Re: my favorite March PUG entries
>" Old Chestnut " by Geoffrey Stevens - a beautiful composition Amita, Thank you for your kind words. The shot was taken on a pleasant autumn day last year - I was having a good afternoon's shooting and taking my time (using my tripod). I must use my tripod, I must use my tripod,... 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: Flash Delima-Please Help
Steve, The first question to ask yourself is what did you change? If they use to turn out fine and now they are overexposing, did you change films, labs or lenses. Or, have you just started to notice that they have always been overexposed. With your 283, you can always lie to it and tell it that you have faster film than you are really using. That way it will kill the flash a bit quicker and drop the exposure a bit. Bruce Dayton Tuesday, March 19, 2002, 10:52:54 PM, you wrote: SP> I currently own a Super Program & have a Pentax AF200 SP> flash & a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 SP> for "Professional" jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. SP> It seems that lately the pictures are a bit SP> overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a SP> Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. SP> Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I SP> expect better results due to TTL? I have not been SP> real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too SP> under-powered? SP> Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need SP> help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference SP> out there on the web? SP> Thanks in advance for any help! SP> Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage SP> http://sports.yahoo.com/ SP> - SP> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, SP> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to SP> 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: Limited Lens Pool
Paul Jones wrote: > Okay my guess is a 22mm/2.6 limited lense. > > And i'll throw a role of Sensia into the pot. You picked the same focal length as me... I hope my aperture is closer ;) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.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: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
Pål Audun Jensen wrote: > On the other hand, I > guess the black Limited will show attractive brassing with heavy use > since the outer body of the Limited lenses are made of brass. :-) Feel free to attack your lens with a wire brush to get rid of the coating, for that "golden" look. Who was it that did this to an old Spotmatic? I'd like to see that again. I could just about do it to my 6x7 :) 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: 67 300mm f/4 vs A* 300/4 and SMCP 135/2.5
Aaron Reynolds wrote: > The guy who is shooting my wedding actually did shoot a wedding from > the wedding party, with one of those little Ricoh AF rangefinders, > whatever they're called. Some of it was quite excellent and intimate. I could just imagine you giving your wedding photographer a detailed critique of every shot. I hope you've hired someone with a Pentax 6x7 . 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 .
Flash Delima-Please Help
I currently own a Super Program & have a Pentax AF200 flash & a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for "Professional" jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference out there on the web? Thanks in advance for any help! Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Web Site Update
My website is in its final working form, barring it failing the HMTL checker. No major changes, but a lot of polishing. Once it is checked the only further immediate changes will be content. For those of you who have not been following the development of my site, It is my first attempt at creating a website. I have learned a lot, and have lots more to learn, but I am proud of this first attempt. Check it out, the link is in my sig. Comments welcome, please use the E-MAIL ME link on the site unless you want to tell eveybody what you think. Thanks for the moral support many of you have given. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA*24/2
Don't worry it wasnt anything scarey :) - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 4:28 PM Subject: Re: FA*24/2 > Bob, if you need a place to sleep, I have a spare > couch... > > William Robb > > - Original Message - > From: Paul Jones > Subject: Re: FA*24/2 > > > > I have replied to this email off list. > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:22 PM > > Subject: Re: FA*24/2 > > > > > > > Paul, > > > > > > I remember discussions we have had on the PDML about whether > a lens lost > > 20% > > > or 40% in value the day it moved off of the retailer's > shelf. I don't > > think > > > anybody is trying to irritate you, but aren't you being kind > of silly? > > Would > > > you let one friend take advantage of another friend right in > front of you, > > or > > > would you speak up? You may have paid more for the lens and > not been > > aware > > > of the B&H price, but I would be very surprised if you sold > it for your > > > asking price. > > > > > > Regards, Bob S. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
How is Russian glass?
There seems to be a whole other world out there with regards to lenses. Everytime I look at Ebay, someone is selling a Russian-made lens. Can somebody offer up opinions on the quality of these lenses? While I'm on it, is there an online resource for reviews and specs on non-Pentax glass made for K-mount? Thank y'all all, Deb in TX Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: make them stop,was what are we photographing this weeken
They all came because your reputation as a top-notch equine photographer has circled the Great White North, reviving the sport. Everyone wants a piece of the David Brooks legacy. :) Deb --- David Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When i was first asked to be the photo guy for > the winter Hunter/Jumper season,north of > Toronto,it started off nice and slow,20 > entries,home by noonish.Last month the had 175 > entries for the weekend,endless lines of > horses.This month they have 225 + entries.My > noon is gone,i'm living on coffee and double > aa's and did not hit the list until 10 pm > tonight.Thank god this is the series final this > weekend.Were did they find all these equines. > At this rate i might just pay for this D1 > before the decade is out. > > > Dave(actually loving it,just sharing)Brooks > http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj > > > > > 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 . Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re[2]: After several more rounds with FedEx
Joe, Very good to know. Thanks for that tidbit! Makes me wonder if it is worth all the selling/buying hassle and losing a bunch of money. Probably better to spend it on 67 stuff for now. Bruce Dayton Tuesday, March 19, 2002, 6:53:39 PM, you wrote: >> I would be very interested in your impressions of the lens optically. >> I have both an FA 28/2.8 and FA 35/2.0. I am not so impressed with >> the 28 and reasonably happy with the 35. If the 31 Limited was >> superb, perhaps I would consider at some point replacing both of those >> lenses with the Limited. I already have the 43 Limited and find the >> 35 and 43 fairly close in FOV. The 31 would be a better match for it. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bruce Dayton >> JT> Bruce, you might want to know that the FA 31 is actually a 32 (31.81) JT> while the FA 35 is actually a 34 (33.77) According to f-calc, the JT> difference in diagonal AOV is 3.1 degrees. JT> Joe JT> - JT> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, JT> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to JT> 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: Snorkelling Camera
> > there are underwater housings that you can use > with your Super Program. There are also heavy duty ziploc-style bags designed for using a video camera underwater. This might be an option if you can't find a housing. Check dive shops online and in the real world. Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA*24/2
Bob, if you need a place to sleep, I have a spare couch... William Robb - Original Message - From: Paul Jones Subject: Re: FA*24/2 > I have replied to this email off list. > > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:22 PM > Subject: Re: FA*24/2 > > > > Paul, > > > > I remember discussions we have had on the PDML about whether a lens lost > 20% > > or 40% in value the day it moved off of the retailer's shelf. I don't > think > > anybody is trying to irritate you, but aren't you being kind of silly? > Would > > you let one friend take advantage of another friend right in front of you, > or > > would you speak up? You may have paid more for the lens and not been > aware > > of the B&H price, but I would be very surprised if you sold it for your > > asking price. > > > > Regards, Bob S. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: How Do You Set the Exposure for this.........
- Original Message - From: Denny B Subject: How Do You Set the Exposure for this. Since the skin tone is the most important to capture, you are on the right path by metering her face. I think get the child into diffuse light rather than direct light is better. One piece of infomation missing, you failed to mention what colour the child is, other than she meters close to 18%. I disagree with metering for the shadows, but that is just me. I meter for the highlights, and let the shadows fall where they will. It doesn't matter, I have used both methods, and either way is correct. Umm, if the child is pale caucasian, my recomendation is to meter the cheek that is away from the sun, and set the exposure 1 - 2 stops greater than the meter reading. If the child has a darker skin tone, such as Asian you can probably use your meter reading unadjusted. If the child has a dark skin colour, such as Native African, perhaps close down 1 stop from your cheek meter reading. If you are using a camera with ttl metering, just trust your meter. It should give a correct exposure with the situation you describe. William Robb > I have a six year old little girl sitting on a stool and being > illuminated by daylight coming through a large balcony plain glass window, she > is facing the > window directly, sunny day lots of light. > The little girl has on a red dress and a black coat all done up ready > to go out with her parents. I have been asked to take a picture of this little > girl > dressed as stated and have metered her face flesh tone with a Pentax V > Spotmeter and it > measures18% grayscale or V (using zone system) have checked her face flesh > tone > using a Kodak 18% graycard and they almost measure identical. > I will be using color negative film and as you know for color negative > film they say expose for the shadows. (Bracketing aside) to make an accurate > exposure > evaluation, is it correct for me to use the child's flesh tone and set the > exposure > for her flesh tone, or should I take a reading of her black coat (Zone III two > stops less > then her flesh tone) and set the exposure for the coat.. > I will just be taking a picture of the upper part of the child. > > Is there a definite rule to measure this exposure or is it arbitrary > with many different scenarios when it comes to taking this picture. > I am not looking for any special effects and the child > will be evenly lighted by daylight only. > > Your answer much appreciated > > thanks in advance > Denny B > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA*24/2
I have replied to this email off list. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:22 PM Subject: Re: FA*24/2 > Paul, > > I remember discussions we have had on the PDML about whether a lens lost 20% > or 40% in value the day it moved off of the retailer's shelf. I don't think > anybody is trying to irritate you, but aren't you being kind of silly? Would > you let one friend take advantage of another friend right in front of you, or > would you speak up? You may have paid more for the lens and not been aware > of the B&H price, but I would be very surprised if you sold it for your > asking price. > > Regards, Bob S. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Thanks for pointing that out Alan. > > Was the purpose, to warn some one they may be able to get it cheaper? or to > irritate me? > > If someone is outside of the US, it may work out significantly cheaper to > buy mine, as B&Hs International Postage is pretty expensive and usually > people get charged import duties or tax when package come from B&H or > Adorama. > > Regards, > Paul > - Original Message - > From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: FA*24/2 > > > > >I want $350us for the lense. > > > > No offense, but B&H is selling it at USD349.95. >> > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA*24/2
Thanks for pointing that out Alan. Was the purpose, to warn some one they may be able to get it cheaper? or to irritate me? If someone is outside of the US, it may work out significantly cheaper to buy mine, as B&Hs International Postage is pretty expensive and usually people get charged import duties or tax when package come from B&H or Adorama. Regards, Paul - Original Message - From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:50 PM Subject: Re: FA*24/2 > >I want $350us for the lense. > > No offense, but B&H is selling it at USD349.95. > > regards, > Alan Chan > > > _ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Advice on photographing scientific meeting
Hi Andy; I would mount the 28-70 on your main body and the 100 on the other. I would shoot Fuji NPH. I would put your flash on auto, not TTL using the setting giving you the widest aperture and set your shutter speed to 1/60 (1/30 if you are really daring). Mount your flash off the hot shoe on a side bracket if possible, though if the room is lit enough to make dragging the shutter helpful you should have little problem with red eye. Reminder that you can use the SB-28 on the other body in manual or Auto, but not TTL. You may want to put the 24 in your pocket. Open up 1/2-1 stop if your subjects are up against a white wall. The 100 will be good for people at the podium and tight face shots in the conference room. Keep extra batteries for the flash handy. Most important. Remember to have fun while doing this, you'll get better pictures that way. 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: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
Good anodizing can be flat or more reflective. I have numerous pots and pans that are anodized aluminum, and believe me, they take a far greater beating than a lens will take. The Calphalon and Magnalite pots are more than 20 years old, and some of them are used, and abused, every day, yet their coating is still solid. Good anodizing will last a lifetime. Alan Chan wrote: > > >BTW The chrome Limited are anodized by a silver, metallic substance > >whereas the black looked like just painted to me; they didn't have any > >metallic shine. I really don't know if the blacks are less durable but they > >at least didn't look as durable as the chrome Limiteds. Again, I really > >don't know this - it's pure speculation. > >On the other hand, I guess the black Limited will show attractive brassing > >with heavy use since the outer body of the Limited lenses are made of > >brass. :-) > > Wonder if Silver MZ-S received the same treatment as silver Limited lenses. > > regards, > Alan Chan > > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: A little help from the group.
