AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range would be helpful. Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, I'm kind of torn. Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of each? Dave
Re: 4GB Microdrive Hitachi 3K4
On Feb 18, 2005, at 7:25 AM, David Zaninovic wrote: Does anybody have any experience with this Microdrive ? Will it work in D ? How do you transfer files to PC ? Can you connect it somehow to a PC as normal ATA disk ? AFAIK you can get Compact Flash to IDE adaptors. But it's probably easier to use a USB2 or FireWire memory card reader. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: Not realy a PAW
On Feb 18, 2005, at 7:01 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=170728 Trying the Sigma lens I enabled myself with... I wish my desk was that tidy. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re[2]: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
Currently there is no 8 MP APS CCD available from Sony, Sanyo, etc. Except for the Nikon one implemented in the D2X there is no 12 MP either. As Pentax has a history of using old and proved technology :oT I expect we'll see a D upgrade only after the D90 or whatever hits the market. Servus, Alin John wrote: JF As best as I can tell we won't see anything like a D+ anytime soon. JF The next DSLR from Pentax will almost certainly be a lower-end model, JF going for a lower ($600?) price-point. JF Supposedly there is a follow-on to the D in the pipeline, but I don't JF expect to see it in 6 months. In fact unless it's announced at PMA JF I'd say that was just about certain - it took around six months for JF the *ist-D to hit the shelves after it was announced.
Re: More Damn Flower Pictures (MDFP?)
On Feb 18, 2005, at 3:22 PM, William Robb wrote: Check this: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/istD_bellows.html I was expecting to see the *istD attached to your 6x7 bellows. - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: OT - Anti is Upped
Friday, February 18, 2005, 3:18:33 AM, J. wrote: JCOC I guess next time I WILL STATE THE OBVIOUS. but please don't SHOUT when doing it. Good light! fra
Re: OT - Anti is Upped
Wow! A new, improved DSLR from Canon! I'm impressed... it have all the features I ever need, 8MP, buttons - a lot of them!, USM, IS - I can't think how a lousy 6MP DSLR (like the *istDS) could compete. It's time to jump to Canon. Who cares about the batteries, anyway? 200-300 frames/charge is more than enough. And what about the viewfinder - even smaller than that 300D crap? AF rulz, the camera know where to focus better than me grin Oh, boy... I'm glad I didn't choosed Canon. IMHO, the 350D is a *downgrade* from the 300D. Alex Sarbu
Re: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
BH is still bundling a new D with the DA 16-45 for $1599. This used to be accompanied by a $200 rebate. I'm not sure if that rebate is still in effect. BTW, I finally got my rebate check from Pentax this week. Took about six months and one letter of complaint. Paul On Feb 17, 2005, at 11:14 PM, John Francis wrote: Sid Barras mused: Hey Gang, But I'm wondering, what's the scuttlebutt on a new pentax digital to update/replace the *istD? I've not seen anything on the list lately that looked like rumors of new models from Paal or the other insiders, so Whaddya hear guys? Should I go for a very-late-in-the-model-life *istD? Or is the *istDS gonna have a replacement first? My hunch is if I ca hold out 6 more months, Pentax will have a C* competitor that will have specs similar to their 8 mega pixel model. Or maybe it would be even better. But if the consensus among the knowledgeable brethren is that Pentax will stand (and not deliver), then I will take my refund check and buy a *ist D or a *istDS sooner rather than later. As best as I can tell we won't see anything like a D+ anytime soon. The next DSLR from Pentax will almost certainly be a lower-end model, going for a lower ($600?) price-point. Supposedly there is a follow-on to the D in the pipeline, but I don't expect to see it in 6 months. In fact unless it's announced at PMA I'd say that was just about certain - it took around six months for the *ist-D to hit the shelves after it was announced. I'd suggest you go for a D or a DS now. Which you buy depends on how you rate the differences between the two models. The DS has a much-improved rear 4-way controller, a larger LCD screen, a larger buffer, and USB 2.0 The D has separate thumbwheels for aperture and shutter speed (thus allowing HyperProgram mode, and easier full manual operation), and an optional vertical/battery grip. If you can find one you can get a new D for very little more (and in some places slightly less!) than a new DS. That option is especially tempting if you want the DA 16-45; I think you can still find the bundle of that lens plus a D for a good price. (Even if yoy don't want the lens, you might well find somebody on the list interested in splitting the bundle discount with you :-)
Re: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
Another option is the Sigma EF 500 DG super. You get P-TTL, high speed synch and a guide number of 160 at 105mm, which is quite a bit more pop than the AF360 FTZ.. BH sells it for $199.95. I ordered one just the other day and expect it today. I prveiously had the Sigma EF 500 DG ST, which is equally powerful but has no bells and whistles. Not as well made as my Pentax AF400T, which I will continue to use for a lot of things, but it's decent. On Feb 18, 2005, at 3:00 AM, David Oswald wrote: I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range would be helpful. Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, I'm kind of torn. Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of each? Dave
Re: More Damn Flower Pictures (MDFP?)
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts What are you using for a macro rig? ist-D and SMC-F 100/2.8 Macro Check this: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/istD_bellows.html Ah yes, I'm going to have to get one of those. Not for a while, though. I've blown my photo budget for the year: Tamron 17-35 zoom, Sigma EF500 DG Super flash and Gitzo carbon fiber tripod. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: addiction...
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I am not buying one. But they still have that Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 with the perfect glass on the shelf... It's nice on film, and nicer on the istD. You're NOT helping. ;-) It's *really* nice on an MZ-S! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Not realy a PAW
- Original Message - From: David Mann Subject: Re: Not realy a PAW I wish my desk was that tidy. I tried to find my desk the other day. I know it's under my computer someplace. William Robb
Re: Not realy a PAW
My desk is as tidy as that. I just can't find a damn thing in any of the draws ;-) Dave S (Very good at moving junk from one place to another) On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:15:37 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David Mann Subject: Re: Not realy a PAW I wish my desk was that tidy. I tried to find my desk the other day. I know it's under my computer someplace. William Robb
Re: M42 adaptor
On 17/2/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: This comment is not designed to add useful discourse. Mark! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: addiction...
On 17 Feb 2005 at 21:59, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I am not buying one. But they still have that Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 with the perfect glass on the shelf... It's nice on film, and nicer on the istD. You're NOT helping. ;-) Har, I'll back him up on that too, it stamps all over the FA24/2 (except at f2 and in AF mode :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: St. Valentine's Day Massacre (small gallery)
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=473262 Great work Frank. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Aaaarrrrrrrggghhhhh!!!
black is opposite to white. Herb... - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:38 PM Subject: Aaaarrrgggh!!! I thought that March PUG was Black and White. Very true, Herb. Now my entry won't seem so bad then.vbg Dave
RE: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
Paul Stenquist wrote: BH is still bundling a new D with the DA 16-45 for $1599. This used to be accompanied by a $200 rebate. I'm not sure if that rebate is still in effect. BTW, I finally got my rebate check from Pentax this week. Took about six months and one letter of complaint. I've bought a couple of items with money back promises which I have eventually got back, but not until I have lost my temper in the shops concerned. Unless the deal is the bottom figure there, on the day, when it is ordered/collected I won't bite. I'm getting too old for all this sort of hassle now. The istD I have just got was great news to the wallet on the day and that I can live with. Enablement *should* be a fun thing. Malcolm
Re: *ist-Ds price drop
I would have thought that Oly, Fuji, and Sigma would account for many of those. although Pentax probably has the biggest piece of the remaining pie. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/17/2005 7:02:01 PM FWIW, CIPA says that Japanese manufactures build about 2.5M DSLRs in 2004. Canon formally announced production of 1.3M in 2004. best guess for Nikon is 700-800K. that leaves between 300K and 400K units for everyone else combined. i believe, with no proof, that Pentax accounts for most of the remainder. Canon also said that they will announce 3 new DSLRs this year. we have seen one already in the D-Rebel XT. i don't know if i would call the 20Da a new DSLR or not. no matter how you count things though, that means at least one more DSLR announcement this year from Canon. Herb... - Original Message - From: Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:26 PM Subject: Re: *ist-Ds price drop The *ist-Ds isn't really that old--it's only been shipping for, what, three months? The *ist-D starting shipping in the summer of 2003 and went out of production at the end of 2004. I would expect that Pentax is planning to ship the *ist-Ds for a total of at least 12 months and maybe 18. At $725 vs $780 for the current D-Rebel and ~$900 for the just-announced D-Rebel XT, it looks like a pretty good deal.
