RE: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
G'day All. I think that Tanya is displaying the Australian trait of believing in others. We Aussies are more likely to believe somebody, because that is how we would want somebody to see us. I have been told that Australians are very gullible. But we are a very truthfull people. Tanya, I side with you. I seem to believe the bloke as well. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton, OZ Have a good Christmas all y'all. -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 24 December 2003 11:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction Tanya,, I have this bridge in Brooklyn Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 4:56 PM Subject: Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction > You know what - in this instance, I think I believe the poor guy. >
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
- Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" Subject: Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction > Sorry Kenneth, I might be a bit lacking in the geography department here, so > the joke hasn't hit its target... What is the name of the bridge that you > are referring to? I could also sell you a very nice island, just off that bridge. It originally sold for a few beads and trinkets. Make me an offer. WW
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
Sorry Kenneth, I might be a bit lacking in the geography department here, so the joke hasn't hit its target... What is the name of the bridge that you are referring to? tan. - Original Message - From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 10:21 AM Subject: Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction > Tanya,, I have this bridge in Brooklyn > > > Kenneth Waller > > - Original Message - > From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 4:56 PM > Subject: Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction > > > > You know what - in this instance, I think I believe the poor guy. > >
Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?
- Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" Subject: Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor? > The quick assessment of angular lens coverage is more important to most any > photographer than absolute focal length. Lets face it 95% of the population can > relate to AOV as a function of 35mm lens FL. IMHO It's not dumbing down it's > simply current convention. And yes I do think of my medium format lenses in > terms of equivalent 35mm lens coverage, it's call normalization. I suspect that I am in the minority with Shel on this one. I have always thought in terms of what a particular lens will do on a certain format, rather than what a particular lens would do on a different format. My method is to look at a scene and pick a lens that will suit the scene, without relating back to a format I may not be using at the moment. I will look at what I want to photograph and say to myself, I want the 210mm lens (if I am shooting 4x5 that day). What I will not say to myself is "that would look great with a 50mm lens, but I am shooting 6x7, so I guess I had better grab the 105 instead". IMHO, this is what the equivalency factor is doing, and I do believe that thinking this way inhibits using a format to it's best advantage. A 50mm lens 0n 35mm may be equivalent to a 105mm lens on 6x7, or a 150mm lens on 4x5 in terms of absolute angle of view, but that is the only valid comparison. Every other imaging factor will differ. William Robb
Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?
On Dec 23, 2003, at 8:19 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Y'know, it's funny how, when using other formats, rarely is it said that an 80mm lens for a 6x6 is "equivalent" to a 50mm lens for a 35mm camera. When's the last time you heard a 4x5 user ask "What's that lens in 35mm terms?" Hi Shel, I've heard that a lot, and I frequently use 35mm focal lengths as a mental point of comparison. For example, I know that my 127mm 4x5 lens is somewhere around 45mm in 35 terms and my 105mm 6x7 lens is approximately the same as a "normal" 35mm lens. I work in advertising and I've found that most art directors understand 35mm angle of view, so when working in other formats they frequently ask, "What's that in 35mm?" The same is true on television shoots where 35mm lenses are closer to APS or the current crop of digitals in focal length vs. angle of view (because the neg is actually half of what we call 35mm.) The still camera 35mm focal lengths are a reference point for many working pros and their clients. Paul
RE: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?
> -Original Message- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > The quick assessment of angular lens coverage is more > important to most any > photographer than absolute focal length. Lets face it 95% > of the population can > relate to AOV as a function of 35mm lens FL. IMHO It's not > dumbing down it's > simply current convention. And yes I do think of my medium > format lenses in > terms of equivalent 35mm lens coverage, it's call normalization. I'm with you. I work in 3 formats, I need to something to hang my hat on tv
Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?
