Re: Some Bad Photos I Took

2001-01-03 Thread Leon Altoff
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:38:55 +1100, Paul Jones wrote: Hello Paul, >Here are some poor photos i took, i am looking for some help with why they >didnt turn out very well. I've got to agree with doug, I quite like the first one if you do a small amount of cropping. >I think i had the exposure inco

Re: Choosing a flash for ZX-5

2001-01-03 Thread Leon Altoff
Alex, I have the Sigma EF430ST flash, and while it was an insurance replacement and I didn't really get to choose it, I do quite like it. It does work very well with Pentax cameras with no compatibility problems that I am aware of. The only things I didn't like was that it didn't swivel and the

Re: Flash Cabling

2001-01-03 Thread Flavio Minelli
Kevin Thornsberry wrote: > > If I want to use the Pentax cables and adapters to attach two flash units > for TTL flash on a ZX-5n how do I do it? > ... Kevin, for connecting an off-camera flash unit to your camera you need a FP5 (5 pins) cable, either long or short, and two hot shoe adapters (o

Re: Model A 2XL converter with loose screws

2001-01-03 Thread Alan Chan
> > I was out photographing bald eagles today & happened to notice flex in >the rubber grip around my A 2XL converter. All 3 screws under the front >end of the converter were loose by less then 1/4 turn each, causing a fair >amount of flex between the front & back of the converter. Tightening

Re: i'm back And as usual have a question

2001-01-03 Thread Flavio Minelli
Hello. jeepgirl wrote: > > ... I want to take pictures of trains. Mostly > Union Pacific which are basically a golden/yellow, with red words and gray > roofs. The place I want to go take pictures has at least 8 inches of snow > on the ground, possibly more because of drifts. will my pz-1p hav

Re: One last question...?

2001-01-03 Thread Alan Chan
>But I want to buy good AF lenses now, because I'll probably update to a >more advanced ZX5 or 5n later on. So, my first question is, does the same >50mm F1.4 AF lens I would use on a ZX5N work okay with the ZM? I mean, does >it also have a manual focusing ring that I can use without hurting t

Re: Some Bad Photos I Took

2001-01-03 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Paul Jones wrote: > Here are some poor photos i took, i am looking for some > help with why they didnt turn out very well. > Here is the link, any comment would be appreciated. H. why not "cut" the lighted buildings from #2 and "paste" them against the sky of #1 in PhotoSh

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2001-01-03 Thread Frank Wajer
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Re: High Contrast Macro Photography

2001-01-03 Thread Flavio Minelli
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > ... > > I just started playing around with the idea of making a > contribution to next month's PUG, and I discovered that the > old Marchioni Bros. Tiltall tripod makes an almost perfect > copy stand. The head flips down 90-degrees allowing the > camera to focus straight

does Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M exist?

2001-01-03 Thread Frank Wajer
Hi, does the following lens, Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M, exist? I cannot find it at the www.phred.org/pentax/k site. How does it perform compared to the 85mm 1.4 A? bye, Frank This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: does Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M exist?

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Frank Wajer wrote: > does the following lens, Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M, > exist? I cannot find it at the www.phred.org/pentax/k > site. How does it perform compared to the 85mm 1.4 A? There is an A*85/f1.4 and an FA*85/1.4, but no SMC-Pentax 85/1.4. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] T

Re: does Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M exist?

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Frank Wajer wrote: > does the following lens, Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M, > exist? I cannot find it at the www.phred.org/pentax/k > site. How does it perform compared to the 85mm 1.4 A? There is an A*85/f1.4 and an FA*85/1.4, but no SMC-Pentax 85/1.4. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Th

Re: does Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M exist?

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Frank Wajer wrote: > does the following lens, Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M, > exist? I cannot find it at the www.phred.org/pentax/k > site. How does it perform compared to the 85mm 1.4 A? There is an A*85/f1.4 and an FA*85/1.4, but no SMC-Pentax 85/1.4. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Th

Re: Some Bad Photos I Took

2001-01-03 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, Thanks for everyones response, they were all very detailed and helpfull. The film i was using was Agfa Ultra 50 Print film. There were all shot an aperture of F8 - F11 and a shutter speed of 30 seconds. I was using manual focus, not sure why that one looks unfocused, look okay in the print.

