Re: More lens problems.
I am not certain. Try to avoid loading the film too further in. If that doesn't work, it must be checked by service centre. Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Thanks, the MZ-S I'm after (the seller has the flu, deal is delayed) has been bought in Taiwan. I'll ask about this. Was there a cure for this problem? _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
RE: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
William Robb wrote: with big hips. - Original Message - From: William Robb Subject: Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip with bid hips. Is there something you would like to share with us? Malcolm
RE: Very Scary Stuff
frank theriault wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1990395 Bunny ears just don't cut it this time of year. Yes, I courier like this... HAR! My children loved that picture. Merry Christmas Frank. Malcolm Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all PDML folk.
RE: Very Scary Stuff
Bob Walkden wrote: on wearing antlers: Plus, the receptionists love it (that's mostly why I do it g). all sounds very Darwinian. If another courier turns up with bigger antlers do they all start following him? Do you feel an urge to lower your head, and charge? Bob. Trust me. Don't even think about going there. Malcolm
Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
Cotty, Do you think we should introduce our former colonial brethren on the list to Father Ted? It would establish feck in it's rightful place in the pantheon of useful words. Peter - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 10:33 PM Subject: Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip On 20/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Feckwit Just in case there are those poor naive few who don't recognise this term, it's an Irish pronunciation of a colloquial term used to describe someone of limited intelligence Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: more questions from fairygirl....
At 12:29 PM 12/22/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Tanya, The AF360FGZ also has auto modes on it. This means that the sensor in the flash will do the measurement and quench the flash at the right time. All you have to do is switch it to auto, set the f-stop you are going to use, set the film speed and set the body to the same settings. Shoot away just like it was TTL. Start by pushing the mode button until the A shows up. Then press the button in the middle of the wheel, the f stop will blink. Spin the wheel to the fstop you want. Press the button in the middle of the wheel. The ISO will start blinking. Spin the wheel to the ISO you want. Press the button in the middle of the wheel to select and you are ready. Now just set the camera to the same settings (ISO, fstop and flash synch speed). -- Best regards, Bruce I wouldn't think the contacts of the 360 would match up with another company's camera. Crossed-up electronics can be lovely, for a few seconds. Just what I thought when I read the first post. I'm pretty sure, though, that you can buy little accessory adapters that just have the central hot-shoe contact, and none of the others. Here's a fairly fancy one, including a bounce adjustment: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlistA=detailsQ=sku=89976is=REG
Re: Japanese FAQ on *ist D
From the website below: The RCR-V3 charge pond does not use, with respect to voltage characteristic, the male is completed. the male is completed.: I am not so sure I understand this. On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 18:38, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: Read translation by Babelfish: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_enurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digital.pentax.co.jp%2Fja%2F35mm%2Fist-d%2Ffaq.html Michel -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Japanese FAQ on *ist D
I not understand more 8=))
Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
Oh yes, that stuff the Brits call humour. Please, spare us. Do you think we should introduce our former colonial brethren on the list to Father Ted? It would establish feck in it's rightful place in the pantheon of useful words. Easy! http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~cbaker01/frted/JACK.HTM Warning - Irish content :-)
Re: 200 ISO on istD
I'd much rather see the remaining exposure count. It's not funny to find you ran out of RAM for picture storage suddenly with no warning and no time to plan your CF card changeout. Len --- * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 ISO on the *ist D without going through the control wheel. It would also be nice to be able to see the ISO in the viewfinder (as a custom option instead of the remaining shot count). alex _ Tired of slow downloads? Compare online deals from your local high-speed providers now. https://broadband.msn.com
Re: More lens problems.