FA 50/1.4 in stock at BH
I've coveted an FA 50/1.4 for quite a while, but the samples on ebay were going for $200 plus. I had it on backorder at BH. Just this morning they told me it's in stock. $209.95 for a brand new one. My order is already in. Their message and the link appears below. Paul -- Forwarded Message: - From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Product update from bhphotovideo.com Date:Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:04:13 + Dear Customer Thank you for your inquiry for this item: Pentax - PE5014FA (USA) - Normal SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Autofocus Lens We would like to inform you that this item is now available from bhphotovideo.com. Check it out: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/sitem/sku=40755is=USABI=15kw=PE5014FA If the above link does not work, please copy and paste this item code PE5014FA into our search box located on the upper left-hand corner of the page throughout our web site. If you plan on visiting our retail Superstore in person, please call to confirm that the item is still in stock before you arrive. The demands on our inventory prevent us from guaranteeing that this item will be here when you arrive. Thank you, The BH Web Team www.bhphotovideo.com 420 Ninth Avenue New York, NY 10001, USA 800-606-6969 212-444-6615 ~ This is an automated email response and cannot be replied to. Please click on the following URL: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/email.html for the appropriate email address. ~
Re: 4GB Microdrive Hitachi 3K4
I ordered Kingston standard 1GB for $50, I figured out that I don't want to have more than 1GB in one card as that is around 78 raw exposures. I don't want to lose more than that if it dies. I also checked the read speed of that card and it is not that bad, better than sandisk standard ones. I am shooting jpg now as I don't have the space but I want to move to raw, it must be better, at least it is not losing any data. :) - Original Message - From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 3:10 AM Subject: Re: 4GB Microdrive Hitachi 3K4 On Feb 18, 2005, at 7:25 AM, David Zaninovic wrote: Does anybody have any experience with this Microdrive ? Will it work in D ? How do you transfer files to PC ? Can you connect it somehow to a PC as normal ATA disk ? AFAIK you can get Compact Flash to IDE adaptors. But it's probably easier to use a USB2 or FireWire memory card reader. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: unsubscribing
Jostein, we care, we care... Jostein wrote: Dunno if anyone cares,but...:-) Will be back in 10 days' time. See you guys. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- 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: Re: PESO - Big Dress Day
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/02/18 Fri AM 02:21:07 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Big Dress Day On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:39:02 +, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3407/display/2615833 A friend's wedding. Nice capture. Pretty girl, nice smile, looking as uncomfortable in those clothes as any normal person should. Thanks. It was rather difficult as everyone (and there were a lot of people) seemd to have an innate ability to turn their back to a camera without even knowing where it was. The girl is the bride's sister. Called Lubamira, or lover of peace. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com virus-checked by McAfee visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: FA 50/1.4 in stock at BH
Congratulations! Perfect to cheer up the gloom of February. John. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've coveted an FA 50/1.4 for quite a while, but the samples on ebay were going for $200 plus. I had it on backorder at BH. Just this morning they told me it's in stock. $209.95 for a brand new one. My order is already in. Their message and the link appears below. Paul
FA 50mm 1.4 back on BH list
Ha! BH probably saw that those very nice lenses were going for as much as $255 on ebay and decided there was life in Pentax yet! I just got a pristine FA50 1.4 bundled with a clean ZX-5n on ebay for $300 and feel it was a good deal. It might be true, though, that the FA primes will turn out to be Pentax's last great glass and at some point you just won't be able to get them anymore.
Re: Aaaarrrrrrrggghhhhh!!!
Frank, Black is opposite of White. John. --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought that March PUG was Black and White. I have a fresh print being done up for tomorrow for the occasion. Now I see that it's actually Opposites. H... What to do now?
RE: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
OK Paul, The delay wasn't the vendor's fault. It was a Pentax rebate. Based on other comments here, I would say that they are usually very pokey when it comes to sending the rebate. Fair enough, but voucher/rebate/whatever schemes just seem a bizarre way of getting to the bottom line. However the vendor and manufacturer want to shuffle the paperwork is fine, but just leave me the bottom line. 15 or so years ago I bought an HF radio that bought within a certain period, came with a free VHF radio. I bought within the period and expected the dealer to give me one of the VHF radios stacked behind him. But no. I had to have a form stamped by him and then send off this with a receipt for the radio to another address (by recorded delivery in case of loss) and wait about three weeks for another voucher to be sent back. This I then took back to the dealer who then handed me the radio he could have done weeks earlier. Giving me the item (or rebate) at time of sale would have left me feeling good. I won't comment on how I felt about the above. Anyway, glad you have got the rebate. Malcolm
RE: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
The delay wasn't the vendor's fault. It was a Pentax rebate. Based on other comments here, I would say that they are usually very pokey when it comes to sending the rebate. Paul Paul Stenquist wrote: BH is still bundling a new D with the DA 16-45 for $1599. This used to be accompanied by a $200 rebate. I'm not sure if that rebate is still in effect. BTW, I finally got my rebate check from Pentax this week. Took about six months and one letter of complaint. I've bought a couple of items with money back promises which I have eventually got back, but not until I have lost my temper in the shops concerned. Unless the deal is the bottom figure there, on the day, when it is ordered/collected I won't bite. I'm getting too old for all this sort of hassle now. The istD I have just got was great news to the wallet on the day and that I can live with. Enablement *should* be a fun thing. Malcolm
FS: Pentax SMC-M 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens
For sale: A very nice example of the Pentax SMC-M 40mm f/2.8, the pancake lens! EX condition. Exterior shows very minor wear at edges of aperture ring. Glass is nice, especially since I had it cleaned last year to remove some dust. Front and rear caps included. $125 includes shipping in the continental U.S. Last two photos below show it mounted on a Super Program for effect. http://homepage.mac.com/wilensky/eBay/Pancake_front.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/wilensky/eBay/Pancake_side.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/wilensky/eBay/Pancake_mounted.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/wilensky/eBay/Pancake_mounted_side.jpg Joe -- Joe Wilensky Editor, Cornell Chronicle Cornell News Office 312 College Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (607) 255-3630 phone/voice mail (607) 255-5373 fax http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle.html
Re: FA 50mm 1.4 back on BH list
That was a good deal. I saw it, and I was going to bid, but I was in transit when the auction ended. Good think I missed it. We would have bid it up. Paul Ha! BH probably saw that those very nice lenses were going for as much as $255 on ebay and decided there was life in Pentax yet! I just got a pristine FA50 1.4 bundled with a clean ZX-5n on ebay for $300 and feel it was a good deal. It might be true, though, that the FA primes will turn out to be Pentax's last great glass and at some point you just won't be able to get them anymore.
