RE: Re: OT: IR vision (cry for help)
Hi, Thanks to all who suggested the cached version @ Google. In my frustration (during a rather busy day preparing for a month off work [YAHOO!]) I forgot about this extremely useful feature. I now have it on disk and hard copy, because I _know_ someone is going to fiddle with my machine while I'm away. Thanks also to all who offered a copy. mike looking forward to wasting lots of film in August
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
Hi, Tuesday, July 15, 2003, 11:27:11 PM, you wrote: My, aren't you preciousd! what's precious about it? Somebody else raised this, and I merely joined in. Everything there is just a plain fact, which I thought some people might find interesting and amusing in the context. If you don't that's fine, but you don't have to react like a twat. -- Cheers, Bobmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bob Walkden wrote: well, that's very new indeed. Most of us live in houses that you guys would treat as museums. My house was built in 1896 and is perfectly ordinary. My sister's was built in 1837, which is no age at all. My boarding house at school was built in 1585. And New College, Oxford, was founded in 1379. We're not the only ones. The French do it too. The Pont Neuf (New Bridge) was built in the 1500s - and is the oldest bridge over the Seine.
Re: Sadly another one goes
Deepets commiserations Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
No SubjectRe: Something to pass on to the PDML
I'll blame whatever the hell I want to on Cotty. He's way over there. I'm way over here. Wot's 'e gonna do 'bout it, eh? (I have absolutely no idea what accent that might be...) Oh, a wise guy huh? I'll tell you what I'm a gonna do about it - I'm a gonna head on over there and I'm a gonna come knockin on yer door, and I'm a gonna say, 'Frank, what would you say to a little drink?' And you'll say, 'Hello little drink'. *parp* Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Howe Does the DoF button work?
I understand dof, I just hadn't really noticed any focus changes. Guess I just wasn't focusing on a bright enough subject. Its a nice feature if its bright enough. Scott, When I started photography I too was less than impressed with the DOF stopdown. 'Just makes he bloody viewfinder dark' and 'Can't see anything in that' were my first impressions. It turns out the trick is to allow your eye time to adjust. Looking thro the finder I typically shield the eyepiece from extra light with my hand and wait for a few seconds. It's amazing how it becomes a lot clearer when your eye is used to it - I shoot landscapes with a 6x7 and use it all the time to check the foreground is sharp. Thats working at f/16 or even f/22 mostly, so you can imagine how dim that makes the view! Chris
Filters
Oh Dear! I've missed something. I still have a filter for that strange gentleman and so whatever he said went down the drain. Not that I care much, but it seems to have stirred quite a response. I was threatened with bodily harm by BD - off list - and got multi-page mail from him. It had to stop. I was briefly unsubscribed too and that lost me some exchanges. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002
Re: Howe Does the DoF button work?
A trick I got off another Pdmler is to close your eyes for 10 sec, hit the DOF button then look, helps a bit and if your doing macro work walk with a flash light, shin it on the subject to use the dof button. --- Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understand dof, I just hadn't really noticed any focus changes. Guess I just wasn't focusing on a bright enough subject. Its a nice feature if its bright enough. Scott, When I started photography I too was less than impressed with the DOF stopdown. 'Just makes he bloody viewfinder dark' and 'Can't see anything in that' were my first impressions. It turns out the trick is to allow your eye time to adjust. Looking thro the finder I typically shield the eyepiece from extra light with my hand and wait for a few seconds. It's amazing how it becomes a lot clearer when your eye is used to it - I shoot landscapes with a 6x7 and use it all the time to check the foreground is sharp. Thats working at f/16 or even f/22 mostly, so you can imagine how dim that makes the view! Chris __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: Zooms vs. primes: the final word and ultimate wisdom
Bruce, would forcing a zoom owner to use a prime lens, say 50 mm, for say 2 months, say forcing them to shoot, say one film a week, would help zoom owner improve? I think so. Forcing a single angle of view onto the photographer also forces a level of discipline that the zoom lens doesn't. I think a photographer becomes much better very quickly if they use only a few prime lenses for an extended period. However, I also think I am in the minority on this one, but I also think I am in the minority of people on this list who have taught photography. William Robb I should probably stay out of this, but I feel the same way as Mr. Robb. I think zooms have a place in my camera bag, but it's rare that I dig down that deep to pull one out. I've been trying to improve my photography over the past couple of years, and using only single-focal-length lenses has really given me the discipline to compose and frame better and understand what I'm trying to accomplish. Christian Yep, I'll go along with that. I have 2 zooms and I much prefer to ignore them. That said, the 2 lenses that follow me every day are a 22mm and a 45-112mm for practical coverage of most situations. In the event, I use the 22mm for landscapes, and the zoom for grabs and people. If I'm walking about with just one camera/lens, the one I prefer to have on the camera as an all purpose lens is a 35mm f1.8 macro. You can do anything with that. Regards the zooms - if i do have the zoom aboard, I tend to use it either fully at the wide end or fully at the telephoto end, hardly ever in the middle - how odd. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
My, aren't you preciousd! what's precious about it? Somebody else raised this, and I merely joined in. Everything there is just a plain fact, which I thought some people might find interesting and amusing in the context. If you don't that's fine, but you don't have to react like a twat. He means a twate. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
