Re: Strange bedfellows
On Jan 23, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: On the shelf, the *ist Ds don't even look like a DSLR, in kind of blends in with all the PS digies. Oh yes, that reminds me. This may or may not have been posted here before... I just saw it mentioned in New Scientist magazine. http://www.dynamism.com/rolleiflex/ Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
RE: MZ-S: what is a good price ?
T me it's not really digital or film. It's both. Film for me is mostly MF, though. If I could afford it, I'd certainly get myself a MZ-S again - it's a brilliant camera. Perhaps I will some day. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. januar 2005 01:21 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: MZ-S: what is a good price ? Thibouille wroteA; I'm considering a purchase. But these beast seem pretty rare, even on Ebay..I sold my laptop so have a couple hundreds euros to spend :) and in my opinion, digital is simply not mature enough. Youre right where I was a year ago. Although you might say I was even more commited to film because I was shooting almost all 6x7 MF film and a bit of 35mm film. Then a local pro showed me what he could do with 6.1 megapixel digital files shot in RAW and converted in PhotoShop CS. If you have a chance, you should look into the digital potential before you buy another 35mm film camera. I've been accused of crusading for digital. I'm not. I hope we all continue to shoot film. But i feel obligated to caution anyone who opts for an expensive 35mm film camera instead of digital. That's just my opinion. Others will disagree. Paul
RE: *istDS - first thoughts
Very nice photographs. It seem this is the camera for you! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 22. januar 2005 14:38 Til: Pentax Discuss Emne: *istDS - first thoughts Popped up some random thoughts about my first weekend with the *istDS. http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc/1st_DS/first_shots.htm D
Re: OT: Dog Stuff
On 22/1/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Wimp. Thursday night, I blew out the compound at the club to make room for a dog rest area, and blew a path to our outdoor storage. Snow upwards of 3 feet deep, and hard blown enough to walk on. After supper, I took my dog to class. [snip] after which I spent about 3 hours blowing the snow off our parking lot, which was a foot deep in fresh snow. Don't you guys ever run out of breath with all this blowing? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: carrying cameras in London
On 22/1/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: You don't really need to worry about getting robbed at gunpoint in London, but in Oxford I believe you should be concerned that someone might shoot you with their Canon :-P There's a danger of drowning. In beer. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: OT: Dog Stuff
Hi, after which I spent about 3 hours blowing the snow off our parking lot, which was a foot deep in fresh snow. Don't you guys ever run out of breath with all this blowing? Not possible - this is the blowhard mailing list! -- Cheers, Bob
PAW x2 - Tekapo and Moon
Hi all, It's been far too long since I last did a PAW. Since I've done a little scanning lately here are a couple of panoramas. First of all, a view of Lake Tekapo. I know there needs to be more of the lake at left, but I wanted to keep the fog in the frame. The colours may look a little bit wonky. E100SW really wasn't the best choice of film. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=22-Jan-2005 And the other pic is of the moon. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=23-Jan-2005 I've printed both of these on 210mm roll paper and they look pretty nice. I want to do the moon one even bigger, once I get the roll cutter attachment for my printer (I can cut 210mm manually but I'd rather not risk mishandling the big stuff). Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
RE: Strange bedfellows
Very nice, Dave. Nice mocie as well. So, why does it have two lenses? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. januar 2005 09:33 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Strange bedfellows On Jan 23, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: On the shelf, the *ist Ds don't even look like a DSLR, in kind of blends in with all the PS digies. Oh yes, that reminds me. This may or may not have been posted here before... I just saw it mentioned in New Scientist magazine. http://www.dynamism.com/rolleiflex/ Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Camera Lust!
PDML rules prevent me from posting a link for the auction, but... Here's an AGFA Isolette CRF with a Solinar lens. Beautiful and brilliant camera! I'd really, really love to have this, but it's quite expensive :-( It's a like new 6x6 camera with a coupled range finder and it will fit in your pocket or camera bag, along with what else you carry for photographing. All you need is a light meter (or a SLR)and film. You can have a 70 Megapixel camera in your pocket! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/3690842/ Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Joe have you received the PZ1 yet
Hi Joe: I'm a little surprised you have not received the PZ1 yet. Or, maybe you have... Vic
Re: MZ-S: what is a good price ?
Well I already own quite a few bodies (at least for an amateur, I really do not have much experience) and I really dunno if I should spend money on an MZ-S. I use (some are own by my brother but as he do not use them anyway...) P30t Z1 (not -p) Super-A + MotorA KX Is a fifth one really worth it? Of course it would give me nearly up to date AF, advanced flash functions and such. I think it depends on price. After all, is the price is surprisingly good and I do not really need it, I'm sure some PDMLers would be interested :) An IST-Ds is 1000 Euros without lens here. And I'm sure in a year I'll want to upgrade to the latest digital Pentax. The MZ-S is the best Pentax film body, period. Mmm really, I dunno. -- Thibouille
Still have a couple Gmail invitations...
I prefer giving them to the list rather than to unknown souls ;) Thibouille
Re: Calibrating for CCD/CMOS noise
The Pentax DSLRs will optionally do this for you automatically once the shutter speed drops below a certain threshold. S Frantisek wrote: Hi, I don't remember this appearing here, but after some thought on how to reduce fixed noise in long exposure photos (where a lot of the noise is fixed and not random because of effects of additional circuitry and temperature), I found this very interesting article on photo.net exactly about this, reducing fixed/bias noise in sensors. http://www.photo.net/learn/dark_noise/ I will do some real world trying out, and post the results. Using GIMP or IMAGEMAGICK it could be even easier to automate the process. Good light! fra
Did someone here get the bargain?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3865834365ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the relationship the greater the impact. Howard Hendricks
Re: PESO: The past times two
Someone else asked the same question. I don't recall. It's possible that my cousin Kerstin, who is not in this picture, was recording their conversation. She's the unofficial family historian and may have asked Olle to interview Einar. On Jan 22, 2005, at 11:41 PM, Gonz wrote: Very nice Paul. Its nice to have pics like this one. I have some similar pics of my Grandfather that I need to scan and share. What were they doing there? It looks like they were recording the conversation as in an interview or something. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I shot this in Sweden 25 years ago with a Fuji 801 and a Vivitar 20/3.5 lens. (Wish I had a better wide angle at that time.) The two men in the photo are my uncle Olle and my great uncle Einar. This was the first time I met them. The location is the kitchen of the farmhouse where my father was born in 1906. Olle and Einar were talking when I walked in. They didn't see me, so I was able to get a candid photo. It was on tri-x. Scanned from the negative quite recently. It's here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1789579size=lg
PAW: Lay-Z-Boy
http://www.chang-sang.com/paw/ The old beat up recliner was either being aired out or thrown away. I do believe the latter rather than the former :) Cheers Dave
Re: Did someone here get the bargain?
It's not exactly a steal. I sold the same lens recently. I think it brought about $130. While I like the M 100/2.8, it's probably the least desirable of the Pentax primes in the 100 to 120 range. Paul On Jan 23, 2005, at 8:02 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemrd=1item=3865834365ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the relationship the greater the impact. Howard Hendricks
Re: PAW (PESO?): Street Festival, Little Italy
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:18:28 -0800 (PST), Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you wanted to be able to access your photos sensibly, you'd invest in some simple software that allows you to store them as thumbnails, title and categorize them for browsing and searches. And print out catalog pages as contact proofs, if that was your desire. I have nearly a hundred thousand photos in my file archive now. It's very easy to scan through them or search for photos created or modified around certain dates or events, locate exactly what I'm looking for, find things I'd forgotten. I can't imagine doing that with 2500 proof sheets anywhere near as efficiently. Godfrey, Thanks for the suggestions, but it just wouldn't work for me, for a number of reasons that I need not get into here. One thing that strikes me is that with my current process (if one can call it that), contacts are a starting point. With yours, they're printed after quite a few steps in the process, so they (contacts) would serve two completely different purposes. I agree that it would be nice to have everything instantly available and easily searched by, say, date, topic, event, whatever. Of course, I can easily search by date, as that's how I store my negs. But, my point about the joy of contacts is indeed the randomness of looking through old ones. Not knowing what I'll find, not looking for anything in particular is fun and sometimes (but not always) rewarding. That's all I was trying to say. Not to say that there are numerous advantages to digital storage. I like things I can hold in my hand. They just make me feel comfortable. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Strange bedfellows
Quoting David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Oh yes, that reminds me. This may or may not have been posted here before... I just saw it mentioned in New Scientist magazine. http://www.dynamism.com/rolleiflex/ To each his own ...Cute toy, but I think I'll stick to the original ... :-) (well, anyway the '50s version) ERNR
Re: Camera Lust!
