Re: Anzac Day
In 2002 I visited Galipoli and was standing in the cemetary on the beach at Anzac Cove. I looked down and was stunned to see I was astride the tombstone of Leonard J. Lawlor an Australian, who fell April 25 1915, like so many, on the first day of that pointless episode in British imperialism. Bill Lawlor -- 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:Takumar A 70-200
Thanks to all for the info on the lens.I saved $29 and I sure don't need any more paper weights or door stops. Bill Lawlor -- 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: Takumar-A 70-200mm F4 Macro
Does anyone on the list have an opinion about the Takumar-A 70-200mm F4 Macro lens? Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- 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: Found Converter K and screwing again (warning, lens tests!)
Thanks to those who offered suggestions. I found my screwmount to K converter in a box of Canon FD lenses. (What was I thinking.?) I wanted to try a favorite Spotmatic lens on my K10D. It's a Carl Zeiss Jena 25mm 1:4 Flektogon. A mighty glass using 77mm filter. I got it at a flea market in Rome in 1991. It was almost welded to my Spotmatic for years. The Pentax SM converter installs and uninstalls(a concern with these things) without problem on the K10D but the Flektogon has play when mounted. About a quarter inch of rotation loose. I had problems holding everything together during exposures and images were unsharp. I found a way to eliminate the play but images were still unsharp. Eventually, I discovered the focus was off a bit when using the scale to focus.(TTL focus is quite difficult with the K10D screen and the F4 ap on such a wide angle) Focus confirmation to the rescue! I never neded it before. The Zeiss 25mm is at least as sharp all across the frame as my "best" SMC-M 28/3.5 wide angle. Just for fun I compared the 25mm and 28mm to the 18-55 kit lens. To my utter surprise the kit lens at 24 and 28 on the same test target (a shingled old building nest door) was almost as good as the prime lenses. All tested at f8, BTW and viewed at 1:1 in LR2. At moderate magnifications there is no practical difference. Well, it was fun, anyway..... Bill Lawlor -- 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: WTB M42/K converter
I can't locate my screw mount to K Pentax adapter. Does anyone have one for sale? Should original Pentax make. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- 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:Speaking of printers
Godfrey, Epson has refurbished 3800 printers on sale for $999 plus an additional 10% discount and free shipping. I just got the refurbished 1400 to replace my 1270 and am very impressed with it. The 1400 costs $159 and includes six twenty dollar ink carts! Bill Lawlor -- 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: Friday For Sale
I have the following lenses for sale. All are in very good condition. SMC PENTAX-M 50MM/2.O $30 SMC PENTAX-M 200MM/4.O $50 and a second SMC PENTAX-M 200MM/4.O $50 $95 for all three lenses. Buyer pays shipping from California Please reply off list Bill Lawlor, w...@comcast.net, 415 454 6486 -- 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: who processed color prints
Gaetan, oh yes! I made my own RA-4 color prints untill about four years ago. At that point I was convinced digital printing was here to stay. I printed up to 11X14 RA-4 at home using Tetenal chemistry that didn't need temperature regulation and a drum on a roller. 16X20 and larger prints I made at a rental darkroom in San Francisco. I had a lot of trouble with color balance and repeatability. Now I send my film scans or digital images to a lightjet lab. Interestingly enough, the labs print with lasers on the same Fuji Crystal Archive RA-4 paper I used in the darkroom. Good inkjet prints have a much wider color gamut than RA-4 paper. That means I have to compromise with yellow and orange colors compared with the screen image or a good inkjet print. In the old days I never knew those colors were there! No regrets. Bill Lawlor -- 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: Disposable diaper OT
Godfrey wrote: Unless you buy disposable diapers for some nefarious reasons possibly related to your afore-implied "doing" to bicycles, I think the contents of all disposable diapers are ultimately always going to be the same ... With that the case, I treat any used disposable diaper with great respect and, preferably, kept to a good distance. . This calls to mind the time decades ago when my wife changed the baby's (old fashioned cloth) diaper in the parking lot of the Golden Gate Bridge view area, She handed me the very used diaper and I put it on the roof rack of our VW Van. Of course, I forgot about until were were a few miles up HWY 101. I pulled over and , of course, it was gone. I've always wondered what it hit that day... Bill Lawlor -- 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.
