Re: enabled again
Collin, have you used the DA* 16-50/2.8 or the DA* 50-135/2.8? Just curious. On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:57 AM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: On its way soon ... FA35/2. That makes my lenses just primes -- FA28/2.8, FA35/2, FA50/1.4, A50/2.8 Macro, and M*300/4. I've tried zooms, including some good ones. The convenience is nice, but they have never satisfied me. Perhaps I just need to get a really good one. -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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: enabled again
Collin, have you used the DA* 16-50/2.8 or the DA* 50-135/2.8? Just curious. Have not. Would love to. But I've also seen the price tags. Although I could sell the 28/35/50 and come close to a break-even on the 16-50. -- 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: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Good adviced, but Boris, please note that Frank
is urging enablement. Wink.
frank theriault wrote:
I agree with Lon. You're going to get that zoom that's going to cover
the 35mm range anyway. Hang on to the M 35 2.8 ('cause sometimes the
zoom won't be fast or sharp enough), and get something in a range that
you don't already have. Go Wide, young man vbg
Have you got a 24mm lens? Get one of those, they're fun.
Don't worry about autofocus in a 35mm lens, they're wide enough that
at a reasonable aperture you hardly have to focus anyway (well, I
don't, but then maybe there are those on this list who are a tad
pickier about focusing than I am... vbg).
Get a 24mm - you know you want one...
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 10:10:47 -0400, Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good adviced, but Boris, please note that Frank is urging enablement. Wink. That's only because I can't enable myself these days; I'm living vicariously. g -frank -- It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby. -Eliott Erwitt
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
The M 35 f2.8 is renowned for having sluggish aperature blades. I took mine in to get it fixed, at a cost of $35. Well worth it. This prime is much better than my A 35-70 f4 at 35mm. I won't part with the M, nor do I feel the need for another 35. It's a little sweet- heart of a lens. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I think Boris has the K24/3.5 (just like me, you see? :-) Kostas ft Okay, ft In that case, Boris, get a 20mm lens. They're even more fun than a 24mm... Kostas and Frank - you're both wrong. I have K 24/2.8. What I found out about my very M 35/2.8 is two things: 1. At f/2.8 and f/4 it gives very pleasing results 2. At f/5.6 and on the look of the picture is anything but pleasing. I cannot really explain what displeases me, but it would seem as if the result is over-sharpened - if it makes any sense to you. I've shot 2 films exclusively with that lens on my trip to Norway and I will have to review these scans very carefully. Also my ME Super keeps giving me warnings. On one of these two films two frames just overlapped - no inter-frame distance whatsoever. I am starting to think that I have to get rid of it :(... And then I will have to think of AF optics in favor of my older glass... Frankly :), I am not sure where do I go these days, so for now I am keeping things as they are... Lon, who said this list was any good anyway? ;) Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Hi! The M 35 f2.8 is renowned for having sluggish aperature blades. I took mine in to get it fixed, at a cost of $35. Well worth it. This prime is much better than my A 35-70 f4 at 35mm. I won't part with the M, nor do I feel the need for another 35. It's a little sweet- heart of a lens. Lon, I bought mine off KEH in EX+ condition. I don't think aperture blades are sluggish. It seems just fine actually. I have no problems with aperture performance. I am more concerned about optical quality... Boris
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:49:45 +1000, Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guess what gem! ;) I was actually looking though the classifieds (which I never read) to see whether it was a viable option to list ist D no.2 in, and my attention was suddenly grabbed and smacked around by an ad for a supposed 'smc-f pentax 50 1:1.4', for AUD45 (that's about USD32). I figured it was highly likely a bait and switch, but I gave the number a call, and upon hearing it was indeed lettered in red, and plasticky, I called a cab and hurtled down to the seller's location. OMG! SMC-F 50mm f/1.4, practically MINT! Bought it straight away. That wasn't the end. An SMC-FA 28 f/2.8 AL as well, excellent condition, AUD55! Also spent AUD15 on a CPL, 5 on a skylight, 5 on a hood, 3 on 3 rolls of Kodak Gold 24 400. Including the AUD30 I spent on a cab, I still did pretty well I reckon. He was also selling a Sigma 600 f/8 mirror, and a mint manual focus Sigma 75-200 3.5-4.5, but I wasn't interested. Turns out he used to have an ME Super and it somehow got fried and he hadn't touched his camera gear in about a year. He was quite glad to offload it and you -know- how glad I was to be on the receiving end! So anyway, spent the rest of the afternoon at John Coyle's who inspected and helped me shoot this romantic product shot: http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/imgp0243a.jpg (his body btw- mine's on holiday..) and I must say it's almost bizarre how well they go! Congrats, Ryan!! Good scores, all. Unfortunately, the link won't work for me, so I can't see the fruits of your enablement just now). Have fun! cheers, frank -- It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby. -Eliott Erwitt
