Re: Wiring 2 AF500FTZ via built in 5p connector?
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 23:38:42 +0100, Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: >Hi Leon, > >Brendan was asking about connecting two flashes to each other DIRECTLY, >i.e. one cord runs from the 5p connector of one flash to the 5p >connector of the second flash. You can do it that way, but you have to be careful of the hotshoe connector on the flash that is off camera, so I always use adaptors on the bottom. Of course if I didn't own the adaptors (I managed to find quite a few going cheap with flashes which is why I have so many - the full set of 5p accessories in fact) I'd connect 2 flashes without the connectors and insulate the hotshoe contacts. >> Yes it will. The 5p system is meant for daisy chaining just like >> that. I quite often use 2 in a chain and have used up to 4 and >> they work fine TTL. > >How can you daisy-chain 4 flashes when each flash has onyl one 5p >connector? You use the hotshoe on the bottom of the flash like this Camera to AF400FTZ mounted on hotshoe out via 5p connector on flash to AF240FT hotshoe via Off camera flash adaptor F out via 5p socket on flash to another AF240FT the same way and then into a Sigma EF430 via a hotshoe adaptor F that has had it's bottom fins removed so it doesn't short out on the stand holding the flash (this is easy to do if you have a small phillips head screwdriver). Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 400mm Vivitar lens
Hello Stan, Don't know what is happening, but every message has been returned from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My address is: #34-7120 Gilbert Road Richmond BC V7C 5G7 Canada Perhaps I could pay money into Frank's account(or send a cheque), which ever is best. Regards James ICQ #153464435 MSN Garnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: March 15, 2002 9:22 PM To: "James M. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Seems like ebay madnes OK - I've tried, unsuccessfully, to check the m-42 adapter with my Spotmatic. I am not at all sure what I am doing here! Part is my unfamiliarity with the screw mount cameras, more is that I continue to be baffled by the T-4 mount. I have two different M-42 adapters. One is marked P/ES and the other PX. from reading Danilo Cecchi's book, I think that the PX must be the older "semi-automatic" coupling where you need to press a small lever after a shot to reset the lens. And I think that the P/ES is the newer fully-automatic coupling, with a slide switch to select A or M. Sound about right? I have been able to mount the PX on the lens, but haven't found the right combination of orientation etc to mount the P/ES. What I suggest is that I send you the lens (plus caps and filter) and whichever of the two adapters you want to try. If you can make it work, great! If not, we can try the other adapter or whatever. Let me know your preference. Also, I don't have your mailing address . . . stan > From: "James M. Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 19:20:47 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Re: Seems like ebay madnes > > Stan, > > If you will be spending a few days in Toronto next month, I could > send the Canadian currency to one of the PDML guys if that is > way easier for you. > Yes, I prefer the M-42 Auto mount! Also yes to the 72mm filter. > > > I will hopefully then be able to use both the 300mm and the > 400mm lens with the M42 auto and K-mount auto adapters. > > If it helps, you could even ship it from Toronto, once you have > the money. Let me know what you think. > Regards > James > >> Lens = $50 including adapter. >> 72mm generic UV filter = $10 optional >> Shipping = whatever = I'll know after I pack it and take it > to the Post >> Office >> stan >> >> Stanley Halpin >> 6924 NW Hwy 9 >> Kansas City, MO 64152 >> >> First person to contact me [Off-List!] gets their choice of >> lens and one adapter for $50 plus shipping for the 400mm > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax A* 300 2.8
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 15/03/02 01:55:12 GMT Standard Time, Ken writes: > > << I have seen a drop in polarizer for the 600mm FA advertised on the B&H web > site, Special order and several hundred dollars as I recall. >> > > So there is - $298 to order - don't all rush at once... > > There's absolutely no mention of it in any of our literature - including the > manual for the 300 & 600 lenses. Learning all the time:) > > Natch I wrote that the nikon & canon rear polas were 39 & 52mm - sorry the > nikons are 39 and 52mm, but the canons appear to be 48mm. Still nbg to us, > though. > > Toodle pip > > Peter Pentax does make a 43 mm circular polarizer filter that fits into the drop in holder of the FA* 600/4.0. I got the part number from a Pentax rep last October, the part number is 35184. I think that he said the list price is about $550 Canadian. I use a B+W slim series 49 mm circular polarizer in my A* 300/2.8, it's price was $100 Cdn, I haven't decided if I would use the 43 mm circular polarizer enough to justify it's price. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.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: Web Site Domains
What he probably meant was ./somedirectory which would be reletive to the current directory. But it is easier to use directory/file.html which is reletive to the directory your index.html file is in. e.g. HREF="trees/fig.html". Which would be base_directory/trees/fig.html wherein 'base_directory is the one your index.html is in. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:19 PM Subject: Re: Web Site Domains > On 15 Mar 2002 at 20:28, William Robb wrote: > > > > > > Also, a URL specified from the root of the server would be > > absolute. > > > > Yes and no. It is an absolute in that it will look to the root > > directory of that website, but it is portable from one server to > > another with no recoding. > > I'm not sure I'm following you here...in any case, your basic point is correct in that you should avoid absolute urls when possible. This is pretty good at explaining it with > some examples: > > http://www.webreference.com/html/tutorial2/3.html > > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 Toy
Hi, Brendan, Yup, especially since Alt went down the tubes last year. -frank Brendan wrote: > the one thing I noticed is that here in TO > the used market > isn't great, the stores want too much and the pawn > shops aren't great. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Hints on Tucson, Az?
A bit far, but not t far; -Tombstone - Bisbee - Huachuca mountains Closer in, the Saguaro cacti in the National (?) Forest (?) East South East of Tucson. 20 years ago I drove through a pass in the Huachuca mountains, just a couple miles north of the Mexican border, followed a gravel road through cattle country, eventually got to Nogales, the Mexican border town approximately due south of Tucson. Nice country. Put all of my ideas together: head SE out of Tucson, S through Tombstone to Bisbee, back East to Nogales, north to Tucson. A good long day trip. Or layover in Bisbee and enjoy dinner at the Copper Queen Hotel . . . stan > From: "Matamoros, Cesar A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 14:25:34 -0500 > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Hints on Tucson, Az? > > I have been informed that I will have to go to Tucson, Arizona next > week. I will be leaving here on the 19th and returning the 25th. The > weekend and at least one day will be mine and not work related. > > Any information about locations, events, photography opportunities, > etc., etc., etc. would be greatly appreciated. > > Still to busy to contribute, but I am here, > > Cesar > Panama City, Florida > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: New Toy
Congrats, the one thing I noticed is that here in TO the used market isn't great, the stores want too much and the pawn shops aren't great. --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suppose, that after all the OT posts I've made > tonight, I really > should have at least one post about Pentaxes (well, > a 3rd party lens > anyway!) > > Got a new lens today from eBay. Soligor k-mount > f2.5/3.5 35-70mm > two-touch zoom. Only paid $20 for it. Has a small > (maybe 2 or 3mm) > scratch on the front element (mentioned in the > description). Other than > that, it's in good condition. I guess I'll go get a > bottle of India Ink > tomorrow. > > Looks like a nice lens. All metal, relatively > compact. I'll put it on > the MX tomorrow, and take it for a test drive. > > I love new toys, especially cheap ones... > > regards, > frank > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all > possible worlds. The > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . > __ Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Flare or leak-Pictures are up
These are from the Toronto PDML meet, Dave which lens was this? --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - Original Message - > From: David A. Mann leak-Pictures are up > > > > David Brooks wrote: > > > > > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/spflare1.htm > > > > I got a "page not found". Are you sure the file > is there, > and spelt > > correctly? It's also case sensitive... > > try: > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/spflare1.jpg > > That's how I found it. > 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 . > __ Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT-English Language-was: Health Warning
- Original Message - From: T Rittenhouse Subject: Re: OT-English Language-was: Health Warning > Down east? You have a down east in Canada? Where is it down east from? > > New England and The Canadian Alantic providences are down (wind) east from > NYC. But I would think that would be an Americanism. And a pretty local one > at that. It would certainly be a realy wrong one anyway. Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland/Labrador are all east of the continental USA. Quebec has some land east of the USA as well. 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: FS - Vivitar Wide Angle Zoom
I hoped to test it today but the weather turned ugly. Maybe this weekend. I can say that my first impression of the build quality is quite favorable - plastic, but heavy duty plastic, and the little window on the lens hood for rotating filters is a nice touch. - MCC At 06:21 PM 3/15/02 -0500, you wrote: >Mark, > >I'll be interested in your review of the "new" lens when you're >ready. It's one I'd like, but won't be able to afford it for while - too >many other toys I "must" have first... > > > -Original Message- > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Cassino > > Sent: March 15, 2002 8:10 AM > > > > My 'new' FA 20 - 35 arrived yesterday ..<<< >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.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: Flare or leak-Pictures are up
- Original Message - From: David A. Mann David Brooks wrote: > > > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/spflare1.htm > > I got a "page not found". Are you sure the file is there, and spelt > correctly? It's also case sensitive... try: http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/spflare1.jpg That's how I found it. 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: Stop Bath
On 15 Mar 2002 at 22:02, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > I'm a white vinegar girl, myself. It works and it doesn't bite. stop > bath > is a nasty chemical. Huh? It's the same stuff, unless you're talking glacial acetic acid, which is the same stuff, just *very* concentrated. > The developers and fix are bad enough. just a > couple of tablespoons to a quart of water seems adequate to me. Better > for you, better > for the environement. Again, white vinegar = dilute acetic acid, though probably not as pure as you would get from Kodak or Ilford. Also, a couple of tablespoons probably isn't enough. In that scenario, you're basically using a water stop. OTOH, that might not be a bad thing. 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: OT-English Language-was: Health Warning
Hi, Don, Touche! ;-) -frank J&D Oliver wrote: > But I *do* like my new Pentax KX that I bought in a pawn shop yesterday. > Just replaced the mirror foam, put in new batteries, and it works like a > charm. > > Now I've brought this thread back on topic, don't you think? > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: %^&%$#@!!! FedEx
Call FedEx in the A.M.(local office). Give them the tracking number. They will hold it for you to pick up. Robert in Greenville SC - Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: %^&%$#@!!! FedEx > According to the tracking number, my 31 Limited arrived in Albuquerque > at 8:00 A.M. today. Not delivered. It sure would have been nice to have > for the weekend. > > Well, I do have a new F 17-28 to play with this weekend, which Bruce > Dayton convinced me I needed. Thanks for the advice, Bruce. > > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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-English Language-was: Health Warning
>From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Anyway, I'm sorry if I offended you, I was really intending to be somewhat >light-hearted. I won't use the term again on this list. Hi Frank, I was *definitely* not offended! I don't take offense easily. :-) I realize that all Canadians get called Canucks, just as some people call all Americans Yanks. Don't stop using the term on my account; I was actually just being a bit of a smart-ass. ;-) cheers, Don - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Check it out!!! (Re: More image theft...)