HI Jens, I still have my Isolette III. It's the 6X6 cm, 2-window, non-coupled rangefinder version, made in 1952. When I bought it, wanting a pocketable MF, I found the shutter a little unrealiable. Since it needed a CLA anyhow, I sent it out, and the repairman found a leaky bellows. Now, I couldn't sell it for anything like what I have in it, but it's a very nice camera, with an 85mm Apotar f/4.5 lens! The Isolette is frequently overlooked, but it's a handy little folder! keith whaley Jens Bladt wrote: PDML rules prevent me from posting a link for the auction, but... Here's an AGFA Isolette CRF with a Solinar lens. Beautiful and brilliant camera! I'd really, really love to have this, but it's quite expensive :-( It's a like new 6x6 camera with a coupled range finder and it will fit in your pocket or camera bag, along with what else you carry for photographing. All you need is a light meter (or a SLR)and film. You can have a 70 Megapixel camera in your pocket! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/3690842/ Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
Re: PAW: Lay-Z-Boy
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:26:01 -0500, David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.chang-sang.com/paw/ The old beat up recliner was either being aired out or thrown away. I do believe the latter rather than the former :) Cheers Dave Fraser finally got his way and bought Martin a new easy chair? vbg Seriously, I like this photo, Dave. It may sound sily, but there's a certain poignancy to it. I especially like the inclusion of the oil drum in the background. I also like the way the poor chair is tilted; after years of good service, it can no longer fulfill it's purpose as a chair. I like your choice of a smallish aperture for a sharp background. The stark, shabby background adds much to the shot, IMHO. BW is the perfect medium for this shot. Judging by the lack of white-stuff on the ground, it wasn't shot yesterday! vbg Nice capture. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: The past times two
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:35:47 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I shot this in Sweden 25 years ago with a Fuji 801 and a Vivitar 20/3.5 lens. (Wish I had a better wide angle at that time.) The two men in the photo are my uncle Olle and my great uncle Einar. This was the first time I met them. The location is the kitchen of the farmhouse where my father was born in 1906. Olle and Einar were talking when I walked in. They didn't see me, so I was able to get a candid photo. It was on tri-x. Scanned from the negative quite recently. It's here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1789579size=lg What a great shot!! From the shot, I'm guessing that this kitchen is the most important room in the house - it looks so lived in, the exact opposite of these designer kitchens that we see on all the cable network designer shows. I bet these two old fellows spent many an hour seated right where they are in your photo, debating each other, pondering life. Terrific stuff. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Did someone here get the bargain?
Paul Stenquist wrote: It's not exactly a steal. I sold the same lens recently. I think it brought about $130. While I like the M 100/2.8, it's probably the least desirable of the Pentax primes in the 100 to 120 range. Paul I tend to agree... Somewhere I read that the critical aperture is f/16.0! And at that, it only resolves 51-57 l/mm. Hardly a world beater! keith whaley On Jan 23, 2005, at 8:02 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3865834365ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT
Re: OT: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
I was too busy trying to clear the snow to do much shooting but I did snap this one of my neighbour and his snowblower through my kitchen window. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/3694575/ A Canadian moment brought to you courtesy of my *ist-DS FA28-90mm. -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
Re: Camera Lust!
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:01:13 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PDML rules prevent me from posting a link for the auction, but... Here's an AGFA Isolette CRF with a Solinar lens. Beautiful and brilliant camera! I'd really, really love to have this, but it's quite expensive :-( It's a like new 6x6 camera with a coupled range finder and it will fit in your pocket or camera bag, along with what else you carry for photographing. All you need is a light meter (or a SLR)and film. You can have a 70 Megapixel camera in your pocket! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/3690842/ I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? BTW, sounds like a cool camera. Is it a folder? You gonna bid on it? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Digital anguish
Hi all, it funny how one can get affected by everyone going digital, and by all talk about film being dead, or at least dying. So lately I've been thinking about trying to get an *ist D as long as some still are on the market. It seems to be not so unlike the PZ-1p/Z-1p with its Hyperprogram which I like and use a lot. One never knows what the next Pentax DSLR will look like, but probably (?) less like the PZ-1p/Z-1p than the *ist D. But then again I wonder if the *ist D is that practical when you are travelling (which is when I'm doing most of my photographing). My LX, ME Super and PZ-1p/Z-1p have been rather trustworthy travel companions. And then I see all the slides, colour and b+w films I've shot during the years in different parts of the world, and start to wonder if it wouldn't be better to go digital by scanning and work on the best of all those pics to begin with. Well, maybe its just sad to put some great gear into retirement (I'm pretty sure once I've managed to get a *ist D I will be toying around with it most of the time). Any advice? BTW What would you recommend as a good Mac-compatible scanner? Peter, Sweden
Re: OT: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:06:56 -0500 (EST), Fred Widall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was too busy trying to clear the snow to do much shooting but I did snap this one of my neighbour and his snowblower through my kitchen window. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/3694575/ A Canadian moment brought to you courtesy of my *ist-DS FA28-90mm. Nice one, Fred!! Luckily, I have no driveway (the semi I live in was constructed around 1920, and I guess that places for cars for the working-class weren't a priority with builders). I just had to shovel a bit of sidewalk. In fact, our houses are so narrow that I shovelled the walkway of the neighbours on either side (they do it for us, as well - nice neighbourhood). I shovelled three times, though, as it kept piling up, and three small jobs seemed easier than one big one. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Has anyone used the Canon 8400F scanner?
Hi; I'm considering buying a Canon 8400F scanner and wondered if any PDML members had any experience with this scanner. Regards; Marcel
Re: OT: Happy to be home
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:12:37 -0500, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glad you made it home. The weather is definitely a problem for the midwest, north central, and northeast. Here in Michigan, we have about ten inches of new snow. We got about 5 inches here in Pittsburgh and you'd think the city had been evacuated! Quite amusing to someone who used to live in Rochester :) There's a big football game here tomorrow so I hope they get the streets cleared by then. Mark, It's NFL Football. It's the playoffs. They'll get there if they have to walk through waist-deep snow... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Happy to be home
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:19:40 -0600, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Lynn I started today in Washington, DC visiting my daughter at GWU and seeing some of the Inauguration on Thursday. They were threatening 4-7 inches of snow today in DC, so we were happy to be on the 9:30 AM flight to Chicago. After a $50 Taxi ride to Dulles International at 7 AM, United Airlines told us the flight was canceled and the next was 9:45 PM into Chicago. I inquired about Regan National Airport, and they got us on a 10:30 AM flight, so another $50 Taxi ride BACK INTO the city (same salt trucks parked along the interstate waiting for the snow to start) and then a wrestling match with the self-service ticketing machines and a call on the HELP hand set installed next to the machine and it finally gave up two boarding passes. I think we were more successful than most, as it proved to be the last flight into Chicago and we got two aisle seats. Departure was delayed until 11:20 AM as the equipment was late. Seems the original pilot got stuck in a ditch on the way to the airport. They offered free tickets to 4 travelers who were willing to delay departure until tomorrow to accomodate some international travelers connecting thru Chicago. We insturment landed at O'hare to 1/4 mile visibility and plenty of snow. It's snowing to beat the band now and I've got 6 inches on the driveway despite evidence that the neighbor ran the snowblower over it sometime in the past 24 hours. This is a pretty good storm as it stretches some 1,000 miles from Chicago to Washington, DC. Regards, Bob S. Did you bump into bath-curtain-ring salesman along the way? vbg Sounds like you lived your own version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Glad to hear you guys got home safe and sound. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO - Making Espresso (was: Re: OT-Coffee Theory)
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 06:43:17 -0800 (PST), Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lovely shot! Of course, you took the Greatest Coffee Photo of all time: the one you submitted to PUG a couple of years ago with the bubbles on the top of the coffee shaped like set jewels. vbg LOL! I like this one, though. Thanks for the kind words, Frank! Gianfranco Just in case anyone doubts my earlier contention, for the benefit of those of you who are recent PDML'ers, and for the general enjoyment of all others, here is the Gianfranco's photo to which I referred: http://pug.komkon.org/01may/Bolle3.html Stunning, no? g cheers, frank
Re: carrying cameras in London
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:03:45 -0800, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A month ago I was in London, with my istD, Leica M6 and a Domke bag. No problems at all--actually I never even thought about safety. Ah, but you black-tape over the logos, so bandits don't know what you really brandish. OTOH, to make a Pentax robber-proof, maybe it's best to leave the logo intact... LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Camera Lust!
