Re: Digital Queston On Another Camera Brand
- Original Message - From: "Bruce Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 5:45 PM Subject: OT: Digital Queston On Another Camera Brand > Hi All > > The Digital 2000 uses a removable SmartMedia card, and came with a 2Mb card > (as do the others). Since the manual was missing, I called Digital Dream > and asked what size cards can it take. They informed me that it only takes > 2Mb cards. > > Does anyone know why the camera is limited to 2MB cards, and why it should > not be able to save to bigger ones? My understanding is this is programmed into the firmware which runs the camera's on-board processors. For example, my Fuji 6900 can only see SM cards up to 128Mb now, which is the max size. If and when the 256Mb cards get released, I'll not be able to use them as my camera is limited by its on-board board software. Some cameras do have upgradeable firmware and can get around this limitation. With this camera, as it sounds quite entry level to only suppliy a 2Mb card, there is probalby no upgrade or way around this limit, if it truly exists. Have you tried borrowing say an 8 or 16Mb card and popping in the camera to see if it works? John - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Stores with Pentax equipment
Jim, Arlington Camera in Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth area) used to have a fairly extensive selection of Pentax stuff. It has been a few years since I was there but at that time they were in a strip mall on Randol Mill Road at Cooper Street. The phone number two years ago was 817-261-8131. Good hunting. George Baumgardner - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 DSLR - size matters (was: Re: Will Pentax join Olympus?)
On 4 May 2002 at 21:44, Cotty wrote: > >Anyway, Pentax first digital slr will almost certainly be a K-mount slr. > > I hope and agree. > > One thing that bothers me about introducing a new form factor for DSLRs, > especially those with interchangeble lens systems, I fear that because > the lenses will likely be physically smaller, so will the cameras and > peripherals. > > I don't want smaller! > > Am I alone on this? Hi Cotty, You're not alone at all but not necessarily for the same reasons either. What I mainly have a problem with is lack of good ergonomics. Due to the nature of the medium digital cameras require a more complex user interface than traditional film cameras which unfortunately on a physically small camera body usually translates to small buttons and multi-layered menus. Good for techno geeks, bad for photographers. I'd much rather a camera be a little larger than it may be possible to produce if only to provide a more ergonomic interface. As you know I have relatively small hands however I don't have a problem with the size or heft of a P645, P67, Mamiya 7II or Oly E-10. Even though all these cameras are all sizable they all have a pretty well executed and comfortable user interfaces. Neither do I fully accept the notion that the new digital interchangeable lens SLR concept previously under discussion will provide a truly compelling advantage due to it's slightly smaller relative size over 35mm compatible digital SLRs. Lets face it many people lug about a Nikon F5 body even though it has limited advantage over its peers in all but very specific photographic situations. If you want a real easy camera to carry get a Canon Elph or the new Canon Powershot S40 digital, these are truly small and realistically pocketable (however you might need to sharpen your fingers to operate the controls :-) An interchangeable lens SLR in any form factor with more than one lens is still going to have to be relegated to a dedicated carry bag of some sort. Lastly if a Pentax K mount digital is likely to emerge before any new concept interchangeable lens digital AF SLR with multi-manufacturer backing and if I buy a K mount digital SLR then hell would have to freeze over before I dump all my K mount gear for the new DSLR holy grail. It's not how big it is, it's the way that you use it. :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.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 .
FS: AF280T plus accessories
For Sale, AF280T with wide and Tele adapters (AFW1, AFT1), case and boxes. It's in near new condition with only a couple of very small blemishes in the plastic. US$100 + postage at cost Contact me off list [EMAIL PROTECTED] if interested. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 Zoom Lenses
Pentax SMC K 45-125mm f4 Mint in box, with all packaging, case, caps, hood, etc. - $130 Pentax-A 70-200 1:4 Usual loose zoom, otherwise in EX condition, includes caps - $45 Sigma Zoom- kIV 70 ~ 210 1:4~5.6 1.5m min focus distance KA mount EX conditon, with caps and lens hood - $50 Kiron 28-85mm f/2.8 - 3.8 macro 1:4 - K mount Includes soft case, Hoya skylight filter (67mm), rubber hood and caps, EX glass, VGC body (slight wear), a very solidly constructed lens - $60 Postage at cost Contact me off list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks, Paul Ewins - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
FONG: Can anyone in Europe help this person?
