Re: PESO PAW - The Object of Our Affection
Hello Shel, This is one of those shots where the story behind the photo makes a big difference in enjoyment and appreciation of the photo. Thanks for sharing both the story and the photo. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 30, 2004, 4:56:40 PM, you wrote: SB> A poet once said "April is the cruelest month ..." but around Berkeley and SB> Oakland we celebrate Christmas in April. A group for which I do some SB> photography ( http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/ }gets together for a SB> weekend or so every April and renovates homes for seniors and people of low SB> income. It's amazing to see some of the transformations, and how good it SB> makes the homeowners feel, both to have their homes repaired and to be SB> singled out for such special attention. SB> Here's Emma, who's about 85 years old. Hers was one of the homes renovated SB> last April. She wanted a snap of her wearing her purple checked hat to SB> match the lilac bush in her yard. She's quite a woman - very energetic and SB> sharp, with a sly sense of humor ;-)) SB> http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/object.html SB> Shel
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
Jon Glass mused: > > On Dec 31, 2004, at 2:22 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > > > You'll enjoy it I'm sure. > > I've had mine for several years and find it is one of my most used > > lenses (I > > use it alot with the 1.4 X-S teleconvertor). > > I was surprised to see the price, I paid around that much several > > years ago, > > when I bought it new. > > > > Lets see some images when you can. > > > I can't imagine myself needing a lens like this, but it's a beauty! > However, if it's "rare" why? Does Pentax no longer make a lens this > big, or like this? It's a lens that is close to the top of my want list (I don't have a need list; anything I really need will get bought, and I'll work out how to pay for it later :-) It's exceedingly rare in the used market - I've been keeping half an eye out for the last several months, but nothing had shown up. Nor do most of the online stores show it as in stock any more (along with most of the other high-end Pentax lenses). There have been several reasons put forward to explain this, ranging from the pessimistic "Pentax are getting out of the high end; all we are going to get will be consumer-grade glass" to the optimistic "Pentax are going to introduce a whole new range of IS/USM lenses". I'm not sure what I think. I'd like to think we'll at least get a new DA-F lens or two; the recent lens releases from Pentax indicate that they still think there is a market for good glass. Perhaps we'll see a new announcement at Photokina that will clarify the situation. Or perhaps we won't - I'm certainly not going to hold my breath waiting for announcements from Pentax.
Re: Hood for K135/2.5 ?
Thanks for many replies, and welcomes! It seems the plastic hood is not any longer (or better in any other way either) than the Takumar, as so many advice to buy the Takumar -hood. I think i will get the Takumar then, and find a cap to fit the hood, so i wouldn´t have to screw the hood on/off all the time. Niko
RE: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America
Where I live there's such a thing as planning. Land can only be developed if the planning authorities (under democratic control) have zoned it for development. Land can only be zoned for development if it's not protected as valuable landscape, nature reserve etc. So whether land can be developed or not is NOT a decision for developers or landowners. When zoned as land for urban development, the land may be taxed as such. I believe it works like this in most democratic countries. Jens Bladt (Architect, planner) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 30. december 2004 14:36 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America Farming is a tough business in the USA. At the beginning of the 1900's, the plain states of the Midwestern USA began to lose farmers to mechanization. Tractors have made it possible to have enormous farms. 1,000 acre farms are typical as the cost of the mechanical equipment makes operating on a large scale essential. A co-workers grandparents bought farmland in Indiana many years ago. They never farmed on it, but leased it to others for farming. As the parents are aged with mounting medical care bills, the grandchildren are selling the farmland. The buyers are rich farmers from nearer Chicago. They have sold their farmland to developers at a premium price, and moved to a more rural area to continue farming. I appreciate the original series of pictures on Vanishing America, but the movement started in the 1920's. Near Chicago, the land use has changed from Indians hunting and gathering, to settlers farming, to subdivisions of homes in the space of the past 150 years. It will change again... And Jostien, great picture from GFM. What was that place? Regards, Bob S. On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:21:21 +0100, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I totally agree with Graywolf's comment on taxing authorities. It's > one of those typical cases where public services indulge in the > prospects of short-term profits. :-( > > However, I'm not so sure about the ridges being for rich people only. > I captured this shot one moring while at GFM. There are lots of > bungalows on the hillsides, but they're not getting the best of the > view...:-) > > http://www.oksne.net/paw/linville.html > > Can you tell something more about this building, Tom? It looked so > bizarre through the morning fog from GFM. > > Family farms are the cornerstones of many a family feud, that's for > sure. Through my wife's family I have unfortunately witnessed that > pretty closely. Since it's not fully settled, I think I shouldn't > speak too much about it, though. The farm where my mother grew up was > recently sold too, but the land was already sold one generation ago to > a neighbouring farm, so that wasn't so much of a trauma. The house was > old (IIRC, 90 years), so it needed quite a bit of restoration. > > I quite like the concept of hobby farming. It's probably the only way > to preserve parts of the old cultural landscape. There are lots of > good things to be said about the old cultural lanscape, both from a > biodiversity and a photographic perspective...:-) > > Jostein > > - Original Message - > From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 7:58 PM > Subject: OT: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America > > > On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:36:10 -0500, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> Fire your local taxing authorities! > >> > >> Seriously, all those folks can see is they can tax, homes, condos, > >> and > >> apartments at the same rate as a farm. And where there was one farm > >> there can be > >> many thousands of those. So the raise the farmers property tax rate > >> until he has > >> no choice but selling out. It is called progress. > >> > >> That is also what has happened to many small private airports. > >> > >> Major paper companies that used to keep millions of acres of forest > >> (and often > >> allowed folks to use them recreationally at no charge) have had to > >> sell the land > >> for the same reason. > >> > >> Here in the mountains it is well off people who want a nice place > >> with a view > >> who build their million dollar house on a ridge. Ruining the view > >> for everyone > >> else, of course. > >> > >> But one of the unfortunate facts is that it is almost impossible to > >> make a > >> living off of a family farm anymore. That has been so for for a few > >> decades. The > >> only things that work are huge agibusinesses, and hobby-farms; they > >> are pretty > >> much the antithesis of each other. > > > > Back in the '70's, one of my best friends in high school used to > > live > > on the family farm, which had been in the family for three > > generations. As the city grew, it encroached on the farm. Family > > farms became less and less profitable, and my friend's dad finally >
FS Friday
I have the following cameras and accessories for sale: Pentax *ist film AF SLR + BG-20 battery grip. The camera itself is LN- (I don't have the original strap) and the BG-20 EX+. 220 euros for both. Pentax Z-1 AF SLR + FDP Gripstrap + F electronic cable release + Spanish instruction manual. The camera is in excellent condition, both mecanically and electronically, using KEH grading I rate it as EX+. It shows slight use traces, but not abuse. I want 200 euros for everything (the Fdp gripstrap alone would cost 70-80 euros, if you're lucky enough to find one, and the F cable release about 20-25). Pentax MZ-5 AF SLR + Fg AA battery grip + Spanish instruction manual. Both the camera and the battery grip are in LN condition. 160 euros. Kenko SHQ 1.5x AF teleconverter + case. Like new and boxed, it has the contacts needed for Pentax powerzoom lenses. 40 euros. If you are interested in one of these items, please send a message to my email box, not the list. Shipping expenses are not included in these prices. Thank you for your attention.
WTB Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 EX APO
Hi all Has anyone got a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 EX APO in Pentax AF they would like to sell? Straight sale or part exchange with my Sigma 135-400 APO + cash, any offers considered!!! TIA John
Re: OT: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America
On 30/12/04, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >Pssst! Wanna buy a dome? http://millennium-dome.com/ Sorry Bob, it's gotta be a gen-u-ine geodesic dome. QV Bucky Fuller. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: screw mount huh?
The Tak screw mount lenses I've seen don't have rubber on the focusing ring. They look to be of a scalloped metal design. So the externals, at least, do vary from Tak to 1st K mount.
Re: KX - The Kristmas Kamera
I think Shel mentioned that his KX is black, and has a split-image rather than microprism focusing aid. I have one black KX and several chrome ones; I bought the black one because it was black and because it, too, had a split image. Was it standard for Pentax to install splits in black KXs and microprisms in chrome ones? -Lon frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:28:43 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: May even use the meter, just cause it's Christmas. Whoa, Shel! Just calm down there, fella. Throwing caution to the wind in such a frivolous manner may have unforeseen repercussions... Seriously, congrats on a new addition to the family. cheers, frank
Re: Hood for K135/2.5 ?
