Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread David A. Mann
Pål Jensen writes: > If product doesn't please the customer it won't make any profit. Of course > shareholders and other types of market research is important but if it fails to > please the customers you're out of luck. I was on a work-related course last year. The first week was based aroun

nicam.it (Was: Re: Are new LXs availalble? How much to rebuild one?)

2001-01-17 Thread Stefan Schloemer
Ciao Gianfranco! Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: > > Bolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >So, to make along email short, is it still possible to purchase a > new LX? > > Hi Bolo and all! > Check this: > > http://www.nicam.it/35mm.asp AFAIK they _only_ sell to dealers/shops, not to public costumers.

Re: Super Program (Autofocus) Was: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Robert P. VanNatta
Where is the mirror lockup? Pentax knew how to make one of those in 1975 for the K@ but have forgottten since.And the user changable focus screens? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Let's see: The Super Program (Autofocus): > we'll add cross sensors to an upgraded Safox autofocus system (with an >

Takumar A 3.5-4.5/28-80

2001-01-17 Thread Esser, Hermann
Does anybody have some more info on this lens?. I can get it very cheap for about $75. Thanks Hermann - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.

Re: Anyone got a K2 owner's manual?

2001-01-17 Thread Robert P. VanNatta
"David A. Mann" wrote: > Robert P. VanNatta writes: > > > I think you will like the K2---but setting the ASA is a dog sort of a design > > issue. > > When it works it works really well in my opinion. I have one K2 here where > the spring that holds the locking tab is broken and that _is_

Re: f2.8 28-105mm lens?

2001-01-17 Thread Flavio Minelli
Try: http://space.tin.it/arte/flamin/28-105.html I tried pulling together some info on various lenses on this range but never got around to complete the work. It might help you some, anyway. Ciao, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.

Re: Takumar A 3.5-4.5/28-80

2001-01-17 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Recently Esser, Hermann wrote: > > Does anybody have some more info on this lens?. I can get it very cheap for > about $75. Uuuum, I don't find $75 to be that cheap. The lens is said to be not very good optically and horrible mechanically. However, if I neded a zoom in that focal range for ver

Re: Spirit Level on Tripod

2001-01-17 Thread Alan Chan
AU$45 is a bit expensive indeed. regards, Alan Chan >I rang up CamerasPlus they have a single level one for $45au and double >level one for $60au. I think i'll but the tripod and see how i go first. > >The price was ok, camera action in Elizabeth street quoted me $325 :) > >>From: "Alan Chan" <[

Re: KMP update

2001-01-17 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Recently Peter Alling wrote: > >This is probably a lot of work but I think it might > be useful, or at least interesting, to mention which > of the modern lenses have plastic vs metal lens > mounts. Hi Peter, This has been suggested before. I have not had the time to do it yet. I am also

Re: Spirit Level on Tripod

2001-01-17 Thread Alan Chan
> > Some Gitzo tripods have them built-in actually. However, I fail to see >the > > reason (put them on the tripod head seem to make more sense). >If you've attempted multi-shot panoramas you'll understand why getting the >tripod level UNDERNEATH the tripod-head is important. A non-level tripod

Re: OT: Question for Rodinal users

2001-01-17 Thread canislupus
At 19:07 12.1.2001 -0800, you wrote: >Joseph McAllister wrote: > >> Hey Shel! I've got an unopened bottle >> of Rodinol concentrate I packed with my >> darkroom stuff in 1972 (still in the box, >> if you remember those). And a half full >> bottle of Photo Flow 200. Really! >> >> What d'ya th

half click stops near wide open

2001-01-17 Thread canislupus
Hi all! I would like you to clarify a possible problem of fast lenses from Pentax: what intermediate click stops do they have near wide open (e.g. 1.7 lens : 2; 2.5; 2.8, ...) I am looking for some fast wideangles, like the 2/28 (K & A), and a few 3.5 lenses. I would like to know

Re: Options to Ciba

2001-01-17 Thread canislupus
About Frontier, we have one here in Prague (as well as another, but less professional machine from Noritsu). Maximum paper size is 26x39cm (or 26cm paper width x large length). I was told that the scanner unit is 4000dpi one (the Noritsu one scans only at ~2000dpi! quiete bad for any large prints