RE: RE; OT:DPI start point
In that case scan them twice - more beers! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 July 2003 15:20 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RE; OT:DPI start point Sounds like the best way to go. They are only 4, 6x7 images,at 2450 that gives me time for dinner and 3-4 beersvbg Dave Hi Dave, I would scan at max resolution. It is easier and better to downsize an image then it is to try and res it up. The only place you might need near the full res is a large image in a brochure, or a full page magazine ad (dream big). Better to have it and not need it then the other way around. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Demian)
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
Quote may be inaccurate but the point is self-evident. Those Brits have a fascinating handle on the concept of time. :) Reminds me of the old 'joke' that goes: Two American tourists arrive at Runnymede at the side of the Thames to find loads of people running around in Medieval costume. They stop a passing minstrel. Say Buddy, what's going on? We're celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta! The minstrel replies. When was it? the American asks 1215 comes the reply. The American looks at his watch and turns to his partner, Gee Honey, we just missed it Like you say, a different concept of time :-) Chris
Re: Sadly another one goes
Deepets commiserations Sorry, that should be 'deepest' commiserations. Cheers, Cotty and 2 fat cats ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Thanks,from Gordy
Just want to say thanks to all those who had kinds words about losing Gordy. Very much appreciated and helped the 3 of us through a tough night. Sorry to post on the pdml,but sometimes you need to lean on friends for a short time. Next one stays as an indoor cat.To late for the other 3 g Dave Liz Erin and the 3 left
Camera exchange Ottawa
http://www.camera-exchange.com Just had a look at the site and they have a ton of used equipment.I gather from the site thats all the sell except for some new digital stuff. They also seem to have a studio to rent. Pentax is from page 30 ro 40 on the PDF download. Lots of K 1000's,MX/ME and Spotties,fixed and zooms. I have never dealt with them,just thoug someone may be interested.I spent this months budjet all ready. Dave
Re: Howe Does the DoF button work?
Thanks for all the DoF replies, I think I've got it now. Doug Franklin wrote: On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 08:52:07 +0100 (BST), Chris Stoddart wrote: When I started photography I too was less than impressed with the DOF stopdown. 'Just makes he bloody viewfinder dark' and 'Can't see anything in that' were my first impressions. It turns out the trick is to allow your eye time to adjust. And look at the stuff that's not in focus rather than the stuff that is. I tend to look at the parts that are out of focus in the normal viewfinder, but that I want in focus in the final image, then press and release the DOFP button a couple of times. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: Sadly another one goes
My apologies. I've never lived in a house with fewer than two cats in residence. I have more vivid (and often more fond) memories of the cats I've lived with than many of the people. Michael --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1618301 They say the good die young.Must be true.Eight months old,now gone.Followed another local cat across a busy road to the east of us.Only one made it to the other side. Sighh Three in a year.This is to much. Over shadows my new 28mm i recieved to day.No joy in mudville tonight. Sorry for the post.I feel better typing this to my group of friends. Dave __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
Bob: Here, that is quite a vulgar term. Of course, we're not as cultured as you are over there, living in ancient baronial estates. Bob Walkden wrote: what's precious about it? Somebody else raised this, and I merely joined in. Everything there is just a plain fact, which I thought some people might find interesting and amusing in the context. If you don't that's fine, but you don't have to react like a twat.
Re: Takumer (Bayonet) 135 f2.5
Difference between f2.5 and f3.5 is significant - you will appreciate it in low light levels! ...except that the Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5, with its not overly generous 52mm filter threads (unlike the K 135/2.5, which has 58mm threads) would seem unlikely to be much faster than f/2.8. In any event, by my measurements, the Takumar Bayonet certainly has a much narrower front element than does the SMC K 135/2.5 - SMC K 135/2.5 : measured 52 mm front element diameter - f/2.6 Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5 : meas. 49 mm front element diam. - f/2.8 http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/135's/135252.jpg The above is a photo of two supposedly f/2.5 135mm lenses - the SMC K 135/2.5 is on the left, while the Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5 - the one that shows my reflection (g) - is on the right. It would seem that both lenses do not fit the same specification. Of course, the original point I quoted from is still basically true - there is still a significant difference between an f/2.8 lens and an f/3.5 lens. Fred
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
whickersworld wrote: The literal translation of Pont Neuf is Bridge 9. Where did New come from? neuf, neuve adj. et n. m. I. adj. 1. Qui est fait depuis peu. Maison neuve. 2. Qui na pas encore servi. Un habit neuf. Loc. Faire peau neuve: muer, en parlant du serpent; fig. se transformer entirement. Salle de spectacle qui fait peau neuve, qui est entirement ramnage, refaite. 3. Plus rcent (par oppos. ancien, vieux). La vieille ville et la ville neuve. cheers, caveman
RE: Sadly another one goes
David, my condolences on your loss. He was a beautiful kitty. Amita
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
it means the same thing in Old English as it does now on both sides of the ocean. Herb - Original Message - From: Dan Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 09:32 Subject: Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not Here, that is quite a vulgar term. Of course, we're not as cultured as you are over there, living in ancient baronial estates.
