Re: KX - The Kristmas Kamera
Lon Williamson wrote: I think Shel mentioned that his KX is black, and has a split-image rather than microprism focusing aid. I have one black KX and several chrome ones; I bought the black one because it was black and because it, too, had a split image. Was it standard for Pentax to install splits in black KXs and microprisms in chrome ones? -Lon frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:28:43 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip May even use the meter, just cause it's Christmas. Whoa, Shel! Just calm down there, fella. Throwing caution to the wind in such a frivolous manner may have unforeseen repercussions... Seriously, congrats on a new addition to the family. cheers, frank I think it was usual for Pentax to put split ones in special/limited models. The black KX is one but K1000 SE is another (and isn't black at all). Thibouille
Hot shoe problem on my KX
I discovered a little but very annoying problem with my KX. I dunno if it is because it comes from an early serie or bevause it has been repaired or whatever but: on the hot shoe there is nothing to prevent the flash from going too deep in it. Result is: I'm not even sure the flash will fire. Of course I know I can plug the X-synchro cable etc... but not all my flashes do support this. Any trick could apply? Or could Pentax fix this when doing CLA? Do anybody else experience this? BTW: ther KM I bought for my father's birthday do feature a correct hotshoe, however. -- Thibouille
Re: screw mount huh?
The Tak has a minimum aperture of f/22, the K is f/16. I think it is the opposite all K can close to 22 (or 32) when Taks usually close to 16. --- Thibouille
Metz G16 manual
Does anybody have it? If you do, would you mind sending a copy to me? Thanks -- Thibouille
Re: istD w/ SMC-M lens-wireless 360 flash?
Except the fac that you can cheat wit ha bit of modding as Michel describes pretty well on his website. You can use matrix mùetering, PTTL atc even with M42 lenses if ya want :D - Thibouille Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: Steve Pearson a écrit : Ok, I picked up the 360 flash today. I think I have it figured out with SMC-A lenses. However, with an SMC-M lens, it won't fire the 360 in wireless mode. Is this normal? Yes, P-TTL works only with F, FA and A lenses, not with K, M lenses; so, unfortunately no matrix metering, wireless
Re: istD w/ SMC-M lens-wireless 360 flash?
Sh** it seems it doesn't work anymore with *ist, *ist-D and *ist-DS. A shame :( That said, if ya need that for any AF body (other than these) Site is in french: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/pentax/multizone.htm and here are a couple more basic infos in english which were used by Michel: http://www.robertstech.com/matrix.htm Thibouille Don Sanderson wrote: What's the website address? Don -Original Message- From: Thibs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 5:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: istD w/ SMC-M lens-wireless 360 flash? Except the fac that you can cheat wit ha bit of modding as Michel describes pretty well on his website. You can use matrix mùetering, PTTL atc even with M42 lenses if ya want :D - Thibouille Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: Steve Pearson a écrit : Ok, I picked up the 360 flash today. I think I have it figured out with SMC-A lenses. However, with an SMC-M lens, it won't fire the 360 in wireless mode. Is this normal? Yes, P-TTL works only with F, FA and A lenses, not with K, M lenses; so, unfortunately no matrix metering, wireless
Re: Speaking of hoods
Well, no in fact it is just the opposite. My 55mm 1.8 has a 52mm thread and I thought (didn't check, stupid heh?) it was 49mm, just as he TAK one. So I'm left with a Tak 55mm circular metal hood with a 49mm thread - I wanna use it on my 50mm's. Thibouille Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Thibs wrote: Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Thibs wrote: I guess a Tak 55mm 1.8 hood should be fine for any 50mm? Unfortunately the K version has 2mm thread instead of 49mm for the Tak version. I didn't pay attention enough so I got a 52mm hood.. Is it metal? Does it screw into the thread or is it the dodgy bayonet type? Kostas (and will it work on the K28/3.5, the K30/2.8 and/or the K35/3.5?) It is metal, circular one with a 49mm thread. I was asking about the 52mm that you said you got in error. Kostas
Re: D-FA Macros
No. The D-FA 50mm Macro is 1:1 AFAIK so it is NOT the same optic as FA Macro 50mm. Thibouille Alan Chan wrote: --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good news. It tells me that Pentax is at least thinking in terms of full frame digital. Or they just borrowed the FA optics and repackaged them into the more compact plastic bodies? = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: D-FA Macros
Alright, my bad. So yes, I think a real test is obviously needed... Thibouille Margus Mnnik wrote: FA 50 f 2.8 macro is also 1:1.Both FA and D-FA have 8 elements in 7 groups, but this doesn't mean they're identical. There may be different sorts of optical glass used, for example. Optical formulas of 100mm macros are also the same (9 elements in 8 groups). Well, seems that I have to borrow both versions and make a real-life test someday. BR, Margus Thibs wrote: No. The D-FA 50mm Macro is 1:1 AFAIK so it is NOT the same optic as FA Macro 50mm. Thibouille Alan Chan wrote: --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good news. It tells me that Pentax is at least thinking in terms of full frame digital. Or they just borrowed the FA optics and repackaged them into the more compact plastic bodies? = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: Speaking of hoods
I guess a Tak 55mm 1.8 hood should be fine for any 50mm? Unfortunately the K version has 2mm thread instead of 49mm for the Tak version. I didn't pay attention enough so I got a 52mm hood.. --- Thibouille Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Shel Belinkoff wrote: The Tak 105/2.8 hood should be fine on the 85/2.0. I use it on the M50/1.4 with no vignetting or problems. Excellent! I will try it on the FA50/1.7 as well then! Thanks Shel. Kostas (thanks for Auggie Wren's story as well; I am a fan)
Re: Speaking of hoods
It is metal, circular one with a 49mm thread. of course I should have written the K version has 52mm thread and not 2mm. A 58mm cap (a very simple one, from my non SMC 28-80mm) does fit on it pretty well so I can let the hood on the lens. Thibouille Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Thibs wrote: I guess a Tak 55mm 1.8 hood should be fine for any 50mm? Unfortunately the K version has 2mm thread instead of 49mm for the Tak version. I didn't pay attention enough so I got a 52mm hood.. Is it metal? Does it screw into the thread or is it the dodgy bayonet type? Kostas (and will it work on the K28/3.5, the K30/2.8 and/or the K35/3.5?)
