Re: Pentax MZ5
"P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might want to poke around there if you have > any questions before asking the list. Thanks for the link. Without your response I wouldn't have found it which would have made checking it difficult without asking the list. :) I did google the MZ5 for some time before sending my message to the list. But geeze - given the amount of OT chatter, I'd have thought an on topic message was OK? Rob "Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach, "Illusions" Rob Geraghty http://www.wordweb.com/gallery [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Pentax MZ5
mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >_Everyone_ got theirs just before the 5N > release. IIRC, it was a matter of months > (3~4?) between them. At least one person > demanded a replacement in this country, > they were so annoyed. I wonder if they got it? I don't blame them - I think the 5N featured exposure bracketing and depth of field preview - the only two features I dearly wanted that were missing from the MZ5. I'd bet that the Japanese dumped the remaining stock of the MZ5 on the world market while selling the 5N in Japan. I wish I'd had the 5N, but the MZ5 has been a great camera for the last (omigosh) decade. Thanks to everyone who responded. I must have got the MZ5 late in 1996 or early in 1997. If I can get my brother and sister in law to remember when they went on their Africa trip, I'd know for sure! My sister in law used the Pentax on the trip and loved the panorama feature so much she didn't want to give up the camera. If I had all my negs organised I'd just have to look for the oldest panorama to find out. ;) Did anyone get the chance to have a look at any of my gallery pictures? The oldest ones were taken with a Chinon CE4s. I nearly bought a Pentax ME Super back then, but the Chinon had more features for the price and still had a Pentax K mount. Besides, I suspect that the Chinon was a Pentax by another name. Does a camera with a Pentax mount count as an "almost Pentax"? 8^D Rob PS I'll replace the low res digital pics with some decent scans of Provia 100F from the MZ5. Ahh, Provia, I love that film... "Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach, "Illusions" Rob Geraghty http://www.wordweb.com/gallery [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Pentax MZ5
Does anyone remember when the MZ5 (ZX5 in the USA) was released? Note I am not talking about the MZ5N. I'm trying to figure out when I bought mine! I know I already had it in 1997, and I suspect I might have got it in 1996. I think I bought it just before the 5N was release, and I believe that's why I got a "good price". Thanks in advance, Rob "Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach, "Illusions" Rob Geraghty http://www.wordweb.com/gallery [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Photo Submission
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> exclaimed: >DISCOMBOBULATE! DISCOMBOBULATE! DISCOMBOBULATE! DISCOMBOBULATE! Obviously a Dr Who fan. Didn't know there were Daleks on the list! Rob "Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach, "Illusions" Rob Geraghty http://www.wordweb.com/gallery [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESOs
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 19/6/06, Rob Geraghty, discombobulated, unleashed: >>In the FAQ. :) > Many people post GESOs, and it is up the > individual whether or not to view them. If > I have time, I will have a look, some will > always look, others will never look. Fair enough! > The only thing I would say is that as long as > your post is relevant to Pentax gear, then it > is on topic. Anything else is OT Also fair enough. Most of my photos were taken with my Pentax MZ5, so they're not OT. However, quite a few of the images currently in the Japan section are stills from my Sony camcorder. I hope to replace them with scans from the MZ5. The shot of Kinkakuji in particular, as I have a shot taken with Fujichrome 100F which is wonderful. My apologies to anyone who looked at the Japan pictures yesterday. I didn't realise I'd accidentally posted the original jpegs from the Sony, and they were excessively large for the quality of the images. It's a great video camera but a pretty ordinary still camera. However, being relatively poor, I couldn't afford to take as many on film as I'd have liked, and the Pentax istD was about US$2400 at the time. If anyone has any comments on the pics, I'd love the feedback. Rob "Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach, "Illusions" Rob Geraghty http://www.wordweb.com/gallery [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESOS
>On 18/6/06, Rob Geraghty, discombobulated, unleashed: >>I just read that links to galleries are frowned on, >?? Where? >Here's a FAQ for this list: ><http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html> In the FAQ. :) Rob "Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach, "Illusions" Rob Geraghty http://www.wordweb.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
GESO - Don't shoot me!