Re: Zooms vs. primes: the final word and ultimate wisdom
Both primes and zooms have their place. I really don't think it makes all that much difference whether you use a zoom or a prime for the type of shooting most of us do. I think it is more a question of what feels good at any one moment. For many of us it is as much about the experience as the result. There are times I want the convenience of a zoom and there are times I want the light weight (generally faster) traits of a prime. Quality- unless you're looking at publication in National Geographic or huge enlargements, I really don't think it's anything to waste too much time on. My belief is that what makes a lens great for any particular photographer is not necessarily the quality of pictures it takes (providing it meets a certain standard) but it's usefulness, it's handling, build quality and most important its range or its particular focal length. For example, I love zooms in the 28-105 focal lengths. They are incredibly useful tools for me. If you were to ask me what my favourite zoom is it would li kely be the 28-105. Not because it is necessarily the best lens I have but it is the one I reach for most often. Therefore it's (in my opinion a great lens.) For someone else it is an 80-200. For someone else it is an 85 prime, a 24 prime That's the lens they use most often. To them that's a great lens I think build quality and how the lens feels with the camera and looks through the viewfinder influences people's opinions as much as what the lens produces in the way of pictures. If you feel comfortable with a lens and like the way it feels, chances are you will produce great images with it. This is often what influences people more toward loving a particular prime lens. They're small, well built, simple to use and they are usually faster than they're zoom counterparts. Photographers like what they see through the viewfinder, they like the feel of the lens on the camera ... and they create nice pictures as a result and enjoy the whole process. I don't think it means that the pictures are really much better in most cases. Just my 2 cents vic
Need to contact Albano Garcia
Albano,can you email me off list? (or if someone has a recent email addy for him...) Thanks.
Re: Filters
Bodily harm? Wow, he is even more whacko than I thought. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Dr E D F Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 12:52 AM Subject: Filters Oh Dear! I've missed something. I still have a filter for that strange gentleman and so whatever he said went down the drain. Not that I care much, but it seems to have stirred quite a response. I was threatened with bodily harm by BD - off list - and got multi-page mail from him. It had to stop. I was briefly unsubscribed too and that lost me some exchanges. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
Caveman a crit: whickersworld wrote: The literal translation of Pont Neuf is Bridge 9. Where did New come from? neuf, neuve adj. et n. m. I. adj. 1. Qui est fait depuis peu. Maison neuve. 2. Qui na pas encore servi. Un habit neuf. Loc. Faire peau neuve: muer, en parlant du serpent; fig. se transformer entirement. Salle de spectacle qui fait peau neuve, qui est entirement ramnage, refaite. 3. Plus rcent (par oppos. ancien, vieux). La vieille ville et la ville neuve. cheers, caveman In French : neuf = that has been constructed lately Once bridges were in wood, when they were destroyed one constructed another one that became he pont neuf . Later, one constructed bridges in stone and the first bridge in stone took the name of pont neuf , it resisted the raw. Later, one constructed other bridges more news; but as they have not been destroyed, them pont neuf kept their name and its the oldest bridge! Michel http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
Michel Carrre-Ge a crit: Caveman a crit: That should be L'homme des cavernes a crit: ;-)
Sony inspired by Fuji ?
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0307/03071601sonyrgbeccd.asp This suspiciously looks similar to Fuji's 4 layers film idea ;-) cheers, caveman
Today in the garden
I trotted outside today with a Hewlett Packard 620 that I'd borrowed to take some eBay pictures. I put a load of stuff on yesterday. Anyway, I took some close-ups of flowers and they're not half bad. I think digital is going to be on my shopping list now. So far I've been mainly ignoring the D *ist posts but did gather it can be used with the lenses I have. So I'll start saving. Perhaps I can dump all film bodies and save myself hours of time processing and scanning film. At my age every minute is precious. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002
Re: Sony inspired by Fuji ?
Caveman wrote: C http://www.dpreview.com/news/0307/03071601sonyrgbeccd.asp C This suspiciously looks similar to Fuji's 4 layers film idea ;-) Finally they had enough of sony red mocking. ;o) Actually, I would rather see the Foveon layered photosites approach succeeding. Now that's similar to film... Servus, Alin
Re: Takumer (Bayonet) 135 f2.5
Isn't it that the 52mm front thread lens (Tak Bayo) is also a the shorter lens, making the light path less long? Not so much light bending to go on, and the same effective aperture can be physically less wide, in a shorter lens assembly. So I have gathered from what I've seen over the years... A long, fat f/2.5 and a shorter, narrower f/2.5 are essentially just different ways of reaching the same place. keith whaley Fred wrote: Difference between f2.5 and f3.5 is significant - you will appreciate it in low light levels! ...except that the Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5, with its not overly generous 52mm filter threads (unlike the K 135/2.5, which has 58mm threads) would seem unlikely to be much faster than f/2.8. In any event, by my measurements, the Takumar Bayonet certainly has a much narrower front element than does the SMC K 135/2.5 - SMC K 135/2.5 : measured 52 mm front element diameter - f/2.6 Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5 : meas. 49 mm front element diam. - f/2.8 http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/135's/135252.jpg The above is a photo of two supposedly f/2.5 135mm lenses - the SMC K 135/2.5 is on the left, while the Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5 - the one that shows my reflection (g) - is on the right. It would seem that both lenses do not fit the same specification. Of course, the original point I quoted from is still basically true - there is still a significant difference between an f/2.8 lens and an f/3.5 lens. Fred
Re: 2 LXs, MDs, Lenses, etc. on ebay- Wow.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2939704395category=15240 Some lovely kit there and it would be great to sell it in one go, keep it together. However, FWIW, I wouldn't touch a zero feedback seller. No disrespect, but unless I was able to pay and collect in person, it just wouldn't happen Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: 2 LXs, MDs, Lenses, etc. on ebay- Wow.
