Re: Tachihara stuff, featuring OT questions on the FA28-80 and 35-80.
On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote: The Shen Hao wasn't being made when I bought the Tachihara. From what I was able to glean from the web, it looks like a nice product. For the most part, it appears to be quite comparable to the Tachihara.. slightly shorter bellows, more movements, extra pound and a half of weight. Make sure the wood in the Shen Hao is hardwood (one website mentioned teak, but that was a consumer review, so who knows if I've read from many sources, including Badgergraphic.com (sole reseller) that it is in fact teak. sure that the wood has been dried naturally, not kiln dried, as That I don't know about, will have to keep that in mind. That's it for the off topic, and for the ontopic: I convinced a coworker to buy herself a ZX-L. Its a nice camera, I finally actually saw it. She was comparing it with some sort of Canon Rebel (2000? G? not sure), which she said felt cheap compared to the L. It came with the FA28-80 3.5-5.6 zoom lens. Is this the cheap lens everyone seems to dislike so much? I'd feel bad if she got a crappy lens with it, although she does have some lenses left over from her old ME Super. Was also wondering what general consenous was of the old FA35-80 zoom lens.. -- http://www.infotainment.org The destructive character is cheerful. - Walter Benjamin - 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: Tachihara stuff, featuring OT questions on the FA28-80 and 35-80.
(did I say OT as in Off Topic? I meant OT as in On topic!) (happily cluttering up the list on yet another Monday at work...) -- http://www.infotainment.org The destructive character is cheerful. - Walter Benjamin - 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: Tachihara stuff
On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: Just now, a silly idea struck my mind. Why SLRs are not made on wooden chasis in a metal casing? The vibration damping performance will be quite good, I hope. As will the potential warping, rotting, etc. chris - 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: Tachihara stuff
On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 23:16:25 -0500 (CDT), Chris Brogden wrote: On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: Just now, a silly idea struck my mind. Why SLRs are not made on wooden chasis in a metal casing? The vibration damping performance will be quite good, I hope. As will the potential warping, rotting, etc. chris - 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 . To say nothing of the size that they would need to be to accomodate the necesary amount of material that would be necessary to get the same strength as the current metal/plastic. My PZ-1p would be postively small by comparison. jm - 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 .
Tachihara stuff
- Original Message - From: gfen Subject: Re: Most Used Body Survey Results UPDATE 17 Have you ever compared it to a Shen Hao? I was giving thought to both of them for awhile, and the SHen has better movements, while the Tachihara is about a pound and a half lighter. The Shen Hao wasn't being made when I bought the Tachihara. From what I was able to glean from the web, it looks like a nice product. When I bought, the choices were pretty much Wista, Wisner, Zone VI, and Tachihara for wood field cameras. The Tachihara gives up a lot of features compared to the 3 cameras mentioned, but it was a lot less expensive. Make sure the wood in the Shen Hao is hardwood (one website mentioned teak, but that was a consumer review, so who knows if it is), and a hardwood suited to camera building. Also, make sure that the wood has been dried naturally, not kiln dried, as it will be more dimensionally stable. I know a guy who bought some sort of made in China view camera some years ago. The thing was made of spruce, and it wasn't dimensionally stable. William Robb - 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: Tachihara stuff
Just now, a silly idea struck my mind. Why SLRs are not made on wooden chasis in a metal casing? The vibration damping performance will be quite good, I hope. - Ayash. On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, William Robb wrote: The Shen Hao wasn't being made when I bought the Tachihara. From what I was able to glean from the web, it looks like a nice product. When I bought, the choices were pretty much Wista, Wisner, Zone VI, and Tachihara for wood field cameras. The Tachihara gives up a lot of features compared to the 3 cameras mentioned, but it was a lot less expensive. Make sure the wood in the Shen Hao is hardwood (one website mentioned teak, but that was a consumer review, so who knows if it is), and a hardwood suited to camera building. Also, make sure that the wood has been dried naturally, not kiln dried, as it will be more dimensionally stable. I know a guy who bought some sort of made in China view camera some years ago. The thing was made of spruce, and it wasn't dimensionally stable. William Robb - 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 .