Re: does Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M exist?

2001-01-03 Thread Yoshihiko Takinami
Hello, At 3 Jan 2001 12:36:55 +0100 (MET), Frank Wajer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote; > does the following lens, Pentax 85mm f/1.4 M, exist? I cannot > find it at the www.phred.org/pentax/k site. How does it perform > compared to the 85mm 1.4 A? There's no M85/1.4 as far as I know. Where did you ge

Camera strap for Z-series

2001-01-03 Thread Jeff Tsai
Saw a cool looking strap for the Z-series camera on Yahoo Auctions here in Japan... was wondering how thick the strap is? All they seem to offer out here nowadays is a really meek and mild 'Pentax' labeled strap... And yes, that is an orange sitting next to the strap! http://page.auctions.ya

Re: MZ-S for sale?

2001-01-03 Thread Jeff Tsai
Sorry about that... I was writing multiple mails in a single sitting and must have left a thought hanging somewhere! What I meant to say was that Pentax (the company) assumes that their installed user base (hopefully with a large collection of bodies and lenses) will not readily switch to another

Re: Birding in Florida

2001-01-03 Thread John Mustarde
On Tue, 2 Jan 2001 21:24:46 -0800, you wrote: >Also are any members going to the Audubon shoot out at Cork Screw Swamp in >January. This is a pretty big photo even in the Naples area of Florida. > Sure wish I could be there. Cork Screw (and Ding Darling) are on my list of favorite places. Twic

Eclipse pictures

2001-01-03 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Title: Eclipse pictures Happy New Year to All! I've just gotten back from an extended vacation and subscribed to the new list, so I haven't seen any new messages yet.  Was anyone able to get some good shots of the Christmas eclipse?  I attempted about a dozen, some of which came out.  I was

Old neg roll

2001-01-03 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi all, I've got a 45 year old 6x6cm color neg which has rolled itself into a tube. I want to make it flat again. When gently trying to unroll it it feels almost like I am about to break it, and I don't want to do that. What do I do? Thanks, Lasse This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Pentax AF330 flash with junk camera

2001-01-03 Thread herbet brasileiro
Hi guys, I have an Holga junk camera that I use just for fun to get distorted images in medium format. I wanted to use it with a flash. I know that this is going to sound stupid, but I don't want to buy other flash. So, is there any problem using my AF330 with it? The camera has no eletric circuit

Re: LX out in the cold...

2001-01-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1. Gee, Aaron, when I've been tobogganing, going down is also just fine, and > it is just going back up the hill that seems sluggish. () Oh, it was. Never ask the 11-year old which hill is the best: he invariably picks the biggest and steepest one. > 2. Well, I'

Fwd: Re: New Pentax Pro Body MZ-S, Answer From The Camera Store

2001-01-03 Thread dick graham
I e-mailed The Camera Store yesterday regarding where they got the price listed for the new MZ-S body. Below is their response. >X-Mailer: talk21 v1.15 - http://www.talk21.com >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Talk21Ref: none >Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:29:19 GMT >Subject: Re: N

RE: Old neg roll

2001-01-03 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
I've managed to resuscitate a few curled old negs by soaking them in a running bath of 70 degree water for ten minutes, followed by a minute in photo flo. I then hung them to dry on a clothesline by means of two clips at the top and two more at the bottom to weight each neg down so it would dry

Re: i'm back And as usual have a question

2001-01-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
If I remember correctly, the yellow on Union Pacific engines is just about one stop above mid-grey, so if you spot meter that and overexpose from that reading by a stop, you'll be just fine. Aaron whose Dad is heavily into trains This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe

Re: Thanks PDML

2001-01-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Chris Brogden wrote: > I agree. I've actually met one person from the list, and have > corresponded with others off-list, and I've enjoyed it immensely. Like > Tiger said, good folk. I'm glad to be a part of this list. I'm glad, too. I've met six people now off of the list...I think...mayb

Re: Where do I buy a AA Battery Pack Fg in London?

2001-01-03 Thread Schmuell LC
Thanks to all. Your information was quite helpfull. I've decided not to buy the Battery Pack in London (£89,99 at Jessops). I'm buying it from a shop in São Paulo for slightly less than US$80,00 (shipping to Rio included). And maybe I'll manage a discount, or split the payment down to three mon

Re: LX out in the cold...