On 30/12/04, Niko Koskela, discombobulated, unleashed: >I have been following the list for about a year now, and this is my >first post, so i´ll introduce myself shortly. I´m 28, i live in Finland. >My "main" hobbies are triathlon and photography. I mostly photograph >landscapes and macro in nature. My system is built around a KX. I´m also >interested in technical part of our hobby, and have overhauled a >Spotmatic last winter. It´s a pleasure to use on nice summer days. Yes, >i know it could be used anywhere anytime ;) but KX can take care of >that too, and i´m more confident in using the KX. Hi Niko, Can't help you with your request but welcome anyway :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Fireworks
So, where are all the postings on how to photograph fireworks. That is if there will be any. Many people seem to be saving their firework money for the Tsunami victims! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America
- Original Message - From: "Graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It is a time share ski condominium on Sugar Mountain. I think it pretty much typifies what I said. Aspen Colorado once one of the most beautiful areas of the US has so many of those you can not see the mountains anymore. Uhoh... See what you mean, Graywolf. Too bad. I thought it was a half-decent apartment complex...:-( Jostein
Re: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America
- Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.oksne.net/paw/linville.html [...] Jostein's attempt to make it pretty, by waiting for lovely swirls of morning fog (at least I assume it was morning fog - I wasn't up early enough to see morning fog, I don't think...) to envelope it, fall a bit short. Nice try, though, Jostein! LOL... Yeah. I see I will have to post some of the other pics I took that morning too... Actually, I've been unforgiveably late at posting my GFM shots. Will look into that on Monday. A new year with new opportunities...:-) Now I'm off to celebrate. To an area so undeveloped that it even lacks broadband connections. :-) See you next year, guys. Jostein
Re: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America
Wow, Bob, Frank and Anne, Thanks so much for your nice comments. HNY to all! Jostein - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 6:30 AM Subject: Re: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 00:28:43 +, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > it's a terrific photo. By waiting for a time when the landscape > looks > great he has increased the contrast between the beauty of the > natural > environment and the hideous ugliness of the buildings. If he'd > shot > them in dull, overcast, flat light it wouldn't have been nearly > so > effective. Agreed. It's a terrific photo. You're right, it's much uglier without the fog covering 1/2 of it. My comment that his attempt fell short was a comment on the building in that location, and not on Jostein's obvious skill as a photographer. Neither was the comment meant to condemn that particular photograph. cheers, frank -- I remember that monstrocity and excaliming "what IS it???" A very sad photo, indeed (and, of course, Jostein knows I'm complimenting him :) ) annsan "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: KX - The Kristmas Kamera
Lon Williamson wrote: I think Shel mentioned that his KX is black, and has a split-image rather than microprism focusing aid. I have one black KX and several chrome ones; I bought the black one because it was black and because it, too, had a split image. Was it standard for Pentax to install splits in black KXs and microprisms in chrome ones? -Lon frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:28:43 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: May even use the meter, just cause it's Christmas. Whoa, Shel! Just calm down there, fella. Throwing caution to the wind in such a frivolous manner may have unforeseen repercussions... Seriously, congrats on a new addition to the family. cheers, frank I think it was usual for Pentax to put split ones in "special/limited" models. The black KX is one but K1000 SE is another (and isn't black at all). Thibouille
Re: KX - The Kristmas Kamera
No, I have a black KX without the split image finder. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:12:58 -0500, Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Shel mentioned that his KX is black, and has > a split-image rather than microprism focusing aid. > I have one black KX and several chrome ones; I bought > the black one because it was black and because it, too, > had a split image. > > Was it standard for Pentax to install splits in black > KXs and microprisms in chrome ones? > > -Lon > > frank theriault wrote: > > On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:28:43 -0800, Shel Belinkoff > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > May even use the meter, just cause it's Christmas. > > > > > > Whoa, Shel! Just calm down there, fella. Throwing caution to the > > wind in such a frivolous manner may have unforeseen repercussions... > > > > Seriously, congrats on a new addition to the family. > > > > cheers, > > frank > >
Re: TOPDML meet pictures
> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:44:12 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I know it's easy to get confused > > what with these new fangled > > > digithingies taking over but that's not an MX it's an LX > > > > > > http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/TOPDML%20MEET%20DEC04/?action=> > > view¤t=P0151.jpg > > > > > > How soon they forget... > > > > Peter,see answer to Robs post.:-) > > Its been fixed. > > > > Dave > > > > Dave, > > Maybe Rob responded to you off list, Dave? > > A response is neither in my inbox nor the archives, that I can see... > > cheers, > frank I just went back and checked.Yes Rob's was OL.Sorry folks,but i have fixed the captions to reflect LX. My apologize Frank. I had MX on the brain for what ever reason.Must have been due to drinking actual beer instead of boxed up preservatives i'm used to.LOL Dave
RE: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
Congratulations, Amita. That's truely a great tool! I guess now would be the right time to buy something, uisng USD as payment. Dollars have never been this cheap before! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 31. december 2004 01:04 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: almost enabled with an FA 300mm! The day I got home from the inlaws', I decided to check ebay and whaddaya know, I found one! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3863217393&ssPageNam e=STRK:MEWN:IT It should arrive next week. :) :) :) Amita
Re: PESO PAW - The Object of Our Affection
Great organization! And so far as Emma is concerned, you can see there's a twinkle in her eyes. Even tho' she's not smiling... there's something there that's just a moment away! I think your shot captures that quite well. keith Shel Belinkoff wrote: A poet once said "April is the cruelest month ..." but around Berkeley and Oakland we celebrate Christmas in April. A group for which I do some photography ( http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/ }gets together for a weekend or so every April and renovates homes for seniors and people of low income. It's amazing to see some of the transformations, and how good it makes the homeowners feel, both to have their homes repaired and to be singled out for such special attention. Here's Emma, who's about 85 years old. Hers was one of the homes renovated last April. She wanted a snap of her wearing her purple checked hat to match the lilac bush in her yard. She's quite a woman - very energetic and sharp, with a sly sense of humor ;-)) http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/object.html Shel
January PUG is open
Hi folks, The January PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05jan and http://pug.komkon.org Have a great 2005! Cheers Adelheid PS: I had to reject one pic because of non Pentax equipment used. I accepted one without mentioning the gear because it is christmas time . But please give at least an information that Pentax gear was used.
Re: PESO - Jenny and Aden
I like the shot. The lighting is nice, and the captured expressions are great. I think if it were mine, I'd rotate it to straighten the verticals, then crop out some of the background. I might fill a little in the foreground to avoid cropping off any of the table. But that's just me. I usually don't like unusual camera angles unless they help tell the story. Paul On Dec 31, 2004, at 12:54 AM, Derby Chang wrote: Have a great new year, everyone, Here's my last PESO for the year. My best friend Jenny chatting with Aden Young at the Tilbury Hotel earlier this week. Aden was last seen onstage in Hedda Gabbler at the Sydney Theatre Company. If you are in New York in a 2006, don't miss it. TMAX 3200, 77mm Ltd, MZ-5. http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc/peso.htm stay safe, Derby
Re: Strange
- Original Message - From: "Trevor Bailey" Subject: RE: Strange G'day All. I have a similar lens. It is a TAKUMAR-F ZOOM 70-200 4-5.6 I wonder what the difference is between the TAKUMAR and the PENTAX? The Pentax lenses are multicoated on every glass/air surface. The Takumars are multicoated on the front and back surfaces only, and single coated on the internal air/glass surfaces. Thats what my rep told me, anyway. William Robb
Re: January PUG is open
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:19:12 +0100, Adelheid v. K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > The January PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. > > http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05jan > > and http://pug.komkon.org > > Have a great 2005! > > Cheers > Adelheid > > PS: I had to reject one pic because of non Pentax equipment used. I accepted > one without mentioning the gear because it is christmas time . But > please give at least an information that Pentax gear was used. > As always, Adelheid, a great big thanks for all your hard work, and given the season, a great big thanks for your work over the past year. Happy New Year to you and yours and all the best in the New Year. Now, I'm off to check out PUG! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Who has an istDS?
I have to admit that I do not edit the way I should. And I often think that
if I had thrown out all the slides that had small problems with them because, I
would be very disappointed right now. Until digital came along, a slight flaw
in a slide was enough to relegate it to the wastebasket. Today, a quick scan
and some work in photoshop can turn a throwaway into a real keeper..
Vic
In a message dated 12/30/04 5:31:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Quoting John Shaw ("one of the best nature photographers around" -
>American Photographer): "You may want to save some flawed slides for
>personal reasons, but otherwise get rid of them. I keep a large
>wastebasket next to my lightbox and many a time it has been filled with
>
>throwaways." - The Nature Photographers Complete Guide to Professional
>
>Field Techniques
>
>When I shot slides, I threw away anything that I thought was a crappy
>shot... unless (here's my personal reason) it was my only shot of a
>rare or elusive subject. With digital now, I tend to keep more because
>
>storage is easier and cheaper.