Friday F/S
For sale: Voigtlander R3A, excellent condition but for a very slight rangefinder mis-allignment that has never been a problem. Voigtlander 25mm/4 with M adapter, excellent. 25mm viewfinder, excellent-. 90mm/2.8 TELE-ELMARIT - M, 3317XXX, (this is the very compact one) minor wear on black paint and a small wear point on front element coating. Leitz caps on both ends 50mm/2 SUMMICRON - M 3359XXX, slight wear on black paint, glass excellent. Leitz caps on both ends. Entire kit $1200 Bill Lawlor 415 454-6486 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Gigabyte panoramas
I noticed a small article about this system in the new July/August Photo Techniques. The article speculated the consumer version might be a few hundred dollars! I think that must be way off. I didn't buy the magazine because the line at Border's was about a 20 minute wait. Maybe somebody on the list has the magazine. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Gigabyte Panoramas
This camera platform produces awesome images with virtually any digital camera. Check out the sample panoramas at the web site. Zoom in for amazing details. My understanding is that the platform moves the camera to create a mosaic that is combines into the final image. I want one! http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~globalconn/gigapan.html Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: %$!*%$!! at Adorama and the Post Office
I ordered some 16X20 prints from Adoramapix for the Marin County Fair Photo Contest. Entries were due today. Two weeks ago Adorama assured me I would have the prints in a week. A few days ago, starting to worry, I checked the tracking number with the post office which sai they were delivered to my house. After calls to NY and the post office I gave up. Yesterday a box arrived on my porch.Hurray the Prints!. When I opened it they were wrecked. The box was VERY flimsy and somebody had stood on the box. I am going back to Pictopia.com for prints. More expensive, but they use mailing tubes. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:KATA Photo Rucksack for sale
Just in time for Summer travels. I received this Photo Rucksack as a gift but I have all the photo bags I need. Never used, original tags, etc. Currently offered at B&H for $179. I am asking $100 plus shipping. Check it out at http://www.kata-bags.com/Item.asp?pid=275&cid=28&perentId=4&ProdLine=4 This bag is superb. Thanks, Bill Lawlor 415 454-6486 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Bags, etc
Like Godfrey, I have boxes of bags. However the only one I ever use is an old Tamrac my daughter found in the street in Berkeley 20 years ago. After a run through the washing machine I carried it all over, around the world, twice to Bali and India, several times to Europe and after a second washing to India in January. It's built like a vault, never busted a seam or jammed a zipper. It holds my K10D and four lenses, three batteries etc. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Friday for sale K10D Grip
Thanks to those responding. Four list members are in line to buy it. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Leica CL
Anyone misses one of these nice Leica-M lenses? > Boris, it's a beauty! I'm holding on to my Leica lenses and slide film. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Friday For Sale
Battery Grip D-BG2 for K10D in like new condition. I only put it on the camera for a day, then decided it was not my style. All papers included. $100 . SMC Pentax 1:4/200 lens (K series) In good condition, excellent glass, a few nicks in the paint. I don't need it now that I have the DA 50-200. $75. Takumar 58mm thread lens hood marked for the above 200mm or the 2.5 135mm M42 below $50 alone or buy both lenses and hood for $150. Super-Takumar 2.5/135mm lens M42 screw mount good condition $75. Leitz Leica table-top tripod with ball head. Very good condition except somebody scratched the thumb screw with pliers. A very sturdy table-top tripod with a large footprint. $75 . Shipping from California at buyer's expence. Bill Lawlor 415 454-6486 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Blanket Man
Bruce and Kenneth, thank you for the comments. The eyes bothered me, but this is street photography in India. His eyes made me wonder, is he blind, tired, drugged, or what? I suspect he is blind because I passed him often over five days and he never made eye contact nor did he react to my setting up the photo. I think his eyelids are in motion which may have been a reaction to hearing the mirror go up. I agree the photo can use some more cropping at the top. The original frame had half the image in the dark doorway. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Blanket Man
I encountered this old man in a blanket dozing in the gatehouse of an observatory in Varanasi. I like the quality of the light and sharp details. K10D, ISO100,43 Ltd, 1/6s, SR on, f4 cropped to aboyt 50% of full frame. Comments are solicited. www.photo.net/photos/wvl Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Peso: 4 more dogs
Markus what is SENF Mittelscharf (medium sharp ??) Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Northern Exposure
Michael, in my opinion the cabin pics are unremarkable because they are not unusual. The rest of your photos ate excellent. My favorite is the sunburst. How was it made? Congratulations, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Streetfire
Streetfire is a pretty common scene in India. A family and friends enjoying a fire out behind the market. Thanks, Bill Lawlor www.photo.net/photos/wvl -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Shivamarchers
Bruce, I was referring to the most recent post at the top of the page. However, I welcome comments about any of them. Thanks, Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Shivamarchers
Another night street shot from Varanasi. Although this group looks like a political protest they are young men chanting and marching for Shiva. I stepped into the parade and was swept along like a tsunami. K10D ISO 1600, F28/2.8 @1/15, f4, manual focus www.photo.net/photos/wvl Thanks for your comments, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Shiva's priest
I just posted a night shot of a young Brahmin priest conducting a ceremony at a small street shrine to Shiva. During the last week of January celebrations of Shiva happened several nights in Varanasi. I decided to try the K10D at 1600, manual focus with a F28/2.8 at f4. SR worked its magic. I got many shots in the street that night. There is a folding security gate in the photo. Should I crop it out? Thanks, Bill Lawlor www.photo.net./photos/wvl -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Inkjet Printers not Epson
Now that I have a collection of very colorfull images from India I am dealing with the color gamut limitations of my usual printmakers. Reds, yellows and some greens rendered in wide gamut Pro Color RGB by the K10D exceed the gamuts of Epson 1270/80 inks and my RA-4 printer using a laser jet. When I apply those profiles the color saturation goes away leaving a dull color where it was saturated in the original. I have no experience with Canon or HP or other printers. How do their color gamuts compare? Any suggestions? Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Color Printer
I have been using an Epson 1270 ever since they came out. I'm not familiar with the newer printers. A friend of mine wants to set up his first digital lightroom. He wants a good photo quality starter printer. I think he will be satisfied with a letter size print at this time. What's hot in photo printers these days? I've never used anything but Epsons. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Bikaner Dancer