2001-01-03 Thread Philippe Trottier
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 1. Gee, Aaron, when I've been tobogganing, going down is also just fine, and > > it is just going back up the hill that seems sluggish. () > > Oh, it was. Never ask the 11-year old which hill is the best: he > invariably picks the biggest and steepest one. 25 y

Re: Sigma 28-80 Macro

2001-01-03 Thread Vadim Meleshuk
> I would be very, very, very carefull about buying an older used Sigma zoom > lens. Some people on the list have had problems with them. Alternately, I > would try to find the current SMC Pentax-FA 35-80 f/4--f/5.6 zoom. I have seen > them used for $40-$50; or you can buy a brand new silver vers

Re: test

2001-01-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Oh no! I didn't study! Aaron This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: Newbie question: Using a Manual Lens

2001-01-03 Thread John Francis
John Coyle wrote: > > On Wednesday, January 03, 2001 5:20 AM, Jens Bladt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > wrote: > > Hi Delano > > As far as I remember Pentax recommends that you turn off the camera before > > changing lenses. > > When you - after the lens change - turn it on again, you can change all

Colour casts (Was: My posts don't post)

2001-01-03 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Hi Mark, You did get through this time :) Welcome to the list in case you are completely new to it. This is the place where you can learn to know a n y t h i n g... > In short: My first rolls of film have been developed and > printed at a lab. My inside shots are orange and my > outside shots

Re: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread tom
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have attempted to send two messages since switching > over to the new list but none have arrived. Got it. > > In short: My first rolls of film have been developed and > printed at a lab. My inside shots are orange and my > outside shots are blue. Can someone con

RE: Newbie question: Using a Manual Lens

2001-01-03 Thread John Coyle
On Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:42 AM, John Francis [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > John Coyle wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, January 03, 2001 5:20 AM, Jens Bladt > > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > wrote: > > > Hi Delano > > > As far as I remember Pentax recommends that you turn off the camera > >

Re: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Harry Baughman wrote: > > your indoor shots were probably > shot on out door film .that would > account for the orange or reddish > look. i am not sure about the out door > stuff being blue unless they were > shot on in door film. A bluish cast might be the result of shooting in the shade. T

Re: Old neg roll

2001-01-03 Thread Bob Blakely
Separate it from itself (so that it doesn't stick to itself). Let only the edges of the negative touch whatever you use to separate it. Soak it in distilled water for 20 minuets or more so that it can be unrolled without cracking the gelatin. It will not become perfectly flat, but you should be ab

RE: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Len Paris
> Harry Baughman wrote: > > > > your indoor shots were probably > > shot on out door film .that would > > account for the orange or reddish > > look. i am not sure about the out door > > stuff being blue unless they were > > shot on in door film. > > A bluish cast might be the result of shooting

Re: January PUG Comments

2001-01-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I agree that this month's PUG is one of the best ever. FWIW, my personal favorites are: " Framed In Ice " by Mark Cassino: Very effective shot; one can almost feel the cold wind! I especially like the contrasting shapes and colors. " The Driver Walked Away " by Byron Butler: Great action

Re: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Len Penned: > However, you won't see > me pulling up to a grand > view of a tremendous canyon > in my Chrysler and using a > yellow P&S with flash to capture > the vista like the lady in the > TV commercial. There are limits > to fill flash, after all. ;-) Have you ever seen the night ph

Re: K body viewfinders

2001-01-03 Thread Bob Poe
Happy New Year. I finally found my way back to the list. Looks like Pentax couldn't stand the heat. I sure do like the PUG this month. I especially think that Shell's image is one of the best B&W prints I've ever viewed on a computer. It is such a powerful emotional statement. As usual, I see

RE: Pentax AF330 flash with junk camera

2001-01-03 Thread Paris, Leonard
If it will trigger the flash, i.e. through a pc connection, it should work fine. Just remember that you are going to get a full power flash each time, if you give the flash enough time to recharge between flashes. Len --- > -Original Message- > From: herbet brasileiro [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

RE: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Len Paris
> Len Penned: > > > However, you won't see > > me pulling up to a grand > > view of a tremendous canyon > > in my Chrysler and using a > > yellow P&S with flash to capture > > the vista like the lady in the > > TV commercial. There are limits > > to fill flash, after all. ;-) > > > Have you eve

