Re: PESO: Alcohol Burner
An impressive series, Paul. What a mighty beast. I'm surprised it could be street legal. Alan C -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 10:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Alcohol Burner Shot this supercharged Camaro at dawn yesterday for Hagerty. It’s an interesting car, engineered by an interesting guy — a long time Chevy mechanic who seems to have an engineer’e instincts for making things work. He runs the car with about 15 pounds of boost and moderately high compression on E85 fuel, which is 85% ethanol and dirt cheap compared to high octane gasoline. The alcohol is very friendly to an engine like this with high cylinder pressure, and they guy has it tuned perfectly it would seem. He drives it on the street on a regular basis with his german shepherd riding shotgun.. On a chassid dyno it registered 800 horsepower at the rear wheels, but it’s as civilized as one could ask for. Loud, but mannerly. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18277098&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Alcohol Burner
Thanks Ken. This is a great time of year to shoot. The weather is good, and dawn comes at a somewhat reasonable hour. Paul via phone > On Aug 22, 2016, at 5:52 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Wonderful capture Paul. > > > -Original Message- >> From: Paul Stenquist > Subject: PESO: Alcohol Burner >> >> Shot this supercharged Camaro at dawn yesterday for Hagerty. It’s an >> interesting car, engineered by an interesting guy — a long time Chevy >> mechanic who seems to have an engineer’e instincts for making things work. >> He runs the car with about 15 pounds of boost and moderately high >> compression on E85 fuel, which is 85% ethanol and dirt cheap compared to >> high octane gasoline. The alcohol is very friendly to an engine like this >> with high cylinder pressure, and they guy has it tuned perfectly it would >> seem. He drives it on the street on a regular basis with his german shepherd >> riding shotgun.. On a chassid dyno it registered 800 horsepower at the rear >> wheels, but it’s as civilized as one could ask for. Loud, but mannerly. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18277098&size=lg > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For MZ-S Owners
Thanks, Zos. I tested the camera with the one remaining roller and it seems to work just fine. I'm not sure if I even need to try and repair it, but it may be as simple as just snapping the loose part back into place. Here are photos of the roller as it is now and the part that broke off: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/mz-s-film-roller?blog=9 IIRC the broken off piece wraps around the first roller, so both press of the film. I haven't figured out how it snaps on though - maybe another part got lost when I opened the camera. Thanks Mark On 8/22/2016 10:19 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: i can do this when i get home if it helps. sorry i didn't see this earlier. On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Mark C wrote: That would be great - I want to test it without the missing part and see if it makes a difference anyhow. Many thanks! On 8/19/2016 7:38 PM, John Coyle wrote: Hi Mark - can do in a day or so, but the MZ-S is currently loaded with film: expect to clear it soon, if that's Ok. (yes, I know I can unload and reload to the same frame!). John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark C Sent: Saturday, 20 August 2016 09:14 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: For MZ-S Owners If anyone on the list has an MZ-S, would you mind sending me a close up picture of the pressure roller that sits over the film uptake socket? It is a two part roller - some how today when I inserted a roll of film the outer roller broke free. The film made a bad noise when taking up the leader and when I opened the camera to see what was going on, the outer roller was just sitting on top of the roll of film. I'm not sure if that roller is even needed, but I saved it and would like to try re-attaching it if possible. I am not even sure I have all the parts. I reloaded the roll with the camera as is and it seems to be working fine, but I won't know till I shoot it out and develop if it is working OK. I'm thinking the film might not lie flat or maybe the partial roller mechanism would scratch the film. Thanks! Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Alcohol Burner
Wonderful capture Paul. -Original Message- >From: Paul Stenquist Subject: PESO: Alcohol Burner > >Shot this supercharged Camaro at dawn yesterday for Hagerty. It’s an >interesting car, engineered by an interesting guy — a long time Chevy mechanic >who seems to have an engineer’e instincts for making things work. He runs the >car with about 15 pounds of boost and moderately high compression on E85 fuel, >which is 85% ethanol and dirt cheap compared to high octane gasoline. The >alcohol is very friendly to an engine like this with high cylinder pressure, >and they guy has it tuned perfectly it would seem. He drives it on the street >on a regular basis with his german shepherd riding shotgun.. On a chassid dyno >it registered 800 horsepower at the rear wheels, but it’s as civilized as one >could ask for. Loud, but mannerly. > >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18277098&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Alcohol Burner