AFAIK, it was possible to identify MZ-S bodies that are affected by entering Serial # at the following URL on Pentax Homepage: http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/information/20010619-s.html I did try it two years ago when I bought MZ-S. Return info was that my MZ-S is clear. The unfortunate part of this is that, obviously, page is not available anymore. So this won't help you much, I'm afraid. Maybe somebody can still find out the corresponding page somewhere else on Pentax pages. Matja Some MZ-S purchased in asia had winding problem as well, and those units were purchased after the MZ-S had been released for 2 years. Some experienced auto rewind when the film was not finished. Alan Chan Thanks, the MZ-S I'm after (the seller has the flu, deal is delayed) has been bought in Taiwan. I'll ask about this. Was there a cure for this problem? Andre
Re: Japanese FAQ on *ist D
On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 07:26:33PM +0100, Frits Wüthrich wrote: From the website below: The RCR-V3 charge pond does not use, with respect to voltage characteristic, the male is completed. the male is completed.: I am not so sure I understand this. I guess it either means Buy a Pentax and enjoy status and sex appeal, or The protrutriding battery pin is the positive terminal. -- ,_ /_) /| / / i e t e r/ |/ a g e l
Re: more questions from fairygirl....
I'd still be concerned that even if the prongs were made to line up via an adaptor that the voltages and impedances might not match. I'd need a heck of a guaranty that this adapter was going to match that as well. Considering the value of a DSLR I would be very hesitant. A flash I might risk, but a DSLR I wouldn't. Not to mention all the intended flash functions of this unknown DSLR would not fully function most likely. I'd definitely pop for the right flash if I were you Tania so as to be safe and enjoy the full use of the camera as intended. For example focus assist in dark areas can be invaluable and most likely wouldn't work in the adapter situation. Loss of full TTL compatibility would be dismal as well. Just my 2 cents worth Dave I wouldn't think the contacts of the 360 would match up with another company's camera. Crossed-up electronics can be lovely, for a few seconds. Just what I thought when I read the first post. I'm pretty sure, though, that you can buy little accessory adapters that just have the central hot-shoe contact, and none of the others. Here's a fairly fancy one, including a bounce adjustment: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlistA=detailsQ=s ku=89976is=REG
Re: more questions from fairygirl....
Hi, you could make life a whole lot easier for yourself by selling the flashes you currently have and buying a Metz system. This uses interface modules to make the flash heads interchangeable between different camera systems. It's very good. http://www.metz.de/1_metz_2000/m_pages_english/main_index_e.php3?link=4sub=1linkname=mecablitz For manual flash you should be able to reduce the power output of your existing gun explicitly, if it supports that, or if not you can pretend to be using a faster film - dial in a 3-stop higher ISO (for the example you give) and it will fire 1/8 the output which should give you the right exposure. -- Cheers, Bob Monday, December 22, 2003, 4:53:49 PM, you wrote: Ok, so I have secretly been enabled with a NON-pentax DSLR, naughty, I know, but couldn't refuse such a wonderful offer. vbg Anyways, my questions are related to using flash on this body... If I use my AF360fgz on this body, manually, using the guide number method, will it be likely to damage either my flash or the camera? Is there a way that I can use it, and also my two Sigma flash heads, safely without blowing things up? Secondly, forgive my ignorance here, but up until now I have never had to learn about manual flash - having always used TTL or a flash meter, so, is there a way that I can use manual flash and have more control over the f-stops that I use for th purpose of depth of field. For eg, if I use the guide number method and it tells me that I should be shooting at f16, is there any way that I can use say f5.6, for a portrait to ensure that I have the out of focus background etc? Sorry, I know that as far as flash photography is concerned, I have ALOT to learn, but I guess I never will if I don't ask, eh?!? Maaary Chritmoo (that's how my 4yo says it!) tan.
Re: Japanese FAQ on *ist D
On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 09:04:26PM +0200, Pieter Nagel wrote: On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 07:26:33PM +0100, Frits Wüthrich wrote: From the website below: The RCR-V3 charge pond does not use, with respect to voltage characteristic, the male is completed. the male is completed.: I am not so sure I understand this. I guess it either means Buy a Pentax and enjoy status and sex appeal, or The protrutriding battery pin is the positive terminal. Er, I meant protruding. Although I must admit, protrude-riding has potential as a new word. -- ,_ /_) /| / / i e t e r/ |/ a g e l
Re: PDML - Meeting in Germany?