He killed the original and here is the latest. It "may" be the actual camera. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1339744606 He still can't spell roll=role in the case of the "bonus". Bob - Original Message - From: "Bojidar Dimitrov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 5:57 PM Subject: Check it out!!! (Re: More image theft...) > Thank you all for your help!!! Too bad it's not Friday, but it's a good > lauch... > > Cheers, > Boz > > Steve Knobbe wrote: > > > > Not to beat a dead horse, but this guy is not only stealing your > > image, but he's linking directly to it. > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1338873380 > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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 .
New Toy
I suppose, that after all the OT posts I've made tonight, I really should have at least one post about Pentaxes (well, a 3rd party lens anyway!) Got a new lens today from eBay. Soligor k-mount f2.5/3.5 35-70mm two-touch zoom. Only paid $20 for it. Has a small (maybe 2 or 3mm) scratch on the front element (mentioned in the description). Other than that, it's in good condition. I guess I'll go get a bottle of India Ink tomorrow. Looks like a nice lens. All metal, relatively compact. I'll put it on the MX tomorrow, and take it for a test drive. I love new toys, especially cheap ones... regards, frank -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Web Site Domains
On 15 Mar 2002 at 20:28, William Robb wrote: > > > > Also, a URL specified from the root of the server would be > absolute. > > Yes and no. It is an absolute in that it will look to the root > directory of that website, but it is portable from one server to > another with no recoding. I'm not sure I'm following you here...in any case, your basic point is correct in that you should avoid absolute urls when possible. This is pretty good at explaining it with some examples: http://www.webreference.com/html/tutorial2/3.html 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 .
Somebody's promoting Pentax
Anyone interested in the specs on the new 645 NII can try this link; http://www.calumetphoto.com/default.taf?item=PX85023&t=e61 Got this on my e-mail, and they are one of the really reputable companies. BUTCH "Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself" Hermann Hesse (Demian) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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-English Language-was: Health Warning
>From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >...and ~what's~ your hockey team called again? Hi Frank, Well, I'm an old curmudgeon who doesn't like hockey, doesn't watch *any* sports, and never could see why anyone would think that the "hosers" were funny. Definitely not *my* hockey team. :-) But I *do* like my new Pentax KX that I bought in a pawn shop yesterday. Just replaced the mirror foam, put in new batteries, and it works like a charm. Now I've brought this thread back on topic, don't you think? cheers, Don - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Re: Pentax A* 300 2.8
I don't know this for a fact, but I think this drop in polarizer is not made/supplied by Pentax. Made by someone like Kirk maybe? Ken Waller - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:08 AM Subject: Re: Re: Pentax A* 300 2.8 > In a message dated 15/03/02 01:55:12 GMT Standard Time, Ken writes: > > << I have seen a drop in polarizer for the 600mm FA advertised on the B&H web > site, Special order and several hundred dollars as I recall. >> > > So there is - $298 to order - don't all rush at once... > > There's absolutely no mention of it in any of our literature - including the > manual for the 300 & 600 lenses. Learning all the time:) > > Natch I wrote that the nikon & canon rear polas were 39 & 52mm - sorry the > nikons are 39 and 52mm, but the canons appear to be 48mm. Still nbg to us, > though. > > Toodle pip > > Peter > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
%^&%$#@!!! FedEx
According to the tracking number, my 31 Limited arrived in Albuquerque at 8:00 A.M. today. Not delivered. It sure would have been nice to have for the weekend. Well, I do have a new F 17-28 to play with this weekend, which Bruce Dayton convinced me I needed. Thanks for the advice, Bruce. 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: Stop Bath
I'm a white vinegar girl, myself. It works and it doesn't bite. stop bath is a nasty chemical. The developers and fix are bad enough. just a couple of tablespoons to a quart of water seems adequate to me. Better for you, better for the environement. annsan Christian Skofteland wrote: > > Just a novice question about B&W film development: > > What are your choices for stop baths? I learned from my dad who just uses > tap water for 1 minute. > > How does this choice effect the final processed negative? > > Thanks > > Christian > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Flare or leak-Pictures are up
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David A. Mann > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Flare or leak-Pictures are up > > > David Brooks wrote: > > > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/spflare1.htm > > I got a "page not found". Are you sure the file is there, and spelt > correctly? It's also case sensitive... > > BTW you can usually tell between flare and a light leak. A light > leak fogs the film right to the edge, including the sprocket holes. > > Cheers, > > - Dave Not if the shutter itself is leaking. I had a spotmatic SL that had this problem, and if you changed lenses the fogging was worse. Never bothered to get it fixed. It's in my spare parts box. JCO - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Carpe Whatever (was Re: K 28mm f 2)
On 15 Mar 2002 at 21:31, Doug Franklin wrote: > On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:21:35 -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > Carpe Sharpei! (Seize the winikled Chinese dog!) > > > Is a winikle like a monocle? It's a cooking method, sort of like flambe. 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: OT-English Language-was: Health Warning
...and then I read somewhere else that Canuck is originally from British Columbia, a combination of Canadian and Chinook. So far I've seen that it may be from the East Coast and the West Coast. So much for the experts. Sheesh. My last word on this one, I promise. -frank frank theriault wrote: > Since my proclaimation of earlier this evening that Canuck was originally > derogatory slang for Ukranians of Western Canada, I've poked around the 'net a > bit, and it may be that it's some sort of Algonquin/French slang for "man". > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: I Hate Developing Film
Mark Cassino wrote: > For me it all depends on expectations about results. > > Sometimes I shoot a roll (or a few rolls) and ask myself what single image > would be the best on it. Sometimes nothing comes to mind and I loose > enthusiasm and set the roll aside. This is with both B&W I do myself and > with slides that go to the lab. > > But if I think I got something, or (more often) if I hope I got something > but have doubts - then it's straight to the lab. > I'm much the same in regard to how quickly I'll process a roll of BW film. Usually I'm anxious to see it and will process it immediately. I shot two rolls of my favorite model, Amy, this afternoon and processed them right after dinner. The negs (Delta 3200 on 6x7) look good, so I'll print at least a few frames tomorrow. I'll sometimes put off printing the selects for a couple of days. Quite often I don't print as many frames on a roll as I should, but I figure they'll still be there if I ever feel a need. (I have several thousand frames of my kids that I shot in the late seventies that I never printed. Every once in a while I pull out a neg file and print a few, but I'll never catch up. ) > > On a tangent - I have to say that I've come to really appreciate the > latitude that comes with developing your own B&W. It adds another step to > the creative process that's missing from color processing (unless, I guess, > you do your own color processing.) I find that scanning and digitally printing color negs or transparencies yields similar rewards in terms of the creative process. The mechanics of the scan and PhotoShop prep actually allow more control than BW development and printing. It's another way to have fun with photography. But there's still something special about those silver prints. Paul Stenquist - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: the Norman Yoke (was Re: Health Warning
tom wrote: > On 15 Mar 2002 at 20:57, T Rittenhouse wrote: > > Pshaw. I wanted to hear about the Norman Yolk! Did Norman lay an egg? Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: 28-70 vs 24-90 vs 28-105
Peter, I don't know how the Power Zoom 28-105 would handle on the LX. Most autofocus lenses are harder to focus manually than manual focus lenses (less resistance). It is a large lens, which is why it balances nicely on the large 1p. Joe Hi Joe, > > thanks for your information. I saw that a German dealer is seeling new ones > for about 400 USD. I just wonder if such a power zoom also is good to use > manually, say on an LX. > > Peter > > >Peter, for the Z-1p you might also consider the Power Zoom FA 28-105 > >f4-5.6. This lens was designed for the Z-1p (I own two of these bodies, > >and have one of these lenses on each). It is a very good, sharp lens > >that gives 1:3 macro at 105 mm. It is an older design and is probably > >out of production (replaced by the newer zooms). Some places still have > >new ones, and good used ones can be found inexpensively at KEH. This is > >considered to be one of the best zoom lenses Pentax has made. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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-English Language-was: Health Warning
Hi, Tom, I'm probably wrong (no big surprise), but prior to confederation, present day Quebec was the colony of Lower Canada, and present day Ontario was Upper Canada. So called, I believe, because the St. Lawrence River was the major transportation/trade route, and Lower Canada was down-river. So, maybe parts of Canada farther east of Quebec are farther down river... I dunno. Since my proclaimation of earlier this evening that Canuck was originally derogatory slang for Ukranians of Western Canada, I've poked around the 'net a bit, and it may be that it's some sort of Algonquin/French slang for "man". I dunno... -frank T Rittenhouse wrote: > Down east? You have a down east in Canada? Where is it down east from? > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: Carpe Whatever (was Re: K 28mm f 2)
