office. They have money orders for most countries in the world. Len --- I recently bought a camera from a PDML list member, but I'm finding it a little tricky to send the money from here in the USA to France. Does anyone have any experience on the cheapest and easiest way to do this? thanks, Richard. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Windows XP - Scary! (Was=3 A OT: A computer question...)
In a message dated 11/10/01 11:37:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj:Re: Windows XP - Scary! (Was=3 A OT: A computer question...) Date:11/10/01 11:37:10 AM Eastern Standard Time From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (aimcompute) Sender:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: A HREF=mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED];[EMAIL PROTECTED]/A To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually Mafud, I think Microsoft IS partly to blame. The fact is most people that have a computer don't have it because they're computer buffs. They have it because it's a tool that let 's accomplish a task. They have know desire to be computer geeks. But to trust nearly $1000 (have you noticed even as the GIGs go up, the prices for off the shelf brands still hover around $1000?) of your hard earned money, youought to 1. read the manuals-(four times) before you plunge in? That Micorsoft and the computer manufacturer trust that you, computer neophyte, will do what they (and any computer list worth it's salt) will advise you to run a clean machine? But no, just recently on this list, someone comment that they run 20 apps at one time! Me? IF (notice the big IF?) I'm on the net, and am ~not~ downloading, my AV is off, AV protection is off and nearly everything which might use resources are off or disabled. So for me, old lean and clean 4 apps would be the limit. Microsoft of course advertises to sell to the biggest audience. But again, Microsoft/Intel/AOL expect that their end-users will read the manuals, visit the update site they paid to use, read the manuals-etc.. Most don't. *Want to know the one problem that screws up the most problems, other than a Dirty machine? People who are in such a hurry to get things done they actually try to do two or three things at once, hitting keys-rtc. while the computer is processing data. It seems that some people can't wait for the machine, which might take eight-ten seconds to finish its task, to try to initiate another task. ECCHH! Expectations by consumers is that when they buy something it should work. But automakers also give new owners a owner's manual, expecting them to read it. They dont, and are themselves manytimes the culprits when the machine break down or whatever. When Win95 came out I believed the box said 'requires a minimum of 8meg of RAM and some pre-Pentium processor'. We all know that would be a joke, but Microsoft maximized sales that way. And really dense people, after reading the cautions, tried to install Windows95(a) on 286 machines, machines which, IF they were successful in loaidng Windows, had less than 3% of their resouces available for coputing-thus the Windows splash screen itself might take minutes to load. My last machine beofre this one, came with 64MB RAM but I ran it at 320MB for the time I owned it. Im running just over 1 GOG RAM in this machine and only the most resouces intensive apps can ever approach using all of that. there is one more slot for RAM to bring it up to 1.54GIG but I'll never have to buy it. The same goes for thsoe who buy a Windoes XP machine and run OEM RAM on it and those who buy Windows(X) machines and run freeware/shareware on it. I run Photoshop 4.0 right now on Pentium 133 with 48meg running Win95. I should have upgraded long ago, but it's more trouble than it's worth to continually risk having to rebuild your system, and have favorite applications stop working. I beat the upgrade thing by buying a 1.2 GIG MOBO/processor unit, HD and new case then installed Win98SE/2000. So, I got power, more storage (40GIG HDD-$100) on paltforms I'm completely satified with. For ~MY~ purposes only, staying with plain vanilla Windows 98 serves my purposes. And like you, ther's no way I spring nearly $300 for dubious software upgrades. drive that I can usually get things done in virtual memory. The other day though I inadvertendently started scanning pictures to my H:/ drive which is the drive Windows wants. and have about 650K of swap space left. That of course was my fault. I don't know if you run partitioned drive(s). I do. OS on C, everthing else (apps) on whatever partition that work is suited for. So not only is my machine running clean, the C drive is never busy or overworked, except of course when handling system files and shortcuts. Microsoft gets no Kudos form me for any of their practices. But they/AOL/Intel catch it from inept new (and old) owners. As with automobiles, failing to read the manual or keepiong up a recommended maintenance program, can and frequently does, void your warrantee (with automobiles). The same might be done with computers: fail to follow the manufacturers recommendations, use out-of-date software, fail to pull preventive maintenance and you're toast. Mafud writes: Hello Dave. Both Me (ME) and XP ~demand~ updated software and ~regular~ maintenance. Me simply would not tolerate my old Norton
Re: The gang's all here again
In a message dated 11/10/01 12:48:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Welcome back Frantisek--and Mafud, if my earlier greeting never got through--good to have you both around again. --Mike It did and thanks! Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: There are days when...
In a message dated 11/10/01 1:22:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Some think Maufud is nutz. M-A-F-U-D is opnionated, not nutz. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Windows XP - Scary! (Was=3 A OT: A computer question...)
In a message dated 11/10/01 1:25:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: . Another words, Windows, over time, degrades. No one knows why, and Microsoft prolly ain't gonna fix it. Couldn't it simply be that operators, new and old, fearing the unknown, refuse to or simply don't reformat and reload the OS(any)? Any serious (home computer) system gets bogged down by use. As we are advised to change the oil and lube the chassis in our automobiles, we ought to format (and partition our HDD at the same time) our computers every so often, say every three or four months; give it the computer equivalent of an oil and lube job? A reformat and reinstalling your OS sure as hell speeds up Windows, maybe not to fresh as new OEM specs, but surely faster in that you've dumped Megabytes (now Gigabytes) of resourses-hungry trash off you HDD. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: OT: how to send money from the USA to France?
Q: When you sell something on ebay and they buyer pays with Billpoint or paypal, doesn't that payment go directly into your bank account? I had someone pay Friday night, and it did not show in my back account on Saturday. Is that just because of the weekend, or did the payment go to a credit on my credit card instead? Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brendan Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 6:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: how to send money from the USA to France? Paypal? you both just need a Credit card. snip - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: how to send money from the USA to France?