Re: Lens not on A with istD
I can confirm that: My Z1 does not detect aperture with my Tamron 28mm 2.5 with KA adapter but does with ma FA 50mm 1.4. This is with aperture ring not on A of course. --- Thibouille Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, William Robb wrote: I believe the MZ cameras may be an anomoly. I recall my Super Programs didn't show aperture information off the A position. It couldn't, as it predates the F/FA lenses and their protocols :-) I have no idea whether the SF cameras behave similarly or not. And mine is on a long-term loan, so I cannot check. But would (for the sake of it) like to know, also what happens with the Z/PZ series. Kostas
Re: SV: Reasonable price for an LX? And K2?
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: Graywolf wrote: K2 was the top of the line K series camera. ME Super was 2nd from the bottom M series and they sold millions of them as well so the K2 is much rarer. I've got little to no clue about reasonable prices, but I must point out that the K2 is one _sweet_ camera. Uh, once you finally get the knack of adjusting the unusual film-speed ring, that is. (Fortunately, that did in fact eventually become easy after enough practice.) -- Glenn For me the only K2 advantage over the KX is the flash synchro speed. Otherwise... KX does also exists in a DMD version and KX still does work when your batteries say 'no'. Of course it is not as rare as the K2, but is this really a problem? I'd call that a feature ;) I can tell you a KX is a real pleasure to use, touch and hear :o) BTW I got my KX at 60 euros. It was (and still is) is excellent shape (near mint). Had the 55mm 1.8 with it. Quite cheap I think. --- Thibouille
Re: Metz G16 Grip
Yeah but the Torch-like (or 45CT/CL -like) appeals to me ;) Especially if I can afford a second flash so I can go wireless TTL :] Thibouille Alan Chan wrote: I think it uses C size battery and works with 3xxx flashes only (40MZ2 included). Unless you are a heavy flash shooter, rechargable AA NiMHs should be longlasting enough in most situations. = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
Metz G16 Grip
Anyone has any experience with this grip? I thought it could be a useful companion to my 40MZ2... BTW does it permits any other power possibilities (than usual 4xAA batteries)? -- Thibouille
Re: Interesting Ebay result
From Ebay FAQ: Someone who left me feedback is not a registered user. What does this mean? A registered user's status may change if they ask to cancel their membership or if they're suspended from trading on eBay. If this occurs, there will be no changes to your feedback rating or to the comments left by that user when they were registered. Thibouille mike.wilson wrote: Hi, So someone got this for £295 - except they are not a registered user. How does that work? (If you can hear the question over the sound of me kicking my own backside) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3854459277 mike CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If they come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please reply to this email and highlight the error. Please note that the views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the college. Security Warning: Please note that this email has been created in the knowledge that Internet email is not a 100% secure communications medium. We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when emailing us. Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure thay are actually virus free.
Re: Unsubscribe
Rob Studdert wrote: On 13 Dec 2004 at 3:27, Keith Whaley wrote: Every other list to which I belong has subscribe and unsubscribe information at the very bottom of each and every message, for the list member's convenience. This list never has, so far as I know, and that confuses a member who doesn't read the list regularly. He or she will probably miss the once-monthly posting of the FAQ, and thereby fall into a sort of limbo, not being able to figure out how to leave! So, just as a cat plays with his mouse, an unaware list member, like you, get played with until you get angry about it. Or just go back to the place where they obviously found the information to subscribe in the first place :-( http://www.pdml.net/ Natural selection is obviously flawed. Sometimes people do forget but they should at least try to ask politely if, by a pure hazard, we would be aware of the way one could unsubscribe.. - Thibouille
Re: A35-70/4 or FA28-70/4?
Juan Buhler wrote: Thanks everybody for the comments on these lenses. Because of them, and because I like manual focus lenses better and haven't tried it, I just ordered an EX example of the 35-70 from KEH. Seems like it will be a nice walkaround lens for the istD. j At least on my SuperA+MotorA it is very nice lens for about anything... I'm sure you'll be satisfied with it. - Thibouille
Re: A35-70/4 or FA28-70/4?
Only 2 things to say about this zoom IMO: * The focus ring has a soft touch, too easy to turn, a bit like AF ones (but still way more confortable) * It has a very nice macro feature at 70mm :) Very handy on a little zoom like this one. -- Thibouille Juan Buhler a écrit : On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 16:02:23 -0600, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am trying to obtain parts from Pentax to fix the 28-70, I'll let you know what I find out. Please do. It seems like it can be had used for well under $100 anyway, so I wonder how much cheaper it would be to fix it. Mine seems to actually have two separations, on different element pairs. I'm not sure though. As for the 35-70, does it feel cheaper than the 28-70? Not that the FA feels cheap, but in general FA lenses don't feel as nice as A lenses to me. Might be just the focus feel though. j
Z1 grip
Any idea where to find an FDP grip? Seems hard to find on Ebay. BTW, didn't someone come up with a home made battery grip for his Z1? I could be much interested. --- Thibouille
Re: AF adapters
It is quite bizare but Pentax Belgium still does list the 1.7x adaptor. Don't ask me how or why. Seems they'd still have stock? --- Thibouille Jack Davis a écrit : Jens, I'm convinced. I've used many a t/c in my day and I recognize this image detail as outstanding. I'm not hooked up with eBay, but am grateful for the alert. Thanks very much, Jack --- Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was done with the AF adapter and a M*4/300mm. Please watch it at full size. Some of the things in the background (a cellular phone antenna) is perhaps 10-15 miles away - and I can still count the construction beams. http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=y5kj3uoutx=600noresize=1nostamp=1 Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. december 2004 04:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: AF adapters I have used mine (SMC PENTAX-F 1.7x AF Adapter) on the MZ-S, before I sold it to finance a *ist D. It's brilliant. The AF of the MZ-S is even better/faster than the *ist D. You'll get very sharp images. I use the AF adapter a lot. Especially at long distances I get more accurate focus, using MF. Having owned AF cameras (PZ-1) for 12 years, I regret not having bought this adapter a long time ago. It works fine with all lenses; K, M or A. It's really a pitty they've stoped making it. It's allways in my bag, since I have quite a few MF lenses. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jack Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. december 2004 03:34 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: AF adapters Thanks, Peter..I'll go shopping. Jack --- Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't speak to the AF adapter on an MZ-S, but the adapter itself is a very fine rear converter. By itself that's reason enough to get one. It works well with K, M, and A lenses on autofocus camera bodys. Jack Davis wrote: To the well again.. Could someone please give me a brief comment or two on the desirability of an AF adapter? K, M and A lenses on the MZ-S. Haven't connected with any web info. Thanks, Jack __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: AF adapters