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:21:35 -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: > Carpe Sharpei! (Seize the winikled Chinese dog!) Is a winikle like a monocle? TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Web Site Domains
- Original Message - From: tom < Subject: Re: Web Site Domains > On 15 Mar 2002 at 12:22, William Robb wrote: > > > > What you want to do is set a website up with relative URLs, > > which would look like this: > > > > > > Now, the browser will go looking for the link, starting at the > > root directory of the website, indicated by "../", then into the > > directory path specified. by 98jun/jun1.htm. > > > "../" indicates one level up from the current url, or more generically speaking, up a directory from where the link is. Woops, I knew that. > > Also, a URL specified from the root of the server would be absolute. Yes and no. It is an absolute in that it will look to the root directory of that website, but it is portable from one server to another with no recoding. 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: the Norman Yoke (was Re: Health Warning
OK, I raise a Grolsch, and why would a dutchman be drinking that English piss anyway? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:08 PM Subject: Re: the Norman Yoke (was Re: Health Warning > On 15 Mar 2002 at 20:57, T Rittenhouse wrote: > > > The in depth things you can find out on the Pentax list! And, to think, > > there are people here who only want stuff about Pentax cameras posted. > > Pshaw. I wanted to hear about the Norman Yolk! > > I raise my Bass to the PDML! > > Woo hoo! > > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Flare or leak-Pictures are up
- Original Message - From: David Brooks Subject: Flare or leak-Pictures are up > Had a chance to day to post 2 pictures with the > odd looking flare/light leak. > Any comments as to what/were its coming from > appreciated. > > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/spflare1.htm Hi Dave, could you humour me and repeat the test with the door taped with electrical tape along the edges? Thanks 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: OT-English Language-was: Health Warning
Down east? You have a down east in Canada? Where is it down east from? New England and The Canadian Alantic providences are down (wind) east from NYC. But I would think that would be an Americanism. And a pretty local one at that. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:06 PM Subject: Re: OT-English Language-was: Health Warning > - Original Message - > From: J&D Oliver > Subject: Re: OT-English Language-was: Health Warning > > > > >From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > He even talks about us Canucks using "eh" all the time! > :-) > > > > Hi All, > > > > I live in BC, and I like being called a "Canuck" about as much > as I expect > > someone from the American South would like to be called a > "Yankee"!!! ;-) > > The word Canuck does have a rather down east twang to it doesn't > it? > > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Flare or leak-Pictures are up
Hi Dave, I`ve tried a couple times to see the image with no success. I get: Not Found The requested URL /brooksdj/spflare1.htm was not found on this server. Anybody else see the page? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "David Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 5:45 PM Subject: Flare or leak-Pictures are up > Had a chance to day to post 2 pictures with the > odd looking flare/light leak. > Any comments as to what/were its coming from > appreciated. > > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/spflare1.htm > > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 Hate Developing Film
Mix the Rodinal at 1+25 instead of 1+100. Develop at 8 minutes, rather than 20 minutes. Invest the extra time reading, writing, yoga, exercise, or the pastime of your choice. > -Original Message- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > Sent: March 15, 2002 10:54 AM > > Man, there are days when processing B&W negs is just sooo boring and > tedious. Sometimes i find myself procrastinating processing. Does > anyone else feel the same way? How do you overcome the ennui? > -- > Shel Belinkoff - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: I Hate Developing Film
On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:36:40 +1300, David A. Mann wrote: > A few years ago I managed to find a cordless phone with an optional > headset attachment. The phone can clip onto your belt. It's really > good being able to walk around with both hands free if someone calls > while you're busy. The local Walmart, KMart, and Target have these for about US$ 15 or 20. The phone is a bit smaller than a pack of cigarettes and clips onto your belt. The headset wire is heavier than the headset itself. I've never used one so I don't know if they do a decent job. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: lens shades?
In a message dated 15-Mar-02 5:53:11 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Fixed hoods on zooms are basically a bodge. That is, a compromise. I've > often thought that a brilliant lens hood design would incorporate moving > parts to deepen or shallow-out depending on focal length selected, > automatically. > My late (it fell apart with no provocation) Sigma 28-70/2.8-4 zoom had a hood that more or less did this; the hood attached (by bayonet mount) to the zoom collar and the movement of the lens barrel relative to the hood made the correction. So I guess Sigma has done *something* brilliantly ... if only they'd made that lens more durable! ERNR My photographs hang on the virtual walls at http://members.aol.com/ernreed - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: English (Re: Health Warning)
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 14:41:21 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Old English sounds a lot like German to me (I don't speak either, so I > don't know how similar they sound to a German speaker). IIRC, Olde English descended pretty much directly from Mitte Hoch Deutsch (Middle High German), or one of the other subdivisions of the German language circa 800-1000 AD. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Carpe Whatever (was Re: K 28mm f 2)
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:02:54 +, Bob Walkden wrote:
> carpe lentem! ('Seize the lentil!').
Carpe carp! ('Seize the carp!') :-)
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
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Re: OT: Web Site Domains
You might want to check out www.mydomain.com. I use them to provide FREE DSN and redirection. I redirect my domain to a free 50MB from www.angelfire.com. I also use www.everyone.net for email. (They used to be free and I'm grandfathered in. They are still pretty reasonable.) Hope this helps! _ Run a small business? Then you need professional email like [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net?tag - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Bob and Doug, was Re: (OT?) PDMLers in the Atlanta Area
Frank wrote: > Oh well, at least they didn't tell me I looked like > Marty Feldman - I guess it could have ... like that song - "She's got Marty Feldman Eyes" ??? - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: Bob and Doug, was Re: (OT?) PDMLers in the Atlanta Area
Chris Brogden wrote: > Aw, take off! > Coo roo coo coo coo coo coo coo, ... and bring back some beers, eh! - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: lens shades?
>The NFL films guys use Arriflex SR2 and SR3 motion picture cameras. The >"lens hoods" for these cameras are usually matte boxes (not "hoods" per >se) which accept filters. Pro video guys actually usually use square hoods >(but as you say sometimes circular), at least those you shoot for TV news >(Betacam SP or DigiBeta pro cameras). I don't know about the lower end DV >cams and others as they vary from maker to maker. Indeed. Also, it depends on the lens-maker. My Betacam SX camera (well alright, it belongs to my employer...) has a Canon lens, and the hood is rectangular, plastic. As Brendan says, matte boxes are rectangualr and can be adjusted for shade ability. I've seen a few round hoods, never tulip, but wouldn't be surprised if I did - aren't they supposed to be better at avoiding vignetting? Fixed hoods on zooms are basically a bodge. That is, a compromise. I've often thought that a brilliant lens hood design would incorporate moving parts to deepen or shallow-out depending on focal length selected, automatically. When filming news, if there's flare, my hand gets used to flag the lens. If it's, say, an interview for a feature, or something I might spend a bit of time on, then I carry a French flag in the Land Rover that clamps onto the camera and shades the lens. A news cameraman once got so fed up with louts ripping off his lens hood outside courts if law that he fashioned a metal lens hood with a file, making the leading edge razor sharp. The hood stopped getting pulled off. True! Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://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: OT: Web Site Domains
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Timothy Sherburne wrote: > Cable actually, not a T-1. That's actually 1.5Mb incoming (YMMV). I believe > the outgoing speed is throttled to 384 Kbps, which would be a concern if > you're going to host a commercial site, but plenty if you're hosting > something small. Their service and support suck, but they're the only high > speed bandwidth game in (my part of) town. My friend swears he used to spoof SNMP information to his to be able and change the settings.. check into it. :) -- http://www.infotainment.org "The destructive character is cheerful." - Walter Benjamin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Bob and Doug, was Re: (OT?) PDMLers in the Atlanta Area
~That's~ the song from the album that made the singles charts! I couldn't remember it, but now I do! "Take off, To the Great White North, Take off..." Sung, if I'm not mistaken (no, I can't be mistaken, 'cause there's only one voice like that!) by Geddy Lee of Rush. Ahhh, it's all coming back now. BTW, in my past life, when I was 40 pounds heavier, and had "lawyer hair" and no facial hair, people used to tell me I looked like Eugene Levy (Bobby Bittman). Strangers at parties used to come up to me in public to tell me. Oh well, at least they didn't tell me I looked like Marty Feldman - I guess it could have been worse... -frank Chris Brogden wrote: > Aw, take off! > > Coo roo coo coo coo coo coo coo, > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re[2]: lens shades?