What Frank said. On Jan 23, 2005, at 9:11 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:01:13 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PDML rules prevent me from posting a link for the auction, but... Here's an AGFA Isolette CRF with a Solinar lens. Beautiful and brilliant camera! I'd really, really love to have this, but it's quite expensive :-( It's a like new 6x6 camera with a coupled range finder and it will fit in your pocket or camera bag, along with what else you carry for photographing. All you need is a light meter (or a SLR)and film. You can have a 70 Megapixel camera in your pocket! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/3690842/ I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? BTW, sounds like a cool camera. Is it a folder? You gonna bid on it? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Digital anguish
I find the *istD is a great traveling companion. I no longer have to pack film or worry about processing. I bring my i-book computer along and process shots at my leisure. On work trips, this gives me something to do during those hotel room evenings. Paul On Jan 23, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Peter Smekal wrote: Hi all, it funny how one can get affected by everyone going digital, and by all talk about film being dead, or at least dying. So lately I've been thinking about trying to get an *ist D as long as some still are on the market. It seems to be not so unlike the PZ-1p/Z-1p with its Hyperprogram which I like and use a lot. One never knows what the next Pentax DSLR will look like, but probably (?) less like the PZ-1p/Z-1p than the *ist D. But then again I wonder if the *ist D is that practical when you are travelling (which is when I'm doing most of my photographing). My LX, ME Super and PZ-1p/Z-1p have been rather trustworthy travel companions. And then I see all the slides, colour and b+w films I've shot during the years in different parts of the world, and start to wonder if it wouldn't be better to go digital by scanning and work on the best of all those pics to begin with. Well, maybe its just sad to put some great gear into retirement (I'm pretty sure once I've managed to get a *ist D I will be toying around with it most of the time). Any advice? BTW What would you recommend as a good Mac-compatible scanner? Peter, Sweden
Re: Camera Lust!
By the way, I have my father's old Agfa Isolette in my camera display case. He purchased it in Sweden in 1952, so it's not the CRF. I've never shot a roll of film with it but plan on doing that some time soon. I only recently acquired the camera. It was buried in a box of junk at my mother's house for the last twenty years. I cleaned the lens, and the glass looks nice. So it should be capable of decent performance. Focus on these early models is by scale and the lens is marked only in meters, so I'll have to get out my thinking cap for this one. Paul On Jan 23, 2005, at 9:46 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: What Frank said. On Jan 23, 2005, at 9:11 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:01:13 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PDML rules prevent me from posting a link for the auction, but... Here's an AGFA Isolette CRF with a Solinar lens. Beautiful and brilliant camera! I'd really, really love to have this, but it's quite expensive :-( It's a like new 6x6 camera with a coupled range finder and it will fit in your pocket or camera bag, along with what else you carry for photographing. All you need is a light meter (or a SLR)and film. You can have a 70 Megapixel camera in your pocket! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/3690842/ I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? BTW, sounds like a cool camera. Is it a folder? You gonna bid on it? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Happy to be home
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, It's NFL Football. It's the playoffs. They'll get there if they have to walk through waist-deep snow... I'm starting to get the gist. Look at what was on the front page of the newspaper yesterday: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05022/446555.stm -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Calibrating for CCD/CMOS noise
in fact, i don't see why it has to be done on the 10D in the article at all since it should have the same type of NR firmware as the *istD. dark field subtraction of an image taken immediately afterwards will be slightly noisier and not as clean as using a dark field from after the sensor has cooled for a while, but i have not had any noise problems after taking a succession of 10-20 second exposures at ISO 200 on the *istD. Herb - Original Message - From: Steve Jolly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 7:54 AM Subject: Re: Calibrating for CCD/CMOS noise The Pentax DSLRs will optionally do this for you automatically once the shutter speed drops below a certain threshold.
Re: MZ-S: what is a good price ?
Quoting Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: want to upgrade to the latest digital Pentax. The MZ-S is the best Pentax film body, period. You think so? Of 35mm film bodies, I would have thought the PZ-1p a contender for best, and the PZ-1 very, very close to it. I mention this in case it helps you feel happier about what you have in hand, but it is my honest opinion. ERNR
Re: *istDS - first thoughts
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:28:18 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice pics and report Derby. I concur with my friend from Oxford. -frank PS: that ~is~ where you live, right? -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
OT: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
We had what the weather forecasters now call a snow event yesterday here in Toronto. I think the same storm also hit much of the MIdwest and Northeast US, so Paul, Ken and any other Michiganders (haven't seen Mark Cassino much lately, have we?) must have got hit, too. They were calling for over 12 inches, but this morning they said we only got around 7 - looking out the window, it sure looks like close to 10 or 12. Winds were high (40 km per hour - it wasn't a blizzard, which needs 50 km/h winds) and lowish temps (-17 C, with wind chill in the -30's) made for a fun day. I mean, literally, a fun day. I bought a Metro Pass, which allows me all day access to Toronto's excellent transit system, and took the street car and subway all around town, whilst luckless drivers slid their way about. Of course, a camera was mandatory in such conditions, and I got lots of cliche people trying to walk along, hands holding their collars to their face while the wind tugs at their coats, snow whipping by them shots. Hopefully, some of them will turn out. Most people walking by were so busy trying to negotiate the wind and snow they didn't even notice my camera. Today's beautiful and sunny. Should be lots more photo ops out there. Anyone else out there shooting in the snow this weekend? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Happy to be home
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:18:18 -0500, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, It's NFL Football. It's the playoffs. They'll get there if they have to walk through waist-deep snow... I'm starting to get the gist. Look at what was on the front page of the newspaper yesterday: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05022/446555.stm Tell the truth, Mark, that's a pic of you getting ready for today's game, right? vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: 2003
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:39:52 -0800, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taking pictures of people's backs is one of the biggest problems of shy street photographers. Sometimes I fall into that, it seems like it's a way to lie to myself and say that I've taken the picture. This pictures rarely work. Now, looking at some pictures from a couple of years ago, I found this: http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0175.html (M6, Summicron 50mm, Tri-X) I think this one does work somehow. Opinions welcome. ...Proving once again that sometimes breaking the rules works, if you break them the right way. Regardless of whether you can see their faces or not, you captured a moment. In fact, probably better not to see their faces, as this angle only enhances the intimacy and privacy of what they're sharing, IMHO. Quite lovely. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Film may not be dead...