I just read that links to galleries are frowned on, but I was keen to get some feedback on a few pictures I just uploaded to my website. There's only a few online at the moment but I plan to add more. Most of the pictures were taken with a Pentax MZ5, which I think was called the ZX5 in the US. A few are stills from my Sony camcorder. Recently most of my time doing anything photography related has been taken up with editing video, but I love still image photography. Sadly, I haven't yet got a DSLR. http://www.wordweb.com/gallery Rob "Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Richard Bach, "Illusions" Rob Geraghty http://www.wordweb.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
OT: Fujichrome Trebi?
Hi Folks, I have discovered a new Fujichrome slide film in Japan called Trebi. Does anyone know what it is intended for? It is a daylight film and the RMS rating indicated that the grain is not as fine as Provia 100F. Please reply directly if possible as I can't stay online long enough to read all the digest messages. Thanks! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
MZ3 or MZS
I don't think I am really in a position to spend US$1000 on an MZS, but some of the features look really nice - especially the ability to print the exposure details on the edge of the film. Is it really worth twice the price of an MZ3? I am thinking of buying another camera body here in Japan. I currently have an MZ5 and the MZ3 seems to have very similar features with the addition of exposure bracketing. If possible please reply (or cc) directly as I can't afford the online time to read all the digests and I don't have the means to easily read them offline. Thanks in advance, freezing in Japan, Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
So long and thanks for all the fis h
Thanks for lots of interesting info on things Pentax, folks. I'm going to unsubscribe from the list as I'll be going to Japan shortly and I have a lot to do in the meantime! This should mean I can get some new Pentax gear in Japan next year at the right price and have some decent lenses on my MZ5. :) Have fun, and a merry Christmas to all! Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
Is there a Pentax digicam which takes FA lenses?
Has Pentax made a digital camera which takes 35mm camera lenses, or are they all point and shoot? Rob - 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 .
PUG - long wait
Looks like I'll have a long wait to see if the photo I submitted is shown in PUG. I missed the deadline for December. :( By January I may be incommunicado in Japan... I'll just have to find the time to upload some more photos to my website! Rob - 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: photo printers
"Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can only rate printers I have seen prints from, > so send me one from those printers. That is what > the challenge was from the start. Show me! I'd love to, but not possible in the time frame you've allowed. I live in Australia, and who knows how long snail mail takes to get from here to there post September 11. Even before that it took more than two weeks to get to the US east coast. Possibly a useful exercise would be to have a 6x4 photographic print and a 6x4 inkjet print. This would easily demonstrate how much more information can appear in the inkjet print compared to the photographic print. Regards, Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
Re: The true cost of "free" di gital?
Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My interest in digital isn't saving money, it's > that I can do better photography with it. Here's > an example: > http://pug.komkon.org/01jan/Woman_2_Nampala_PUG.html I would wonder whether you could have pulled the same details out of a photo taken with a digital camera as you've done with colour neg film and a PhotoCD. It seems to me that with a digital camera you wouldn't get as much shadow or highlight information as in the neg? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
Pentax lens on Gold Coast - FWIW
(this may be of interest to those in Oz, maybe not) I dropped by Ted's in Southport today to ask if they'd heard anything about Kodak dropping T400. They hadn't. I noticed they had some 2nd hand lenses and asked if any were K mount. There was an SMC Pentax-M 28mm f2.8 lens which they wanted AUD$120 for. I considered it briefly but I don't think I'd see much advantage in it over my existing Makinon 28mm prime (but I could be very wrong!). I'd rather get some other prime at a focal length I don't already have. (but please let me know if the 2.8 is a particularly good lens ;) Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
RE: Photo printers
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The C80 is nice, but very expensive to run. > A set of 4 cartridges just cost me CAN$120.00. > It looks like a set is going to be good for > about 30 8x10 prints. I don't know how cheap a photographic enlargement is in Canada, but here they're about AUD$13. $4 for the ink and $2 for the paper to get a print that may actually last longer than a photo sounds like a good deal to me. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
