Re: PDMLers on Facebook - do me a favor?
Mark Roberts skrev 2011-12-13 02:25: Could you throw a vote my way in the AMC Photo Contest? My shot is the BW Spring Melt at Pinkham Notch, which I showed as a PESO a couple of weeks ago. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150424877981681.354590.43527081680type=3 (3rd from right in 28th row down) Voted! -- Jörgen Blomgren -- 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: Home Computer Prediction From 1954
Doug Franklin skrev: On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:23:13 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: This may produce a few grins: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/54-computer.jpg Actually, that looks to me like a mock up of a submarine's dive control station, circa 1954. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ You are right, I have seen the two main pictures that are used to make this collage in a computer newspaper (ComputerSweden) here in Sweden. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/
Re: L-foto - sweden I think
Pål Audun Jensen skrev: Jørgen wrote: Do you have some other good tips for buying/selling used camera-equipment in Sweden/Scandinavia ? I have been toying with the idea to buy some old Pentax stuff if I can sell my small Olympus-system. Not really, apart from the fact that Pentax equipment is hard to sell and hence there are good deals to be had when buying used. Pål [SNIP] Thanks, anyway ! I read your original message as if that company was expensive compared to some other specific companies, but your answer points out your were comparing with the market in general. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Contax NX vs Pentax MZ-S
Hi Alexander, [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: Jorgen, You may have confused the price of the Contax NX with the Contax N1. BH lists the Contax NX for $649.95 and the Pentax MZ-S for $799.95. Well, it seems I did not read the price part of the review careful enough, the price there is 11500 SEK for the camera itself and 19000 SEK for camera and Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 28-80mm/3.5-5.6 (ouch, that is a long name for a expensive lens 8-( ). As those are the price quoted from the swedish distributor, I would guess the street prices would be around 9000 SEK and 17000 SEK. Compare that to the street price of MZ-S (including BG-10) at 11000 SEK without lens. They are indeed comparable cameras at not quite comparable prices but it is the MZ-S that's overpriced! It is more expensive, that is true, but I think you get a nicer and stronger camera well worth those extra 25%. Alexander Grigolia Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: L-foto - sweden I think
Hi Pål, Pål Audun Jensen skrev: Paul wrote: Hi all, Has anyone had any dealings with L-foto http://www.l-foto.se/, who [SNIP] Probably reputable but I find them expensive as far as Scandinavian used prices goes. . [SNIP] Pål Do you have some other good tips for buying/selling used camera-equipment in Sweden/Scandinavia ? I have been toying with the idea to buy some old Pentax stuff if I can sell my small Olympus-system. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: BG-10 grip questions
Doug Brewer skrev: I believe the BG-10 is indeed metal, but I'll have to check. I can tell you that when it is attached to the camera, it's difficult to tell where the camera ends and the grip begins. Sound so good, I guess there is no slack between the camera and the grip, like between the FG and the camera ? Just off the top of my head, I don't think the FG will fit. The attachment method is different (and pretty cool, I might add) for one thing, and the doohickey (--technical term) sticking up into the body might be a bit different. Is the basic principle the same as on the FG ? That is, you have to remove the batteries in the camera before you can attach the batterygrip ? That is the part that I dislike most of my MZ-3 ! The MZ-3 with the 43mm and without the FG is a small, good camera which is nice to carry (almost like a PS). Then when using the 28-105 PZ you really need the FG to get a proper grip and balance. If I just could click the FG in or out of place, the MZ-3 would be a perfect multirole camera. I tried to get the strap part of my Grip Strap to attach to the MZ-S and BG-10, but the bottom strap was too wide for the BG-10 strap attachment thingy (--technical term). Let me be the first to request that Pentax make a hand strap for the MZ-S. Good idea ! If I ever get the money to buy a MZ-S, I think that would be a good thing to include in the shopping list. You do not happen to have a dictionary with those technical terms for us not so technical readers... ;- Doug [SNIP] Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Mattias Klum Pentax
Pål Jensen wrote: Mattias again have the front page of National Geographic - the June issue. I don't know whether this is shot with Pentax or Nikon. Pål [SNIP] Do you know the subject of his reportage ? If it is about lions in Asia / India I think he shot this with Pentax-equipment. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Manfrotto/Bogen 3-way head Junior Magnesium
Hi Kenneth, Kenneth Waller skrev: [SNIP] May I suggest you look at the Bogen 3275 Mini-gear head. It is a great head when very precise adjustments have to be made, as in macro photography. It has 3 axis movement all controlled by 3 knobs, each knob has a very fine adjustment controlled by rotation of the appropriate small diameter knob and also a coarser adjustment by over riding the fine adjustment, using the dial portion of the knob and simply moving the head by hand in the in the axis desired. I find it the only head I use for macro work. It's a bummer to use for anything where constant repositioning is required. Ken Waller Sorry if I have been pressing a bit to much at the macro side, I am not (yet ?) into macro work, I only want to test it because it seems to be quite interesting. In fact, the only lens I have that can be called a macro, is the 28-105 (powerzoom). So my intention is to get a head that can be used for macro as well as general use. Even so, I do not want something that is so bad at macro that I get scared away. I hope you understand what I am looking for in that case. But I am grateful for your info, if I like macro-photography, I will not have to bother the list about which head to buy ! Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Manfrotto/Bogen 3-way head Junior Magnesium