On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:32:30 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip In many ways professional photography is only tangentially about actual photography.snip I would never presume to tell Mr. Roberts (one of my favourite movies of all time, BTW g) how to compile his annual list of PDML Quotes, but surely here's an early contender!! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Camera Lust!
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? Just my opinion, but I would hope that the prohibition would also include 3rd-party lenses with Pentax mounts. Fred
Re: OT: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
I was too busy trying to clear the snow to do much shooting but I did snap this one of my neighbour and his snowblower through my kitchen window. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/3694575/ A Canadian moment brought to you courtesy of my *ist-DS FA28-90mm. And, just the hint of red color from the blower in an otherwise bw image is kinda nice - g. Fred
Re: Which would you keep
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:16:35 -0500, Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the scenario: Like everyone else, I'm looking at serious digital. And having two good 135 film bodies may not be necessary. (It'll be only for black white.) The two are: Black MX / winder. Super Program / winder. Which would you part with why? Which would you keep why? (Personally, I think Super Program will outlast MX but the MX feels nicer. Tough decision. Or keep them both knowing that sooner or later one will need replaced.) I know I'm echoing what many have already said, but I'd keep both. The amount you can fetch for a 35mm film body for these days is often much less than its actual worth as an photographic instrument. Which of these two bodies is more likely to crap out earlier is hard to determine at this point, all we know is that it's gonna happen someday, maybe sooner, maybe later. Both could be potential pigs to repair, given the growing scarcity of parts and donor bodies. I'd keep both. They'll make good back-ups for each other in the event of an unrepairable failure. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Camera Lust!
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:21:09 -0500, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? Just my opinion, but I would hope that the prohibition would also include 3rd-party lenses with Pentax mounts. Fred FWIW, I think that's fair. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Digital anguish
In a message dated 1/23/2005 6:13:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, maybe its just sad to put some great gear into retirement (I'm pretty sure once I've managed to get a *ist D I will be toying around with it most of the time). Any advice? BTW What would you recommend as a good Mac-compatible scanner? Peter, Sweden = You're going through a natural process. It's called grief. Allow yourself time and be gentle with yourself. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
RE: Camera Lust!
No' I'm not gonna bid on it. With that kind of money IO could get a decent wide-zoom for the *ist D (to replace my faulty Tokina AT-X 28-70mm - wich is at the repair shop currently ). With 4 hours left and 270 GBP it could go above 500 USD. However there's one more, a little less nice (judging from the photographs) - 6 days left at currebtly 150 GBP. However, I have bid for a Non Coupled Isolette III, which is quite as good, but less convenient and not as fast to use. I already have a Agfa Record (6x9), but unfortunately not the best one, wich has a Solinar lens, which is better than any Agnar or Apotar. The best one is called Record III and is range4finder and usually as expensive as the Isolette CRF. The only real compeditors are the old Zeiss Ikon metered rangefinders. They are quite expensive and bulky. Even Zeiss Jena (DDR) made some 6x6 ramgefinders, but they quite rare and often faulty. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. januar 2005 15:46 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Camera Lust! What Frank said. On Jan 23, 2005, at 9:11 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:01:13 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PDML rules prevent me from posting a link for the auction, but... Here's an AGFA Isolette CRF with a Solinar lens. Beautiful and brilliant camera! I'd really, really love to have this, but it's quite expensive :-( It's a like new 6x6 camera with a coupled range finder and it will fit in your pocket or camera bag, along with what else you carry for photographing. All you need is a light meter (or a SLR)and film. You can have a 70 Megapixel camera in your pocket! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/3690842/ I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? BTW, sounds like a cool camera. Is it a folder? You gonna bid on it? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: Camera Lust!
Give it a try! I often want to shoot 6x6 on the side, but I rarely want to carry the bulky Pentacon Six, which can actually make professional quality photographs - that is if it's not at home stittng in it's huge Protector Case. A nice 6x6 folding camera can go in the *ist D bag or a pocket anytime! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. januar 2005 15:54 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Camera Lust! By the way, I have my father's old Agfa Isolette in my camera display case. He purchased it in Sweden in 1952, so it's not the CRF. I've never shot a roll of film with it but plan on doing that some time soon. I only recently acquired the camera. It was buried in a box of junk at my mother's house for the last twenty years. I cleaned the lens, and the glass looks nice. So it should be capable of decent performance. Focus on these early models is by scale and the lens is marked only in meters, so I'll have to get out my thinking cap for this one. Paul On Jan 23, 2005, at 9:46 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: What Frank said. On Jan 23, 2005, at 9:11 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:01:13 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PDML rules prevent me from posting a link for the auction, but... Here's an AGFA Isolette CRF with a Solinar lens. Beautiful and brilliant camera! I'd really, really love to have this, but it's quite expensive :-( It's a like new 6x6 camera with a coupled range finder and it will fit in your pocket or camera bag, along with what else you carry for photographing. All you need is a light meter (or a SLR)and film. You can have a 70 Megapixel camera in your pocket! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/3690842/ I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? BTW, sounds like a cool camera. Is it a folder? You gonna bid on it? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PAW (PESO?): Street Festival, Little Italy
In a message dated 1/23/2005 5:36:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I like things I can hold in my hand. They just make me feel comfortable. cheers, frank === Ditto. It's why I like books and not ebooks (and why, I think, ebooks have never really taken off). For me it's the one negative aspect of a DSLR. Sure, I could print them all out -- but that would take a lot of time, a lot, lot, and also I wouldn't want to really bother for the bad ones (too dark, badly focused, etc. -- the truly bad ones). OTOH, I love not scanning and not having to worry about dust. And being able to set the ISO, WTB, etc. And not scanning (let me repeat that a couple of times because I really love not having to scan. No scanning! :-)) Everything has a downside and an upside. Though I am thinking about printing contact sheets for all my digital pics. Marnie aka Doe :-)
RE: Camera Lust!
I wrote: Even Zeiss Jena (DDR) made some 6x6 ramgefinders, but they quite rare and often faulty. Just remembered. They are called Certo. Ther's one at ebay now - 375 USD Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. januar 2005 17:04 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Camera Lust! No' I'm not gonna bid on it. With that kind of money IO could get a decent wide-zoom for the *ist D (to replace my faulty Tokina AT-X 28-70mm - wich is at the repair shop currently ). With 4 hours left and 270 GBP it could go above 500 USD. However there's one more, a little less nice (judging from the photographs) - 6 days left at currebtly 150 GBP. However, I have bid for a Non Coupled Isolette III, which is quite as good, but less convenient and not as fast to use. I already have a Agfa Record (6x9), but unfortunately not the best one, wich has a Solinar lens, which is better than any Agnar or Apotar. The best one is called Record III and is range4finder and usually as expensive as the Isolette CRF. The only real compeditors are the old Zeiss Ikon metered rangefinders. They are quite expensive and bulky. Even Zeiss Jena (DDR) made some 6x6 ramgefinders, but they quite rare and often faulty. Jens Bladt
PP: Digital Grain
PP = post processing I was visiting the Adobe site recently looking through the actions people have uploaded (to share) for PS. Discovered a few that would add grain to digital pictures. I wondered has anyone on the list tried that? Adding grain, that is. Not necessarily those specific actions at the Adobe site that supposedly add grain. Just curious. Somehow I don't think it would work that well. Marnie aka Doe :-)
RE: [pdml] OT: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Today's screaming for chrome film that will be cross processed :) The colour in the sky and such should make for an interesting mix. I may venture out a bit later and snap off some in the downtown area. I think the camera of choice will be the Olympus XA :) Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:45 AM To: PDML Subject: [pdml] OT: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow We had what the weather forecasters now call a snow event yesterday here in Toronto. I think the same storm also hit much of the MIdwest and Northeast US, so Paul, Ken and any other Michiganders (haven't seen Mark Cassino much lately, have we?) must have got hit, too. They were calling for over 12 inches, but this morning they said we only got around 7 - looking out the window, it sure looks like close to 10 or 12. Winds were high (40 km per hour - it wasn't a blizzard, which needs 50 km/h winds) and lowish temps (-17 C, with wind chill in the -30's) made for a fun day. I mean, literally, a fun day. I bought a Metro Pass, which allows me all day access to Toronto's excellent transit system, and took the street car and subway all around town, whilst luckless drivers slid their way about. Of course, a camera was mandatory in such conditions, and I got lots of cliche people trying to walk along, hands holding their collars to their face while the wind tugs at their coats, snow whipping by them shots. Hopefully, some of them will turn out. Most people walking by were so busy trying to negotiate the wind and snow they didn't even notice my camera. Today's beautiful and sunny. Should be lots more photo ops out there. Anyone else out there shooting in the snow this weekend? cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Camera Lust!