Subject: WTB: pentax K wide angle lens Date: 4 May 2002 09:59:12 -0700 From: "Ioan Alexandre Romoscanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: rec.photo.marketplace.35mm I am looking for a wide angle Pentax K-mount lens, anything from 14 to 28 mm. Location: switzerland. Thx/AIR ** * KC8TKA - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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: Items for sale - including an LX
Before putting these items up for auction, I am offereing them here: LX Body $350 This LX is in good cosmetic condition and excellent mechanical condition. Its not a beauty queen, but it doesnt look like its been used for vacation pictures in Tora-Bora either. There are some minor dings in the prism and on the bottom plate. The camera was serviced by Pentax several years ago and has not been used very much since then. There are no symptoms of sticky mirror, the mirror box is in perfect alignment and the meter and shutter speeds are accurate. All this camera needs to go is film and a lens. Included is the original strap, strap connecting lugs, grip B and a body cap. The serial number starts with 528XXX, so the meter turns on by pressing the prism release button and the ISO goes to 3200. Note: This is not that body that I had repair problems with Pentax Colorado. Shipping $8 Pictures: http://home.att.net/~b_rubenstein/lx-front.jpg http://home.att.net/~b_rubenstein/lx-back.jpg http://home.att.net/~b_rubenstein/lx-top.jpg http://home.att.net/~b_rubenstein/lx-bottom.jpg Genuine Pentax K to Screwmount Adapter $20 The adapter is mint, in its original package with instructions. Shipping $1.50 http://home.att.net/~b_rubenstein/k-mount-ad.jpg Pentax 1.7x AF Adapter $100 This is the adapter that enables AF with MF lenses, and acts as a 1.7x tele-extender. The condition is somewhere between Excellent+ and Mint- (its very good). It comes with the original caps. Shipping $4 http://home.att.net/~b_rubenstein/af-adap.jpg Tokina KA 24mm f2.8 lens $75 This is a KA mount lens, so it supports Program and Shutter AE modes. The glass is perfect, focus smooth (but backwards), aperture blades clean and snappy (all 5 of them). Cosmetics are between Excellent+ and Mint- Shipping $4 http://home.att.net/~b_rubenstein/tok-24.jpg Payment/shipping: I accept Pay Pal (preferred), Money Orders and Cashiers checks. Personal Checks, will be accepted, but will have to clear first. I ship via USPS with insurance. US sales are less complicated and preferred but I will also deal with Canadian buyers. Listed shipping costs are for US sales only. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Using a Macro Lens
Magnification is the key driver in DOF, and that does not change with format. So if you take a 1/4th lifesized shot with a 6x6, you have the same DOF as if you take a 1/4th lifesized shot in 35mm. But of course, at that magnification your pipe fills the frame at 35mm but leaves a lot of empty space around the subject on the 6x6. So you fill the frame at 6x6 and in doing so you are shooting at more like 3/4th lifesized. The magnification goes up and the DOF decreases. Similarly, if you shoot a frame filling shot of the pipe on a small format digital camera with an 8.1 x 6.6mm sensor it's at about 1/10th lifesized. So the magnification is that much less and the DOF that much more, which is why small format digitals seem to have so much more DOF. So the math just works the same in any case - just compare the size of the image on the neg as a percentage of the size of the real object and you are set. - MCC PS: I think this is why we'll see larger sensors on digitals as digital technology matures. While getting great DOF is fine for some work (I love it for insects) it is a real detriment for other work where selective focusing is a key compositional element. So even if you can pack a zillion pixels in a tiny CCD, you can't get shallow DOF without the increase in magnification that only comes from recording a larger image. If Kodak invented a super sharp film that could be blown up far more than current film, I doubt that people would rush back to 110 cameras. 35mm, medium format, and large format offer sets of compromises built around the basic levels of magnification of the final image - compromises in DOF, focal length, and f stops - that make a lot of sense for different types of work. So ultimately I think we'll see digital sensors that are about the same size as film standards. Which is why a digital SLR's make a lot of sense. At 10:57 AM 5/4/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Mark ... > >How does all this change when using a different format? If I were using >a 6x6 instead of a 35mm frame, would the results be any different? I >don't see a way of including the format size in these calculations. > >Mark Cassino wrote: > > > Hi Shel - > > > > I'm referring to the ratio of the pipe's physical size to the size of it's > > image on the film. > > > > So -- put it all in metric first: > > > > Your pipe is roughly 90mm long. You plan to use 80% of the 35mm frame, so > > the image will be 28mm long. The magnification ratio is 0.3 - so you are > > shooting at roughly one third lifesized (my 1/4th life sized was a > little off.) > > > > You want 1/2 inch DOF - so that is ~13mm of DOF. > > > > You now have all the info you need to solve the problem. The basic > formula is: > > > > DOF = ((2 * f_stop*circle_of_confusion_size) *(magnification + 1)) / > > magnification squared. > > > > I use 0.033 mm as the circle of confusion size. What this means is that > > I'll consider a point on the film that is 0.033 mm in diameter to be > > "sharp" - i.e. even though it is out of focus, it's so slightly out of > > focus it looks sharp. > > > > We know all the values except f stop, so: > > > > 13mm = ((2* f stop * 0.033) * (0.3 +1)) / 0.3 squared. > > > > You _could_ just solve that equation for the f-stop, but since the choices > > are limited I just plug in a guess and go from there. > > > > So - guessing f16 you have: > > > > ((2*16*0.033)*(0.3+1) / 0.09 = 15.25 mm DOF > > > > Guessing f 11: > > > > ((2*11*0.033)*(03+1) / 0.09 = 10.5 mm DOF > > > > At the half stop (f13) you get 12.4 > >-- >Shel Belinkoff >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ >"When a man's best friend is his dog, >that dog has a problem." --Edward Abbey >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >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: Rexatar 300/4?
Also, this one appears in better cosmetic condition than mine. The hood on mine is VERY loose and will not stay extended on its own. It's also somewhat newer than mine, FWIW. My serial # is 754491. Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Paul F. Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:59 PM Subject: RE: Rexatar 300/4? > The seller tells me the following: > Closest focusing is 4 meters. > The filter size is 77. > It is Multicoated. It does say MC. > > I wrote: > > Anyone know about this lens? > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1350615901 > > Who made it? > Is it sold by another name? > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Rexatar 300/4?
Hey Paul, I've got one! Mine came with a pawnshop Spotmatic. I've tried to find out who manufactured with no definitive answer. It's a decent lens, but nothing outstanding. Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Paul F. Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:59 PM Subject: RE: Rexatar 300/4? > The seller tells me the following: > Closest focusing is 4 meters. > The filter size is 77. > It is Multicoated. It does say MC. > > I wrote: > > Anyone know about this lens? > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1350615901 > > Who made it? > Is it sold by another name? > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Rexatar 300/4?