Re: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
If they are like most other companies they probably hired a fulfillment house to handle it for them. These places are usually run on a very tight budget and the only way for them to make a profit is to run as lean as possible. This can lead to very spotty operations. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The delay wasn't the vendor's fault. It was a Pentax rebate. Based on other comments here, I would say that they are usually very pokey when it comes to sending the rebate. Paul Paul Stenquist wrote: BH is still bundling a new D with the DA 16-45 for $1599. This used to be accompanied by a $200 rebate. I'm not sure if that rebate is still in effect. BTW, I finally got my rebate check from Pentax this week. Took about six months and one letter of complaint. I've bought a couple of items with money back promises which I have eventually got back, but not until I have lost my temper in the shops concerned. Unless the deal is the bottom figure there, on the day, when it is ordered/collected I won't bite. I'm getting too old for all this sort of hassle now. The istD I have just got was great news to the wallet on the day and that I can live with. Enablement *should* be a fun thing. Malcolm -- 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 - Big Dress Day
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/02/18 Fri AM 02:21:07 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Big Dress Day On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:39:02 +, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3407/display/2615833 A friend's wedding. Nice capture. Pretty girl, nice smile, looking as uncomfortable in those clothes as any normal person should. Thanks. It was rather difficult as everyone (and there were a lot of people) seemd to have an innate ability to turn their back to a camera without even knowing where it was. The girl is the bride's sister. Called Lubamira, or lover of peace. Beautiful sentiment, but her parents should be severely disciplined for saddling her with it. Just pronouncing it causes me to have visions of large hairy lipped Eastern European women... mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com virus-checked by McAfee visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- 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: *istDS - $729 at Adorama (BTW)
That's 20USD below an MZ-S, which sells for 749! Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Sid Barras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. februar 2005 04:27 Til: Pentax discussion list Pentax discussion Emne: *istDS - $729 at Adorama (BTW) Checked the price today-- I always have had excellent success with Adorama. Greetings from CajunLand USA South Louisiana Sid Barras
Re: addiction...
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, while there I spied the Pentax MZ-S on the shelf and asked to see it. Now why did I never notice this camera when I was still shooting film? What a beauty! Nicely balanced, wonderful feel, etc etc. It must have come out right when I was moving to all-digital cameras, truly poor timing. Gorgeous, isn't it. The overriding reason why I didn't sell mine. It's a beauty to use too. I took mine out last Sunday with a roll of BW in it. Of course I can't show you the results yet :-) After the clunk of the 20D, the hamster-sneeze of the MZ-S sounds quite strange now. Wendy
Re: Thanks for Wireless flash investigations
Thanks also Arnie for sharing your experience. With respect to controlling the 1/1, 1/2, 2/3, 1/3 output ratio between the built-in flash and the off-camera 360 as described by the 360's manual, I do not think it will work between the two off-camera 360's. That is, setting one 360 to 1/3 and the other 360 to 2/3 will not give you a 1/3 - 2/3 ratio between the two off-camera flashes. Both off-camera flashes might be set identically to 1/3 or 2/3 to yield a collective 3 against the built-in flash's 1 or 2, but there is no way for the camera to know that you have two wireless 360's out there(unless I'm mistaken). The two off-camera flashes operate as if only one were there, as far as I can guess. I tried it with two 360ftz as slaves (Wireless and P-TTL) and the built-in flash as the controller, setting one 360 at 1/3 and the other one at 2/3, and it worked! I scraped my test pictures but can easily reproduce the results. I just tried to reproduce the results in a more controlled way than the last (and first) time and I could not see a difference between 1/3 and 2/3. I guess my previous setting was not stable enough. I was replacing the flashes approximatively at the same place after changing their settings and my subject was tricky: a pale spruce top of a musical instrument with light stricking at a low angle. Sorry for the false expectations. I now understand that the ratio can only be between the master and the slave (or slaves as a group) as Mark had understood. There still are two way to influence the respective output of the 2 slave flashes: their distance from the suject and neutral density filter (or gel) over one flash. Andre
Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash
Arnie, I just did another test in a controlled way and could not get the 2 slave flashes to give different outputs. They are taken as a whole and the ratio you set on the slave flashes is between the slaves and the the master, be it the built-in flash or an other 360. You need to use distance to vary the respective output of the slaves. Or cut the output of one slave by covering its window with a neutral density gel, or a kleenex. Andre yes, thats what i'm talking about. i you could get that information for me i'd really appreciate it. thanks arnie - Original Message - From: Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Hi Arnie. You can change the ratio between the 2 flashes, like 1/3 for one and 2/3 for the second one. Is this what you mean? If so, I'll check in the manual to see how to do it. I've done it once and it was effective. Andre Jack, it works great when I do that. Just I would like to be able to control them a bit. arnie - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:09 PM Subject: Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Arnie, I think I'd allow the two 360's to do their own exposure balancing by setting both on TTL. Jack --- arnie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use two 360, both triggered wirelessly from the built in flash. I still cant figure out how to manually control the exposure of each, but it works quite well automatically. - Original Message - From: Lindamood, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 2:25 PM Subject: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Is it possible to work two (or more) 360's wireless triggered by the built-in flash? Has anyone tried this? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
RE: *istDS - $729 at Adorama (BTW)
The price drops are great, but I don't want a cheaper DSLR from pentax , I want a better one at previous prices. FF and higher resolution please, doesn't have to be under $1000. Full K/M compatabiliy would be nice too! JCO -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 11:42 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: *istDS - $729 at Adorama (BTW) That's 20USD below an MZ-S, which sells for 749! Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Sid Barras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. februar 2005 04:27 Til: Pentax discussion list Pentax discussion Emne: *istDS - $729 at Adorama (BTW) Checked the price today-- I always have had excellent success with Adorama. Greetings from CajunLand USA South Louisiana Sid Barras
Re: PESO - Big Dress Day
Peter J. Alling wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/02/18 Fri AM 02:21:07 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Big Dress Day On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:39:02 +, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3407/display/2615833 A friend's wedding. Nice capture. Pretty girl, nice smile, looking as uncomfortable in those clothes as any normal person should. Thanks. It was rather difficult as everyone (and there were a lot of people) seemd to have an innate ability to turn their back to a camera without even knowing where it was. The girl is the bride's sister. Called Lubamira, or lover of peace. Beautiful sentiment, but her parents should be severely disciplined for saddling her with it. Just pronouncing it causes me to have visions of large hairy lipped Eastern European women... I have a similar problem when I hear Wilma or Bernice.