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Blimey Ryan, you got a great deal there! I'll give you $55 for the 50mm and $65 for the 28mm q-: (and yes, very romantic gold *ist D) BTW - What city are you in? David
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Thanks Boris! Lucky for sure. Apparently there was a guy who was dead keen on the 600mm f/8 Sigma mirror lens, and he was coming later in the evening. I'm glad I got there first- no doubt I'd have lost both these bargains otherwise! Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 10:42 PM Subject: Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4! You're one lucky fellow... Well, it means that if I wait long enough I will be able to get some hi fi AF optics at cheap prices too... I am kinda thinking I should slowly but surely go AF to prepare my way into digi land... Congrats on your next enablement... Boris
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:49:45 +1000, Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So anyway, spent the rest of the afternoon at John Coyle's who inspected and helped me shoot this romantic product shot: http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/imgp0243a.jpg (his body btw- mine's on holiday..) and I must say it's almost bizarre how well they go! Okay, the link worked this time. Pretty! Very pretty!! What'd ya shoot it with. Love that narrow dof. Very artsy. vbg cheers, frank -- It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby. -Eliott Erwitt
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
lol! I'll sell you the F 50 1.4 and the FA 28 2.8 AL for 100 together, but that's only when you also buy the Hoya 49mm skylight filter (which I'm letting go for a mere USD19,990, driveaway) I'm selling. The 'romantic' look was a bit odd. It was shot using John's visibly clean M 50 1.7, *ist D. Not sure what caused that soft focus look. Maybe the exposure was a bit too long.. Cheers, Ryan (in Brissie, what about you?) - Original Message - From: David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4! Blimey Ryan, you got a great deal there! I'll give you $55 for the 50mm and $65 for the 28mm q-: (and yes, very romantic gold *ist D) BTW - What city are you in? David
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Camera Club swap meets in big cities are a great place to buy stuff too (or at least used to be before eby). Probably my best deal ever was at one of those. There was a guy selling a Mamiya SB-67 outfit. He had a Polaroid back for it. I asked what he wanted. He said $50. So I bought it. The back that also fit my Mamiya Universal Press was going for about $250 used back then, and my friendly local dealer gave me $60 for the P adapter that I did not need on the Universal. So total cost $-10. On the other hand, I recall from a couple years back that someone on the list (I forget who it was) was given, yes I said given, a Linhof Super Technika outfit. Luck like that I never had. -- Ryan Lee wrote: lol! I'll sell you the F 50 1.4 and the FA 28 2.8 AL for 100 together, but that's only when you also buy the Hoya 49mm skylight filter (which I'm letting go for a mere USD19,990, driveaway) I'm selling. The 'romantic' look was a bit odd. It was shot using John's visibly clean M 50 1.7, *ist D. Not sure what caused that soft focus look. Maybe the exposure was a bit too long.. Cheers, Ryan (in Brissie, what about you?) - Original Message - From: David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4! Blimey Ryan, you got a great deal there! I'll give you $55 for the 50mm and $65 for the 28mm q-: (and yes, very romantic gold *ist D) BTW - What city are you in? David -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
The closest thing to that I can think of was a photographic flea market sort of event they had not too long ago- pity I had something else on or I probably would have quite enjoyed myself there; love a good bargain.. unfortunately I haven't heard of anything similar since. So how would one go about keeping up to date with such events? Linhof luck? Your deal with the Mamiya gear sounds pretty lucky to me! But then again I've no clue what a Super Technika outfit is worth.. Btw, out of curiosity, would anyone happen to know the going rate for a F50 1.4 or a FA28 2.8? I know I've scored better than a bargain, but I don't know how much exactly. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 12:04 AM Subject: Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4! Camera Club swap meets in big cities are a great place to buy stuff too (or at least used to be before eby). Probably my best deal ever was at one of those. There was a guy selling a Mamiya SB-67 outfit. He had a Polaroid back for it. I asked what he wanted. He said $50. So I bought it. The back that also fit my Mamiya Universal Press was going for about $250 used back then, and my friendly local dealer gave me $60 for the P adapter that I did not need on the Universal. So total cost $-10. On the other hand, I recall from a couple years back that someone on the list (I forget who it was) was given, yes I said given, a Linhof Super Technika outfit. Luck like that I never had. -- Ryan Lee wrote: lol! I'll sell you the F 50 1.4 and the FA 28 2.8 AL for 100 together, but that's only when you also buy the Hoya 49mm skylight filter (which I'm letting go for a mere USD19,990, driveaway) I'm selling. The 'romantic' look was a bit odd. It was shot using John's visibly clean M 50 1.7, *ist D. Not sure what caused that soft focus look. Maybe the exposure was a bit too long.. Cheers, Ryan (in Brissie, what about you?) - Original Message - From: David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4! Blimey Ryan, you got a great deal there! I'll give you $55 for the 50mm and $65 for the 28mm q-: (and yes, very romantic gold *ist D) BTW - What city are you in? David -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Given a Linhof? Nice. I only wish. Back in HS a friend was given a '63 Fender MusicCaster. Really a nice gift. Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl - 'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.' -- John Calvin (1509-64) ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
You can get a high end price from http://keh.com and a low end price from ebay (just search for the item and then select Completed Items from the sidebar menu. -- Ryan Lee wrote: The closest thing to that I can think of was a photographic flea market sort of event they had not too long ago- pity I had something else on or I probably would have quite enjoyed myself there; love a good bargain.. unfortunately I haven't heard of anything similar since. So how would one go about keeping up to date with such events? Linhof luck? Your deal with the Mamiya gear sounds pretty lucky to me! But then again I've no clue what a Super Technika outfit is worth.. Btw, out of curiosity, would anyone happen to know the going rate for a F50 1.4 or a FA28 2.8? I know I've scored better than a bargain, but I don't know how much exactly. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 12:04 AM Subject: Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4! Camera Club swap meets in big cities are a great place to buy stuff too (or at least used to be before eby). Probably my best deal ever was at one of those. There was a guy selling a Mamiya SB-67 outfit. He had a Polaroid back for it. I asked what he wanted. He said $50. So I bought it. The back that also fit my Mamiya Universal Press was going for about $250 used back then, and my friendly local dealer gave me $60 for the P adapter that I did not need on the Universal. So total cost $-10. On the other hand, I recall from a couple years back that someone on the list (I forget who it was) was given, yes I said given, a Linhof Super Technika outfit. Luck like that I never had. -- Ryan Lee wrote: lol! I'll sell you the F 50 1.4 and the FA 28 2.8 AL for 100 together, but that's only when you also buy the Hoya 49mm skylight filter (which I'm letting go for a mere USD19,990, driveaway) I'm selling. The 'romantic' look was a bit odd. It was shot using John's visibly clean M 50 1.7, *ist D. Not sure what caused that soft focus look. Maybe the exposure was a bit too long.. Cheers, Ryan (in Brissie, what about you?) - Original Message - From: David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4! Blimey Ryan, you got a great deal there! I'll give you $55 for the 50mm and $65 for the 28mm q-: (and yes, very romantic gold *ist D) BTW - What city are you in? David -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Ryan posted: ... I called a cab and hurtled down to the seller's location. OMG! SMC-F 50mm f/1.4, practically MINT! Bought it straight away. That wasn't the end. An SMC-FA 28 f/2.8 AL as well, excellent condition, AUD55! and Boris said: You're one lucky fellow... No kiddin!. Coincidentally, I would like both of those lenses. In particular the 28. However, the Better Half wants some more time to recover from buying the *ist D. I see the logic, but ... ERN have to settle for envying Ryan
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Hi! No kiddin!. Coincidentally, I would like both of those lenses. In particular the 28. However, the Better Half wants some more time to recover from buying the *ist D. I see the logic, but ... Since my wife agreed that I buy 28-70/4 and also declared that she gives me a Lowepro backpack as a birthday gift I cannot insist on replacing my M 35/2.8 with autofocus lens BigGrinAndWink... Boris (anticipating fruits of his enablement to arrive anyway)
RE: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