Bill Owens has one of those, he emailed me some pics taken with it and it seems like a pretty good optic. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "Paul F. Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 4:59 PM Subject: RE: Rexatar 300/4? > The seller tells me the following: > Closest focusing is 4 meters. > The filter size is 77. > It is Multicoated. It does say MC. > > I wrote: > > Anyone know about this lens? > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1350615901 > > Who made it? > Is it sold by another name? > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: Possible solution to problem w/ Super Program- need advice
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Taka, > Take the camera to a repair person and get an estimate on the spot. Have > this amount as a negotiating point. You are already out the $10 or so > shipping involved. $120 would be just fine for a CLA'ed Super Program. Much > more is not such a good deal. Repairing the A50/2 is probably not > worthwhile. ah - the "joys of Ebay" strike again - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Possible solution to problem w/ Super Program- need advice
Bob- I already have an estimate, from Essex Camera, from their website. Granted, it's not _exact_ based on standard CLA, but that's where I plan on having it serviced anyway. I'm kind of at the seller's mercy, because worst case, all I can do is file a dispute w/ PayPal and Ebay and return the camera. I'm not planning on repairing the lens. Camera is from SoCal. If I can get half of the CLA cost, that would make it a $180 Super Program, which is still less than what I can get one for from KEH or elsewhere and other than the mirror foam, it really does look to be in nice condition. Not as nice as my Super A, which was bought new and hardly used, but still quite nice. Taka - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 Queston On Another Camera Brand
Bruce: Think of the smartmedia as an electronic floppy disk. The actual electronic controller for the smartmedia format in the camera is limited to only work with 2MB cards. Think of it like an old 720k floppy (3.5 inch) reader. While you can stick a 1.4 MB floppy into it you will not be able to read it. That keeps the cost down, in that particular camera model. One very important caution, if you have an external smartmedia reader attached to your PC. While this reader can write, read, format and erase the files after you have transferred them into the pc, only use it for reading. There could be a high probability of damaging the smartmedia if you write, format or erase it from an external reader. What may happen is that while you will be able to use it in the pc reader/writer, the camera may report it as a damaged card or a card with an error in the allocation area, this will make the card un usable in the camera. I know from personal and other's experiences. This is a random problem with the smartmedia format. Angel Arecibo, Puerto Rico Bruce Ferguson wrote: >Hi All > >My son was given a basic digital camera (Digital Dream Digital 2000), it's >identical in appearance as to the Jenoptic JD11 and Samsung Digimax 800K. >Though the Digimax has a higher resolution (1024 X 768), the specs and >operations are identical to each other. > >The Digital 2000 uses a removable SmartMedia card, and came with a 2Mb card >(as do the others). Since the manual was missing, I called Digital Dream >and asked what size cards can it take. They informed me that it only takes >2Mb cards. > >Not delving any further with their answer until recently, when I started >pondering why does the camera only recognise 2Mb cards and not larger ones. >After all, a digital camera basically exposes and processes the image, >turning it into a file and stores it on a card. So the bigger the card the >more images it is able to store. But since the Digital 2000 can only >recognise 2Mb cards, I have come to the conclusion, that there must be >something preventing the camera from recognising or storing images to larger >cards. > >Does anyone know why the camera is limited to 2MB cards, and why it should >not be able to save to bigger ones? > >Regards >Bruce Ferguson >Canterbury >Kent > >"Freedom is the freedom to say, 2+2=4. If that is granted all else >follows." >(Winston Smith, April 1984) >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >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: Possible solution to problem w/ Super Program- need advice
Taka, Take the camera to a repair person and get an estimate on the spot. Have this amount as a negotiating point. You are already out the $10 or so shipping involved. $120 would be just fine for a CLA'ed Super Program. Much more is not such a good deal. Repairing the A50/2 is probably not worthwhile. Did you buy this from a southern climate? Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << OK, here's the deal: I bought a Super Program off of ebay, advertised as in excellent condition. Camera arrives in a box that is a bit small, has a small dent in the bottom plate, don't know whether that was from shipping or not. Camera looks okay externally, but when I remove the lens, guess what? Of course, the mirror foam is all deteriorated and sticking to the mirror. Testing by shooting several frames makes it worse. Obviously, the camera needs CLA. Talk to the seller, he says the camera is in excellent condition- I send him digital photos of the camera's dent and the mirror foam. He offers to contribute towards the cost of CLA. I think other than the mirror foam, the camera looks pretty good. The A50/2.0 is worthless- aperture doesn't look hexagonal when stopped down- nearly pentagonal as one of the blades isn't stopping down properly. For $120, I guess I can't ask for too much, but is this a fair resolution, provided the seller gives me $60 back towards CLA? I think it's fair, any suggestions for a counteroffer if he rejects this proposal? Without PDML, I'd totally be up the creek w/ this deal- thanks again to all. Taka >> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Possible solution to problem w/ Super Program- need advice
OK, here's the deal: I bought a Super Program off of ebay, advertised as in excellent condition. Camera arrives in a box that is a bit small, has a small dent in the bottom plate, don't know whether that was from shipping or not. Camera looks okay externally, but when I remove the lens, guess what? Of course, the mirror foam is all deteriorated and sticking to the mirror. Testing by shooting several frames makes it worse. Obviously, the camera needs CLA. Talk to the seller, he says the camera is in excellent condition- I send him digital photos of the camera's dent and the mirror foam. He offers to contribute towards the cost of CLA. I think other than the mirror foam, the camera looks pretty good. The A50/2.0 is worthless- aperture doesn't look hexagonal when stopped down- nearly pentagonal as one of the blades isn't stopping down properly. For $120, I guess I can't ask for too much, but is this a fair resolution, provided the seller gives me $60 back towards CLA? I think it's fair, any suggestions for a counteroffer if he rejects this proposal? Without PDML, I'd totally be up the creek w/ this deal- thanks again to all. Taka - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Rexatar 300/4?
The seller tells me the following: Closest focusing is 4 meters. The filter size is 77. It is Multicoated. It does say MC. I wrote: Anyone know about this lens? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1350615901 Who made it? Is it sold by another name? Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 300mm f4 screwmount lens- value?