Yeah and the one I'd really like but really can't afford lol :) --- Thibouille Jens Bladt wrote: Great. Some places they even list the MZ-S! The only camera (apart from the Rolleiflex 3.5F), I regret having sold :-/ Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Thibs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. december 2004 19:10 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: AF adapters It is quite bizare but Pentax Belgium still does list the 1.7x adaptor. Don't ask me how or why. Seems they'd still have stock? --- Thibouille Jack Davis a écrit : Jens, I'm convinced. I've used many a t/c in my day and I recognize this image detail as outstanding. I'm not hooked up with eBay, but am grateful for the alert. Thanks very much, Jack --- Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was done with the AF adapter and a M*4/300mm. Please watch it at full size. Some of the things in the background (a cellular phone antenna) is perhaps 10-15 miles away - and I can still count the construction beams. http://images1.fotopic.net/?iid=y5kj3uoutx=600noresize=1nostamp=1 Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. december 2004 04:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: AF adapters I have used mine (SMC PENTAX-F 1.7x AF Adapter) on the MZ-S, before I sold it to finance a *ist D. It's brilliant. The AF of the MZ-S is even better/faster than the *ist D. You'll get very sharp images. I use the AF adapter a lot. Especially at long distances I get more accurate focus, using MF. Having owned AF cameras (PZ-1) for 12 years, I regret not having bought this adapter a long time ago. It works fine with all lenses; K, M or A. It's really a pitty they've stoped making it. It's allways in my bag, since I have quite a few MF lenses. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jack Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. december 2004 03:34 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: AF adapters Thanks, Peter..I'll go shopping. Jack --- Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't speak to the AF adapter on an MZ-S, but the adapter itself is a very fine rear converter. By itself that's reason enough to get one. It works well with K, M, and A lenses on autofocus camera bodys. Jack Davis wrote: To the well again.. Could someone please give me a brief comment or two on the desirability of an AF adapter? K, M and A lenses on the MZ-S. Haven't connected with any web info. Thanks, Jack __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Ryan's Visit to Oxford
Strangely, yes, thats is how I represented myself such a reunion :D --- Thibouille Ryan arrived on Friday evening, and we lost no time in emptying the contents of camera bags onto dining tables when we really should have been preparing meals instead. I wonder if this is representative of PDML meets?
Re: flash duration
I seem to remember I read a couple years ago (so maybe it concerned old analog TTL) that some flash TTL systems were based on power variation when others were based on duration variation and of course everybody used one with Pentax alone using the odd one =D I guess that modern system are bit of both. Thibouille jayers a écrit : Hey, the question was asked. The lower the output of the flash head the shorter the duration. Jonathan -Original Message- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 11:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: flash duration jayers wrote: Kevin the answer to your question is in Harold Edgerton's book Electronic Flash, Strobe MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-55014-8 Flash duration is a complex subject it is measurable and is a function of capacitance and voltage. Voltage and its duration are easily measured with an oscilloscope. C'mon, Jonathan...it's only easy if you know exactly what you're doing, and you have the equipment available! To the rest of the great unwashed, it's a subject that ranges from the borderline arcane to the incomprehensible! g keith whaley T=RC/2 T=time (microseconds) C=capacitance in farads R=E/Imax R=resistance E=initial capacitor voltage Imax=Peak discharge current To use this formula we would need to know the specification of the flash lamp. All this and everything you will probably like to know about high speed light sources, and its application to photography is in this book. This is a complex subject which Edgerton passionately studied, and developed practical applications. He shared his knowledge with any body that graced his door, and he has left us a great legacy in his book. Jonathan -Original Message- From: Kevin Waterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 4:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: flash duration Is it possible to measure the duration of a flash? Possibly in micorseconds or something? Kind regards Kevin
It is also in Belgium...
...since at least two whole week in my usual store. Thibouille Kostas Kavoussanakis a écrit : Yeah, you know that. I visited http://www.ffordes.com/ and their banner includes the *ist-Ds and 18-55. Who would have thought! Kostas (no connection etc).
Re: Flash Brackets 5P Flashes
DS does NOT support wireless TTL :( - Thibouille Don Sanderson a écrit : On the D the pop-up can be set as controller only. It will NOT flash during actual exposure, only to exchange info with the remote flash. It is on of the custom settings. Can the DS not be set this way? I'm getting very spotty mail from the list today so I hope I'm following the gist of this thread. Don -Original Message- From: Feroze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Flash Brackets 5P Flashes I've only been able to get it to work with the pop up flash, which spoils the effect of bounce flash. It's not truly wireless like bluetooth or infrared connections, works more like something hacked together from spare parts at the last moment. Later Feroze - Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 10:53 AM Subject: Re: Flash Brackets 5P Flashes On Sat, 11 Dec 2004, Feroze wrote: MZS = Hotshoe Adaptor FG = 5P Sync Cord = Off Camera Shoe Adaptor F = 360FGZ = Grip, The 360 dosn't have a 5P plug built into it, hence the need for the off camera adaptor. I thought the -S and the 360 can do wireless together. You don't need no stinking cables! Kostas
Re: Cheap Ink Probed
LOL ;) --- Thibouille Cotty a écrit : On 10/12/04, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: A farticle about 3rd party inks for you homr printers. Love it. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: The official PDMLer Christmas shopping list
Mine'd be more like: 1. MZ-S 2. IST-D(s) 3. Any 85 to 105mm lens OK fir portrait 4. One or two Metz 40MZ so I can do wireless TTL with the 40MZ I already own. 5. MX + MotorDrive 6. a good 28mm and 200mm 7. Space to put my home made BW lab 8. Money to afford everything above =D BTW The SMC Takumar 15mm 3.5 I saw near my flat in Brussels, Belgium is rated 1200 euros :( Seems in very good state however. -- Thibouille
Re: Scanner: which one?