Hi Rob, Rob Studdert skrev: On 13 May 2001, at 12:39, Jörgen Blomgren wrote: Please, tell me all your opinions of this head, I am choosing between this (460MG/3437), the basic 3-way head (141RC/3030) and the Proball basic (308RC/3413QR) as the head for my first tripod (probably the 055PRO). Hi Jörgen, I know I am late to the thread and that you have had a lot on interesting replies however I will give you my take on the above. Every advice is very welcome, even if sort of makes it harder for me to decide in the short run. The 460MG has good and bad points, [SNIP] some good explantion pro/con Exactly what I like to hear, different sides from different persons. The basic three way head is OK but I prefer the 029 [SNIP] more good pro/con points The 308 is a great little compact ball head [SNIP] even more pro/con points If you get this head initially you will have a bit of time to consider how you use the new tripod and what other heads might be appropriate for how you tend to use it. I think that will be the case, I will go for one of the cheaper heads to get some time to get a feeling for what I like/dislike, and then further on, perhaps buy something better. Good luck, you can't go far wrong with Manfrotto :-) Good to hear ! Cheers, Rob Studdert [SNIP] Thanks for your time and friendly advice. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Manfrotto/Bogen 3-way head Junior Magnesium
Hi Chris, Chris Brogden skrev: [SNIP] You can use it both ways, but if you use it as a ballhead, then you have to loosen and tighten two knobs instead of one, and you only get movement in two planes, not three. There are more expensive ballheads that let you lock motion in individual planes, but I think that's out of your budget, IIRC. OK, that is really worth considering, and yes, you are right about my budget. Even if without the budget restraints I will not spend that much, before knowing that I really want that kind of equipment. Regarding ballheads, people here on the list have said that it is not good for macro photography, and as that is one thing I would like to test, I hesitate a bit to get one. My opinion? Try them both. When it comes to tripods and heads, nothing beats using them in the field to find out your preferences. I believe you are right here, but I can not afford both at this time, so I guess I will buy one of the cheaper heads to get some experience. I did a lot of research before buying my 141RC (3-way head), but after a few weeks of using it I found that my shooting style was better suited by a ballhead. The 141RC sounded good in theory, but I personally found it too much hassle to move it in multiple planes simultaneously. I have heard almost exactly the same points from others, but in general about 3-way heads. chris | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / Isn't that chronicler's? :) Hmmpf, right, I will have to correct that :-( Thanks for your friendly advice, you are very helpful. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Manfrotto/Bogen 3-way head Junior Magnesium
Hi Ernest, Ernest Alejandria skrev: Joergen Blomgren wrote: [SNIP] Can you free the axis just enough so the camera is moveable, but does not fall ? Yes. Once the camera is lock into head mount via the removable plate, it is securely lock and would not fall off the head regardless of what you may be doing with the control knobs. Good to know, but what I meant, was if there is enough friction in the axis, so the camera stays in position until you move it yourself ? In a way, I think the question is answered in your other answer, that the knobs are for precision rather than speed. So unless I am far away here, do not bother to answer again. [SNIP] Don't worry about the numerous questions. I'm of a similar vein when I'm contemplating a purchase. I do a lot of research and meticulous comparison shopping. And I asked a lot of questions. And that's the area that the list is really most helpful as I'm sure you realize by the number of responses you're getting from your inquiry. So I'm sure that by the time you decide on a model, you'd be a very well informed buyer. Thanks, that is reassuring to know, especially that I am not the only person that is so careful when shopping something. In swedish this would, a bit tongue-in-cheek, be called velig ! Good luck to you and happy hunting. Kind Regards Paulo Ernest Again, thanks for your good advice, it has been very helpful. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Manfrotto/Bogen 3-way head Junior Magnesium
Hi Albano, [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: 029 rules! : - P Yes, at least size-, weight- and price-wise ;- (By that description, at sounds as it is a sumo-wrestler :-) Jokes aside, what is its strong points ? Albano [SNIP] Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Manfrotto/Bogen 3-way head Junior Magnesium
