Re: Almost OT: which telescope for a beginner
One can get a very deal of enjoyment from a 60mm (diameter)f10 refractor. Look at the Orion website (as an example) or a Sky and Telescope magazine. Best regards, Dave ___ From: Gaurav Aggarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:31:08 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Almost OT: which telescope for a beginner Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:31:45 -0400 Here's another OT question (FAQ?): I am just beginning to get interested in star gazing but have never looked through a telescope. How do I go about choosing and buying one? I am sort of looking for a ME-Super+50 f/1.7 of telescopes. Thanks for your help. Gaurav
Mating connector for winder
Anyone know where I can locate a connector mating to an MEII winder? Dave
lens repair/replacement ?
I have owned a Tamron 70-210 F3.5-4 (adaptall) for several years, and have used it extensively. Good optics, and will go to 1:2 without attachments. Unfortunately, a tripod leg collapsed, and the outcome was a lens with the adaptall cocked about 10 degrees off-axis. I could not easily disengage the adaptall, so I sent it to Tamron. They wrote back, saying they no longer repair the lens due to its age. Any notions on either a place that can repair the lens (choice 1), or a suitable replacement lens (or even two) (choice 2)?
Re: FS: Right angle finder
if it's the model I have, it is quite expensive--- not sure, maybe $200 or so new. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/08/01 02:16PM I have listed a Pentax Right-Angle Finder on EBay at http://cgi.ca.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1262479504 This item fits any Pentax SLR camera from the last 20 years (back as far as the MX at least). I don't know about before that. It has 1X and 2X magnification and is in very good, not mint, condition. The paint is not perfect in a couple of spots. It really saves your back if you are photographing something low down, like flowers or really short people, because you are looking down not horizontally through the regular viewfinder. To install, you slide the rubber eyepiece off your camera and slide the right angle finder on. Any questions, please EMail me direct at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Jim Commins, Ottawa, Canada. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with arant at the very end.
rambling? maybe, but you ramble very coherently. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/16/01 10:16AM Yes, but auto-everything cameras in the hands of someone who knows how to use a fully manual camera can be an even more formidable weapon. Remember that there is no requirement to use the automation. However, if the body has none, there is no possibility to use it in the right situation. Case in point - I grew up on fully manual cameras for the first 15 years of use. I like manual everything - however, there are times when the autofocus can help me to get pictures that I would have a much higher failure rate manually. Same holds true for autoexposure. Sure, someone who knows nothing can snap a pic, but someone who does know something can really work it to their advantage. Another classic bit of automation is TTL flash and auto flash fill. I have done it both ways, and the old way sucks! Knowing and understanding how to apply the flash fill is still very important, but letting the camera quickly do the math is much better. Bruce (who is starting to ramble) Dayton Sacramento, CA - Original Message - From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 10:04 PM - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: 18% Gray (the TRUTH!)
bill- you've very good. fairly ill, but good [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/01 11:13AM Albano wrote: Somebody knows if ALL cameras and ALL incident meters are calibrated for 13 percent? All Asahi cameras or just modern ones? All meters? Gossen? The real reason for this discrepancy is that way back during the Anselian Age the Sun actually shone brighter than it does today, thus the average scene back in those idyllic times did truly measure an 18% reflectance. Some speculate that the increased industrialization and concurrent smog (obeying Boyle's Law and dispersing evenly throughout the atmospheric envelope) density has reduced this reflectance to a mere 13% in recent times. Friday looming large on the Oregon Coast .Bill - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Salvaging unprocessed overexposed negs ?
just tell them that you shot both at 100. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
MX?
Item #1233190886 on Ebay I wonder what is for sale? comments? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: RE: Nikon's New Manual-focus SLR kicks butt!