>
>Christian
Re: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:52:10 +0100, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now I'm off to celebrate. To an area so undeveloped that it even lacks > broadband connections. :-) > You go, homeboy!! I'm celebrating New Years Eve tonight for the first time in about 5 years. Unlike you, I'm off to the urban jungle, nothing remote. Have a great New Year, Jostein. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: January PUG is open
Hi, Friday, December 31, 2004, 1:19:12 PM, Adelheid wrote: > Hi folks, > The January PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. > http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05jan > and http://pug.komkon.org Good stuff. Tom Cakalic wins this year's award for the photograph that most resembles a painting by Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin: Tom: http://pug.komkon.org/05jan/wntrmist.html Ivan: http://tinyurl.com/6bn8y More trees: http://tinyurl.com/6fbju -- Cheers, Bob
Re: January PUG is open
Thanks to Adelheid for making 2004 another great PUG year. And Happy New Year to all. Paul On Dec 31, 2004, at 8:19 AM, Adelheid v. K. wrote: Hi folks, The January PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05jan and http://pug.komkon.org Have a great 2005! Cheers Adelheid PS: I had to reject one pic because of non Pentax equipment used. I accepted one without mentioning the gear because it is christmas time . But please give at least an information that Pentax gear was used.
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
At 07:43 PM 30/12/2004, Amita wrote: The day I got home from the inlaws', I decided to check ebay and whaddaya know, I found one! US $739.00 ! I had no idea they were so expensive nowadays! I'm certain I didn't pay that much for mine (it was a few years ago though and maybe I just lucked out on a good deal) It's a great lens. I'm sure you'll have lots of fun with it. I've been using mine a lot more since getting the istD Wendy Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:12:29 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [The SMC-FA 300/4.5 is] exceedingly rare in the used market [...] It's more common than the SMC-F version. At least that was the case up until a year ago when I finally snagged an "F". I specifically wanted the "F" due to the awesome tripod mount. It makes a great handle when you're not using a 'pod, or you're using a monopod rather than a tripod. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Wonderful Resource for Photo Retouching
http://www.retouchpro.com/index.html Seems to be a very useful site. People help one another solve retouching and restoration problems, lots of information on techniques for Photoshop and other graphics programs, tutorials, and more. Definitely worth a visit! Shel
PAW PESO - Mending Fences
Here's another little snap from last April's home rehabilitation project. These two young men were working on Emma's fence. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/object.html Shel
RE: PAW PESO - Mending Fences
Whoops! Wrong URL. Correct URL is: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mending.html Sorry for any inconvenience Shel > [Original Message] > From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Here's another little snap from last April's home rehabilitation project. These two young men were working on Emma's fence. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/object.html
Re: screw mount huh?
Takumars came with both the scalloped metal focusing ring, with a matching scalloped aperture ring, or a rubberized focusing and ribbed aperture ring. The change came with the SMC designation. The earlier Super-Multi-Coated had the old ring the SMC had the new cosmetics. Lon Williamson wrote: The Tak screw mount lenses I've seen don't have rubber on the focusing ring. They look to be of a scalloped metal design. So the externals, at least, do vary from Tak to 1st K mount. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:47:35 -0500, wendy beard wrote: > US $739.00 ! > I had no idea they were so expensive nowadays! I'm certain I didn't pay > that much for mine (it was a few years ago though and maybe I just lucked > out on a good deal) I think I paid right around $600 about a year ago for mine with hood and caps, from KEH. I think it was EX condition. Normally I don't buy anything from KEH except BG (Bargain) condition equipment, but I'd been having such a hard time finding the beast that I pounced when it showed up. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
RE: screw mount huh?
the earlier S-M-C had the old and the later SMC had the new huh? That's so informative! I think you meant the earlier S-M-C had the metal and the later SMC had the rubber focus ring. JCO -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 11:22 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: screw mount huh? Takumars came with both the scalloped metal focusing ring, with a matching scalloped aperture ring, or a rubberized focusing and ribbed aperture ring. The change came with the SMC designation. The earlier Super-Multi-Coated had the old ring the SMC had the new cosmetics. Lon Williamson wrote: > The Tak screw mount lenses I've seen don't have > rubber on the focusing ring. They look to be > of a scalloped metal design. So the externals, > at least, do vary from Tak to 1st K mount. > > -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PAW PESO - Mending Fences
No inconvenience, just your usual technically extremely good to excellent images. I missed the other one the first time around and I'm glad I looked. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Whoops! Wrong URL. Correct URL is: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mending.html Sorry for any inconvenience Shel [Original Message] From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here's another little snap from last April's home rehabilitation project. These two young men were working on Emma's fence. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/object.html -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: January PUG is open
Quoting frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:19:12 +0100, Adelheid v. K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi folks, > > > > The January PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. > > > > http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05jan > > > > and http://pug.komkon.org > As always, Adelheid, a great big thanks for all your hard work, and > given the season, a great big thanks for your work over the past year. > > Happy New Year to you and yours and all the best in the New Year. What Frank said -- Thanks so much, Adelheid. ERNR
Re: 20-35 -vs- 24 + 35
Thanks, everyone, for the responses. Not surprisingly, price aside, the 24 + 35 combination wins (apart from portability and getting out really wide at 20mm). The issue of indoor available-light photography is a serious one for me, as well as wishing to blur the background a bit at times with faster apertures...so this argues for the primes. But also, on the other hand, there is still the question of whether 24 will be wide enough indoors. And the range of 20 to 35 just seems a really useful one. So this would argue for the zoom. I am happy to know that, despite being a zoom, the 20-35 is indeed very well regarded. Though it is not a $1500 2.8 lens, clearly it is aimed well above the usual lowest-level consumer zoom category. In the past I've been mainly a primes person but lately have gotten a lot of use from the FA 28-105 f/4-5.6 powerzoom and have considered additional, better zooms more seriously. I am even more happy to learn that the 24mm is still a good one and that the later negative reports were only in regard to digital applications. That is a relief. I should have mentioned I would be using these lenses with film bodies, mainly the PZ-1p. Honestly, I am still not decided, as the 20-35 just seems a really neat and handy lens! Happily, I have some time to decide. Thanks, again, to Bruce, Paul, Joseph, and Mark. Chaso > Re: 20-35 -vs- 24 + 35 > > I can offer a couple of comments that might be > useful. > My comments below apply to full-frame film > applications. > > One one hand, if you need it there is no substitute > for > a larger aperture. If you do night-time indoor > available light photography, the two additional > stops > can make a huge difference. Also, the 35mm can be > shot > at F2 to provide at least a some background blurring > for certain subjects. > > On the other hand, 20mm is significantly wider than > 24mm. > I find that with outdoor landscapes 20mm may > actually > be too wide. In contrast, sometimes 24mm isn't wide > enough for indoor stuff (architecture, people, > etc.). > > I'm doing some work with fast lenses these days. > In your place I would probably purchase the two > primes > or maybe a 20mm F2.8 and 35mm F2.0. For travel, > there's > no question that I would go with the 20-35mm zoom, > however. > > --Mark > > > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: Tsunami
In a message dated 12/30/2004 4:01:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The company I work for (Wal-Mart Canada) has set up a disaster relief program in conjunction with the Red Cross. Donations can be made at any cash register, no purchase required, all money collected is directed towards the Red Cross relief effort. The company has a habit of matching donations when they do this sort of thing, although I don't know if this is the case in this situation. For any Canadian list members, this is a pretty easy way to help out in about the only way we can. William Robb = moveon.org is also recommending Oxfam. Says it was already present in most of the countries, so it was able to hit the ground running. Of course, any reliable charity is a good. Marnie aka Doe
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
You left out, "We see no reason to stock such expensive, slow moving items. Now if Pentax still made cameras to go with them we would have to stock it, but..." Pentax is the inovator in being one of the first corporations to have and anti-marketing department whose sole purpose is to make people not buy their products. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jon Glass mused: On Dec 31, 2004, at 2:22 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: You'll enjoy it I'm sure. I've had mine for several years and find it is one of my most used lenses (I use it alot with the 1.4 X-S teleconvertor). I was surprised to see the price, I paid around that much several years ago, when I bought it new. Lets see some images when you can. I can't imagine myself needing a lens like this, but it's a beauty! However, if it's "rare" why? Does Pentax no longer make a lens this big, or like this? It's a lens that is close to the top of my want list (I don't have a need list; anything I really need will get bought, and I'll work out how to pay for it later :-) It's exceedingly rare in the used market - I've been keeping half an eye out for the last several months, but nothing had shown up. Nor do most of the online stores show it as in stock any more (along with most of the other high-end Pentax lenses). There have been several reasons put forward to explain this, ranging from the pessimistic "Pentax are getting out of the high end; all we are going to get will be consumer-grade glass" to the optimistic "Pentax are going to introduce a whole new range of IS/USM lenses". I'm not sure what I think. I'd like to think we'll at least get a new DA-F lens or two; the recent lens releases from Pentax indicate that they still think there is a market for good glass. Perhaps we'll see a new announcement at Photokina that will clarify the situation. Or perhaps we won't - I'm certainly not going to hold my breath waiting for announcements from Pentax. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
Re: PAW PESO - Mending Fences
In a message dated 12/31/2004 8:11:17 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Whoops! Wrong URL. Correct URL is: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mending.html Sorry for any inconvenience Shel Nice framing! Good shot. Marnie aka Doe
Re: January PUG is open
Thanks once again for all your efforts, Adelheid. I have decided that for 2005 I am going to select one shot from each gallery as "Graywolf's Pick". Graywolf's Pick will be the shot that I like the best. Not neccesarily the shot best shot of the month, but definate the one that speaks to me the loudest. and like all critics opinions, all that is is my opinion. I will post that under the subject heading of "Graywolf's Pick". graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Adelheid v. K. wrote: Hi folks, The January PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05jan and http://pug.komkon.org Have a great 2005! Cheers Adelheid PS: I had to reject one pic because of non Pentax equipment used. I accepted one without mentioning the gear because it is christmas time . But please give at least an information that Pentax gear was used. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet!