You ar one lucky bastard!! This 50mm is alegdedly among the very best 50mm lenses ever made - at all! Congratuklations!! Enjoy it! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 8. september 2004 11:50 Til: PDML Emne: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4! Guess what gem! ;) I was actually looking though the classifieds (which I never read) to see whether it was a viable option to list ist D no.2 in, and my attention was suddenly grabbed and smacked around by an ad for a supposed 'smc-f pentax 50 1:1.4', for AUD45 (that's about USD32). I figured it was highly likely a bait and switch, but I gave the number a call, and upon hearing it was indeed lettered in red, and plasticky, I called a cab and hurtled down to the seller's location. OMG! SMC-F 50mm f/1.4, practically MINT! Bought it straight away. That wasn't the end. An SMC-FA 28 f/2.8 AL as well, excellent condition, AUD55! Also spent AUD15 on a CPL, 5 on a skylight, 5 on a hood, 3 on 3 rolls of Kodak Gold 24 400. Including the AUD30 I spent on a cab, I still did pretty well I reckon. He was also selling a Sigma 600 f/8 mirror, and a mint manual focus Sigma 75-200 3.5-4.5, but I wasn't interested. Turns out he used to have an ME Super and it somehow got fried and he hadn't touched his camera gear in about a year. He was quite glad to offload it and you -know- how glad I was to be on the receiving end! So anyway, spent the rest of the afternoon at John Coyle's who inspected and helped me shoot this romantic product shot: http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/imgp0243a.jpg (his body btw- mine's on holiday..) and I must say it's almost bizarre how well they go! Cheers, Ryan
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Ryan Lee wrote: Btw, out of curiosity, would anyone happen to know the going rate for a F50 1.4 or a FA28 2.8? I know I've scored better than a bargain, but I don't know how much exactly. Google for splosdb :-) S
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Boris, Boris, Boris. Why replace any M lens with something NEW? I really like the M 35 f2.8, myself. This list is NOT a good thing... -Lon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since my wife agreed that I buy 28-70/4 and also declared that she gives me a Lowepro backpack as a birthday gift I cannot insist on replacing my M 35/2.8 with autofocus lens BigGrinAndWink...
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:37:21 +0100 (BST), Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think Boris has the K24/3.5 (just like me, you see? :-) Kostas Okay, In that case, Boris, get a 20mm lens. They're even more fun than a 24mm... vbg cheers, frank -- It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby. -Eliott Erwitt
Re: Enabled again! SMC-F 50 f1.4!
Digital works just as well if not better with manual focus. Nick. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, it means that if I wait long enough I will be able to get some hi fi AF optics at cheap prices too... I am kinda thinking I should slowly but surely go AF to prepare my way into digi land...
Re: enabled again... an electro spotmatic with unique accessory
Congratulations, Sid. Welcome to the Electro Spotmatic club. Well, the camera arrived and as soon as I put the battery in, that meter leaped up and performed like a circus animal. But, Sid, how well are circus animals at metering ??? ;-) Now, the curious accessory: the Asahi pentax everready case: also in mint condition, but brown. I've always seen black ones. Anyone else seen one in brown leather? I believe that's the standard Electro Spotmatic case. I have seen two of 'em, both with Electro Spotmatics. See http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/electrosp2.jpg The case also has an extra deep cut-out to the side of the lens to allow for the protruding battery chamber. (A regular Spotmatic case doesn't have that.) Fred
Re: enabled again... an electro spotmatic with unique accessory
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, the curious accessory: the Asahi pentax everready case: also in mint condition, but brown. I've always seen black ones. Anyone else seen one in brown leather? Sid, It's the same here. I got an Electro Spotmatic (not an ES) and it came with a BROWN leather case. I couldn't resist buying it as I'd never seen one before. Since then, I've seen yours and another on ebay. I've been shooting with another ES and enjoying it. Finding a set of lenses adds to the challenge, but the SMC Takumars deliver good results and feel special in the hand. I think the experience is a bit more tactile than the rest of my Pentax gear. Regards, Bob S.
Re: enabled again... an electro spotmatic with unique accessory
i have a Pentax brochure that shows them mostly in brown and only a few in black. Herb. - Original Message - From: Sid Barras [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 21:08 Subject: enabled again... an electro spotmatic with unique accessory Now, the curious accessory: the Asahi pentax everready case: also in mint condition, but brown. I've always seen black ones. Anyone else seen one in brown leather?