Cesar - I have personal experience with only the 40/2.8 and the 300/4. But based on what I've read and a quick scan of some comments in my web site, I think that the 200/2.5 is the best lens of the bunch. Said to be very good optically but heavy. I also think that they are all overpriced (except maybe the 200/2.5). I sold my 300/4 for much less than $484, I wouldn't go as low as $125 for my 40/2.8, but I would be embarassed to ask for as much as $299. $150-175 would probably be about right, even at that maybe a bit high. You said A-200/2.5. Don't think so. There is a K 200/2.5 and an A* 200/2.8. The later in excellent condition is on KEH now for $850. I guess I would evaluate the K 200/2.5 depending on if you want a K lens and how beat up it is. Stan > From: "Matamoros, Cesar A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:40:43 -0500 > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: A little help from the group. > > I have made it to Tucson. What does it say about me that I have hit > about five camera stores already? I have limited Internet access at the > moment and as such cannot look through the archives and other sources. > Therefore I am hoping to hear from the collective group. > > I have located an A-200/2.5 in bargain condition for $380. How is > this lens? Is the price reasonable? > > They also have a 300/4 for $484. I already have an A* so I am not > interested, but am wondering how their pricing is. The lens is in VG > condition. > > I handled a 40/2.8 for the first time. Talk about small. It is in > Exc- condition and they are asking $299!!! > > Finally, they have an A 35-70/3.5-4.5 for $96. It is in VG > condition. What are the thoughts on this lens? I have shied away from > zooms, but I recall this lens being discussed on this list and I have to > admit that I did not really pay attention. > > This place has a few screwmount lenses, but mainly in the 50-55mm > range. I will be going back to see what they else they have after looking > at my inventory to refresh my memory. > > I located two places that repairs cameras. Another has quite a few > bodies from a screwmount to a couple of black body M series, one being an > ME. I have enough bodies and am not even going to ask to handle these. > > > Thanks a million for all your help, > > César > Panama City, Florida > in Tucson, Arizona > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
I don't believe the MX is real chrome. Alan Chan wrote: > > >In the old days, chrome camera bodies were more resistant to wear than > >black ones. Perhaps the same is the case for the Limited lenses? > > Could be just me, but I hate those shiny scratches on my chrome MX. They are > impossible to avoid. :( -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
>BTW The chrome Limited are anodized by a silver, metallic substance >whereas the black looked like just painted to me; they didn't have any >metallic shine. I really don't know if the blacks are less durable but they >at least didn't look as durable as the chrome Limiteds. Again, I really >don't know this - it's pure speculation. >On the other hand, I guess the black Limited will show attractive brassing >with heavy use since the outer body of the Limited lenses are made of >brass. :-) Wonder if Silver MZ-S received the same treatment as silver Limited lenses. regards, Alan Chan _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
IIRC, the lens barrel of the 77mm Ltd is aluminum, which indicates that the black finish is probably anodized. Good anodizing can be a lot more durable than chrome. I wonder if the silver finish on the lens is really chrome, as Pal seemed to indicate. The finish on my 43mm doesn't look like chrome. I don't believe that aluminum can be chrome plated. Alan Chan wrote: > > >I have the chance to buy one at a good price, but dont know whether I > >should be buying silver or black. I dont care about the look being > >consistent with the body, the silver looks fine to me, but I dont want > >one which will show chips or whatever in the black coating. Does the > >coating wear at all? > > I GUESS it would be like regular manual focus lenses. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: FA*24/2
>I want $350us for the lense. No offense, but B&H is selling it at USD349.95. regards, Alan Chan _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: After several more rounds with FedEx
> I would be very interested in your impressions of the lens optically. > I have both an FA 28/2.8 and FA 35/2.0. I am not so impressed with > the 28 and reasonably happy with the 35. If the 31 Limited was > superb, perhaps I would consider at some point replacing both of those > lenses with the Limited. I already have the 43 Limited and find the > 35 and 43 fairly close in FOV. The 31 would be a better match for it. > > Thanks, > > Bruce Dayton > Bruce, you might want to know that the FA 31 is actually a 32 (31.81) while the FA 35 is actually a 34 (33.77) According to f-calc, the difference in diagonal AOV is 3.1 degrees. 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: eyepiece blind (HAMA)
>A few days ago I received from B&H a HAMA eyepiece blind (about $18, >special order). It's a clever device that mounts on your hot shoe and flips >down to cover your eyepiece during timed autoexposures or autoexposed >tripod shots where light entering the eyepiece can fool your exposure >meter. A photo of it can be found on the B&H site. > >It's clever, well-designed, and easy to use on my Super Program. Too bad I >had to remove the Super Program's rubber Kalt eyecup and shoe-mounted level >to use the HAMA blind. I'll have to see if I get enough use out of the HAMA >to justfify removing these accessories. I actually have one in my drawer for more than 10 years. Unfortunately, the joints were poorly designed and it's rather loose. :( regards, Alan Chan _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
>In the old days, chrome camera bodies were more resistant to wear than >black ones. Perhaps the same is the case for the Limited lenses? Could be just me, but I hate those shiny scratches on my chrome MX. They are impossible to avoid. :( regards, Alan Chan _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
>I have the chance to buy one at a good price, but dont know whether I >should be buying silver or black. I dont care about the look being >consistent with the body, the silver looks fine to me, but I dont want >one which will show chips or whatever in the black coating. Does the >coating wear at all? I GUESS it would be like regular manual focus lenses. regards, Alan Chan _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: my favorite March PUG entries
At 11:04 AM 3/17/02 -0500, you wrote: >I usually do this a lot earlier in the month, but I've been a bit tied >up this month. Anyway, here are my favorites, in no particular order. > > >" South Haven Dawn " by Mark Cassino - The colors are great and I >love lighthouses. :) thanks! I'm lucky to live in a place with 6 lighthouses all within a two hours drive (from my home - not each other). - - - - - - - - - - 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: March 2002 PUG Comments
Thanks, Ed! At 05:33 PM 3/19/02 -0500, you wrote: >Here is what I've found interesting this month... > >Keep up the great work! > >Ed K. > > >"South Haven Dawn" - Mark Cassino >Very nice shot - love the colors and the 'misty' water. > >"Tree on Thames, Lechlade, 2002" - Cotty >Another winner this month! Great bow of the river banks and the >reflections along the river. > >"La Puna" - Facit >Excellent. I like the cloud breaking up the 'darkness' of the picture. > >"Nosey Bird" - Dan Matyola >Nice colors and lines. > >"Bruce" - Philip Stone >Looking distinguished. > >"Californian Poppy" - Leon Altoff >Good shot - I like the DOF for this shot - keeping the water droplets in >focus as well as the whole flower - but losing focus very close after. Nice! > >"Annami" - Matti Eteläperä >Very nice shot - I like the back-lighting. > >"Hesitating Glue" - Gianfranco Irlanda >Great capture. The colors and bubbles going through the glue keeps me >looking for more in the picture. >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >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: Advice on photographing scientific meeting
After I left the school district I came back to do some photo shoots of kids and teachers - a similar sort of thing, semi-candids. These were theme based magnet schools and the shots were intended to illustrate the instructional theme and activities that went on at the buildings. I found that i worked almost exclusively at longer focal lengths, and I used the FA 80-320 primarily on the first shoot, when I returned to cover 3 more schools a couple months later I had the Sigma 70-200, and it got a lot of use. AF really helps and it's easier to get candids from far away with a telephoto. I used a Stroboframe flip bracket and put the AF500 FTZ on it. When I could, I put a mini-soft box on the flash, but even with ISO 400 film I found myself needing more light. I used the FA28 - 70 for group shots. I think you might want to use the 28-70 with flash and some sort of diffuser - like even a bounce card. BTW - one thing to watch for is mixed lighting sources. I did a lot of shooting under florescent lights, and while the flash was the main light source you'd get the florescent color shift is shadows etc. The filter used to correct florescent to daylight would have rendered everything way too pink in the areas covered by the flash. I used an 81B filter for some shots, figuring it would help warm the lighting a bit but not look over the top with the flash, but generally corrected the colors when scanning. Have fun! - MCC At 10:46 PM 3/19/02 +, you wrote: >Hi, > >My workplace (a plant science research centre) is organizing a scientific >meeting in April. The Institute is being shut down in a year's time and our >pro photographer has already left. As a keen amateur (ie. I spend far too >much money on it) I've been asked if I will act as official photographer at >the poster session. This is an informal gathering where some of the >delegates present their work on posters while the others cluster round to >discuss the work. My task is to wander round the delegates taking >semi-candid shots of the delegates in animated discussion. The room in which >the poster session will be held has a high ceiling and lots of windows, and >is fairly cramped. The posters tend to be printed on large white sheets of >paper pinned to display boards. I also have to take a group photo of the >organizers and speakers. The photos will be put on display at the meeting, >and will subsequently be used in internal reports. > >I have Pentax pZ1-p and MZ-5n bodies, 50mm/f1.7 F, 28-70/f4 AL, 40mm >pancake, Cosina 19-35/f3.5, Tamron 100mm/f2.8 macro (MF), Sigma 24mm/f2.8 >(MF), plus AF500FTZ flash. I also have a Nikon Coolpix 950 and an SB28 >flash, should I want to use digital. > >Most of my photography is landscapes and macro shots of flowers and I have >little experience of photographing people, other than holiday snaps of the >family. I considered using a fast film and using available light, but I >can't rely on the light (England in April!). I'm wary of red-eye from the >flashgun, and the high ceiling means that bounce flash may not be possible. >The white posters may also reflect badly and screw up the shots. I'd like >the photos to be semi-candid, but I think there may be little room for >manoever and I may have to use wide-angle rather than short telephoto. > >Any advice would be welcome - for instance, which lens would be best? How >best to set up the flash to balance ambient and flash lighting? > >Thanks, > >Andy >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >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: Film ISO Speed Choices?