Ed, With PayPal the money goes into your PayPal account. it won't show up in your bank account or your credit card either. I think you can pay yourself from our paypal account it you try hard enough. Cory Waters Ebay novice. - Original Message - From: Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 8:06 PM Subject: RE: OT: how to send money from the USA to France? Q: When you sell something on ebay and they buyer pays with Billpoint or paypal, doesn't that payment go directly into your bank account? I had someone pay Friday night, and it did not show in my back account on Saturday. Is that just because of the weekend, or did the payment go to a credit on my credit card instead? Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brendan Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 6:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: how to send money from the USA to France? Paypal? you both just need a Credit card. snip - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Enlarging Lenses
I just looked at some contact sheets looking for falloff, and found that one side is slightly lighter than the other. I usually print contacts at f/8, so I am thinking that this is an issue with condensers and bulb. I've noticed that when I've changed the bulb or fiddled with the condensers, that coverage can be messed up. Looks like it is again. I'm using an Omega B-600. Thanks for your comments. William in Utah. Ed wrote: Mine's about 8-10 years old. I bought it new, and it has the lighted aperture ring. Sharpness is really, really good. It's just the light falloff that's a problem. With the cold light tube that snakes all around, and the diffuser under that, it looks very even at the source. Of course, it's also possible that the light just passing through the enlarger opening causes some diffraction at the edges which reduces the light to the corners. I recently adjust the bellows to the lowest position (for med format neg - since it makes no difference with the cold light). That moved the light source closer to the film and seems to have helped quite a bit. So maybe the problem is not the lens at all, but the design of the 23CII. Overall, the problem was it it's worst with the condensers, and got better with cold light, and now is better still with the bellows collapsed. Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of William Johnson Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enlarging Lenses I think that Nikon enlarging lens quality is all over the place. I briefly had a EL-Nikkor 50/4 which had resolution so bad that it wouldn't resolve the grain from a HP5+ negative under a grain focuser. Of course, it's possible that I'm not looking for falloff critically enough either. Out of curiosity, do you have the newer version (I think with lighted aperture ring) or the old one? I have the old one. William in Utah. Ed wrote: My has light falloff all the way up through the range to F16, but it does get progressively better as you stop down. It's most noticeable when making contact sheets. Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of William Johnson Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 11:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enlarging Lenses Hi Jeff, Welcome to the list. I have a EL-Nikkor 50/2.8 that I like well enough, except it suffers from falloff above about f/8. snip - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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:billpoint paypal
Billpoint will transfer each payment to your bank account, though it won't happen instantaneously, it will take at least two business days (so no weekends). You should see from your transaction history when it is transferred. (look under deposits) With Paypal, the money stays in your paypal account, a bit like a piggy bank. You can use that money to spend with any purchases made through paypal. You can have it transferred to your own bank account, but you have to request it online. Wendy At 20:27 10-11-2001 -0500, you wrote: - - Original Message - From: Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 8:06 PM Subject: RE: OT: how to send money from the USA to France? Q: When you sell something on ebay and they buyer pays with Billpoint or paypal, doesn't that payment go directly into your bank account? I had someone pay Friday night, and it did not show in my back account on Saturday. Is that just because of the weekend, or did the payment go to a credit on my credit card instead? Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com --- Wendy Paul Beard Ottawa, Canada mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: how to send money from the USA to France?
Buy a French currency international money order from the bank or post office. If you really must send cash by registered post, do the courteous thing and send French Francs. Wendy At 20:27 10-11-2001 -0500, you wrote: Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 16:44:36 -0600 From: Richard Seaman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: how to send money from the USA to France? folks, I recently bought a camera from a PDML list member, but I'm finding it a little tricky to send the money from here in the USA to France. Does anyone have any experience on the cheapest and easiest way to do this? thanks, Richard. --- Wendy Paul Beard Ottawa, Canada mailto:[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 .
Pentax Optio Digital Camera - FEH?
I met Juan Buhler in San Francisco today and we planned to do some shooting and to compare some lenses. The weather turned on us, and instead of making photographs we ended up in Gasser's camera shop looking for odds and ends and taking up the sales staff's time. Business was slow - very slow - so we got good service g. We looked at the Optio 410 - the 4 megapixel camera. I can't speak for Juan, but I was surprised at how small and compact it was, and how simple the controls seemed to be. It seems like a nice little camera for people who want to make little snap shots, and may be a nice alternative to a PS. However, Mike Johnston raved about the Optiio 310, and, based on what we saw with the 410, which has h higher number of pixels, these cameras are useless for prints about 8x10 or larger. We looked at a couple of 8½ x 11 prints and there was obvious pixilization (if that's the right word) in shadow areas and where light and darker areas met. For example, the line where an arm ran alongside a little girl's dress was jagged and of a darker color than the areas on ether side of the line. Now these were prints made specifically to show off the qualities of these cameras, and they were terrible. If this is any example of normal quality from these cameras, they're not ready for prime time yet. It'll be a l-o-n-g time before I give up my Pentaxes and Leicas for this kind of quality. I'd like to know how it is that someone like Mike can gush lavish praise over these cameras when the results I've seen are so poor? Is there a way to get better quality from them, or is 8X10 about the limit that they'll go? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax Optio Digital Camera - FEH?