Hi, I'd have thought a lens hood could be arbitrarily long regardless of shape as long as it's based on a cone whose angle is not less than the angle-of-view of the lens. Imagine one of those diagrams that shows you angle-of-view. If you make a cone that matches that then it could be 200 metres long if you wanted it to be. You can make it rectangular if you want, because of course the image area of the film is rectangular, and that would 'cut off' the unused parts of the image circle, provided that the diagonal of the rectangle is equal to the diameter of the cone at the same length. The depth of a lens hood is generally restricted by the hood being a tube rather than a cone. Does this make sense? It's the sort of thing that needs diagrams. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, March 15, 2002, 10:44:23 PM, you wrote: > The rectangular ones are the most effective, as they allow the greatest depth > without vignetting. > Paul > CBWaters wrote: >> So I've seen a few different types of lens shades (round, tulip, rectangle) >> but I've really no idea what the difference is. I see the pro-video guys >> use mostly round ones while the guys from NFL films use rectangles and I see >> lots of tulips on the pro PJs on the football sidelines. What gives? >> >> Cory Waters >> - >> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >> 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: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital SLR/K-Mount
Except that you lose the number 1 feature of all digital cameras - the preview screen! Without that you cannot edit & delete unwanted pictures and you run out of precious storage space in no time, or be even more thrifty than large format photographers to conserve space! This is assuming they got enough resolution into the chip which they would have done eventually. > -Original Message- > From: Cyril MARION [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > this is exactly what the e-film offers : to allow a > replaceable CCD sensor into a standard SLR. > This principle is ideal in theory... > > Cyril. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Happy B&H Experience
>Another time, I had written in the online form, "I prefer email, but if >you must call me, call me at my work number." Well, they left a message >about a pending order on my home machine, and my wife heard it. !! You gave them your *hoome* number?? Tsk tsk Paul! Speak to the master - I can launder Monopoly money. Co££y ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://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: OT rant: banks/euros/wire transfers
>btw, I _was_ also once a banker. Photographer, banker, camera shop owner - Peter is there anything you haven't done? ;-) ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://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: I Hate Developing Film
> > Man, there are days when processing B&W negs is just sooo > boring and > > tedious. Sometimes i find myself procrastinating processing. > Does > > anyone else feel the same way? How do you overcome the ennui? > > I dont mind the film processing ( I use a roller). I hate the printing process, especially if I have a bunch to do. JCO - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Bob and Doug, was Re: (OT?) PDMLers in the Atlanta Area
Aw, take off! Coo roo coo coo coo coo coo coo, :) chris On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, frank theriault wrote: > Beauty, eh? > > Chris Brogden wrote: > > > There are so many hilarious moments on that album. The CD is cheap, and > > the vinyl is extremely common, at least up here. Definitely worth a > > listen. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Bob and Doug, was Re: (OT?) PDMLers in the Atlanta Area
Beauty, eh? Chris Brogden wrote: > > > There are so many hilarious moments on that album. The CD is cheap, and > the vinyl is extremely common, at least up here. Definitely worth a > listen. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: FS - Vivitar Wide Angle Zoom
Mark, I'll be interested in your review of the "new" lens when you're ready. It's one I'd like, but won't be able to afford it for while - too many other toys I "must" have first... > -Original Message- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Cassino > Sent: March 15, 2002 8:10 AM > > My 'new' FA 20 - 35 arrived yesterday ..<<< - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: More KX ?s, please help
Steve, I'm surprised you'd drop the MX. That's your brighter screen. Personally, I'd keep the KX and part with the K1000se. If you find the MX too small, just add a winder. Collin -- --- "Get over it." Dr. Laura -- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: eBay tale of woe
>I wish somebody would explain how it works in the EU. My US bank might >charge something for depositing a Canadian check in Canadian dollars, but >never for depositing a US check. Why are they charging for depositing a >check in Euros? The same reason that my bank here in the UK charges me for depositing a cheque (as it is spelled here) made out in US dollars. Because there is admin in figuring out the exchange rate (with all necessary and unnecessary contributing factors) and then converting the amount and then getting the US bank on which the cheque is drawn to cough up. Costs time and money, and there is a charge (similar to yours). Strangely enough, we have cheques, but aside from eBay transactions, nobody here uses them. We normally pay for things with debit cards that transfer money from our 'current account' (your 'checking account') to the store. Or we use credit cards or AmEx. I pay all my monthly bills either by standing order (set amount each month from my current account) or by telephone banking (pressing keys on the phone to decide exact amounts going out of my account to preset recieving accounts like credit card bills and so on), or internet banking. Ten years ago we probably had (as a family) a cheque-book per month, at least. More recently, but before I met eBay, we got through maybe one a year! Post eBay, it's two a year, although I am using Paypal a lot. If I'm buying from abroad (USA usually) I now use Paypal. If not, I go to a travel agent and I get an AmEx International Money Order, which costs me, say, £10 on top of the, say, £100 I need to send. I then post the money order, which is made out in US bucks. Simple. Paypal is simpler but more expensive. No Euros here (yet). Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://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: OT-English Language-was: Health Warning
I'm guessing that the word "cheque" (proper spelling) (just joking, American friends!) became "check" when Webster's first dictionaries came out. If I recall, he "rationalized" many British spellings so that they were more phonetic - for instance, "harbour" became "harbor", "centre" became "center", etc. I, for one, am glad he did it, so that we Canadians can retain our linguistic purity over you Yanks - ties to the motherland and all! But, seriously, I agree with your assesment of English, Kevin. It is a wonderful language, having drawn on so many sources. Certainly, with the demise of Latin among academics and certain professions over the last couple of centuries, English has become the closest thing to a universal language - of course that whole British Empire thing in the 19th century, and then the US being the dominant economic and military power over the last 100 years hasn't hurt much either! If anyone ever gets the chance to see Robert McNeil's "Story of English" (originally on PBS, but it is available on tape), do so. It's an amazing history of the language, and traces many or most of the current accents and dialects. It's wonderful - see it if you can. He even talks about us Canucks using "eh" all the time! :-) regards, frank Kevin Hall wrote: > Actually the invasion in 1066 was the best thing that had happened to us; > Britain had been invaded for over 1000 years, but has never been > successfully invaded since. The Norman conquests made Britain a nation, > something it had never really been. > > The multi-lingual heritage of English is something I think is really > beautiful and unique; not many languages have grown and changed as much as > English over the last two thousand years, it still has the most words of > any language in the world! > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Stop Bath
Perhaps we should all stop and bathe on occasion. (Sorry. It's just Friday.) Collin -- --- "Get over it." Dr. Laura -- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: FS: ZX-5n, Lenses & Flash
Wow! I sure didn't expect that fast of a reaction! I've added prices and how I priced. Feel free to counter if I'm off base. Please look me up at eBay (ID eddo). I prefer money order or PayPal. You pay for actual shipping in any manner you prefer. I'll sell the entire kit for $1250 if someone is interested. (This is for you Cory!) > · Pentax ZX-5n Quartz Date Body (original box - purchased new 11/00) > · Phoenix ZBIF-92P AF Flash (original box - purchased new 07/01) > · Pentax Battery Pack FG (original box - purchased new 11/00) I thought these should be packaged together. I'd like at least $240 here based on pricing from KEH and eBay. > · Pentax 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6 SMC-FA Lens with Morris 58mm UV Haze > Filter (original box - purchased new 11/00) These go for about $215 at KEH, so around $200. > · Pentax 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 SMC-FA Lens with Morris 58mm UV Haze Filter > (original box - purchased new 11/00) Somewhere near $60 seems fair to me. > · Vivitar 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 AF Lens with Hoya 77mm Ultra Thin > UV Filter (original box - purchased new 05/01) These regularly go for mid $130's on eBay. The filter is over $40 at B&H so over $130. > · Pentax 28mm f/2.8 SMC-A Lens with Case (purchased used 05/01) I sold the one I bought new in '83 (with my late SP) and immediately regretted it. I bought this one on eBay in the mid $70's. The case is the original one that came with the lens. It has a name on the top written in pen. I don't have a UV filter for this one. > · Pentax 50mm f/1.4 SMC-FA Lens with Hoya 49mm UV Filter (original box > - purchased new 06/01) This is the lens I'll miss the most. New this is $185 at B&H. I'd like somewhere over $160. > · Vivitar 100mm f/3.5 Macro AF Lens with Hoya 49mm UV Filter (original > box - purchased new 06/01) This is the best bargain lens I ever purchased! The reviews were "spot on" regarding it. New it is $140 at B&H. I think around $120 with the UV is about right. > · Pentax 85mm f/2.8 Soft SMC-F Lens with Hoya 52mm UV Filter and Soft > Case(purchased used 09/01) My only real splurge lens. The new SMC-FA version is around $400. KEH has this exact lens for $286. This comes with in a Pentax brand soft case and a UV. I'd like to get at least $255 for it. _ Run a small business? Then you need professional email like [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net?tag - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: lens shades?