I shoot all sorts of film :-) I burn through more E100S than anything else - it's got good color reproduction an is saturated and yet reasonably accurate. Next would be E100VS - exaggerated colors that, IMO, can be quite inaccurate. Velvia rated at ISO 40 would come next - the colors are very vivid, very fine grain and sharp. But the slow speed can be hindrance and color accuracy is not that great. The Kodak films seem to push the red end of the palette a little, Velvia pushes the whole palette but can really push the greens. For general walking around outdoors film, I've been using Kodak's ISO 200 echtachrome. If properly exposed the grain is OK, and the extra stop is nice. For speeds greater than 200 I switch to print film - though Provia F is OK (aside from being very expensive and not having the color punch of slower slide films.) In terms of print films - Fuji's Reala is a pleasing film with a muted, but nice color palette. I also shoot a lot of Kodak Gold and Kodak Max 400. Royal Gold and Supra a nice options as well. Personally, I prefer slides because they are easier to scan (at least with my scanner) and are easier to organize and store. But there are lots of situations where the lighting is not good for slides because of the more limited latitude. And as a final note - I've been doing a lot of work with my photographs lately and have been surprised at how many images on negative film I like, specifically because of the effect of the grain etc. So aside from technical considerations, there's the creative aspects as well. Cheers - MCC At 07:27 AM 3/19/02 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Folks, > >I'm new to the list, and a relative neophyte to photography - just upgraded >from my ten year-old K1000 to a ZX-5n, and am looking to expand my >photographic knowledge. > >I've traditionally used GC 135-36 ISO 400 color print film (Kodak MAX) for >its "versatility" (as the box proclaims it "works for all conditions";) or >the TMAX 100 B&W, and am curious about what film/ISO choices (both color and >B&W) people use 'as a habit' - allowing for exceptions/special circumstances >(which I am also interested in reading about!...). > >Namaste, >Dave >- - - - - - - - - - - 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: March PUG Review from Cotty
Thanks, Cotty! Maybe I'll start packing spare light bulbs and fill them in the old fashioned way, pre-exposure - MCC At 04:59 PM 3/17/02 +, you wrote: >Just looking at the thumbnails, I was pretty much blown away by them. So >much vibrancy and form! So without further ado, let's get down to >business. These are the ones I liked, no disrespect to the others, >they're all excellent. >South Haven Dawn >Mark Cassino >Beautiful colour, interesting shapes of the walkway, and that great >cloudy effect of long exposures with water. Super shot. I wouldn't have >told them about the light bulb ;-) - - - - - - - - - - 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: To Darkroom or Not To Darkroom.... - question
I've been processing all my B&W film with a sink, changing bag, thermometer, a couple of beakers, and a 8oz tank. The only problem I ran into was finding a dust free area to dry my negs, so I ended up walling off a section of a closet with clear plastic. Other than chemicals and containers the only other thing that cost any real money was a good timer. For printing I go to gallery that rents a darkroom in thier basement by the hour (they provide all equipment and chemistry) or scan my negatives on my Prime Film 1800u, Photoshop them and print them on a Cannon s300 printer. The scanner has been a very handy item because I can get a rough idea of what I want to print on "real" paper before spending money on darkroom rental. I don't really have the space for an enlarger and all the other stuff for printing so finding a place to use already set is worth paying money for. Oh, and the scanner cost me around $200.00and only does 35mm but the scan quality is decent enough. Chris - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:43 PM Subject: To Darkroom or Not To Darkroom - question > After reading some responses in the ISO thread, I've been toying with the idea of developing my own film at home. > > Of course the issue here is, I don't have a darkroom to do it in. I've got a full bathroom and a half bath, both with fans, but the space is limited (full bath - 2m x 3m half bath - 3m x 1.5m). > > The big question is - Can I do it ? I know I need a dark bag, canisters, timer, rolls, etc. (I used to develop my own back in high school, but that was some 20 years ago) but is it feasible without having the "darkroom" ? > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Cheers, > Dave > > > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: posts not coming through
Frank.I was last week but ok this week Dave Begin Original Message From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 18:05:51 -0500 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Subject: posts not coming through I've had a couple of posts in the last two days that haven't appeared of the list (both have been replies). Anyone else having this problem, or is it just me? 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 . End Original Message Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: A little help from the group.
Prices seem high. Ebay prices are down a lot from a couple of months ago. For instance, I have a 40/2.8 you can have for $125 it is in at least E- condition w. perfect glass. They were selling for $199 a year ago, but not $299. Of course, if you want to pay $299 I wouldn't argue. I suspect the others are price simularly. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Matamoros, Cesar A. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 7:40 PM Subject: A little help from the group. > I have made it to Tucson. What does it say about me that I have hit > about five camera stores already? I have limited Internet access at the > moment and as such cannot look through the archives and other sources. > Therefore I am hoping to hear from the collective group. > > I have located an A-200/2.5 in bargain condition for $380. How is > this lens? Is the price reasonable? > > They also have a 300/4 for $484. I already have an A* so I am not > interested, but am wondering how their pricing is. The lens is in VG > condition. > > I handled a 40/2.8 for the first time. Talk about small. It is in > Exc- condition and they are asking $299!!! > > Finally, they have an A 35-70/3.5-4.5 for $96. It is in VG > condition. What are the thoughts on this lens? I have shied away from > zooms, but I recall this lens being discussed on this list and I have to > admit that I did not really pay attention. > > This place has a few screwmount lenses, but mainly in the 50-55mm > range. I will be going back to see what they else they have after looking > at my inventory to refresh my memory. > > I located two places that repairs cameras. Another has quite a few > bodies from a screwmount to a couple of black body M series, one being an > ME. I have enough bodies and am not even going to ask to handle these. > > > Thanks a million for all your help, > > César > Panama City, Florida > in Tucson, Arizona > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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 like Aaron's film...
Ya ya.. Just like that guy in the old Rodney Dangerfield movie "Easy Money": Sneaks into the home of his bride to be via an open bathroom window when it's pitch dark at night. His buddy, waiting for him at the base of the home asks "You doing ok ?" The guy says "Ya, I know this house like the back of my hand" Suddenly the guy falls and there's a loud crash and "splosh" sound. His buddy asks "What happened ?" The guy says "I got the back of my hand stuck in the toilet" So while I may know Toronto like the back of my hand.. I sometimes can slip up and make a mistake :) Next time, I promise, keep me informed :) Cheers, Dave P.S. Aaron, apparently you're going to give me ALL I need to have to be able to develop my own film at home !! :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron Reynolds Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 7:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I like Aaron's film... On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 05:35 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Hi, Dave, > > You missed our Toronto get-together a coupla weeks ago. ...because he went into the wrong restaurant... -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: Contax Digital SLR
On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 07:25 PM, Bruce Rubenstein wrote: > There's a difference? Yes, if you're famous you get to wear those glittery pants. -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 .