I put up a pic of some dancers in Bikaner at the camel fair. www.photo.net/photos/wvl. I am undecided whether to crop out the man with a turban. Suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Tri-X in Dektol
Scott, about 1958 I was my college's photographer. They issued me a 4X5 Century Graphic, etc. An old time photographer showed me how to use it. He mentioned using HOT Dektol to speed develop 4X5 sheet film. Given the poor reproduction of newspaper photos of that era I suppose it would work. I never heard of anybody using Dektol for 35mm. Good luck, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Ganges
I posted three shots from life along the Ganges at Varanasi, India' most sacred, and IMO colorfull, city. www.photo.net/photos/wvl A mother and her child bride daughter on wedding day. January is an auspicious month for weddings. A Buddhist monk on the river. Varanasi is close to Sarnath, an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination. A conversation between a couple and a policeman. The Ghats, steps along the river bank, are thronged with people at sunrive every day. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Jodhpur Market
I posted two photos from my trip to India during January at www.photo.net/photos/wvl I used my new (aren't they all?) K10D and F28/2.8 wide open in the night market.That SR really works. Please comment. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Lightzone
Have any Pentaxians tried Lightzone? Version 2.1 looks like a pretty impressive program. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Poll - Your Backup Copies
A few months ago I put all my film based scanned image files on a hard drive that went into my bank safety deposit box. I have 40Gb of DNG files from my trip to India last month on a Wolverine PSD. That's going into the bank this week. BTW, the bank manager told me safety deposit boxed are neither fire proof nor flood proof. Here in earthquake country I'd guess the huge safe would still be standing once the rubble is removed. I don't know if I will be standing.. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 40 Gb with the K10D
I spent the month of January in India. I'm pleased to report the following experiences with the K10D. The K10D performed without a hitch other than those related to my learning curve. I did not anticipate that the 28/2.8 F would be my most used lens. The 43 Ltd. spent a lot of time in my bag because it was a bit too long for use in the narrow warrens typical of the most interesting old indian cities. The 50-200 DA is superb. I used it a lot at the camel fair/races and on the Ganges at Varanasi for four days. I put a 52mm "normal" hood on it permanantly and left the factory hood at home. The 18-55 kit lens got some use at the wide end and I only used the 16mm Zenitar for a few shots on the Ganges. I should have saved the weight and left it at home. I had a 50/1.7 M on the ZX-5 back up which my partner ended up using. He used the Zenitar more than I did. Of course I had my faithfull GR1 in pocket at all times. I shot 8 rolls of Astia with the GR1 and got some nice shots due to the convenience of that sweet camera. I left the K10D ISO at 100-400 except one night we went out into the streets during a wild Shiva festival when I used ISO1600 and the 28 on manual focus. I like the results. The back-up PD70X and Wolverine 40 drives worked fine. The PD70X copied a 2Gb card in 3 or 4 minutes. The wolverine was much slower. Every nite I would back up the day's shots and format the cards for the next day. I got 121 RAW DNG images per card. I lost two fast 2Gb cards somewhere but the remaining two covered all my daily needs. Recharging the three camera batteries and the hard drives took place about every three days. I got a bunch of plug converters to match Indian to USA plugs for about 25 cents each. Bob had a video camera to charge so we usually had all the plugs in a hotel room busy at times. I never missed a shot because of low batteries. All the chargers were different but they all worked from 100 to 250 volts so we didn't have to use heavy transformers with the 220 volts at 50 cycles in India. Bill Lawlor www.wvlphotography.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Compact Drive 70x Question
Marc, I just got back from a month in India using the PD70X(80) and a Wolverine (40), the latter to back up the former. I bought some chinese batteries NiMH 2000s. The PD70X works fine with my 2gb SD cards. I didn't try the backup mode because I used another drive for insurance. The only quirk I have noticed with the PD70X is occasionally it quits and says "Error 19" but turning it off and on again clears it up. Gave me near heart failure, the first time! I saved 40Gb on each drive and it all copied to my computer drive without problems. I hope yours workd out OK. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: DA 50-200
I rarely used long lenses but I got a K10D a DA18-55, DA 50-200, FA43Ltd and a F28/2.8 and went to India for the month of January. I found myself using the 28 and the 50-200 more than the other lenses. I am very pleased with the 50-200 results. It is very sharp, and with SR, the 5.6 limit isn't important. I usually left SR on and shot at 8.0. Good results at all focal lengths. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:curled soviet film
Coming back from India a few days ago I was sitting next to a man who immigrated to San Francisco from Russia a decade ago. We started talking about photography and he said he wanted to scan his old film from Russia but the developed rolls were stored tightly rolled up. Now the film is brittle and breaking when he tries to unroll it. He is looking for advice about how to rescue the negatives. The film is old black and white soviet era film and he has about a hundred rolls. Any ideas? Is Bob Shell around? Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: curled film
Coming back from India a few days ago I was sitting next to a man who immigrated from Russia to San Francisco a decade ago. We started talking about photography and he said he wanted to scan his old film from Russia but the developed rolls were stored tightly rolled up. Now the film is brittle and breaking when he tries to unroll it. He is looking for advice about how to rescue the negatives. The film is old black and white soviet era film and he has about a hundred rolls. Any ideas? Is Bob Shell around? Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D - exposure consistency, bracketing
Godfrey, given the overcast conditions around the Bay Area recently, I wonder if any of your test shots included the dreaded chrome hi lites or bright whites? Would =0.7 ev handle those? Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PDML Digest, Vol 8, Issue 248
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Re:Pentax right angle viewer
Does anybody know if the old Spotmatic era right angle magnified viewer will fit the K10D? Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Got Mine today
My K10D arrived about two hours ago. I got enough charge on the battery to confirm it is a camera, not a paperweight. I am impressd with the bright viewfinder and the overall fit and finish. Now if I can just work my way through the basics of the manual Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Street shooting with the K10D
Juan, great pix! What is your workflow to b&w? Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: In defense of Reed's, et al..