Oh, another thing. The shutter lag is abysmally long, and if you use the flash there's a red light beside the viewfinder that flashes - right into your eye. Shel Belinkoff wrote: We looked at the Optio 410 - the 4 megapixel camera. I can't speak for Juan, but I was surprised at how small and compact it was, and how simple the controls seemed to be. It seems like a nice little camera for people who want to make little snap shots, and may be a nice alternative to a PS. However, Mike Johnston raved about the Optiio 310, and, based on what we saw with the 410, which has h higher number of pixels, these cameras are useless for prints about 8x10 or larger. We looked at a couple of 8½ x 11 prints and there was obvious pixilization (if that's the right word) in shadow areas and where light and darker areas met. For example, the line where an arm ran alongside a little girl's dress was jagged and of a darker color than the areas on ether side of the line. Now these were prints made specifically to show off the qualities of these cameras, and they were terrible. If this is any example of normal quality from these cameras, they're not ready for prime time yet. It'll be a l-o-n-g time before I give up my Pentaxes and Leicas for this kind of quality. I'd like to know how it is that someone like Mike can gush lavish praise over these cameras when the results I've seen are so poor? Is there a way to get better quality from them, or is 8X10 about the limit that they'll go? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[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 .
I'm becoming disillusioned with Sigma
After nearly 10 years of using Sigma lenses I'm actually becoming disillusioned. Here's the email they sent back... Dear Mr. Hufnagel, Thank you very much for your E-mail. First of all, we regret very much that our customer had such a trouble with the Sigma lens. We have no experience such issue before, therefore, in order to understand the origin of the problem and provide the required maintenance, we kindly ask you to return the lens to Sigma Corporation of America. Please attach a memo describing your lens trouble, your name, address and phone number. If your lens is under warranty, please attach a copy of sales receipt from Sigma dealer. The warranty period is one year from date of purchase. If it is not under warranty and we have to charge for repair, we will send a FREE estimate by mail. If you are not US resident, please contact Sigma distributor in your country. Kind Regards, SIGMA Corporation of America Service Department 15 Fleetwood Court Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 U.S.A. Tel: 631 585-1144 Fax: 631 585-1895 http://www.sigma-photo.com I don't know about you, but I don't buy the no experience such issue before line. I can't be the only one with display problems with Sigma lenses and Pentax bodies. I won't even go into the horrible english (translation??) And finally... Where's a contact name? This smells like a form letter... I HATE form letters for customer service. Has anyone here ever sent in a Sigma lens under these kinds of conditions? I really like my lenses. I am especially fond of the 14mm rectilinear and 15mm semi-fisheye lenses... They're fantastic. It's sort of like a beautiful woman with a scar on her face... Still beautiful, but dimished somehow. I hope this can be resolved. None of my lenses are under warranty... They're just too old. So I get the feeling I'll be shafted in the end. I'd try and replace them with Pentax glass, but unless I got a long lost rich uncle that just croaked it won't happen... Too damn poor now. Oh well... Off the soap box now. -- John - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Re: PUG Stuff
Thanks.I did take some pic's at that time now i just have to find them. Dave Begin Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 07:35:23 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PUG Stuff Dave, All photos have been taken around the world within 2 hours of the autumnal equinox on 9/21/01, something like 5:30 or 6:30 PM in Chicago. I'm sending my picture this AM. ...kind of a way for us all to get together without being in the same place. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'll show my ignorance,what does the theme for this month mean?? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . End Original Message Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Kodak Paper,off my list
In my quest to find a back up paper from the Canon Photo Paper Pro, i tried the Kodak Ultimate paper yesterday.Package say's for ALL ink jest printers.Not the BJC8200.The page i printed took about 25 minuites to dry to touch and any greenish pigment came out in a mosaic type pattern. My supply of Canon paper arrived to day but the search continues. Mike suggested the Epson Matte,if i can find some i'll try it. Dave Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Nuraw Blooze
Hi all. As soon as i send this i'm going to add 2 more pic's from my band shoot from Sept.at http://brooks1952.tripod.com/davespentaxpages The scan was done at work and he saved time by putting all 6 prints in the scanner and saved as 1 8.5 x 14 picture.I had to copy a marque to a seperate page,crop, rubber stamp and save to web in PS from this. All i did was adjust the contrast a bit and get rid of some mike stand stuff. As always a comment is app. Dave Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS + back from web-only pdml
Hi all friends, I have changed my mail provider and created an account exlusively for use with PDML, so I can get back from the nomail option and receive and reply to pdml instantenously (well, as far instantenously as dial-up connection permits). For more than 6 months I have been on the nomail list option because my mail account couldn't handle the 200 mails/day flame wars etc ;-) I am looking forward to be able to read and respond without so much lag - the web archive of PDML was in a big mess so far, the DATE index lagging about a month behind (sic!), and the THREAD archive is about 5-7 days behind at times. My former email is [EMAIL PROTECTED], which is no longer reliable so I switched. You can still send personal mails to it, though. List only address is now SONNAR, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (you can see I love old lens designs, sonnar is still very capable lens type). I will post a message from there shortly. Thanks! Frantisek Vlcek P.S.: after about 2 years on PDML from which the last half year was through web only I missed direct participation all those 6 months. Replying to thread which is 3 - 5 days old and waiting for your reply and subsequent messages take another 3-5 days to be visible is not nice. But the mail-archive is great, nevertheless... Free, after all! Back again! Great! - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
MY NEW ADDRESS (was: canislupus)
Hi, that's me, Frantisek from Czech ;), formerly [EMAIL PROTECTED], now back from pentax-discuss-nomail to pentax-discuss direct. Good light! - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Super Tak 50 1.4 Elemental difference
Hi Todd, I think you`re right, the one I have has a yellow-golden tint and is smaller in length and barrel diameter than the SMC Takumar 50 1.4, which means that if it had the extra element it would be longer in length, or at least as long as the SMC Tak. Thanks, Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Todd Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:52 AM Subject: Re: Super Tak 50 1.4 Elemental difference I believe you can tell from the color of reflected light off the coatings. I don't really remember, but I think a greenish tint corresponds to the older design. Maybe someone else knows. Todd At 04:16 AM 11/7/01 -0800, you wrote: Hi, Is there a way to tell the 8 element 7 group Super Takumar 50mm 1.4 from the 7 element 6 group Super Takumar 50mm 1.4? I don`t have a scale, if that`s the only way to tell them apart. I think this came up a while back, and seem to recall the 8/7 is rare? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Rebuilding the computer. Chapter II
Any of our British subscribers in or near Walsall? William Robb Hi William, I'm about 65 miles as the crow flies. I get up to Birmingham about a couple of times a year... Anything I can do? Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Windows XP - Scary! (Was=3 A OT: A computer question...)