What about a Microtek ArtixScan 1800f. It is a film scanner but only 1800dpi. Or what about a Canon Canoscan 5200F (it is 2400x4800 dpi) ? Thibouille Collin R Brendemuehl a écrit : At 02:52 2004.12.08 -0500, you wrote: Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:34:50 +0100 From: Thibs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Scanner: which one? Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm looking for a scanner. I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds with film back. Of course it is nowhere near a film scanner but I do not expect it to. I absolutely need a normal scanner. Film one may follow if budget does too. Any clue? Canon? Epson? Thibouille I really like the Epson 3170. It treats me well. The top will handle medium format as well as 35. Collin You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the relationship the greater the impact. Howard Hendricks
Re: Z1 Flash overexposure
Well, anyway mixing the contrast control with the both 40MZ lamps seems bad idea right? Will disable one of those. Dunno whoch one for now. The built-in does only 35mm (Z1) but does not lower the power of the big lamp of the 40MZ... will see. - Thibouille Frits Wüthrich a écrit : I doubt the little flash is not power controlled. I have the PZ-1 and the same flash and SCA adapter as you have. The filters for the small flash are for controlling the ratio of light between the main flash and the little one, it makes contrast control not necessary, as it is done by the Metz flash entirely, that is why I never used contrast control. On Friday 03 December 2004 21:26, Thibs wrote: FJW Alan Chan a écrit : FJW I have never done it, but I do have the Z-1p 40MZ3i/3701. From what I FJW understand, the small tube on the 40MZ flashes has fixed power which can FJW only be altered with the supplied filters. I think it's best not to use FJW the small tube of the 40MZ together with the camera's built-in flash. FJW Use either one, but not both (I guess the camera's built-in flash would FJW be more flexible). FJW FJW Alan Chan FJW http://www.pbase.com/wlachan FJW FJW Maybe because of the 70° up not providin enough light, the 2 others FJW were a bit 'too much'? I really dunno. Tell me what's the mistake I made? FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW FJW Yes, I think that's what I try next time. FJW I know about the two filters but really didn't think deep enough. It FJW seems logical if they provide filters is because the second tube has a FJW fixed power. I hate when I do not think about things like that... so simple. FJW FJW Thanks A LOT, Alan. FJW FJW -- FJW Thibouille FJW FJW FJW FJW
Re: Happy Hannukah
Mark Roberts a écrit : Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy Hannukah to all our Jewish PDML'ers and their families. Anyway, Happy Hannukah to all of you, wherever you are! vbg I would think you should be able to wish Happy Hannukah to ~anyone~ who understands the significance of Hannukah. ;-) Har! Never thought of that! It is the Festival of Lights, right? What color temp? I need to know how to set my white balance. Seriously - Happy Hanukkah to everyone. One of the things I like about America is that it's a place where a Buddhist can wish a Jew merry Christmas and no one thinks there's anything odd about it. :) I agree and would like to do the same. Happy Hanukkah to anyone who does celebrate this (and others too anyway). - Thibouille
Scanner: which one?
I'm looking for a scanner. I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds with film back. Of course it is nowhere near a film scanner but I do not expect it to. I absolutely need a normal scanner. Film one may follow if budget does too. Any clue? Canon? Epson? Thibouille
Re: Dishonest auction - again (and MZ-5 vs MZ-5n)
Toralf Lund a écrit : [ ... ] MZ-5, and claiming that there are just cosmetical differences between the two. Just in case I'm the one who's it wrong, isn't that quite wrong, or downright dishonest? Doesn't the MZ-5n have a number of updates to the *functionality* compared to the MZ-5? (Bojidar Dimitrov's page says it does, I think.) - Toralf At least DOF prreview which is enough to make a BIG difference to me To me too. It's the difference between an SLR that I'll buy and one I won't. Yep. That was sort of what I was thinking, too. Autobracketing, which isn't a deal-maker for me personally, is a significant difference also IMO. So, the MZ-5 doesn't have that, either? How about exposure lock? - T MZ-5 has exposure lock AFAIK - Thibouille
Re: Dishonest auction - again (and MZ-5 vs MZ-5n)
Toralf Lund a écrit : So, this guy is trying again... See http://my.qxl.no/accdb/viewItem.asp?IDI=13556944 I've mentioned the item before - fortunately it would appear that there were no bidders at the time. The price is somewhat reduced, now, but he's still including the picture of an MZ-5n even though he's selling an MZ-5, and claiming that there are just cosmetical differences between the two. Just in case I'm the one who's it wrong, isn't that quite wrong, or downright dishonest? Doesn't the MZ-5n have a number of updates to the *functionality* compared to the MZ-5? (Bojidar Dimitrov's page says it does, I think.) - Toralf At least DOF prreview which is enough to make a BIG difference to me --- Thibouille
Re: December Trivia Q No1.
Lasse Karlsson a écrit : Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one particular thing in common. What is it?) Lasse Slim Aarons Bernie Abramson Eve Arnold Zinn Arthur Richard Avedon Ernest Bachrach Ed Baird Larry Barbier Baron George Barris Cecil Beaton Anthony Beauchamp Bob Beermann Hal Berg Bernard of Hollywood Carlyle Blackwell Jr. John Bryson Bill Burnside Tom Caffrey Lee Caloia Cornell Capa Jack Cardiff Jock Carroll William Carroll Dave Cicero Edward (Ed) Clark Henri Cartier-Bresson David Conover Ed Coonenwerth Henri Dauman Bruce Davidson André de Dienes Nat Dillinger Alfred Eisenstaedt Glenn Embree John Engstead Elliott Erwitt Ed Feingersh Peter Fland John Florea Len Globus Allan Grant Bud Graybell Milton H. Greene Earl Gustie Ernst Haas Philippe Halsmann James Haspiel Bob Henriques Joseph Hepner Potter Hueth George Hurrell Joseph Jasgur Tom Kelley Douglas Kirkland Gene Kornman Hans Knopf Larry Kronquist Bob Landry Earl Leaf Lee Lockwood Joshua Logan Harold Lloyd Peter Mangone Paul Mechling John Miehle George Miller Richard C. Miller Jimmy Mitchell Earl Moran Inge Morath Nikolas Muray Arnold Newman Leif-Erik Nygards Don Ornitz Gordon Parks Paul Parry Carl Perutz Frank Powolny David Preston Bert Reisfeld Willy Rizzo Ben Ross Bob Sandberg Lawrence Schiller Sam Shaw Joe Shere George Silk Eric Skipsey Bert Stern Phil Stern Dennis Stock Earl Theisen John Vachon Seymour Wally Weegee Leigh Wiener Laszlo Willinger Bob Willoughby Gary Winogrand Raphael Wolff William Read Woodfield Jerome Zerbe Mmmm photographers? -- Thibouille
Re: Film processor (Jobo CPE-2)
Would you advice to anybody who has not ever in his life got into developing film to go for doing things by himself of rather using a processor? Note I have a VERY small shower room (and NO bathroom) I have quite space contraints. Thibouille William Robb a écrit : - Original Message - From: Thibs Subject: Film processor (Jobo CPE-2) I am very unfamiliar with developing film and even more with what a processor could offer. What exactly does a processor do? What does it allow you not to do? Is it much faster and/or safer? More (or less) economical? Since Jobo is in the subject line, and they are very affordable, I will stick to them in this post. Jobo processors use a stack of normal (although still dedicated to the system) film reels that is put into a plastic tube. The tube sits horizontal on the machine, and is partially submersed in a water bath. The water bath provides tempering to keep things at the right temperature, which is critical for colour, and very important for BW. The tube is filled somewhat less than half full with chemistry and the machine is started. The tube is rotated back and forth, providing agitiation to the film. The processor allows for consistent results in time and temperature critical processes. It is not faster, as time is a consistent no matter what developing method used. It can be more economical, as in a Jobo, much less chemistry is used. I can process 10 rolls of 120 film in somewhat less than a liter of chemisty with the Jobo. The downside of the Jobo type machine is that it cannot be used for certain black and white development schemes, such compensating development, where the film recieves minimal agitiation, and because of the low chemistry volumes, developers with high capacity must be used. William Robb