My SMCT 300/4 has a nice tripod mount. Bought it used, so I can't say whether it came that way or mount was added latter. Otis Wright Tom Ivar Helbekkmo wrote: > Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > My 300/4 screwmount has a tripod mount. It's a Super Multi Coated > > Takumar, the last of the screwmount 300s. > > Mine is labeled "Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4/300", and does not > have the tripod mount. Got it for a song, because there was a loose > screw clinking around inside it, near the aperture mechanism, and had > it completely overhauled by Pentax. Total cost, for a lens that now > looks and feels absolutely brand new, was about $150. :-) At the > time, I asked my Pentax service tech whether it was supposed to have a > tripod mount, so that I'd know to look for a used one, but he said > there never was one for this model. He may have been mistaken, of > course -- but he's a collector himself, and very, very knowledgeable, > so I tend to doubt it. Still, there is an area just behind the > Auto/Manual selector ring, where a tripod mount collar might fit... > > I'll see if I can get some digital photos of the lens posted... > > -tih > -- > Puritanism -- the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
OT FS Things
Bogen tripod bag. $15 Darkroom bottle (20 or so)& trays (6,8x10). $20 Two slide copiers. #1 t-mount and includes canon breech T-adapter $20 #2 Use enlarger as a slide copier. $15 Lots of other stuff. http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewListedItems&userid=dpconsult.com&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=25 * KC8TKA - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Why I Don't Like Automatic TTL Metering
Shel, As a follow on, prior to matrix metering and wide latitude print films, I preferred manual mode for precisely the type of problem that you refer to. Bruce Saturday, May 04, 2002, 7:17:32 AM, you wrote: SB> I decided to exercise the ME Supers this week, and was thinking how nice SB> it would be not to have to think about exposure settings. I'd just put SB> the camera on automatic, set an aperture, and fire away. SB> Well, that was a fantasy! Here's the routine - camera set on auto, SB> focus shot, note reading out of the corner of my eye, reframe for subtle SB> compositional elements, exposure changes because the balance of light SB> read by the meter is slightly different even though the overall light SB> has not changed. Gotta think - which is the right exposure? What's SB> changed in the viewfinder? Is something very bright or very dark now in SB> the scene. What's the metering pattern for the ME S? SB> Unacceptable ... it's more work than using a spot meter or an incident SB> meter to read the scene and then just setting the camera and not SB> worrying about the details of exposure. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Why I Don't Like Automatic TTL Metering
Shel, That's actually why matrix metering and print films work reasonably well. The matrix meter is not as influenced by minor compositional changes and print film has just reasonable latitude to deal with minor variances. I have on occasion bracketed print film by 2 stops either side and can only see a slight contrast loss on the -2 stop side in the print. It probably comes back to that no brainer concept you talked about in shooting color film (at least print film). Bruce Saturday, May 04, 2002, 7:17:32 AM, you wrote: SB> I decided to exercise the ME Supers this week, and was thinking how nice SB> it would be not to have to think about exposure settings. I'd just put SB> the camera on automatic, set an aperture, and fire away. SB> Well, that was a fantasy! Here's the routine - camera set on auto, SB> focus shot, note reading out of the corner of my eye, reframe for subtle SB> compositional elements, exposure changes because the balance of light SB> read by the meter is slightly different even though the overall light SB> has not changed. Gotta think - which is the right exposure? What's SB> changed in the viewfinder? Is something very bright or very dark now in SB> the scene. What's the metering pattern for the ME S? SB> Unacceptable ... it's more work than using a spot meter or an incident SB> meter to read the scene and then just setting the camera and not SB> worrying about the details of exposure. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 300mm f4 screwmount lens- value?
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My 300/4 screwmount has a tripod mount. It's a Super Multi Coated > Takumar, the last of the screwmount 300s. Mine is labeled "Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4/300", and does not have the tripod mount. Got it for a song, because there was a loose screw clinking around inside it, near the aperture mechanism, and had it completely overhauled by Pentax. Total cost, for a lens that now looks and feels absolutely brand new, was about $150. :-) At the time, I asked my Pentax service tech whether it was supposed to have a tripod mount, so that I'd know to look for a used one, but he said there never was one for this model. He may have been mistaken, of course -- but he's a collector himself, and very, very knowledgeable, so I tend to doubt it. Still, there is an area just behind the Auto/Manual selector ring, where a tripod mount collar might fit... I'll see if I can get some digital photos of the lens posted... -tih -- Puritanism -- the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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:NAFTA was: Pentax Program Plus
Hi, Shel, As opposed to my comments? (sorry, couldn't resist) ;-) regards, frank Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Oh, Frank ... you went there. Sophisticated and lucid political > commentary cannot be far behind. > -- "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: Using a Macro Lens
Hi Mark ... How does all this change when using a different format? If I were using a 6x6 instead of a 35mm frame, would the results be any different? I don't see a way of including the format size in these calculations. Mark Cassino wrote: > Hi Shel - > > I'm referring to the ratio of the pipe's physical size to the size of it's > image on the film. > > So -- put it all in metric first: > > Your pipe is roughly 90mm long. You plan to use 80% of the 35mm frame, so > the image will be 28mm long. The magnification ratio is 0.3 - so you are > shooting at roughly one third lifesized (my 1/4th life sized was a little off.) > > You want 1/2 inch DOF - so that is ~13mm of DOF. > > You now have all the info you need to solve the problem. The basic formula is: > > DOF = ((2 * f_stop*circle_of_confusion_size) *(magnification + 1)) / > magnification squared. > > I use 0.033 mm as the circle of confusion size. What this means is that > I'll consider a point on the film that is 0.033 mm in diameter to be > "sharp" - i.e. even though it is out of focus, it's so slightly out of > focus it looks sharp. > > We know all the values except f stop, so: > > 13mm = ((2* f stop * 0.033) * (0.3 +1)) / 0.3 squared. > > You _could_ just solve that equation for the f-stop, but since the choices > are limited I just plug in a guess and go from there. > > So - guessing f16 you have: > > ((2*16*0.033)*(0.3+1) / 0.09 = 15.25 mm DOF > > Guessing f 11: > > ((2*11*0.033)*(03+1) / 0.09 = 10.5 mm DOF > > At the half stop (f13) you get 12.4 -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ "When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem." --Edward Abbey - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good)