Re: Photo printers
"aimcompute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody want to make a blanket statement about how much better > printers have become since two years ago and how easy it is to > get a "photo quality" print out at any size (large or small) > that rivals the samples they show in the stores? > Or is it still just as hard and time-consuming? I used to have an Epson Photo 700 and had a heck of a time trying to match the screen to the print. I now have an 1160, and it's much easier. We also have some 1290's at work, and getting a "nice" print out of them is simpler still. I can't talk about other printer brands really - all the "photo quality" prints I've seen from other brands have been poor IMO - with very noticeable banding. If I was buying an A4 printer now I'd go for the Epson C80, which has individual carts for the inks (a major bugbear in 6 colour printers like the 1290) and the inks are pigmented and shouldn't fade for many years. Yes, IMO it has become much easier to get a "nice" print. But your particular interpretation of a "decent" print will determine whether the improvement is good enough. Printing of colour images still seems much better than trying to print B&W - B&W images tend to end up with colour casts. Rob PS One advantage of scanning 35mm neg film over taking a photo with a digital camera is that the film captures a much broader range of data. Neg film seems to capture more shadow detail than a digital camera. This gives you more choices when printing. Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
Price for Pentax 43mm Limited
I just got a price of US$450 on a Pentax 43mm Limited. I think that's a reasonable price? Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
Re: Second hand Pentax gear in Oz= 3F
Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I wanted a 28mm f/2 SMCP-M lens (which I've since sold), > I just set my bookmarks to the "Pentax M" page and checked > it every morning. It took weeks, but eventually I found the > lens I was looking for with a good BIN price and snapped it up. Er, what "Pentax M" page, Mike? Are you talking the US version of Ebay? I presumed that Rob was talking about the Australian version. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
Autofocus on MZ5 (ZX5)
I've noticed that the autofocus on my MZ5 seems less accurate now than when I first got it. Has anyone else had problems with this? The AF seems to often settle on a focus that I can easily see is wrong in the viewfinder. But when I first bought the camera, this didn't happen. The lens is a Sigma 28-80 f3.5-5.6. I suspect the contacts between the lens and camera may need cleaning, but I'm not sure how to do that. I also have to check whether it is certain filters making the problem worse. Circular polarisers don't seem to help. It makes AF a bit pointless because I end up manually focussing. Rob Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wordweb.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 .
Re: Getting better lenses for my MZ5?
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any Pentax 50mm lens is very good. Some are better than others. > If your pockets are deep enough, get the 77mm LTD. If you don't > think you can afford it, try to find a way to afford it anyway. Hm. US$650 from B&H. Plus I have to get it back to Australia. I'll think about it, but I could get both the 28mm f2.8 and the 50mm f1.7 for less. :-7 (thinks) Do I want to get *really* serious about modelling photography or portraiture... Thanks for the suggestions! Rob - 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 .
Getting better lenses for my MZ5?
OK, maybe not the very best because I doubt I can afford them. But I would like to get one or two *better* lenses for my MZ5 (ZX5 to those of you in the USA). I've noticed there's a significant difference in sharpness between the Sigma f3.5-5.6 28-80 FA zoom and the old Chinon f1.9 50mm K mount lens (circa 1981). The 50mm is much sharper, although it has some chromatic aberration which is disappointing - but then it's a cheap lens. It's frustrating to buy an expensive film like Fuji Provia 100F and not get the most out of it. I've been trying to figure out what the sharpest lens might be that I'd get the most use out of. The Pentax 50mm lenses get a very good rating at www.photodo.com, and it's a useful general purpose focal length. I'm think that perhaps two lenses might be better - one for portraiture around 100mm and another for landscapes around 28mm. My original idea was to get a 17-35mm zoom two go with the two existing zooms (28-80 and 70-300) to cover the most focal lengths with the fewest lenses, but sharpness has become an issue. I've really noticed the difference between lenses when scanning the film at 2700dpi. So far, the Pentax f3.5 100mm lens and the Pentax f1.7 50mm lenses look like good value. Maybe for wide angle, the Pentax f2.8 28mm or f2 24mm? Any thoughts? Rob PS Apologies if this is a FAQ - 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 .