The 35/2 came last night, I got it apart and cleaned today and took a quick shot of my "Turtle Guys". This is at 1/40th and f/4 on the D as a ***L JPEG. Saved for web, of course. What a sweet lens, has become my instant favorite for a 'normal' on the D. Love the Boke, and the smooth feel! The Lens: http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/35_2.jpg And the Turtles: http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/Turtle3.jpg Don - The guy with the messy worktable. ;-)
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
They may have changed that a bit, while not seeming to make any effort to get the *ist-Ds into any of the mass marketers, it looks like they put a fairly large commission on it, based on the way the local camera shops that carried Pentax were pushing it. Graywolf wrote: You left out, "We see no reason to stock such expensive, slow moving items. Now if Pentax still made cameras to go with them we would have to stock it, but..." Pentax is the inovator in being one of the first corporations to have and anti-marketing department whose sole purpose is to make people not buy their products. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jon Glass mused: On Dec 31, 2004, at 2:22 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: You'll enjoy it I'm sure. I've had mine for several years and find it is one of my most used lenses (I use it alot with the 1.4 X-S teleconvertor). I was surprised to see the price, I paid around that much several years ago, when I bought it new. Lets see some images when you can. I can't imagine myself needing a lens like this, but it's a beauty! However, if it's "rare" why? Does Pentax no longer make a lens this big, or like this? It's a lens that is close to the top of my want list (I don't have a need list; anything I really need will get bought, and I'll work out how to pay for it later :-) It's exceedingly rare in the used market - I've been keeping half an eye out for the last several months, but nothing had shown up. Nor do most of the online stores show it as in stock any more (along with most of the other high-end Pentax lenses). There have been several reasons put forward to explain this, ranging from the pessimistic "Pentax are getting out of the high end; all we are going to get will be consumer-grade glass" to the optimistic "Pentax are going to introduce a whole new range of IS/USM lenses". I'm not sure what I think. I'd like to think we'll at least get a new DA-F lens or two; the recent lens releases from Pentax indicate that they still think there is a market for good glass. Perhaps we'll see a new announcement at Photokina that will clarify the situation. Or perhaps we won't - I'm certainly not going to hold my breath waiting for announcements from Pentax. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Graywolf's Pick
For January 2005: "YAC Yet Another Cypress" by Bruce Dayton. I do wish the horizon had been level though. -- I have decided that for 2005 I am going to select one shot from each gallery as "Graywolf's Pick". Graywolf's Pick will be the shot that I like the best. Not neccesarily the shot best shot of the month, but definate the one that speaks to me the loudest. and like all critics opinions, all that is is my opinion. I will post that under the subject heading of "Graywolf's Pick". - graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
I would not know about that there being no such thing as a local camera shop here. An interesting thought, K-Mart used to be about the biggest seller of K-1000's, so Pentax at one time sold through mass marketers. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Peter J. Alling wrote: They may have changed that a bit, while not seeming to make any effort to get the *ist-Ds into any of the mass marketers, it looks like they put a fairly large commission on it, based on the way the local camera shops that carried Pentax were pushing it. Graywolf wrote: You left out, "We see no reason to stock such expensive, slow moving items. Now if Pentax still made cameras to go with them we would have to stock it, but..." Pentax is the inovator in being one of the first corporations to have and anti-marketing department whose sole purpose is to make people not buy their products. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jon Glass mused: On Dec 31, 2004, at 2:22 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: You'll enjoy it I'm sure. I've had mine for several years and find it is one of my most used lenses (I use it alot with the 1.4 X-S teleconvertor). I was surprised to see the price, I paid around that much several years ago, when I bought it new. Lets see some images when you can. I can't imagine myself needing a lens like this, but it's a beauty! However, if it's "rare" why? Does Pentax no longer make a lens this big, or like this? It's a lens that is close to the top of my want list (I don't have a need list; anything I really need will get bought, and I'll work out how to pay for it later :-) It's exceedingly rare in the used market - I've been keeping half an eye out for the last several months, but nothing had shown up. Nor do most of the online stores show it as in stock any more (along with most of the other high-end Pentax lenses). There have been several reasons put forward to explain this, ranging from the pessimistic "Pentax are getting out of the high end; all we are going to get will be consumer-grade glass" to the optimistic "Pentax are going to introduce a whole new range of IS/USM lenses". I'm not sure what I think. I'd like to think we'll at least get a new DA-F lens or two; the recent lens releases from Pentax indicate that they still think there is a market for good glass. Perhaps we'll see a new announcement at Photokina that will clarify the situation. Or perhaps we won't - I'm certainly not going to hold my breath waiting for announcements from Pentax. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
Can someone point me to a URL on how to post photos to the various Pentax galleries? Also, is it possible to just up-load photos, or do I have to have them posted on a web site first? If that is the case, does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap (maybe even free) place to post photos? It seems like P-Base is the most popular? TIA! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet!
Hi Don ... Glad you got your lens and that you're satisfied with it. 'Tis a shame you have to use it on an istD Shel (Brotherhood of the K35/2.0) > [Original Message] > From: Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The 35/2 came last night, I got it apart and cleaned today > and took a quick shot of my "Turtle Guys".
PUG Faves
I have shot a lot of trees. I like trees, a lot. I almost submitted a tree to the PUG, because I have a lot of trees shot on my former Pentax. But didn't realize it was the PUG deadline in time to actually scan and stuff. These jumped out at me of this month's PUG. Pretty much all I say is that I like them. Backyard in Fog by Cory Waters --- Great colors, great trunks, nice fog. Good composition. Gnarled by Frank Theriault - I like bark and I like knots. This has both. I've even though of shooting a whole series with my decent macro lens of just bark. This is the sort of thing I would be aiming for. Simple but has it all. Nice texture, nicely abstract. Winter Trees by Peter J. Alling -- Nice sepia tone, nice soft focus, has a nice feel of desolation/loneliness. Looks sort of like a painting. Winter Mist by Thomas Cakalic -- Truly great atmospheric conditions, nice layers in picture, cool tree -- pops out, good composition. Used Tree by Joseph Tainter - Mainly because I've been there. Great shot of the ruin, and it's also a nice variation on the tree theme to have an old log. Fall in the Tetons by Harald Rust --- Nothing new, I always like his stuff. He's one of the people on the list that I truly hate. :-) Tall Pines by Dan Matyola -- Nice clouds in sky as back drop to tree tops. I've tried this several times and it hasn't worked for me yet. Although I haven't been in the pines when I've tried it, so that's probably why. :-) This turned out nice. Well, those are the ones that jumped out at me. But all are great, not a klunker in the bunch. I love trees. I like this PUG's photos -- like them all. Feel free to send me copies. Doe aka Marnie :-)
Re: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
Good questions, Steve, I will add this information to the mini-FAQ, but am answering it here as well to make sure you see it. For PESO/PAW/WOW/ETC, you put it up on the web somewhere and post a URL in your message. You can not post photos directly to the list, the list management software will automatically delete your post. For the more formal monthly PUG (http://pug.komkon.org/) there is a link to instructions at the bottom of the page. Photos for the PUG must be made with Pentax equipment. For the others that is preferred, but not required. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Steve Pearson wrote: Can someone point me to a URL on how to post photos to the various Pentax galleries? Also, is it possible to just up-load photos, or do I have to have them posted on a web site first? If that is the case, does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap (maybe even free) place to post photos? It seems like P-Base is the most popular? TIA! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
Re: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
Steve, To post an image to this list, you have to have it on the web somewhere. The biggest public gallery here is the PUG (Pentax User's Gallery). It's at: http://pug.komkon.org/ Submission information and monthly themes are accessed from links on that page. Also, check out the large catalog of previous month's work. it's a GREAT way to spend s day at work goofing off :) There are many places on the web that you can upload your photos to. Most cost money. Make sure you check the fine print for their copyright information. You don't want to give them permission to use your photos however they want... And check with your ISP. There's probably a small amount (10MB) of storage space that you get with your monthly service. It can be very confusing at first but once you get the hang of it and can remember what the URLs are, it's pretty easy to use your ISPs space. Good luck! Cory - Original Message - From: "Steve Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discussion Board" Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 12:08 PM Subject: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post? Can someone point me to a URL on how to post photos to the various Pentax galleries? Also, is it possible to just up-load photos, or do I have to have them posted on a web site first? If that is the case, does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap (maybe even free) place to post photos? It seems like P-Base is the most popular? TIA! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
Re: PUG Faves
Thanks Marnie, it's nice to know I actually achieved what I was aiming for. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have shot a lot of trees. I like trees, a lot. I almost submitted a tree to the PUG, because I have a lot of trees shot on my former Pentax. But didn't realize it was the PUG deadline in time to actually scan and stuff. These jumped out at me of this month's PUG. Pretty much all I say is that I like them. Winter Trees by Peter J. Alling -- Nice sepia tone, nice soft focus, has a nice feel of desolation/loneliness. Looks sort of like a painting. Well, those are the ones that jumped out at me. But all are great, not a klunker in the bunch. I love trees. I like this PUG's photos -- like them all. Feel free to send me copies. Doe aka Marnie :-) -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: PESO at the zoo
On 31/12/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >This thread was about Rebekah's first PESO. Peter's message struck me as >disparaging. Perhaps I misread it. But sometimes I think we all spend too >much time trying to be humorous at the expense of other list members. I now read or skim an entire thread before replying - keeps the d'oh factor down Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Hood test
On 31/12/04, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: >If you've an older camera body all you need to do is set it at 70mm and >infinity, set the camera to bulb, open the back, hold the shutter button and >you'll be able to see by peering back though the lens if the hood intrudes. Wish I could do that with a digital camera ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: Film is Dying, Chapter 3
Bill - Does your location accept files submitted via the Wal-Mart web site? If so, is this a growing or significant percentage of your printing? There are three places here in town, that offer this service with next day (or even one-hour) pickup. Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and a local family owned camera shop called Rockbrook Camera. Wal-Mart and Rockbrook are about a quarter a print; Sam's is an unbelievable eighteen cents. I can't make 4x6's that cheap. I don't know if it's a big part of their business, but I think it's a great service. I can't help but think it will be a growing part of the business. Last weekend I showed my mother, who just got her first digital camera at 76 years old, how to use the service. She had transferred about a dozen photos, taken Christmas day, to her computer. She ordered single prints of four images and five copies of a fifth image. The total order was 9 prints coming to a bit over $2.00 (US) Had she used her 35mm point and shoot or, more typically for her, a single use camera she would have ordered double prints of the full roll of 24 shots. She probably would have paid about $6 to $10 for that. Add another $7 to $10 if she would have ordered a set of files on a CD. I'm not sure which order is more profitable for the seller. Where does the photo center make it's money these days? Is it sheer volume? Just curious. See you later, gs -- George Sinos e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://georgesoptions.net Photos: http://georgesphotos.net --
Re: PUG Faves
Oops, missed this one. Fibre on a Tree by rams plastic-a Great shot of squirrel! And they are very hard to capture. (Hmmm, maybe I should mention Wendy's and Erin's and Kenneth's and...) Nope, that's enough. I don't have much to say anyway, except... like, like. Doe aka Marnie :-)
RE: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet!