I understood it to mean all ongoing auctions ... and, if there's to be a prohibition about Pentax gear and third-party lenses, then the prohibition should be extended to cameras that use Pentax lenses, filters that fit on lenses that can be used on Pentax cameras, straps, cases, caps, and so on, including ephemera. Shel [Original Message] From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? Just my opinion, but I would hope that the prohibition would also include 3rd-party lenses with Pentax mounts. Fred
RE: [pdml] Re: PAW: Lay-Z-Boy
Thanks Frank :) It was across the street from The Canary Restaurant down there by Front and Cherry. I was running a test roll through the K1000 and I too thought it was an interesting still life. Thanks for the comment :) Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:50 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: [pdml] Re: PAW: Lay-Z-Boy On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:26:01 -0500, David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.chang-sang.com/paw/ The old beat up recliner was either being aired out or thrown away. I do believe the latter rather than the former :) Cheers Dave Fraser finally got his way and bought Martin a new easy chair? vbg Seriously, I like this photo, Dave. It may sound sily, but there's a certain poignancy to it. I especially like the inclusion of the oil drum in the background. I also like the way the poor chair is tilted; after years of good service, it can no longer fulfill it's purpose as a chair. I like your choice of a smallish aperture for a sharp background. The stark, shabby background adds much to the shot, IMHO. BW is the perfect medium for this shot. Judging by the lack of white-stuff on the ground, it wasn't shot yesterday! vbg Nice capture. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
RE: [pdml] PAW x2 - Tekapo and Moon
Whoa... The E100 series of film can be quite decent but you're probably right with resepct to the SW rather than say, perhaps, the VS. Still... that shot of the moon is incredible and I can instantly see that print matted and framed. Great landscapes, both of them, but I'm thinking the Moon is a winner imho. Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 4:29 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: [pdml] PAW x2 - Tekapo and Moon Hi all, It's been far too long since I last did a PAW. Since I've done a little scanning lately here are a couple of panoramas. First of all, a view of Lake Tekapo. I know there needs to be more of the lake at left, but I wanted to keep the fog in the frame. The colours may look a little bit wonky. E100SW really wasn't the best choice of film. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=22-Jan-2005 And the other pic is of the moon. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=23-Jan-2005 I've printed both of these on 210mm roll paper and they look pretty nice. I want to do the moon one even bigger, once I get the roll cutter attachment for my printer (I can cut 210mm manually but I'd rather not risk mishandling the big stuff). Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: [pdml] Re: PAW: Lay-Z-Boy
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:19:00 -0500, David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Frank :) It was across the street from The Canary Restaurant down there by Front and Cherry. I was running a test roll through the K1000 and I too thought it was an interesting still life. Thanks for the comment :) I know exactly the corner you refer to. I still don't have a shot of the Canary that I'm happy with, but maybe one day, before they tear it down, I'll get it. They just don't make neon signs like that anymore. g The Canary is one of the restaurants of Toronto that I haven't been into, and perhaps never will... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Friday at a bar
Very nice IMNSHOg I like the slight tilt to the frame,and the golden hue in the girls hair. Something i missed at first was the blurred hand folding of her. I like the expression,one of seeking solitude in a public place. Good job again Jaun Dave The beauty of digital--sometimes things work better in color: http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0166.html ist D, FA35/2, ISO3200, 1/20 at f2 Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: Digital Grain
it makes digital images look like film. sometimes i add digital grain to mask editing artifacts. not often though. i shoot digital because i don't want film grain. Herb... - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 11:12 AM Subject: PP: Digital Grain I was visiting the Adobe site recently looking through the actions people have uploaded (to share) for PS. Discovered a few that would add grain to digital pictures. I wondered has anyone on the list tried that? Adding grain, that is. Not necessarily those specific actions at the Adobe site that supposedly add grain.
Re: Digital Holga
Glad my 6x7 does not priduce that.LOL Very nice effect. Dave I processed yesterday's dog pic to make it look like it was taken with a Holga: http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0169.html I think it's an interesting look. I'm going to try to get something like this on camera, maybe using a busted M40/1.4 I have laying around... j -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
RE: [pdml] The Canary - WAS: PAW: Lay-Z-Boy
I've never been in.. I've tried a number of times to photograph it.. and I finally got images that will make a decent triptych. All were cropped down to 5x5 and then run through the Holga Filter and Sepia in photoshop. It only seemed like the right thing to do for the age, and state, of that restaurant. http://www.chang-sang.com/photo/lj/users/nexus/060105/crop038_holga.jpg http://www.chang-sang.com/photo/lj/users/nexus/060105/crop040_holga.jpg http://www.chang-sang.com/photo/lj/users/nexus/060105/crop041_holga.jpg In that order. Cheers Dave -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 11:24 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: [pdml] Re: PAW: Lay-Z-Boy On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:19:00 -0500, David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Frank :) It was across the street from The Canary Restaurant down there by Front and Cherry. I was running a test roll through the K1000 and I too thought it was an interesting still life. Thanks for the comment :) I know exactly the corner you refer to. I still don't have a shot of the Canary that I'm happy with, but maybe one day, before they tear it down, I'll get it. They just don't make neon signs like that anymore. g The Canary is one of the restaurants of Toronto that I haven't been into, and perhaps never will... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Strange bedfellows
Obviously to look like a Rollei... Jens Bladt wrote: Very nice, Dave. Nice mocie as well. So, why does it have two lenses? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. januar 2005 09:33 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Strange bedfellows On Jan 23, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: On the shelf, the *ist Ds don't even look like a DSLR, in kind of blends in with all the PS digies. Oh yes, that reminds me. This may or may not have been posted here before... I just saw it mentioned in New Scientist magazine. http://www.dynamism.com/rolleiflex/ Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ -- 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: Camera Lust!