Re: P&S recommendations, Was: Re: OT: replacing 828 film

2001-01-17 Thread canislupus
At 21:46 12.1.2001 -0600, you wrote: >When it comes down to it, I'd rather have a camera that takes 35mm film so >that I don't have to modify it at all. The only problem is finding one. >Here's my question: the classic camera I'm looking for has to be very >small and light (my Bantam f4.5 fits

Re: Spotmatic F Question

2001-01-17 Thread canislupus
At 09:18 11.1.2001 +0200, you wrote: >Hello all. >Anyone have any experience and comments on the Meyer Oreston lens? I have >not as yet seen results from the camera. I do have two Pentacon 50mm f1.8 >lenses which appear to be quite good (for my purposes anyhow). >Conrad F. Samuels >Kirstenhof RS

Re: OT:ALFOchrome repackaged film - any good?

2001-01-17 Thread canislupus
To answer my own question, I have found out that the film is simply Fuji Sensia, repackaged as ALFOchrome. It's not Sensia II, just the plain old Sensia (which is also quite good I think). The same is in C41 - ALFO negative film is simply Fuji superia (again, the old 3-layer version, not superia

Takumar A 3.5-4.5/28-80

2001-01-17 Thread Esser, Hermann
> Does anybody have some more info on this lens?. I can get it very cheap > for about $75. > > Thanks > Hermann > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.

Re: just talked to Pentax ...(about the MZ-S)

2001-01-17 Thread Darren & Tara Sutherland
You too? I don't know about your comment but mine didn't go over too well. :) Darren (who as a retailer should've known better) Sutherland -Original Message- From: Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: January 16, 2001 4:43 AM Subject: Re:

Re: A call for forgiveness.....

2001-01-17 Thread W Keith Mosier
Delano Mireles wrote: Well y'all "told me so" DOF preview ... when am I going to use that? Auto Bracketing ... I'm not going to be lazy and just do it myself Spot Metering, Center-Weighted .. Metering, Schmetering I call out for forgiveness for not li

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
William Robb wrote: > > I stand corrected. > Sorry for the slur to the USA, I blame my proud Canadian > heritage (which allows me to avoid taking blame every time I do > or say something stupid). Sh you're not supposed to let them foreigners know about that! Aaron - This message is from

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Aaron Reynolds
aimcompute wrote: > > It's been my opinion that corporations, for the most part, don't truly pay > attention to their customers. Wanna hear another Kodak story? I'm just FULL of 'em! :) Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Many of the unmedicated homeless are out there because of early 70's law suits by the ACLU that got them declared personally "soverign" and then released from institutions that could deal with their schizophrenia. Our welfare system does not provide a safety net the same as Germany's. But then a

70-210 Zooms

2001-01-17 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, I think i have about out questioned myself for this week. I'm in the market for a 70-210 zoom and these are my options. F4-5.6 Pentax SMC F F4-5.6 Takumar F F4-5.6 Tokina Macro F4.5Tokina F4.5-5.6 Tamron 80-210 >From what i can see the two pentax lenses are identical e

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #43

2001-01-17 Thread Mike Johnston
on 1/17/01 1:33 AM, pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> >> However, apart from a 1:100 dilution, I utilized a couple of >> other techniques. First, I used minimal agitation, inverting >> and twisting the tank for only ten seconds every three >> minutes.

Re: A Great Development

2001-01-17 Thread Rodger Whitlock
WRT to Shel's marvelous development success, I wonder if any of you b/w guys ever try development at low temperatures. There was a period in my life where I was developing Kodak SWR emulsion on glass plates and I found that an ice bath improved the results. What it would do with modern emulsi

Re: A Great Development

2001-01-17 Thread William Robb
Thanks for sharing that Shel. I have printed your post off, and it now has a place of reverence in my darkroom cookbook. Bill - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:20 PM Subject: A Great Devel

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I heard that Australia is rapidly catching up the the US in this regard. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Norman Baugher wrote: > Honestly, I have only seen mass > obesity in the US. It's the one > thing that I immediately strikes > me when I return to the states for > a visit. I

Re: KMP update

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
Boz, You amaze me, your methodology is much simpler than I thought, (and you get most of the other people on the list to do much of the work for you), and it seems to work. That's a good suggestion, I'll put that on my list of things to do. --Pete --- Bojidar Dimitrov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: MZ-S

2001-01-17 Thread Ralf Engelmann
Arne Lie and Mike Johnston wrote: >> I'm especially encouraged by the little "AF" button on the back. >> one thing that absolutely drives me crazy about AF cameras >> is the fact that you can hit the shutter button and the camera >> doesn't fire, because it's not focused to its own satisfaction

Re: OT: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Norm noted: > Most Americans seem to have lost the feel for quality, p&s > cameras fit their needs. That's why film processors > generally produce mediocre results at best, and often > produce results that are rivaled by low resolution > digital cameras. Most American consumers don't know > bett

Re: nicam.it (Was: Re: Are new LXs availalble? How much to rebuild one?)