Re: OT - Ante is Upped
Hi Shel and all, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Any idea of a price point on this puppy? Shel In Japan, the street price is expected as follows; EOS Kiss Digital N Body: under JPY100K Body with EF-S18-55mm F3.5-5.6 II USM: under JPY120K Body with EF-S18-55mm F3.5-5.6 II USM and EF55-200mm F4.5-5.6 II USM: around JPY143K US$ stands at JPY105, which makes US$952, US$1,142, and US$1,361 respectively. FYI, I bought my *ist-DS with DA 18mm-55mmF3.5-5.6AL for JPY110K, which makes US$1,047. Some shop sells DS lens kit for JPY93K, which is US$887. Still, DS seems competitive as to its price. Sincerely, Takehiko Ueda OSA, JPN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash
Guys, Slight change of discussion course: I mainly do the wireless outdoors and I found there are many instances when the slave fails to sense the master trigger flash and doesn't light at all. I've been working with the 360FGZ placed at 2-3 meters away from the camera and at an angle of around 45 degrees from the optical axis. It seems the sensor on the front of the flash needs more direct orientation towards the master in order for the flashes communication to take place. Indoors the light bouncing from the walls is significant enough for the flash orientation to matter less, but outdoors it appears the wireless range and usability is drastically limited. So what is the maximum distance and flash angle you found effective in various circumstances? Any tricks to make the flash sensor more responsive? Thanks. Servus, Alin Have you tried taping a small white cardoard piece on the slave's side, (to reflect the controller's information)? Andre
Re: OT - Ante is Upped
Takehiko Ueda mused: Hi Shel and all, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Any idea of a price point on this puppy? Shel In Japan, the street price is expected as follows; EOS Kiss Digital N Body: under JPY100K Body with EF-S18-55mm F3.5-5.6 II USM: under JPY120K Body with EF-S18-55mm F3.5-5.6 II USM and EF55-200mm F4.5-5.6 II USM: around JPY143K US$ stands at JPY105, which makes US$952, US$1,142, and US$1,361 respectively. For some odd reason, though, Canon only seem to offer the USM lenses as a kit lens in Japan; the US kits come with a (noticeably cheaper) non-USM lens.
Re: M42 adaptor
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: M42 adaptor On 17/2/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: This comment is not designed to add useful discourse. Mark! Who is Mark? b...
Re: PESO - Big Dress Day
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: PESO - Big Dress Day The girl is the bride's sister. Called Lubamira, or lover of peace. Beautiful sentiment, but her parents should be severely disciplined for saddling her with it. Just pronouncing it causes me to have visions of large hairy lipped Eastern European women... She could diminuize her name to Uba (pronounce it Oooohbah). Has a bit of a Scandihoovian lilt to it. William Robb
Photostitch or PTGui?
Hi gang, Somebody knows wher I can download Photostitch software? Regards = Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: FA 50mm 1.4 back on BH list
What about the FA 35mm f/2? BH had it listed as backordered, and now it's just listed as out of stock. Adorama has it on backorder. There's no DA replacement for this scheduled yet, is there? Or are they shifting production of this lens to the guy in Vietnam? An FA 35mm f/2 in nearly new condition just sold on eBay for $310, which is $10 more than the lens sells for new (at least when it's in stock). The FA primes are definitely in demand (and the 35 f/2 makes for one nice fast standard lens on the *ist D Ds). Joe That was a good deal. I saw it, and I was going to bid, but I was in transit when the auction ended. Good think I missed it. We would have bid it up. Paul Ha! BH probably saw that those very nice lenses were going for as much as $255 on ebay and decided there was life in Pentax yet! I just got a pristine FA50 1.4 bundled with a clean ZX-5n on ebay for $300 and feel it was a good deal. It might be true, though, that the FA primes will turn out to be Pentax's last great glass and at some point you just won't be able to get them anymore.
Re: addiction...
It's a great lens - my standard on the *istD. That hasn't helped either has it! Nick -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18/02/05 05:59:17 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.netpentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: addiction... --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I am not buying one. But they still have that Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 with the perfect glass on the shelf... It's nice on film, and nicer on the istD. You're NOT helping. ;-) Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: *istDS built-in flash overexposure problem
I can't use the AF360FGZ on the *istD to take pictures of my wife as the preflash causes her to blink and then her eyes are shut for the main exposure. I wish you could force it into TTL mode sometimes. Don't recall it being a problem on the MZ-S, but then the results aren't visible quite so quickly. Perhaps the mirror is faster. Nick -Original Message- From: Frantisek[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18/02/05 00:30:23 Of course the problem depends on how fast the DSLR can swing the mirror (as the flash metering is done before the mirror rises), so a superfast mirror-swinging machine would be almost fine probably. But even on this list, I heard issues about using preexposure flash metering for candid portraits. Good light! fra
FS Friday: A few small items
As I clean out closets and drawers, I'm finding all sorts of odds and ends. Here are a few from last night's foray into the depths of a closet. Pics and details available. Please contact me off list. 52mm Nikon metal lens hood. Perfect for K or A 50mmm f1.2 lens; Optex Lenspen (a good way to clean the dirt and smudges from you lenses), new; Microfiber cleaning cloth, great for cleaning lenses, filters, LCD displays, new; 67mm Hoya HMC Super Skylight Filter (perfect cond); Asahi Pentax 105mm F2.8 Super Tak lens, original FR caps, like new; Film Extractor (removes film that has been rewound into cassette), like new; Rare reusable Asahi Pentax film cassette, all metal, perfect in every way; PK rear lens cap for M42 lenses, new; Kodak Carousel slide tray, perfect condition; Shel
Re: Photostitch or PTGui?
Do you mean the free version, came with Canon cameras? John -- Original Message --- From: Albano Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:34:14 -0800 (PST) Subject: Photostitch or PTGui? Hi gang, Somebody knows wher I can download Photostitch software? Regards = Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --- End of Original Message ---
OT - A good week, enablement wise...
Had a good week this week. I got the following: 1) PD7X portable storage device with 40Gb drive 2) Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 (CAD$22 !!!). Works great on *istDS 3) Screwmount reverse adapter. For more snowflake experiments. 4) Lowepro Omni Traveler bag. 5) Booked my summer vacation. 'Grand Tour of Egypt' with Globus tours. Leaving mid-July. Hence the PD7X, new bag and Pentax-M 50mm F1.7, which should be real handy in the museums where flash is not permitted. At least I have five months to try and decide what gear to take. The Omni Traveler isn't a huge bag so it will force me to not try and take everything - which is a good thing VBG. -- Fred Widall, Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall --
Re: addiction...
You're all evil. I was up there on an errand again this morning and stopped back into the store. They threw in a used Nikon HN-1 metal lens hood and several used Pentax back caps as extras, dropped the price $50. I took it. Sheesh, I own too many Pentax lenses now. Godfrey --- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Har, I'll back him up on that too, it stamps all over the FA24/2 (except at f2 and in AF mode :-) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: addiction...
--- wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... Pentax MZ-S ... Gorgeous, isn't it. The overriding reason why I didn't sell mine. It's a beauty to use too. I took mine out last Sunday with a roll of BW in it. Of course I can't show you the results yet :-) After the clunk of the 20D, the hamster-sneeze of the MZ-S sounds quite strange now. Happily or unhappily, I don't have an infinite amount of money to spend on something I'll likely get no use out of, or I'd have bought the bloody thing. It really is a beauty. Addiction to nice camera bits is a terrible thing... :-) Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: FA 50mm 1.4 back on BH list
ah ha, so you're the one who nabbed that auction from me. ;-) I found a pristine, in the box F50/1.7, got it for a very reasonable dollar. So I'm wondering whether there's any particular rationale to ordering up a new FA50/1.4 and auction this one off again. I also have an A50/1.4 already. Godfrey --- Lindamood, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ha! BH probably saw that those very nice lenses were going for as much as $255 on ebay and decided there was life in Pentax yet! I just got a pristine FA50 1.4 bundled with a clean ZX-5n on ebay for $300 and feel it was a good deal. It might be true, though, that the FA primes will turn out to be Pentax's last great glass and at some point you just won't be able to get them anymore. __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
Re: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
I'm still debating on dedicated flash units. It would be nice to have one flash that did everything the body could support. Does the Sigma support second curtain sync and wireless mode same as the 360? is it well made enough to not feel like it was going to fall apart in a year? The Pentax 360 and 500 units are very nicely made, but my dealer doesn't carry the Sigma line to compare them. I think I might have asked this one time prior, but my memory is going... ;-) Godfrey --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another option is the Sigma EF 500 DG super. You get P-TTL, high speed synch and a guide number of 160 at 105mm, which is quite a bit more pop than the AF360 FTZ.. BH sells it for $199.95. I ordered one just the other day and expect it today. I prveiously had the Sigma EF 500 DG ST, which is equally powerful but has no bells and whistles. Not as well made as my Pentax AF400T, which I will continue to use for a lot of things, but it's decent. On Feb 18, 2005, at 3:00 AM, David Oswald wrote: I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range would be helpful. Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, I'm kind of torn. Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of each? Dave __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
RE: Which flash?