Cotty wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2939704395category=15240 Some lovely kit there and it would be great to sell it in one go, keep it together. However, FWIW, I wouldn't touch a zero feedback seller. No disrespect, but unless I was able to pay and collect in person, it just wouldn't happen Cheers, Cotty And, the price is right, if all pieces are, as he says, new or barely used. (I'm paraphrasing...) And if all lenses are Pentax, and none have fungus or glass marks, and so on... Are the bodies guaranteed to function well? Have they sat in a case, in a closet for the past 10 years without being used? Battery compartments clean and pristine? No corrosion? (the seller DOES live in temperate, dry Florida, as you recall...) grin Etc., etc. Too much UN-known here, as you say... keith whaley
Re: Zooms vs. primes: the final word and ultimate wisdom
Very shortly after I got my K1000 (as a gift from my mom; Thanks mom!) I bought the 28-80 Takumar-A because, of course, I NEEDED a zoom and it was a Pentax and looked nice, etc. I used it exclusively for awhile until it loosened up to the point of absurdity. I could change the framing and focus just by wiggling the front element from side to side. I started using the 50mm that came with my camera and realized what I had been missing in terms of the ease of focus and beautifully bright view. I found I didn't miss being able to adjust the angle of view too much, and I think it helped me begin to understand what's important to include in a given frame and what to exclude. I only picked up the zoom again recently just to see if it was as I remembered it. I held out a fleeting hope that its ability to focus slightly beyond infinity would allow me to capture images of objects as they once appeared in the past, but they just turned out fuzzy. I'm still looking for a four-dimensional zoom. :-) -Michael --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Both primes and zooms have their place. I really don't think it makes all that much difference whether you use a zoom or a prime for the type of shooting most of us do. I think it is more a question of what feels good at any one moment. For many of us it is as much about the experience as the result. There are times I want the convenience of a zoom and there are times I want the light weight (generally faster) traits of a prime. Quality- unless you're looking at publication in National Geographic or huge enlargements, I really don't think it's anything to waste too much time on. My belief is that what makes a lens great for any particular photographer is not necessarily the quality of pictures it takes (providing it meets a certain standard) but it's usefulness, it's handling, build quality and most important its range or its particular focal length. For example, I love zooms in the 28-105 focal lengths. They are incredibly useful tools for me. If you were to ask me what my favourite zoom is it would li kely be the 28-105. Not because it is necessarily the best lens I have but it is the one I reach for most often. Therefore it's (in my opinion a great lens.) For someone else it is an 80-200. For someone else it is an 85 prime, a 24 prime That's the lens they use most often. To them that's a great lens I think build quality and how the lens feels with the camera and looks through the viewfinder influences people's opinions as much as what the lens produces in the way of pictures. If you feel comfortable with a lens and like the way it feels, chances are you will produce great images with it. This is often what influences people more toward loving a particular prime lens. They're small, well built, simple to use and they are usually faster than they're zoom counterparts. Photographers like what they see through the viewfinder, they like the feel of the lens on the camera ... and they create nice pictures as a result and enjoy the whole process. I don't think it means that the pictures are really much better in most cases. Just my 2 cents vic __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
Here it is: Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please our clients, and in this respect, we've already evaluated the possibility of using the latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from Sony. Consistent with our company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay in releasing our first DSLR is less important than having it up to date with the latest technology, leading to a higher degree of customer satisfaction. Consequently, we have started to redesign the camera around the new CCD chip technology. We will also take advantage of this deadline extension to address some other known issues as well. Some minor ones, like replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 one, but also some fundamental ones like the further refining of the lens mount. Working together with our most advanced client we concluded that backward compatibility is a non issue, and it would be prefferable to use a small but good selection of zoom lenses, specially taylored to fit digital's needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft will be relocated to the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more conveniently and would allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, and also permitting an economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical contact will be placed in the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for a later to be implemented advanced protocol for data transmission between the lens and the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) lenses being usable only in manual focus mode - will be of no important consequence, since metering would also not be available with this series, and the FA-D series of zooms that will replace them will offer astounding performance when compared to any lenses designed for film camera. Of course, for our advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D Limited series of primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will further enhance the highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. In order to further please our customers, we will also make these lenses in black finish, which will be available in US with the silver finish camera bodies (the silver finish lenses and black cameras will be reserved for the Japanese market only). I hope this has answered all your questions and addressed your concerns regarding the future developments in our camera and lens lines. Sincerely your, M. Harakiri
Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
I like it! Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:38 PM Subject: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth Here it is: Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please our clients, and in this respect, we've already evaluated the possibility of using the latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from Sony. Consistent with our company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay in releasing our first DSLR is less important than having it up to date with the latest technology, leading to a higher degree of customer satisfaction. Consequently, we have started to redesign the camera around the new CCD chip technology. We will also take advantage of this deadline extension to address some other known issues as well. Some minor ones, like replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 one, but also some fundamental ones like the further refining of the lens mount. Working together with our most advanced client we concluded that backward compatibility is a non issue, and it would be prefferable to use a small but good selection of zoom lenses, specially taylored to fit digital's needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft will be relocated to the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more conveniently and would allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, and also permitting an economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical contact will be placed in the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for a later to be implemented advanced protocol for data transmission between the lens and the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) lenses being usable only in manual focus mode - will be of no important consequence, since metering would also not be available with this series, and the FA-D series of zooms that will replace them will offer astounding performance when compared to any lenses designed for film camera. Of course, for our advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D Limited series of primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will further enhance the highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. In order to further please our customers, we will also make these lenses in black finish, which will be available in US with the silver finish camera bodies (the silver finish lenses and black cameras will be reserved for the Japanese market only). I hope this has answered all your questions and addressed your concerns regarding the future developments in our camera and lens lines. Sincerely your, M. Harakiri
[VERY OT] Anyone used the Rates To Go accomodation service?