Actually, it would not be such a problem. As in leaf shutter lenses for focal plane shutter medium format cameras, you would have to manually cock the leaf shutter, and set the focal plane shutter on a very low speed. When you fired the shutter, the leaf shutter would close, the mirror would go up, the focal plane shutter would open, the leaf shutter would fire, the focal plane shutter would close, the mirror would drop. Then you would manually have to cock the leaf shutter again to open it. If you insisted on the leaf shutter opening and cocking automatically, you would need a new body and the lens would not work with older bodies. In other words you would have to give up some automation with the leaf shutter, incuding auto metering. Why not just buy a body that will sync at 1/250 and be done with it? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Len Paris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 9:39 AM Subject: Re: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good) > Think about it. The lens shutter would have to be open for > focussing and composing the picture. Then, before you could > actually shoot, you'd have to close the lens shutter, move the > mirror out of the path, open the focal plane shutter and, > lastly, trigger the lens shutter to expose the film. > > Pentax would have to build an entirely new K-mount 35mm body to > do that. They know how to do it, or there wouldn't be any 645 > or 67 bodies that could use leaf shutter lenses, either. Bottom > line is: No. Such a lens would not work with any K-mount body. > > Len > --- > > - Original Message - > From: "Johan Schoone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:00 AM > Subject: Re: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good) > > > > > > That would make a great addition to the lens catalog. Would > the expected > > sales volume justify its introduction? Would such a lens work > with any > > K-mount body? > > -- > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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 .
Why I Don't Like Automatic TTL Metering
I decided to exercise the ME Supers this week, and was thinking how nice it would be not to have to think about exposure settings. I'd just put the camera on automatic, set an aperture, and fire away. Well, that was a fantasy! Here's the routine - camera set on auto, focus shot, note reading out of the corner of my eye, reframe for subtle compositional elements, exposure changes because the balance of light read by the meter is slightly different even though the overall light has not changed. Gotta think - which is the right exposure? What's changed in the viewfinder? Is something very bright or very dark now in the scene. What's the metering pattern for the ME S? Unacceptable ... it's more work than using a spot meter or an incident meter to read the scene and then just setting the camera and not worrying about the details of exposure. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Sorry
Sorry about including an entire digest in a response. I'll try to do this when I'm more awake. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 Program Plus
Just got two emails back and the seller is going to send it again by USPS. He wants says 'I will return it via regular post', then 'How about I send it back via regular Parcel Post?'. No apology. Considering the delays (it's 11 days already) I think it should at least be sent Priority Air. He has responded, and chose option 1. albeit half-heatedly. [Option 2. being I file a buyer complaint with PayPal, and they will refund the auction payment of $114.51, and leave negative feedback with Ebay]. (this is not something I want to do, but it may be inevitable). Bill, I may well still take you up on your offer, even if I decide to accept the Pentax Program Plus, 50mm f2 SMC-A lens from him. I've no idea how I'll take to a Program Plus. I like the ME and MES, and want to fit a motor drive to the later and a Program Plus. Does the PP accept Auto-focus lenses? James > - Original Message - > From: "Bill D. Casselberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 7:41 PM > Subject: Re: Pentax Program Plus > > James Adams wrote: > > > > > The Pentax Program Plus I bought for $102 on Ebay was supposed to come > by > > > USPS, as I requested ship by USPS and NOT UPS. The seller went ahead and > > > sent it by UPS. It was supposed to arrive this afternoon with no > charges. > > > > I just put a ProgramPlus up for sale this AM for $75 > > If you manage to return that one, drop me an email. I'll > > gladly USPS it up to you. > > > > Bill - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Flatbed for MF scanning ? was: Film scanners
Jan, Scanning is certainly an issue for MF. Ideally, you should get a film scanner that handles the bigger negative. For many, myself included, the cost is an issue. I ended up trying an Epson 2450 flatbed. The concept and design is nice - they have a light source in the lid for when you are scanning negs and slides with a carrier to hold the neg in place. Two issues I found with my unit. 1 - Film flatness can be a problem. I found that a strip in the holder worked better than singles. At least two, preferrably three would help quite a bit with flatness. 2 - Sharpness. I am guessing that the diffused light source in the lid makes for a softer image. With my Minolta Scan Dual II at 2800 dpi scanning and correcting the image in PaintShop Pro, I don't have to apply any sharpening to get a sharp 8X10 out of my Epson 870. When I would scan the MF neg with the Epson unit at 2400 dpi, I would have to apply sharpening to attempt to get a sharp 8X10 out of it. Viewing the image on screen only can be deceiving. My final test is to print an 8X10. So in summary, either my Epson unit (US $400 - gotta love the price) was defective (scans of prints were excellent) or you need to get a film scanner that handles MF. I believe the latter, so I'm saving my pennies, and just using my lab for prints and occasional scans (theirs are good) until I finish buying the 67 glass I want and then on to the scanner. Bruce Saturday, May 04, 2002, 2:26:55 AM, you wrote: JvW> On Sat, 4 May 2002 09:22:57 +1000, John Coyle wrote: >>Taka, don't go that route for 35mm, unless you are certain that the >>flatbed will do in excess of 1800dpi _optical_. My flatbed supposedly >>goes to 1600,but it's actually 400 optical with digital interpolation >>taking it to 1600, and the results for 35mm are rubbish. It's not bad >>for MF, and for documents and prints it's fine, but after 18 months of >>using it I went out and bought a film scanner as well. JvW> Thinking about a Pentax 67 in my future, I was wondering how well JvW> a flatbed scanner would work with those larger negatives/slides ... JvW> I use a Nikon Coolscan III for my 35mm stuff (using 2700 ppi). JvW> I guess you would need at least 1200 ppi optical resolution from JvW> a flatbed to get the same quality ... JvW> And, of course the quality should be even better than 35mm stuff :-) JvW> Am I correct in assuming a flatbed + 6x7 format will not be better ? JvW> The alternative I have in mind is the Minolta scan Dual Pro, but that JvW> is quite expensive ... JvW> Any thoughts ? JvW> Regards, JvW JvW> -- JvW> Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery JvW> - JvW> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, JvW> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to JvW> 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:NAFTA was: Pentax Program Plus