Re: Some Bad Photos I Took

2001-01-03 Thread William Robb
The Agfa Ultra film is a very short range neg film, with about the same latitude as a long range slide film (an oxymoron I realize). The top image looks reasonably well exposed for the sky, but the range of the scene is too long for the film/paper combination, and the foreground is definitely

Re: K body viewfinders

2001-01-03 Thread Robert VanNatta
I used a K2 for 25 years until last year and how my mind slips. As I recall it has two needles and a transparent 'time scale' the right side.In automatic mode the black needle travels up and down along the time scale to disclose the exposure time. In manual mode the blue needle cranks

Re: Combining AF140C and AF400FTZ flash (was:Flash Cabling)

2001-01-03 Thread Bolo
> You could do this by using the AF400FTZ off-camera using the adapter-F or Fs > and a 5-pin cord to the flash. Than just attach the AF140C on top of the > adapter. Physically, it is possible to mount everything like that... > 1) will it work correctly, will the flashes fire simulaniously? > 2)

Re:

2001-01-03 Thread Peter Alling
Looks like you un-banned. --- Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Har! > > I appear to have been banned from the Pentax list! I > receive, but no post makes it. > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the > directions. >

Re:

2001-01-03 Thread Bob Blakely
Har! I appear to have been banned from the Pentax list! I receive, but no post makes it. This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: F 80-200 F4.7-5.6 comments

2001-01-03 Thread Ed Mathews
I own a copy of that critter and it's surprisingly sharp and fairly well corrected. It's one of the best values out there available to us. AF is also very good on my ZX5N. Thanks, Ed - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001

Re: Old neg roll

2001-01-03 Thread William Robb
Fill a sink with tepid water ( say around 20ºC) with a bit of PhotoFlo. Put the film roll in the sink of water and try to get the entire length of the roll wet as quickly as possible. You won't be able to unroll it for several minutes, but you can "flex" the roll from side to side to work water in

Re: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Somewhere there's a photo of him with his assistant, the > camera, and more lighting gear than you can imagine. It was > not unusual for him to use sixty or more lights for a night > shot. Here it is! I knew I had it around somewhere: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/Vie

RE: Model A 2XL converter with loose screws

2001-01-03 Thread Peder Sahlin
Where did you find bald eagles - perhaps we almost crossed paths as I did the same. I was in Merrit Island Florida just north of Cape Canaveral and Kennedy space center. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David S. Sent: Monday, January 01, 2

Re: fill or flood !!

2001-01-03 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Shel wrote: > Have you ever seen the night photography of O. Winston Link? > http://thor.he.net/~matheny/owlink.htm Ummm, a bit of definition seems to be in order here. I would suspect that the lighting used in those shots would fail any common definition of "fill flash

Test

2001-01-03 Thread Bob Blakely
Regards, Bob... --- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

RE: Birding in Florida

2001-01-03 Thread Peder Sahlin
Tex I am looking to set up a carrier for my 600 set up and Gitzo tripod that is strong enough to carry and will also let me on a plane. I will let you know what I come up with even if I have to design and build it myself I intend to get this done. Aluminum collapsible with tires that have air i

expired slide film

2001-01-03 Thread Carl Van de Casteele
Hi, I'm new to this list (and to Pentax) and I have been lurking at the discussions for a few weeks. A lot of them are very interesting and some are really amusing. Since I bought my MZ-5n, I take a lot more shots then with my old M.. . So to save some bucks, I want to know if it is worth to use

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-03 Thread Ed Mathews
Thanks to all who have mentioned my photo of Betsy in this month's PUG. Bill was, of course, correct - it is Kodak HIE. I commonly refer to this film as High Speed Infrared, hence I abbreviate it HSI. I didn't know Kodak designated a film HSI so I'll try to remember that in the future. Thanks f

Re: i'm back And as usual have a question

2001-01-03 Thread Lasse Karlsson
som wrote: > I am back. And it is good to be back. And it is good to have you back. I have missed you. Honestly. >I didn't realize how much i was > missing till I got home tonight and saw all 327 messages and smiled and said > yeehaa. Okay so i grew up in a cave? I was so glad to see how much t

Re: expired slide film

2001-01-03 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Carl Van de Casteele wrote: > ... I want to know if it is worth to use some expired slide > films which I found in one of our closets (expired 1996) > ... Is their a chance that these films will result in > good slides or is the risk to miss a nice shot too big? Try one roll and see!