On 23 Dec 2003 at 17:19, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Y'know, it's funny how, when using other formats, rarely is it said that an 80mm > lens for a 6x6 is "equivalent" to a 50mm lens for a 35mm camera. When's the > last time you heard a 4x5 user ask "What's that lens in 35mm terms?" This > equivalency factor smacks of just some more dumbing down by the industry and > shows a decided lack of understanding by many contemporary photographers, who > seem to need to have everything spoon fed to them like baby porridge. The quick assessment of angular lens coverage is more important to most any photographer than absolute focal length. Lets face it 95% of the population can relate to AOV as a function of 35mm lens FL. IMHO It's not dumbing down it's simply current convention. And yes I do think of my medium format lenses in terms of equivalent 35mm lens coverage, it's call normalization. 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
On 23 Dec 2003 at 15:08, Pål Jensen wrote: > You may be right. However, I do believe focal lenght is transmitted to the body > by all Pentax AF lensesor is it only FA lenses? > > Anyway, moving sensor is a much more elegant solution for IS on a DSLR as it > eliminate all the optical problems connected to optical IS. It should also be > far more cost effective. And it is apparently the solution Pentax will choose. Sounds like Contax's attempt at AF using conventional lenses, great concept... 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: A* 135/f1.8
On 22 Dec 2003 at 23:29, Alan Chan wrote: > I am surprised people paid that much for such worn lens. Sure it's a lot of money but US$ are relatively cheap for many of us at the moment. 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: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?
Y'know, it's funny how, when using other formats, rarely is it said that an 80mm lens for a 6x6 is "equivalent" to a 50mm lens for a 35mm camera. When's the last time you heard a 4x5 user ask "What's that lens in 35mm terms?" This equivalency factor smacks of just some more dumbing down by the industry and shows a decided lack of understanding by many contemporary photographers, who seem to need to have everything spoon fed to them like baby porridge. I've got a great 35mm lens that's used on an LX. I decided to put a hood on it from a 200mm lens. Has the focal length increased any? shel William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Ryan Charron" > Subject: Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor? > > > Hi Robert, > > > > My Pentax 35mm FA f2 makes a great 52mm lens on my > > *ist D. > > At the risk of being pendantic, how can a 35mm lens be anything other than a > 35mm lens, great or otherwise? > > William Robb
Re: What do you think?
- Original Message - From: "Collin Brendemuehl" Subject: What do you think? > The future of film from Kodak & Fuji: > > http://apnews.excite.com/article/20031223/D7VK80IO0.html Other than the time frame that the RIT guy puts forward, it seems pretty logical. I don't recall where I read that Kodak had indicated they had no more R&D money for film, but this article refutes that. What i don't agree with is how long the article seems to think it will take digital imaging to supplant film imaging in the mainstream. Most film is shot be people under the age of 40, by a very large margin, and this group is switching to digital quite quickly. Most new cameras that we are selling now are digital, I suspect this is a pretty common trend, though I would like to hear from Brogden or someone else who works camera retail for confirmation that this isn't just a blip where I live. The average life expectancy of a film P&S is about 5 years, after that it gets replaced, either because it is broken, or because the owner wants something shiny and new. As the present crop of cameras gets replaced, it is most likely that they will be replaced with digital cameras. The market trend is already there, and the buying pattern of the users hasn't really varied for a couple of decades. If we look at this year as being the first year of major inroads by digital photography into the mainstream, then within the next 5 years, most all of the film cameras out there will have been replaced by digital cameras. This is why I am giving colour print film 5 years before it mostly goes away. William Robb
Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?
- Original Message - From: "Ryan Charron" Subject: Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor? > Hi Robert, > > My Pentax 35mm FA f2 makes a great 52mm lens on my > *ist D. At the risk of being pendantic, how can a 35mm lens be anything other than a 35mm lens, great or otherwise? William Robb
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
Tanya,, I have this bridge in Brooklyn Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 4:56 PM Subject: Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction > You know what - in this instance, I think I believe the poor guy. >
Re: Holiday Greetings
Same to you Frank. Sounds like you'll have a great holiday. By the way, most of us were worried about your light leak, but we didn't want to dwell on it lest we put you in a bad humour. Holiday happiness to you and yours, Paul On Dec 23, 2003, at 5:45 PM, frank theriault wrote: Hi, all, Tonight, my eldest daughter flies into Toronto from her home in Halifax Nova Scotia (on Canada's East Coast). She'll spend the night here, and tomorrow we'll both head off to Kingston, home of my ex-wife and two other children. We'll spend a wonderful family Christmas together (no one tell my 15 year old, but we got her the acoustic guitar she wants so badly, but was convinced she'd never get, because she thinks it's too big a gift... ). Although I might have a chance to check in on e-mails over the next day or so, just in case I don't, I wanted to pass on the Best of the Season to all my friends in this wonderful place we call PDML: Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Festivus (for you Seinfeld watchers ), or Happy Whatever You Celebrate This Time of Year. all the best, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en- ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgma rket%3den-ca
Re: Christmas greetings...