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:13:51 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understood it to mean all ongoing auctions ... and, if there's to be a prohibition about Pentax gear and third-party lenses, then the prohibition should be extended to cameras that use Pentax lenses, filters that fit on lenses that can be used on Pentax cameras, straps, cases, caps, and so on, including ephemera. Reductio ad absurdum. Are you suggesting that since many Takumar screwmount lenses have a 49mm filter-ring that any filter of that size, or indeed, any lens by any other manufacturer that has a 49mm ring can't be mentioned? Likewise for any camera that has the same type of strap-connecting mechanism as a Pentax - that can't be mentioned either? Any lens that has a cap that could potentially fit on any Pentax lens or lens that would fit a Pentax is also off-limits? Let's take it further, shall we? No computers, because a *istDs could potentially download images onto it. No cars, 'cause I could put my LX in the trunk (boot, for you Brits). No clothing, because one could put an MX with pancake in the pockets (is that a Pentax in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?). I mean, really, I don't care personally. I don't eBay anymore. Haven't for a couple of years. So, I don't care. It seems that what the no ongoing Pentax auctions thing is somewhat of a limit on free speech, so we have to have reasonable limits to it; it really ought not be absolute. LImiting it to Pentax gear and ~major~ components that might attach to Pentax gear seems to work. OTOH, if we want to limit it as you suggest, then perhaps no ongoing eBay auctions at all would be easiest. It would certainly make deciding what's proper and what's out of bounds easier. As I said, it means nothing to me - just thinking of list harmony is all. Please note, what may be perceived as sarcasm is really just my way of lightening things up, and no personal malice is intended. g. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: OT: Dog Stuff
Wow, considering the possibilities, that's even gasp clean. Cotty wrote: On 22/1/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Wimp. Thursday night, I blew out the compound at the club to make room for a dog rest area, and blew a path to our outdoor storage. Snow upwards of 3 feet deep, and hard blown enough to walk on. After supper, I took my dog to class. [snip] after which I spent about 3 hours blowing the snow off our parking lot, which was a foot deep in fresh snow. Don't you guys ever run out of breath with all this blowing? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- 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: carrying cameras in London
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] You don't really need to worry about getting robbed at gunpoint in London, but in Oxford I believe you should be concerned that someone might shoot you with their Canon :-P Tell me about it...:-) Jostein
Re: PESO: Playing with Macro 2
Hi Marnie I had a look at the three pictures on the site. The Conch pic and Mom at 90 are great.Not to fussy on the middle one. Sorry. Mom at 90 is a fantastic shot. Perfect as a BW image.Those hands have a lot of stories in them. The shell is very nice.Lots of detail and looks quite sharp on my monitor.I think i'll look into thet Tamron 90 Macro.Seems to produce decent results from those who own it. Great work again Marnie. Dave Brooks Well, the wind died down and it FINALLY warmed up (enough) for me to grab some art paper (for an infinity screen), my tripod, and go to the table on the back porch to try out my Macro lens (SP Tamron 90mm Macro 2.8). Although I've had the lens about a year, I've only used it really for the Portrait class (non-Macro). http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/ I cropped the shell a bit, could be cropped differently or more. Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe
Re: [pdml] The Canary - WAS: PAW: Lay-Z-Boy
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:47:23 -0500, David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've never been in.. I've tried a number of times to photograph it.. and I finally got images that will make a decent triptych. All were cropped down to 5x5 and then run through the Holga Filter and Sepia in photoshop. It only seemed like the right thing to do for the age, and state, of that restaurant. http://www.chang-sang.com/photo/lj/users/nexus/060105/crop038_holga.jpg http://www.chang-sang.com/photo/lj/users/nexus/060105/crop040_holga.jpg http://www.chang-sang.com/photo/lj/users/nexus/060105/crop041_holga.jpg In that order. Nice!! Hey, we should have a TOPDML there one day. And hope we get out with our cameras intact... vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Camera Lust!
You gave enough information. Damn that's beautiful. I only wish I could afford another camera purchase right now. Also I expect that the price will end up being much higher before it ends. Jens Bladt wrote: PDML rules prevent me from posting a link for the auction, but... Here's an AGFA Isolette CRF with a Solinar lens. Beautiful and brilliant camera! I'd really, really love to have this, but it's quite expensive :-( It's a like new 6x6 camera with a coupled range finder and it will fit in your pocket or camera bag, along with what else you carry for photographing. All you need is a light meter (or a SLR)and film. You can have a 70 Megapixel camera in your pocket! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/3690842/ Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -- 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: Camera Lust!
Well, I was being a little flip, Frank. Did I forget the smiley ... sure, there's gotta be a limit, but when you start limiting things, at what point does it stop. How many hairs make up a moustache? Shel [Original Message] From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 1/23/2005 8:47:45 AM Subject: Re: Camera Lust! On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:13:51 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understood it to mean all ongoing auctions ... and, if there's to be a prohibition about Pentax gear and third-party lenses, then the prohibition should be extended to cameras that use Pentax lenses, filters that fit on lenses that can be used on Pentax cameras, straps, cases, caps, and so on, including ephemera. Reductio ad absurdum. Are you suggesting that since many Takumar screwmount lenses have a 49mm filter-ring that any filter of that size, or indeed, any lens by any other manufacturer that has a 49mm ring can't be mentioned? Likewise for any camera that has the same type of strap-connecting mechanism as a Pentax - that can't be mentioned either? Any lens that has a cap that could potentially fit on any Pentax lens or lens that would fit a Pentax is also off-limits? Let's take it further, shall we? No computers, because a *istDs could potentially download images onto it. No cars, 'cause I could put my LX in the trunk (boot, for you Brits). No clothing, because one could put an MX with pancake in the pockets (is that a Pentax in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?). I mean, really, I don't care personally. I don't eBay anymore. Haven't for a couple of years. So, I don't care. It seems that what the no ongoing Pentax auctions thing is somewhat of a limit on free speech, so we have to have reasonable limits to it; it really ought not be absolute. LImiting it to Pentax gear and ~major~ components that might attach to Pentax gear seems to work. OTOH, if we want to limit it as you suggest, then perhaps no ongoing eBay auctions at all would be easiest. It would certainly make deciding what's proper and what's out of bounds easier. As I said, it means nothing to me - just thinking of list harmony is all. Please note, what may be perceived as sarcasm is really just my way of lightening things up, and no personal malice is intended. g. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: Camera Lust!
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, frank theriault wrote: I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the guidelines (I hesitate to call them rules) suggest that it's inappropriate to post ongoing eBay auctions of Pentax gear, the operative words being ongoing and Pentax. AFAIK, we are more than welcome to post closed auctions, or auctions of non-Pentaxia. I really cannot see why anyone cannot hold 1, 2, 5 or even 10 days for the auction (Pentax or not) to finish. It's not like their statement will catch pneumonia or something while waiting for the end of the auction. Kostas
More Dog Stuff
A small celebration in Regina. I put a title on Leica this morning. Her official name is now... Karbon's Solom Vow; CD. William Robb
Re: Camera Lust!
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Paul Stenquist wrote: performance. Focus on these early models is by scale and the lens is marked only in meters, so I'll have to get out my thinking cap for this one. Yards are close to a meter. Or if you stop down a little bit and divide by three your feet-estimate, you should be OK. How big is the negative? For example, the 85mm that Shel mention is equivalent to what on 35mm? Kostas
Re: Camera Lust!