Paul Stenquist wrote: Shot this supercharged Camaro at dawn yesterday for Hagerty. Nice shot. Very nice looking car. It’s an interesting car, engineered by an interesting guy — a long time Chevy mechanic who seems to have an engineer’e instincts for making things work. He seems to have finished the project. If he really had engineer's instincts it would be halfway finished because he'd keep coming up with ways to improve it. He runs the car with about 15 pounds of boost and moderately high compression on E85 fuel, which is 85% ethanol and dirt cheap compared to high octane gasoline. The alcohol is very friendly to an engine like this with high cylinder pressure, and they guy has it tuned perfectly it would seem. He drives it on the street on a regular basis with his german shepherd riding shotgun.. On a chassid dyno it registered 800 horsepower at the rear wheels, but it’s as civilized as one could ask for. Loud, but mannerly. Sounds like this group, if we had manners. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18277098&size=lg -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Alcohol Burner
Very cool. Excellent shot as always. One wonders though, how much that snout on top affects the driver's view. On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Shot this supercharged Camaro at dawn yesterday for Hagerty. It’s an > interesting car, engineered by an interesting guy — a long time Chevy > mechanic who seems to have an engineer’e instincts for making things work. He > runs the car with about 15 pounds of boost and moderately high compression on > E85 fuel, which is 85% ethanol and dirt cheap compared to high octane > gasoline. The alcohol is very friendly to an engine like this with high > cylinder pressure, and they guy has it tuned perfectly it would seem. He > drives it on the street on a regular basis with his german shepherd riding > shotgun.. On a chassid dyno it registered 800 horsepower at the rear wheels, > but it’s as civilized as one could ask for. Loud, but mannerly. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18277098&size=lg > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Alcohol Burner
Shot this supercharged Camaro at dawn yesterday for Hagerty. It’s an interesting car, engineered by an interesting guy — a long time Chevy mechanic who seems to have an engineer’e instincts for making things work. He runs the car with about 15 pounds of boost and moderately high compression on E85 fuel, which is 85% ethanol and dirt cheap compared to high octane gasoline. The alcohol is very friendly to an engine like this with high cylinder pressure, and they guy has it tuned perfectly it would seem. He drives it on the street on a regular basis with his german shepherd riding shotgun.. On a chassid dyno it registered 800 horsepower at the rear wheels, but it’s as civilized as one could ask for. Loud, but mannerly. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18277098&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Dojo visit (and K-1 commentary)
Sandy Harris wrote: On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Sidali Selloum teaches Aikido in Algiers Algeria. After our dojo's chief instructor book on Aikido was published, ... My old sensei has a series of essays on Aikido, online. http://www.secthoughts.com/aiki_menu.htm Interesting, thanks. I haven't yet had time to fully read them, but I did scan over a couple. I take that "old sensei" means that you are no longer training, rather than it being a comment on his age. :-) The gentleman in this photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/29063551171/ Is Glen Kimoto. He was my first sensei, after school in 7th grade. I never had a class with him, but had science club and aikido with him three days a week after school back in '72 and 73. Among other interesting things to talk to him about, he spent his early childhood in internment camps during WWII. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Dojo visit (and K-1 commentary)
Paul Stenquist wrote: Were you using single point focus with the K-1? I was trying the select 9, which gives me about the area of the old select 1 on previous cameras. I've also tried select-1 but would have trouble because I can't reselect fast enough. I'm beginning to suspect that the rule with autofocus is "whatever method you choose is wrong" I was able to get a good hit rate shooting pans of cars Friday night with single-point continuous focus. Of course it’s easy to predict where the subject will be. Not so much in Aikido. You often start out with two subjects coming together, they will be together a bit, and then one will be thrown, often in a seemingly random direction, only to come back shortly thereafter. I screwed up some pics the next day at the farmer’s market when I forgot to take the camera off continuous focus I have not had good luck in the past with continuous focus. I do have it set to "follow focus", whatever they call it in the menu. and was reframing after getting focus. The camera, of course, refocused on a different area because it was on continuous. Paul On Aug 21, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Sidali