There are Nauga farms throughout the western United States to supply hides. The wild Naughas are intended to be left alone. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/21 1:29 PM On second thought, it wouldn't surprise me much to learn there is an animal rights group dedicated to stopping us from using the hides of the Nauga. Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Paris Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 3:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Nikon's New Manual-focus SLR kicks butt! Well, let's see now. Naugahide is imitation leather made of some kind of plastic. Companies that use the term genuine naugahide have an extremely low opinion of the intelligence of shoppers. I guess they think that we will think a Nauga is some kind of an exotic beast. :-) Len --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 2:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nikon's New Manual-focus SLR kicks butt! And what reaction does Genuine Naugahyde evoke? ;-) Tom Rittenhouse wrote: Genuine Imitation Metal Finish grin. That comes from the wallet someone gave me as a present when I was small. It was stamped in gold Genuine Imitation Leather an was actually made out of pressed paper. To this day the expression comes to mind any time I see or hear about fake crap! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Spot Metering Question
My first thought is that, no matter the meter, it thinks the subject is 18% gray (or13%, depending on your local guru). [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/24 12:22 PM Finally found the group after quite a while. I remember somebody posting a correction chart when spot metering. Example, add 2 stops if subject was a white color such as a wedding dress. Is this still the way? I purchased a PZ1p and was wondering if I let the metering system do it, ot do I compensate? Thanks.Craig - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Fast, Clean Glass* (200/2.8A*, 300/4A*, 300/2.8A*) at RitzCamera online
Probably not nuts, Paal. Your postings seem coherent. But, then. I have personal article insurance on all my camera stuff. All the reputable commercial sources for a Pentax A300 F4 seem to show the lens at $650 and up. I have the insurance level for that lens at $700. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/24 2:03 PM Anyone who buys these lenses at those prices must be pretty nuts...Or maybe I'm nuts who sell my lenses cheaply... :-) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:36 PM Subject: Fast, Clean Glass* (200/2.8A*, 300/4A*, 300/2.8A*) at Ritz Camera online Avoid EBA syndrome (EBay Anxiety); I spotted these over the weekend at http://www.ritzcam.com/catalog/index.html Pentax, 200mm f2.8 SMC A* ED (green star) w/built-in hood, both caps #5696xxx (10-) $795 Pentax, 300mm f4.0 SMC A* ED (green star) w/built-in hood, both caps #5304xxx (10-) $695 Pentax, 300mm f2.8 SMC A* EDIF w/caps, in metal case.Awesome Lens! #5685xxx (9++) $2,750 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Plus-X
HC110 is an adjustable, but usually quite high contrast, developer. I used it years ago for astrophography- with Plus-X. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/12 1:47 PM Per the inquiries from Shel WW: In the Plus-X work I've done, development was with the standard Kodak chemicals and by the book. That produces some nice fine grain but also some low contrast. I'd like to improve that contrast characteristic with same exposure setting. Normally I rated it at 125, also by the book. Would Accufine be a better developer for this purpose than the standard Kodak chemistry? Collin *** Data Processing Consultation, Inc. Providing Broad-Spectrum Business Solutions and Assistance http://www.iol21.com/dpconsult [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cable Release
Depending on the construction of the metal release, it can be much better. I have four different metal releases. They all have different flexibilities. The only problem with air releases is the limited lifetime (loses air integrity). [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 8:01 AM Is the air bulb type of release any better than a mechanical release in terms of minimizing any camera movement or shake? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Candy
Check on Jelly Bellies (Fairfield or Suisun City, CA), Gummy Bears, etc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 7:49 AM There's a little project I'm working on in which I'll be photographing candy, like MMs, jelly beans, and the like. I just bought a bag of MMs and was disappointed because there are just a few colors, and they're not very bright. Once the brown and blue candies are removed (colors that won't work for the project), there's only red, yellow, green, and orange left. Are there any other MM-type candies out there that have more and brighter, more saturated colors? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cable Release
Probably not, espcially with a little aging. Pneumatics are very useful in design, but unlike water and other liquid fluids, gaseous air is quite compressive. A very short line could be very quick, 20-foot or so probably not. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/15 9:05 AM Gerald Cermak wrote: yes, much better, and with more reach. My air bulb release is some 20' long. Is the air bulb type of release any better than a mechanical release in terms of minimizing any camera movement or shake? What about responsiveness? Is the air bulb as responsive (i.e., immediate)? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: which teleconverter for 300mm lens?