Beautiful lens. Did you clean it inside (the lenses)? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 31. december 2004 17:54 Til: PDML Emne: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet! The 35/2 came last night, I got it apart and cleaned today and took a quick shot of my "Turtle Guys". This is at 1/40th and f/4 on the D as a ***L JPEG. Saved for web, of course. What a sweet lens, has become my instant favorite for a 'normal' on the D. Love the Boke, and the smooth feel! The Lens: http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/35_2.jpg And the Turtles: http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/Turtle3.jpg Don - The guy with the messy worktable. ;-)
RE: SPAM-LOW: RE: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
> Congratulations, Amita. That's truely a great tool! I guess > now would be the right time to buy something, uisng USD as > payment. Dollars have never been this cheap before! Yes, but I'm in the US, so it's bad for me. ;) But I figured I'd better buy now before the dollar went down even more... Amita
RE: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet!
You mean...It'd work. on my MX, or the KX? The K2? I'll have to post a pic of it on the black KX, pretty! ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 11:22 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet! > > > Hi Don ... > > Glad you got your lens and that you're satisfied with it. 'Tis a > shame you > have to use it on an istD > > Shel (Brotherhood of the K35/2.0) > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The 35/2 came last night, I got it apart and cleaned today > > and took a quick shot of my "Turtle Guys". > >
RE: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet!
All I had to do was take the front group out and blow some dust out. Didn't really need it but.well you know! ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 11:55 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet! > > > Beautiful lens. Did you clean it inside (the lenses)? > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 31. december 2004 17:54 > Til: PDML > Emne: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet! > > > The 35/2 came last night, I got it apart and cleaned today > and took a quick shot of my "Turtle Guys". > This is at 1/40th and f/4 on the D as a ***L JPEG. > Saved for web, of course. > What a sweet lens, has become my instant favorite for a > 'normal' on the D. Love the Boke, and the smooth feel! > > The Lens: > http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/35_2.jpg > > And the Turtles: > http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/Turtle3.jpg > > Don - The guy with the messy worktable. ;-) > >
Re: Wonderful Resource for Photo Retouching
Thanks for the link, Shel Have a nice new year Albano --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.retouchpro.com/index.html > > Seems to be a very useful site. People help one > another solve retouching > and restoration problems, lots of information on > techniques for Photoshop > and other graphics programs, tutorials, and more. > Definitely worth a visit! > > > Shel > > > = Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
In a message dated 12/31/2004 9:09:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can someone point me to a URL on how to post photos to the various Pentax galleries? Also, is it possible to just up-load photos, or do I have to have them posted on a web site first? If that is the case, does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap (maybe even free) place to post photos? It seems like P-Base is the most popular? TIA! == If you are on something like AOL or another common ISP, you usually have a certain amount of FTP allotted to you. You have to learn how to access it, create your own HTML pages, add the photo (scan or digital). Make your photos jpgs about 800X600 pixels so they will load quickly for others. You can make an index page with thumbnails of all your PAWs and PESOs. Or you can do what I do, just throw up a photo now and then, then later delete the page and photo (I start running out of ftp space). There are also photo services on the Net such PhotoNet and others (free and not), where you can post your photos. The best way to become familiar with them is just look at the urls when people post their photos on this list. I think about every service is used on this list. When you look at others' photos you see if you like the way the service lays out things. HTH, Doe aka Marnie
RE: PAW PESO - Mending Fences
Nice photos, and what an excellent idea and job you are doing with this organization. Regards Albano --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whoops! Wrong URL. Correct URL is: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mending.html > > Sorry for any inconvenience > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Here's another little snap from last April's home > rehabilitation project. > These two young men were working on Emma's fence. > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/object.html > > > = Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com
Re: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
I suggest photo.net Up to 100 pics up for free. You upload in your website and then send here the link. Regards Albano --- Steve Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone point me to a URL on how to post photos > to > the various Pentax galleries? Also, is it possible > to > just up-load photos, or do I have to have them > posted > on a web site first? If that is the case, does > anyone > have a suggestion for a cheap (maybe even free) > place > to post photos? It seems like P-Base is the most > popular? > > TIA! > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > = Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
Re: Graywolf's Pick
Thanks Graywolf, I'll work on my horizons - :) -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, December 31, 2004, 8:57:02 AM, you wrote: G> For January 2005: G> "YAC Yet Another Cypress" by Bruce Dayton. G> I do wish the horizon had been level though. G> -- G> I have decided that for 2005 I am going to select one shot from each gallery as G> "Graywolf's Pick". Graywolf's Pick will be the shot that I like the best. Not G> neccesarily the shot best shot of the month, but definate the one that speaks to G> me the loudest. and like all critics opinions, all that is is my opinion. I will G> post that under the subject heading of "Graywolf's Pick". G> - G> graywolf G> http://www.graywolfphoto.com G> "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" G> ---
Re: Wonderful Resource for Photo Retouching
Thanks Shel. Looks interesting. Paul On Dec 31, 2004, at 11:03 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.retouchpro.com/index.html Seems to be a very useful site. People help one another solve retouching and restoration problems, lots of information on techniques for Photoshop and other graphics programs, tutorials, and more. Definitely worth a visit! Shel
Re: PAW PESO - Mending Fences
Very nice, Shel. Is that your digicam or are you taking your film cameras out of their Tri-X diet? j On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:10:15 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whoops! Wrong URL. Correct URL is: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mending.html > > Sorry for any inconvenience > > Shel > > > [Original Message] > > From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Here's another little snap from last April's home rehabilitation project. > These two young men were working on Emma's fence. > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/object.html > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
Cory, Thanks for that reply! I just checked my ISP's web site, which is Comcast, and apparently I can use 175MB of free storage! That should do it. Has anyone else used Comcast's storage service? I have not yet read the fine print, but I assume I maintain copyrights? Thanks again! Now for the tedious job of searching thru my photos and figuring out how to upload them. Happy New Year everyone-be safe! --- cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve, > To post an image to this list, you have to have it > on the web somewhere. > The biggest public gallery here is the PUG (Pentax > User's Gallery). It's > at: http://pug.komkon.org/ > Submission information and monthly themes are > accessed from links on that > page. Also, check out the large catalog of previous > month's work. it's a > GREAT way to spend s day at work goofing off :) > > There are many places on the web that you can upload > your photos to. Most > cost money. Make sure you check the fine print for > their copyright > information. You don't want to give them permission > to use your photos > however they want... > > And check with your ISP. There's probably a small > amount (10MB) of storage > space that you get with your monthly service. It > can be very confusing at > first but once you get the hang of it and can > remember what the URLs are, > it's pretty easy to use your ISPs space. > > Good luck! > > Cory > > - Original Message - > From: "Steve Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax Discussion Board" > > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 12:08 PM > Subject: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post? > > > > Can someone point me to a URL on how to post > photos to > > the various Pentax galleries? Also, is it > possible to > > just up-load photos, or do I have to have them > posted > > on a web site first? If that is the case, does > anyone > > have a suggestion for a cheap (maybe even free) > place > > to post photos? It seems like P-Base is the most > > popular? > > > > TIA! > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release > Date: 12/30/2004 > > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
RE: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
Hi Steve I can recommend signing up with www.Flickr.com It's free (for a certain, limited upload each month), it's very easy and it's brilliant. For instance it has a slide slow option. It's has a free download-software option. Check it out! Also there's www.fotopic.net shich gives you 250 Mb of free space! There are other free websites for pics as well. all the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Albano Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 31. december 2004 19:27 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post? I suggest photo.net Up to 100 pics up for free. You upload in your website and then send here the link. Regards Albano --- Steve Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone point me to a URL on how to post photos > to > the various Pentax galleries? Also, is it possible > to > just up-load photos, or do I have to have them > posted > on a web site first? If that is the case, does > anyone > have a suggestion for a cheap (maybe even free) > place > to post photos? It seems like P-Base is the most > popular? > > TIA! > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > = Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