Oh, Frank ... you went there. Sophisticated and lucid political commentary cannot be far behind. frank theriault wrote: > > Huh? Ask the US softwood industry about that one, Len. Tens of > thousands of British Columbia foresters and sawmill workers are losing > jobs, because of American import duties imposed because Canadian > softwood is cheaper, better quality and more plentiful. > > As Wheatfield indicated in another post, you really don't want to go > there. From our perspective, NAFTA really seems to mean, "We (the US) > want unrestricted access to your (Canadian) markets and resources, but > if we (the US) perceive that any of your goods are so competitive that > our industries suffer, we'll make up some excuse so we can place a > countervaling duty on your goods. Go ahead, have the matter > adjudicated; we don't care, by the time there's a hearing and decision, > your industry will be so screwed, it won't matter." -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ "When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem." --Edward Abbey - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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:NAFTA was: Pentax Program Plus
Huh? Ask the US softwood industry about that one, Len. Tens of thousands of British Columbia foresters and sawmill workers are losing jobs, because of American import duties imposed because Canadian softwood is cheaper, better quality and more plentiful. As Wheatfield indicated in another post, you really don't want to go there. From our perspective, NAFTA really seems to mean, "We (the US) want unrestricted access to your (Canadian) markets and resources, but if we (the US) perceive that any of your goods are so competitive that our industries suffer, we'll make up some excuse so we can place a countervaling duty on your goods. Go ahead, have the matter adjudicated; we don't care, by the time there's a hearing and decision, your industry will be so screwed, it won't matter." What's imposed at the border on (some) incoming camera shipments via Post is sales taxes and a small processing fee, not duty or tariffs. Len Paris wrote: > I think it was so intended but Canada still seems to impose > tariffs at their end. I've received stuff from Canada without > having to pay extra. Do you suppose they aren't living up to > their end of the treaty? Nah! That would never happen. > -- "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: Myrtle Beach? temp off list
> I'm going on vacation with the family for a week so > I'll be off-list for a week as of tomorrow. > (would you have noticed?) Why of course! In fact, this place has seemed quite desolate since your departure. The list just isn't the same . Anyhow, Hope you had a good time, Cory, and got plenty of great family pics to add to your collection. I could use such a trip myself. BTW, if all goes well, I'll be teaching part time in your neck of the woods soon (WCTC). Extra income for a few more Pentax (on topic!) lenses. TTYL, jerome - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 Program Plus
- Original Message - From: Paul F. Stregevsky Subject: Re: Pentax Program Plus > I thought the whole idea of NAFTA--the North American Free Trading > Zone--was to do away with nonsense like tariffs for any commerce between > Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. What gives? Are used goods still liable? NAFTA was designed to allow free movement of goods between the borders of the signatory countries. The simple fact is, it isn't working because of protectionist policies of the US Department of Commerce that put rather onerous duties on products coming into the USA, in contravention of the NAFTA agreement. In the situation at hand, the Canadian customs people refused to believe that an article being shipped into the country was a gift (not unreasonable) and applied a tarrif. Add to the UPS charges which are always a ripoff when they trans border ship, and the fellow got dinged. GST is charged on any transaction in Canada, they seem to apply provincial sales taxes first, and make the buyer go after a rebate later, which I find a bit disgusting. However, it had nothing to do with NAFTA. What James got dinged for was because the sender didn't follow instructions, and lied on a customs declaration. An expensive lesson, to be sure. 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: Pentax Program Plus
- Original Message - From: Len Paris Subject: Re: Pentax Program Plus > I think it was so intended but Canada still seems to impose > tariffs at their end. I've received stuff from Canada without > having to pay extra. Do you suppose they aren't living up to > their end of the treaty? Nah! That would never happen. You don't want to go there Len. You REALLY don't want to go there. 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: Possible bargain
> > Seriously, how much in American $ would you be selling it for? > > Don't know. I don't even know what the regular prices are in other parts > of the world. Let me see it and make sure it works before I make up my > mind. I recently bought one for AUD$550 from a dealer and there is one for sale at another dealer for AUD$750, while a third advertised one for AUD$450, but I didn't get to see that one to appraise its condition. These are seriously expensive here when new, where most things are sold at list price, but while you are in the UK you could head over to Robert White (www.robertwhite.co.uk) who advertises them new for GBP 245 (+VAT). NZ$275 sounds too good to pass up. Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Sorry,more home proccessing
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist > > > My water seems to be free of minerals. I > sometimes use a > distilled water final rinse, but I've noticed that it doesn't really > affect the final results. I seem to have super hard water and need 2 rinses in distilled water to get rid of spots. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax Program Plus
I think it was so intended but Canada still seems to impose tariffs at their end. I've received stuff from Canada without having to pay extra. Do you suppose they aren't living up to their end of the treaty? Nah! That would never happen. Len --- - Original Message - From: "Paul F. Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:46 AM Subject: Re: Pentax Program Plus > I thought the whole idea of NAFTA--the North American Free Trading > Zone--was to do away with nonsense like tariffs for any commerce between > Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. What gives? Are used goods still liable? > > Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Flatbed for MF scanning ? was: Film scanners