2001-01-17 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Stefan Schloemer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Ciao Gianfranco! Ciao! >AFAIK they _only_ sell to dealers/shops, not to public costumers. >At least this is what I read in the ad they have in the "pagine gialle" >of Milan (yellow pages). They sell to dealers/shops wholesale, but they state they

Re: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread Norman Baugher
I see the same things that Albano sees, every day. As for "third world" in the southern US, I've seen applicable situations there. It's all relative. Back to the topic. Yes, of course Pentax is concerned with the US market. They would have to be abject idiots to ignore it. Europe and the US, marke

Re: KMP update

2001-01-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It was written: > [...] I think it might be useful, > or at least interesting, to mention > which of the modern lenses have plastic > vs metal lens> mounts. > PS: While you are at it, why don't you also make a > list of the bodies with plastic mounts? > I find that to be more interesting, a

Re: 70-210 Zooms

2001-01-17 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/17/01 8:24:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << as for sticking with the 'pentax name' --- if you watch the used market (as defined by Ebay) you will quickly notice that the used market for brand X optics is really bad.>> With the singular ex

Re: nicam.it (Was: Re: Are new LXs availalble? How much to rebuild one?)

2001-01-17 Thread Norman Baugher
Hey Gianfranco, what's the exchange rate now? Isn't it something around 1 billion IL to 1USD? Norm From: Gianfranco Irlanda > I'm disappointed cause I've paid Lit. 1.500.000 the last July in Naples for > the FA 20-35/4 AL that is currently listed (updated 17th jan. 2001) at Lit. > 1.121.000...:

Re: OT: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread Norman Baugher
Actually Shel, I didn't note that :) Norm From: Shel Belinkoff > Norm noted: > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the PUG at http://pug.komkon.org.

Re: OT: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Oh well, close enough for government work . -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Norman Baugher wrote: > > Actually Shel, I didn't note that :) > Norm > > From: Shel Belinkoff > > Norm noted: - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.ne

Re: Options to Ciba

2001-01-17 Thread Richard K. Holman
I thought Ilfochrome Classic (not the standard ilfochrome) was rated to greater than 200 years. The basic ilfo's are rated for much less. Richard Holman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Materials Science and Engineering Ceramics Processing Research Laborato

Re: OT: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread tom
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > And look at how many > people on this list are buying and using mediocre quality > lenses and getting average quality printing done at average > quality labs. How many times have we read the word > "acceptable" on this list to describe the results or the > quality obta

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread aimcompute
Mafud, There was nothing invidious intended. I'm sorry if it had that effect. I think however it is probably true. Where do people living in a ghetto, at a supposed poverty level, get the money to purchase a multi-hundred dollar SLR? How many retail camera stores set up shop in a ghetto? I a

Re: Spirit Level on Tripod

2001-01-17 Thread aimcompute
Paid $25 USD for mine. I even thought that was expensive for a little block of plastic. But it works well. Tom C. -Original Message- From: Paul Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:24 PM Subject: Re: Spirit Level on Tripo

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread aimcompute
Yeah - Let's hear the story Aaron. I think many people have the logic of corporation and consumer reversed. When's the last time anyone on this list gave their input to a corporation and then received said product, produced in a mass-market fashion? Corporations produce products to sell. We buy

Color correction in Graphics Programs

2001-01-17 Thread sheftick
Through my learning experience of which now I now the causes and corrections, I have several pictures with the orange indoor cast from tungsten lighting and even a couple with the greenish from fluorescents. Instead of considering the pictures lost, I am going to scan them into Paint Shop Pro

Re: Comparing an FA 50mm 1.4 to an FD 50mm 1.8....