Re: Really OT: More on spy/adware problems
Using Firefox with Adblock extension gives me a lot less sh** than before and is safer (but no totaly safe of course) and you can block annoying popups and ads :) - Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Sorry for the repeat OT.Looking for a little more guidance here. So i downloaded Ad Aware and it found a bunch of stuff which i quarintined. I then downloaded Spybot,it found a bunch more but quits 1/2 way through the removal part. Friday my shortcut to my internet connection would not work,so i had to make a new one(yup i know how to do that.lol) and when i brought up my IE 6 i had lost all my history and popups came in faster than i could close them. Its a nightmare i have never had to go through before on this computer. I checked and my conection is armed for MS firewall,but still getting through. Loaded Googles popup tool,but it does not stop them just puts them in the bottom tool bar,but it really slows the connections down,which i'm sure you all know. I'm on XP home,clone PC, still running original SP but have ordered the SP 2 from MS. Anything i should be adding for security here. I have run virus scan(Norton)and am up to date. I have DLed several of the newer removal tools and nothing has been found. I'm going nuts here. Any help is app. Dave
Re: *istDS Review on photo.shopping.com
I thought P-TTL worked with A lenses.. - Thibouille John Francis a écrit : [EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: Quoting Francis Tang [EMAIL PROTECTED]: *gasp*! Could this be true? Noone in Singapore can confirm whether M-series lenses work okay with the *ist-DS (okay, I presume the DS is not so different from the D wrt lens compatibility). The brochure for the DS only lists K-A and newer lenses as being compatible. So, how well does it work opn the *ist-D? Can anyone confirm whether this is also the case for the DS? In addition to reading whatever replies this post attracts, you might want to go through the archives for both facts and opinions on *istD and pre-A lens compatibility. This subject has been discussed a lot with regard to the *istD and I seem to recall there was a very recent post about the Ds as well. ERNR The definitive summary: The *ist-D and *ist-DS behave basically identically with any given lens. Exactly how you perform certain operations differs slightly, but there is no difference in the capabilities, just in the way to get at them. With F, FA and FA-J lenses you get full functionality, and all modes. With A lenses (and the lens set to the A position) you obviously lose autofocus (unless you're also using the AF 1.7X adapter). You're also restricted to only the central AF sensor[1], and TTL (not P-TTL) flash. With older K-mount lenses, or with any lens with the aperture ring not at the A position, you only get hyper-manual exposure mode.[2] This is effectively manually set exposure (shutter speed set on the body, aperture set on the lens), but with a quick one-button way to have the camera set the 'correct' shutter speed. (On the *ist-D this uses the green button; on the *ist-DS it's the AE-L button). Because these cameras lack the aperture simulator coupling they have no way to directly read the aperture set on the lens. As a result, metering (either for the one-touch shutter setting above, or for the exposure check that is activated when you engage the DOF preview) is performed by briefly stopping the lens down to the taking aperture. (I believe the only metering available uses center-weighted mode). M42 screw-mount lenses (using the screw-mount to K-mount adapter) behave in the same way they do on all K-mount bodies; the aperture ring on the lens will stop the lens down immediately. The camera has no way of detecting this, and so will actually work slightly better with these lenses than with pre-A K-mount lenses! [1] I have no idea why this restriction is necessary. [2] If the appropriate Pentax Function is set, the camera will trip the shutter if the body is set to Aperture Priority mode. But the body will not stop the lens down during exposure; the camera will meter, and shoot, with the lens wide open.
Re: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Don Sanderson a écrit : I just took a series of shots using an M type lens at f5.6 and TTL flash on the D in Manual Mode at 1/150 second and ISO 400. I was about 4.5ft (1.5M) from the subject. Used the pop up flash, room was very dimly lit. At EC settings from -2.5 to +2.5 all of the shots are *uniformly* overexposed. What gives, does EC not affect TTL flash in manual? What does one do in this situation? TIA Don Maybe the prob come from Pentax using only old CW with flash rather than modern way of metering light? -- Thibs
Anyone can confirm this?
In the last number of my usual photo magazine (being the french 'Chasseur d'Images') they say the *ist-DS does NOT provide TTL-Master wireless flash with the built-in popup flash which means you have to go *ist-D if you need that. Can anyone confirm this? -- Thibouille
Z1 Flash overexposure
Took a bunch of shots a couple weeks ago. Quite a couple ones were overexposed. I'm unable to scan some to show you how since I live without scanner for now (I dunno how I do but that's not the point after all). These shots were portrait-like, with faces covering most of the shot and usually in the middle of the frame. Setup was as follow: Z1 (not P) with FA 28-80 3.5-4.7 (the power zoom one) 40MZ-2 with 3701 shoe. I used contrast control with Z1 built-in flash, the big reflector of the Metz about 70° up (don't remember exactly) and second reflector too. So it makes about 3 flashes if you understand what I mean (or try to). Maybe because of the 70° up not providin enough light, the 2 others were a bit 'too much'? I really dunno. Tell me what's the mistake I made? -- Thibouille
Re: Winter Shots
Illinois Bill a écrit : Hey gang, Thought I'd post a link to a couple of my recent winter pics that I'm proud of. Don't know the difference between a PAW or a PESO as I haven't been keeping up on that, so didn't know quite what to label the subject. Comments/Criticism welcome. http://www.kanescience.com/winter/winter.html IL Bill P.S. I may not be 'active' for a while, as tomorrow I should be moving into a new (to me) house. I like very much. Well I always love shots with snow on trees but still, I'd like to do as well if only there was snow a times in Belgium ;) --- Thibouille
Re: Odd Focal Length
Frantisek a écrit : It wasn't odd at all. Such lengths as 55 or 58mm gave perfect lifesize viewing with viewfinders of the SLRs they were introduced along with. That is one of the reasons. Another might be that it is easier to design a superfast lens with narrower field of view and longer clearing distance from the swinging mirror, thus many of the early super-fast lenses (f/1.2, f/1.4) were slightly longer. Frantisek Yeah I can say the K 55 1.8 with my KX is just an exact fit with what my other eye (the one not behind the viewfinder) is seeing. It makes the looking with both eyes open (so you can easily watch what happens around you) a breeze. Thibouille
Film processor (Jobo CPE-2)
I am very unfamiliar with developing film and even more with what a processor could offer. What exactly does a processor do? What does it allow you not to do? Is it much faster and/or safer? More (or less) economical? I really have no clue... -- Thibouille
Re: Changing metering modes in Ds?