"S", definitely the S. I've used a 1.4 and 2 on my A*300F4 for 16 years now- great lens. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/09 2:11 AM Hi, which teleconverter should I use with the A* 300mm f/4 lens, the S or L version? What is difference between the T6-2x converter and the othe 2x converters? bye, Frank - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Grip for Super Program or Super A
If you mean the front, one-screw and pins grip, me also. I missed out on an auction on Ebay recently. I think the two of them went for ~$17 each. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/08 9:57 PM Hi, I'm after a grip for a SuperProgram or Super A. If any one has one or know any leads on one. Thanks - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Gone for a while
The best to you and your daughter. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/06 7:08 AM Good luck Mafud and congratulations on the marriage of your daughter. Evan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good-bye all. For the next two months or so, I'll be off the PDML list. I'm marrying off my youngest (33) ( #5 of 5) daughter this week. On my return, I'm scheduled for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm repair. (Open chest repair of the aorta leading from my heart to my lower extremities.) I chose this surgical procedure over having a shunt shoved up my leg into the Aorta. That method requires 3 MRI exams a year for life. With this type of surgery, Allah be willing, I'll recover with no addition follow-up needed. It also means at least six weeks of my being sedentary. Worse, Haiti Dominica are out, as is shooting Polo (and rich Polo pony owners) in Florida. If my days are numbered, I'm happy knowing I'll be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. You might send ~inquiry~ mail to my [EMAIL PROTECTED] address. Someone is always monitoring that site. Mafud - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Help please - MX overlapping frames
Sounds almost like the advance side hardware is slipping. Had the problem on one of my cmeras. A tech fixed it during a CLA- involved a very small part (gear?). [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/16 6:31 AM Hi all Maybe someone can help me fix my MX. It started with uneven frame separation; now it is worse and some frames are very separated (3 or 4 mm) and some other are overlapping (slightly). The overlapping frames (around 3 or 4 in a 36 - exposure roll) are in any part of the roll. It seems to happen even when using a winder. Could it be the 'safety' which doesn't let the shutter go before the film is fully advanced? Thanks Luis __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: cities vs. no cities
I thought it was a private listing, with name and location. If it's a website with email listings, leave me out. Too much drivel could come from this. Every peddler in the world selling anything vaguely related to photography would have easy hunting. A captive audience. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/14 6:21 AM Chris, If you plan to post it on the web please leave mine out. I get enough juck mail as it is. I would imagine a list containing e-mail addresses would be a spammers wet dream come true. You might talk to Doug Brewer about Majordomo, it is very good at sending things out to a mailing list. Though most mail programs have some capability of sending mail to a list of recipients. Even in Netscape you can just go through the list and Bcc everyone. Just put all the respondents in a separate list from your personal one. Once a month or so, depending on new additions and requested deletions you can send out an updated list. --Tom Chris Brogden wrote: On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, William Robb wrote: Chris, you will find it far easier to post an html document to the internet and send the URL out to interested parties. That way, all you have to do is send out an autoreply with the URL when a submission comes in, and update the webpage as needed. Trust me on this. I know it would be easier. It's going to be quite the task to e-mail out a copy to everyone, and I would rather put it on a web page. However, I'm wondering how everyone would feel about having their cities posted on a web page. Personally, I don't care either way, myself, but I just assumed there would be resistance. Any thoughts or suggestions, anyone? Again, public replies are fine for this. Thanks! - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Metering question....
Short version: A separate spotmeter (fixed focal length) reads a small angle of view (1 degree, 3 degrees, 10 degrees. etc). An in-camera spotmeter reads a small centered part of the viewfinder image. The absolute angle depends on the focal length of the attached lens. Very useful or high contrast situations. Center-weighted usually reads the entire image, averaged, witha very strong bias toward the center (actually, right below center). A bright light on the edge might not be inputted into the reported exposure requirement at all. C-W can be useful even in high contrast, if the area of interest can be separated or implied by other parts of theimage. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/14 1:15 PM Can someone tell me what the difference between center-weighted metering and spot metering is? It seems to me like they would both do the same thing..? Dosk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Wanted Super A plate and advice
Hard to believe, but there never was a cover for the hole- I asked Pentax USA the question 15 years ago, and that was the answer. Dave Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/08 4:08 AM Hi, I am after the screw in plate that cover the motor drive whole on a Super A, i assume one of a Program Plus is the same. If any one has then let me know :) Also the foam inside the camera where the mirror sits when the film is exposed has seen better days, where can i get this foam from and what is the best way to clean it off and stick some new on? Thanks - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Use of a backup body (MZ-M in my case)
Anytime I go more than a short travel distance from home, I carry a second body. Not only for a possible second film loaded, but even a new camera can have mechanical or electrical problems, or have enough features that serious reading time is required. In the mean time, you might want to continue shooting with something you know and trust. Personally, I have 6 bodies, all but one more than 14 years old. They are all very reliable, but I still won't leave for a trip with only one- one with Sensia100, one with Ilford400, one empty.. _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/01 7:04 AM Hi everyone, I recently (last weekend) purchased a MZ-5n, still being the satisfied owner of a MZ-M. Now, it is time to show that the MZ-M is a 'great backup body' as a lot of reviews say... which brings up a couple of questions to me, (who never had two bodies): - How, in a general sense, do you use a second body? I imagine that shooting bw, or using it in 'dangerous' trips, ... - In which kind of pictures woul you 'specialize' the MZ-M? (a manual body, no TTL flash, no spot-metering ..) Maybe your advice is 'trade it for a good lens', but I have read a lot of times that people keeps a backup body. Thanks in advance for your ideas, Jaume __ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
get a grip
Actually, I'm looking for a super prgram (etal?) front grip. Any thoughts for a location to buy one? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
Re: Ebay insanity
Now we're talkin' real dirt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/25 1:08 PM I don't know, if you play your cards right you can get a really really nice 1998 tractor, plow, belly mower, and box for less than a thousand bucks... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org.