I use the AF500FTZ, which I'vae had sincce my PZ-1 days. It overexposes at ASA 800-3200. (It's the camera, that has a problem, not the flash, I believe). And it doesn't have a sesor of it's own (yes it's true), so TTL or manual are the only options. If you can live with using a flash only at 200-400 ASA the AF500FTZ it's fine (who needs a flash at 800 ASA anywway). It's a darned fine flash BTW - I believe the design was actually awarded sometime in the past. I have made test, that show, that all flashes (that I have used, that is Metz or Pentax) with a red light AF assist doesn't do TTL properly, especially above 400ASA on the *ist D. On the other hand, I simply can't live with the RTF AF-assist light. It's a PITA to have to turn on on off the RTF-flash (stupid feature - like a toyish PS camera). Manual focus would actually be easier and faster. I wish the *ist D had red laser AF assist light - like my SONY DSC F717, which worked brilliantly! The AF280T is fine at 200-800 ASA, but NOT at 1600-3200 ASA. I don'tknow the 360. P-TTL is not for me. I simply hate preflash. If I had to buy a new flash for my *ist D, I guess I'd buy a Metz. They are usually excellent. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Anders Hultman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 17. februar 2005 18:19 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Which flash? I'm considering bying a flash for my *istD. Which one is best of the 500 and the 360? It seems to me that both have functions that the other do not. Which functions are more useful, and which functions are less important? Advantages of the AF 500 FTZ * more powerful (higher GN) * possible to turn in two directions * faster flash time * can be used as slave Advantages of the AF 360 FGZ * P-TTL * wireless TTL * can zoom out more * EV compensation * automatic mode (does the 500 really lack this???) * contrast control with 4 units (2 more than the 500) * lighter The 500 cost more but I can get it used at the same cost as a new 360, so price is not (that) important. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/ med dagens bild och allt!
Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash
Arnie, I just did another test in a controlled way and could not get the 2 slave flashes to give different outputs. They are taken as a whole and the ratio you set on the slave flashes is between the slaves and the the master, be it the built-in flash or another 360. You thus need to use distance to vary the respective output of the slaves. Or cut the output of one slave by covering its window with a neutral density gel, or a kleenex. Andre yes, thats what i'm talking about. i you could get that information for me i'd really appreciate it. thanks arnie - Original Message - From: Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Hi Arnie. You can change the ratio between the 2 flashes, like 1/3 for one and 2/3 for the second one. Is this what you mean? If so, I'll check in the manual to see how to do it. I've done it once and it was effective. Andre Jack, it works great when I do that. Just I would like to be able to control them a bit. arnie - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:09 PM Subject: Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Arnie, I think I'd allow the two 360's to do their own exposure balancing by setting both on TTL. Jack --- arnie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use two 360, both triggered wirelessly from the built in flash. I still cant figure out how to manually control the exposure of each, but it works quite well automatically. - Original Message - From: Lindamood, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 2:25 PM Subject: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Is it possible to work two (or more) 360's wireless triggered by the built-in flash? Has anyone tried this? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: Thanks for Wireless flash investigations
Thanks also Arnie for sharing your experience. With respect to controlling the 1/1, 1/2, 2/3, 1/3 output ratio between the built-in flash and the off-camera 360 as described by the 360's manual, I do not think it will work between the two off-camera 360's. That is, setting one 360 to 1/3 and the other 360 to 2/3 will not give you a 1/3 - 2/3 ratio between the two off-camera flashes. Both off-camera flashes might be set identically to 1/3 or 2/3 to yield a collective 3 against the built-in flash's 1 or 2, but there is no way for the camera to know that you have two wireless 360's out there(unless I'm mistaken). The two off-camera flashes operate as if only one were there, as far as I can guess. I tried it with two 360ftz as slaves (Wireless and P-TTL) and the built-in flash as the controller, setting one 360 at 1/3 and the other one at 2/3, and it worked! I scraped my test pictures but can easily reproduce the results. I just tried to reproduce the results in a more controlled way than the last (and first) time and I could not see a difference between 1/3 and 2/3. I guess my previous setting was not stable enough. I was replacing the flashes approximatively at the same place after changing their settings and my subject was tricky: a pale spruce top of a musical instrument with light striking at a low angle. Sorry for the false expectations. I now understand that the ratio can only be between the master and the slave (or slaves as a group) as Mark had understood. There still are two way to influence the respective output of the 2 slave flashes: their distance from the suject and neutral density filter (or gel) over one flash. Andre
Re: addiction...
Bwahahahahahah.. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You're all evil. I was up there on an errand again this morning and stopped back into the store. They threw in a used Nikon HN-1 metal lens hood and several used Pentax back caps as extras, dropped the price $50. I took it. Sheesh, I own too many Pentax lenses now. Godfrey --- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Har, I'll back him up on that too, it stamps all over the FA24/2 (except at f2 and in AF mode :-) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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: FA 50mm 1.4 back on BH list
There's a rational for keeping the 1.7. The instructions that come with the Autobellows M states that the M 1.7 50mm has a flatter plane of focus than the 50 f1.4. Since all the 1.7's have the same basic optical formula as all of the 1.4's as well. You could assume that the 1.7 would give better results on a bellows or lens extensions. But that's just an assumption. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: ah ha, so you're the one who nabbed that auction from me. ;-) I found a pristine, in the box F50/1.7, got it for a very reasonable dollar. So I'm wondering whether there's any particular rationale to ordering up a new FA50/1.4 and auction this one off again. I also have an A50/1.4 already. Godfrey --- Lindamood, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ha! BH probably saw that those very nice lenses were going for as much as $255 on ebay and decided there was life in Pentax yet! I just got a pristine FA50 1.4 bundled with a clean ZX-5n on ebay for $300 and feel it was a good deal. It might be true, though, that the FA primes will turn out to be Pentax's last great glass and at some point you just won't be able to get them anymore. __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo -- 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: Which flash?