FS Friday
Well, I promised a list.of my surplus equipment, these Items are all usable and might well suite someone's style, but I never use them. All prices are in US funds, shipping extra unless otherwise noted. Method of payment negotiable but I frown upon paypal. SMC Pentax Reflex Zoom 1:8~12 400-600mm I'm looking for $400.00 but I'll entertain reasonable offers. Condition: Needs a good cleaning but comes with front and rear caps, only one filter, (clear glass). The good news is that it takes standard 40.5mm filters, rear mounted, and it was listed a current item on the Pentax USA website last time I looked, so they probably still have them as parts. The list price was $2400.00+ so it's a bargain for someone. I found it was most useful as a very compact 400mm lens that could go to 600mm in a pinch. SMC Pentax FA 1:3.8~5.6 28-200mm -IF&AL- with Caps and Dedicated hood. Asking $200.00 but I'll entertain reasonable offers. Condition: Nearly new. There's a rub mark on the Hood and the front cap is after market, I wish I hadn't lost the original cap since it was one of those great Tamron jobbies with "Pentax" emblazoned across it. This would make a great second lens with the kit lens on an *ist-D or Ds. Manual focus feel is very good for an auto focus lens by the way, the second best I've ever experienced. Now the real Gems SMC Pentax M*300 f4.0 I've been procrastinating on this but if no one wants it here it's going to e-bay. Asking $350.00 Condition, lightly used. Glass is clean and clear, aperture is snappy and aperture ring clicks positively at each stop. Focus ring feels like butter. I have the A* version as well so one of them must go. KEH usually sell these in Bargain condition for almost $400.00 and excellent for $500.00. SMC Pentax [K] 1:3.5 135mm. Asking $125.00. This is the relatively rare and legendary K lens not the later M version. It's a bit longer and a bit heaver than the M but is very sharp with very good contrast. I'm only parting with it because I also have the SMC-P [K] 2.5 135mm and I never use this one anymore. Condition: Glass is clean and clear, focus smooth with that un-matched buttery k feel. The filter ring is dented. Comes with third party front and rear caps, and the dedicated hood, (which has a problem with one of it's clips, but I'm throwing it in so what the heck. If you really want to you can remove the clips sacrifice a cheap filter and glue the ring on as threads). Vivitar 70-150mm 1:3.8 Close Focusing Auto Zoom with Vivitar 70-150mm 2x Matched Multiplier Asking $150.00. This is the original 2 touch version with the same optical formula as the original and legendary, (gee I seem to be using that word a lot), Vivitar 70-210mm Series 1. This was my walking around lens for about 10 years but it's been sitting on the shelf for some time now and I'll give someone else a chance to play with it. It's not a lot bigger and not much heavier than the Pentax [k] 135 f3.8. Both lens and Matched Multiplier come with original rear caps the Lens with original front cap. The lens has a built in hood. It's a great little lens with the capability to go to 300mm in a pinch. The condition: Multiplier like new, the lens is obviously used but not abused, focuses and zooms with buttery smoothness. Aperture is crisp and snappy, ring clicks positively into each stop. Special Bargains. Pentax ME SE Brown I'd say for repair of parts except... It works perfectly, however I've managed to bung up the ASA dial, only exposes at ISO 400, no exposure compensation. Otherwise it's cosmetic condition is close to ex. A few bright marks. If you've got a dead ME (shutter or meter problems), with a good ASA dial you can make this one almost like new. Asking $45.00 Vivitar 17-28mm 4~5.6 as Parts. The joke gift of the year. I disassembled this lens to try to fix a minor problem. It wasn't worth getting it repaired. $20.00 free shipping anywhere in the US or Canada. (Comes with original box and original Front and Rear caps if you want them). Non Pentax: Stabilizer Quick Shot Shoulder Stock. One of the most comprehensive shoulder stock systems I've ever seen. I bought it a few years ago thinking I'd use it a lot in nature photography, I used it a few times and it really works, but it doesn't suite my shooting style. Condition used, includes carrying sack and manuals. Asking $120.00. Vivitar M42 TX mount. Like new. These are getting a bit hard to find. $20.00 plus shipping by USPS. Nikon NF - T2 mount $12.00 plus Shipping by USPS. Additionally I may be selling some Pentax M42 gear, ES-II and a couple of assorted 55mm lenses, and maybe an M 50 f1.4 but I haven't decided on those yet. -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
PESO: Happy New Year!
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2998062&size=lg
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
Once again, a thread has turned into something completely different from where it started at. Petnax marketing! What do you know? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 31. december 2004 18:08 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm! I would not know about that there being no such thing as a local camera shop here. An interesting thought, K-Mart used to be about the biggest seller of K-1000's, so Pentax at one time sold through mass marketers. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Peter J. Alling wrote: > They may have changed that a bit, while not seeming to make any effort > to get the *ist-Ds into any of the mass marketers, it looks like they > put a fairly large commission on it, based on the way the local camera > shops that carried Pentax were pushing it. > > Graywolf wrote: > >> You left out, >> >> "We see no reason to stock such expensive, slow moving items. Now if >> Pentax still made cameras to go with them we would have to stock it, >> but..." >> >> Pentax is the inovator in being one of the first corporations to have >> and anti-marketing department whose sole purpose is to make people not >> buy their products. >> >> graywolf >> http://www.graywolfphoto.com >> "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" >> --- >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Jon Glass mused: >>> On Dec 31, 2004, at 2:22 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > You'll enjoy it I'm sure. > I've had mine for several years and find it is one of my most used > lenses (I > use it alot with the 1.4 X-S teleconvertor). > I was surprised to see the price, I paid around that much several > years ago, > when I bought it new. > > Lets see some images when you can. > I can't imagine myself needing a lens like this, but it's a beauty! However, if it's "rare" why? Does Pentax no longer make a lens this big, or like this? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> It's a lens that is close to the top of my want list (I don't have a >>> need list; anything I really need will get bought, and I'll work out >>> how to pay for it later :-) >>> >>> It's exceedingly rare in the used market - I've been keeping half an >>> eye out for the last several months, but nothing had shown up. Nor >>> do most of the online stores show it as in stock any more (along with >>> most of the other high-end Pentax lenses). >>> >>> There have been several reasons put forward to explain this, ranging >>> from the pessimistic "Pentax are getting out of the high end; all we >>> are going to get will be consumer-grade glass" to the optimistic >>> "Pentax are going to introduce a whole new range of IS/USM lenses". >>> >>> I'm not sure what I think. I'd like to think we'll at least get a >>> new DA-F lens or two; the recent lens releases from Pentax indicate >>> that they still think there is a market for good glass. Perhaps >>> we'll see a new announcement at Photokina that will clarify the >>> situation. Or perhaps we won't - I'm certainly not going to hold >>> my breath waiting for announcements from Pentax. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004
PESO: London and Paris
London: http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0159.html (three unrelated images, or only related by the fact that they were shot in the same day) Paris: http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0156.html Comments welcome. j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: Hot shoe problem on my KX
Thibs, My KX hot shoe has a metal lip at the top. It prevents the flash from pushing out. It also has a red K on the shoe, between the contact and the lip. Hope this helps, Bob S. On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:57:44 +0100, Thibs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I discovered a little but very annoying problem with my KX. > I dunno if it is because it comes from an early serie or bevause it has > been repaired or whatever but: on the hot shoe there is nothing to > prevent the flash from going too deep in it. > > Result is: I'm not even sure the flash will fire. > Of course I know I can plug the X-synchro cable etc... but not all my > flashes do support this. > > Any trick could apply? Or could Pentax fix this when doing CLA? Do > anybody else experience this? > > BTW: ther KM I bought for my father's birthday do feature a "correct" > hotshoe, however. > > -- > Thibouille > >
Re: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:26:54 -0800 (PST), Albano Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I suggest photo.net > Up to 100 pics up for free. Albano, Not any more!! Photo.net has changed their policy. No more "100 free uploads". I don't know exactly what it is now, as they have some arcane (and unpublished) formula based on one's participation in the photo rating game, both as a rater, and as far as how many ratings your photos have. So, my number of "freebies" went from 100, down to 46, now it's up to 50. But, they still let you upload if you're over your limit, it's just that they may delete some of your photos without notice if they need the space. Or, something like that. I can't figure it out... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Hood for K135/2.5 ?