Hi Chris, Chris Brogden skrev: I'm not a big fan of the 3-way Junior head. Actually, I hate it. It's small, but I find the grips are way too small for my liking. Oh, have not thought of that, I was just worried that it would be sort of tricky to adjust without large handles. If you want a 3-way head, check out Manfrotto's 141RC, which has larger rubber grips. I have looked at that one, and it it one of my alternatives. 3-way heads work well when you need precise control over each plane of movement, but if you want to loosen two or more grips at once to have more freedom of movement, why not just get a ballhead? Well, I guess that the strength of 3-way heads is the precise control, but what I can see on the 460MG, you have to grab the camera and adjust the position in a similar way as on a ballhead. I thought that the idea then could be that you can use that head both like an ordinary 3-way head and a bit like a ballhead. That was the reason behind my question. Regarding ballheads, people here on the list have said that it is not good for macro photography, and as that is one thing I would like to test, I hesitate a bit to get one. Manfrotto's 352RC is a nice, basic ballhead, and will be easier to move in fancy ways than the Junior 3-way head. That is also one of my alternatives. chris [SNIP] Even though I may sound a bit ungrateful, I am not, I just want to avoid throwing away money. Thanks for the help. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Manfrotto/Bogen 3-way head Junior Magnesium
Hi Albano, [EMAIL PROTECTED] skrev: 029 rules! Jokes aside, what is its strong points ? J.B Joergen Blomgren I like my 029 because it's very, very solid (I use it with 144 legs). Those are called 055 now, so that is the same kind of tripod I am thinking of. Three way adjustment with two bubble levels. Hexagonal shape qiuck release plate. Rock solid. It's very similar to 141RC, but more solid imho. Thanks for those points (even though you make my decision harder :-). It looks as if the 141RC is a downscaled 029 ? Manfrotto is very excellent stuff in general. Regards Albano PS: For comparisons of specs (and usa moddel numbers) go to www.manfrotto.com [SNIP] I have been there many times, so much that I feared they would bill me for the bandwidth... ;- Thanks for your time, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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 .
Manfrotto/Bogen 3-way head Junior Magnesium
I would like to ask if there is anybody on the list who has any experience of the Manfrotto 3-way head Junior Magnesium ? The Manfrotto code is 460MG and the Bogen code is 3437. It seems to be a good head, but I am a bit doubtful how practical it is, usually 3-way heads have large grips that you can use for panning, levelling and tilting, but this head only has 3 small rubber grip knobs. I guess you have to turn the knobs and then pan/level/tilt the camera itself, sort of like a ball head, but only one axis each time. Please, tell me all your opinions of this head, I am choosing between this (460MG/3437), the basic 3-way head (141RC/3030) and the Proball basic (308RC/3413QR) as the head for my first tripod (probably the 055PRO). Thanks in advance for all help, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: HHGTTG
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. skrev: Joergen Blomgren wrote: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. skrev: Douglas Adams was indirectly responsible for my learning how to drive a manual-transmission (stick shift). Full story available if people want to hear it. This reminds of one of my favorite passages, I use it all the time to describe a feeling of sudden amazment/failure ! I guess you must be partly refering to part of the fish-book ? Actually, I don't think that one had been published yet at the time (though I could check). No, it wasn't that he _inspired_ me to learn to drive stick, but rather that he set in motion one of those fundamental-interconnectedness chains of events that resulted in my learning stick. -- Glenn [SNIP] Please, tell us the story, you have made me very curios ! It almost sounds like something out of the books ? Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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 .
Pentax-spotting
Hello Pentax-fans, I could not help noticing a Pentax-user in the swedish nature-show Mitt i naturen-Film there was a short (.5 hour) documentary from and about the swedish nature-filmer and photographer Mattias Klum. It described his reportage about asiatic lions in India, and he used a couple of Z-1P's with at least two BIG FA* lenses, as I am not used to seeing these lenses I can not tell which ones, but I think I could spot a figure of 600 on the side of one of the lenses. The intresting part is that they mentioned that the next issue of National Geographic (June?) will feature this reportage in 16 pages ! The photographs in this must have been taken with Pentaxes ! I do not care much if Pentax is a pro-camera, but it makes me feel good seeing an *excellent* photographer using the brand I choose. The reason I mention this on the list, is because I think there was a short discussion about Mattias Klum a while ago, if he used Pentax or not. PLEASE do not start a flame-war about brands, I do not want to read 100 e-mails a day about the pros and cons of this and that brand. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind. | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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 .
Pro digital can use 645/67 lenses ?
In the mail today there was a catalogue from a swedish mail-order company (Scandinavian Photo). At the Pentax page there was a small sidenote about the new Pentax bodies, the new semi-pro 35 mm and the pro digital. The part about the digital mentioned that it could use the lenses from the 645 and 67 system with an adapter. Is this something unique to the new digital ? Or is it possible to use the 645 and 67 lenses on other 35mm ? It may be old news to all other, but I have never read it before so I figured it could be interesting for someone in the list. Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | "There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind." | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Half OT: Pentax says there will come new AF lenses...
