RE: 400FTZ
I know a few Nikon shooters...when they bitch about their gear, they bitch about the flashes. They're the weak link in any camera system. The shoe on the 500 *is* overly delicate. I broke mine last night with a fairly gentle flip of the bracket. It just fell right off in the middle of the bouquet toss. I used to own the Nikon SB-25 which was a better designed flash than the AF500FTZ overall. The shoe of SB-25 was held by 4 screws, so if the shoe was broken, the plastic shoe could be replaced in minutes. I don't remember about the AF500FTZ as I checked it out once only. However, the reason I did not buy the AF500FTZ was that the shoe looked rather thin to me. If you compare the shoe sizes of Pentax and Nikon, you would notice that the Pentax one is smaller and thinner. I think this is a design flaw that was inherited from the past. 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 .
FA* Lenses: Do you think we will see any more...
Paal...? Also, on another thread you missed: PENTAX TO TOTALLY REVAMP ITS DIGITAL LINEUP IN JULY! I have it on good authority that Pentax will be revamping its digital cameras. The Optio 330/430 will be gone, moving up to 5 6 megs respectively, possibly in a whole new camera, and we will quite probably see the long awaited digital SLR. They are not going to wait for Photokina in the fall. Remember, you heard it here first. A Canadian leak. Cameron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Giantism in the brotherhood?
Hi, Wendy, Don't you have a fainting couch upon which you allow your limp body to descend prior to administration of the smelling salts? I only assume that, because I've been informed that all real ladies have fainting couches... regards, frank wendy beard wrote: Like myself. Upon reading the missive, I fainted right away and had to be revived by a generous dose of smelling salts. How rude! WB (a touch of the vapours, I suspect. Must loosen the corset...) - -- 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: Giantism in the brotherhood?
Hi, Jeff, I'm not Jewish. But I certainly have heard the joke about the Moyle (sp?) and his magical wallet. I like your LX to 67 better, though! :-) -frank Jeff wrote: Wendy, If I really offended you, I'll gladly apologise. Being Jewish, we commonly make jokes like this at circumcision ceremonies (Bris). Snakeskin and sheepskin don't make good jokes. -- 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: Which MF camera for a second body
Hi, Scott, Wendy told me the same thing, and was so convincing, that a month later I owned one. I concur. You need an MX. Everything other camera on your list will cost about the same or more. And the MX is prettier than any of them. About the only thing the MX doesn't have is real MLU, but there's always the old gentle flick of the shutter release with a fingernail solution. I've never tried it with film in the body, but it does work for me. Buy an MX. regards, frank wendy beard wrote: Scott, You will only be truly happy with an MX. Trust me. Wendy -- 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: 400FTZ
That can happen with most shoe-mount flashes. Even the old Vivitar 283/285 workhorses were weak at the shoe. However, you could get replacement shoes for them. There is/was even a metal replacement shoe for the Vivitars. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the shoe is replaceable on my AF500FTZ. It looks like it would have to be a factory repair job if it broke. I guess I'll have to give it a close examination to see if I can find and signs of cracks or weakening. I suspect cumulative damage of some sort chose that instant to make it snap. Bad luck. I'm sure you had a working spare with you. I wonder about the Metz shoe-mount flashes. Are their shoes replaceable? I've only owned the potato masher styles, so I don't know about their shoe-mount flashes. Len --- - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: RE: 400FTZ The shoe on the 500 *is* overly delicate. I broke mine last night with a fairly gentle flip of the bracket. It just fell right off in the middle of the bouquet toss. The bride gave me a funny look. That wasn't supposed to happen, was it? Grr 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: A* 600mm f5.6 and Accessories (long-winded)
David, Yup, I meant Wimberly. Two beers and my brain turns to soup. The man I met the other day said he uses his Sidekick with a 400 f2.8, so it should be adequate for my lens. I can't afford the full size model, nor do I think I need one. But I feel like I'm just putting too much torque on the stem of the ballhead to get a sharp image - every minor jiggle gets magnified many times by the time it gets out to end of the 600. I wonder if something like the Bogen 3420 Telephoto Lens Support, which would redistribute the center of gravity, would be of value. Certainly, it's cheaper than a gimbeled head, and part of the prblem, again, is that the lens mount is so far back on the lens. -Original Message- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David S. Sent: July 04, 2002 10:44 PM I am thinking that you mean Wimberly Sidekick when you said Weatherly Sidekick. A person in our area uses the Wimberly Sidekick with a Canon 500/4.5 (not image stabilized) lens. He uses it on an Arca-Swiss ball head Gitzo 1325 carbon fiber tripod. He uses teleconverters extension tubes to get higher magnification of small birds. His images are excellent quality and he does well in competitions, I do not know if he has a web site where you could see his photos. I use the Wimberly head on a Manfrotto 075 tripod. The Wimberly head is large but excellent to use. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: A* 600mm f5.6 and Accessories (long-winded)
Ryan, And I thought Mark Cassino was the only one here with that lens. What a piece of glass!! Do you find it puts a strain on the ballhead and stem with the weight pushed over to the side? -Original Message- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ryan K. Brooks Sent: July 04, 2002 7:42 PM Weatherly Gimballed heads. I know Ken Waller loves his Kirk with the 600mm f4, and all people that I talk to feel similarly. I don't think I need the bigger models, but the Weatherly Sidekick I looked this morning, looked to be a nice way to go. I'd be interested in anyone's comments on this subject. /Wimberley./ I'm using this with a Kirk Ballhead and QR plates on my A*400/2.8 and 67 Tak 600/4 and it's changed my life. Best photo-improving accessory I've ever purchased. Everything is tack sharp now, even with a TC. I just wish those extension tubes for the 67 had a bit less play. R - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 400FTZ