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: How big is the negative? For example, the 85mm that Shel mention is equivalent to what on 35mm? AOV should be similar to a 43mm lens on 35mm film - the fudge factor is ~2. S
Re: OT: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Still coming down here, and still blowing, last report to expect between 3-6 more inches, (already looks like at least 10). Very cold, the damned dog loves it and doesn't want to come back in, (and I have to walk him). More later. frank theriault wrote: We had what the weather forecasters now call a snow event yesterday here in Toronto. I think the same storm also hit much of the MIdwest and Northeast US, so Paul, Ken and any other Michiganders (haven't seen Mark Cassino much lately, have we?) must have got hit, too. They were calling for over 12 inches, but this morning they said we only got around 7 - looking out the window, it sure looks like close to 10 or 12. Winds were high (40 km per hour - it wasn't a blizzard, which needs 50 km/h winds) and lowish temps (-17 C, with wind chill in the -30's) made for a fun day. I mean, literally, a fun day. I bought a Metro Pass, which allows me all day access to Toronto's excellent transit system, and took the street car and subway all around town, whilst luckless drivers slid their way about. Of course, a camera was mandatory in such conditions, and I got lots of cliche people trying to walk along, hands holding their collars to their face while the wind tugs at their coats, snow whipping by them shots. Hopefully, some of them will turn out. Most people walking by were so busy trying to negotiate the wind and snow they didn't even notice my camera. Today's beautiful and sunny. Should be lots more photo ops out there. Anyone else out there shooting in the snow this weekend? cheers, frank -- 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: PP: Digital Grain
A month ago I played a bit with digital grain, and posted this: http://www.jbuhler.com/blog/archives/0142.html I think it kind of works. I need to print a full frame of this and see it side by side with some real Tri X. One of these days. j On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:12:38 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PP = post processing I was visiting the Adobe site recently looking through the actions people have uploaded (to share) for PS. Discovered a few that would add grain to digital pictures. I wondered has anyone on the list tried that? Adding grain, that is. Not necessarily those specific actions at the Adobe site that supposedly add grain. Just curious. Somehow I don't think it would work that well. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
UK import taxes
Hello, I am semi-seriously considering to order an MZ-S from the States. Just so as to write it off, can someone give me the rundown of the kind and level of taxation/import duties I will be liable to? A reference would be good enough indeed. Thanks in advance, Kostas
Re: PESO: Mom at 90
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sat Mom down today for a little impromptu modeling session. Natural light, chair by big window, white board for reflector, tripod, sheet draped over her, and her wearing a white blouse. She is not the most cooperative model as she tends to talk. A lot. :-) I took about 40. Going to be playing with the tonality, etc. for about a week (yes, I am converting them to BW). Then I'll throw up 6-8 and ask people which they like. Also ask for suggestions on how to improve what I am attempting to do. Because I plan to do this again. Some have props. This one doesn't. I liked it right off when I quickly viewed them all. Others may not. Tamron SP 90mm (Macro), 200 ISO, 1/100, 2.8. Mom at 90 http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/Mom1.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) With some trepedation, I had a look, because it was you :) Lovely, Marnie! (you KNOW why i had trepedation;) ) annsan
Re: UK import taxes
VAT @ 17.5% Import duty, which is ~8% for photographic equipment IIRC Shipper's handling charge - depends on the shipper. UPS are particularly bad. All the above from memory, so may be inaccurate :-) S Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Hello, I am semi-seriously considering to order an MZ-S from the States. Just so as to write it off, can someone give me the rundown of the kind and level of taxation/import duties I will be liable to? A reference would be good enough indeed. Thanks in advance, Kostas
Re: Digital anguish
Peter, I have two PZ-1p bodies that have not been used in 16 months. But then again I wonder if the *ist D is that practical when you are travelling (which is when I'm doing most of my photographing). During the past year I have taken my D to Montreal, the Monterey Peninsula and San Francisco, and Hungary. In Hungary I backed up the files (9 GB) to a Flashtrax. I would have to think twice about taking my D to Mali (much dust), but it is very practical everywhere else. Being able to switch ISO means that I no longer carry two bodies. BTW What would you recommend as a good Mac-compatible scanner? I picked up a used Nikon LS-2000 on eBay about three years ago. The price of a used one should be even lower now. Joe
Re: Camera Lust!
My personal opinion is that it should apply to any photographic gear. There are 600 people on this list with interests in things photographic. I myself have been looking at folders (However I am broke this month anyway). It really is not a matter of rules, but of common courtesy. How would you feel if you were thinking of bidding for that item and someone mentioned it here; then suddenly it has 50 bids instead of 2. You (generalized you, not Frank in particular) would probably be pretty angry. Lets just be considerate of others. It is very easy to think that something is neat and you are not going to buy it, so you want to share it. But maybe one or more of your friends on this list (and whether you realize it or not many of the people here are your friends) is wanting it. Let's try not to mess up their deal. And BTW, it is not just the link, it is the item if you mention it someone who was too lazy to scan the auction can just type it into the seach engine and presto there it is. So, it is just a matter of THINK! Think how you would feel if you wanted that item and someone else posted it to the list. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:13:51 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I understood it to mean all ongoing auctions ... and, if there's to be a prohibition about Pentax gear and third-party lenses, then the prohibition should be extended to cameras that use Pentax lenses, filters that fit on lenses that can be used on Pentax cameras, straps, cases, caps, and so on, including ephemera. Reductio ad absurdum. Are you suggesting that since many Takumar screwmount lenses have a 49mm filter-ring that any filter of that size, or indeed, any lens by any other manufacturer that has a 49mm ring can't be mentioned? Likewise for any camera that has the same type of strap-connecting mechanism as a Pentax - that can't be mentioned either? Any lens that has a cap that could potentially fit on any Pentax lens or lens that would fit a Pentax is also off-limits? Let's take it further, shall we? No computers, because a *istDs could potentially download images onto it. No cars, 'cause I could put my LX in the trunk (boot, for you Brits). No clothing, because one could put an MX with pancake in the pockets (is that a Pentax in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?). I mean, really, I don't care personally. I don't eBay anymore. Haven't for a couple of years. So, I don't care. It seems that what the no ongoing Pentax auctions thing is somewhat of a limit on free speech, so we have to have reasonable limits to it; it really ought not be absolute. LImiting it to Pentax gear and ~major~ components that might attach to Pentax gear seems to work. OTOH, if we want to limit it as you suggest, then perhaps no ongoing eBay auctions at all would be easiest. It would certainly make deciding what's proper and what's out of bounds easier. As I said, it means nothing to me - just thinking of list harmony is all. Please note, what may be perceived as sarcasm is really just my way of lightening things up, and no personal malice is intended. g. cheers, frank -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
Re: MZ-S: what is a good price ?
Thibouille, My history with Pentax is like your's including extensive shooting with the ME, Super-A with and without MotorA, and the Z1...at least until I joined this list and became enabled. ;-) Since then, my most used camera is the LX followed by the Z1p. I recently took a chance on an ebay auction paying $580 for a MZ-S. I've only put a few rolls thru the camera but I do like it. It is more compact than the Z1, closer in size and weight to the LX. It also has fast autofocus features. I've been happy with it and the professional feel it gives. My urge to buy it came from thinking about it as the LAST Pentax film camera. I like film and have been resisting the urge to buy digital. (More of a psychological problem as I know those jaggies are hidden in the pictures somewhere even if I can't see them!) I want to have this camera for some time to come and was afraid of not being able to find one at a later date. All in all, I am very satisfied with the purchase. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:31:08 +0100, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I already own quite a few bodies (at least for an amateur, I really do not have much experience) and I really dunno if I should spend money on an MZ-S. I use (some are own by my brother but as he do not use them anyway...) P30t Z1 (not -p) Super-A + MotorA KX Is a fifth one really worth it? Of course it would give me nearly up to date AF, advanced flash functions and such. I think it depends on price. After all, is the price is surprisingly good and I do not really need it, I'm sure some PDMLers would be interested :) An IST-Ds is 1000 Euros without lens here. And I'm sure in a year I'll want to upgrade to the latest digital Pentax. The MZ-S is the best Pentax film body, period. Mmm really, I dunno. -- Thibouille
Re: Strange bedfellows
it seems that the imaging division of Pentax is going to make a profit for a change this quarter, mostly because of DSLR sales. i believe that the *istDs is mostly responsible, but it is hard to tell from the reports i have seen. just to even things out, the endoscope business looks like it is in trouble. The D and DS have created a run on Pentax primes. Suddenly everyone wants them. Check dpreview to see the endless questions. These cameras have created a resurgence of interest in image quality. The FA 77 has been particularly in demand, as have the 50, 35, 28, and 24. I'm sure everyone has noticed that Pentax autofocus primes have virtually disappeared from KEH. Pentax has to be making money for a change. Of course, just as Pentax primes are in demand, they are becoming unavailable. By the time Pentax brings out a full line of D FA lenses the demand will probably have dropped. Joe
Re: UK import taxes
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Steve Jolly wrote: VAT @ 17.5% Import duty, which is ~8% for photographic equipment IIRC Shipper's handling charge - depends on the shipper. UPS are particularly bad. Thanks. Does VAT apply to the import duty as well? Kostas
Re: Did someone here get the bargain?
That's not such a bargain, I bought one from a list member who listed it right here for less than that. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3865834365ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the relationship the greater the impact. Howard Hendricks -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
Strange bedfellows
Seeing the 1D next to the Pentax did set my thought processes churning -I was impressed. Fighting enablement. Come in from the dark side, Cotty. We'll take you back. Joe
Re: UK import taxes
Hi, I am semi-seriously considering to order an MZ-S from the States. Just so as to write it off, can someone give me the rundown of the kind and level of taxation/import duties I will be liable to? A reference would be good enough indeed. www.hmce.gov.uk -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Did someone here get the bargain?