Hey, I'll buy that. But it has to be much better :-) Paul On Dec 23, 2003, at 5:39 PM, Alin Flaider wrote: Second part is not just to you... ;o) http://ro.umt.com/alin/xmas/MerryXPentax.jpg Servus, Alin
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
Hi, > Bulgaria??? Do me a favour! there are some honest Bulgarians, Cotty. I know some; in fact, I don't know any dishonest Bulgarians. Can't say that about all nationalities. Cheers, Bob
Re: Christmas greetings...
Sweet. On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 23:39, Alin Flaider wrote: > Second part is not just to you... ;o) > > http://ro.umt.com/alin/xmas/MerryXPentax.jpg > > Servus, Alin -- Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
Hey Cottster! I totally agree, and maybe that is just the girl coming out in me, cause I always *like* to give people the benefit of the doubt - in saying that though, as I said, I would never part with any of my $$$ for something that looked even remotely suspicious... Yep, I know about shill-bidding, BUT I had never thought of it in the respect that you are referring to, with the bidding/buying idea to build feedback etc. Actually, in retrospect, when thinking about this, I am surprised that people have EVER even bought from me, as this is almost what I did. In the first probably year on Ebay, I only ever purchased - and very small things too - usually $2 or $3 items of baby clothing. I think I had well over 30 or so "buying" feedbacks before I ever got the guts to actually sell something... Yeah, the Bulgaria thing is extremely eyebrow raising, and like I said in my last post, it was this comment in his email : "But if you want to win this amazing Pentax camera please watch auction very carefuly becuase i think that you will be outbid very soon" that really set the alarm bells off for me... "pretty Aussie's with bony butts??" hmmm, well, not sure that I agree with the "pretty" bit, BUT let me tell you, after tommorrow and the coming days "festivities" complete with LOTS of "good eatin'", combined with too many hours sitting in front of this bloody 'puter, I fear that it is starting to "err" on the side of "cuddly" rather than "bony"... hehe... Mary Chritmoo AND (he has just added this bit) a "Nappy Nooo Year", hehe, I just love kids (and especially mine of course!) lol... tan. - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:28 AM Subject: Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction > On 23/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >He just expected it to go much higher > >having seen the other *istD auctions and didn't think he would *need* a > >reserve price - of course, he also didn't take into consideration his > >"exotic" location and his non-existent feedback, OR the fact that he only > >became an Ebay member two days ago. The poor guy has probably been lurking > >around ebay for years, and finally summed up enough courage to actually list > >something, of course, had it been a roll of film he was trying to sell, he > >probably would have received a much better response. > > Are you telling me that you have never heard of shill-bidding? Of setting > up two or more eBay accounts with the express intention of scamming > pretty Aussie's with bony butts?? > > There are many many documented examples of illegal activity involving > eBay sellers and suspiciously good bargain sales. Have you ever wondered? > There ain;t no such thing as a free lunch! If it looks to good to be > true, it *is* too good to be true. > > Look - if you see a seller listing a high value item like a camera, and > (say) he or she has 12 positive feedbacks, then it must be genuine right? > > Wrong. Look a little further, and you find out that thise 12 good > feedbacks are all 'B' for Buyer - meaning the seller has purchased from > 12 sellers to get 12 good feedbacks, and to top it all off they are for > Pokemon cards. Well d'uh. I'm not a genius but even I get alarm bells > ringing there. > > All is not as it seems, and this is just scratching the surface. We > really should have an eBay masterclass sometime. I learn things all the time. > > Bulgaria??? Do me a favour! > > Mary Chritmoo, > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _ > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk >
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
On 23/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >He just expected it to go much higher >having seen the other *istD auctions and didn't think he would *need* a >reserve price - of course, he also didn't take into consideration his >"exotic" location and his non-existent feedback, OR the fact that he only >became an Ebay member two days ago. The poor guy has probably been lurking >around ebay for years, and finally summed up enough courage to actually list >something, of course, had it been a roll of film he was trying to sell, he >probably would have received a much better response. Are you telling me that you have never heard of shill-bidding? Of setting up two or more eBay accounts with the express intention of scamming pretty Aussie's with bony butts?? There are many many documented examples of illegal activity involving eBay sellers and suspiciously good bargain sales. Have you ever wondered? There ain;t no such thing as a free lunch! If it looks to good to be true, it *is* too good to be true. Look - if you see a seller listing a high value item like a camera, and (say) he or she has 12 positive feedbacks, then it must be genuine right? Wrong. Look a little further, and you find out that thise 12 good feedbacks are all 'B' for Buyer - meaning the seller has purchased from 12 sellers to get 12 good feedbacks, and to top it all off they are for Pokemon cards. Well d'uh. I'm not a genius but even I get alarm bells ringing there. All is not as it seems, and this is just scratching the surface. We really should have an eBay masterclass sometime. I learn things all the time. Bulgaria??? Do me a favour! Mary Chritmoo, Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
On 23/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >You know what - in this instance, I think I believe the poor guy. I still >wouldn't part with any $$$ BUT, it does make me wonder if he wasn't >completely genuine. Hello Tanya, Planet Earth calling - come in Tanya ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Fw: 200 ISO on istD
- Original Message - From: "Leonard Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Fw: 200 ISO on istD > You can look up 'bout any dital camera on www.dpreview.com and find out no > end of info in the reviews there, including ISO range supported. DPreview could save us a lot of list traffic, you're absolutely right. I don't even remember who asked the original question about ISO in this thread, and I'm too lazy to look it up in the archives at www.pdml.net too. :-) Cheers, Jostein Currently AutoPug-ilising
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
I wrote: "Ok, guys, so yep, the email HAS been pulled" Sorry, typo there, I *meant* "Ok, guys, so yep, the auction HAS been pulled" t.
Holiday Greetings
Hi, all, Tonight, my eldest daughter flies into Toronto from her home in Halifax Nova Scotia (on Canada's East Coast). She'll spend the night here, and tomorrow we'll both head off to Kingston, home of my ex-wife and two other children. We'll spend a wonderful family Christmas together (no one tell my 15 year old, but we got her the acoustic guitar she wants so badly, but was convinced she'd never get, because she thinks it's too big a gift... ). Although I might have a chance to check in on e-mails over the next day or so, just in case I don't, I wanted to pass on the Best of the Season to all my friends in this wonderful place we call PDML: Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Festivus (for you Seinfeld watchers ), or Happy Whatever You Celebrate This Time of Year. all the best, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Christmas greetings...