Yesterday I received a call from Citicards informing me that Mike had returned my $250 deposit on November 14th. Citicards admitted they had not posted the transaction and had no explanation other than "that's a different department" why every time I called them they had no record of the funds being returned. Earlier in the day yesterday they told me they had searched back six months and found no returned funds! Today my online statement still does not show it. I apologize to Mike and am willing to accept that the whole business was a combination of stress and mishandling by citicards exacerbated by the long time it took to get it sorted out. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Using a Super Tak w/ istDS- A challange to sanity?
IMO, the way members of the list are obsessing with this thread is enough to make me go back to the Leica list insanity of my past. Give it a break! However, I want a shot at it too Longer lenses have less DOF than shorter lanses AT ANY SAME STOP compared between the lenses. Look at the DOF scales engraved on lens bodies or any of the tables of computed DOF published for anout a century. Ease (accuracy?) of focus in a slr camera is related to the perceived DOF. Assuming adequate "brightness" of the image in the finder, the narrow DOF of long lenses will "snap into focus" more readily than when using a shorter lens. Shel's experiment makes sense. Now let's talk about the K1D or Roswell. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: On Topic Re: Best SD card for K10D
So, what is the Best SD card for K10D? Can it be answered before people get the cameras? Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:getting a pentax 67II
Matt, I had an early Pentax 6X7, the one without mirror lock up. The standard 105/2.4 lens was superb in every way. When I got a late model 55mm I was even further amazed. Working in a chemical darkroom yielded beautiful prints, color and black and white. If you are going to scan images the $500 class of flatbed scanners will do good work. It will take an expensive drum scan to equal an optical enlargement when print size gets over 16X20. You know to get a solid tripod and ball head and a bag of rocks to hold it down. Even with MLU camera motion can be a problem because of the big horizontal focal plane shutter.Eventually it was the weight of the gear that got to me when I started doing more travel photography. I have a pair of lightweight Fuji rangefinders in 645 when I need MF. I have a good 90mm enlarging lens I'll part with if you are interested. Good luck, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: OT Need Calender Printer
A friend of mine is running a grass roots women's cooperative in Afghanistan. Local women are producing aromatic hand soaps from all natural materials in their village. A few outlets are selling them in Europe and USA. She sent a CD with many great photos that we want to use to produce a fund raising calender. I'm working up the images but don't know where to get calenders printed in relatively small quantity, to start. FYI, I'm in the SF Bay Area. Thanks, Bill Lawlor Please reply direct to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Reed Camera orders
FYI, I spoke to Mike Reed this morning. He said he will be refunding all deposits on the K10D today. Also, he will not be receiving a shipment of the cameras. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Star Aspen at Conway Summit
I traveled 395 myself last weekend on a leaf pilgrimage that included Hope Valley, Markleville, HWY 395, the aspen grove at Conway Summit, Mono Lake, Tioga Pass, and Yosemite Valley. I shot slide film and can agree it is hard to bring out the brilliance of the transmitted light through the leaves with scanned slide film. Oh well next time I will be using my new K10D, if it ever arrives. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:Comparison examples FA77...
Recently, on DPreview Pentax slr forum there was also a comparison between the 77 and a Canon 80 1.2. The FA77 won hands down. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: K10D power?