Musings re 645 and AF360FGZ
Much to my chagrin, I've discovered that the AF360FGZ does not support TTL flash metering with the 645 body. However, they work together nicely with the 360 in autoflash mode. Whatever aperture you set the 360 on, the 645 body reads that info and sets itself for the same aperture. It's also nice to have the 645 setting on the 360. Bill KG4LOV [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[2]: Velvia (was: Film ISO Speed Choices?)
Christian, There are three uses I have seen for Velvia. Two are fine and one is too much. When the colors are muted due to lighting or doing an unusual artsy thing, Velvia is fine. For normal shooting it is too much. As I looked through several PUG galleries I thought it interesting that I could pick out Velvia just from the thumbnails. Once in awhile I missed - usually to Agfa Ultra or Provia, but generally I could spot it easily. In this month's PUG Mark Cassino used Velvia in an unusual manner that is a bit surreal anyway, so the strong colors work alright. Ken Waller's landscape is well composed and I like the subject - however, the color is over the top and spoils the picture for me. The golden hills are too golden and the sky is too strong. I will try to give you more examples as I run into them. Bruce Dayton Tuesday, March 19, 2002, 4:14:38 PM, you wrote: CS> I don't use Velvia at the track because it is soo slow! ;-) CS> I'll be using Provia for that. CS> The Canis flower is actually a very vivid orange. I think (with my funky CS> eyes) that Velvia gives very natural colors. Again, this is for the CS> subjects that I normally shoot and why I wanted to see some examples of CS> "bad" Velvia. Then again, maybe I'm weird. CS> Christian CS> - Original Message - CS> From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CS> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CS> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 6:52 PM CS> Subject: Re: Velvia (was: Film ISO Speed Choices?) >> Hi Christian, >> >> On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:31:53 -0500, Christian Skofteland wrote: >> >> > [...] is this over saturated or gaudy? >> > >> > http://photography.skofteland.net/flowers/canis.htm >> > http://photography.skofteland.net/insects/insect08.htm >> >> I don't know what the subjects look like in reality, but the flower >> definitely looks "overly vivid" to me. I think you would not want to >> use Velvia at the race track, where the colors on the cars are already >> pretty vibrant. I'm even doubtful about using Portra 400 VC instead of >> Portra 400 NC, but I think I'm going to shoot a roll or two to check it >> out. >> >> 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 . CS> - CS> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, CS> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to CS> 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 .
FS: K-mount, M42 & M37 stuff
I'm giving the list first crack at these before I go the eBay route. If
you're interested in anything, please email me off-list. Thanks!
SMC Pentax 24mm f3.5 ("K" series)
Pentax Rear Converter-A 2X-S (2x teleconverter, for lenses 300mm or
shorter)
Super Program body w/ Digital Data M back (prints date and time from
1980-2019)
Super-Takumar 35mm f2 (rarer version w/ 67mm filter thread)
Super-Takumar 105mm f2.8 w/ hood
Super-Multi-Coated Takumar-Zoom 85-210mm f4.5 w/ hood
Pentax K w/ Auto-Takumar 55mm f1.8
Pentax K w/ Auto-Takumar 55mm f1.8
Pentax SV w/ Auto-Takumar 55mm f1.8
Pentax H3 body
Pentax Clip-on Meter (rectangular version) w/ case
Pentax metal circular lens hood for standard screwmount lenses (50/1.4,
55/1.8, 55/2)
Asahiflex w/ Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 50mm f3.5 and Asahiflex UV filter
Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 135mm f3.5 w/ rear cap, filter, and hood
First come, first served.
chris
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FS: K-mount, M42 & M37 stuff
Forgot one: Super-Takumar 300mm f4 w/ case (has tripod mount) 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 .
A little help from the group.
I have made it to Tucson. What does it say about me that I have hit about five camera stores already? I have limited Internet access at the moment and as such cannot look through the archives and other sources. Therefore I am hoping to hear from the collective group. I have located an A-200/2.5 in bargain condition for $380. How is this lens? Is the price reasonable? They also have a 300/4 for $484. I already have an A* so I am not interested, but am wondering how their pricing is. The lens is in VG condition. I handled a 40/2.8 for the first time. Talk about small. It is in Exc- condition and they are asking $299!!! Finally, they have an A 35-70/3.5-4.5 for $96. It is in VG condition. What are the thoughts on this lens? I have shied away from zooms, but I recall this lens being discussed on this list and I have to admit that I did not really pay attention. This place has a few screwmount lenses, but mainly in the 50-55mm range. I will be going back to see what they else they have after looking at my inventory to refresh my memory. I located two places that repairs cameras. Another has quite a few bodies from a screwmount to a couple of black body M series, one being an ME. I have enough bodies and am not even going to ask to handle these. Thanks a million for all your help, César Panama City, Florida in Tucson, Arizona - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 like Aaron's film...
On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 05:35 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Hi, Dave, > > You missed our Toronto get-together a coupla weeks ago. ...because he went into the wrong restaurant... -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Fwd: Contax Digital SLR
There's a difference? --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Bruce, > Don't confuse famous and notorious! > Regards, Bob S. Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Velvia (was: Film ISO Speed Choices?)
I don't use Velvia at the track because it is soo slow! ;-) I'll be using Provia for that. The Canis flower is actually a very vivid orange. I think (with my funky eyes) that Velvia gives very natural colors. Again, this is for the subjects that I normally shoot and why I wanted to see some examples of "bad" Velvia. Then again, maybe I'm weird. Christian - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 6:52 PM Subject: Re: Velvia (was: Film ISO Speed Choices?) > Hi Christian, > > On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:31:53 -0500, Christian Skofteland wrote: > > > [...] is this over saturated or gaudy? > > > > http://photography.skofteland.net/flowers/canis.htm > > http://photography.skofteland.net/insects/insect08.htm > > I don't know what the subjects look like in reality, but the flower > definitely looks "overly vivid" to me. I think you would not want to > use Velvia at the race track, where the colors on the cars are already > pretty vibrant. I'm even doubtful about using Portra 400 VC instead of > Portra 400 NC, but I think I'm going to shoot a roll or two to check it > out. > > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: eyepiece blind (HAMA)
That's because the LX doesn't need one because of the OTF metering, etc. Christian - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Never seen one for my K-1000 or LX, though. > > 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: Advice on photographing scientific meeting
Hi Andy: Having just been asked to do the same sort of thing, perhaps my experience may help. My location was a room about 10 metres by 25 metres, with windows along both sides and a high vaulted ceiling, so bounce flash was out of the question. One difference was that the audience was seated facing the speakers, and I could move down only one side of the room, and across the back about two-thirds of the way down. I used the MZ-5 and MZ-S in tandem, with a 35-135 and 18-35 and AF330FTZ flash for the most part. For shots of the speaker alone, the zoom at the long end was normally adequate, but for a few close-ups I switched to a 200mm prime. For the group shots, taken from right at the front and about 1 metre from the first row of chairs, I used the wide-angle zoom, and got everybody in frame (just!). Film was Kodak PJ400, which was fast enough to give me reasonable hand-holding ability, coupled with the flash. I did not attempt to use available light, as I thought it too directional and, inside in the late afternoon, even Australian light is inadequate. For your candid shots, I would tend to use the 19-35 zoom - you can fill the frame with quite large groups from close-up, or pick out smaller parts from the same distance. If you are nervous about being 'in-their-faces', maybe the 28-70 will give you a little more working space. I set the lens to aperture priority, and didn't worry about the ambient light - it was taken care of by both cameras automatically, and I feel sure yours will do the same. Exposures were in all cases spot-on, and everyone who's seen the shots thinks I should now be the group's official photographer! HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Wednesday, March 20, 2002 9:47 AM, Andy Phillips [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > Hi, > > My workplace (a plant science research centre) is organizing a scientific > meeting in April. The Institute is being shut down in a year's time and our > pro photographer has already left. As a keen amateur (ie. I spend far too > much money on it) I've been asked if I will act as official photographer at > the poster session. This is an informal gathering where some of the > delegates present their work on posters while the others cluster round to > discuss the work. My task is to wander round the delegates taking > semi-candid shots of the delegates in animated discussion. The room in which > the poster session will be held has a high ceiling and lots of windows, and > is fairly cramped. The posters tend to be printed on large white sheets of > paper pinned to display boards. I also have to take a group photo of the > organizers and speakers. The photos will be put on display at the meeting, > and will subsequently be used in internal reports. > > I have Pentax pZ1-p and MZ-5n bodies, 50mm/f1.7 F, 28-70/f4 AL, 40mm > pancake, Cosina 19-35/f3.5, Tamron 100mm/f2.8 macro (MF), Sigma 24mm/f2.8 > (MF), plus AF500FTZ flash. I also have a Nikon Coolpix 950 and an SB28 > flash, should I want to use digital. > > Most of my photography is landscapes and macro shots of flowers and I have > little experience of photographing people, other than holiday snaps of the > family. I considered using a fast film and using available light, but I > can't rely on the light (England in April!). I'm wary of red-eye from the > flashgun, and the high ceiling means that bounce flash may not be possible. > The white posters may also reflect badly and screw up the shots. I'd like > the photos to be semi-candid, but I think there may be little room for > manoever and I may have to use wide-angle rather than short telephoto. > > Any advice would be welcome - for instance, which lens would be best? How > best to set up the flash to balance ambient and flash lighting? > > Thanks, > > Andy > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Digital Darkroom Questions
Thought I'd share a resource for digital darkroom questions that I've used for the last few weeks and have found to be very helpful with just about any digital photo question from cameras to printer media. It's an email list that is put out almost daily in response to email questions submitted. It's done by a very knowledgeable Tim Grey. He works for George Lepp. Contents of the email are copyright Lepp & associates. To subscribe to the list send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject: SUBSCRIBE DDQ Once subscribed to the list questions are submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ken Waller - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: eyepiece blind (HAMA)
On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:55:55 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A few days ago I received from B&H a HAMA eyepiece blind (about $18, special order). My ZX-5 came with a little slide-on cap to blind the eyepiece. I'd guess all of the ZX/MZ series do, but I certainly don't know that for sure. Never seen one for my K-1000 or LX, though. 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: Fwd: Contax Digital SLR
- Original Message - From: Bruce Rubenstein Subject: Re: Fwd: Contax Digital SLR I'm all warm and tingly. That is also the early warning signs of a stroke. HAR!! WW - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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-discuss-digest V1 #2357
In a message dated 19-Mar-02 1:38:02 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > A 'mundane' question if I may, for those who might know - how does one > > disable the 'Databack' function on the ZX-5n? I can find nothing in the > > manual about doing so - and can anyone recommend a good 'Guide' text for > this > > camera (apart from the 'manual' resource)? > > Should be in the manual.. basically, there's the three little buttons.. > one of them you can push and it'll cycle through the formats. One of the > formats is just a series of dashes. That one will NOT print anything to > the film. > What the person above said. Also, the date back isn't discussed in the camera manual but there is a separate manual for it. When I bought my ZX-5n QD and discovered no info about the back in the manual, I emailed Pentax customer service, told them I have this new camera but the camera manual doesn't discuss the back, is there something else? ... and they mailed me (free) a copy of the dateback instructions. 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: Velvia (was: Film ISO Speed Choices?)