> The SMC Takumar 135 f2.5 and SMC Pentax [K] 135 f2.5 lens hoods > are despite their differences in construction usable on either > lens. Pick the one you're more comfortable with. My personal > choice was the Takumar hood. I like metal. > Plastic falls off when hit or dropped, and it breaks. Metal stays > on and absorbes energy in dents. Get the metal hood...from > experience. I agree with Peter and Bob. The plastic hood is a clip-on design, and can be knocked off without too much trouble. The old Takumar hood is a screw-in metal hood, and is much more likely to be of use for protecting the lens from damage. (On the other hand, I'd say that they're both pretty decent for shielding the lens from stray light.) Fred
Re: PESO at the zoo
i'm sorry, i realized that after i posted, my navigator automatically resizes pictures and i hadnt noticed that it was doing that until i read the picture's size in pixels. by then, it was too late, but i will try harder in the future to fix things like that, include the url the first time, etc, etc :o) hehe rg2 - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:25 PM Subject: Re: PESO at the zoo > Rebekah Gonzalez wrote: > > > hmm. maybe you only saw part of the picture, but there is actually a couple > > of red lorys hanging out on his hand. maybe try scrolling sidewas :o) > > > > thanks for the reply! > > > > rg2 > > Rebekah - could you make your images a bit smaller in future? > on my screen there was a big blank space to the left and I had to scroll > extensively to > finally pick up the birds, which, because of the size on the screen I didnt > recognize as birds > until you told me because I couldnt see enough of them at one time. I jsut > thought > it was a charming head shot of the little boy. > > Best, > ann > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 2:23 PM > > Subject: Re: PESO at the zoo > > > > > Rebekah Gonzalez wrote: > > > > > > > so i'm retarded and forgot the link > > > > > > > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Rebekah_Gonzalez/boy13.jpg > > > > > > > > oh wells > > > > > > > > rg2 > > > > > > Rebekah - I can't tell you how often I do that! > > > I get involved in telling friends all about what I'm sending and > > > forget to cut and paste. :) > > > > > > nice shot -- I'd be interested to know whta was holding his attention > > > - > > > a tiger? a monkey? a bird? the concession stand? > > > > > > OF course, everyone that clicks on this expects a zoo resident :) > > > > > > ann > > > > > > > > > > >
Christmas Day Pix
All taken with the LX, Vivitar S1 24-48, Vivitar 3700 ttl flash. These are the first photos I've gotten back using the Omni Pocket-Bounce on the flash, and I quite like it. Softens things considerably, and widens the flash for those wide-angle shots. Anyway, just a bunch of fun snapshots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ As you can see, we all got totally spoiled by Santa, even my ex-wife, who you'll not see here, as I was under strict orders not to take any photos of her. It was a great Christmas! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Hot shoe problem on my KX
Thibouille, I've got a KX like yours and a few others like Bob's. Bob's KX hotshoe has a slight indent in the shoe itself where the tab is. The one I have like yours does not. I think it was a variation during the life of the model. Yours should have retaining springs on the rails that bend up towards the front of the camera. Don't they provide enough grip? -Lon Bob Sullivan wrote: Thibs, My KX hot shoe has a metal lip at the top. It prevents the flash from pushing out. It also has a red K on the shoe, between the contact and the lip. Hope this helps, Bob S. On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:57:44 +0100, Thibs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I discovered a little but very annoying problem with my KX. I dunno if it is because it comes from an early serie or bevause it has been repaired or whatever but: on the hot shoe there is nothing to prevent the flash from going too deep in it. Result is: I'm not even sure the flash will fire. Of course I know I can plug the X-synchro cable etc... but not all my flashes do support this. Any trick could apply? Or could Pentax fix this when doing CLA? Do anybody else experience this? BTW: ther KM I bought for my father's birthday do feature a "correct" hotshoe, however. -- Thibouille
Re: PUG Faves
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:23:18 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gnarled by Frank Theriault - > > I like bark and I like knots. This has both. I've even though of shooting a > whole series with my decent macro lens of just bark. This is the sort of thing > I would be aiming for. Simple but has it all. Nice texture, nicely abstract. You make me blush, Marnie. I'm glad you liked it. I was a little worried when I saw the theme for January, as I don't take a lot of tree shots. I was actually looking for another shot, one of my daughter Claire climbing the very tree that provided the bark for this month's photo. When I saw this one, I thought it looked better than the one I was looking for. Now I have to find a "blue" shot for next month. That could be a bit harder... thanks again, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
OT: I'm Back with a "new to me" K1000 !!!
Heoo gents and ladies :) After having lunch with Frank and David Brooks and Jeff I decided that I'd come back to the list to see what's cooking. I've got a question about my "new to me" k1000 - it's been a while since I owned one and I'm almost a newbie again me thinks - but here's my question: Where do I put the memory card in the K1000??? ;) Glad to be back, Cheers, Dave
Re: Who has an istDS?
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:14:11 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to admit that I do not edit the way I should. And I often think that > if I had thrown out all the slides that had small problems with them because, > I > would be very disappointed right now. Until digital came along, a slight flaw > in a slide was enough to relegate it to the wastebasket. Today, a quick scan > and some work in photoshop can turn a throwaway into a real keeper.. > Well, having read all the posts here about what to throw out, and what to keep, and putting stuff into circular file cabinets and everything else, let me add my two cents. Here's what I throw out: NOTHING! That's not to say that I haven't lost a few negs over the years, but surprisingly, I've come across some that I took a way back in the 70's. A sheet of negs takes up little space. Everything I've taken since I've become "more serious" about our little hobby some 6 or 7 years ago remains with me. It always will. I've never thrown out a print, either. But, now that I don't routinely print everything, just get contacts and only print the ones that interest me, it takes up even less space. I don't know why I keep everything. I mean, I've revisited some older negs and re-thought what I like and what I don't. But beyond that, I suppose that my thinking is that they take up so little space, why throw anything out? Some day, after I'm dead and gone, someone will go through my "things", find these, and there will be some sort of record of some of what I did in my life. Mind you, whoever finds them will likely just toss them anyway .. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: London and Paris
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 19:47:36 +, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > London: > http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0159.html > (three unrelated images, or only related by the fact that they were > shot in the same day) > > Paris: > http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0156.html > > Comments welcome. > Juan, I like all 3 London shots, the first one, especially. It's fun looking at all the faces, and making up little stories about their lives . The second one's cute, and I like the fellow with the unicycle - he's just so blase about walking about with that honking big thing! The Paris photo doesn't do much for me. Not that it's a bad photo, it just (for some reason that I'm unable to articulate at this moment) doesn't say much to me. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: I'm Back with a "new to me" K1000 !!!
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:26:00 -0500, David Chang-Sang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heoo gents and ladies :) > > After having lunch with Frank and David Brooks and Jeff I decided that I'd > come back to the list to see what's cooking. > > I've got a question about my "new to me" k1000 - it's been a while since I > owned one and I'm almost a newbie again me thinks - but here's my question: > > Where do I put the memory card in the K1000??? ;) > go away -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: I'm Back with a "new to me" K1000 !!!
Howdy David! Ah, one of those new critters that uses Flexible Internally Loaded Memory! We here on the list have coin the friendly term F.I.L.M. for that type of memory, quite unique stuff. Solar powered and totally insensitive to magnetic fields. Good stuff! You will find that on the right side of the camera is a winder crank that is used to advance from one 40-60 Megapixel segment of memory to the next. Lifting the LEFT hand crank after winding all of the memory into it's protective "Memory Module" opens the access panel to allow another memory module to be installed. These modules are typically found to contain either 24 or 36 of these 40-60MP memory segments. Hope this helps! Don > -Original Message- > From: David Chang-Sang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 3:26 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: OT: I'm Back with a "new to me" K1000 !!! > > > Heoo gents and ladies :) > > After having lunch with Frank and David Brooks and Jeff I decided that I'd > come back to the list to see what's cooking. > > I've got a question about my "new to me" k1000 - it's been a while since I > owned one and I'm almost a newbie again me thinks - but here's my > question: > > Where do I put the memory card in the K1000??? ;) > > Glad to be back, > Cheers, > Dave > >
Re: almost enabled with an FA 300mm!