Hallo Bernd, mein Name ist Kristian-Heinrich Schuessler (eigentlich u Umlaut) und ich wohne in Baden-Württemberg, im Schwarzwald, im Mittleren Kinzigtal östlich von Strasbourg (Frankreich jenseits des Rheins) und Offenburg/Baden. Meine PENTAX-Kenntnisse reichen viele Jahre, eigentlich Jahrzehnte zurück von SPOTMATIKs über mehrere K2 und K2 DMD, nur eine LX, neueste Erwerbung MZ-3 mit Databack.Für die Bienen hätte ich einen Ringblitz. - Aber der Schwarzwälder Bote, für den ich fast jede Woche mehrere Aufträge erledige, besteht auf einer digitalen Camera und so habe ich heute (früher schwarz/weiß als Negativ-Film) eine OLYMPUS CAMEDIA 2500 L, die nervt, weil sie bei Reportagen so langsam ist. Mit Bienen direkt habe ich nichts zu tun, werde aber gelegentlich immer wieder zu Imker-Vereinen geschickt und bin nun als Naturwissenschaftler völlig über VAROA im Bilde. Für mich ist Paris und München gleich weit entfernt (400 km), aber Oer-Erkenschwig(wo sich drf meistens traf) schon sehr weit nördlich - wenn ich mir die Fahrstrecke so betrachte. In Oldenburg oder Bremen war ich noch nie, in Hamburg habe ich mal ein paar Jahre gewohnt und gearbeitet. Ein PDML-Meeting wäre sicher auch mal ganz interessant - dies zur Ergänzung Deiner Liste deutscher und NL-Teilnehmer. Fröhliche Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr Kristian-Heinrich - Original Message - From: Familie Scheffler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 10:54 PM Subject: OT: PDML - Meeting in Germany? There are some more pentaxians from northern germany and from netherlands, too. So Munich (it is a very nice town, no doubt) may be a little southerly for a meeting. Arnold wohnt in Hamburg, Bojidar auch (soweit ich weiß), ich wohne in Hude (zwischen Oldenburg und Bremen), Frits und Jan in NL - aber einen Überblick und genauere Informationen habe ich eigentlich nicht. Bernd www.bienenbernd.de ---original message From: Katrin Subject: Re: Faces to names... Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 15:34:40 -0800 -- -- hm, I just don't have the impression that there are many germans on this list and I'm not very good in organising such things... but maybe I should just give it a try... *waveswithbothhands* anybody here who would be interested in a Southern Germany PDML meeting anytime soon? *lookshopefullyaround*^_- bye Katrin
Re: more questions from fairygirl....