Hi there, I know this is very OT, but I've nowhere else to ask :-) I've found some really nice last minute deal for hotels in Paris on a Rates To Go website (www.ratestogo.com), and was wondering if they're trustworthy. Anyone's ever used their services? TIA. Best regards, ukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii
Re: 2 LXs, MDs, Lenses, etc. on ebay- Wow.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemitem=2939704395category=15240 Some lovely kit there and it would be great to sell it in one go, keep it together. However, FWIW, I wouldn't touch a zero feedback seller. No disrespect, but unless I was able to pay and collect in person, it just wouldn't happen Cheers, Cotty I see your point,espesially for the price of it.(nice looking gear though)When i start to sell a few things on ebay soon,i will have 0 feedback,but,several pdmlers that i have dealt with have agreed to supply feedback via email to bidders.Only one problem,i forgot to ask what kind i'll get.vbg Dave
Re: 2 LXs, MDs, Lenses, etc. on ebay- Wow.
I think the same kit, or the same picture, has been displayed before on eBay. IIRC, it spawned a few PDML posts on the virtues of labelling the lens caps. Don't remember when, sorry. Jostein On 16 Jul 2003 at 10:20, Keith Whaley wrote: Etc., etc. Too much UN-known here, as you say... keith whaley
Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
hehe... Good one. Think I'll wait for more stable news, though... Jostein On 16 Jul 2003 at 13:38, Caveman wrote: Here it is: Thank you for inquiry. [snip] Sincerely your, M. Harakiri
Re: Zooms vs. primes: the final word and ultimate wisdom
My first lens was a Takumar-A 28-80. As the newbie I was, I got very frustrated with my own skill. Especially all the shots of backlit scenes that became dull and grey. When I got a A-50/1.7, I realised that it was not only me; but also the lens. Years later, on the PDML, I learned what a dog that Tak-A is; one of the few SLR lenses not multicoated... Anyway, I have prefered primes since then, but ever since I bought Cotty's Sigma 80-200/2.8 a while ago, I think I'm developing a soft spot for zooms again. The versatility of zooms is just great. Especially for travel kits. cheers, Jostein --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Both primes and zooms have their place. [snip]
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
Hi, Wednesday, July 16, 2003, 9:13:25 AM, you wrote: Reminds me of the old 'joke' that goes: Two American tourists arrive at Runnymede at the side of the Thames to find loads of people running around in Medieval costume. They stop a passing minstrel. Say Buddy, what's going on? We're celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta! The minstrel replies. When was it? the American asks 1215 comes the reply. The American looks at his watch and turns to his partner, Gee Honey, we just missed it Like you say, a different concept of time :-) I know a similar one, which a friend of mine assures me is true - he says he was there when it happened. A guide was taking a group of tourists around Skipton Castle (http://www.skiptoncastle.co.uk/). As he was talking aeroplanes flew over regularly from the nearby airport. Eventually one of the tourists, frustrated by the constant interruptions to the commentary, said 'Geez, with all the money they musta had you'd think they'd have built their castle further from the airport'. (collapse of tour guide) -- Cheers, Bobmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
Hi, Wednesday, July 16, 2003, 11:14:41 AM, you wrote: Bob Walkden wrote: We're not the only ones. The French do it too. The Pont Neuf (New Bridge) was built in the 1500s - and is the oldest bridge over the Seine. The literal translation of Pont Neuf is Bridge 9. Where did New come from? Convergent evolution. Different Latin words - novis and novem - have evolved into the same French word neuf, which has stayed in the language and evolved further into nouveau/nouvelle. Neuf, like ancien (which is a false friend), is quite a subtle word. We don't really have a direct equivalent and normally use 'new' for both 'nouveau' and 'neuf'. Neu is German for New. The French words for New are nouveau and nouvelle (m/f). This would mean that the literal translation into French of New Bridge would be Pont Nouveau. Perhaps we should discuss this further over a slightly chilled glass of Beaujolais Neuf. g Pas de probleme on that one! -- Cheers, Bobmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Zooms vs. primes: the final word and ultimate wisdom
Hi! BR I think that it is something like practicing scales on a musical BR instrument: it's an exercise to make you better, and not an end in BR itself. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bruce, would forcing a zoom owner to use a prime lens, say 50 mm, for say 2 months, say forcing them to shoot, say one film a week, would help zoom owner improve? I know virtually zilch about music, but I agree with the second part - it's an exercise to make you better, and not an end in itself. I have both zooms and primes. I know for sure that my head really works (though you cannot hear the gears moving grin) when I am out with a single prime attached to one of the cameras that I have. When I am out with zoom lens, two things are happening that I think are bad for me: 1. I am using exclusively ends of the zoom range. So in a sense, if I had two primes with these focal lengths, I need not have a zoom. Especially true for 28-135, since I have 35 and 135 mm primes. Though of course 35 mm is narrower than 28. 2. I am snap-shooting. I point my camera to whatever I think I like, I zoom in/out and I shoot. All my attempts to force me to choose one focal length of a zoom lens and pretend it is a prime, failed miserably. Ultimately, I think that for a student of photography, not a well defined maestro, primes are a good way to develop. OTOH zoom lenses can be a good way to start into photography. They allow you to try various things and decide which attracts you more. Then you could try to explore whatever you liked with zoom lens and start growing as a photographer. The first time my Sigma zoom was put onto the shelf for a long period of time was three of four months after I got my initial kit. I keep my zooms for those hopefully rare occasions when I would know in advance only zoom could do. By the way I am glad in a sense that William Robb (who happens to be a photo teacher) agreed with my previous thoughts on the subject. One more by the way - the PUG is coming... I made my submission already he he. --- Boris Liberman www.geocities.com/dunno57
Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