BTW: I found that different flashes (I believe I have 3 Metz, 2 Pentax dedicated TTL-falshes) handle the camera AE-programs quite differently; when choosing aperture and speed. I found that for the same and light conditions and the same camera settings my AF280T may choose F2.8, my Metz 32CT choses 5.6. The AF500FTZ (which is stronger than any of the two previously mentioned) chooses 2.8!? I'm just not clever enough to outsmart the flash/camera program (Normal,Tv,Av)/settings for the Green Button, when using a flash (works in P and M modes). So, what I do is work in Manual mode (still allowing TTL-flash), press the Green Button (which I'v set to go to P - or occationally to Av) and then I perhaps choose a slightly different speed (faster) and perhaps a slightly better aperture in order to avoid overexposure/burned out high lights. I can easily save an image which is underexpose by up perhaps to 2 stops. Over exposed shots are mostly beyond repair. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. februar 2005 20:02 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Which flash? I use the AF500FTZ, which I'vae had sincce my PZ-1 days. It overexposes at ASA 800-3200. (It's the camera, that has a problem, not the flash, I believe). And it doesn't have a sesor of it's own (yes it's true), so TTL or manual are the only options. If you can live with using a flash only at 200-400 ASA the AF500FTZ it's fine (who needs a flash at 800 ASA anywway). It's a darned fine flash BTW - I believe the design was actually awarded sometime in the past. I have made test, that show, that all flashes (that I have used, that is Metz or Pentax) with a red light AF assist doesn't do TTL properly, especially above 400ASA on the *ist D. On the other hand, I simply can't live with the RTF AF-assist light. It's a PITA to have to turn on on off the RTF-flash (stupid feature - like a toyish PS camera). Manual focus would actually be easier and faster. I wish the *ist D had red laser AF assist light - like my SONY DSC F717, which worked brilliantly! The AF280T is fine at 200-800 ASA, but NOT at 1600-3200 ASA. I don'tknow the 360. P-TTL is not for me. I simply hate preflash. If I had to buy a new flash for my *ist D, I guess I'd buy a Metz. They are usually excellent. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Anders Hultman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 17. februar 2005 18:19 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Which flash? I'm considering bying a flash for my *istD. Which one is best of the 500 and the 360? It seems to me that both have functions that the other do not. Which functions are more useful, and which functions are less important? Advantages of the AF 500 FTZ * more powerful (higher GN) * possible to turn in two directions * faster flash time * can be used as slave Advantages of the AF 360 FGZ * P-TTL * wireless TTL * can zoom out more * EV compensation * automatic mode (does the 500 really lack this???) * contrast control with 4 units (2 more than the 500) * lighter The 500 cost more but I can get it used at the same cost as a new 360, so price is not (that) important. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/ med dagens bild och allt!
OT: What is the significance of the number 1443?
Hi, I divert all my junk mail into a separate folder, and periodically check to make sure there isn't any real mail in there, before I flush it away. I have noticed for a long time that the spam subjects often contain the number 1443, or are addressed to, say, [EMAIL PROTECTED], which is not a real email address. Why 1443? Could it be to celebrate the birth of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England? Or perhaps it commemorates the start of the 2nd term as ruler of Wallachia of Vlad Dracul. Any ideas? -- Cheers, Bob
Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash
I use the built in flash as a controler only. I tried using the 2 flashes on set on 1/3 the other on 2/3 and they seemed to give different outputs, but i'll need to test further. I'll have some test shots next week. arnie - Original Message - From: Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 2:40 PM Subject: Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Arnie, I just did another test in a controlled way and could not get the 2 slave flashes to give different outputs. They are taken as a whole and the ratio you set on the slave flashes is between the slaves and the the master, be it the built-in flash or another 360. You thus need to use distance to vary the respective output of the slaves. Or cut the output of one slave by covering its window with a neutral density gel, or a kleenex. Andre yes, thats what i'm talking about. i you could get that information for me i'd really appreciate it. thanks arnie - Original Message - From: Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Hi Arnie. You can change the ratio between the 2 flashes, like 1/3 for one and 2/3 for the second one. Is this what you mean? If so, I'll check in the manual to see how to do it. I've done it once and it was effective. Andre Jack, it works great when I do that. Just I would like to be able to control them a bit. arnie - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:09 PM Subject: Re: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Arnie, I think I'd allow the two 360's to do their own exposure balancing by setting both on TTL. Jack --- arnie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use two 360, both triggered wirelessly from the built in flash. I still cant figure out how to manually control the exposure of each, but it works quite well automatically. - Original Message - From: Lindamood, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 2:25 PM Subject: Multiple wireless 360FGZ flash Is it possible to work two (or more) 360's wireless triggered by the built-in flash? Has anyone tried this? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: Advice needed - *istD versus *isDS
Jim Hemenway wrote: Here's some of my first shots with it. They're all shot as JPGs, I hope to try RAW sooner or later, emphasis on sooner: http://hemenway.com/P-isDS/ The first shot is cropped by about 10%, the rest are uncropped. The fisheye lens used is my old screw-mount 17mm Fisheye-Takumar. Nice work! BTW, I especially like this one: http://hemenway.com/P-isDS/pages/fish-IMGP0090sm.htm Regards, Stephen Moore
Re: What is the significance of the number 1443?
Stop speculating or I'll put your head on a pike! (Another goblet of rare, aged blood, Igor...) Regards, Bob... From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I divert all my junk mail into a separate folder, and periodically check to make sure there isn't any real mail in there, before I flush it away. I have noticed for a long time that the spam subjects often contain the number 1443, or are addressed to, say, [EMAIL PROTECTED], which is not a real email address. Why 1443? Could it be to celebrate the birth of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England? Or perhaps it commemorates the start of the 2nd term as ruler of Wallachia of Vlad Dracul. Any ideas?
Re: addiction...
That's a relief - it removes the temptation. I'd just about convinced myself that most of the times when I need wider than 28mm I need faster than f2.8, but it's nice to find local temptation has been removed. Godfrey DiGiorgi mused: You're all evil. I was up there on an errand again this morning and stopped back into the store. They threw in a used Nikon HN-1 metal lens hood and several used Pentax back caps as extras, dropped the price $50. I took it. Sheesh, I own too many Pentax lenses now. Godfrey --- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Har, I'll back him up on that too, it stamps all over the FA24/2 (except at f2 and in AF mode :-) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: unsubscribing
Finally, we can all talk about Jostein. Does this mean a new round of photos to look at and drool over? CW - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 2:54 AM Subject: unsubscribing Dunno if anyone cares,but...:-) Will be back in 10 days' time. See you guys. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005
Re: FA 50mm 1.4 back on BH list
On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Peter J. Alling wrote: There's a rational for keeping the 1.7. The instructions that come with the Autobellows M states that the M 1.7 50mm has a flatter plane of focus than the 50 f1.4. Since all the 1.7's have the same basic optical formula as all of the 1.4's as well. You could assume that the 1.7 would give better results on a bellows or lens extensions. But that's just an assumption. There is also http://stans-photography.info for all the opinions you like :-) Kostas
Re: Re[2]: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently there is no 8 MP APS CCD available from Sony, Sanyo, etc. The key word there is currently. You can bet your bottom dollar that 8 megapixel and greater CMOS sensors are under development by Sony and others. And not far off production. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: addiction...
So, now that you got it I can ask: Was it KS in palo Alto? j On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:50:57 -0800 (PST), Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're all evil. I was up there on an errand again this morning and stopped back into the store. They threw in a used Nikon HN-1 metal lens hood and several used Pentax back caps as extras, dropped the price $50. I took it. Sheesh, I own too many Pentax lenses now. Godfrey --- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Har, I'll back him up on that too, it stamps all over the FA24/2 (except at f2 and in AF mode :-) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
Re: M42 adaptor
On 18/2/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: This comment is not designed to add useful discourse. Mark! Who is Mark? b... He be the keeper of quotations Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: addiction...
You can never own too many Pentax lenses... Regards, Bob S. On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 10:50:57 -0800 (PST), Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're all evil. I was up there on an errand again this morning and stopped back into the store. They threw in a used Nikon HN-1 metal lens hood and several used Pentax back caps as extras, dropped the price $50. I took it. Sheesh, I own too many Pentax lenses now. Godfrey --- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Har, I'll back him up on that too, it stamps all over the FA24/2 (except at f2 and in AF mode :-) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
FS Friday: Vivitar Zoom Thyristor 2500 Flash
Seems to work just as it's supposed to. Pics here: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/viv.jpg Please contact me off list if you're interested. Shel
Re: Re[2]: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
Mark Roberts mused: Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently there is no 8 MP APS CCD available from Sony, Sanyo, etc. The key word there is currently. You can bet your bottom dollar that 8 megapixel and greater CMOS sensors are under development by Sony and others. And not far off production. Pentax, though, are rarely early adopters. Would they get a DSLR to market within 12 months of the sensor first becoming available?