That sounds good. Could you e-mail me a digital picture of the camera/flash set up this way? I'd like to see it. I'm having a hard time visualizing it. I may just want to get one of the new Metz shoe-mount flashes to have as a backup (or maybe as primary) to my AF500FTZ. Len --- - Original Message - From: Frits J. Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 2:48 PM Subject: Re: 400FTZ The SCA3701 is on my 40MZ-2 all the time. It slides into the bottom of the flash. So when I want to use the flash, I slide the flash/CSA3701 into the hot shoe, just as if you would have an 400FTZ. The attachment of the SCA3701 on the flash is much wider then the first part of the SCA3701, so I don't really know what would give first, the SCA3701 or the body of the flash. My bet is the SCA3701, although I don't know if that is a correct assumption. Is there anyone on the list that broke his adapter of his Metz? Lets wait till Tom has one for a week, then we will know. -- Frits J. Wüthrich - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 400FTZ
Frits J. Wüthrich wrote: I have the 40MZ-2. In order to have it working correctly on my PZ-1, I have an SCA300 adapter, the SCA3701. If that one would break, you just slide it out and put a new one in. That would limit the damage, and no repair is necessary. For this reason, I strongly prefer a flash that uses a replaceable bottom module. My Ritz Quantaray does the job nicely; I carry a spare $15 module. It feels great to know that if I break the shoe mount, I'm back in business in a minute. [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: 400FTZ
I wonder about the Metz shoe-mount flashes. Are their shoes replaceable? I've only owned the potato masher styles, so I don't know about their shoe-mount flashes. High end show mount METZs have interchangable shoe adaptors so they can be replaced anytime (but expensive). My SCA3701M2 adaptor seems quite strong and less brittle and better made than the old SCA372. 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: 400FTZ
Which would you rather have break, the shoe on the flash or the shoe on the camera? Seems to me it's better to have the weak point on the flash itself rather than on the camera. It's usually less expensive to replace/repair a flash than it is a camera. The shoe on Pentax camera is held tightly by 4 screws. If it was to be pulled off, quite possible the whole top cover had to be replaced. 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: Re: Which MF camera for a second body
I picked up a used Super Program to compliment a K1000 i use for horse work,but the dynamics of the camera are not quite right for me,for this work.HOWEVER,i use it for TTL flash and BW and stealth portraitsand its fine for that.I like the camera and i think it would be a fine second body. Dave Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses 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: newbie K1000 flash question
The Vivitar 283 or 285 should be fine for the K1000.I use an older Hanimax peanut type flash and have recently bought a used 285 and works well with the camera.The K1000 does not offer TTL flash so you will have to use the tables on the back of the flash.Not that hard,even i fiqured it out eventually:) Dave Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses 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: 400FTZ
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frits J. Wüthrich Lets wait till Tom has one for a week, then we will know. So which unit and which adapter should I get? 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 .
Pentax - New Directions
Hi Gang, Over the weekend, I was doing some heavy duty pondering (ponder,ponder...). The new L/6 is an very well specified camera with an extremely low price. It's specifications exceed those within it price bracket and match or exceed those of other costing much more. I think Pentax has hit a different level when they introduced the MZ cameras a few years back. Virtually the same body, just different components and interfaces on the same platform. Want 1/2000, install that shutter / want 1/4000, install that shutter / want multi-programme, install that dial, top deck and cpu / want a glass prism, haven't yet - we can do. They have gotten very good mileage out of that line and can still get even more. The L/6 challenges the 3/5 in terms of specifications. Shy is some and better in others. I look for a 1 or 2 to replace the 3/5 and provide a more MZ/S specified camera to really challenge the middle/upper level. The lens assortment that is available (excepting the consumer grade) is actually excellent good. No, they don't have the tilt/shifts of CN but their prime lens array is really second to none right now. Image stabilization needs to be in the works and, when coupled with their high standard in the long lenses, Pentax should be back on track. Enough pondering, 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: What to see in Milwaukee
Lotsa BEER. Ken Waller - Original Message - From: William Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:54 PM Subject: OT: What to see in Milwaukee Hi, I have a Pentax buddy that may be heading to Milwaukee on business later this month. He is not sure if he wants to go and is looking for an additional incentive. So, what is there to do and see from a photographic point of view in Milwaukee? Any good Pentax camera stores? Any good places to shop for used Pentax gear? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks, 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 - New Directions
The lens assortment that is available (excepting the consumer grade) is actually excellent good. I agree with your points. However, Pentax still does not have a fast wide-angle zoom like 17-35 and they need a good constant-aperture zoom in the neighborhood of 80-200mm. Hopefully, they are in the pipeline. Best regards, Albert - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 -TOPDL meeting- was: Giantism in the brotherhood?