I am very interested in buying a K10D asap. I plan to spent the month of January on a personal photo trip to India. I have little experience with high end digital cameras, but thanks to Shel I have enough experience to believe it is time to make the plunge into digital. My quandry is about the power supply for the K10D. I'm unfamiliar with L-ion batteries, chargers etc. What kind of capacity might I expect from a charged battery? I will use RAW files, flash very seldom, if at all. How long would it take to recharge the batteries? Will the charger work on Indian 200-220 50 cycle mains? Is the K10D a camera with wonderful features but tethered to a home/studio environment? What kind of company sells a camera using only L-ion batteies and lists a power cord for, I assume the battery charger, as an "optional accessory"? Obviously, nobody has actually used the K10D yet, but I'm hoping some members of the list have experience with L-ion powered cameras. I pray the answer is not "get a K100D and a case of Lithium AA batteries. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: SR K10D
"...photographers can capture sharp images at a shutter speed that is 2 - > 3.5 stops slower with the K100D and 2.5 - 4 stops slower with the K10D ..." > > Anyone aware what makes the K10D's SR better? It's heavier, less jiggle? Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: WTB ZX-5n
I'm looking for a reliable ZX-5n camera body. Thanks, Bill Lawlor www.wvlphotography.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re:WTB 43 Limited
I just noticed that B&H and Adorama no longer have the 43mm Ltd with rebate in stock. Can anyone direct me to a source? I tried Canada Camera but they don't show the rebates. Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PS CS2 OT
I went to print some business cards with CS2 and discovered none of the Picture Package options would format them correctly. Last time I printed a batch I was using PS7. Has the Picture Package changed? Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Zenitar 16mm/2.8
I'll be coming over to digital when the K10D hits the market. Does anyone on the list have an opinion about the Russian Zenitar 16mm/2.8 lens for digital, or 35mm, format? Thanks, Bill Lawlor www.wvlphotography.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: testWVL
testWVL I have not received list trafic since July 3. Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Bird Girl of Delhi
I won Best of Show ( monochrome prints) at the Marin County Fair Photography Exhibit. 800 pics were submitted, 200 were exhibited. She can be seen at http://www.wvlphotography.com/children/index.html Thanks, Bill Lawlor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: 6X7 55mm
I had a 55/4, I believe the early version. It was an outstanding lens in every way. I used it for b&w as well as color neg prints in large sizes. I bought it used for $600 in 1990, sold it for the same five years later. I imagine they are a bargain now. Bill Lawlor
Re: DS vs DL
DS bodies have pretty much vanished from the marketplace. The DL is available. Can anyone share opinions/experience about the DL? One "feature" than scares me is Auto ISO. Can it be disabled? Thanks, Bill Lawlor
Re:Friday F/S
Canon FD equipment Black AE-1 CLA'd EX- $140 Chrome AT-1 CLA'd EX -$120 Chrome Pellix EX- (slr without moving mirror) with FL 50/3.5 macro $150 Canonet 1.7 GL QL III Rangefinder EX but will soon need foam seal $100 FDn lenses all EX 28/2.8 $75 35/2.0 $125 50/1.4 $65 135/3.5 $55 FD BL 100/2.8 $90 Discount on combination purchases. Trial period, of course. Cameras are in No. CA 415 454 6486 Bill Lawlor
Re: 360 dpi
Bob Korn(Santa Fe Workshops) swears Epson printers need 360 or multiples thereof. It's about the drivers and heads somehow. Bill Lawlor
Re:"Photo Scanner" vs 35mm film scanner
Donning my Nomex fireproof garments I step into the fray.. I have made many 16X20 RA-4 darkroom prints from medium format images on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. I also have scanned some of the same 645 and 6x9 negs and transparencies on an Epson 3200 and printed on epson 1270, 2000, and 9600 printers using various papers as well as lightjet printer on Fuji Crystal Archive, all 16X20. Framed and hanging on the wall, people don't see a difference other than those improvements made possible by judicious use of PS. Shel can see a difference, but customers don't. I prefer the scanned images over the traditional prints. At The Santa Fe Workshops I took a digital printing class. We had Nikon 4000, Nikon 8000, Epson 4800, and Imacon MF scanners. I scanned 645 transparencies on the Imacon at 3200 dpi and made some nice 30X40 inch prints with the 9600. I tried to do a comparison scan with the Nikon 8000 but the MF negative carrier was so bad we couldn't get a scan. When I returned home I scanned the same image on my Epson 3200. Comparing the Imacon scan with the Epson 3200 I was surprised to see little difference in sharpness between the two. Surely not $7,000 difference! However, shadow detail was better with the Imacon. I have also had Tango drum scans made that are better by far than anything else. I continue to use the 3200. I might upgrade some time to a scanner with ICE. For 35mm I use a Nikon 4000. Bill Lawlor BTW, I believe the Epson 3170 is made in China.