I have two Metz flashes, one of those has a module to make it fit my Pentax PZ-1. Not only is Metz very good, it also makes it universal. I support Bob's recommendation. On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 20:54, Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, you could make life a whole lot easier for yourself by selling the flashes you currently have and buying a Metz system. This uses interface modules to make the flash heads interchangeable between different camera systems. It's very good. http://www.metz.de/1_metz_2000/m_pages_english/main_index_e.php3?link=4sub=1linkname=mecablitz For manual flash you should be able to reduce the power output of your existing gun explicitly, if it supports that, or if not you can pretend to be using a faster film - dial in a 3-stop higher ISO (for the example you give) and it will fire 1/8 the output which should give you the right exposure. -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 200 ISO on istD
So Wendy and Tom have responded that the Canons have lower ISO. How about Nikons? Fujis? Could this be a CMOS thing? Cheers Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 6:23 PM Subject: Re: 200 ISO on istD - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why don't the DSLR cameras have this lower ISO? Is there some technical reason for it? Lowest ISO on the 10D is 100. I don't know whether it gives better results than the 200 setting or if 200 is the optimum. wendy beard ottawa, canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: 200 ISO on istD
The D1 is 200-1600.I'm pretty sure the D1x D1h and D100 are all the same 200-1600,but i read the D2h will go up to 3200 with custom settings. Does the *istD put a flag on the header that allows slide show software to detect a portrait mode shot and automatically change it on the screen instead of having to do it manually. I think Canon has a camera and the D2h is supposed to do this.It would be very helpfull to me anyway. Dave So Wendy and Tom have responded that the Canons have lower ISO. How about Nikons? Fujis? Could this be a CMOS thing? Cheers Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 6:23 PM Subject: Re: 200 ISO on istD - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why don't the DSLR cameras have this lower ISO? Is there some technical reason for it? Lowest ISO on the 10D is 100. I don't know whether it gives better results than the 200 setting or if 200 is the optimum. wendy beard ottawa, canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
On 22/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Oh yes, that stuff the Brits call humour. Please, spare us. Hate to spoil the party Dan, but Ireland is not part of Great Britain - at least not the last time I looked. That's okay, because we have a collective noun for certain inhabitants of North America also ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
On 22 Dec 2003 at 13:52, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Oh yes, that stuff the Brits call humour. Please, spare us. Not until you guys gag Letterman Shaffer :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hate to spoil the party Dan, but Ireland is not part of Great Britain - at least not the last time I looked. That's okay, because we have a collective noun for certain inhabitants of North America also ;-) Lemme guess... Wankers? -tih -- Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet Norway www.eunet.no T: +47-22092958 M: +47-93013940 F: +47-22092901
New Pentax cameras
Have you guys seen this? It may be old news but I've been off-line for awhile. According to Pop Photography: With its *ist D certainly the compact, lightweight winner of all digital SLRs, Pentax vows to move in two directions: even smaller, lighter, less expensive digital SLRs (Pentax: there's no reason why we can't make a digital SLR as light and small as a 35mm SLR), and a more comprehensive SLR with image stabilizer in camera body or lenses. Two series of lenses are visualized: one for the APS digital sensor cameras and one for 35mm cameras, the lenses to be introduced in parallel, perhaps five a year. Pål
Re: New Pentax cameras
It is old news, and can be translated into some obvious statements: They´ll have to compete with 300D but they´ll keep a line of more advanced cameras They´ll have to come up with some kind of image stabilization They´ll make some lenses that are compatible with film cameras Not much information here... DagT På 22. des. 2003 kl. 23.14 skrev Pål Jensen: Have you guys seen this? It may be old news but I've been off-line for awhile. According to Pop Photography: With its *ist D certainly the compact, lightweight winner of all digital SLRs, Pentax vows to move in two directions: even smaller, lighter, less expensive digital SLRs (Pentax: there's no reason why we can't make a digital SLR as light and small as a 35mm SLR), and a more comprehensive SLR with image stabilizer in camera body or lenses. Two series of lenses are visualized: one for the APS digital sensor cameras and one for 35mm cameras, the lenses to be introduced in parallel, perhaps five a year. Pål
Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
- Original Message - From: Tom Ivar Helbekkmo [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's okay, because we have a collective noun for certain inhabitants of North America also ;-) Lemme guess... Wankers? Um... I think that's another continent all together... Jostein
Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
On 22/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Hate to spoil the party Dan, but Ireland is not part of Great Britain - at least not the last time I looked. That's okay, because we have a collective noun for certain inhabitants of North America also ;-) Lemme guess... Wankers? -tih Not at all. I used to live in the USA and have a great respect for the people. No point in letting this thread degenerate into a nationalistic slanging match. One big happy family, right ? :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