Re: addiction...
Yes. Godfrey --- Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, now that you got it I can ask: Was it KS in Palo Alto? __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
RE: Aaaarrrrrrrggghhhhh!!!
hey frank, the OPPOSITE of black IS white hehe... Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 4:45 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Aaaarrrgggh!!! frank theriault wrote: I thought that March PUG was Black and White. I have a fresh print being done up for tomorrow for the occasion. Now I see that it's actually Opposites. H... What to do now? Think, frank, think. Better yet, go into the archives, and see what you can dig up. crap, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson But you are ahead of time for APRIL :) or you could jsut putit in the non theme damn I gotta get to sleep off list for a few days guys annsan
RE: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
David, the AF360fgz, as well as being a smaller guide number, has another limitation - it only has bounce, no swivel. Therefore if shooting in a portrait framing mode, you can't bounce the flash of the ceiling and you are still stuck with direct flash. Personally, the whole wireless thing was all too complex for me. Now, my AF360fgz is my backup flash, and the AF500ftz is my workhorse. It is also the only flash that has come any near providing consistent accurate exposure for me when used together with the Starkist. Tan. Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: David Oswald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 6:00 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range would be helpful. Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, I'm kind of torn. Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of each? Dave
Re: PAW: Taking the Bloor Train Home
Love it. Nice catch. rg frank theriault wrote: This poor kid could hardly keep his eyes open. vbg Taken with the LX at waist level (I'm not taking a photo, I'm just fixing something on the camera, just ignore me, I'm not doing anything, dum de dum...) with the K 1.2 50 at about f2.0, auto exposure: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3125114size=lg Let me know what you think. Thanks to all who look and/or comment. cheers, frank
RE: unsubscribing
You'd better be!! Tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 5:54 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: unsubscribing Dunno if anyone cares,but...:-) Will be back in 10 days' time. See you guys. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: PAW: Taking the Bloor Train Home
Peter J. Alling wrote: Frank, I'm surprised at you, this is wonderfully focused. It's a great composition by the way. You have discovered Frank's problem. He shouldn't look through the viewfinder, when he doesn't, they are in focus. When he does, well rg frank theriault wrote: This poor kid could hardly keep his eyes open. vbg Taken with the LX at waist level (I'm not taking a photo, I'm just fixing something on the camera, just ignore me, I'm not doing anything, dum de dum...) with the K 1.2 50 at about f2.0, auto exposure: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3125114size=lg Let me know what you think. Thanks to all who look and/or comment. cheers, frank
IstD vs IstDS
I'm in need for a second body guys and didn't really take much notice when the IstDS was released - can someone give me a quick run down and some views as to whether it would be a suitable backup for my Ist D or should I just buy a second IstD? Thanks in advance! Tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247
Re: FA 50mm 1.4 back on BH list
--- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is also http://stans-photography.info for all the opinions you like :-) Yeah, I've read all of that already. I think I'm going to go with the frugal side of valor and keep the A50/1.4 and F50/1.7 rather than go through the hassle of buying the FA50/1.4 and selling either of them. They both seem superb, if slightly different in rendering character. (I've also acquired nice examples of the A50/1.7, A50/2, and A50/2.8 Macro so my closet is bursting with 50s... ;-) Besides, the rumored-soon-to-be-announced D-FA50/1.4 might be just around the corner too... Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
FS Friday: SMC-M 28/3.5
Breaks me heart to sell it (*especially* after getting it out and handling it again to shoot photos of it) but I'm offering up this beautiful lens because I hardly ever use it any more. It does have a flaw: Some obvious scuffing on the outside of the filter ring that has been touched up by the previous owner. Perhaps this will dissuade anyone from buying it and it'll stay with me? Unfortunately, the glass is in perfect condition. This is a really sharp lens. Almost flare-proof; you have to get the sun in the frame to have any chance of getting any flare at all. Cosmetically it's EX+ condition except for some minor wear on the ridges of the aperture ring at the bottom. Overall, it's quite beautiful. The hard case that comes with it is a little beat up, but probably accounts for the nice condition of the lens itself. http://www.robertstech.com/temp/28-35_1.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/28-35_2.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/28-35_3.jpg Shots 2 and 3 show the filter ring problem, such as it is. $60.00 + shipping -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: OT: What is the significance of the number 1443?
I think you're reading more into this than there is. Bob W wrote: Hi, I divert all my junk mail into a separate folder, and periodically check to make sure there isn't any real mail in there, before I flush it away. I have noticed for a long time that the spam subjects often contain the number 1443, or are addressed to, say, [EMAIL PROTECTED], which is not a real email address. Why 1443? Could it be to celebrate the birth of Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England? Or perhaps it commemorates the start of the 2nd term as ruler of Wallachia of Vlad Dracul. Any ideas? -- 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: IstD vs IstDS
Wait and see if there are any new announcements from Pentax this coming week (PMA). They are letting the D inventory sell itself out without replacing it, so there might be something in the works. Don't forget that the DS does not take CF cards. rg Steve and Tanya wrote: I'm in need for a second body guys and didn't really take much notice when the IstDS was released - can someone give me a quick run down and some views as to whether it would be a suitable backup for my Ist D or should I just buy a second IstD? Thanks in advance! Tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247
Re: Re[2]: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts mused: Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently there is no 8 MP APS CCD available from Sony, Sanyo, etc. The key word there is currently. You can bet your bottom dollar that 8 megapixel and greater CMOS sensors are under development by Sony and others. And not far off production. Pentax, though, are rarely early adopters. Would they get a DSLR to market within 12 months of the sensor first becoming available? At this point, sensors for digital cameras are a commodity item. I'd expect Pentax to have a camera available well within the 12 month window. Remember, it's in the *sensor manufacturer's* best interest to have multiple vendors buying/selling their product ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Aaaarrrrrrrggghhhhh!!!