Disk Mangler is what Dell used to prepare and format the drive. They didn't include the program in the deal. I guess I'll have to contact the OnTrack folks and see what they say about removal. I'm not sure how I got rid of it years ago. Maybe FDISK / mbr can do the trick but I suspect I'll lose everything on the drive and will have to reinstall it all. May be able to Ghost everything to Zip disks and then Ghost it back when I've re-partitioned the drive. I think Cleansweep can move working programs to other disks, too. Then I can just move them back, maybe. But I'm not sure whether it will get the registry entries right. I hate mucking through the registry by hand. Maybe a good web and usenet search on removing disk manager will yield some enlightenment. Well, this is probably too much on this OT subject already. If anyone has any ideas, please send them to me offline. Thanks, Len --- - Original Message - From: Otis Wright, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Windows XP - Scary! (Was=3 A OT: A computer question...) I had this same challenge a couple of years ago. I seem to remember finding instructions on the mangler installation disk for cleaning up the boot sector. Unfortunately, I can't check this as I took great pleasure in tossing mangler bits a few weeks after reinstalled the software on that computer. I'm not sure about Partition Magic --- I was using it at that time to make some changes on another system, but for some reason -- that I can't remember --- I didn't use it to complete the removal of mangler. Otis - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 NEW ADDRESS (was: canislupus)
Hi Frantisek, Welcome back! It's good to hear that. I do something similar (I receive the messages at my home address [EMAIL PROTECTED], which bothers my father a bit...). Gianfranco PS: I love the Sonnar lenses too! - Original Message - From: sonnar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 2:14 PM Subject: MY NEW ADDRESS (was: canislupus) Hi, that's me, Frantisek from Czech ;), formerly [EMAIL PROTECTED], now back from pentax-discuss-nomail to pentax-discuss direct. Good light! - Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: I got married...
But you sure left a lot of the young folks around here feeling disappointed. :) Some of the older one's too... ;-) Cotty PS- Congrats. ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: David Mann Makes Mike's Day
My wife, OTOH, has a G3 Powerbook running OS9.0 and it never crashes. She loves it. Steve, anyone running 9 or 9.0.4 would do well to upgrade to 9.1 for free. It's much more stable. There are a few issues with 9.2 that need sorting yet. I run 9.1 on a G3 PowerBook and it's as solid as Pentax glass! 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 .
Cleaning/oiling shutter mechanism
-- [ From: Signature Sound * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Hello all, I have a Pentax ME Super. I know it is not the most revered Pentax but it is probably my oldest possession at around 22 years of age, and it has been all over the world with me, so I am rather fond of it. It has been astoundingly reliable and this despite never having any kind of preventative maintenance or servicing. However, I believe that the shutter mechanism is now in need of oiling. It seems to be over-exposing at the faster shutter speeds. Is this something I can do myself and if so, how and with what lubricant? If not, can anyone suggest a good camera repair company or individual somewhere close to New York City? Pentax say that they no longer support this model and none of their service centers will touch it, so if I can't do it myself, I need a talented independent. I don't want to trust this camera to someone who doesn't know what they are doing or just doesn't give a damn. Many thanks Francis. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Super Tak 50 1.4 Elemental difference
For what it's worth, The Asahi Pentax Guide (Oosten) says: The lens can be distinguished from its successor (Model II) by a small glass protrusion on the rear element and by its slightly greater weight. I think this would require a side-by-side comparison. Elsewhere, the same source says: Super Takumar 1:1.4 / 50mm [Model 1] Year of Mfg: 1964 - 1965 Elements/Groups: 8/7 Diaphragm: fully auto Angle of View: 46 deg. Minimum Aperture: 16 Minimum Focus: 0.45m Filter Size: 49mm Length: 37.5 mm Largest diameter: 59mm Weight: approx. 245 grams Product number: 358; 35800 (from 10 - '66) Number Produced: n/a Serial Number Range: n/a Changes include: diaphragm ring with fine or coarse knurls; round or oval lettering. [Model II] (only differences listed) Year of Mfg: 1965 - 1971 Elements/Groups: 7/6 Weight: approx. 230 grams. Product Number: 378; 37800 (from 10 - '66); 37801 (white dot f/2, from 11 - '66) 37802 (from 4 - '69) Changes include: A/M lever, Auto/Man lever, small internal mechanical changes and white dot f/2. The only things (without taking it apart) that will set them apart for sure are: The product number on the back of the Auto/Man switch, and the weight. The protrusion of rear glass would be easier to assess with both types of lenses to hand. ppro -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Larson Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 8:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Super Tak 50 1.4 Elemental difference Hi Todd, I think you`re right, the one I have has a yellow-golden tint and is smaller in length and barrel diameter than the SMC Takumar 50 1.4, which means that if it had the extra element it would be longer in length, or at least as long as the SMC Tak. Thanks, Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Todd Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 10:52 AM Subject: Re: Super Tak 50 1.4 Elemental difference I believe you can tell from the color of reflected light off the coatings. I don't really remember, but I think a greenish tint corresponds to the older design. Maybe someone else knows. Todd At 04:16 AM 11/7/01 -0800, you wrote: Hi, Is there a way to tell the 8 element 7 group Super Takumar 50mm 1.4 from the 7 element 6 group Super Takumar 50mm 1.4? I don`t have a scale, if that`s the only way to tell them apart. I think this came up a while back, and seem to recall the 8/7 is rare? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Enlarging Lenses