Hi Christian, On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:31:53 -0500, Christian Skofteland wrote: > [...] is this over saturated or gaudy? > > http://photography.skofteland.net/flowers/canis.htm > http://photography.skofteland.net/insects/insect08.htm I don't know what the subjects look like in reality, but the flower definitely looks "overly vivid" to me. I think you would not want to use Velvia at the race track, where the colors on the cars are already pretty vibrant. I'm even doubtful about using Portra 400 VC instead of Portra 400 NC, but I think I'm going to shoot a roll or two to check it out. 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: Film ISO Speed Choices?
I assume you mean the Portra talk? I usually try films at different speeds, because sometimes the rated ISO doesn't result in a negative that scans well or prints to my satisfaction. It's just a matter of pleasing one's individual taste. Rating Portra 400VC at 320 overexposes it by less than half a stop. It just seems to give it a little bit better shadow detail and a little more contrast. Portra 160 at 100, on the other hand is more than a half stop overexposed, almost a full stop. But I think it is severely lacking in contrast at 160, at least the way the labs I use process it. What's more, all my meters are calibrated to be dead on. They don't have the built in overexposure that some late model cameras have. Kodak's ratings may be adjusted to allow for contemporary meters. In any case, I go with what works for me. Paul Cameron Hood wrote: > I would like a repeat of 'the Provia talk'. Why shoot at 320 and 100 instead > of the rated speeds, and, more importantly, why would Kodak lie? > > C. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Racing Film
On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:32:41 -0500, Stephen Moore wrote: > What emulsions do you motorsports shooters plan to use > this season? Are you choosing something different from > what you shot last season? If so, why? I'm considering Portra 400 VC for this season but I'm not sure. 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: test
seems to be working now... frank theriault wrote: > I posted 3 or 4 earlier that weren't coming through. Just testing... > > -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 . -- "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: 67 300mm f/4 vs A* 300/4 and SMCP 135/2.5
On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 03:20 PM, William Robb wrote: > I was best man at a wedding a few years back. I had one of those > little Olympus things (Stylus?) in my pocket for the ceremony. I > got some great shots too. The guy who is shooting my wedding actually did shoot a wedding from the wedding party, with one of those little Ricoh AF rangefinders, whatever they're called. Some of it was quite excellent and intimate. I would want that kind of work supplemented with other stuff, too, tho'. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: To Darkroom or Not To Darkroom.... - question
Hi David, Of course it's feasible. Once the film is in the developing tank, you can do the rest of the process in day light, and just about anywhere. A few of us use the kitchen, as do I, even though I've a darkroom. No need for a special timer, either, I just use the one on the microwave oven. If you follow Ilford's technique, you don't even need running water to wash the film. "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > I've been toying with the idea of developing my own film at home. > > Of course the issue here is, I don't have a darkroom to do it in. > > The big question is - Can I do it ? > is it feasible without having the "darkroom" ? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: What Do You See?
Here, perhaps, is the ultimate example of what you're describing. While working on the rental darkroom list, someone sent me a few links to darkrooms in the UK. I went to one site and, upon logging in, received a message that, in essence, said "Get lost. Our site doesn't support your browser. Go upgrade your browser and then come back." Yeah, I'll hurry back ... now what was that URL again . BTW, I'm using Netscape 4.7x ... one would think a web sit would consider writing code that's compatible with such a popular browser. T Rittenhouse wrote: > What many web designer forget, is that what they are trying to do is get > people to look at their web sites. The people you want to look at your web > site are not other web designers who are going to say that is neat, but real > people who are looking for the information you have, or the product you are > selling. If they can not find that quickly and easily they will go someplace > else if they can. Sometimes you have a captive audience like some one > looking for a driver for a device your client used to sell and that is the > only place they can find it. But, even then, if they have a hassle, they > will remember and when it comes time to upgrade that device, think, "I don't > want another X brand, it was a real hassle getting a diver for the last > one". > > So, even when you have a captive audience you can still in the long run cost > your client a customer because you thought all that stuff was neat. And if > your client thinks that it is neat and your can't dissuade him? I guess that > depends on your personal outlook on life and making a living. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: To Darkroom or Not To Darkroom.... - question
Aaron can give you the tank, reels, chemicals and easy to follow instructions on the developing. To print contacts you'll need 4 trays, a few more chemicals and a plate of thick glass which he can also provide. For a dark room I used my bathroom, and 4 garbage bags, the thick black industrial ones. I cut a card board box to fit the window perfectly and stapled 2 bags over it with some over lap all around the frame. The other 2 bags are duct tapped together and fit over the door frame, I just tape it at the top and roll it up when not in use. I checked with a small piece of paper and I left it out of the bag for 15 min with only the safe light on and negs on top. I then developed it and it was blank, ie the room is safe. My bath room is 3m x2m to. I am using 2 folding tables for the trays so everything folds up and packs away. You won't even know I have a darkroom in there ( untill you see the garbage bags folder over the door ). w--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After reading some responses in the ISO thread, I've > been toying with the idea of developing my own film > at home. > > Of course the issue here is, I don't have a darkroom > to do it in. I've got a full bathroom and a half > bath, both with fans, but the space is limited (full > bath - 2m x 3m half bath - 3m x 1.5m). > > The big question is - Can I do it ? I know I need a > dark bag, canisters, timer, rolls, etc. (I used to > develop my own back in high school, but that was > some 20 years ago) but is it feasible without > having the "darkroom" ? > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Cheers, > Dave > > > 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 . > __ File your taxes online! http://taxes.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: To Darkroom or Not To Darkroom.... - question
This winter I just started developing my own film. I DO NOT make prints however so a "darkroom" is not neccessary. I process the B&W film at night in one of two half bathrooms in my home (no changing bag required). Once the film is on the spool and in the tank there is no need to work in the dark. Also, see Shel's website for a darkroom in limited space. I think what he has done is incredible and gives me great ideas for when I do start making prints. Christian On Tuesday 19 March 2002 15:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > After reading some responses in the ISO thread, I've been toying with the > idea of developing my own film at home. > > Of course the issue here is, I don't have a darkroom to do it in. I've got > a full bathroom and a half bath, both with fans, but the space is limited > (full bath - 2m x 3m half bath - 3m x 1.5m). > > The big question is - Can I do it ? I know I need a dark bag, canisters, > timer, rolls, etc. (I used to develop my own back in high school, but that > was some 20 years ago) but is it feasible without having the "darkroom" ? > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > Cheers, > Dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
OT: For Mark Erickson
Mark: I did receive your first mail. Your server might be eating my replies. Mark - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
eyepiece blind (HAMA)
A few days ago I received from B&H a HAMA eyepiece blind (about $18, special order). It's a clever device that mounts on your hot shoe and flips down to cover your eyepiece during timed autoexposures or autoexposed tripod shots where light entering the eyepiece can fool your exposure meter. A photo of it can be found on the B&H site. It's clever, well-designed, and easy to use on my Super Program. Too bad I had to remove the Super Program's rubber Kalt eyecup and shoe-mounted level to use the HAMA blind. I'll have to see if I get enough use out of the HAMA to justfify removing these accessories. [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 .
Re: More KX ?s, please help
Steve, I can't vouch for other K bodies. But I can tell you that the KX's focusability is enhanced by using the 2X flip-up Pentax multiplier. It's regularly available on EBay and elsewhere for $30 to $40. Unfortunately, you can't use it with an eyecup. [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 .