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Paul Stenquist wrote: > The rectangular ones are the most effective, as they allow the greatest depth > without vignetting. > Paul Not really... a circular hood won't vignette more than a rectangular one, though it will take up more space and may block the built-in flash more. It's also not a good idea to use rectangular hoods on lenses with a rotating front element, for obvious reasons. I prefer circular ones myself for that reason, though I'll use any well-made hood as long as it matches up with the lens. 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: lens shades?
The rectangular ones are the most effective, as they allow the greatest depth without vignetting. Paul CBWaters wrote: > So I've seen a few different types of lens shades (round, tulip, rectangle) > but I've really no idea what the difference is. I see the pro-video guys > use mostly round ones while the guys from NFL films use rectangles and I see > lots of tulips on the pro PJs on the football sidelines. What gives? > > Cory Waters > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Wiring 2 AF500FTZ via built in 5p connector?
Hi Leon, Brendan was asking about connecting two flashes to each other DIRECTLY, i.e. one cord runs from the 5p connector of one flash to the 5p connector of the second flash. > Yes it will. The 5p system is meant for daisy chaining just like > that. I quite often use 2 in a chain and have used up to 4 and > they work fine TTL. How can you daisy-chain 4 flashes when each flash has onyl one 5p connector? Thanks, 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: Stop Bath
The primary reason for using water over an acid stop bath is that, on some emulsions, there is a danger of developing pin holes due to the liberation on gas as a result on neutralising the alkaline developer. Bob - Original Message - From: "Bill D. Casselberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 2:51 AM Subject: Re: Stop Bath > Christian wrote: > > > Just a novice question about B&W film development: > > What are your choices for stop baths? I learned from > > my dad who just uses tap water for 1 minute. > > Preferences vary - water bath stop works by massively > diluting any residual developer and "real" stop bath works > by being acidic and stopping the reaction "in its tracks" > chemically. Stop bath is cheap & easy & effective, so IMHO > it makes little sense not to use it. > > I'll leave the rest to others w/ greater experience. > > Bill > > - > Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast > > http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Health Warning
At 12:40 15/03/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Probably when someone realized "que" was french for "k". When are you Limeys >going to get over the fact you were invaded in 1092 (that the right date?) >and go back to using Angel Saxton English instead of French English? >I think it was in "Ivanhoe" that Sir Walter Scott had a discussion about the >difference. 1092? Actually the invasion in 1066 was the best thing that had happened to us; Britain had been invaded for over 1000 years, but has never been successfully invaded since. The Norman conquests made Britain a nation, something it had never really been. The multi-lingual heritage of English is something I think is really beautiful and unique; not many languages have grown and changed as much as English over the last two thousand years, it still has the most words of any language in the world! Kev. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re[2]: OT: English (Re: Health Warning)
At 20:37 15/03/2002 +, you wrote: >Bloody French won again :o( Yeah but we can always make up for it at Waterloo re-enactments! Kev. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital SLR/K-Mount
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Mark Cassino wrote: > If Sigma plays their cards right through the digital revolution, we may be > looking at a future where they are in the #3 spot behind Canon and Nikon. Now, are you referring to the over digital camera market in general, or are you just limiting yourself to the Digital SLR market? Because if you are talking about the overal digital camera market in US, Nikon and Canon don't even figure in the top 4! According to the IDC report published for 2001, overall US market share leaders for the year were Sony at 23%, Olympus at 16% and Hewlett-Packard at 15%. Kodak came in at #4 after its strong sale in Q4 2001. North American market represents 47% of the world-wide digital camera market. Sony, Olympus, Fuji, Kodak and Canon were the top-five ranked worldwide digital camera vendors. You can also get interesting deductions from the IDC reports for US market (I am not able to find the detailed breakdown of the statistics). They divided the digital camera into various categories: toy digital camera, "digital camcorder with attachment" (whatever that means), low-end, point-and-shoot, and digital SLR. Shipments of point-and-shoot digicams was up 30% to 6.5 million units in 2001. Overall digicam shipments up only 2% to 8 million units. And low-end digicams accounted for 1.5 million units. So basically, all other categories do not make a dent in the over camera sales statistics. I am sure if you use revenue statistics, Nikon, Canon and Minolta may fare better, but I still don't think they would make the top three. And if you are the Pentax marketing people looking at these statistics, what decisions would *YOU* have make?? -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4-- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Web Site Domains
Cable actually, not a T-1. That's actually 1.5Mb incoming (YMMV). I believe the outgoing speed is throttled to 384 Kbps, which would be a concern if you're going to host a commercial site, but plenty if you're hosting something small. Their service and support suck, but they're the only high speed bandwidth game in (my part of) town. t On 3/15/02 1:46 PM, T Rittenhouse wrote: > You are getting a T-1 from AT&T for $50 a month? Maybe I need to talk to > them. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > > > > - Original Message - > From: Timothy Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:16 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Web Site Domains > > >> Hi Shel... >> >> A little background: My day/night job is project manager for an > educational >> company's web-based product. This means I write code, design pages and > plan >> deployment for what is essentially a really fancy website with > subscription >> access. See comments below. >> >> On 3/14/02 9:35 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> >>> I want to set up my own domain. There are numerous places where one can >>> register a domain name, and, of course, some are less expensive than >>> others. Some offer mail forwarding and linking to my current site. >>> Others just register the chosen name. My ISP will register a domain, >>> increase the size of my site, add a few perks, and charge me a lot more >>> than it seems other places charge. >> >> Like many things in life, it all comes down to what you want to do > yourself >> balanced against what you're willing to pay for. >> >> First off, your ISP does NOT have to be your website host. Shop around, > find >> someone that you can work with and has the patience to answer your >> questions. I'd recommend staying away from the Big Boys in the hosting >> business. They will charge you plenty and the service tends to be awful. > See >> if you can find a local hosting service that's run by folks you can take > out >> for a beer and a chat. Get a copy of your local geek magazine (they're >> usually free at technical bookstores) and look at the ads - there will be >> dozens of web hosting companies wanting your business. >> >> For about $60/year (not including an internet connection), you can host > your >> own site, including email, web, chat, et cetera, but you will need to do >> EVERYTHING on your own: maintain routers, firewalls, operating systems, >> server apps, hardware, the list is endless. You can do all of it for free > if >> you're motivated, industrious and resourceful. Linux forms the foundation > of >> this approach, and, of course, you must become a proficient juggler. >> >> That $60 comes from registering your domain name with Network Solutions > ($30 >> fee, www.netsol.com) and starting a Dynamic DNS account ($30 donation, >> www.dyndns.org). >> >> Your site host can take on some or all of this for you, depending on how >> much money you are willing to spend. >> >>> How hard is it to move a web site? >> >> No more difficult than a simple file copy if your website is basic HTML. >> Things get hairier if you've got server-side scripting or executables to >> move. >> >>> What do you suggest as a good way to get a domain name - register and >>> set up a site with the same provider? With links? Or what? >> >> Shop around. I registered my personal domain name (for family stuff) with >> Network Solutions (www.netsol.com). I personally think they're a bunch of >> money grubbing jerks, but they had best price for what I needed at the > time. >> AT&T provides my 1.5MB pipe for $50/month, and I do everything else > myself. >> All of my servers are old Macs running various bits of shareware and >> freeware. This solution isn't robust enough to handle thousands of hits > per >> hour, but it works fine for sharing pix and stories with friends and > family. >> - >> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >> 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: I Hate Developing Film
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Man, there are days when processing B&W negs is just sooo boring and > tedious. Sometimes i find myself procrastinating processing. Does > anyone else feel the same way? How do you overcome the ennui? I don't develop B&W but I do tend to procrastinate going over my slides. I'm still working on last years ones (which I started in January; a year after taking them). I'm halfway through October at the moment. Thankfully I didn't do a lot of shooting last year, and I'm trying to keep it under control now while I clear out the backlog. I only started because my hard drive bombed and I had nothing else to do in the evenings. From start to finish it takes me about an hour per roll for 35mm, much less for 6x7 because there's only 10 frames to sort through, of which I might mount 3 or 4. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 Hate Developing Film
tom wrote: > A phone headset is good too, if you have someone to talk to. A few years ago I managed to find a cordless phone with an optional headset attachment. The phone can clip onto your belt. It's really good being able to walk around with both hands free if someone calls while you're busy. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 Hate Developing Film
For me it all depends on expectations about results. Sometimes I shoot a roll (or a few rolls) and ask myself what single image would be the best on it. Sometimes nothing comes to mind and I loose enthusiasm and set the roll aside. This is with both B&W I do myself and with slides that go to the lab. But if I think I got something, or (more often) if I hope I got something but have doubts - then it's straight to the lab. Ironically - the correlation between my expectations and the results is not very good, and the rolls I delay probably yield more successes than the ones I rush in. On a tangent - I have to say that I've come to really appreciate the latitude that comes with developing your own B&W. It adds another step to the creative process that's missing from color processing (unless, I guess, you do your own color processing.) - MCC At 07:53 AM 3/15/02 -0800, Shel wrote: >Man, there are days when processing B&W negs is just sooo boring and >tedious. Sometimes i find myself procrastinating processing. Does >anyone else feel the same way? How do you overcome the ennui? - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.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: Stop Bath
For negs I just use tap water for one minute, and then two more tanks of water to rinse, this works for me since I dump my fix. I have heard that water allows some developer to stay on the negatives and bring out the highlightsas the less exposed areas don't use the deveolper as quick. I don't know if it is true but it always sounded good to me. Geoff - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 Hate Developing Film
And how do you pronounce "Jobo"? A Hispanic friend insists that it sounds like "hobo". Len --- > > anyone else feel the same way? How do you overcome the ennui? > > Jobo. > > 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: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital SLR/K-Mount
TOM TOm ToM :-)
--- T Rittenhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Yah, the big guys kept the 200mpg carburetor off the
> market too. And that
> pill you put in your gas tank and fill it with water
> was kept off the market
> by the oil companies. And the patent office will not
> even listen to the guy
> who have PMM designs. Life is hell, ain't it.