Mine's about 8-10 years old. I bought it new, and it has the lighted aperture ring. Sharpness is really, really good. It's just the light falloff that's a problem. With the cold light tube that snakes all around, and the diffuser under that, it looks very even at the source. Of course, it's also possible that the light just passing through the enlarger opening causes some diffraction at the edges which reduces the light to the corners. I recently adjust the bellows to the lowest position (for med format neg - since it makes no difference with the cold light). That moved the light source closer to the film and seems to have helped quite a bit. So maybe the problem is not the lens at all, but the design of the 23CII. Overall, the problem was it it's worst with the condensers, and got better with cold light, and now is better still with the bellows collapsed. Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of William Johnson Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enlarging Lenses I think that Nikon enlarging lens quality is all over the place. I briefly had a EL-Nikkor 50/4 which had resolution so bad that it wouldn't resolve the grain from a HP5+ negative under a grain focuser. Of course, it's possible that I'm not looking for falloff critically enough either. Out of curiosity, do you have the newer version (I think with lighted aperture ring) or the old one? I have the old one. William in Utah. Ed wrote: My has light falloff all the way up through the range to F16, but it does get progressively better as you stop down. It's most noticeable when making contact sheets. Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of William Johnson Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 11:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enlarging Lenses Hi Jeff, Welcome to the list. I have a EL-Nikkor 50/2.8 that I like well enough, except it suffers from falloff above about f/8. snip - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Enlarging Lenses
Hi Ed ... I've a 23CII as well with the Dichro head. Could you please explain this adjustment you've made to the bellows? I use a 50/2.8 APO Rodagon and have not noticed any light fall off with that lens, nor with the 80mm Componon-S. I bought the enlarger used and it's clear that the previous owner used 2¼ negs, based on the negative carriers and the lens that came with the enlarger. So it's possible that he'd made this adjustment to the bellows. I'd like to know how to tell if the adjustment was made and to learn how to do it. Thanks! Ed wrote: Mine's about 8-10 years old. I bought it new, and it has the lighted aperture ring. Sharpness is really, really good. It's just the light falloff that's a problem. With the cold light tube that snakes all around, and the diffuser under that, it looks very even at the source. Of course, it's also possible that the light just passing through the enlarger opening causes some diffraction at the edges which reduces the light to the corners. I recently adjust the bellows to the lowest position (for med format neg - since it makes no difference with the cold light). That moved the light source closer to the film and seems to have helped quite a bit. So maybe the problem is not the lens at all, but the design of the 23CII. Overall, the problem was it it's worst with the condensers, and got better with cold light, and now is better still with the bellows collapsed. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/pow/enter_pow.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 .
Newsletter 40
I subscribe to an on-line newsletter and thought that the comments made below might make for an interesting discussion. Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Original Message Subject: Newsletter 40 Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 11:10:06 +0100 Newsletter 40 In my recent test of the Contax N1 I noted the current trend of camera manufacturers (analogue and especially digital) to emulate the car industry in the method of component assembly. We all know that in the car industry there is a global sharing of major parts and that car manufacturers are becoming more and more keen buyers of components, smart assembly and even smarter brand marketing. A jaguar shares many parts with Ford, in A RollsRoyce a BMW engine purrs, in a Volvo we find Volkswagen diesels and if you buy a Mazda how much Ford is in there. The new engine in the Mini Cooper is a joint production of BMW and Ford, etc. We as consumers know this, accept it and are being informed by the companies about these details. But in the photo industry there is much secrecy, while the trend is the same. The shutter in the G2 and the Hexar RF are the same, almost all shutters of the type from 30 seconds to 1/8000 are identical and we find this one in a Sigma SA-9, the Contax N1 and many others. The Af mechanism, the metering system, and more components are shared or even bought from the same manufacturer in Malaysia or Korea. The most blatant example of sharing is the case of the 4 megapixel cameras that share the same lens under the name of Zeiss and Canon. Again, this is no secret, and no problem. But when asked to make a comment, the official Zeiss quote is: Zeiss shares in Japan the same production line with Canon and builds collectively the identical lens! Now what? Is the Canon lens a Zeiss design or the other way around? Or is it a Canon design, that happens to be admired by Zeiss, or is it just a marketing act. The user buys the Sony with the Zeiss branded lens, which is a Canon design and production. Again, no problem: I admire Canon lenses and if Leica would no longer be available, I would be happy to go Canon. My point is that the consumer has a right to be informed correctly. If the lens in question is a Canon lens, that just gets a Zeiss front ring, we are entitled to be told this. Just as the new Leica 2,8/15mm is a full-blown Schneider lens. We know it and Leica does not hide it. The new lens that came with the N1 (the vario-sonnar) is evasively designated by Zeiss as being built according to Zeiss quality parameters, but it does not state that it is a Zeiss design, built in Japan. No it is a lens built in Japan, that gets the Zeiss approval. If we also remember that in digital cameras the same chips are being used, we see that many digital cameras are internally identical, but branded differently. Like computers they are smart assemblies of widely shared components. It may be a short time and we can forget about any individualism in technique and approach in cameras, and can we buy whatever is cheapest and most advanced in specs as we do now with computers. A sad thought, but the camera industry is heading for a car/computer consumer product and no longer for a strong design with individual engineering as in the better segments of audio and some cameras, like the M6. Erwin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Windows XP - Scary! (Was=3 A OT: A computer question...)