On 4 May 2002, at 11:26, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Thinking about a Pentax 67 in my future, I was wondering how well a > flatbed scanner would work with those larger negatives/slides ... > > I use a Nikon Coolscan III for my 35mm stuff (using 2700 ppi). > > I guess you would need at least 1200 ppi optical resolution from > a flatbed to get the same quality ... > > And, of course the quality should be even better than 35mm stuff :-) > Am I correct in assuming a flatbed + 6x7 format will not be better ? > > The alternative I have in mind is the Minolta scan Dual Pro, but that > is quite expensive ... > > Any thoughts ? > > Regards, JvW Hi Jan, first I must admit that I haven't read the complete threat so it might have said before. Do not look only in ppi. If you do not only color neg. the density is quite important and to my experience the flatbed scanners are not so good at this. Do not look at the manufacturer's indication because you won't get it in real life (the same is true for the resolution). It seems that the flatbed scanner manuals 'lie' a bit more than the film scanner's. Andreas - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good)
Think about it. The lens shutter would have to be open for focussing and composing the picture. Then, before you could actually shoot, you'd have to close the lens shutter, move the mirror out of the path, open the focal plane shutter and, lastly, trigger the lens shutter to expose the film. Pentax would have to build an entirely new K-mount 35mm body to do that. They know how to do it, or there wouldn't be any 645 or 67 bodies that could use leaf shutter lenses, either. Bottom line is: No. Such a lens would not work with any K-mount body. Len --- - Original Message - From: "Johan Schoone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 7:00 AM Subject: Re: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good) > > That would make a great addition to the lens catalog. Would the expected > sales volume justify its introduction? Would such a lens work with any > K-mount body? > -- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 Dear Canadian Friends ...
Sorry for the late response to this - I've been out of town. Take the m.o. (if you still have it) to a U.S. Post Office. There is no absolutely no charge to cash Canadian Postal Money Orders at any U.S. Post Office. On the other hand, from what I have heard, many American banks will charge a fee. I found this information out the hard way. Martin - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 2:08 PM Subject: OT: My Dear Canadian Friends ... > ... I recently sold an item on eBay to the tune of about $30.00 US. The > buyer is Canadian. I asked for an International Money Order, which I > think he sent. It is drawn on Canadian Post, made out to be negotiable > in US funds, and is pink (I seem to recall someone mentioning that > pink(!) is the color that you folks in the Great White North use for > Int'l MOs). > > To make a short story very brief, my bank wants $15.00 to process this > payment, and the person I spoke with said it could take as long as two > weeks to process. > > So, do you all have any comments on this transaction? Any suggestions > on how I can get paid without being nicked for so much? Is what I > received an Int'l Money Order (It doesn't say that on the form)? > -- > 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 Program Plus
I thought the whole idea of NAFTA--the North American Free Trading Zone--was to do away with nonsense like tariffs for any commerce between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. What gives? Are used goods still liable? Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 good
I have the old Tokina 100-300 F4 in manual focus. It is very good, very well built. I understand the af version is even a touch better. In a message dated 5/3/02 6:30:19 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Re: Sorry,more home proccessing
Bottled water may be just as hard as tap water. In fact, sometimes the only differences between bottled water and tap water are the container and the price. I don't think it's a coincidence that "Evian" is "naive" spelled backwards. One of the readily available filters will go a long way to clean up tap water to where it is better than bottled water. Distilled water is the best but it is probably a bit of overkill, unless you have an economical way of getting it, like a home water distiller. Len --- - Original Message - From: "David Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Re: Sorry,more home proccessing > We have very hard water in my area so i'm > leaning on bottled water for at least the rinse. > > Dave > > Begin Original Message > > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Fri, 03 May 2002 18:42:35 + > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Sorry,more home proccessing > > > > temperature. My water seems to be free of > minerals. I sometimes use a > distilled water final rinse, but I've noticed > that it doesn't really > affect the final results. > Paul - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good)
Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For those saying it's difficult: > Olympus Stylus Epic, street price $100 for the whole camera, 35mm/2.8 > lens, shutter 4-1/1000s. This is a p&s camera with separate viewfinder. That is a completely different story. > As far as OPC, Pentax is making it for 645 and 67. Seems like a logical > step to make one or too for 35mm as well. SMC-FA 85mm/2 LS -- wouldn't > THAT be sweet? That would make a great addition to the lens catalog. Would the expected sales volume justify its introduction? Would such a lens work with any K-mount body? -- http://members.chello.nl/~j.schoone\\|// Registered Linux user #78364 - The Linux Counter - http://counter.li.org Assume nothing, expect anything. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Jacob Riis
You're right, it's not Far Rockaway. I couldn't think of the area's name. Is it Nepponsit Beach? (I probably misspelled it :-). It's also close to where that plane went down last fall. Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Just to be slighty tedious, Riis Park is not in Far > Rockaway. It's just over the Marine Park Bridge, and due > south of Brooklyn. I got dragged off to that place every > weekend for years in the late 60's. Well before one of > the sections of the beach went topless... > > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > And more importantly, Riis Park on Far Rockaway had a > nude beach back in > the eighties. Great photo ops. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > 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: FS: 40mm Pancake Lens
frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [Pancake lens for USD 30] > Excellent score!! There doesn't seem to be a market for this equipment over here. You will probably find much higher prices in the northwestern part of the Netherlands. > And you didn't mention that on the "best bargain" (or whatever it was) > thread of a few weeks ago? I must have missed it because of the backlog I hat that time. > You got an excellent deal on that one, my friend... Believe it or not, that shop is still in business. About eBay: There is a `pancake' for sale on ebay.de . The highest bid so far is EUR 96 with one more day to go. -- http://members.chello.nl/~j.schoone\\|// Registered Linux user #78364 - The Linux Counter - http://counter.li.org Assume nothing, expect anything. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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: Gerrard 600
Garrard 600 wasn't that a turntable? _ 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: Will Pentax join Olympus?