>
> Ciao,
> Graywolf
> http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:05 PM
> Subject: RE: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital
> SLR/K-Mount
>
>
> > E film doesn't have the resolution, storage
> capacity
> > nor the price to compete. Now if they redid their
> > offering with a 3-4 mp chip and more memory then
> it
> > would be viable, but then no one would buy a new 4
> mp
> > dslr so the big companies offer them no help, the
> chip
> > makers to may not want to help them either .
> >
> > --- Cyril MARION <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Pat White wrote :
> > >
> > > > There may be technical reasons that make it
> > > difficult to
> > > > replace a, say, 3-megapixel CCD with next
> year's
> > > 7-meg unit,
> > > > but it would make DSLRs more attractive. You
> can
> > > take a
> > > > 60-year-old film camera and use 2002 film in
> it,
> > > which I find
> > > > pretty cool. I'd like a DSLR that won't be a
> > > doorstop in
> > > > five years, or is that just being unrealistic?
> > >
> > > Pat,
> > >
> > > this is exactly what the e-film offers : to
> allow a
> > > replaceable CCD sensor
> > > into a standard SLR.
> > > This principle is ideal in theory, but the
> company
> > > which sells this (silicon
> > > film inc.) faces several severe difficulties :
> > > - the company size is too small to over pass
> > > thechnical difficulties...
> > > - it has no financial envergure nor support...
> > > - it is annoyed ("not helped", or "not
> supported", I
> > > dont know the exact
> > > english world...) by the Big SLR manufacturers,
> > > which prefer to sell new
> > > SLR's, instead of allowing used SLR's to be
> > > digitalized by e-film.
> > >
> > > To know more about e-film I enclose the link
> (those
> > > who already know if
> > > forgive me):
> > > http://www.siliconfilm.com/
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Cyril.
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Re: lens shades?
Cory, The NFL films guys use Arriflex SR2 and SR3 motion picture cameras. The "lens hoods" for these cameras are usually matte boxes (not "hoods" per se) which accept filters. Pro video guys actually usually use square hoods (but as you say sometimes circular), at least those you shoot for TV news (Betacam SP or DigiBeta pro cameras). I don't know about the lower end DV cams and others as they vary from maker to maker. As far as the "tulip" design goes, that's a fairly unique SLR lens maker design that's not used much in film and video work. Sigma was the first company I remember seeing that had that hood design. Brendan MacRae - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital SLR/K-Mount
Yah, the big guys kept the 200mpg carburetor off the market too. And that
pill you put in your gas tank and fill it with water was kept off the market
by the oil companies. And the patent office will not even listen to the guy
who have PMM designs. Life is hell, ain't it.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:05 PM
Subject: RE: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital SLR/K-Mount
> E film doesn't have the resolution, storage capacity
> nor the price to compete. Now if they redid their
> offering with a 3-4 mp chip and more memory then it
> would be viable, but then no one would buy a new 4 mp
> dslr so the big companies offer them no help, the chip
> makers to may not want to help them either .
>
> --- Cyril MARION <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Pat White wrote :
> >
> > > There may be technical reasons that make it
> > difficult to
> > > replace a, say, 3-megapixel CCD with next year's
> > 7-meg unit,
> > > but it would make DSLRs more attractive. You can
> > take a
> > > 60-year-old film camera and use 2002 film in it,
> > which I find
> > > pretty cool. I'd like a DSLR that won't be a
> > doorstop in
> > > five years, or is that just being unrealistic?
> >
> > Pat,
> >
> > this is exactly what the e-film offers : to allow a
> > replaceable CCD sensor
> > into a standard SLR.
> > This principle is ideal in theory, but the company
> > which sells this (silicon
> > film inc.) faces several severe difficulties :
> > - the company size is too small to over pass
> > thechnical difficulties...
> > - it has no financial envergure nor support...
> > - it is annoyed ("not helped", or "not supported", I
> > dont know the exact
> > english world...) by the Big SLR manufacturers,
> > which prefer to sell new
> > SLR's, instead of allowing used SLR's to be
> > digitalized by e-film.
> >
> > To know more about e-film I enclose the link (those
> > who already know if
> > forgive me):
> > http://www.siliconfilm.com/
> >
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RE: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital SLR/K-Mount
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Cyril MARION wrote: > To know more about e-film I enclose the link (those who already know if > forgive me): > http://www.siliconfilm.com/ Except the company never provided a working example, and folded awhile ago. It was a cute idea, though. I'd have bought one. -- http://www.infotainment.org "The destructive character is cheerful." - Walter Benjamin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Web Site Domains
You are getting a T-1 from AT&T for $50 a month? Maybe I need to talk to them. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Timothy Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:16 PM Subject: Re: OT: Web Site Domains > Hi Shel... > > A little background: My day/night job is project manager for an educational > company's web-based product. This means I write code, design pages and plan > deployment for what is essentially a really fancy website with subscription > access. See comments below. > > On 3/14/02 9:35 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > I want to set up my own domain. There are numerous places where one can > > register a domain name, and, of course, some are less expensive than > > others. Some offer mail forwarding and linking to my current site. > > Others just register the chosen name. My ISP will register a domain, > > increase the size of my site, add a few perks, and charge me a lot more > > than it seems other places charge. > > Like many things in life, it all comes down to what you want to do yourself > balanced against what you're willing to pay for. > > First off, your ISP does NOT have to be your website host. Shop around, find > someone that you can work with and has the patience to answer your > questions. I'd recommend staying away from the Big Boys in the hosting > business. They will charge you plenty and the service tends to be awful. See > if you can find a local hosting service that's run by folks you can take out > for a beer and a chat. Get a copy of your local geek magazine (they're > usually free at technical bookstores) and look at the ads - there will be > dozens of web hosting companies wanting your business. > > For about $60/year (not including an internet connection), you can host your > own site, including email, web, chat, et cetera, but you will need to do > EVERYTHING on your own: maintain routers, firewalls, operating systems, > server apps, hardware, the list is endless. You can do all of it for free if > you're motivated, industrious and resourceful. Linux forms the foundation of > this approach, and, of course, you must become a proficient juggler. > > That $60 comes from registering your domain name with Network Solutions ($30 > fee, www.netsol.com) and starting a Dynamic DNS account ($30 donation, > www.dyndns.org). > > Your site host can take on some or all of this for you, depending on how > much money you are willing to spend. > > > How hard is it to move a web site? > > No more difficult than a simple file copy if your website is basic HTML. > Things get hairier if you've got server-side scripting or executables to > move. > > > What do you suggest as a good way to get a domain name - register and > > set up a site with the same provider? With links? Or what? > > Shop around. I registered my personal domain name (for family stuff) with > Network Solutions (www.netsol.com). I personally think they're a bunch of > money grubbing jerks, but they had best price for what I needed at the time. > AT&T provides my 1.5MB pipe for $50/month, and I do everything else myself. > All of my servers are old Macs running various bits of shareware and > freeware. This solution isn't robust enough to handle thousands of hits per > hour, but it works fine for sharing pix and stories with friends and family. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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 .