It could be worse it could be _Pentax Marketing_. Jens Bladt wrote: Once again, a thread has turned into something completely different from where it started at. Petnax marketing! What do you know? -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
Re: OT: I'm Back with a "new to me" K1000 !!!
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:26:00 -0500, David Chang-Sang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heoo gents and ladies :) > > After having lunch with Frank and David Brooks and Jeff I decided that I'd > come back to the list to see what's cooking. > > I've got a question about my "new to me" k1000 - it's been a while since I > owned one and I'm almost a newbie again me thinks - but here's my question: > > Where do I put the memory card in the K1000??? ;) > > Glad to be back, > Cheers, > Dave > > Seriously, we're always glad to see you here (again), David. WRT the memory card, the K1000 has an innovative and daring new type of memory card: a sort of "anologue memory strip". Instead of fiddling with little slots, the whole back of the camera opens to accept the card. The card itself is a largish, ergonomically shaped cylinder. Just pull the cellulose "capture area" across the back of the shutter to a handy take-up spool, close the back of the camera, and you're set to go. These memory cassettes have good points and bad points. On the bad side, they'll only take 36 frames. One the good side, there's only one resolution to choose from (highest) - you can compress the files later in your computer for internet purposes. And, if your batteries run out, the capture system still works! Just shoot away, setting your own aperture and shutter speed manually! How's that for innovation!! Have fun! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Happy New Year!
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:33:25 -0500, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2998062&size=lg > Thank you, Paul. A lovely photograph, and a lovely sentiment. Happy New Year to you and yours. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW PESO - Mending Fences
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:10:15 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whoops! Wrong URL. Correct URL is: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/mending.html > > Sorry for any inconvenience Great stuff, Shel. If the first two you've shown us from this series are any indication, it's a wonderful series. I hope to see more. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to the list. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2998062&size=lg Sorry if this is a repeat. But it never showed up in my mailbox. Best to all, Paul
Re: PESO: Happy New Year!
You're welcome, Frank. I just reposted this, becasuse it never showed up in my mailbox. Glad you got it. Best, Paul > On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:33:25 -0500, Paul Stenquist > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2998062&size=lg > > > > Thank you, Paul. > > A lovely photograph, and a lovely sentiment. > > Happy New Year to you and yours. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
Re: PESO - Jenny and Aden
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:54:29 +1100, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have a great new year, everyone, > > Here's my last PESO for the year. My best friend Jenny chatting with > Aden Young at the Tilbury Hotel earlier this week. Aden was last seen > onstage in Hedda Gabbler at the Sydney Theatre Company. If you are in > New York in a 2006, don't miss it. > > TMAX 3200, 77mm Ltd, MZ-5. > > http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc/peso.htm > > stay safe, > Derby > > I love it! You've captured an intimate little moment between them. Nothing big, mind you, just a small moment of confidence, an understanding, a meeting of the minds. I like the OOF bodies in the background - puts them in a context, plus, makes it seem that everyone's ignoring them, or at least not paying attention to them. It's like they're in their own little world. As regards the tilt, I like it. Adds to the spontanaety of the scene - it's like we're eavesdropping, like we shouldn't really be there or something. Terrific shot, IMHO! cheers, frank ps: I directly addressed two points raised by Paul in his comment (something I rarely do - I usually comment without reading other comments first). I hope you don't mind this Paul. My intention isn't to criticize your lucid and well-considered comments, which are entirely valid. I merely point out that my views are different from yours, not that either of us is right or wrong. I hope you take no offense. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet!
On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:54:15 -0600, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 35/2 came last night, I got it apart and cleaned today > and took a quick shot of my "Turtle Guys". > This is at 1/40th and f/4 on the D as a ***L JPEG. > Saved for web, of course. > What a sweet lens, has become my instant favorite for a > 'normal' on the D. Love the Boke, and the smooth feel! > > The Lens: > http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/35_2.jpg > > And the Turtles: > http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/Turtle3.jpg > > Don - The guy with the messy worktable. ;-) What the heck are those filthy reptiles doing, making little turtles? Are we witnessing a menage a turtles? I count three heads but only two shells. How dirty is that? Nice shot. Looks like a nice lens... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet!
One of those heads is a foot Frank. ;-) Just a little out of focus, you know, kinda fuzzy and..Oh, never mind. Yes it is a nice lens, I've wanted one for a looong time, my Christmas present to me. ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 4:11 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: SMCP 35/2-Here, Cleaned, Tested. Sweet! > > > On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:54:15 -0600, Don Sanderson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The 35/2 came last night, I got it apart and cleaned today > > and took a quick shot of my "Turtle Guys". > > This is at 1/40th and f/4 on the D as a ***L JPEG. > > Saved for web, of course. > > What a sweet lens, has become my instant favorite for a > > 'normal' on the D. Love the Boke, and the smooth feel! > > > > The Lens: > > http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/35_2.jpg > > > > And the Turtles: > > http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/Turtle3.jpg > > > > Don - The guy with the messy worktable. ;-) > > What the heck are those filthy reptiles doing, making little turtles? > > Are we witnessing a menage a turtles? I count three heads but only > two shells. How dirty is that? > > > > Nice shot. Looks like a nice lens... > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >
Help! Hanimex lens info?
I have a Hanimex 28-80/3.5-4.5 M42 lens in beautiful shape except it won't focus at all. I suspect it was dis-assembled and incorrectly re-assembled. It has quite a number of elements that can be put back in a LOT of different combinations! Does anyone know where I might find any info at all on the old Hanimex line? TIA Don
Re: screw mount huh?
If I recall correctly: M42 50/1.4 = K 50/1.4 M42 SMC and Super-Multi-Coated lenses had SMC on the external surfaces of the groups of elements. K mount lenses had SMC coating on all elements surfaces. M 50/1.4 basically similar The M 1.4 lens was redesigned. A 50/1.4 = F 50/1.4, and a slightly improved design than the previous Other "K" lenses that appear to be M42 lenses in k-mount: 15/3.5 (although there are two versions of EACH, one asph and one not) Yep. Quite a few Takumar were aspherical, but very few K lenses were. 24/3.5? Same lens. 35/3.5 35/2 Said by Asahi to have been slightly modified. Not notable looking at the lens diagram. Maybe they discarded the yellowing element and played with the composition of other elements to compensate without changing the configuration? Anybody has a yellowing K35/2? 85/1.8 Same optics, but squeezed in a smaller barrel. The only K lens with 52mm filter ring that cannot take the 52-49 step-down ring. 105/2.8 (this design is REALLY old as Pentax glass goes) 1961. The 35/3.5 is an older design though (1959). 135/2.5 135/3.5 200/4? Same. 400/5.6 500/4.5 1000/8 also. Apparently NOT 28/3.5, which is odd, as the M42 28/3.5 is a great lens. Asahi did not rested on their laurels, they made it even better! It's interesting to me that many of the lenses on this list are now the rare and desirable ones. I've got all of them in M42 and none of them in k-mount. They will be easier to use on a D body! Cheers, Andre
Re: PESO, PAW, etc.-How to post?
On Dec 31, 2004, at 9:10 PM, frank theriault wrote: Or, something like that. I can't figure it out... Here is what their web site says. :-) And yes, it's still confusing to me. "For Trial/Guest Members (that is, non-subscribers), photo.net provides an allowance for Gallery photos, mainly so that you can participate in the Photo Critique Forum. Your basic quota is 5 images, plus an "extra" allowance of images based on your participation and how popular your images are. The computation of the number of extra images will be done periodically by photo.net and may fluctuate, up or down, without notice. If you are relying on this "extra" allowance to keep images in your portfolio, you should check from time to time whether your quota has changed in order to avoid being over-quota. We don't disclose the method we use for determining the "extra" allowance; but your quota will be at least your "basic" quota of 5, PLUS the number of photos that you have submitted to the Photo Critique Forum for critique or rating. So, in effect, photos that you submit to the Photo Critique forum will not count against your quota." -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Re: Help! Hanimex lens info?
Don Sanderson mused: > > I have a Hanimex 28-80/3.5-4.5 M42 lens in beautiful shape except > it won't focus at all. > I suspect it was dis-assembled and incorrectly re-assembled. > It has quite a number of elements that can be put back in a LOT > of different combinations! > Does anyone know where I might find any info at all on the old > Hanimex line? Hanimex wasn't a real brand; it was a badge-engineered name put on equipment from several different suppliers at different times (my first 35mm camera was a Hanimex I picked up second-hand). If you can't find out who was the original manufacturer, I think you'd have a hard time finding out all that much useful information.
Re: Who has an istDS?
They probably don't get their slides ready mounted either, so the same logic applies. Nick -Original Message- From: "Herb Chong"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 30/12/04 01:13:52 To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net" Subject: Re: Who has an istDS? working pros submitting for publication don't shoot negatives. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:14 PM Subject: Re: Who has an istDS? > So, are you saying that these pros either used every shot on a roll of film > or that, if there were some they'd not use, they were cut out of the > negative strips, deleted from contact sheets, and tossed, never to be seen > again?