Re: Some Bad Photos I Took

2001-01-03 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, Thanks for everyones response, they were all very detailed and helpfull. The film i was using was Agfa Ultra 50 Print film. There were all shot an aperture of F8 - F11 and a shutter speed of 30 seconds. I was using manual focus, not sure why that one looks unfocused, look okay in the print.

Re: Old neg roll

2001-01-03 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Thank you Paul, Bob and Willie for your advice. - William wrote: Fill a sink with tepid water ( say around 20ºC) with a bit of PhotoFlo. Put the film roll in the sink of water and try to get the entire length of the roll wet as quickly as possible. You won't be able to

Re: Negative Film Processing Question.

2001-01-03 Thread William Robb
Gee thanks Rob, I almost didn't post to this one :~). Anyway, the C-41 process has so much slop (latitude?) that as long as the lab makes an attempt to take care of the chemistry, you will get properly processed negatives from most anywhere that pays attention to control strips. Film handling

Re: Pentax 67

2001-01-03 Thread William Robb
Hi Herbet: I am using the 6x7, primarily as a portrait tool. Other than ergonomics, the 67II offers exposure automation (aperture preferred), multi pattern meter ( the same as the MZ-5, you can choose centre weighted, spot or matrix metering) and TTL flash control. It also uses the rather over

Re: Camera strap for Z-series

2001-01-03 Thread Alan Chan
>Saw a cool looking strap for the Z-series camera on Yahoo Auctions here in >Japan... was wondering how thick the strap is? All they seem to offer out >here nowadays is a really meek and mild 'Pentax' labeled strap... > >And yes, that is an orange sitting next to the strap! > > http://page.auc

Re: Negative Film Processing Question.

2001-01-03 Thread Bill Owens
> Happy New Year to All! > > I have a basic question about negative film > processing. > I know that the lab you choose determines the quality > or exposure of the print, but is there a significant > difference in the quality of the negative itself from > lab (most expensive specialty lab) to la

Re: January PUG comments

2001-01-03 Thread Doug Brewer
Oh, poor you. Stuck on a beautiful scenic cliff with a gorgeous, half-naked model. oh, the humanity. At 7:57 PM -05001/3/01, Ed Mathews caused thus to appear: >Thanks to all who have mentioned my photo of Betsy in this month's PUG. >Bill was, of course, correct - it is Kodak HIE. I commonly re

Re: Pentax 67

2001-01-03 Thread Doug Brewer
Couple of things about the 67II, according to info I have. Whether this makes it worth more than the old 67 or 6X7 is largely a matter of preference. 1. The new grip makes it much easier to handle/hold/use (the old 67 had no grip) 2. A 60% brighter finder. 3. User-interchangeable focusi

Protective filters

2001-01-03 Thread Paul C
Hello, I'm in the market for a protective filter for my 24 f/2. In the past I have always used Tiffen and Hoya. I have been told from several people that B+W is best, and I don't know much about the Pentax ones. Does anyone know? thanks, -paul _

Re: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
tom wrote: > Well, the inside shots are orange due to tungsten lighting. A flash will > cure this, you can learn to live with it, you can shoot during the day > near a window, or you can use b+w film. Other alternatives are to use tungsten balanced film or the proper CC filters. -- Shel Belink

Re: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Bill Owens
> > Have you ever seen the night photography of O. Winston Link? > > http://thor.he.net/~matheny/owlink.htm My understanding is that he was determined to chronicle via photography the last major railroad in the US to rely solely on steam power (Norfolk and Western). I've read that he used a t

Re: Model A 2XL converter with loose screws

2001-01-03 Thread David S.
Peder Sahlin wrote: > Where did you find bald eagles - perhaps we almost crossed paths as I did > the same. I was in Merrit Island Florida just north of Cape Canaveral and > Kennedy space center. > The bald eagles are SW British Columbia. They annually migrate to some riverbank locations in