Selloum teaches Aikido in Algiers Algeria. After our dojo's chief instructor book on Aikido was published, he started following her on facebook and last year asked to visit so that he could train with her. He came back this year for a few weeks and co-taught a couple of seminars at our dojo with her. Here is a gallery of 44 photos from those two seminars, mostly taken with the K-1 http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157671575258190/ I hope you enjoy the photos, can comments on either specific photos or the gallery in question are appreciated. While the K-3 is no slouch in terms of photographic quality in challenging light, even in crop mode, the base image quality of the K-1 dramatically outshines that of the K-3. It seems that even in crop mode, the K-1 has a stop or so better sensor performance than the K-3, when you can average down from twice the sensor area, the difference between them grows. The K-3 outperforms the K-1 in two categories, frame rate and buffer size. Shooting the K-1 in crop mode will close some, but not all, of that gap. In my brief experience with the D810, the K-1 still lags seriously behind in autofocus speed, performance and sensor coverage. I have a lot of otherwise excellent photos that are focused perfectly on the background, rather than the subjects. TLDR; The K-1 is an amazing camera, it is however not an amazing, or possibly even a particularly good, sports camera. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Dojo visit (and K-1 commentary)
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Despite the camera's limitations, those are fine images, as we have all come to expect from you, Larry. Thanks a lot Dan. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Sidali Selloum teaches Aikido in Algiers Algeria. After our dojo's chief instructor book on Aikido was published, he started following her on facebook and last year asked to visit so that he could train with her. He came back this year for a few weeks and co-taught a couple of seminars at our dojo with her. Here is a gallery of 44 photos from those two seminars, mostly taken with the K-1 http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157671575258190/ I hope you enjoy the photos, can comments on either specific photos or the gallery in question are appreciated. While the K-3 is no slouch in terms of photographic quality in challenging light, even in crop mode, the base image quality of the K-1 dramatically outshines that of the K-3. It seems that even in crop mode, the K-1 has a stop or so better sensor performance than the K-3, when you can average down from twice the sensor area, the difference between them grows. The K-3 outperforms the K-1 in two categories, frame rate and buffer size. Shooting the K-1 in crop mode will close some, but not all, of that gap. In my brief experience with the D810, the K-1 still lags seriously behind in autofocus speed, performance and sensor coverage. I have a lot of otherwise excellent photos that are focused perfectly on the background, rather than the subjects. TLDR; The K-1 is an amazing camera, it is however not an amazing, or possibly even a particularly good, sports camera. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Dojo visit (and K-1 commentary)
On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Sidali Selloum teaches Aikido in Algiers Algeria. After our dojo's chief > instructor book on Aikido was published, ... My old sensei has a series of essays on Aikido, online. http://www.secthoughts.com/aiki_menu.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Dojo visit (and K-1 commentary)
Despite the camera's limitations, those are fine images, as we have all come to expect from you, Larry. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 7:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Sidali Selloum teaches Aikido in Algiers Algeria. After our dojo's chief > instructor book on Aikido was published, he started following her on > facebook and last year asked to visit so that he could train with her. He > came back this year for a few weeks and co-taught a couple of seminars at > our dojo with her. > Here is a gallery of 44 photos from those two seminars, mostly taken with > the K-1 > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157671575258190/ > > I hope you enjoy the photos, can comments on either specific photos or the > gallery in question are appreciated. > > While the K-3 is no slouch in terms of photographic quality in challenging > light, even in crop mode, the base image quality of the K-1 dramatically > outshines that of the K-3. It seems that even in crop mode, the K-1 has a > stop or so better sensor performance than the K-3, when you can average > down from twice the sensor area, the difference between them grows. > > The K-3 outperforms the K-1 in two categories, frame rate and buffer size. > Shooting the K-1 in crop mode will close some, but not all, of that gap. > > In my brief experience with the D810, the K-1 still lags seriously behind > in autofocus speed, performance and sensor coverage. I have a lot of > otherwise excellent photos that are focused perfectly on the background, > rather than the subjects. > > TLDR; The K-1 is an amazing camera, it is however not an amazing, or > possibly even a particularly good, sports camera. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO Dojo visit (and K-1 commentary)