Re: Used gear
I have bought a number of used cameras, lenses, light meters, and accessories from KEH. Every one was IMO, better than the advertised condition. On one occasion when a camera turned out to be unsuitable for my needs KEH refunded without any discussion. Bill Lawlor
Re: Stuff for sale
Darkroom: Beseler 45 MCX 4X5 enlarger with B&W Llamphouse and Dichro 45S lamphouse and a bunch of various neg carriers including 35 and 67 Negatrans carriers and several lens boards and a Minolta 75mm enlarging lens and a Beseler PM2 color analyzer- $350 pick up in S.F. Bay area. Medium Format: Fuji 645GS rangefinder w/ 60mm w.a. lens excellent condition $550. 35mm: Pentax ZX-M Exc. $90. Canonet 28 Exc w/battery $40. Canonet QLIII 1.7 Excellent + Condition w/battery $70. Books:: Leica Manual 1961, The Leica in Professional Practice 1954, and The Leica Way 1953 all for $25 plus shipping. Leica Manual 1973 $20 plus shiping. Bill Lawlor 415 454-6486
Re: Permission to shoot
I just returned from OAXACA, Mexico where local street people are pretty wary of tourists w/cameras. When I saw someone I wanted to shoot I would engage the person somehow, ask directions, buy an inexpensive trinket or just exchange smiles. Then a request to shoot was always granted. The first shot would be posed, but the second, after focus and exposure had been established, was often natural and un- noticed. Handicapped beggars never were shot. I gave them an offering and skipped the photo altogether. In the 16th C church in Mitla I thought I was alone to photograph the altar. Then I noticed an old Zapotec Indian man on his knees carrying a candle and a boquet of lillies reciting prayers as he made his way painfully up the aisle to the altar. I slipped out of the church a silently as I could. He would have made a great subject but not at the cost of his dignity. It has taken me a long time to learn to be more sensitive to people I want to photograph. I still have a ways to go but I am uncomfortable about some of the bad examples of intrusion I committed in the past. As a teacher, my students are sort of a captive subject group. I tell them I am a lens, camera and film testing neurotic and please wave me off if they object. Really flattering pics become gift prints to the subjects. I have tried to adapt the famous warning to "one man's privacy begins where my lens ends". Bill Lawlor
Re:Famous pentax user
How about Yul Brynner? He was an early user of Pentax cameras and lenses. His daughter published a book of his photos after his death in 1985. I knew a San Francisco policeman who moonlighted as a security guard for Yul Brynner in the early 1980s in San Francisco where The King and I played for years. YB was very afraid of asasination and hired a group of SF policemen to guard the stage and dressing rooms of the theatre. Bill Lawlor
Re:That Old Fashioned Glow
Shel, I have a possible answer. Try my Ernst Leitz Wetzlar VAROO 50/3.5 uncoated enlarging lens with T-Stops. It came with an early Focomat enlarger ca 1937. It had plenty of "glow". When using the original Leitz enlarging light bulb pics really glowed. Wilhelm
Re: SMC-M 28mm/3.5
T-, I have three 28s. The second version M 28/2.8, the A 28/2.8, and SMC-M 28mm/3.5. I believe the 3.5 is best by a small margin. Corner to corner sharpness is better. It is the one I will keep. Regards, Bill Lawlor
Re:KX MX
Godfrey, the MX is a very handy camera. It is about the size of most M series bodies. The KX is the size of the Spotmatics. In fact it is a Spotmatic with a better metering system and K mount. Some people prefer the larger handfull of the KX. The K2 is interesting with AE metal shutter. I have 'em all for sale if you are interested. Bill Lawlor
Re: Sekonic meters
I have one of the 308 series. It is the best meter I ever used. It is light, simple, accurate, and reliable. BTW, anybody want to buy a Gossen digital luna-pro? Bill Lawlor
Re: pentax67
Derby, I had an early 67 and would not agree that it required any special treatment. It was a real brick. I never had a problem with my very used 67. You could probably pound nails and break rocks with one. It would be a great camera to have in a hostile crowd. With a long lens it would make a war hammer fit for Thor. The shuttered len is a great option because the focal plane shutter shakes the camera without a heavy tripod. The shuttered lens was to get higher flash synch for weddings, etc. I never used the 90mm but if it is as good as the 55mm and 105mm it is superb. You might need the double cable release they offered. It opens the fp shutter in B just before the lens shutter fires. Wait 'till you lay a 6X7 Velvia chrome on the light box! Bill Lawlor
Re: Digital enlarger
Re: Devere digital enlarger. There is a lab in New Mexico that has a Devere digital. I sent a b&w PS file to them for printing. The hi-lights were blown out which may have been my fault. However, I had the same file printed at Pictopia.com on a lightjet and the print was excellent. I still think the idea of a digital printer using traditional papers is a good one. Bill Lawlor
Re:Prntax Items For Sale
I have the following for sale. I hold your check and will return if you are not satisfied during a two weeks exam and evaluation period abd return the item in same condition received. Pentax Black K2DMD, some brassing, recent CLA, Works fine. $150 Pentax Chrome KX, excellent plus condition, everything works well. $150 Pentax K lens SMC Pentax 200mm/4 excellent condition $100 Pentax lens SMC-A 28mm/2.8 LN- with box $80 Bill Lawlor 415 454-6486
Re:Demise of M/F
Subject: The rise of Digital = the fall of Medium Format Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Last Monday we had a lecture to mark the 60th Anniversary of our camera club (http://www.edmontoncameraclub.co.uk/) from Andy Rouse (http://www.andyrouse.co.uk/), a well known wildlife photographer in the UK. He uses Canon gear and used to rave about the Pentax 645nII, but has gotten rid of it since getting the 1D Mk2. He says he gets far better quality and better workflow from digital than from MF at any conceivable output size, including billboard. - I saw a presentation a few months ago by Sebastao Salgado. He had always been a Leica user. He said in the future he will be using Pentax 645 equipment because of the technical and artistic possibilities of the larger negatives. When asked about digital he said "There is no black and white in digital. Converted color images don't compare with true black and white." He also said he was going to show the plight of animals and the environment in the future. I wonder if he is stockpiling 120 and 220 film? Bill Lawlor
Re: 28mm lens optimization
I have a second version 28/2.8M(http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/wide-angle/M28f2.8-ii.html ) that is much sharper at 4 than at 8. I checked is several times to be sure I didn't mix up the slides. Maybe these are really 1.4 lenses dumbed down to 2.8 at the aperture? Bill Lawlor
Re: Swiss Alps
Markus, don't forget to open up a stop or even two when metering glaciers and snow in sunny conditions. In 1989 I forgot this rule and ended up with pictures of nice gray snow on the Jungfrau. The meter did what it was supposed to do-reduce the image to gray. Bill Lawlor
Re: Whee!