2001-01-17 Thread William Robb
Hi Mafud: I think you are pretty much on target with your observations regarding the difference between Fuji and Kodak films. Let me go to some depth with my observations as a photofinisher. Fuji as a family has better neutrality than Kodak at the moment. There is a lot of green in the wor

Re: OT: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread Albano_Garcia
Shel wrote: I agree, but I wonder if your comment is too narrow a generalization. Do you not feel the Europeans, Latinos, and our brothers and sisters in the East have also succumbed to the p&s mentality? We here in the states can't be the only ones buying mediocre gear and accepting mediocre

Re: OT: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
Actualy Shel I contributed this comment. > > > Most Americans seem to have lost the feel for > quality, p&s > > cameras fit their needs. That's why film > processors > > generally produce mediocre results at best, and > often > > produce results that are rivaled by low resolution > > digital ca

Re: Comparing an FA 50mm 1.4 to an FD 50mm 1.8....

2001-01-17 Thread William Robb
Veiling flare is an overall even flare. What it does is reduce contrast and saturation. My thinking is that if you had windows showing in the scene, you might have inadvertantly caused some flare of this sort, which would tend to open up the shadows in the scene. The FD 50mm 1.8 (I presume it is t

Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?

2001-01-17 Thread William Robb
The next months gallery will incorporate a feature that will hopefully limit the harvesting of images. Rob Studdert put a meta tag into the page which should cause the image harvesters to pass us by without affecting legitimate text based search engines. The problem, of course, is if the harvester

Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?

2001-01-17 Thread Norman Baugher
"meta tag" "harvesters"? Sounds like some futuristic Orwellian fight against the forces of evil... Norm From: William Robb > The next months gallery will incorporate a feature that will > hopefully limit the harvesting of images. Rob Studdert put a > meta tag into the page which should cause the

OT: Labs in or around Boston

2001-01-17 Thread Richard K. Holman
All, Does anyone know of a good pro lab in or around Boston (within ~20 minutes)? I have at times used BPI, but for B+W work (and I believe medium format) they charge enlargement prices for any prints (i.e. a roll of 36 in 35mm runs well over $100). Thanks in advance. Richard Holman [EMAIL

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
Mafud, As a man who 20 years ago was within less than $100 dollars of taking up residence in a referigator box I couldn't agree with you more. Even then I was better off than 75% of the worlds population, no North American is realy poor, or has to be for that matter. Just for the record the

Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
It is. --- Norman Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "meta tag" "harvesters"? Sounds like some futuristic > Orwellian fight against > the forces of evil... > Norm > > From: William Robb > > > The next months gallery will incorporate a feature > that will > > hopefully limit the harvesting of i

Re: Info needed Pentax <> Ricoh

2001-01-17 Thread fredd
Todd, Thanks for the info. My youngest son came home with a different story, and where better to ask as by the PDML members. He also mentioned about the Sears variants, that was unknown to me. Thanks, fredd > Both Pentax and Ricoh build K-mount SLRs, so they can swap lenses. ...

Re: Color correction in Graphics Programs

2001-01-17 Thread Tiger Moses
What very easy in some photosoftware is where you get to pick a point/spot that is suppossed to be white, and then whatever correction is necessary for that, usally fixes the overall colorcast At 05:33 PM 1/17/01 +, you wrote: >Through my learning experience of which now I now the >causes an

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
Having seen it I believe it. However it seems that these people never waste my tax dollars buying expensive pro-quality cameras. Why is that? (Time to duck now.) :) --- Treena Harp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As long as we're soapboxing ... I was born and > raised in the Mississippi > De

70-210 zooms

2001-01-17 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, I think i have about out questioned myself this week. I'm in the market for a 70-210 zoom, here are my options: F4-5.6 Pentax SMC F4-5.6 Pentax Takumar F F4.5 Tokina F4-5.6 Tokina Macro I'm just wondering how these all compare, they are all AF lenses, although i will be using them on an

Re: nicam.it (Was: Re: Are new LXs availalble? How much to rebuild one?)