Zooms, parfocal vs. varifocal (was: [none])
This is called a varifocal lens, as opposed to a parfocal. A varifocal require that you refocus when you change focal length. It can be a pain to use, but it allows greater flexibility in optical design. The Vivitar Series 1 28-105 was such a lens. Brian Walsh wrote: A zoom? Nah--I hope it's a multi-focal length lens akin to the excellent Leitz Tri-Elmar (28-35-50) or the new Voightlander ultra-wide/35 in the Leica M mount. [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 .
To Darkroom or Not To Darkroom.... - question
After reading some responses in the ISO thread, I've been toying with the idea of developing my own film at home. Of course the issue here is, I don't have a darkroom to do it in. I've got a full bathroom and a half bath, both with fans, but the space is limited (full bath - 2m x 3m half bath - 3m x 1.5m). The big question is - Can I do it ? I know I need a dark bag, canisters, timer, rolls, etc. (I used to develop my own back in high school, but that was some 20 years ago) but is it feasible without having the "darkroom" ? Any help is greatly appreciated. Cheers, Dave 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 .
M 120/2.8
Hi, there's one of these fairly rare lenses for sale in Kingsley Photographic in London. I think the price is £145.00. I haven't checked the lens or inspected it at all - just saw it today in the shop window. You can get in touch with them via their website if you're interested: http://www.kingsleyphoto.co.uk/ Cheers, 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: Snorkelling Camera
On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Allen Murray wrote: > Chris, > > Do you own an A-1? If so how are the above water pictures? > > Thanks for the info. Nope, I don't own the A-1, though I'm considering buying either it or the WP-1. I like it because it seems very well-built, has a reasonably large viewfinder, and its f3.5 lens is fast enough for most of the times I'd use it. Olypmus Stylus Epics are great cameras if maximizing quality and minimizing size are the crucial factors, but for times when maximizing durability and having a camera you can use in any weather are important, I'd take the A-1. 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: Pentax at the Photo Expo? How about a new lens mount....
Isn't the Crippled KAF on the MZ-30/50/60 almost all electronic? Look at it's backward compatability limitations. --- Pål Audun Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Patrick wrote: > > > >Perhaps I don't get it, but what's the big deal > with an all-electronic lens > >mount? What's wrong with an electro-mechanical > one? I can see an advantage > >for macro work, where an electronic mount allows > full lens automation even > >when reversed or on the end of a bellows, but how > many people are into that > >kind of photography? > > > > The main advantage of an all-electronic lens mount > is that it is cheaper to > manufacture. The K-mount can be transformed into an > all-electronic mount if > Pentax want to while maintaining backward > compatibility. On of the great > aspects of the current "half-electronic" lens mount > is that you can use old > and new lenses on old and new bodies. Many Pentax > users are taking > advantage of this. In the future you can use digital > along with the older > equipment. This is a strong plus which I believe > Pentax will take advantage of. > > > Pål > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . > __ File your taxes online! http://taxes.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: Disabling databack on ZX-5n
Scroll the menu untill it displays just --- then it's off no date imprinting. --- "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > How does one disable the 'Databack' function on the > ZX-5n? > > Hi Dave, > > ...and welcome to the list! One way to disable the > databack (assuming it's > just like the databack on my MZ-50) is to simply > open the camera back and > remove the disk-shaped CR2025 lithium battery from > the inside of the "door". > Another way is to repeatedly press the DATE button > on the back of the camera > (no need to open the back for this). Cycle through > the various date-imprint > modes until the LCD display shows a series of > dashes; that is, "-- -- --". > When these dashes are displayed, the date-imprint > function is disabled, and > no data will be imprinted on your negatives. > > Hope this helps. > > Bill Peifer > Rochester, NY > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . > __ File your taxes online! http://taxes.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: Film ISO Speed Choices?
Hi, people's choice of film doesn't mean much unless you know what subjects they're shooting and why they choose their film for it. My preferred subjects are reportage / travel / street photography. Over the last couple of years I've been shooting mainly black & white while here in the UK, and mainly using Agfa Scala. This is a very versatile black & white slide film. I don't home-process it, but it's only processed at one lab in the UK and their quality/production controls seem pretty good. Since it's a slide film it means I can see a 1st generation image and don't have to rely on my imagination/subjective judgement to read a negative or a contact sheet. I do occasionally use Tri-X, but again I don't process my own and I've never really been happy with the way other people print contact sheets and proof prints (to say nothing of the cost). Outside this country I tend to shoot Kodachrome 64 and 200, for some of the same reasons that I shoot Scala. I also like the fact that Kodachrome has less tendency to fade than E6 slide films, and that it has a reasonably neutral colour balance, with good skin tones on all skin colours that I've shot. K200 can be pushed to ISO 500. On a recent trip to India I shot slightly more K200 than K64, which was a bit surprising. My choice for colour prints is Supra 100 and 400. Again, I like the relatively neutral colours. It's more versatile than Kodachrome because of the greater exposure latitude and because it has lower contrast. On a simple film-only comparison I actually prefer it to Kodachrome, but its overall cost is much higher than Kodachrome for me. This is because the price of Kodachrome in the UK includes processing. With other films the processing is extra. This puts the price/roll up quite significantly and at 60-70 rolls at a time this makes a difference. Slide films also have an advantage over print films in the digital workflow. Again, because you can see the first generation image as a positive you always know exactly what you've got as a sound basis for comparison with scans and prints. What's more, you don't have to make proof sheets or contact sheets, which can be a major time-saving with a lot of film to process. As to film speed, you'll see that I shoot 64, 100, 200 and 400. I treat 64 and 100 as being more or less the same. The lower speeds are pretty good for sunnier climates, but at the start and end of the day, or in shade, it can be a problem even with fast lenses (f/1.4). 400 is generally pretty good in the UK most of the year because it's so dark here, but it can seriously limit the range of shutter speed/aperture combinations available to you on some older cameras. For instance, the Leica Ms have a top speed of 1/1,000 and many of their lenses have a minimum aperture of f/16. This means that on a sunny-16 day you've only got 2 settings to play with. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, March 19, 2002, 12:27:47 PM, you wrote: > Hi Folks, > I'm new to the list, and a relative neophyte to photography - just upgraded > from my ten year-old K1000 to a ZX-5n, and am looking to expand my > photographic knowledge. > I've traditionally used GC 135-36 ISO 400 color print film (Kodak MAX) for > its "versatility" (as the box proclaims it "works for all conditions";) or > the TMAX 100 B&W, and am curious about what film/ISO choices (both color and > B&W) people use 'as a habit' - allowing for exceptions/special circumstances > (which I am also interested in reading about!...). > Namaste, > Dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Film ISO Speed Choices?
Perhaps because it's not their film. ;-) Len --- -Original Message- From: Cameron Hood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 1:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Film ISO Speed Choices? I would like a repeat of 'the Provia talk'. Why shoot at 320 and 100 instead of the rated speeds, and, more importantly, why would Kodak lie? C. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
BTW The chrome Limited are anodized by a silver, metallic substance whereas the black looked like just painted to me; they didn't have any metallic shine. I really don't know if the blacks are less durable but they at least didn't look as durable as the chrome Limiteds. Again, I really don't know this - it's pure speculation. On the other hand, I guess the black Limited will show attractive brassing with heavy use since the outer body of the Limited lenses are made of brass. :-) Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 67 300mm f/4 vs A* 300/4 and SMCP 135/2.5
- Original Message - From: Oliver Raymond Subject: Re: 67 300mm f/4 vs A* 300/4 and SMCP 135/2.5 > Aaron - I nearly spasmed when I read this! > > I have IDENTICAL instructions. 17 days to go, and I can't see any way around > it.. I can't even get away with a Leica (borrowed)... :) I might just appear > with a Sinar P2, just to wind her up... on second thoughts, maybe not! I was best man at a wedding a few years back. I had one of those little Olympus things (Stylus?) in my pocket for the ceremony. I got some great shots too. > > Ps- UPS SUCK! Waiting for my Second Day delivery (from KEH) of the new 67 > 90-180 F5.6 SMC ... it's meant to be here now!! Remember a few months ago, I had a bad experience with UPS? Well to make up for it, they rerouted a very nice parcel to me. Now I like UPS again. Thanks Oliver. Nice lens. 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: Snorkelling Camera
Chris, Do you own an A-1? If so how are the above water pictures? Thanks for the info. Allen - Original Message - From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:05 PM Subject: Re: Snorkelling Camera > On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, Allen Murray wrote: > > > Looking at doing some snorkelling again in June in Bermuda. Last time > > I took a disposable underwater camera. Does Pentax make an underwater > > camera? Looking for something inexpensive. Like the Canon Sure Shot > > A-1. > > > > Any other suggestions? > > Not really, unless you need to go deeper than 16 feet or so. I like the > A-1. Pentax doesn't make a camera that can be used underwater, though > there are underwater housings that you can use with your Super Program. > There are some other underwater ones that go deeper that you can get, like > the Sealifes, or you could rent one while you're there. > > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
- Original Message - From: Pål Audun Jensen Subject: Re: Black limited lens coating - does it wear? >The chrome finish, though, is incredibly durable and making > scratches on a chrome Limited lens really take an effort. Please Pål, tell us you haven't actually tried this! 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: OT: What Do You See?