I am sorry that I answer my own post, but I feel I must point out what I mean. Jrgen Blomgren skrev: Lasse Karlsson skrev: [SNIP] Yes, but our everyday lives a r e in essence very subtle, aren't they? It's just that we (our senses) deal with this subtlety so smoothly that we tend to forget about it, until we suddenly get a reason to think about it. (And whenever I do, I get slightly elated :) ) This is so true, I get *scared* sometimes when realising what has happened to a person or a bit of nature or a building or whatever. One gets *so* blind in the everyday live... BTW, what does elated mean ? I was not refering to the elated part here, I just picked up on the point about life changing so slowly around us that we tend to miss the changes and some of those are not for the better :- When I got to know what elated means, I think Lasse is writing about something different than I read... Lasse, realizing the need for a brush-up on linguistics. It's slipping... [SNIP] *YOU* need a brush-up ? In that case, I guess I would need a complete course... ;- [SNIP] *I* *DO* need a course, especially in english :-O Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | "There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind." | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Pentax says there will come new AF lenses...
Pl Jensen skrev: Jrgen wrote: And they say "tlig konstruktion likt LX" which means: "durable construction like LX" (the translation could almost be guessed ?), which would mean not as durable as LX, only something similar ? According to my swedish (wich of course is damned good) it Sorry to say, but *I* am swedish, so my swedish is at least *as* good as yours ;- should litterally mean as durable as the LX. No, that is not my feeling, "likt" is more like "similar" than "same", but then, it could be a translation error, or that I am reading in to much in a single word... I guess that only means that it is not sealed ?? According to someone who I guess have seen the service manual, the MZ-S is sealed against dust and moist. Wow, that is a bit impressive, at least I think so. How many of the other brands (you know the names :-) have sealed bodies ? Pl [SNIP] Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | "There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind." | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Report from PMA
Doug Brewer skrev: Had a friend down at PMA report back to me with MZ-S specs. Here's what I know: [SNIP] Pentax functions include: [SNIP] -Exposure setting for reading automatically, the selected AF sensor (instead of normal 6 segment) What does this mean ? Anyone who knows or guesses ? [SNIP] -Setting the focus point to be recalled or not And this ? Are they related to each other ? And possibly with the switch on the "relaese" side of the bode beside the lens-mount ? Is there any close-up of that ? [SNIP] -Setting the select dial's rotating orientation for advancing numeric values (swap directions) This was discussed here if I do not remembere wrong, nice touch... ! [SNIP] Doug -- [SNIP] Thanks for the info Doug, you would not happen to know anything more ? Like: Is there a chrome/silver version ? Or is that going to be a "Limited edition" ? What about the "hold" switch/button ? Anyone knows *anything* about that ? I happened to look at my Sony Discman at the bus home today, and there is a button almost identical on it ! It means locking/disabling all the buttons/switches on the Discman, only leaving the remote control on the cable active. Could it be the same on the MZ-S ? There is a "hold"-switch on the remote on my Discman to, as there is supposed to be on the cable switches to MZ-s ??? Wow, this is exciting and fun... Best wishes, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | "There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind." | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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: Report from PMA
Alin Flaider skrev: Jrgen wrote: -Exposure setting for reading automatically, the selected AF sensor (instead of normal 6 segment) JB What does this mean ? Anyone who knows or guesses ? It probably means exposure is read from the meter segment that corresponds to the active AF sensor. Something doesn't fit here: there should be more than 6 meter segments to cover the 6 AF points and the rest of the frame. Not particularly useful either: AF tracks well subjects that are far from 18% gray and thus fool the meter. Sounds a bit strange, but I seem to remember that there is a similar function on the Canon EOS30 with eye-control, that it somehow meters "more" around the eye-selected AF-point. Could be something along that line (without the eye-control of course), I guess either good or totally useless... -Setting the focus point to be recalled or not JB And this ? Are they related to each other ? You can select the initial focus point, then the camera tracks the moving subject by automatically changing the active focus point. In the end it can revert to the selected active point or keep the current point. Ahaa, sounds nifty if you are a "action"-photographer. Servus, Alin [SNIP] Thanks for the input ! Best regards, -- J.B Joergen Blomgren e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] home: user.tninet.se/~soy123d __ /___ /\ | "There was a point to this story, | \ / / / | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind." | \ \ \/ / / | Last sentence in "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" | \ \ \/ / | Part Four of Five In the Trilogy|\ \ / | "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams | \_\/ - 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 .