My KX did (and still does) the same to me =) even if my SuperA has been quite good in the very same way - Thibouille Cotty a écrit : On 2/12/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, there's always the Pentax MX, various K-series cameras, the Leica ... Of course, these cameras don't have modes perhaps that's why they're so simple and intuitive. Actually Shel there is an 'automatic' mode with the MX that you already know about: if you pick up an MX, you automatically want to go and shoot with it... :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: *istDS Review on photo.shopping.com
John Francis a écrit : Thibs mused: I thought P-TTL worked with A lenses.. Not according to the charts in the appendices to the manuals (p144 in the *ist-D manual, p177 in the *ist-DS manual). Apparently Pentax can't make up their mind, though: in the charts in the main body of the manual (p93/p153) you can use P-TTL with A lenses Hey, *ist-DS owners - here's something for you to test :-) Acording to Michel Carèregé (I'm sure the spelling is bad even I'm french speaking) site, the trick enabling you advanced metering modes with non-A lenses do also enable P-TTL, at least on MZ-S. Thibouille
Re: Fast, Wide, and Small
LOL I love the way you say that =D BTW I found an SMC Takumar 15 3.5 near mine. Of course, price is high enough so I'm not even dreaming of it.. something like 350 euros if I recall... --- Thibouille Cotty a écrit : On 3/12/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Did I read here about a Sigma 18/1.8? I have such an aversion to Sigmas, Tokinas and Tamrons, but a lot of people here seem to use 'em, so maybe it's time to at least check one out. Sigma do a 20mm, 24mm, and 28mm all at f/1.8 in their EX series. Let's put it this way: Sigma lenses are not Pentax lenses! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fast, Wide, and Small
I'll have to check. But if anyone is planning a trip to Brussels, just contact me ;) Thibouille Cotty a écrit : On 3/12/04, Thibs, discombobulated, unleashed: BTW I found an SMC Takumar 15 3.5 near mine. Of course, price is high enough so I'm not even dreaming of it.. something like 350 euros if I recall... That's a good price! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: istD-DS software and Windows 98
Mmmm if you read Ds, in english, properly, separating clearly the sound
'd' and 's', it means godess (one or two 'd'?) :D
I'd like to find such 'things' when opening my computer =D
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Thibouille
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit :
:-)
He did say they had a lot of Ds's in the computer.
Dave
That does not surprise me. I'll just put the order
in and wait
Can't imagine it would be too long. I've waited this long
Can anyone confirm for me if Windows 98 second edition will run software. I'm
thinking there is no problem but I would like to hear from anyone who is
running it off this OS...
Thanks Vic
Re: Z1 Flash overexposure
Alan Chan a écrit : I have never done it, but I do have the Z-1p 40MZ3i/3701. From what I understand, the small tube on the 40MZ flashes has fixed power which can only be altered with the supplied filters. I think it's best not to use the small tube of the 40MZ together with the camera's built-in flash. Use either one, but not both (I guess the camera's built-in flash would be more flexible). Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Maybe because of the 70° up not providin enough light, the 2 others were a bit 'too much'? I really dunno. Tell me what's the mistake I made? Yes, I think that's what I try next time. I know about the two filters but really didn't think deep enough. It seems logical if they provide filters is because the second tube has a fixed power. I hate when I do not think about things like that... so simple. Thanks A LOT, Alan. -- Thibouille
Re: Difference between 55 F2 K 50 1.7 M lenses
AFAIK 55mm f2 is just a 55mm f1.8 with a piece of metal which reduces light coming in. A perfectly artifial trick I'd say. - Thibouille Kostas Kavoussanakis a écrit : On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, m.s.gill wrote: Comments/advice regarding the above two lenses specifically in bokhe, resolution, contrast, sharpness will be appreciated as My Lens Resolution Test Results are silent in comparison on both. Have you checked http://www.stans-photography.info/ I believe that the 55/2 is pretty much the same as the 55/1.8 (Andre?). Boz's site I think agrees: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/ HTH, Kostas
Re: M 50mm 1.4 Problem
Michel Carrère-Gée a écrit : Thibs a écrit : I got this lens from Ebay and quiclky put it on another purchase (also from Ebay) which were Ricoh bellow bellow+tubes+reverse adaptor 49mm (at 30euros total, not a bad price). I notice that after staying a couple hours reversed on the bellow, the front thing (not piece of glass, the part where it is actually written Pentax-M and such) is moving and making noise. It does not seem to be unscrewed (I can't screw it back). Any idea on how to fix it? Was so happy to offer a companion to my softy 55mm 1.8 ;) You need just the right tool : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/trucs/reparations.htm#outil :-)) Michel I remember I saw that on your site. I'll try it ASAP. Thanks! Thibouille
Rating of a couple lenses wanted
TAMRON AD2 28mm 2.5 Got this one cheap and wanted to know how good or bad it was. TAMRON AD1 135mm 2.8 Old lens with built-in hood. Has a strange thing. You can move a lever which allows you to choose between auto or manual aperture. Anyone want DOF preview built-in lens? :D CHINON 300mm 5.6 Is this one really bad and I should replace it with any Tamron 300mm or so? Or is it acceptable. A 300mm is not cheap usually so... - Thibouille
Pentax System (Lenses + Bodies)
What do you guys think of this (just wanna know): Bodies: - P30t - KX - SuperA + MotorA Flashes: - An old Metz 30 BCT2 - Starblitz 3601 DTZ (which strangely doesn't want to do TTL on SuperA but does with Z10 huh) Lenses: - Pentax-A 28-80mm 3.5-4.5 (yes, the non SMC version) - SMC Pentax-A 35-70mm 4 (with the cool macro feature) - Tamron SP 35-80mm 2.8-3.8 (I should really clean 'cos it's more dust than glass) - Tamron SP 70-210 macro 3.5-4 - Tamron AD2 28mm 2.5 - SMC Pentax-M 35mm 2.8 (don't have it yet, is on the road) - SMC Pentax 55mm 1.8 - SMC Pentax-M 55mm 1.4 - Tamron AD1 135mm 2.8 - SMC Pentax-M 135mm 3.5 - Chinon 300mm 5.6 A couple backup Chinon (28 and 50mm quite bad ones). A couple tubes and bellow. I have as a loan (but will probably buy them from my brother at a time): - Metz 40 MZ2 (both 3701 and 372 shoes) - Pentax Z1 (non p) - SMC Pentax FA 50mm 1.4 - Tamron SP 500mm 8 I think it begins to give me some choice when I wanna go out :) I'd rather fill the gap with a 100mm (85 is out of budget) and 200mm (the SMC-M 200mm 4?) What do you think is missing badly here? Any advice? -- Thibouille
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Re: test
Thibs a écrit : test Sorry have had problems for 3 weeks so testing ... :) Thibouille
Re: Pentax Samurai
Jens Bladt a écrit : No offence - but: A great picture is a great picture. When it's there - no one wants to know if it was originally recorded on a CCD or film :-) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt True but I can understand Rebekah. So many people going for digital because it is... digital. It doesn't even always cost less (as everybody says...one of the major argument of digital). People look at you: 'Look at this one, his camera is not even a digital one, what a noob' LOL most of the time the more noobs are the one with a digital one, this is what I say. Sad but true IMHO. Thibouille