On 19/2/05, Steve and Tanya, discombobulated, unleashed: hey frank, the OPPOSITE of black IS white hehe... Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Yo! Fairy girl! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: unsubscribing
holy back from the dead batman! - Original Message - From: Steve and Tanya [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 6:14 PM Subject: RE: unsubscribing You'd better be!! Tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 5:54 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: unsubscribing Dunno if anyone cares,but...:-) Will be back in 10 days' time. See you guys. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005
Re: IstD vs IstDS
I'm in need for a second body guys and didn't really take much notice when the IstDS was released - can someone give me a quick run down and some views as to whether it would be a suitable backup for my Ist D or should I just buy a second IstD? Very briefly: The DS has simpler controls (one thumbwheel rather than two), improved write speed performance, more settings driven through the menu and LCD rather than through discrete buttons, does not have wireless flash built in (you need two 360s to do wireless flash, can't do it with one external and the built in), does not have HyperProgram, will not take a battery grip, and uses SecureDigital cards rather than CompactFlash cards. There are other differences, both in features and in operation, but these are the ones that I hear all the time as deciding points. The DS has scene modes and such that the D does not, but they don't go neither here nor there for me. I bought a DS because I liked it more ... I prefer the simpler control layout, ergonomics, and the things missing from the D model are not particularly important to me. That said, thinking of a backup myself, I would buy another DS over a D simply because they would both use SD cards. If I had a D, I'd buy another D so that I could use my CF cards in both. What I'd like to see Pentax release is an upgraded DS follow on with perhaps a couple of the D features returned and maybe a skin in magnesium for a more robust feel without adding any weight or size. Godfrey __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
Re: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
My Sigma EF-500 DG Super arrived this afteroon, and I've done some testing. I have to say that i'm very impressed. It does high speed synch, trailing curtain shutter, P-TTL, contrast control, exposure compensation, etc. It seems to support all of the functions of the AF 360GFZ with output that's close to that of the AF 500FTZ. The head tilts and swivels unlike the 360, which apparently provides tilt only. This is important when taking vertical format pics and bouncing the flash. The build quality seems quite good. I tested the high speed synch, the trailing curtain shutter synch and the p-TTL operation at a variety of exposures and distances. All of the shots appeared to be properly exposed on the *istD lcd screen. Paul I'm still debating on dedicated flash units. It would be nice to have one flash that did everything the body could support. Does the Sigma support second curtain sync and wireless mode same as the 360? is it well made enough to not feel like it was going to fall apart in a year? The Pentax 360 and 500 units are very nicely made, but my dealer doesn't carry the Sigma line to compare them. I think I might have asked this one time prior, but my memory is going... ;-) Godfrey --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another option is the Sigma EF 500 DG super. You get P-TTL, high speed synch and a guide number of 160 at 105mm, which is quite a bit more pop than the AF360 FTZ.. BH sells it for $199.95. I ordered one just the other day and expect it today. I prveiously had the Sigma EF 500 DG ST, which is equally powerful but has no bells and whistles. Not as well made as my Pentax AF400T, which I will continue to use for a lot of things, but it's decent. On Feb 18, 2005, at 3:00 AM, David Oswald wrote: I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range would be helpful. Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, I'm kind of torn. Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of each? Dave __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
RE: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
Hi there young lady. Good to see you posting here. Paul David, the AF360fgz, as well as being a smaller guide number, has another limitation - it only has bounce, no swivel. Therefore if shooting in a portrait framing mode, you can't bounce the flash of the ceiling and you are still stuck with direct flash. Personally, the whole wireless thing was all too complex for me. Now, my AF360fgz is my backup flash, and the AF500ftz is my workhorse. It is also the only flash that has come any near providing consistent accurate exposure for me when used together with the Starkist. Tan. Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: David Oswald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 6:00 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range would be helpful. Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, I'm kind of torn. Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of each? Dave
RE: unsubscribing
hehe, i always bin here - just hidin'! You know those of us who actually WORK don't have much time to sit around chatting to you mob... ;) tan. Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: cbwaters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 February 2005 9:30 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: unsubscribing holy back from the dead batman! - Original Message - From: Steve and Tanya [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 6:14 PM Subject: RE: unsubscribing You'd better be!! Tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 5:54 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: unsubscribing Dunno if anyone cares,but...:-) Will be back in 10 days' time. See you guys. Cheers, Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005
Re: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm still debating on dedicated flash units. It would be nice to have one flash that did everything the body could support. Does the Sigma support second curtain sync and wireless mode same as the 360? is it well made enough to not feel like it was going to fall apart in a year? The Pentax 360 and 500 units are very nicely made, but my dealer doesn't carry the Sigma line to compare them. I have the Sigma and I'm very pleased with it. It *does* support wireless mode and second-curtain sync. Construction seems very solid. Probably *better* than my AF400 FTZ, but I haven't had an AF500 FTZ or AF360 FTG so I can't say how it compares to those. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
A Second Body for Tan (Was Re: IstD vs IstDS)
Hi Tanja, I thought you already bought that second body vbg. As I said in your earlier post, welcome back to the list. The *istDS is a good second body in a lot of ways. It has a bigger, faster buffer, a larger LCD screen, and it's slightly smaller. However, It won't accept a battery grip, and it doesn't have separate AV and TV controls, and it doesn't have Hyper Program mode. The deal breaker for me was no battery grip. I like having the vertical shooting mode and the bigger grip as well as the longer battery life. So I bought an *istD as a second body. YMMV. Paul I'm in need for a second body guys and didn't really take much notice when the IstDS was released - can someone give me a quick run down and some views as to whether it would be a suitable backup for my Ist D or should I just buy a second IstD? Thanks in advance! Tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247
Re: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
A major manufacturer with an existing relationship will have pre-production copies and specifications for design and testing. If Sony is going to have the chip in quantity soon then their major customers already have something to work with. John Francis wrote: Mark Roberts mused: Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently there is no 8 MP APS CCD available from Sony, Sanyo, etc. The key word there is currently. You can bet your bottom dollar that 8 megapixel and greater CMOS sensors are under development by Sony and others. And not far off production. Pentax, though, are rarely early adopters. Would they get a DSLR to market within 12 months of the sensor first becoming available? -- 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: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
hey Paul! yep, i's alive hehe, glad that you all seem to remember me! tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 February 2005 9:42 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds Hi there young lady. Good to see you posting here. Paul David, the AF360fgz, as well as being a smaller guide number, has another limitation - it only has bounce, no swivel. Therefore if shooting in a portrait framing mode, you can't bounce the flash of the ceiling and you are still stuck with direct flash. Personally, the whole wireless thing was all too complex for me. Now, my AF360fgz is my backup flash, and the AF500ftz is my workhorse. It is also the only flash that has come any near providing consistent accurate exposure for me when used together with the Starkist. Tan. Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: David Oswald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 6:00 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range would be helpful. Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, I'm kind of torn. Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of each? Dave
Singapore Proposal...
hey guys, how cool is this? this week i was contacted by a studio in singapore who is looking for one photographer per State in Australia to be able to set up a partnership with. They have clients in Singapore who wish to have wedding photos taken at various locations in Australia and would like to be able to offer them a complete package ie. limousine pickup from airport, transport to hotel, hotel accomodation, makeup, hair, photoshoot, album, and then return to airport etc. They spent the last month viewing websites of Queensland photographers only to choose me! Cool huh? It's going to be a nice money spinner and heaps of fun too! No psycho mothers of the bride to deal with! I just take the pretty pics and then they get on a plane back to Singapore where they get married! woohoo! tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247
Re: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds
After the recovery post how could we ever forget... Steve and Tanya wrote: hey Paul! yep, i's alive hehe, glad that you all seem to remember me! tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 February 2005 9:42 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds Hi there young lady. Good to see you posting here. Paul David, the AF360fgz, as well as being a smaller guide number, has another limitation - it only has bounce, no swivel. Therefore if shooting in a portrait framing mode, you can't bounce the flash of the ceiling and you are still stuck with direct flash. Personally, the whole wireless thing was all too complex for me. Now, my AF360fgz is my backup flash, and the AF500ftz is my workhorse. It is also the only flash that has come any near providing consistent accurate exposure for me when used together with the Starkist. Tan. Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: David Oswald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 6:00 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range would be helpful. Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, I'm kind of torn. Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of each? Dave -- 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: unsubscribing
- Original Message - From: Steve and Tanya You know those of us who actually WORK don't have much time to sit around chatting to you mob... ;) tan. uhuah? [/Scooby doo] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/2005
Re: Sid's gettin enabled soon-- *istD, *istDS, or wait for *istDn?
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Re: Aaaarrrrrrrggghhhhh!!!
Steve and Tanya wrote: hey frank, the OPPOSITE of black IS white hehe... Tanya Mayer Photography You still exist! Hooray! g keith whaley Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 4:45 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Aaaarrrgggh!!! frank theriault wrote: I thought that March PUG was Black and White. I have a fresh print being done up for tomorrow for the occasion. Now I see that it's actually Opposites. H... What to do now? Think, frank, think. Better yet, go into the archives, and see what you can dig up. crap, frank