Hi, Jeff, I've been kind of waiting until I get that Vivitar Series 1 wide angle zoom before suggesting a topdml thing, so's I can show it off. In any event, next weekend I have kids, but two weekends hence I'm free with no plans at this point. We've been meeting downtown every time so far. I suppose we should really trek up to the cultural wasteland of the northern 'burbs for a change, eh? g Can you suggest anything up in your area that we could do? I know very little of the city north of Eglinton, and nothing at all north of 401, which isn't really Toronto imho, anyway. I guess all we really need is a good bar. You guys have bars up there, don't you? vbg Seriously, if two weeks away is good, let us know, and we'll try to get a quorum! ciao, frank Jeff wrote: HI Frank, PS: Waiting for the signal to the next TOPDML -- 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: 400FTZ
So which unit and which adapter should I get? 54MZ-3 with SCA3702 adaptor? http://www.metz.de/1_metz_2000/m_pages_english/main_index_e.php3?link=4sub=1linkname=mecablitz 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: OT: BH
On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 13:34:46 -0400, CBWaters wrote: Anybody know if BH sends out an email or anything when they've shipped exchange items? The scanner I returned to them (defective) was delivered on Friday. I'm just curious to see when they ship the new one out. I know I could call them but I don't want to appear as impatiant as I am. Thanks Cory Waters - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . Just remember, if it arrived late Friday, it may not get processed until Monday. Refer to their order processing notes. jm - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 -TOPDL meeting- was: Giantism in the brotherhood?
Hi, Are you referring to the 24-48 zoom? I'm very happy with my 19-35. In 2 weeks is fine by me. Dave C. should be back from BC. Aaron may surface again. Let's hear from Dave B. and Brendan. And any new GTA Pentax users. A couple of places come to mind. The Danforth could be interesting, specially on a Saturday. Downtown North York could also be interesting, including Mel's Square. We have bars, but they only serve root beer. Jeff - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 8:52 PM Subject: Re: OT -TOPDL meeting- was: Giantism in the brotherhood? Hi, Jeff, I've been kind of waiting until I get that Vivitar Series 1 wide angle zoom before suggesting a topdml thing, so's I can show it off. In any event, next weekend I have kids, but two weekends hence I'm free with no plans at this point. We've been meeting downtown every time so far. I suppose we should really trek up to the cultural wasteland of the northern 'burbs for a change, eh? g Can you suggest anything up in your area that we could do? I know very little of the city north of Eglinton, and nothing at all north of 401, which isn't really Toronto imho, anyway. I guess all we really need is a good bar. You guys have bars up there, don't you? vbg Seriously, if two weeks away is good, let us know, and we'll try to get a quorum! ciao, frank Jeff wrote: HI Frank, PS: Waiting for the signal to the next TOPDML -- 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 . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
More July PUG I liked
Hi, I already indicated my number one and two favourites from this month's PUG. I really liked the gallery as a whole (like usual), but here are a few more that really caught my eye: High Adrenalin by Dan Mills: I love the pattern formed by all those looping, intersecting tracks and supports. And, you caught the rollercoaster at ~just~ the right moment, capturing the fury and excitement of the ride. What lens did you use? (you didn't mention it in your description) California Adventure by Steve Larson: Wow! Everything works so beautifully! The last glimmer of twilight, the sky almost completely dark on the right, the bright lights of the amusement park, mirrored on the water. It really captures what an amusement park is to me: fantastic whirling bright neon lights on a hot summer night. I don't know if it was a hot summer night when you took it, but I got that feeling from looking at it. Terrific! Thanks. Lines by Bernd Scheffler: This almost seems a study in artistic perspective. It's the placement of the two people that really make the shot. The patterns of the paving stones, the patterns of the lines, I don't know, there's just a very surreal feeling to the whole thing that I really like. It's one of those photos that I can't really explain why I like it so much, I just do! I think I'd like it a bit more if it were a little brighter, but that's only a small criticism; the composition more than makes up for that little shortcoming. Vis-a-Vis by Andreas Busse: Here's another almost surreal photo that I'll have trouble putting my feelings into words - I just know I like it a lot! I have no idea what these two objects are, but they look so stark standing there. Not knowing what they are makes me look at the composition all the more: the horizon bisecting the image, the shadow of the foreground object seeming to point out toward the background object. The beautiful deep blue sky. It just works very well for me as an almost abstract study in perspective and geometry. Thanks for posting it. Blue Winter by Johan Blixhavn Moeland: It looks so incredibly cold and