Regarding Camera West in Monterrey, CA I can attest to what a good guy the owner, Sean, is. A few years ago at a camera show I bought a panoramic MF camera from him. I paid cash plus two Leica lenses. I tested the camera with a few rolls and then headed off to Istanbul. The first roll is Istanbul resulted in a complete jam and malfunction of the camera. I tried every day to make it work. When I got back I sent Sean an email about it. He refunded me my lenses and cash without any argument. A month later se sent me an email asking "just what was wrong with the camera?". Whe he got around to checking it it worked fine. It appeared that there was a loose screw in the camera that had jammed it but later moved out of the works. For a while I thought I had the loose screw. Bill Lawlor
Re: film scanner
Colin, if you are planning to scan OLD slides they will probably be Kodachromes. Kodachrome is/was a dye additive process that could produce long lasting colors compared to the Ektachrome and Anscochrome slides of the past generations. Some Nikon scanners, as has been mentioned, have a setting for Kodachrome. Results vary. ICE is a no-no because of the high relief of the Kodachrome dye images on the film. I have slides from my family collections back to the early 50's. The Ektachromes are faded while the Kodachromes are as brand new. They scan well on my Nikon 4000 ED. Good Luck, Bill Lawlor
Re:On the Go Storage..
Many of the posts about On the Go storage sound to me like a nightmare. When I am "On the Go" I am traveling across borders, often in third world countries. I don't count on hot water. I can't imagine struggling with all the hardware, improvisations, memory devices laptops and batteries being described in some of these posts. There is a solution to the problem. Film! It is compact, archival, universally available, inexpensive, lightweight, and comes in different flavors. Film can be used in many simple, reliable, cameras including the great Pentax classics.The lenses used on many digital slrs will still work on film cameras. Film can be scanned to produce beautiful images of higher resolution than all but the most expensive digital slrs. Certainly digital is the future for most photography. However, for photography "On the Go" I'll stick to my Leica or my MX. KISS Bill Lawlor
Re:There's a prize for anyone who can identify *this* bike
There's a prize for anyone who can identify *this* bike It must be the famous Cyclops Due Giri featuring four Lambretta singles, one for drive power and three generating power for the "Flammenspitzer" headlight and paint remover. I had two of those lights on a '57 Austin-Healy. The first time I put them on a car ahead to pass at night the guy chased me all over the Angeles Crest Highway. Bill Lawlor
Re:FA50 1.4 corner sharpness
Shel suggested I ask the group if the FA50/1.4 is sharp all across the image corner to corner? At what aperture is it sharp? The reason for my question is because I will upgrade from my M50 1.4 if the edge sharpness is significantly better. BTW, today B&H said the FA50 is still made but must be special ordered. Thanks, Bill Lawlor
Re: Focus Feel FA 50/1.4
I am considering the purchase of an FA 50/1.4 before they are history. I use manual focus Pentax bodies, MX, K2, etc. I want the best optics but am concerned about the Focus feel in manual mode. Opinions will be much appreciated.Thanks, Bill Lawlor
Re: B&H and FA 50 1.4
The B&H website shows the FA 50 1.4 as "out of stock". Did they show them as available? Bill Lawlor
Re: Efke/Adox films
Adox KB14 (ISO 25) was a superfinegrain high acutance film developed by the German firm Adox with the cooperation (subsidy?) of Leica. The Leica motive was to get a film that would do justice to Leitz lenses. I used to buy 100 ft rolls from Freestyle (www.freestylesalesco.com) and develop in Rodinal at 100:1 dilution with infrequent agitation. The result was beautiful tonal values and sharp acutance. Adox sold the plant and patents to Efke in the former Yugoslavia. I think it comes from Croatia now. Try it, you will like it. Bill Lawlor
Re: 40mm tessar
The early Rollei 35 came with a 40mm Tessar. Bill Lawlor
Re:SMC M 50/1.4 vs Ricoh XR 50/1.4 P
Following up on my earlier post of a test opinion: I disagree with the praise of the Ricoh 50/1.4 at least when testing my own lenses. I just finished comparing the SMC-M 50/1.4 with the Ricoh 50. From 1.4 to 8.0 the Pentax 50 was sharper and had better contrast at every stop. The test setup was a Pentax KX, mirror locked up, on a tripod with exposure according to a Sekonic incident meter. The Sensia 100 images were scanned with a Nikon 4000ED and compared at actual pixels in PS. Bill Lawlor
Re: Mea Culpa