Were you using single point focus with the K-1? I was able to get a good hit rate shooting pans of cars Friday night with single-point continuous focus. Of course it’s easy to predict where the subject will be. I screwed up some pics the next day at the farmer’s market when I forgot to take the camera off continuous focus and was reframing after getting focus. The camera, of course, refocused on a different area because it was on continuous. Paul > On Aug 21, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Sidali Selloum teaches Aikido in Algiers Algeria. After our dojo's chief > instructor book on Aikido was published, he started following her on facebook > and last year asked to visit so that he could train with her. He came back > this year for a few weeks and co-taught a couple of seminars at our dojo with > her. > Here is a gallery of 44 photos from those two seminars, mostly taken with the > K-1 > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157671575258190/ > > I hope you enjoy the photos, can comments on either specific photos or the > gallery in question are appreciated. > > While the K-3 is no slouch in terms of photographic quality in challenging > light, even in crop mode, the base image quality of the K-1 dramatically > outshines that of the K-3. It seems that even in crop mode, the K-1 has a > stop or so better sensor performance than the K-3, when you can average down > from twice the sensor area, the difference between them grows. > > The K-3 outperforms the K-1 in two categories, frame rate and buffer size. > Shooting the K-1 in crop mode will close some, but not all, of that gap. > > In my brief experience with the D810, the K-1 still lags seriously behind in > autofocus speed, performance and sensor coverage. I have a lot of otherwise > excellent photos that are focused perfectly on the background, rather than > the subjects. > > TLDR; The K-1 is an amazing camera, it is however not an amazing, or possibly > even a particularly good, sports camera. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: For MZ-S Owners
i can do this when i get home if it helps. sorry i didn't see this earlier. On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Mark C wrote: > That would be great - I want to test it without the missing part and see if > it makes a difference anyhow. Many thanks! > > > On 8/19/2016 7:38 PM, John Coyle wrote: >> >> Hi Mark - can do in a day or so, but the MZ-S is currently loaded with >> film: expect to clear it >> soon, if that's Ok. (yes, I know I can unload and reload to the same >> frame!). >> >> John in Brisbane >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark C >> Sent: Saturday, 20 August 2016 09:14 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: For MZ-S Owners >> >> If anyone on the list has an MZ-S, would you mind sending me a close up >> picture of the pressure >> roller that sits over the film uptake socket? It is a two part roller - >> some how today when I >> inserted a roll of film the outer roller broke free. >> >> The film made a bad noise when taking up the leader and when I opened the >> camera to see what was >> going on, the outer roller was just sitting on top of the roll of film. >> I'm not sure if that roller >> is even needed, but I saved it and would like to try re-attaching it if >> possible. I am not even sure >> I have all the parts. I reloaded the roll with the camera as is and it >> seems to be working fine, but >> I won't know till I shoot it out and develop if it is working OK. I'm >> thinking the film might not >> lie flat or maybe the partial roller mechanism would scratch the film. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Paypal question
Bill, While I haven't dealt with this myself, you have very little control of how the payer is charged. I am aware of the situation when a person in Russia was trying to pay for something charged in USD (to a US-based company). So, he used his bank account that was in USD. But because his account's address was in Russia, he was charged in roubles, charged a currency conversion (RUB->USD) fee, and then the bank has also charged him a currency conversion fee (USD->RUB). So, this person ended up paying a double-conversion fee. I am not sure how and IF that can be avoided in that situation. One has to read Paypal's TOS and all the fine print, and possibly talk with their customer support. I suspect that the best you can try in this situation for yourself is to specify the amount in CAD. (As Mark C. has suggested.) Can you "invoice" him via Paypal? And yes, beware of the seller's fee (some %) that Paypal will take from that amount. HTH, Igor On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 10:53 PM, Bill wrote: Ive managed to find a buyer for my DA70mm lens, finally. What I'm wondering, can the buyer specify the payment to be made in Canadian funds? He is from the USA. It seems to me that when Paypal has to convert American dollar payments to Canadian funds, I get dinged a few percent. I'm hoping to avoid that by having the purchaser specify he is paying in Canadian funds. thanks bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.