Are we talking about the *ist-D here? I know of no horse's mouth model! Also, I know of no M. Harakiri in Pentax or elsewhere, other than the band, such as it is... Thanks, keith whaley Caveman wrote: Here it is: Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please our clients, and in this respect, we've already evaluated the possibility of using the latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from Sony. Consistent with our company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay in releasing our first DSLR is less important than having it up to date with the latest technology, leading to a higher degree of customer satisfaction. Consequently, we have started to redesign the camera around the new CCD chip technology. We will also take advantage of this deadline extension to address some other known issues as well. Some minor ones, like replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 one, but also some fundamental ones like the further refining of the lens mount. Working together with our most advanced client we concluded that backward compatibility is a non issue, and it would be prefferable to use a small but good selection of zoom lenses, specially taylored to fit digital's needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft will be relocated to the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more conveniently and would allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, and also permitting an economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical contact will be placed in the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for a later to be implemented advanced protocol for data transmission between the lens and the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) lenses being usable only in manual focus mode - will be of no important consequence, since metering would also not be available with this series, and the FA-D series of zooms that will replace them will offer astounding performance when compared to any lenses designed for film camera. Of course, for our advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D Limited series of primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will further enhance the highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. In order to further please our customers, we will also make these lenses in black finish, which will be available in US with the silver finish camera bodies (the silver finish lenses and black cameras will be reserved for the Japanese market only). I hope this has answered all your questions and addressed your concerns regarding the future developments in our camera and lens lines. Sincerely your, M. Harakiri
Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
Har! Mr. Belly Cutter indeed! Good one, Valentin! Len --- On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:49:18 +0300 Dr E D F Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like it! Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:38 PM Subject: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth Here it is: Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please our clients, and in this respect, we've already evaluated the possibility of using the latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from Sony. Consistent with our company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay in releasing our first DSLR is less important than having it up to date with the latest technology, leading to a higher degree of customer satisfaction. Consequently, we have started to redesign the camera around the new CCD chip technology. We will also take advantage of this deadline extension to address some other known issues as well. Some minor ones, like replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 one, but also some fundamental ones like the further refining of the lens mount. Working together with our most advanced client we concluded that backward compatibility is a non issue, and it would be prefferable to use a small but good selection of zoom lenses, specially taylored to fit digital's needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft will be relocated to the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more conveniently and would allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, and also permitting an economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical contact will be placed in the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for a later to be implemented advanced protocol for data transmission between the lens and the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) lenses being usable only in manual focus mode - will be of no important consequence, since metering would also not be available with this series, and the FA-D series of zooms that will replace them will offer astounding performance when compared to any lenses designed for film camera. Of course, for our advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D Limited series of primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will further enhance the highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. In order to further please our customers, we will also make these lenses in black finish, which will be available in US with the silver finish camera bodies (the silver finish lenses and black cameras will be reserved for the Japanese market only). I hope this has answered all your questions and addressed your concerns regarding the future developments in our camera and lens lines. Sincerely your, M. Harakiri
Re: Zooms vs. primes: the final word and ultimate wisdom
Don't bring the camera to your eye until you are ready to take a picture. You are not ready to take a picture until you know what you want. Assuming that I'm not taking a picture of some fleeting moment event, that I can't position myself for, I look at the subject and light and figure out how I want that 3D scene projected onto a 2D plane. Then I go to the spot to get that, while setting things like focal length and aperture, look through the finder, tweak and shoot. BR Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. I am snap-shooting. I point my camera to whatever I think I like, I zoom in/out and I shoot. All my attempts to force me to choose one focal length of a zoom lens and pretend it is a prime, failed miserably. __ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
Re: Zooms vs. primes: the final word and ultimate wisdom
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I look at the subject and light and figure out how I want that 3D scene projected onto a 2D plane. What version of AutoCAD do you currently use ? cheers, caveman
ist-D Release Date
Okay folks, enough of the news from the Cave. I just got off the phone with Pentax USA and was informed that the release date for the ist D will be in 1 to 1 1/2 months. That puts it out to us by mid August -early September. He also told me the street price would be $1600 USD here in the US. DG
Re: ist-D Release Date
dick graham wrote: I just got off the phone with Pentax USA and was informed that the release date for the ist D will be in 1 to 1 1/2 months. Old news. They said exactly that several months ago. ;-) cheers, caveman
Re: ist-D Release Date
This is good, now lets see if it can beat the 10D in sharpness and colour. --- dick graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay folks, enough of the news from the Cave. I just got off the phone with Pentax USA and was informed that the release date for the ist D will be in 1 to 1 1/2 months. That puts it out to us by mid August -early September. He also told me the street price would be $1600 USD here in the US. DG __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: ist-D Release Date
I hope that street price includes the 16-35 FAJ.. Christian - Original Message - From: dick graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:44 PM Subject: ist-D Release Date Okay folks, enough of the news from the Cave. I just got off the phone with Pentax USA and was informed that the release date for the ist D will be in 1 to 1 1/2 months. That puts it out to us by mid August -early September. He also told me the street price would be $1600 USD here in the US. DG