RE: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Len Paris
Wow! What a setup! Now I feel like the lady and her puny little P&S flash. :-) Obviously, even with my Metz, I'm only lighting one little candle. This guy could do fill flash on the Grand Canyon at high noon. :-) Len --- > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Somewhere there's a photo of him with his

Re: Psst! Wanna buy some Z1-p's and stuff? (FS)

2001-01-03 Thread Chris Brogden
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Gary L. Murphy wrote: > Stranger things have happened I guess. :-) > > Thanks Chris, for your time and trouble concerning this! Well, I don't really expect too many people to want the entire kit, so I'm sure something will still be available at the end. :) chris This me

Re: My posts don't post

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Len said: > > Have you ever seen the night photography of O. Winston Link? > > http://thor.he.net/~matheny/owlink.htm > > That was a very scant sample > but was very, very good, indeed. > I'd like to see more. Just do a Google search on O Winston Link and you'll find ... lots of links! Somew

Re: Birding in Florida

2001-01-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
Peder For what its worth, I recently traveled to Alaska with my 600 and used a Tamrac 678 rolling photo backpack (its like a big rolling luggage bag that you see at all the airports with collapsable handle and wheels along with shoulder straps for carrying. I shipped my Gitzo Mountaineer (with muc

Re: MZ-S for sale?

2001-01-03 Thread Doug Brewer
Well, thanks for clarifying, but I'm still not sure I'm following the logic. Are you saying that the presence of an actual upgrade path is a bad thing? If so, then this can be applied to any of the Big Four. It's generally more cost-efficient to upgrade one body than to switch systems. If I'm

RE: Protective filters

2001-01-03 Thread Len Paris
You might be able to save a few bucks over the B+W by buying a Nikon L37C in the appropriate size. I think the Nikon filters are as good as B+W. I'd buy Pentax filters if I knew anyone that has them. The only Pentax filter I've seen where I live is a polarizing filter. > Hello, > > I'm in

Re: K body viewfinders

2001-01-03 Thread Rfsindg
Bob, The KX metering is much like the K2, but no automatic. A blue needle indicates speed the camera is set to shoot at. A black needle reports what the meter suggests. Match them and shoot. The KX also shows the aperture set on the lens in the viewfinder, a feature adopted on the MX. Reg

"K" 30mm f2.8 [was Negative Film Processing Question.]

2001-01-03 Thread Alexander Krohe
--- Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, BYRON BUTLER wrote: > I just picked up a "K" 30mm f2.8 > yesterday, and I can't wait > to try it out. Is there anyone else on the list who > has this lens? I > gather they're relatively rare, but there must be > *someone* who's

Re: Protective filters

2001-01-03 Thread Grigolia
I routinely order SMC Pentax UV glass filters from B+H with each Pentax lens I order. The SMC coating on the filter matches the SMC coating on Pentax lenses. But the filters ARE expensive. (Even slightly more expensive than B+W filters.) The 67mm filter I ordered with my 24mm f/2 lens

Info needed on new camera

2001-01-03 Thread DGrubbs766
It has come to pass That I need to replace my Faithful ME Super that I have had for 25 years. My question is, I have 4 bayonet K style leneses that I wish to continue to use and would like to know what current cameras offered by Pentax will accept thes lenses. I of course realize that my l

Double Posts

2001-01-03 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, is anyone else receiving doubles off all the messages? Thanks This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: Double Posts

2001-01-03 Thread Bucky
Not me. Not me. - Original Message - From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 7:33 PM Subject: Double Posts > Hi, > > is anyone else receiving doubles off all the messages? > > Thanks > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Newbie needs lenses

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Tom Brock queried: > I'm in the market for two Pentax > screw-mount lenses: a 28mm and 105mm. > Does anyone have those in good > condition they'd like to sell? J. C. O'Connell (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) just put about 15 or so Super Takumars on eBay. You can check there or write him directly.

Re: WOW!!

2001-01-03 Thread Steve Larson
Tom Brock wrote: > Also, what is an efficient way to receive and read these interesting messages? > Right now they all dump into my e-mail box mixed in with my other mail. Same thing with me. When I discovered this discussion group > just a few weeks ago, the messages were contained on a web si

Re: WOW!!