RE: Very Scary Stuff
My God, Malcolm, You showed it to your kids? I really didn't think it necessary to specify that caveat. Now they'll be scarred for life. Pray the Child Welfare Authorities don't hear about this... vbg cheers (and Merry Christmas), frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Very Scary Stuff Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:51:25 - frank theriault wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1990395 Bunny ears just don't cut it this time of year. Yes, I courier like this... HAR! My children loved that picture. Merry Christmas Frank. Malcolm Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all PDML folk. _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photospgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
RE: Very Scary Stuff
Rutting season's still a couple of months away... vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Very Scary Stuff Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:51:38 - Bob Walkden wrote: on wearing antlers: Plus, the receptionists love it (that's mostly why I do it g). all sounds very Darwinian. If another courier turns up with bigger antlers do they all start following him? Do you feel an urge to lower your head, and charge? Bob. Trust me. Don't even think about going there. Malcolm _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
FA 50mm 1.4
Here is a pic from the *istD using a PENTAX FA 50mm 1.4 I just walked outside and took a quick snap f16 1/90 with a circular polarizor. Caution: this image is 3 megs. What I am looking at is bokeh, I have lost my screw-kmount adaptor, or rather, it was in my bag with the stolen MZ-30 :/ I will pic up another to do a comparison of the two lenses. Any thoughts on a good test would be appreciated. Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
FA 50mm 1.4
Here is a pic from the *istD using a PENTAX FA 50mm 1.4 I just walked outside and took a quick snap f16 1/90 with a circular polarizor. Caution: this image is 3 megs. What I am looking at is bokeh, I have lost my screw-kmount adaptor, or rather, it was in my bag with the stolen MZ-30 :/ I will pic up another to do a comparison of the two lenses. Any thoughts on a good test would be appreciated. oh, and the url is http://www.wildcherry.com.au/FA50.jpg Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
Re: New Pentax cameras
Dag wrote: It is old news, and can be translated into some obvious statements: They´ll have to compete with 300D but they´ll keep a line of more advanced cameras They´ll have to come up with some kind of image stabilization They´ll make some lenses that are compatible with film cameras Not much information here... Well, I think theres lot of information there. Firstly it implies new lens series in addition to the coming DA lenses. This could mean the KAF3 mount. At least if not, theres not much need to release a new 35mm covering lens series as Pentax already have a comprehensive line-up of such lenses. Secondly, they acknowledge for the first time that they will actually market image stabilization. Perhaps even built into the camera making all your lenses into IS lenses. A great solution particularly for those of us who have imvested significant money into Pentax super telephotos. In addition Pentax have once again leaked out that they will make a digital solution for the 645 system. According to Pop Photography for release next year. Pål
Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip On 22 Dec 2003 at 13:52, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Oh yes, that stuff the Brits call humour. Please, spare us. Not until you guys gag Letterman Shaffer :-) Shhh. We sent Shaffer to the States as a joke. They haven't caught on yet. William Robb
Re: FA 50mm 1.4
- Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson Subject: FA 50mm 1.4 Here is a pic from the *istD using a PENTAX FA 50mm 1.4 I just walked outside and took a quick snap f16 1/90 with a circular polarizor. Caution: this image is 3 megs. What I am looking at is bokeh, No bokeh there, not even a suasage. I will pic up another to do a comparison of the two lenses. Any thoughts on a good test would be appreciated. oh, and the url is What are you trying to test? The best test is to go out and take the kind of pictures you intend to use the lens for. That way, you will know if it is appropriate to it's intended purpose. William Robb
Seasons Greetings
To those who celebrate Christmas, I wish the best of the season. To those who do not, I wish peace, prosperity, and a long and happy life. Take care Bill, Charmian and the Fellas
Re: Merry Christmas and Pentastic New Year
To all PDML-friends and -members worldwide: Merry Christmas and a very Pentastic New Year from Germany Kristian-Heinrich Schuessler - Original Message - From: Ed Tyler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 12:05 PM Subject: Merry Christmas and Pentastic New Year Merry Christmas and a very Pentastic New Year. I hope to see you all at GFM. Ed Tyler Www.prepsports.us
Re: FA 50mm 1.4
aah, Christmas in Australia wouldn't be the same without a beach, togs, and a bbq I WISH I had your view! BTW, Kevin, what is that smear in the middle of the image towards the left? I would be a bit worried about that more than anything... tan. - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:37 AM Subject: Re: FA 50mm 1.4 - Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson Subject: FA 50mm 1.4 Here is a pic from the *istD using a PENTAX FA 50mm 1.4 I just walked outside and took a quick snap f16 1/90 with a circular polarizor. Caution: this image is 3 megs. What I am looking at is bokeh, No bokeh there, not even a suasage. I will pic up another to do a comparison of the two lenses. Any thoughts on a good test would be appreciated. oh, and the url is What are you trying to test? The best test is to go out and take the kind of pictures you intend to use the lens for. That way, you will know if it is appropriate to it's intended purpose. William Robb
Re: New Pentax cameras
Welcome back.