forbidding! Maybe it's those bushes, which appear to either be bent over from a cold wind. Or, are they the tops of trees just peaking out from the top of blowing snow? Whatever, they are all that's there to break up about the bleakest landscape I've ever seen! I love the blue snow, graduating from dark to lighter, I love the sky, the last moments of twilight (or is it the first moments of daybreak?) with the horizontal dark strips of cloud. While the patterns and colours are beautiful, I think what mesmerizes me the most is that this is one of those photos that I stare at, and try to figure out what's going on; I try to make up a story or mental image of where it is, what time of day it is, what the few objects in it are. Then I give up, and just appreciate it's incredibly stark beauty in and of itself. Well, my dinner's ready. Maybe I'll comment on a few more in the upcoming days. regards, frank -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re:Pentax - New Directions
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree with your points. However, Pentax still does not have a fast wide-angle zoom like 17-35 and they need a good constant-aperture zoom in the neighborhood of 80-200mm. Hopefully, they are in the pipeline. Best regards, Albert i take it that the 80-200 f2.8 is too expensive to be considered? i would like a 17-35mm or similar fixed aperture FA* zoom. sharpness across the entire imaging area is really important to me and right now, it seems that in Pentax lenses, the FA* and Limited lenses are the only ones that i can choose from. Herb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 400FTZ
Plenty of power and excellent features, from what I read. I need to get my hands on something like that, too. I think it would still work with my SCA3701, as well. Len --- - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 8:16 PM Subject: RE: 400FTZ So which unit and which adapter should I get? 54MZ-3 with SCA3702 adaptor? http://www.metz.de/1_metz_2000/m_pages_english/main_index_e.php3 ?link=4sub=1linkname=mecablitz regards, Alan Chan - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go 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 July PUG I liked
Hi Frank, Thanks for the kind words. It was a summer like day in January. We were getting a weather phenomen known as Santa Anas which makes it like summer in the day, but colder than a you know what at night. The Park is beautiful, right next to Disneyland. Thanks for taking the time to comment. frank theriault (terry-o) wrote: California Adventure by Steve Larson: Wow! Everything works so beautifully! The last glimmer of twilight, the sky almost completely dark on the right, the bright lights of the amusement park, mirrored on the water. It really captures what an amusement park is to me: fantastic whirling bright neon lights on a hot summer night. I don't know if it was a hot summer night when you took it, but I got that feeling from looking at it. Terrific! Thanks. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 400FTZ
Plenty of power and excellent features, from what I read. I need to get my hands on something like that, too. I think it would still work with my SCA3701, as well. I think it should. The SCA3702 seems a bit shorter than 3701. The 54MZ3 is also better shape than the 40 MZ series which might be difficult to fit in the bag. 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: Pentax - New Directions
Hi Bob! Could you please let me know the price of L/6, both grey market and list prices? Thanks in advance. With kind regards, Ayash. On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Bob Rapp wrote: Hi Gang, Over the weekend, I was doing some heavy duty pondering (ponder,ponder...). The new L/6 is an very well specified camera with an extremely low price. It's specifications exceed those within it price bracket and match or exceed those of other costing much more. 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: Kiron 105/2.8 macro: rattling sound?
The lens does, indeed, rattle within, as though a few tiny ball bearings are rolling around! Can anyone else confirm that this is normal? What about you Vivitar Series 1 105/2.5 owners? Well, Paul, I just checked, and the LN- VS1 105/2.5 Macro here does not specifically make a ball-bearing sound when it is mounted (or dismounted), but it does make a ~very~ faint ball-bearing sound (as I guess you could call it) when shaken, whether mounted or not. I'm not sure this reply helps you or not... Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Pentax - New Directions
From: Ayash Kanto Mukherjee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:11 PM Subject: Re: Pentax - New Directions Hi Bob! Could you please let me know the price of L/6, both grey market and list prices? Thanks in advance. With kind regards, Ayash. The current price at BH is 249.00 US. 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: Pentax - New Directions
On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, Bob Rapp wrote: From: Ayash Kanto Mukherjee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:11 PM Subject: Re: Pentax - New Directions Hi Bob! Could you please let me know the price of L/6, both grey market and list prices? Thanks in advance. With kind regards, Ayash. The current price at BH is 249.00 US. Bob Many Thanks, Bob. - Ayash. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