Second part is not just to you... ;o) http://ro.umt.com/alin/xmas/MerryXPentax.jpg Servus, Alin
No More Light Leak
I'm sure no one remembers, or even noticed in the first place, but just in case you did: You may recall that I mentioned in passing a few weeks ago that there appeared to be a probable light leak on the "new" LX. Seemed to be coming in throught the bottom of the film loading door. Well, it looked that the door was a bit distorted, and prior to bringing it in for repairs, I decided to try gently bending it back into shape myself. Well, I got back a couple of rolls last week, and there appears to be no leak. I'll keep my eyes open for further problems, but it looks like all's okay for now. Not that any of you were keepiing up nights worrying... cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/features&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
RE: Very Scary Stuff
You couldn't afford the royalties. "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: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:58:24 - frank theriault wrote: > Rutting season's still a couple of months away... > >From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Bob. Trust me. Don't even think about going there. Now look! Rutting bicycle couriers. I claim all broadcasting rights. Malcolm _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
Ok, guys, so yep, the email HAS been pulled - I put in a bid for au$100 just to see what would happen, and I just received an email from Ebay that read like this: "We are writing to inform you that we recently ended all listings for seller alsmith20001 on eBay. The seller's privileges to trade on eBay have been temporarily suspended while we investigate this matter further. (The current account status can be viewed next to the user ID of the seller on the eBay site.). Our records indicate that you were a participating bidder or buyer in this seller's listing. You will need to use your own personal judgment in deciding whether to complete this transaction. As described in our User Agreement, eBay is only a venue, and we cannot guarantee that sellers will complete transactions nor can we guarantee the delivery or quality of bought items. As a basic principle, a buyer should know with whom he or she is dealing before sending a payment to a seller. Depending on the circumstances, you might decide to delay payment to a seller until completely confident that the transaction will be completed safely. If you decide to delay payment but already paid by personal cheque, you may wish to contact your bank to discuss whether it would be possible to stop payment on the cheque. If you paid with a credit card, you may wish to contact your credit card company's security department to discuss this payment - many companies provide protection in certain circumstances. If you paid by money order, you may want to contact that money order company for information on how to stop payment. Please note that the ending of the listings for this seller is a precautionary measure. The grounds for this suspension may be the result of a mistake or misunderstanding. BLAH, BLAH etc, etc" Now, something even MORE interesting I sent the following email to the SELLER before the auction was pulled (and no, I didn't hold back...): "Hi there, I was just wondering if you could reveal the place where you were able to obtain this camera body for such a low price? Myself and others are very interested in this auction but don't want to bid due to you having no previous feedback and the fact that you say you are in the UK, but in Bulgaria. As far as I know these are two very different places. There are many people who have viewed this auction and labelled it immediately as a "scam", do you have any information to tell me otherwise? Do you have a photograph of the actual camera body rather than just one from another website? If not, surely you could use one of the digital cameras you are auctioning to take a photograph of the other one..." to which the seller responded immediately with: "The cammera is located in Bulgaria ..For people who have labeled this auction as a scam i will propose this people read the eBay buyer protection agreements and terms and then we can talk again :-) I have little cammera store in Bulgaria but as you know people here does not have so much money to buy a professional equipment like this , that is why i have decided to open an eBay acount and sell my most expensive cammeras in Internet. The price is low for now but please notice that the auction has 2 more days so. Just watch the price next 2 days and you will see that it will arise maybe to some price like 1700 or maybe 2400 GBP or maybe higher who knows. :-).But if you want to win this amazing Pentax camera please watch auction very carefuly becuase i think that you will be outbid very soon" The last line to me makes it a bit suss - BUT it could have been just a genuine seller who was panicking at the thought of a very expensive camera going too cheaply and was trying to "boost" his bids You know what - in this instance, I think I believe the poor guy. I still wouldn't part with any $$$ BUT, it does make me wonder if he wasn't completely genuine. I would say that his main mistake was listing without a reserve price, having had no feedback. Obviously, English is his second language, so I think, in THIS instance at least, the guy was just "struck down" buy the language barrier, and not having thought about the fact that he had no prior record to go by. He just expected it to go much higher having seen the other *istD auctions and didn't think he would *need* a reserve price - of course, he also didn't take into consideration his "exotic" location and his non-existent feedback, OR the fact that he only became an Ebay member two days ago. The poor guy has probably been lurking around ebay for years, and finally summed up enough courage to actually list something, of course, had it been a roll of film he was trying to sell, he probably would have received a much better response. So, in retrospect, we have learnt two lessons from this - 1) we know now that Ebay is "onto" things like this and obviously working very hard to prevent scammers and the like 2) there is no "Bulgaria" in the UK... 8-) Mry Chritmoo (in the words of
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 It looks like this link will do the job. http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/information/20010619-s.bak Andre
RE: Fw: 200 ISO on istD
You can look up 'bout any dital camera on www.dpreview.com and find out no end of info in the reviews there, including ISO range supported. Len --- * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fw: 200 ISO on istD Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:20:46 +0100 Got this info from a lurker. Hope I'm not the only one who didn't know... Cheers, Jostein - Original Message - Subject: Re: 200 ISO on istD jostein fuji s2pro goes down to 100iso thanks _ Make your home warm and cozy this winter with tips from MSN House & Home. http://special.msn.com/home/warmhome.armx
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
Auctions could be legitimate. He may have access to stolen property. That fits the no reserve scenario. We had a fellow on eBay before that worked for a large camera store that was auctioning off stuff at heart attack prices. He got caught and then the buyers were questioned as to the whereabouts of the equipment they bought from him. I don't know that anything was ever actually recovered but the seller is, I believe, still in jail. Len --- * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 From: Tiger Moses <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:48:27 -0600 Plus he's selling a BRAND NEW KODAK DCS 14n without a reserve, on a three day action! At 09:56 AM 12/23/2003 +, you wrote: Would you send a cheque for a large chunk of money to someone in Bulgaria with 0 feedback? Not that I have anything against Bulgaria in general. I have visited several times and it is a lovely country with some fantastic people, but there is something about this that looks slightly suspicious. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2974321167&category=300 20 Peter _ Take advantage of our limited-time introductory offer for dial-up Internet access. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup
What do you think?