Sorry to have sent the digest again. I replied from a computer that only had webmail access and didn't realize the list was being included. I take Mr. Robb's question to heart and will endeavor to see that brain is engages before operating keyboards. Bill
Re:Ricoh 50/1.4
Rene, further to my comments about the Ricoh 50, I found the following remarks on one of the camerareview sites. "Test report of all manual focus 50/1.4 from a UK photographic magazine which published 10 years ago has revealed that this carl zeiss 50/1.4 is NOT the best. It is placed on the second. The real winner is the new Rikenon Program 50/1.4 by RICOH. Surprise? If you can find a Rikenon P 50/1.4 and take photo at aperture from f1.4 to f4, you will see how superb the Rikenon can perform at such wide aperture. Please don't mix up with Ricoh 55/1.2, as 55/1.2 is rubbish". Bill Lawlor
Re: Rikenon 50/1.4
Rene, I have a Rikenon XR 50/1.4 P lens. It is a much better lens than my Pentax SMC-M 50/1.4 in fit and finish, smooth focus, and feel of the aperture setting ring. I find the optical quality excellent. The Rikenon does not appear to be made by Pentax. The mechanical build is different. The "P" means it has the option of aperture adjustment by auto exposure as do the Pentax A lenses. The Rikenon takes a 52mm filter and is heavier than the Pentax M lens. The Ricoh seriol number is 104123. How does that compare with your lens? Bill Lawlor
Re:Horrid hot shoes
Thanks to all who shared opinions about hot shoes. I own more than 20 cameras but have never purchased a new one with or without the hot shoe cover. Maybe I will just remove the offending item with my bench graider and cover up the damage with epoxy putty. That can't be any worse than the old Canon FT /55/1.2 I have that was urtterly mutilated by U.S. Customs guardians of "intellectual property rights". Bill Lawlor
Re: hot shoe cover?
I don't know if anyone else finds the ubiquitious hot shoe/accessory mount a nuisance, but I am annoyed by the sharp edges and ugly appearance of a "feature" I seldom use. Is there some kind of a cover that keeps it from snagging skin and clothing? One of the great features of the original Spotmatic was the absence of any hot shoe on its beautiful prism cover. I would remove the shoes from my cameras but that probably would open the prism to light and dirt. Any ideas? Thanks, Bill Lawlor
Re: Help on Pentax K2DMD
I just got a nice black K2DMD at the San Jose Photo Fair. The seller put in a set of "new chinese batteries" The battery check led came on and remained illuminated for about two hours. The camera seemed to be functioning and the exposure meter checked very close to a Gossen digital. I was shooting a test roll when the red led went out and the camera locked up. According to some Pentax literature on the camera lockup is a "warning" that the batteries are low. If the batteries were really fresh there must be a short or other power drain in the camera. I'll check again with more batteries. Meanwhile, do any of the sages of the list have any suggestions about this nice 1975 camera? Any suggestions of a good repair shop? Thains, Bill Lawlor
Re: More on incident metering
In December I saw War Photographer, a doc about the life and work or famed PJ James Nachtweny. He was shooting in Bosnia , Rwanda, and Indonesia using a Canon EOS. He uses Tri-X for most shots. Despite the sophisticated EOS metering and the broad latitude of Tri-X he used a Minolta or Sekonic digital incident meter to measure the light coming over his shoulder. Bill Lawlor
Re: SMC M 100/2.8
Thanks for the advice. It is in near mint condition, but $150 might be too high. I think I'll take it for a test walk around the block. Bill Lawlor "> Has anyone an opunion about the SMC M 100/2.8 lens? The general consensus seems to be that it is one of the best all-around bargains--very good optically and usually very inexpensive. --Mike "
Re: SMC M 100/2.8
Has anyone an opunion about the SMC M 100/2.8 lens? Thanks, Bill Lawlor
Re: J.C.'s birds
Simply stunning quality. My favorite is #4, lots of gray scale and detail. This is a real tribute to Pentax, Epson, and JC. Bill Lawlor
Re: Universal lens hood
Someday, somebody will invent a dynamic dedicated hood for zooms, so that the length and shape changes as you zoom :-) Probably already here for all I know. Best, Cotty ... Funny you should mention it... It's not automatic but will fit all my 49mm lenses.(Available in other diameters too) I just bought a rubber 49mm lens hood made in Germany by Hama. The model number is 92949 . Price was $15. It unfolds in three stages, 20-40mm, 40-100mm, 100-210mm. Seller is Seawood Photo, San Anselmo, CA.(Google their website) They are good folks.Tell them I posted the item. Bill Lawlor