Re: ist-D Release Date
you mean the 12-36mm DagT På onsdag, 16. juli 2003, kl. 22:50, skrev Christian: I hope that street price includes the 16-35 FAJ.. Christian - Original Message - From: dick graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:44 PM Subject: ist-D Release Date Okay folks, enough of the news from the Cave. I just got off the phone with Pentax USA and was informed that the release date for the ist D will be in 1 to 1 1/2 months. That puts it out to us by mid August -early September. He also told me the street price would be $1600 USD here in the US. DG
Re: ist-D Release Date
Which means they are on schedule. DG At 04:58 PM 7/16/03 -0400, you wrote: dick graham wrote: I just got off the phone with Pentax USA and was informed that the release date for the ist D will be in 1 to 1 1/2 months. Old news. They said exactly that several months ago. ;-) cheers, caveman
Re: ist-D Release Date
According to Pop Photo, even the Optio S beats the 10D in color. Bill - Original Message - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:58 PM Subject: Re: ist-D Release Date This is good, now lets see if it can beat the 10D in sharpness and colour.
Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
LOL Regards Albano --- Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here it is: Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please our clients, and in this respect, we've already evaluated the possibility of using the latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from Sony. Consistent with our company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay in releasing our first DSLR is less important than having it up to date with the latest technology, leading to a higher degree of customer satisfaction. Consequently, we have started to redesign the camera around the new CCD chip technology. We will also take advantage of this deadline extension to address some other known issues as well. Some minor ones, like replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 one, but also some fundamental ones like the further refining of the lens mount. Working together with our most advanced client we concluded that backward compatibility is a non issue, and it would be prefferable to use a small but good selection of zoom lenses, specially taylored to fit digital's needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft will be relocated to the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more conveniently and would allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, and also permitting an economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical contact will be placed in the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for a later to be implemented advanced protocol for data transmission between the lens and the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) lenses being usable only in manual focus mode - will be of no important consequence, since metering would also not be available with this series, and the FA-D series of zooms that will replace them will offer astounding performance when compared to any lenses designed for film camera. Of course, for our advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D Limited series of primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will further enhance the highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. In order to further please our customers, we will also make these lenses in black finish, which will be available in US with the silver finish camera bodies (the silver finish lenses and black cameras will be reserved for the Japanese market only). I hope this has answered all your questions and addressed your concerns regarding the future developments in our camera and lens lines. Sincerely your, M. Harakiri = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
Re: ist-D Release Date
According to Pop Photo, even the Optio S beats the 10D in color. How? More natural? More vivid? More saturated? Can't be all three, can it? regards, Alan Chan _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
RE: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
Surely you jest!!! If all my lenses are rendered manual focus only, I won't be hanging around for too long... Cheers Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services High Street, Broadford, Vic, 3658 Mob: 0414-967 644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: Albano Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 17 July 2003 7:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth LOL Regards Albano --- Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here it is: Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please our clients, and in this respect, we've already evaluated the possibility of using the latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from Sony. Consistent with our company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay in releasing our first DSLR is less important than having it up to date with the latest technology, leading to a higher degree of customer satisfaction. Consequently, we have started to redesign the camera around the new CCD chip technology. We will also take advantage of this deadline extension to address some other known issues as well. Some minor ones, like replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 one, but also some fundamental ones like the further refining of the lens mount. Working together with our most advanced client we concluded that backward compatibility is a non issue, and it would be prefferable to use a small but good selection of zoom lenses, specially taylored to fit digital's needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft will be relocated to the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more conveniently and would allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, and also permitting an economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical contact will be placed in the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for a later to be implemented advanced protocol for data transmission between the lens and the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) lenses being usable only in manual focus mode - will be of no important consequence, since metering would also not be available with this series, and the FA-D series of zooms that will replace them will offer astounding performance when compared to any lenses designed for film camera. Of course, for our advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D Limited series of primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will further enhance the highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. In order to further please our customers, we will also make these lenses in black finish, which will be available in US with the silver finish camera bodies (the silver finish lenses and black cameras will be reserved for the Japanese market only). I hope this has answered all your questions and addressed your concerns regarding the future developments in our camera and lens lines. Sincerely your, M. Harakiri = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