The future of film from Kodak & Fuji: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20031223/D7VK80IO0.html
Re: New Pentax cameras
> > John wrote: > > > > 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); > > > It is definitely more than FA-J lenses. The new lenses will have different technical > solutions; one of them an instant AF/MF feature; that is AF overide like on Canon EF > lenses. Whether these are USM lenses with KAF3 mount is unknown (to me). But they > are definitely new lenses. Nothing from Pentax says that feature will be on the 35mm lenses.
Fw: 200 ISO on istD
Got this info from a lurker. Hope I'm not the only one who didn't know... Cheers, Jostein - Original Message - Subject: Re: 200 ISO on istD jostein fuji s2pro goes down to 100iso thanks
Re: Seasons Greetings
To you and the rest of the gang. Have a good one,and may your cf cards store pictures,and your film pull through the sproket holes. Dave Liz Erin and a bunch of horses, cats, mites, and such. > 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: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?
Hi Robert, My Pentax 35mm FA f2 makes a great 52mm lens on my *ist D. Sincerely, Ryan Charron Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:43:13 -0600 From: Robert Gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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). __ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
Re: Slightly Dodgy looking Auction
I am getting an invalid item when I follow the link. Very suspicious. On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 08:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Would you send a cheque for a large chunk of > money to someone in Bulgaria > > with 0 feedback? > > Peter > > > > Plus he/she is using pic's from what look like camera store websites. > > Dave > > Oh answer to your quiry...NO. :-) > > -- Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
FS: PZ-1p, grip strap (photos), FA 28-105 power zoom
Here are photos of the PZ-1p body and grip strap I listed yesterday for sale (details follow): http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/PZ-1p.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/PZ-1p_front.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/PZ-1p_top.jpg http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/wilensky/eBay/PZ-1p_grip.jpg It's in KEH EX+ condition (that is where I purchased it from) and beautiful! The "PENTAX" lettering on the grip strap is worn, but the grip strap is in otherwise very good condition. I also have a KEH EX+ Pentax SMC-FA 28-105mm power zoom lens for sale as well, which I'll include with a generic brand hard case that fits and protects it well. The PZ-1p camera includes the grip strap, original instruction manual, a full case and a bottom half of a case, and will ship with a couple of extra new batteries. It works beautifully and has all its covers. Prices include shipping/insurance in the continental U.S., and I'll kick in a bit toward shipping costs overseas. Prices: $425 for PZ-1p with grip strap/batteries/case, $125 for the 28-105 zoom. Joe -- Joe Wilensky Staff Writer Communication and Marketing Services 1150 Comstock Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-2601 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 607-255-1575 fax: 607-255-9873
Vs: PDML - Meeting in Germany?
Eine gute Idee. Ob es wäre im April könnte ich auch teilnehmen. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Kristian-H. Schuessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 22. joulukuuta 2003 22:20 Aihe: 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: A* 135/f1.8
mike.wilson a écrit: Hi, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2972378409&category=4688&rd=1 A nice 1.8/200 for the *ist D !! But I'm not the winner :-(( Michel
A* 135/f1.8
Hi, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2972378409&category=4688&rd=1 Any of us bid on this? I don't recognise any of the names. I was put off by the rusty screws on the outside and the lack of pictures of the glass. mike