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Tom Brock wrote: > Also, what is an efficient way > to receive and read these interesting > messages? Right now they all dump > into my e-mail box mixed in with my > other mail. Most - if not all - mail programs offer some way to filter messages. If you tell us which mail program or ISP you

Re: Info needed on new camera

2001-01-03 Thread Gerald Wang
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It has come to pass That I need to replace my Faithful ME Super that I > have had for 25 years. My question is, I have 4 bayonet K style leneses that > I wish to continue to use and would like to know what current cameras offered > by Pentax wil

Re: Negative Film Processing Question.

2001-01-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Rob Studdert wrote: > I have not experienced a great differential between labs with regards to the > quality of the negs (although one set were very blue biased to print or scan > from a budget lab) but remember that small differences in density or colour > will be effectively masked by the sca

Re: Test

2001-01-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I was curious...are there certain words that will get a message bounced or diverted from the list, like for instance list commands? I'm thinking specifically of the one that starts with sub and ends with scribe and the one that starts with un, followed by a sub and then a scribe. That would sure

Re: Extension Cord F5P

2001-01-03 Thread Darren & Tara Sutherland
What!!!  Are you saying you don't want to pay the $100.00 Cdn for it?  :Ob   That's OK, neither would I...unfortunately I had a need for two of them for our copy work.  The set up works so good I just don't think about having to shell out for both of them, but I don't blame you for not want

Re: Pentax 67

2001-01-03 Thread Aaron Reynolds
herbet brasileiro wrote: > > Hey team, > Is there anybody on the list using Pentax 67 or 67II. > I'm considering going to medium format for portrait > photography. Any comments? > I've been listening that if you don't need TTL a 67 > would be better than a 67II. What basically are the > differe

Re: Protective filters

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I routinely order SMC Pentax UV glass filters > from B+H with each Pentax lens I order. > The SMC coating on the filter matches the > SMC coating on Pentax lenses. But the filters > ARE expensive. (Even slightly more expensive > than B+W filters.) The 67mm filte

Re: Test

2001-01-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Aaron Reynolds wrote: > > I was curious...are there certain words that will get a message bounced > or diverted from the list, like for instance list commands? I'm > thinking specifically of the one that starts with sub and ends with > scribe and the one that starts with un, followed by a sub

Re: Extension Cord F5P

2001-01-03 Thread Bucky
That's 'zackly what I'm saying.  Makes me wanna choke, 'specially when I could easily just cut the existing cord and splice in some extra wireHEY!   What!!!  Are you saying you don't want to pay the $100.00 Cdn for it?  :Ob   That's OK, neither would I...unfortunately I had a

What's the Archive URL?

2001-01-03 Thread Darren & Tara Sutherland
Hello Doug, I some how zapped your email with the new PDML archive and have not been able to get there since. Is it still around? Thanks Darren S. This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: Newbie needs lenses

2001-01-03 Thread Robert P. VanNatta
ebay is the world's largest flea market. screw mount stuff is cheap and plentiful there. Prices will be much less than KEH and so are the reputation of the sellers. That said I have purchased perhaps 40 pentax items over ebay in the last 18 months and have never been completely ripped off.

Re: Pentax 67

2001-01-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Pentax 67 > Couple of things about the 67II, according to info I have. Whether > this makes it worth more than the old 67 or 6X7 is largely a matter

Re: WOW!!

2001-01-03 Thread brocks
Thanks for the tip, Shel. I use Netscape for e-mail. I'll look more closely at its capabilities. Tom B. Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Tom Brock wrote: > > > Also, what is an efficient way > > to receive and read these interesting > > messages? Right now they all dump > > into my e-mail box mixed in

Re: Test

2001-01-03 Thread Chris Brogden
unsubscribe shel's-idea On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Let's see. I'd like to subscribe to the idea that such is > not the case. This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, visit www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: Color Casts (My posts now post)

2001-01-03 Thread William Robb
Interspersed reply below. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 6:12 PM Subject: Color Casts (My posts now post) > I should have offered more info as was suggested. Here > is the basic rundown: > > Pentax K-1000 > Pentax-

Re: Sigma 28-135 f/3.8-5.6

2001-01-03 Thread Peter Spiro
>From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Sigma 28-135 f/3.8-5.6 >Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 21:10:05 -0500 > >In general I don't like zooms and avoid using them whenever possible but I >must >admit that this is one of the two that I

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