24-90mm, AF280T, 2 Grips, K-1000 for sale update
FA 24-90mm, no traces of light use. Box, caps, and papers, of course. FA28mm (at a fire sale rate). AF280T flash with case, manual, and the AFW-1 wide-angle (24mm) clip-on diffuser and case. 330FTZ flash with case, manual, original box (somewhat worn), plus extension cord 5P (sorry, hot shoe cord adapters not in stock to go with cord). SOLD Battery grip for MZ-S. New in box. Grips strap for PZ-1p. New in box. K-1000 body dates from 1977, so it's got the original internal metal parts vice later plastic substitutes. Looks as old as it is, but it was recently serviced by Pentax. Includes the 50mm f2.0 it came with and a Pentax strap (not the original, the thin one with red letters). Takumar 135mm f2.5 can also be included (or sold separately) for slight additional consideration. Flashes have simply been replaced by the 360FGZ. They are both in great shape. Grips just aren't needed by my small hands. It was an exercise in learning to try them out. 24-90mm, essentially brand new, on sale because I've decided to simplify my approach and have set myself up to use primes on the MZ-S and my trusty 28-105 powerzoom on the PZ-1p. Hey. I just like that authoritative snap to life when you turn on the PZ-1p with the 28-105 attached. Please contact off list if you have any interest. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: eBay tale of woe
It was $1000 for the processor , $250 for shipping! The old ebay auction ended well under the guy's $1k reserve, so I just offered him that, plus $250 shipping.. hopefully he spent the $250 properly :) I never realised the Lira was that bad off ! I had the seller remove the head and ship \ pack it separately, as I figure that the unit stands a better chance of getting here that way! - Original Message - From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:14 PM Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe > On Friday, March 15, 2002, at 02:37 PM, Oliver Raymond wrote: > > > Hmmm. I've just wired over a grand ($1250) to Italy for a jobo ATL 3... > > (not > > bad for a $5k piece of kit) > > It's on it's way :) > > Nice score. What did shipping cost you? > > We bought one for $5k...Canadian...used... > > -Aaron > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Hints on Tucson, Az?
You must have an interesting job. See the world and get paid for it. The only time I had a job like that people were shooting at me . Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Matamoros, Cesar A. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 2:25 PM Subject: Hints on Tucson, Az? > I have been informed that I will have to go to Tucson, Arizona next > week. I will be leaving here on the 19th and returning the 25th. The > weekend and at least one day will be mine and not work related. > > Any information about locations, events, photography opportunities, > etc., etc., etc. would be greatly appreciated. > > Still to busy to contribute, but I am here, > > Cesar > Panama City, Florida > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: English (Re: Health Warning)
Yep, yep, yep William the Conqueror that's it. The passage in the book I was thinking about went something like this, Swineherd talking: "Why is it that when we have to take care of it they call it by the saxon word, but when they get it on the table all fixed to eat they call it by the french word". Now remember, I haven't read these books in the last 30 years or so. You know someone who speaks Old English? He must be really old :). Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: OT: English (Re: Health Warning) > Well, others answered the IR questions while I was busy, so here's > some off-topic stuff I know a smidgen about. > > > Probably when someone realized "que" was french for "k". When are you Limeys > > going to get over the fact you were invaded in 1092 (that the right date?) > > You're probably thinking of William's invasion in 1066, the Battle > of Hastings, and all that. One of the medieval re-enactment groups > I'm in does a small recreation of the battles of Hastings and Stamford > Bridge each October. > > > and go back to using Angel Saxton English instead of French English? > > Old English sounds a lot like German to me (I don't speak either, so I > don't know how similar they sound to a German speaker). > > Middle English is pretty cool, and I can nearly understand it[*]. As > far as I can tell, the jokes about Middle English being the result of > Norman soldiers trying to pick up Saxon women are about right. > > -- Glenn > > [*] BUt it's a pain to type in a mostly-ASCII environment, what with > thorns and eths and yoghs and diaresis marks and all those other nifty > bits. Looks pretty cool typeset, though I wound up using a numeral > three in place of the yogh because I couldn't find a font with a yogh > in it compatible with the stuff I was using. > > > PS: One of the more intelligible bits, from the song, "Man mai longe > lives weene": > > Weilawei! Nis king ne queene thet ne ssel drink of deathes drench. > Man, er thu vall of thi bench, thi senn aquench. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: ZX-5n, Lenses & Flash
CRAP meant to send that to ED only :( - Original Message - From: "Ed Dombek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:10 PM Subject: FS: ZX-5n, Lenses & Flash > I have decided to go digital and sell my film gear. Before I list on eBay I thought there might be some interest here. If you are interested in anything, please drop me an email. Everything is in great condition. > > · Pentax ZX-5n Quartz Date Body (original box purchased new 11/00) > · Phoenix ZBIF-92P AF Flash (original box purchased new 07/01) > · Pentax Battery Pack FG (original box purchased new 11/00) > · Pentax 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6 SMC-FA Lens with Morris 58mm UV Haze Filter > (original box purchased new 11/00) > · Pentax 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 SMC-FA Lens with Morris 58mm UV Haze Filter > (original box purchased new 11/00) > · Vivitar 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 AF Lens with Hoya 77mm Ultra Thin > UV Filter (original box purchased new 05/01) > · Pentax 28mm f/2.8 SMC-A Lens with Case (purchased used 05/01) > · Pentax 50mm f/1.4 SMC-FA Lens with Hoya 49mm UV Filter (original box > purchased new 06/01) > · Vivitar 100mm f/3.5 Macro AF Lens with Hoya 49mm UV Filter (original > box purchased new 06/01) > · Pentax 85mm f/2.8 Soft SMC-F Lens with Hoya 52mm UV Filter and Soft > Case(purchased used 09/01) > > Thanks! > _ > Run a small business? Then you need professional email like [EMAIL PROTECTED] from Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net?tag > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital SLR/K-Mount
> Pat White wrote :
> There may be technical reasons that make it difficult to
> replace a, say, 3-megapixel CCD with next year's 7-meg unit,
> but it would make DSLRs more attractive. You can take a
> 60-year-old film camera and use 2002 film in it, which I find
> pretty cool. I'd like a DSLR that won't be a doorstop in
> five years, or is that just being unrealistic?
Pat,
this is exactly what the e-film offers : to allow a replaceable CCD sensor
into a standard SLR.
This principle is ideal in theory, but the company which sells this (silicon
film inc.) faces several severe difficulties :
- the company size is too small to over pass thechnical difficulties...
- it has no financial envergure nor support...
- it is annoyed ("not helped", or "not supported", I dont know the exact
english world...) by the Big SLR manufacturers, which prefer to sell new
SLR's, instead of allowing used SLR's to be digitalized by e-film.
To know more about e-film I enclose the link (those who already know if
forgive me):
http://www.siliconfilm.com/
Cheers,
Cyril.
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Re: Happy B&H Experience
Stephen, To my thinking, B&H has a serious credibility problem. I once bought a few B+W MC filters. One of them was to be a 58mm slim. But inside the case was a 58mm non-slim, worth considerably less. You can say, "Nobody's perfect." But B&H explicitly writes on their receipt and elsewhere that every new item they ship is shipped in the original manufacturer's box. The last thing I want is to get into a my word-against-theirs dispute about what was actually shipped to me. Fortunately, they believed me--that time. The point is, given their stated policy, this should never have happened. Another time, I had written in the online form, "I prefer email, but if you must call me, call me at my work number." Well, they left a message about a pending order on my home machine, and my wife heard it. Stephen wrote: Me: "I ordered a 52-58 step-up ring. That's what the baggie was labeled, but inside was a [different] step-down." [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.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 .