Actually Mafud, I think Microsoft IS partly to blame. The fact is most people that have a computer don't have it because they're computer buffs. They have it because it's a tool that let 's accomplish a task. They have know desire to be computer geeks. Microsoft of course advertises to sell to the biggest audience. Expectations by consumers is that when they buy something it should work. When Win95 came out I believed the box said 'requires a minimum of 8meg of RAM and some pre-Pentium processor'. We all know that would be a joke, but Microsoft maximized sales that way. I run Photoshop 4.0 right now on Pentium 133 with 48meg running Win95. I should have upgraded long ago, but it's more trouble than it's worth to continually risk having to rebuild your system, and have favorite applications stop working. Yes I find it slow, at least I have enough hard drive that I can usually get things done in virtual memory. The other day though I inadvertendently started scanning pictures to my H:/ drive which is the drive Windows wants. You should see it when you try to open a 20mb file and have about 650K of swap space left. That of course was my fault. Tom Mafud writes: Hello Dave. Both Me (ME) and XP ~demand~ updated software and ~regular~ maintenance. Me simply would not tolerate my old Norton Utilities/AntiVirus. I bought and installed Norton SystemWorks2001 and no problems. Whereas you and me might tolerate fools and charlatans, (especially if they are our relatives or friends), neither Me or XP can tolerate dirty operating environments, particularly if there are old clunky programs loaded in a multitasking environment. Though Microsoft does design for and anticipate owners operating old (Windows98) computers in a dirty environment, not even Microsoft can be called to fault for the millions of underpowered (processor and memorywise) Windows95(a) and before clunkers people try to operate under conditions ripe for failure. **A computer designed with Windows95(a) architecture (or before), is simply out of its depths with Me or XP. Again, too many try running resources intensive applications on underpowered machines. ***Worse, we've all read posts from persons who own a Pentium 100/133 computer with 32 Max RAM, complaining about why his Windows (any) is running slow. We are usually too kind to tell the operator what they ought to do with their undepowered-overmatched pip-squeak. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Why are there no rpimes between 50 and 77mm?
Knut Knut wrote: Looking at the availlable prime lenses I noticed that these are extremely closely spaced from ultra wide to 55mm, but then there is a jump, for most producers (Canon, Nikon) straight to 85mm, Pentax to 77mm: Availlable for PK: 15mm/17mm/20mm/24mm/28mm/31mm/35mm/43mm/50mm/55mm Then they are closely spaced again: 77mm/85mm/90mm/100mm/105mm/120mm/135mm Why are there no primes in the range between 55 and 77mm? I actually more than once missed a lens in the close tele range: Something like 1.8/60 or 1.8/65 What do others feel about this? Does anyone know if there are special problems constructing such lenses? My guess is that, in wide angle, a millimeter or two counts, and they're aimed at interior shots, group shots, exaggerated perspective, and all the other things that make wide angle, IMHO, a real bear to master. What's a few mm or two once you hit 50? What's 10 mm or so, once you hit 200? I don't see it as a problem, and, btw, be glad if 50-100 is your problem area, that you have, from Pentax, 43, 50, 55, 77, 85, 100, and 105 to choose from (some old). -Lon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Shutter speed reset
Simon wrote: Hi All, I'm not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question so I'll don my asbestos suit in preparation for a good flaming. My Program Plus has just started resetting itself to 1/1000 in Manual mode if left alone 30 seconds or so. I first noticed it after I'd spent 45 minutes waiting for the perfect moment for a 15sec exposure. The batteries are fine (I think) and everything else is working fine. Any ideas, or is off to the shop? Yeah, this isn't about PCs and Microsoft OS's, so you bet it's off topic. Imagine asking a Pentax-related question around here. --Mike the Grump - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Which body MZ5n v. LX
Also the flash system is similar to that of the LX - does not permit daylight ttl fill-in in bright lighting, unless a Cotty-like modification is performed. The lenses are excellent, however. HAR! Jim-boy Be ya tinkerin' with that flash, boy??? Hmm? ;-) ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Kodak Paper,off my list
Dave B. wrote: Mike suggested the Epson Matte,if i can find some i'll try it. I happen to really love the look of inkjet prints on matte paper, but I should also mention that the Epson Matte Heavyweight and Epson Archival Matte papers (I use Archival Matte exclusively now) have something else going for them--they're very cheap. Even at the local CompUSA I pay less than $16 for 50 sheets of Archival Matte, and if you order Matte Heavyweight online it's not hard to find 50 sheets for less than $12. Some glossy papers (which I personally really _don't_ like the look of) can cost up to three times as much. Warms the cockles of my pennypinching Scots heart. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
The gang's all here again
Welcome back Frantisek--and Mafud, if my earlier greeting never got through--good to have you both around again. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
FS: Pentax SFX + extras
I have some Pentax lenses and bodies that don't see much use nowadays, mainly because I have bought other Pentax bodies or lenses to replace them, then I want to sell them to fund other Pentax equipment purchases ;-) This is the first lot: Pentax SFX AF SLR body (like new) + Pentax soft case for the SFX + SMC Pentax-F 35-70 mm. 3.5-4.5 (one of the best standard zooms Pentax has made) + 2 SFX battery grips, one for 2CR5 lithium battery and other for 4 AA batteries (everything is mint, except that one of the plastic tabs of the soft case is missing, but it is perfectly functional) Everything for US$ 170, plus postage. -- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zaragoza (Aragon) - Spain -- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: PUG Stuff
David, it means you are too late to take the picture. :( They try to get shots all taken within a two hour window last month. Don't feel bad, I KNEW about it and forgot to shoot a frame. Cory Waters - Original Message - From: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 7:24 AM Subject: Re: PUG Stuff I'll show my ignorance,what does the theme for this month mean?? Dave Begin Original Message From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 09:37:52 -0600 To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PUG Stuff Well, here we are, a mere 10 days away from the next gallery cutoff. If you have your synchronicity photo ready to go, please submit early and save us a few potential problems with server overload on the 20th of the month. http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Thanks 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 . End Original Message Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: There are days when...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All! You go away for a little while and... *You actually retire ( take Social Security because you're finally 62). *You stop taking assignments of any kind-from anybody. *You decide to sell all your manual gear because you simply can't see to focus anymore. *You conduct an eBay sale to get rid of your manual gear. The only camera you can still use well is your old PENTAX R70 PS (aagghh, Mafud, using a point and shoot)! *Your best (photography) friend, sensing your retirement, offers you nearly the same money you spent on the 67ll + zoom lens and you, torn between the cash and the reality of your now poor eyesight, agree. *The World Trade Center, the ones you can see from your Mom's rooftop house in Brooklyn, are struck. You, driving through the night, arrive in Brooklyn, then strike out, ~walking~ over the Brooklyn Bridge from Moms to see what you can see, a brace of PENTAX cameras around your neck. **You get this strange sensation as you cross the bridge and then you know what it is: the skyline that since 1972 had contained the twin towers, is now the ~old~ Manhattan skyline you grew up with, the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings dominating the Manhattan skies once more. *You realize then that a whole generation of people who were born and grew up under the Twin Tower Manhattan skies won't recognize (or like) the new skyline...but you do...damn dichotomies! *You, getting ready to leave to go home, discover that your Dad has Colon cancer and will undergo surgery. The surgery goes well and you, eager to get home, go home to your own nuclear family. You, finally at home and with absolutely nothing to do, rest. In a day or so, you crank up your new*+* 1.2 GIG, Plll computer, rejoin the PDML! Hello again All! Some think Maufud is nutz. Of course he is who ain't? I like him. WB, Mau... and easy on the newbies, ok? grin. -Lon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Windows XP - Scary! (Was=3 A OT: A computer question...)