That was AOL version 6.0 - Netscape 6.0 has no such problem. Len --- -Original Message- From: T Rittenhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? I seem to recall that NS 6.0 did not have the option to send e-mail in plain text. Plain text is the standard for e-mail. Of course, many people think you should not worry about tire boring old standards. Ciao, Graywolf - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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-discuss-digest V1 #2357 (Turning off the date function on ZX-5n)
The easiest way is to open the back, next time you change film, and remove the battery that is in the back itself. Another way is to push the mode(?) button until it displays a line of dashes. Len --- Hi Shel/Listers, Good (core) advice - and thanks to everyone who responded to my question. When (in a 'former' life;) I sold specialty audio (the 'low' end of the 'high' - not 'Hind' - end), I stressed the almost alchemical nature of blending separate components to achieve a "Gestalt' result, where the (sonic) result of the pieces exceeded the (discrete) sum of the system 'parts'...I understand the same philosophy holds true in photography (and elsewhere). I have not, as yet, learned how to develop B&W film - however, I look forward to doing so, hopefully soon after my graduate work is complete (in six weeks)... A 'mundane' question if I may, for those who might know - how does one disable the 'Databack' function on the ZX-5n? I can find nothing in the manual about doing so - and can anyone recommend a good 'Guide' text for this camera (apart from the 'manual' resource)? Thanks again, Dave - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: What Do You See?
Graywolf amplifies some very good points, but says: > What many web designer forget, is that what they are trying to do is get Many web designers do forget ... but when this came up on another mailing list a while back, one with several web designers and web developers involved, the point was made that sometimes the web designer does know better, tries to convince the client not to make things difficult for part of the audience, and gets shouted down anyhow when the client says, "but I want it to look this way and I'm paying for it". The claim from several people at that time (a couple years ago, IIRC) was that this happens often enough to be a major source of frustration among web designers. Of course, when the site owner and the designer are the same person, it becomes a lot easier to assign blame. Note that Graywolf isn't the only one to automatically blame the web designers, just the one whose message I happened to be looking at when I thought of it. I myself make this same error fairly often. -- Glenn - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: What Do You See?
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? > http://www.mit.edu/transweb.html Thanks Shel. I will see how it does on the next Barker. 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 .
Disabling databack on ZX-5n
Dave ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: How does one disable the 'Databack' function on the ZX-5n? Hi Dave, ...and welcome to the list! One way to disable the databack (assuming it's just like the databack on my MZ-50) is to simply open the camera back and remove the disk-shaped CR2025 lithium battery from the inside of the "door". Another way is to repeatedly press the DATE button on the back of the camera (no need to open the back for this). Cycle through the various date-imprint modes until the LCD display shows a series of dashes; that is, "-- -- --". When these dashes are displayed, the date-imprint function is disabled, and no data will be imprinted on your negatives. Hope this helps. Bill Peifer Rochester, NY - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax at the Photo Expo? How about a new lens mount....
Patrick wrote: >Perhaps I don't get it, but what's the big deal with an all-electronic lens >mount? What's wrong with an electro-mechanical one? I can see an advantage >for macro work, where an electronic mount allows full lens automation even >when reversed or on the end of a bellows, but how many people are into that >kind of photography? The main advantage of an all-electronic lens mount is that it is cheaper to manufacture. The K-mount can be transformed into an all-electronic mount if Pentax want to while maintaining backward compatibility. On of the great aspects of the current "half-electronic" lens mount is that you can use old and new lenses on old and new bodies. Many Pentax users are taking advantage of this. In the future you can use digital along with the older equipment. This is a strong plus which I believe Pentax will take advantage of. Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
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Brian wrote: >When Pål suggested that the next Limited lens would "simplify things" for >those who are wrestling with choosing between multiple lens options To clarify: It was not meant in a general sense. It was as a reply to the certain lens selection the original poster wanted to keep. Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 67 300mm f/4 vs A* 300/4 and SMCP 135/2.5
Aaron - I nearly spasmed when I read this! I have IDENTICAL instructions. 17 days to go, and I can't see any way around it.. I can't even get away with a Leica (borrowed)... :) I might just appear with a Sinar P2, just to wind her up... on second thoughts, maybe not! Ps- UPS SUCK! Waiting for my Second Day delivery (from KEH) of the new 67 90-180 F5.6 SMC ... it's meant to be here now!! Oliver - Original Message - From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 7:58 AM Subject: Re: 67 300mm f/4 vs A* 300/4 and SMCP 135/2.5 > On Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 01:14 AM, David A. Mann wrote: > > > Have both! You need that lens to photograph the guests, right? ;) > > I was informed early in the wedding planning process that I was > absolutely not to bring any cameras to the ceremony. > > It's like she can read my mind or something. > > -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: OT: What Do You See?
Once again, your final point is telling, Bill. What many web designer forget, is that what they are trying to do is get people to look at their web sites. The people you want to look at your web site are not other web designers who are going to say that is neat, but real people who are looking for the information you have, or the product you are selling. If they can not find that quickly and easily they will go someplace else if they can. Sometimes you have a captive audience like some one looking for a driver for a device your client used to sell and that is the only place they can find it. But, even then, if they have a hassle, they will remember and when it comes time to upgrade that device, think, "I don't want another X brand, it was a real hassle getting a diver for the last one". So, even when you have a captive audience you can still in the long run cost your client a customer because you thought all that stuff was neat. And if your client thinks that it is neat and your can't dissuade him? I guess that depends on your personal outlook on life and making a living. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:14 PM Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? > - Original Message - > From: dave o'brien > Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? > > > > > Should I only provide pictures on my website as .gifs because > Netscape 1.x > > doesn't support anything .jpgs? > > If you are writing an image gallery, and you know that a > significant proportion of your viewers are using Netscape1.x, > then you damned well should be using gif images, at least as a > mirror to the jpgs. > I think that as web page writers we need to be aware that our > viewership may be several generations behind in their level of > available technology. I tend to be slow to embrace anything that > is supposed to be new and better until it is middle aged and > proven. > In our example with CSS, there are significant problems with > implementation, no matter what browser you choose. > The browsrs you quote may well work with the standards of the > moment, but the standards themselves keep getting changed. > Now, are we going to force our viewers, who may be on slow > internet connections with older hardware to download a bunch of > new software and keep trying to make our pages work? > There are too many intercompatability issues with computers. The > newest software might cure the common cold, but it might not run > on the OS in use. > Do you really think that a person will bother to try? I suspect > they will just go elsewhere for their web based information. > 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: More KX ?s, please help
I plan on dropping both the MX and K1000se. I really don't need more than 2 bodies. I want to keep my SP to use my A series lenses and TTL flash, and I want one manual backup with as many features as possible. The KX has a true mirror lock-up which the MX lacks, and I like the fell of the larger body and spacing around the controls on the top panel better. But I am still wondering how the screen brightness of the KX compares to the K1000se. Any comments? Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.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: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
Rob wrote: >Is there any disadvantage to the black limited lenses? > >I have the chance to buy one at a good price, but dont know whether I >should be buying silver or black. I dont care about the look being >consistent with the body, the silver looks fine to me, but I dont want >one which will show chips or whatever in the black coating. Does the >coating wear at all? I have actually handled a 77 Limited in black, and in my opinion it didn't look as luxurious as the chrome ones. In fact, I resembles most of all an A-series lens. The black ones look great on pictures but appeared more ordinary in real life. I really don't know if black is as durable as the chrome finish. The chrome finish, though, is incredibly durable and making scratches on a chrome Limited lens really take an effort. In the old days, chrome camera bodies were more resistant to wear than black ones. Perhaps the same is the case for the Limited lenses? Pål l - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #2357
On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A 'mundane' question if I may, for those who might know - how does one > disable the 'Databack' function on the ZX-5n? I can find nothing in the > manual about doing so - and can anyone recommend a good 'Guide' text for this > camera (apart from the 'manual' resource)? Should be in the manual.. basically, there's the three little buttons.. one of them you can push and it'll cycle through the formats. One of the formats is just a series of dashes. That one will NOT print anything to the film. -- 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: Film ISO Speed Choices?
I would like a repeat of 'the Provia talk'. Why shoot at 320 and 100 instead of the rated speeds, and, more importantly, why would Kodak lie? C. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: What Do You See?
http://www.mit.edu/transweb.html William Robb wrote: > Could you send me those URL's? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: What Do You See?
I seem to recall that NS 6.0 did not have the option to send e-mail in plain text. Plain text is the standard for e-mail. Of course, many people think you should not worry about tire boring old standards. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:38 AM Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? > - Original Message - > From: dave o'brien > Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? > > > > > I really don't see a point in keeping some old and broken > software around > > when there are more recent versions of that same software > available which > > are functional. > > What about keeping old software versions around that are not > broken because you don't want to put up with crappy new software > that is broken out of the box? I find it ludicrous that anyone > would try to pass off that recent versions of software are > better than older versions, when often the exact opposite is > well documented. > 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: OT: What Do You See?