RE: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
Val sometimes you surprise me, now you have stunned me lol. --- Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Surely you jest!!! If all my lenses are rendered manual focus only, I won't be hanging around for too long... Cheers Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services High Street, Broadford, Vic, 3658 Mob: 0414-967 644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: Albano Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 17 July 2003 7:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth LOL Regards Albano --- Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here it is: Thank you for inquiry. We are striving to please our clients, and in this respect, we've already evaluated the possibility of using the latest RGBE CCD chip technology available from Sony. Consistent with our company's policy, we think that a 1-2 years delay in releasing our first DSLR is less important than having it up to date with the latest technology, leading to a higher degree of customer satisfaction. Consequently, we have started to redesign the camera around the new CCD chip technology. We will also take advantage of this deadline extension to address some other known issues as well. Some minor ones, like replacing the USB 1.1 port with a more current 2.0 one, but also some fundamental ones like the further refining of the lens mount. Working together with our most advanced client we concluded that backward compatibility is a non issue, and it would be prefferable to use a small but good selection of zoom lenses, specially taylored to fit digital's needs. We eventually decided that the focus shaft will be relocated to the bottom of the lens mount, where it fits more conveniently and would allow for a simplified mechanism with less parts, and also permitting an economy of $0.24 per unit. An extra electrical contact will be placed in the former place of the focus shaft, allowing for a later to be implemented advanced protocol for data transmission between the lens and the camera. The side effect - of making the F(A) lenses being usable only in manual focus mode - will be of no important consequence, since metering would also not be available with this series, and the FA-D series of zooms that will replace them will offer astounding performance when compared to any lenses designed for film camera. Of course, for our advanced customers, we will also introduce a FA-D Limited series of primes, designed with bokeh in mind, which will further enhance the highly acclaimed 3-D effect of bright-edge bokeh. In order to further please our customers, we will also make these lenses in black finish, which will be available in US with the silver finish camera bodies (the silver finish lenses and black cameras will be reserved for the Japanese market only). I hope this has answered all your questions and addressed your concerns regarding the future developments in our camera and lens lines. Sincerely your, M. Harakiri = Albano Garcia El Pibe Asahi __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: Zooms vs. primes: the final word and ultimate wisdom
Anyway, I have prefered primes since then, but ever since I bought Cotty's Sigma 80-200/2.8 a while ago, I think I'm developing a soft spot for zooms again. The versatility of zooms is just great. Especially for travel kits. Jostein, you're such a nice guy, I'm gonna give you an extra 10mm for no charge at all! :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Subject: Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
Subject: Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth hehe... Good one. Think I'll wait for more stable news, though... ...rather than being taken for a ride Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Hot breaking news - straight from the horse's mouth
Doug Franklin wrote: On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:56:53 -0400, Mark Cassino wrote: Just a crazy idea inspired by your subject, but maybe Pentax should hire Mr. Ed as their spokesman - er, spokeshorse. He's smarter than that crocodile guy, and, arguably, better looking Above all, he's fast on his feet (all four of them) and good with the spin. How about Yogi Bear? He's smarter than the average bear! My vote goes for Francis the mule. ;-) cheers, caveman
Re: Takumer (Bayonet) 135 f2.5
Isn't it that the 52mm front thread lens (Tak Bayo) is also a the shorter lens, making the light path less long? Not so much light bending to go on, and the same effective aperture can be physically less wide, in a shorter lens assembly. So I have gathered from what I've seen over the years... A long, fat f/2.5 and a shorter, narrower f/2.5 are essentially just different ways of reaching the same place. Perhaps, Keith. (I make absolutely NO claim to be any sort of an optical expert - g.) However, while I do understand that it might be the ~effective~ aperture that is important in the equation of max aperture in f-stops = focal length in mm / aperture in mm , I still can't get used to how an ~effective~ aperture can ever be greater than the actual physical diameter of the front objective. (As I said, though, I make NO claim to be an optical expert - g.) Fred
Re: 2 LXs, MDs, Lenses, etc. on ebay- Wow.
The camera bodies, winder, motor drive and data back have been serviced by Pentax on a regular basis. This includes routine CLA's (clean lubed and adjusted) shutter timing and updating the data back. Never had sticky mirror concerns in either body. All equipment is kept in a case when not used in a climate controlled environment. After use equipment is wiped down and cleaned prior to storage. No fungus present on any of the lenses. There you ... are take it or leave it! I've come to my own conclusions. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 - Original Message - From: Len Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:46 AM Subject: RE: 2 LXs, MDs, Lenses, etc. on ebay- Wow. The simple solution is to not bid on anything anymore and to list the serial numbers of the items you have on a website asking if any of them were stolen. Len --- -Original Message- From: John Dallman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 2 LXs, MDs, Lenses, etc. on ebay- Wow. In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Keith Whaley) wrote: Too much UN-known here, as you say... Indeed. I've bought about 15 bits of Pentax kit off eBay in the last couple of months, and I'm starting to worry about how much of what is on offer is stolen. Some of it has to be, obviously, since eBay is just too convenient for it not to be used for that, but how much? My suspicion mostly falls on items with very little description, where the sellers don't answer technical questions. --- John Dallman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
z-1p and non orginal grip
I have finished (have finished) some (certain) time over for work ago gripem z-1p. If it interests somebody photo and you will find manner of execution on http://foto.in.chaos.pl/index.php?strona=technikaliatechnika=tech_grip Unfortunately, in polish momentally only -- Piotr BRONSON Chabowski Tczewska Filia GGF http://foto.in.chaos.pl
Re: LENS it is, LENSE it is not
Caveman a crit: Michel Carrre-Ge a crit: Caveman a crit: That should be L'homme des cavernes a crit: ;-) Cave ou caverne ??