I don't know where those numbers come from, but it is definately a professionally acceptable lens. In fact it is one of my favorites. When I can only carry two lenses, they are it (M100/2.8) and the M35mm/2.0. Professionally acceptable is the only lens rating that makes much sense to me. What that means is no client is going to be unsatisfied by the images made with it. Who cares about lpmm and all that but the pretentious who do not understand what they mean anyway. Lpmm may sell magazines but they don't sell lenses, at least not to me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Keith Whaley wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: It's not exactly a steal. I sold the same lens recently. I think it brought about $130. While I like the M 100/2.8, it's probably the least desirable of the Pentax primes in the 100 to 120 range. Paul I tend to agree... Somewhere I read that the critical aperture is f/16.0! And at that, it only resolves 51-57 l/mm. Hardly a world beater! keith whaley On Jan 23, 2005, at 8:02 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3865834365ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
Re: Instant Chimping - Do You Do It?
LOL! Hail Cesar! graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Cesar wrote: Cotty wrote: On 11/1/05, Cesar, discombobulated, unleashed: I am definitely showing up in England this year. I hope to be laden with film cameras. Whoa! I'll inform Buckingham Palace right away! Hmmm, just how am I supposed to take that ? :-D You will have to translate for me though, Well, it's naturally a state occasion so they'll want to get the gee- gee's out for starters, and then there's all that trooping of the guard and so on. Better book a banquet hall for what? 300 ? Hey it's a big deal when Cesar's in town! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ I just hope you don't cheer when I leave ;-) César Panama City, Florida -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
Re: More Dog Stuff
Wow! A Companion Dog! How do you leica that. (grin) graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- William Robb wrote: A small celebration in Regina. I put a title on Leica this morning. Her official name is now... Karbon's Solom Vow; CD. William Robb -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
Re: UK import taxes
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Bob W wrote: www.hmce.gov.uk Interesting! Digital still cameras do not attract import duty (no escape from VAT). Thanks for the link. Kostas
Re: MZ-S: what is a good price ?
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: My urge to buy it came from thinking about it as the LAST Pentax film camera. It is not really (*ist is). Kostas
There's a 5-6 foot drift in my driveway
9F and 25 with 35mph gusts here in Winchester, MA. The storm is tapering off here but still going strong on Cape Cod and in the Plymouth area. I'm not planning to shovel or clear anything until tomorrow, so I haven't been out to shoot any photos yet today... the wind is the killer for me. But the following were shot with a Spotmatic 50mm lens in 1978 after our big blizzard. The sight today isn't much different except near the shore where the flooding was very serious back then. http://www.hemenway.com/after-the-blizzard/ Jim
Re: *istDS - first thoughts
On 23/1/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: PS: that ~is~ where you live, right? Close enough mate ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: OT: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Glad you got home alright Bob. Down here in Boone where they think they have bad winters we got freezing drizzle Friday, 2 inchs yesterday and the sun is out today but it was 5F at 6am and up to nearly 10 now. --Not real bad by the standards of a guy that grew up in Detroit, and has lived in places like Denver, and Topeka Kansas (by the time that suff blows down there from Wheatfield Willy's back yard it has picked up some real cold (-40 wasn't unusual when I was stationed there).-- Now this was such bad weather that a guy across the parking lot wouldn't even come out to shut off his car alarm which has been going off about every half hour or so since 6pm yesterday. The horn is getting pretty soft by now. I just hope he asks me for a jump when he has to go to work tomorrow (hee, hee). graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
Re: MZ-S: what is a good price ?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: want to upgrade to the latest digital Pentax. The MZ-S is the best Pentax film body, period. You think so? Of 35mm film bodies, I would have thought the PZ-1p a contender for best, and the PZ-1 very, very close to it. I mention this in case it helps you feel happier about what you have in hand, but it is my honest opinion. I would argue that there is not an overall best body. You would normally say that there are a few that rank higher than others but, in the case of Pentax, I think it is more that there are a few that rank lower than the rest. Each body that I own has specific qualities that I sought at the time and still find useful and/or pleasurable. None of them have all the qualities, so I cannot place one as overall best. I suppose one could, if one had a specific style or photographic requirement. Being more of a jounrneyman, I prefer a few options mike
Re: Strange bedfellows
The Rolleiflex MiniDigi is a digital camera unlike any other--it's a vintage replica of the famous, coveted Rolleiflex 2.8F of 1929. If their camera is a good as their dating (they are only off by 50 years or so), I wouldn't take one if they paid me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- David Mann wrote: On Jan 23, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: On the shelf, the *ist Ds don't even look like a DSLR, in kind of blends in with all the PS digies. Oh yes, that reminds me. This may or may not have been posted here before... I just saw it mentioned in New Scientist magazine. http://www.dynamism.com/rolleiflex/ Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
Re: Did someone here get the bargain?
The 100/2.8M lens isn't the 85/1.8K but isn't the 85/2M either. It's a sharp enough lens that you won't notice and it's joyfully small too! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:55:20 -0500, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know where those numbers come from, but it is definately a professionally acceptable lens. In fact it is one of my favorites. When I can only carry two lenses, they are it (M100/2.8) and the M35mm/2.0. Professionally acceptable is the only lens rating that makes much sense to me. What that means is no client is going to be unsatisfied by the images made with it. Who cares about lpmm and all that but the pretentious who do not understand what they mean anyway. Lpmm may sell magazines but they don't sell lenses, at least not to me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Keith Whaley wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: It's not exactly a steal. I sold the same lens recently. I think it brought about $130. While I like the M 100/2.8, it's probably the least desirable of the Pentax primes in the 100 to 120 range. Paul I tend to agree... Somewhere I read that the critical aperture is f/16.0! And at that, it only resolves 51-57 l/mm. Hardly a world beater! keith whaley On Jan 23, 2005, at 8:02 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3865834365ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
British Columbia
The INHD2 channel is currently showing Aerial British Columbia. It is filmed from a helicopter with very little narration, but some fine music. I'm envious of those of you who live in that area, it looks to be absolutely beautiful, and full of photo ops. Bill
Re: Did someone here get the bargain?
I agree. I was never dissatisfied with any of the pics I shot with the M 100/2.8. In fact, the results made me doubt some of the testing numbers. I sold it because I have the K 85/1.8, the Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 and the SMC Pentax 135/2.5. I didn't seem to need another lens in between, and the Vivitar was obviously sharper and had macro capability. (Of course it weighs more than twice as much.) And I was trying to raise the funds for my *istD. If I could have kept it and still bought my D, I would have. However, it's not an expensive lens, which is a good thing. Paul The 100/2.8M lens isn't the 85/1.8K but isn't the 85/2M either. It's a sharp enough lens that you won't notice and it's joyfully small too! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:55:20 -0500, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know where those numbers come from, but it is definately a professionally acceptable lens. In fact it is one of my favorites. When I can only carry two lenses, they are it (M100/2.8) and the M35mm/2.0. Professionally acceptable is the only lens rating that makes much sense to me. What that means is no client is going to be unsatisfied by the images made with it. Who cares about lpmm and all that but the pretentious who do not understand what they mean anyway. Lpmm may sell magazines but they don't sell lenses, at least not to me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Keith Whaley wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: It's not exactly a steal. I sold the same lens recently. I think it brought about $130. While I like the M 100/2.8, it's probably the least desirable of the Pentax primes in the 100 to 120 range. Paul I tend to agree... Somewhere I read that the critical aperture is f/16.0! And at that, it only resolves 51-57 l/mm. Hardly a world beater! keith whaley On Jan 23, 2005, at 8:02 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3865834365ssPageName=ST RK:MEWA:IT -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release Date: 1/21/2005