[Fwd: Re: 200 ISO on istD]
Original Message Subject: Re: 200 ISO on istD Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 15:13:53 -0700 From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Same sensor as one of the Nikon DSLRs -- which, I believe, can do ISO 100. My guess has been that this is so Pentax can bring out constant aperture zoom lenses at f4 rather than f2.8, with no loss in performance. Just a guess. Joe
Re: [Fwd: Re: 200 ISO on istD]
Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Same sensor as one of the Nikon DSLRs The Nikon D100 which, I believe, can do ISO 100. Nope. The D100 only goes down to ISO 200. It's a sensor limitation. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: New Pentax cameras
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] (snip) making all your lenses into IS lenses. (snip) Pål Welcome home Pål. My guess is that the motion sensor of an in-the-body IS would need to have some lens data, particularly the exact focal length, to calculate and implement the correct degree of compensation. It may be that chipped lenses from F series forward would supply enough data, but it may be that a dedicated chip is required. Just a thought, anyway. regards, Anthony Farr
Re: 200 ISO on istD
i read 6400. Herb - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:49 AM Subject: Re: 200 ISO on istD The D1 is 200-1600.I'm pretty sure the D1x D1h and D100 are all the same 200-1600,but i read the D2h will go up to 3200 with custom settings.
Re: New Pentax cameras
I agree there is information there. What's esp intriguing are the new 35mm (non-aps) lenses. Its a stretch, but me thinks that it might be a hint that there is potentially a full frame dslr in pentax's future. Pål Jensen wrote: Dag wrote: It is old news, and can be translated into some obvious statements: They´ll have to compete with 300D but they´ll keep a line of more advanced cameras They´ll have to come up with some kind of image stabilization They´ll make some lenses that are compatible with film cameras Not much information here... Well, I think theres lot of information there. Firstly it implies new lens series in addition to the coming DA lenses. This could mean the KAF3 mount. At least if not, theres not much need to release a new 35mm covering lens series as Pentax already have a comprehensive line-up of such lenses. Secondly, they acknowledge for the first time that they will actually market image stabilization. Perhaps even built into the camera making all your lenses into IS lenses. A great solution particularly for those of us who have imvested significant money into Pentax super telephotos. In addition Pentax have once again leaked out that they will make a digital solution for the 645 system. According to Pop Photography for release next year. Pål
Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?