M 50mm 1.4 Problem
I got this lens from Ebay and quiclky put it on another purchase (also from Ebay) which were Ricoh bellow bellow+tubes+reverse adaptor 49mm (at 30euros total, not a bad price). I notice that after staying a couple hours reversed on the bellow, the front thing (not piece of glass, the part where it is actually written Pentax-M and such) is moving and making noise. It does not seem to be unscrewed (I can't screw it back). Any idea on how to fix it? Was so happy to offer a companion to my softy 55mm 1.8 ;) Thibouille
Re: test
Cotty a écrit : Yep, it does :) So, seems I'm back, this time :) - Thibouille On 28/11/04, Thibs, discombobulated, unleashed: test Yo Thibby, l'email c'est travaille unh? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Looking for an MZ
It seems in France they sell MZ6 + 28-80 at about ?150 in some shops. Now I'm unfortunately not in France but if anyone has an MZ (preferably with a standard AF lens) and wants to sell it (at a reasonable price, knowing it would have to be shipped to Belgium) please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks
Just to be sure.. About DAs
These lens (DA ones) are really only usable on the IST-D right? Or are these like some Sigma/Tamron, optimized for digital but you can still use them for 24x36 ? I just hope Pentax will make Fas with the new focus mechanism of the DAs Thanks Thibouille
RE: The public and Pentax
Mmm I thought it was more like Minolta bought Konica or at least a 1:1 merger. So Konica bought them ? Huh... Didn't Konica was still any big at all.. Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 12:48 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: The public and Pentax Alan Chan wrote: Maybe Pentax have been trying to avoid the same fate as Minolta did (they kept pumping out new lenses cameras like crazy and was eventually accuqired by Konica). Btw, am I the only one who think the Konica Minolta name look ridiculious on their products? Absolutely not. No less ridiculous than seeing Chevrolet Ford on a car would be. Both Konica and Minolta are highly respected makers, with long histories, and the name change is very cumbersome. These days hard to avoid, with all the mergers and associations. As I recall, I bought an Epson digital camera years ago, that had Seiko on the nameplate. That was the first time I ever knew of the Seiko association! However, that does suggest a resolution badge the camera in the usual place (with a mutually agreed upon name) and then on the bottom plate have a nameplate with the other maker or associate's name on it. That way both get recognition. I can imagine the board room arguments before that happens, tho'! :-) keith whaley Alan Chan
RE: OT: Test?
Whan we are at it, what about the meaning of PESO ? Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 14:40 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : RE: OT: Test? I've been trying to send one asking some questions about Film vs Digital. Doesn't seem to want to work. I'll get it figured out eventually. BTW: PAW = Photographer At Work??? Thanks Don -Original Message- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Test? This is the second message I've got from you on this list in a short time.. keith whaley Don Sanderson wrote: I've sent several posts now, they don't seem to get through. Don
RE: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander
Pentax doesn't make glass but they are still owned by Asahi aren't they ? And as far as I know Asahi is quite a manufacturer of glass or did I miss something ? Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 16:44 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander Herb wrote: which means that both Nikon and Pentax are fully at the mercy of some 3rd party vendor's ability to develop a good sensor REPLY: Virtually everything within a camera is at the mercy of numerous 3rd party vendors. Pentax don't make plastic, metal or electronic parts. Not even glass. I don't know why this must different for sensors. Pentax didn't make their own film. Fuji does but that didn't help their SLR line Pål
RE: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D)
I was going to write C'mon what did he ate when I read the end of the last sentence LOL Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 16:50 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D) From: Rob Studdert So what percentage of shots do you shoot in AF mode and what AF modes if any? I only use AF when the subject is dead and the sun is directly overhead. It is well known that Pentax AF is pretty much useless becuase it is so slow and has poor dim light performance, so I don't use it at all when the subject is moving or the camera is off a tripod I read it on the internet, so it must be true. William Robb
Something big
Today I saw at a 2nd hand shop something I never saw. A 6x7 600mm lens. Ouch. What a monster. Didn't have my camera to take a picture of this lens (I know, seems stupid) but I'm still shocked. Thibouille
RE: Something big
I don't remember, really a couple 0 before the but except that... I promise I'll write it down if I see it again :) Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Kevin Waterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mercredi 30 juin 2004 22:56 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: Something big This one time, at band camp, Thibs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today I saw at a 2nd hand shop something I never saw. A 6x7 600mm lens. Ouch. What a monster. Didn't have my camera to take a picture of this lens (I know, seems stupid) but I'm still shocked. Thibouille did it have a price on it? Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
RE: Something big
Yeah this is it.. A monster, really. There was an old Tamron adaptall2 300mm 2.8 next to it. Man, the Tamron looked like it was a lens for mobile phone :D Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Tim Sherburne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mercredi 30 juin 2004 23:10 À : Pentax Discussion List Objet : Re: Something big One of the many interesting articles at Luminous Landscape addresses the practical obstacles when using this combination: http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/600mm.shtml t On 6/30/04 13:27, Thibs wrote: Today I saw at a 2nd hand shop something I never saw. A 6x7 600mm lens. Ouch. What a monster. Didn't have my camera to take a picture of this lens (I know, seems stupid) but I'm still shocked. Thibouille
RE: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine
Mmm not using webmail at all and sometimes, I experience this too. Guess it's the more PDML rather than your mail. Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mardi 29 juin 2004 0:48 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine I don't know about anyone else, but I'm just getting this post now (almost 7pm EST, Monday), and I posted it at around 11:30 pm last night. I hate Hotmail!! There's a post re: Shel's Marilyn's Shoes in the Garden (or whatever it's called) that hasn't shown up yet at all (I think I said I liked it, though... g). I hate Hotmail. I guess ya gets what ya pays for, eh? cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:24:36 -0400 Hi, Shel, Just got back after being away from the weekend, and I didn't get your original post. No matter. I think this is a terrific photo. As Cotty so sagely noted, the guy with the cigar makes it. Geez, he looks like Daddy Warbucks or something! Other than the position of the two customers, what I like is the fact that the shoe shine guy has his back to us; we can't see his face at all. It's as if he's anonymous. I wonder if that's the way his customers or most passersby think of him - just some poor schmuck who shines shoes for a living. I think it's a very poignant photo, for that very reason. Lovely. thanks, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 11:21:09 +0100 On 26/6/04, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, offered: I'm bleary-eyed. Been working on this one for a while, cleaning up a scratched and spotted negative. I wish I could do that as fast and as easily as some of you. Oh well ... This was taken a few years back and was one of the more interesting shots to come out of photographing a shoe shine stand in San Francisco. Maybe you'll enjoy it as much as I have over the years. In the FWIW and Who Cares category, it appeared in my first show/exhibition. http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/shine1.html Very nice indeed Shel. The cigar makes it. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ _ MSN Premium with Virus Guard and Firewall* from McAfee® Security : 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=ht tp://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines _ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-capage=byoa/premxAPID=1994DI=1034SU=htt p://hotmail.com/encaHL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines
Looking for 2nd hand pentax
I'm looking for a second hand AF Pentax body. For now, I have a P30/P3 and very soon a K1000 but would like to have an AF one for the usual family stuff. Any clue? Would an SFX or Z70/PZ70 do the trick? I really do not a have a budget for sqomething like PZ1P/Z1P. Anyone with feedback on this subject? Thanks Thibouille
RE: Lens manufacturing
28-200mm is Tamron one, I thought ... -Message d'origine- De : Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : lundi 28 juin 2004 12:40 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: Lens manufacturing Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do Pentax make ALL their own lenses All except the 100mm f/3.5 macro. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
RE: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!
I think you are right if you're talking about experenced users. Most people give their films to industrial labos which really give you back only crap. It is not very difficult to switch to digital in these conditions. However if usually use a little pro-like labo then, of course, it can make a huge difference. My 2 cents. Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : David Miers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : lundi 28 juin 2004 22:47 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : RE: A photographic weekend - a! Interesting2 of you that are digitally enabled choose to still use film for the important have to get it right images. There is no doubt that film still does have it's advantages. In our society where time is everything, letting the labs do it has it's own good points vs. the general advertised big plus of digital giving instant images. The fact that shooting digital is much like slide film in exposure sensitivity may backfire somewhat in promoters faces..maybe...the question is by the time the public figures out how great film really is, will it and services to handle it still be there? I was going to sell off a bunch of my film stuff, and had it on the stands taking pictures to promote said sale, but this created excessive fondling and...sigh...I couldn't do it! -Original Message- From: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 3:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A photographic weekend - a! Cesar, Your wedding activities reminded me of some weddings I have done in the past. I did one wedding exclusively with digital. I decided I will not longer do a wedding with a digital slr, although I could take many more exposures than with film. My reasoning is that there is a lot of post-production labor involving digital that I never did with film. Exposure corrections, sharpening, maybe some gaussian blur effect. All takes time. When it comes to film, I may have some images printed to hot and I return to the lab for correction. I let them correct the error. Yes, it takes time as well to do this, but I enjoy being inside a camera store looking at all the toys. Jim A. From: Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:45:26 -0400 To: Pentax-Discuss (E-mail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A photographic weekend - a! Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:44:46 -0400 I have not been keeping up with the list - I know, tell you something new - but I actually had a good excuse the last few days. Just bear with me :-) My next door neighbor's elder daughter got married on Saturday. She is like my little sister. My, how they all grow up... Anyway, I was the official photographer. All the festivities began on Thursday - now that is the way to celebrate. Thursday was a sunset cruise into the bay. I used the *ist D for about 200 shots on the boat. It was a nice way to meet some of the groom's family. It is good to know who these people are for when you are shooting at the reception. It was a wonderful time as I was getting some nice candids, especially as the sun was setting. I found I was rather stealthy as shots were taken and no one realized I was even around. I did have to prefocus some as I talked to people - who did not like their photo taken - and shot from the hip or the chest. Friday was the rehearsal. I shot a roll of 160 NC as a test with different settings to verify lighting and such. I was using the MZ-S. The rehearsal dinner was fantastic. Some more meeting of people and a plethora of candid shots. I was using the *ist D for these and ended up with another 200 shots. Saturday I took in the test roll to my developer. They came out great! Easily correctible with a negative, but I found MY setting as -1 with the flash. I believe in minimizing any corrections by the lab. It is not because I do not trust them, but rather I want it right straight from the camera. I should know what I am doing and not have to rely on others to correct my mistakes. The lab person told me I should have had them dressed up at the rehearsal as they were lovely exposures. She says it is a dream to work with my film. She was raving over the exposure, the sharpness, the color of the shots. Thank you Pentax :-) At 1:15 I made it to the church. The wedding was at 4. I shot mainly the film camera. I had the MZ-S as my main camera (film wind) with three LXen as backups. I did use an LX during the ceremony shooting Ilford Delta 3200 at ASA 1600. I was using the FA* 200/2.8 from the back of the church for these bw shots. I would have loved to have had the *ist D alongside to compare. The test shots with the *ist D at 1600 were very nice. I ended up shooting just over 13 rolls, that included a few at the reception. The fun
RE: *istD CCD cleaning - more effective method
Wouldn't it be easier for the different manufacturers (here Pentax) to sell branded, validated kits to clean the sensors ? Would even be quite interesting on profts side of things... (not for users of course). thibs
RE: Pass the Bird, Please
Very nice IMO -Message d'origine- De : Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mercredi 23 juin 2004 21:21 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : PAW: Pass the Bird, Please This morning, on a Birmingham, Michigan, street corner: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2468895size=lg