FS: Several Pentax cameras and other items
These are some Pentax cameras I have for sale, because nowadays they see very little or no use, and 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) Instruction manual (in Spanish) Everything for 180 euro. Second lot: Pentax MZ-5 AF SLR body + SMC Pentax-F 35-80 mm. 4-5.6 (a fine standard zoom lens) + Fg battery pack (the body and battery pack are like new, the lens is EX+ cosmetically; optically and mechanically it's perfect) Instruction manual for the camera in Spanish, and in English for the battery pack. Everything for 280 euro. Shipping expenses will be paid by the buyer. -- 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: Grip Strap F on eBay
It's for an SF1/SFX (also fits the n version). It happens to also fit the MZ-S (I use on on mine) Regards, /\/\ick... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leon Altoff Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 2:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Grip Strap F on eBay Hi all, Saw this on ebay (only 2 hours to go)and thought it was a Z1p grip strap but the picture shows a different sort of base plate, does anyone know what its for? Thanks Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re[2]: OT: English (Re: Health Warning)
Hi, I have some photos I took in 1986 (I think) of a recreation of the battle staged on the actual battlefield. It's in a town called Battle, by a strange coincidence . Bloody French won again :o( --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, March 15, 2002, 7:56:02 PM, you wrote: > On 3/15/02 11:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> You're probably thinking of William's invasion in 1066, the Battle >> of Hastings, and all that. One of the medieval re-enactment groups >> I'm in does a small recreation of the battles of Hastings and Stamford >> Bridge each October. > Ohh, nice photo op! > t > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: OT: English (Re: Health Warning)
Hi, for those of you who are interested in English I can thoroughly recommend 2 excellent books: "The English Language. A Historical Introduction" Charles Barber Cambridge University Press, 1993 0-521-78570-7 It does exactly what it says on the cover. "The English Language" David Crystal Penguin, 1988 0-14-013532-4 Crystal is Mr. Linguistics round here. We used several of his textbooks when I was studying the subject at poly. This book looks at varieties & uses of modern English as well as at the history of the language. It's more of a layman's book than Barber's, but Barber's is not at all difficult and includes an introduction to elementary linguistics. He shows the development with examples from the IE family, through Germanic languages, OE, Norse, ME, Early Modern up to date, and concludes with chapters on English as a world language, and its future. He gives a very good and interesting example of how English has changed by tracing the story of the prodigal son from a pre-Conquest OE bible through to the current New English bible. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, March 15, 2002, 7:41:21 PM, you wrote: > Well, others answered the IR questions while I was busy, so here's > some off-topic stuff I know a smidgen about. >> Probably when someone realized "que" was french for "k". When are you Limeys >> going to get over the fact you were invaded in 1092 (that the right date?) > You're probably thinking of William's invasion in 1066, the Battle > of Hastings, and all that. One of the medieval re-enactment groups > I'm in does a small recreation of the battles of Hastings and Stamford > Bridge each October. >> and go back to using Angel Saxton English instead of French English? > Old English sounds a lot like German to me (I don't speak either, so I > don't know how similar they sound to a German speaker). > Middle English is pretty cool, and I can nearly understand it[*]. As > far as I can tell, the jokes about Middle English being the result of > Norman soldiers trying to pick up Saxon women are about right. > -- Glenn > [*] BUt it's a pain to type in a mostly-ASCII environment, what with > thorns and eths and yoghs and diaresis marks and all those other nifty > bits. Looks pretty cool typeset, though I wound up using a numeral > three in place of the yogh because I couldn't find a font with a yogh > in it compatible with the stuff I was using. > PS: One of the more intelligible bits, from the song, "Man mai longe > lives weene": > Weilawei! Nis king ne queene thet ne ssel drink of deathes drench. > Man, er thu vall of thi bench, thi senn aquench. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Hoya HMC 70mm-150mm f3.8 Zoom Lens Pentax Screw-mount
Thanks Fred, I still have my SMC Tak 1:2.8/105 and Super Tak 1:3.5/135 lenses. I also have a rather nice Vivitar Auto Telephoto 1:2.8/135 that came with the Honeywell SP500 kit via Ebay last week . James - Original Message - From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 11:35 AM Subject: Re: Hoya HMC 70mm-150mm f3.8 Zoom Lens Pentax Screw-mount > > My Hoya HMC 70mm-150mm f3.8 Zoom (Pentax Screw-mount) lens arrived > > today. Apart from a small blemish behind the front element, this > > is a sweet lens and will be great for portraits. I removed the > > front element and cleaned it using a Nikon lens cloth, and the > > zoom is now perfect. Has anyone on the list used this lens, I > > would appreciate any feedback? > > Hi, James. > > I don't have any experience at all with this lens, but I can see > that we are both thinking along the same lines about what makes a > good portrait zoom. > > I've had a really nice Tokina AT-X 60-120/2.8 (K-mount) zoom that > I've been using for portraits more and more. It's fast, has good > bokeh, has a pretty good range for portraits, and I have been quite > pleased with it so far. However, in order to make sure that it is > the best portrait zoom for my purposes and tastes, I currently have > both a K 45-125/4 and an M 75-150/4 on the way, to compare with it. > > (However, I also stumbled onto another instance of the Tokina > 60-120/2.8, with a light scratch on the front element, that I bought > relatively cheap, so I guess you can see that I may be biased toward > the fast Tokina over the slower Pentaxes, at least at this moment - > .) > > I still prefer to use a good prime portrait lens (especially an 85) > for "more formal" portraits (i.e., when the subject will sit still), > but I really like the zoom for "less formal" candid portraits, > especially of children. > > I hope your Hoya (which is Tokina, I suppose) lens works out well > for you. > > Fred > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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 .
Grip Strap F on eBay
Hi all, Saw this on ebay (only 2 hours to go)and thought it was a Z1p grip strap but the picture shows a different sort of base plate, does anyone know what its for? Thanks Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re[2]: Link to b&w shots taken in Romania
Hi, there was also a very good b&w photo essay in National Geographic Nov. 1997 called "Hutsul Village" from the Ukrainian part of the Carpathians, which is culturally much the same as the Romanian part, as you might expect. When I was up there I was only 2km from the border with the Ukraine and was told that a $5- tip to the border guard would get me across, no questions asked. From the hills above the village I could see the dirt track stretching out over the hills and valleys and into the Ukraine. Very beautiful, and very remote. The people in the valley where I was photographing spoke a very interesting mix of Romanian, Ukrainian and local dialect words. I'm definitely going to go back there sometime. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, March 15, 2002, 12:47:13 PM, you wrote: > Bob > Thanks for that link. Those pictures were fascinating too. > Regards > Jim - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: K 28mm f 2
Hi,
carpe lentem! ('Seize the lentil!'). Buy it now. It's an excellent
lens and I wish I still had it, or something as good. The price you
mention in another email is also a great bargain, assuming the
condition is good.
---
Bob
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Friday, March 15, 2002, 3:19:14 PM, you wrote:
> Hi, dear gang
> A local used store has a K 28mm f 2 for sale.
> The first thing that amazes me is the size of it. It looks like a short
> tele.
> Is it good in optical performance?
> Any comments welcome
> I'm asking this because I was given an unused Minolta AF 50mm 1.7 that I'm
> thinking in trade for it.
> Regards
> Albano
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Re: OT: English (Re: Health Warning)
On 3/15/02 11:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You're probably thinking of William's invasion in 1066, the Battle > of Hastings, and all that. One of the medieval re-enactment groups > I'm in does a small recreation of the battles of Hastings and Stamford > Bridge each October. Ohh, nice photo op! t - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Happy B&H Experience
> Me: (beep-boop-beep-boop-beep-beep-boop-beep) B&H: "Customer > Service. How can I help you?" Me: "I think I need an RMA." B&H: > (calls up order info) "What's the problem?" Me: "I ordered a > 52-58 step-up ring. That's what the baggie was labeled, but > inside was a 52-43 step-down." B&H: (pause) "There, I've > mailed you the right one." Me: "You want this one back?" B&H: "If > you feel like it. Have a nice weekend." Good for you, Stephen. Hmmm... (A plan starts taking shape in fevered mind...) 1. I order an FA 77/1.8 Ltd from B&H. 2. Me: (diddly-boop-bup-diddly-bop) (?) B&H: "Customer Service. What's the problem?" Me: "I ordered an FA 77/1.8 Ltd. That's what the box was labeled, but inside was only an A 50/2." B&H: (pause) "There, I've mailed you the right lens." Me: "You want this one back?" B&H: "If you feel like it. Have a nice weekend." I will indeed. (Just kidding, just kidding...) (Really!) ;-) Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: eBay tale of woe
> From where I'm at, if the UK joined the USA as the 51st State of > the Union, I'd be one happy bunny. All those zillions of bargains > to be had (photo, computer) and no import duty! I've recently > spent loads on acquiring bits of a PowerBook, but roughly 2/3rds > what it would have been here. But we've already filled our quota of Apple Macs, Cotty. Sorry. Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Call Pentax & Demand A Digital SLR/K-Mount
It always comes to (s)he who waits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;-) Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://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: Happy B&H Experience
Well, I'm impressed! Maybe it has something to do with the upcoming Passover : they are shut from Thursday, March 28 Thru Thursday, April 4... must be getting antsy about getting off on their 2 week 'forced' vacation :) - Original Message - From: "Stephen Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 2:20 PM Subject: Happy B&H Experience > Ordered a bunch of film and small stuff off the website > on Tuesday. Box arrived today, everything OK with only > one minor exception, a six-buck step-up ring. > > Me: (beep-boop-beep-boop-beep-beep-boop-beep) > B&H: "Customer Service. How can I help you?" > Me: "I think I need an RMA." > B&H: (calls up order info) "What's the problem?" > Me: "I ordered a 52-58 step-up ring. That's what > the baggie was labeled, but inside was a > 52-43 step-down." > B&H: (pause) "There, I've mailed you the right one." > Me: "You want this one back?" > B&H: "If you feel like it. Have a nice weekend." > > Gotta love the place! > > TGIF, > > Stephen > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: OT: eBay tale of woe
>From where I'm at, if the UK joined the USA as the 51st State of the Union, I'd be one happy bunny. All those zillions of bargains to be had (photo, computer) and no import duty! I've recently spent loads on acquiring bits of a PowerBook, but roughly 2/3rds what it would have been here. Can ---> worms. Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://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 .
OT: English (Re: Health Warning)
Well, others answered the IR questions while I was busy, so here's some off-topic stuff I know a smidgen about. > Probably when someone realized "que" was french for "k". When are you Limeys > going to get over the fact you were invaded in 1092 (that the right date?) You're probably thinking of William's invasion in 1066, the Battle of Hastings, and all that. One of the medieval re-enactment groups I'm in does a small recreation of the battles of Hastings and Stamford Bridge each October. > and go back to using Angel Saxton English instead of French English? Old English sounds a lot like German to me (I don't speak either, so I don't know how similar they sound to a German speaker). Middle English is pretty cool, and I can nearly understand it[*]. As far as I can tell, the jokes about Middle English being the result of Norman soldiers trying to pick up Saxon women are about right. -- Glenn [*] BUt it's a pain to type in a mostly-ASCII environment, what with thorns and eths and yoghs and diaresis marks and all those other nifty bits. Looks pretty cool typeset, though I wound up using a numeral three in place of the yogh because I couldn't find a font with a yogh in it compatible with the stuff I was using. PS: One of the more intelligible bits, from the song, "Man mai longe lives weene": Weilawei! Nis king ne queene thet ne ssel drink of deathes drench. Man, er thu vall of thi bench, thi senn aquench. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