David A. Mann wrote: I wonder how much the stability problems depend on drivers, hardware etc. The thing is, nobody knows. We've had a pile of anecdotal evidence about Windows the last 24 hours or so. I've been programming PC's since before the original IBM-PC. The only thing my brain tells me about Windows, take your pick as to version, is that it exhibits an unusual characteristic for software: entropy. Another words, Windows, over time, degrades. No one knows why, and Microsoft prolly ain't gonna fix it. -Lon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Kiron Kraziness
John Mustarde wrote: Nah, I can't stand wide angles like 2400mm. I hook up the 1.4 XL, Viv Macro, and Kiron to the 600/4 for a moderate telephoto of 3360mm, then go to the edge by adding my Tokina 2x to get to 6720mm. Problem is, even with my tripod cemented to bedrock, there's too much wobble in the planetary axis to get a really sharp shot that I can enlarge to 20x30 meters. One must suffer if one wants a sunset shot with a Really Big Sun. -Lon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
FS assorted items
Here are some items for sale: SMC Pentax 15 3.5 Pentax-A 24 2.8 (Sigma) Pentax-A 28 2.8 Pentax-M 50 1.4 Pentax-M 100 2.8 Pentax-M 400 5.6 (manual diaphragm) Mamiya 60 2.8 Macro 1:1 (Pentax screwmount) Rgds. Martin www.martintrucco.com.ar - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Enlarging Lenses
I remember I had light falloff on my Meopta enlarger. It disappeared when I removed the filter tray. That wasn't needed anyway with the colour head. Frits Wüthrich Ed wrote: Mine's about 8-10 years old. I bought it new, and it has the lighted aperture ring. Sharpness is really, really good. It's just the light falloff that's a problem. With the cold light tube that snakes all around, and the diffuser under that, it looks very even at the source. Of course, it's also possible that the light just passing through the enlarger opening causes some diffraction at the edges which reduces the light to the corners. I recently adjust the bellows to the lowest position (for med format neg - since it makes no difference with the cold light). That moved the light source closer to the film and seems to have helped quite a bit. So maybe the problem is not the lens at all, but the design of the 23CII. Overall, the problem was it it's worst with the condensers, and got better with cold light, and now is better still with the bellows collapsed. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Why are there no primes between 50 and 77mm?
Mike Johnston wrote, in part: As Mike Perham points out, the longer the focal lengths, the less difference a few millimeters makes. So nobody who shoots with a 400mm, for instance, feels a burning need to cover the 450mm focal length. Thoughtful post. On the other hand, I ain't paying a red cent for another prime unless it is exactly 428 mm. Wink. -Lon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
A Nice Thing Happened
I wanted to tell you this story. I hope it doesn't sound like bragging, but it was exciting. Tuesday afternoon, when I walked into my film lab to get the aurora shots, nobody was at the counter. I just sat down and a minute later I heard from the adjacent room Ken's in the back mounting three rolls of slides loaded with fabulous shots of the aurora. So I got up and started waving through the window and pointing at myself.Ken brought them out and all the employees were gathered around the light board at the counter. One of the employees said Ken, give the customer his slides and let him look at them first. Unbeknownst to me, one of the guys that works at the lab, Bob, is the astronomer at the Bruneau Dunes Observatory. He gave me free passes. When he saw the web site I put up, he e-mailed and asked permission to use the photos in his State Parks program at the observatory. So last night I was able to attend the first 45 minute program where the photos were projected on the slightly curved wall of the educational center, about 25 feet across. There were two programs, each with an audience of about 50 people. I was able to make a few brief comments at the first one. Afterwards, the Parks guy and Bob suggested that I could be a volunteer next year at the observatory. Bob, who is a pretty accomplished astrophotographer, from what I can tell, offered to make available to me, several items I had expressed an interest in, namely a solar filter for getting sunspot photos and a motorized tracking mount to use for the upcoming Leonid meteor shower. I got to look through a number of nice scopes too, including the 25 diameter big scope at the observatory. That's it. It was a great experience. 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 .
Re: Windows XP - Scary!