Sometimes its great, my 300mm 2.8 becomes an incredibly fast sharp 450 2.8! But many times its a pain in the a$$; at the wide end, I'm having trouble with a good walking around lens. I have a gap between very wide (15-30 zoom, 15 fisheye) and med wide (28 ) and then to normal (50). My 28 is an M lens, so now I have a really big gap that nothing in my bag will fill satisfactorly. That's why I'm waiting for the 16-45 da lens coming next month. I think it will solve this problem handily. The only other lens I have that crosses part of this range is a 35-135 zoom which I find somewhat inferior optically. I loaded one of my film bodies with Kodachrome 64 this weekend. I have yet to take a shot with it. sad... rg Rob Studdert wrote: So how are *ist D users coping with the lens mag factors and are some lenses now less useful than they were on film bodies? Are you using the *ist D in parallel with film bodies? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: New Pentax cameras
Boy, is that a stretch. All I see them saying is that there will still be some lenses made for the 35mm market. And we've got a pretty good idea what they will be - lower-priced FA-J lenses (without the aperture ring); the rest of the quoted article strongly suggests that Pentax will continue to make 35mm film-based SLRs or a while, and their current success (such as it is) is in cheaper models, with cheap zoom lenses. KAF3 mount? Full-frame sensor? Dream on. I agree there is information there. What's esp intriguing are the new 35mm (non-aps) lenses. Its a stretch, but me thinks that it might be a hint that there is potentially a full frame dslr in pentax's future. Pål Jensen wrote: Dag wrote: It is old news, and can be translated into some obvious statements: They´ll have to compete with 300D but they´ll keep a line of more advanced cameras They´ll have to come up with some kind of image stabilization They´ll make some lenses that are compatible with film cameras Not much information here... Well, I think theres lot of information there. Firstly it implies new lens series in addition to the coming DA lenses. This could mean the KAF3 mount. At least if not, theres not much need to release a new 35mm covering lens series as Pentax already have a comprehensive line-up of such lenses. Secondly, they acknowledge for the first time that they will actually market image stabilization. Perhaps even built into the camera making all your lenses into IS lenses. A great solution particularly for those of us who have imvested significant money into Pentax super telephotos. In addition Pentax have once again leaked out that they will make a digital solution for the 645 system. According to Pop Photography for release next year. Pål
Re: New Pentax cameras
The only concern is that full frame DSLR with Minolta like AS is not quite possible. Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I agree there is information there. What's esp intriguing are the new 35mm (non-aps) lenses. Its a stretch, but me thinks that it might be a hint that there is potentially a full frame dslr in pentax's future. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/viruspgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: FA 50mm 1.4
You cant really check bokeh at f16! you probably need to be f4 or below to see how the bokeh looks At 07:21 PM 12/24/2003 +1100, you wrote: Here is a pic from the *istD using a PENTAX FA 50mm 1.4 I just walked outside and took a quick snap f16 1/90 with a circular polarizor. Caution: this image is 3 megs. What I am looking at is bokeh, I have lost my screw-kmount adaptor, or rather, it was in my bag with the stolen MZ-30 :/ I will pic up another to do a comparison of the two lenses. Any thoughts on a good test would be appreciated. oh, and the url is http://www.wildcherry.com.au/FA50.jpg Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
Re: FA 50mm 1.4
Umm. i dont know how you can evaluate the bokeh at F16? you'll really need to shoot it at some wider apertures. The whole image looks a bit soft, is it cropped? Regards, Paul Waterson wrote: Here is a pic from the *istD using a PENTAX FA 50mm 1.4 I just walked outside and took a quick snap f16 1/90 with a circular polarizor. Caution: this image is 3 megs. What I am looking at is bokeh, I have lost my screw-kmount adaptor, or rather, it was in my bag with the stolen MZ-30 :/ I will pic up another to do a comparison of the two lenses. Any thoughts on a good test would be appreciated. oh, and the url is http://www.wildcherry.com.au/FA50.jpg Kind regards Kevin
Re: FA 50mm 1.4
This one time, at band camp, Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: aah, Christmas in Australia wouldn't be the same without a beach, togs, and a bbq I WISH I had your view! BTW, Kevin, what is that smear in the middle of the image towards the left? I would be a bit worried about that more than anything... That is something I am working at, I think it is a dirty CCD. It appears on all images. I am not familiar with cleaning the CCD, lock the mirror up or something, but will have a look. Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
Re: FA 50mm 1.4
This one time, at band camp, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Umm. i dont know how you can evaluate the bokeh at F16? you'll really need to shoot it at some wider apertures. The whole image looks a bit soft, is it cropped? No, straight out of the camera I will shoot it again at f4 Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