Good for you Aaron. There is an old saying of good mechanics, "If it ain't broken, don't fix it". Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 8:53 PM Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? > On Sunday, March 17, 2002, at 05:31 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > Market research has also shown that people are getting more and more > > *reluctant* > > to upgrade web browsers at all. Computers are not a hobby to many > > people these > > days: they're just a tool and most people want to fsck around with them > > as > > little as possible. > > Someone asked me today why I was still running Photoshop 5.5 under MacOS > 9.2. Well, for what I am doing I saw no major advantage to PS6, didn't > want to spend the extra money and didn't want to mess up what was a > tested and quite stable system. Hell, it took a major disaster for me > to upgrade from OS 8.6 to 9.2, though I had been running 9.2 on my > laptop to see how it was and how it worked with the rest of the stuff > we'd be using. It was fine, but I didn't install it until the HD with > the system on it needed to be reformatted. > > -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: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #2357
In a message dated 3/19/02 10:53:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, VTerv writes: > > >> I'm primarily a B&W shooter, and prefer Agfa APX 100 and Tri-X, which I >> shoot the most. However, I've run a few rolls of Ilford's HP5+ and >> liked it, too, so there will soon be more of it in the freezer. I'm >> also quite partial to slower speed films, and have a stock of Agfa's APX >> 25, Efke 25, and, just recently, got hold of Fuji's Neopan F, which is >> rated at 32 ISO. >> >> I like slower films because there's more opportunity to use wider >> apertures or slower shutter speeds, allow for more exposure options, >> and, as an additional benefit, since many people use faster films these >> days, like 400 ISO, my photos often have a somewhat different look to >> them. >> >> As a photographer, one can only benefit by being familiar with a variety >> of emulsions and their characteristics. Color is just starting to enter >> my repertoire, and thus far I've used Kodak Supra, Fuji Reala for print >> films, and a few different slide films. Bruce dayton sent me a few >> rolls of Konica Impresa, which I've just started to use, and I'm anxious >> to see the results. >> >> Also, while the comments of other users are worthwhile, nothing beats >> using a film yourself. There are too many variables in equipment, >> shooting styles, lighting, subject matter, and processing to take >> anything anyone says about a film as anything more than a >> generalization. For exactly the reason one person prefers a particular >> film, another may find it not to their liking. >> >> If you want to shoot color, there's a chart on my web site that >> describes the characteristics of just about all commonly available color >> films, which might be a good place to start when choosing an emulsion. >> Just click on the Color Film Comparison in the Film and Developing >> section. >> >> As for B&W, perhaps even more than color, there are an infinite number >> of choices, because one can choose between many developers and >> developing techniques which yield a broad range of results. Again, >> experimentation is in order, and processing your own B&W can give you >> control and results that are hard, if not impossible, to obtain by >> sending the film to a lab. Do you process and print your own B&W? >> >> > Hi Shel/Listers, Good (core) advice - and thanks to everyone who responded to my question. When (in a 'former' life;) I sold specialty audio (the 'low' end of the 'high' - not 'Hind' - end), I stressed the almost alchemical nature of blending separate components to achieve a "Gestalt' result, where the (sonic) result of the pieces exceeded the (discrete) sum of the system 'parts'...I understand the same philosophy holds true in photography (and elsewhere). I have not, as yet, learned how to develop B&W film - however, I look forward to doing so, hopefully soon after my graduate work is complete (in six weeks)... A 'mundane' question if I may, for those who might know - how does one disable the 'Databack' function on the ZX-5n? I can find nothing in the manual about doing so - and can anyone recommend a good 'Guide' text for this camera (apart from the 'manual' resource)? Thanks again, Dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
FTZ330 vs Af280T Flash for SP and MZ5
For power and flexiblity per dollar for your Super Program (and mine), I can't speak highly enough of the Ritz Photo Quantary 35-85mm zoom bounce flash with a modular (interchangeable) dedicated base. It's actually a rebadged respecced version of one of the well-known affordable third-party flashes, whose name escapes me. (The brand whose distributor also distributes Slik) Ritz and Penn Camera sell several modular dedicated models, including Pentax MF and AF versions. I'm speaking of the most powerful, rated at something like 126 ft. It costs around $100 plus $15 module, as I recall; I bought mine three years ago. You can use ISOs uo to 1000. If you know what you're doing (which I don't), you can use the flash manually. The head tilts and swivels. You can select or deselct a small direct-fire fill flash (with the full-head only, not by itself), and you can switch bases when you swith cameras. I'm hoping mine will fit my pending Ricoh XR-P (which is TTL-capable), but if it doesn't, a $15 base module will make it so. If I accidentally snap off the base, I'm back in business for $15. My only gripe, besides the huge size and hefty weight, is that the zoom head requires a snap-in diffuser (easy to lose) to go as wide as 28mm. By the way, DC-area PDMLers, Penn Camera in Tyson's Corner VA has a used Pentax AF400T, I believe, for $150. [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 .
Re: Limited Lens Pool
121mm Macro and 'll ante up with a roll of Micks E200 __ File your taxes online! http://taxes.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: What Do You See?
I have to agree with Bill, here. He makes a lot of sense. If the idea is to share information, then web sites must be designed to deal with the lowest common denominator of users, new technology notwithstanding. Every book I've read on web site design - admittedly I've read only a few - makes this same point. If you know that your viewers are able to use all the newest bells and whistles, and those bells and whistles add something to the content, then by all means, use 'em. But in the wide open spaces of the untamed internet, we have people trying to access information from all parts of the world, using a wide variety of equipment, and with varying skills when it comes to using the computer. It's helpful to them to produce web sites and pages that can be accessed and read easily, without need for upgrading programs - and sometimes machines - and all that entails. We should be making it easy for everyone to access the information we have to share. William Robb wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: dave o'brien > Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? > > > Should I only provide pictures on my website as .gifs because > Netscape 1.x > > doesn't support anything .jpgs? > > If you are writing an image gallery, and you know that a > significant proportion of your viewers are using Netscape1.x, > then you damned well should be using gif images, at least as a > mirror to the jpgs. > I think that as web page writers we need to be aware that our > viewership may be several generations behind in their level of > available technology. I tend to be slow to embrace anything that > is supposed to be new and better until it is middle aged and > proven. > In our example with CSS, there are significant problems with > implementation, no matter what browser you choose. > The browsrs you quote may well work with the standards of the > moment, but the standards themselves keep getting changed. > Now, are we going to force our viewers, who may be on slow > internet connections with older hardware to download a bunch of > new software and keep trying to make our pages work? > There are too many intercompatability issues with computers. The > newest software might cure the common cold, but it might not run > on the OS in use. > Do you really think that a person will bother to try? I suspect > they will just go elsewhere for their web based information. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: FTZ330 vs Af280T Flash for SP and MZ5
You can use the AF500FTZ with the ZX-5n and all functions are supported. There's no reason to use the AF280T on the ZX-5n unless you just prefer it for some reason. Len --- -Original Message- From: William Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FTZ330 vs Af280T Flash for SP and MZ5 Hi, The newer FTZ flashes will fire on a Super Program, but all you will get is manual guide number flash. No auto aperture, ttl, etc. I have an AF280T to use on my Super Programs and ZX-5n just for that reason. It works great. William in Utah. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: What Do You See?
- Original Message - From: dave o'brien Subject: Re: OT: What Do You See? > Should I only provide pictures on my website as .gifs because Netscape 1.x > doesn't support anything .jpgs? If you are writing an image gallery, and you know that a significant proportion of your viewers are using Netscape1.x, then you damned well should be using gif images, at least as a mirror to the jpgs. I think that as web page writers we need to be aware that our viewership may be several generations behind in their level of available technology. I tend to be slow to embrace anything that is supposed to be new and better until it is middle aged and proven. In our example with CSS, there are significant problems with implementation, no matter what browser you choose. The browsrs you quote may well work with the standards of the moment, but the standards themselves keep getting changed. Now, are we going to force our viewers, who may be on slow internet connections with older hardware to download a bunch of new software and keep trying to make our pages work? There are too many intercompatability issues with computers. The newest software might cure the common cold, but it might not run on the OS in use. Do you really think that a person will bother to try? I suspect they will just go elsewhere for their web based information. 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: FTZ330 vs Af280T Flash for SP and MZ5
- Original Message - From: Christopher Lillja Subject: FTZ330 vs Af280T Flash for SP and MZ5 > I'm looking for a TTL flash to use with my Super Program and my MZ5. > > Boz's KMP seems to be saying that the FTZ flashes won't work at all with my Super Program? Is this true? Or will I simply loose the digital functions? The FTZ flashes use digital information transfer, which is not compatable with your older camera. Therefore, you will lose all flash automation. > > Would an AF280T be a better choice to work with both cameras? The MZ5 is backwards compatable with analog flash units such as the AF280T. If you want to use a flash on both cameras, it would be a good choice. 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 .
Black limited lens coating - does it wear?
oops, forgot the subject line before... Is there any disadvantage to the black limited lenses? I have the chance to buy one at a good price, but dont know whether I should be buying silver or black. I dont care about the look being consistent with the body, the silver looks fine to me, but I dont want one which will show chips or whatever in the black coating. Does the coating wear at all? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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]: Favorite Body Survey Results UPDATE 23
Brother Aaron, I have mailed to Albano several times and mentioned on the list several times to have my vote changed. But, as of yet, it has not. ALBANO, IF YOU READ THIS - PLEASE CHANGE MY VOTE FROM MZ-S TO P67II! Brother Bruce Monday, March 18, 2002, 6:31:35 PM, you wrote: AR> On Monday, March 18, 2002, at 12:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] AR> wrote: >> Medium Format: >> - 645 (1) >> - 6x7 (7) >> - 67 (1) >> - 67II (1) AR> Brothers, we do not appear to be gaining any ground, despite the AR> swelling of our ranks of late. AR> -Brother Aaron AR> - AR> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, AR> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to AR> 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 .