Warren wrote: >Further they find that they can >design and sell an equivalent 17-35/2, 35-100/2, >80/200/2, 300/2, 400/2.8 & 600/4 lens for half what >the competition is doing in a system that not only has >the same resolution and capabilities and weighs a >fraction of the traditional systems. This is certainly something that would tempt me - even to switch from Pentax for digital. Not only will there be the usual digital advantages but other advantages like faster, smaller, cheaper, and more compact lenses. If the quality of such a system can equal or surpass 35mm film, then I see no reason for not embracing this system instead of a 35mm based digital system. 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: Will Pentax join Olympus?
Mishka wrote: >To the point: if there'll be small and light and fast and inexpensive >wide angle glass for the new format, hell, I wouldn't mind spending a >hundred bucks for a top-notch equivalent of 35mm 20/2 that's half the >size and weight. That's my position as well. I never been convinced that 35mm is the "right" digital platform. Whatever happens, Pentax won't be in the first line among those catering to the new digital "standard". Pentax will be, or perhaps has been, approached by the consortium to join. Pentax do have, however, an APS slr system developed that never reached the market. Perhaps they could built something around this? Anyway, Pentax first digital slr will almost certainly be a K-mount slr. 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: Pentax on Camera Direct Site/Hood Case
In a message dated 03/05/02 20:33:53 GMT Daylight Time, Paul writes: << Yes, Peter, the hood is brand new. It was one of three new ones for sale on US EBay last week, all from different sellers I bought one, the other went for I guess around $27, the third, incredibly, received no bids, though it opened at $20 ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1347493628 ). That seller keeps trying, but never gets bids. >> No, thanks. I was just curious as to your impressions of that bizarre case. Kind regards Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Sears Auto KS (Ricoh XR-2s): First impressions
vvn> The eyepiece blind is a nice touch: It's an internal blind, or shutter, that completely blocks off the light for autoexposed timed shots. Unlike aftermarket blinds like HAMA's, this one allows Just like in K2 and K2DMDs :) vvn> The main reason I wanted to try this model was to have the moving needle with aperture-priority. I had assumed that the needle would float continuously as I merely aimed the lens here and there. vvn> That's how it worked on my Minox 35 GT and Olympu XA compacts. vvn> Wrong. In order to use the exposure meter, you must keep the shutter release partially depressed. I find this arrangement awkward. Each time I remove my right hand from the shutter release to vvn> change the lens aperture ring, the needle swings to the bottom. I don't want to have to remember how many want stops to dial in; I want to SEE the results as I twist the dial. vvn> Does the K2 work this way? Or does the needle swing even when you remove your finger from the shutter release? The K2 works very nicely (or at least K2DMD, I don't have a plain K2) in this regard - if you pull the rapind wind lever into the "ready" position and depress the shutter release, it stays depressed and meters continuously as long as there are batteries inside :) When you push the lever back into storage position it flips up and stops metering. Or with the lever in storage position you can just depress and hold the release normally. Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Flatbed for MF scanning ? was: Film scanners
On Sat, 4 May 2002 09:22:57 +1000, John Coyle wrote: >Taka, don't go that route for 35mm, unless you are certain that the >flatbed will do in excess of 1800dpi _optical_. My flatbed supposedly >goes to 1600,but it's actually 400 optical with digital interpolation >taking it to 1600, and the results for 35mm are rubbish. It's not bad >for MF, and for documents and prints it's fine, but after 18 months of >using it I went out and bought a film scanner as well. Thinking about a Pentax 67 in my future, I was wondering how well a flatbed scanner would work with those larger negatives/slides ... I use a Nikon Coolscan III for my 35mm stuff (using 2700 ppi). I guess you would need at least 1200 ppi optical resolution from a flatbed to get the same quality ... And, of course the quality should be even better than 35mm stuff :-) Am I correct in assuming a flatbed + 6x7 format will not be better ? The alternative I have in mind is the Minolta scan Dual Pro, but that is quite expensive ... Any thoughts ? Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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]: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good)
Robert, I'll try it out and let the list know how it went. Bruce Saturday, May 04, 2002, 1:36:30 AM, you wrote: RH> Bruce Dayton wrote: RH> [snip] >> Now I guess I'm going to have to try the high speed synch and see how >> well it does. Also, remember that fill flash is usually compensated >> down a stop or two, which helps bring back the guide number a bit. RH> I hope you will report back here on how it goes. There probably is an RH> MZ-S in my (distant) future. RH> Bob RH> - RH> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, RH> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to RH> 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: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good)
Bruce Dayton wrote: [snip] > Now I guess I'm going to have to try the high speed synch and see how > well it does. Also, remember that fill flash is usually compensated > down a stop or two, which helps bring back the guide number a bit. I hope you will report back here on how it goes. There probably is an MZ-S in my (distant) future. 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 .
300mm f4 screwmount lens- value?
Hi Which version is yours? My super tak 300/4 didn't come with a collar either... and I was wondering if they removed it prior to sale as the caps were also missing. I bought it for $65 as a "bargain" as it was infested with fungus ... and cleaned it out myself. Date: 03 May 2002 09:53:18 +0200 From: Tom Ivar Helbekkmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: 300mm f4 screwmount lens- value? "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The screwmount 300/4s have a tripod collar; the K-mount doesn't. I sure wish my screw mount 300/4 had one, but it doesn't, and my Pentax service tech says it's not just missing, either; it was never there. Different models, maybe? Or did you get it backwards? - -tih - -- Puritanism -- the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, 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 .