Took 4 seconds on my 75mhz, 24MB of ram HP, Windows 95 running HP. My computer, 450mhz, 128mb, Windows 95 took about 1 second. For general Windows browsing stuff it's my experience that my HP will smoke any computer running ME, 2000, or XP. Todd At 12:10 AM 11/10/01 -0500, you wrote: Wow, I just tried that on my 900, 256, 98SE box. Took less than 2 seconds. I wasn't planing on getting XP, thank god. --graywolf - The optimist's cup is half full, The pessimist's is half empty, The wise man enjoys his drink. - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 8:29 PM Subject: Re: Windows XP - Scary! I was in a co-worker's office before leaving work this evening. 933 MHz. 512 Meg RAM. All brand new. Right-clicked on the desktop Dialog box comes up. Clicked on Properties. It was a 20-second wait before the desktop properties finally opened up. Thanks, Bill. 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: Enlarging Lenses
Ed wrote, in part: -- by light falloff you mean that the light is more intense at the center than the edges, correct?? What causes that and how do you correct for it? As mentioned already by Shel, yes this appears as a hot spot in the center and less light at the corners. Of course, in enlarging a negative, it leads to a darker area in the center. I'm not sure what design flaw causes it (but I'm sure some lens guru on this list sure does). In normal printing, where there is usually a wide range of tones and some burning and dodging takes place anyway, it's not usually much of a problem. Where I really see it most in in my contact sheets. I've heard of ND grad filters that are darkest in the middle and fade out to the edges that counterbalance light falloff. I don't think I'm ever going go buy one, though. -Lon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Today thrifting
Steven got a Carousel 4400 projector and a (needs some repair) Beseler color analyzer.. I got a Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35. Anyone interested? 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: Kodak Paper,off my list
David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my quest to find a back up paper from the Canon Photo Paper Pro, i tried the Kodak Ultimate paper yesterday.Package say's for ALL ink jest printers.Not the BJC8200.The page i printed took about 25 minuites to dry to touch and any greenish pigment came out in a mosaic type pattern. My supply of Canon paper arrived to day but the search continues. Mike suggested the Epson Matte,if i can find some i'll try it. I will attest to the fact that the Kodak Ultima paper sucks in my Epson 1270 printer as well. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.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: Cleaning/oiling shutter mechanism
Signature Sound [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Pentax ME Super. I know it is not the most revered Pentax Far from the least revered, though. Great little camera! However, I believe that the shutter mechanism is now in need of oiling. It seems to be over-exposing at the faster shutter speeds. Yikes! Oiling is the *last* thing that you should do to a shutter! Gives the same effect as oil on lens diaphragm blades: Makes it stick. Is this something I can do myself and if so, how and with what lubricant? Nope. Shutter probably needs adjustment. A regular CLA (Cleaning, Lubrication - of the camera as a whole, not the shutter! - and Adjustment) should take care of it. If not, can anyone suggest a good camera repair company or individual somewhere close to New York City? Pentax say that they no longer support this model and none of their service centers will touch it, so if I can't do it myself, I need a talented independent. I don't want to trust this camera to someone who doesn't know what they are doing or just doesn't give a damn. Shel compiled a list of repair shops and has it on the web at: http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/cameras/pentax_repair_shops.html -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.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: Newsletter 40
Shel, As noted in the newsletter you quoted, many of the components in digital cameras by various manufacturers are the same. I think the Canon G1 G2, several Sonys including the S-75, and Olympus like the C3040, and an Epson all share the same f2.0 Zeiss zoom lens in their 3.1+ megapixel digital cameras. The chips are probably the same too. So about all that is different is the software, display screen, and physical case called the camera body. It means there isn't much to pick from on the 3.1+ megapixel cameras. Everybody's picture quality should be very similar. My suprise is at how many of these $600+ digital cameras are loaded into the stores for Christmas. Wow! Regards, Bob S. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: A Nice Thing Happened
Tom, Having seen your aurora photos I'm not at all surprised at their reaction. Congratulations! -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.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: T400CN Discontinued?? I don't think so...
Anyone have any definative words on this being discontinued? I just checked with my Kodak rep, and he confirmed that T400CN has been discontinued. Apparently BW+ (amateur, 24 exp.) and Portra 400BW (pro, 36 exp.) are very, very similar emulsions; T400CN was different from both of them. chris OK, now this is really wierd, the local rep at the shop I frequent called Kodak to ask them this question, and they denied it - they say that the T400CN is still in full production with the BW Select being the consumer film and the Portra BW being the professional film that are designed to print on color paper, and the T400CN being their C-41 film that is designed for printing on BW Paper. Wierd. Brian *still contemplating that 200-roll order... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 .
OT: how to send money from the USA to France?
folks, I recently bought a camera from a PDML list member, but I'm finding it a little tricky to send the money from here in the USA to France. Does anyone have any experience on the cheapest and easiest way to do this? thanks, Richard. home phone: (1)(847) 244 5463 home page: www.richard-seaman.com _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Another goodie
While digging through a box of old stuff I picked up last year, my son found a most interesting item. In an aluminum canister is an unshot roll of kodachrome in 828 format! If any of you are collectors, this might be a nice rare item to have. (It's the only one I've ever seen.) 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: There are days when...
In a message dated 11/10/01 7:34:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Don't worry. I am sure that is just a temporary disability, and that you will be back to normal soon. Welcome back. Bob Hey Bob! No, I mean it. Besides, my supply of whip-*ss is clean empty. *I lost a race to a seat at a concert to an old lady. I might mention I might have gotten to the seat be fore her, but she tripped me... with one of her canes. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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 .
ZX-M pricing
I see Pentax is giving rebates on the ZX-M. Any news on the future status of the body? Any upgrade in sight, perhaps? 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: OT: how to send money from the USA to France?
Paypal? you both just need a Credit card. --- Richard Seaman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: folks, I recently bought a camera from a PDML list member, but I'm finding it a little tricky to send the money from here in the USA to France. Does anyone have any experience on the cheapest and easiest way to do this? thanks, Richard. home phone: (1)(847) 244 5463 home page: www.richard-seaman.com _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ___ Build your own website in minutes and for free at http://ca.geocities.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 .