Re: enabled again... an electro spotmatic with unique accessory
I have one of the brown cases. Can't remember what camera I got it with. By the way, I, too, have an Electro Spotmatic. Jim A. From: Sid Barras [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 20:08:11 -0600 To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: enabled again... an electro spotmatic with unique accessory Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:08:18 -0500 Hi Gang, on my way to acquiring every single model ever made by Asahi Co., I recently took a chance on an early ES, the one that spells out electro spotmatic. The seller advertised it as non-working, but in mint condition. I paid less than $120 US, simply for the cosmetic condtion, with ideas ruminating in my head about transferring the top plate and bottom plate to a working model. Well, the camera arrived and as soon as I put the battery in, that meter leaped up and performed like a circus animal. Seems quite accurate compared to my other ES, to. So: mint condition, working, rather uncommon beast; a fine addition to the Barras pentax family. Now, the curious accessory: the Asahi pentax everready case: also in mint condition, but brown. I've always seen black ones. Anyone else seen one in brown leather? Sid
Re: enabled again, plus Pentax 67 questions
A scroll of mail from Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:43:26 -0400 Read it? y hmmm. Isn't 90mm more of a normal lens on a 6x7? It is about equivalent to a 45mm in the 35mm world, innit? The 6x7 comes with a 105/f2.4 as standard and that seems to be about a 50mm equiv. It's also just about the fastest MF lens available. dave - 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: enabled again, plus Pentax 67 questions
A scroll of mail from David A. Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, 1 Sep 2001 15:28:10 +1200 Read it? y Not a steal, they know what gear is worth :) If it's still there tomorrow I'll ask them what its worth without the lens. I know its a little pointless having a body with no lenses but at least it'll give me an incentive to sell the RB67 kit. Incentive to sell a RB67? Try It's feeping heavy! dave - 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: enabled again, plus Pentax 67 questions
dave o'brien wrote: The 6x7 comes with a 105/f2.4 as standard and that seems to be about a 50mm equiv. It's also just about the fastest MF lens available. The 90mm has a slightly closer minimum focus distance, from what I recall when I was deciding which to buy with my 67. Our Pentax rep (and a couple of other people) told me that the 90mm was sharper than the 105mm at the f22-32 end of the scale, while the 105mm was sharper from f2.4 to 4. Since I shoot a lot of low light stuff, that made the decision easy for me, and with the money I saved I bought the helicoid extension tube (which totally rocks). The 105mm is absolutely outstanding. -Aaron - 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: enabled again, plus Pentax 67 questions
I think it was intended for weddings and things like that. --graywolf David A. Mann wrote: Doug Brewer writes: hmmm. Isn't 90mm more of a normal lens on a 6x7? It is about equivalent to a 45mm in the 35mm world, innit? Yes. It's a focal length I'm really fond of (my RB67 came with a 90mm f/3.8). I assumed the Pentax to be an outdoors portrait lens because they put a leaf shutter into it, perfect for fill-flash. Probably not well suited to head-and- shoulders shots though. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free on the streets? -- Garfield - 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 . -- Tom Graywolf Rittenhouse Graywolf Photo, Charlotte, NC, USA -- - 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: enabled again, plus Pentax 67 questions
David A. Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since I'm intending to buy a 67 at some stage (I've decided that I don't need the extra features of the 67II): how do you activate the mirror lockup? I don't know how to cock the shutter without film in the camera so I couldn't try the mystery switch on the left of the lens mount, which I thought might be the MLU control. Cheers, Hi Dave, The shutter can be cocked by opening the back, turning the frame counter over the 0 (there is a dial for this on the advance lever) and then, keeping the counter in position, closing the back. This allows the shutter to work without film. You can lock the mirror up only when the shutter is cocked, of course. Forgetting the mirror up can drain the battery, though. There is another way to do that, but a special key is needed. Gianfranco __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: enabled again, plus Pentax 67 questions
- snip - One thing I found strange: the newer body had a 90mm f/2.8 leaf shutter lens on it. Seems strange to put only 5 aperture blades into what's essentially an outdoor portrait lens. - snip - How much do they want for the lens only? and is it in decent condition? I just picked up a 67II (brand new) and am looking at both the 165/F4-LS and the older 90mm F2.8 LS. BTW, for the list members who may have experience with the 90mm F2.8 LS, is it generally considered a decent lens? and what would the rough asking price for it be? Cheers, Brian - 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: enabled again, plus Pentax 67 questions
Doug Brewer writes: hmmm. Isn't 90mm more of a normal lens on a 6x7? It is about equivalent to a 45mm in the 35mm world, innit? Yes. It's a focal length I'm really fond of (my RB67 came with a 90mm f/3.8). I assumed the Pentax to be an outdoors portrait lens because they put a leaf shutter into it, perfect for fill-flash. Probably not well suited to head-and- shoulders shots though. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free on the streets? -- Garfield - 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 .