2001-01-17 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
"Norman Baugher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hey Gianfranco, what's the exchange rate now? Isn't it something around 1 >billion IL to 1USD? You came close, but still incorrect...:) Now you'll be prosecuted for denigrating the Italian Currency Unit. Seriously, it should be around 2070 Lire for

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread herbet brasileiro
I think most of us are complaining because we want Pentax to treat us as N treat their professional market large assortment of lens and the last gimmicks on magnificent camera bodies. Unfortunately, Pentax doesn't seem to be going for the professional market, but keeping in the SLR entry level

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
Hell anyone who deals with or is part of a large corporation is FULL of them, and you know what's worse change the name and product and they all sound the same. --- Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > aimcompute wrote: > > > > It's been my opinion that corporations, for the > most

How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread John . Cohen
Could someone please answer a simple question: What do you see in a 645 viewfinder? I assume that the images are stacked vertically on the film, since it's about 6 cm wide. Do you see a vertical (portrait) image rather than the horizontal (landscape) image you see in a 35 mm camera's viewfinder? O

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
You know I'd say that's a silly question but then I realized if you were only used to horizontally laid out cameras as are most of us who use 35mm that's what you might be lead to think. But yes you're correct the view through the prism finder will be in a portrait orientation. --- [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread tom
Peter Alling wrote: > > You know I'd say that's a silly question but then I > realized if you were only used to horizontally laid > out cameras as are most of us who use 35mm that's what > you might be lead to think. But yes you're correct > the view through the prism finder will be in a > portr

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
Sorry, I screwed up, I wrote before I thought. You are correct. --- tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Alling wrote: > > > > You know I'd say that's a silly question but then > I > > realized if you were only used to horizontally > laid > > out cameras as are most of us who use 35mm that'

Re: Comparing an FA 50mm 1.4 to an FD 50mm 1.8....

2001-01-17 Thread dosk
Ok. Sounds reasonable. Guess I'm just used to the older Canon FD 1.8. What you say about the FA 1.4 I've found to be true, there's very little flare, great (almost unbelievable) sharpness, and plenty of contrast. Guess I'm gonna' just have to figure out how to work with this contrast, in the way

Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?

2001-01-17 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Norman despairs: > "meta tag"? "harvesters"? Sounds like some futuristic > Orwellian fight against the forces of evil... ;^)... hasn't this *always been* the situation ?? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread tom
herbet brasileiro wrote: > > So it's landscape as the 35mm cameras, but there's > also an extra connection for tripod on the side, > right? On the 645n, yes. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Visit the P

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread herbet brasileiro
So it's landscape as the 35mm cameras, but there's also an extra connection for tripod on the side, right? --- Peter Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry, I screwed up, I wrote before I thought. You > are correct. > > --- tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Peter Alling wrote: > > > > >

RE: Spirit Level on Tripod

2001-01-17 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
May we assume the hotshoe adapter on the camera is parallel with the base of the camera? Is this always the case? Frits > Spirit level mounted on camera is best then (unless you need the > hotshoe for a flash at the time). - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Info needed Pentax <> Ricoh

2001-01-17 Thread ToddEStan
Your son may be right if it's an old camera, some of the old ones are screw mount, most famous is the Ricoh TLS. About the Sears cameras, many were aperture priority only, but there are some cameras with manual settings. The Sears system of naming them made nosense either, about the only thing I

RE: nicam.it (Was: Re: Are new LXs availalble? How much to rebuild one?)

2001-01-17 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
1 USD = 2,057.70 Italian Lira See http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic Next year there is no Lira anymore, just the Euro. Frits > Hey Gianfranco, what's the exchange rate now? Isn't it something around 1 > billion IL to 1USD? > Norm - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To uns

Re: Re[2]: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Norman Baugher
ROTFLMAO!! Britain or just England? Norm From: Bob Walkden > Shel wrote, about obesity: > > > I heard that Australia is rapidly catching up the the US in > > this regard. > > So is Britain. In fact, we're rapidly turning into a nation of > trailer-trash wannabe Americans. - This message is

Re[2]: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Shel wrote, about obesity: > I heard that Australia is rapidly catching up the the US in > this regard. So is Britain. In fact, we're rapidly turning into a nation of trailer-trash wannabe Americans. -- Cheers, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is

Re: MZ-S

2001-01-17 Thread Pål Jensen
> Mike Johnston wrote: > > I'm especially encouraged by the little "AF" button on the back. I'm > > assuming this means that "AF start" can be separated from the shutter > > button, which is an important feature for me. Thats right. For some reason, this button is missing on the digital versi

Re: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 1/17/01 9:26:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << are just a little too big to ignore when you have had in the past, and currently possess a market presence (not to mention distribution channels, etc.). >> Norm, wouldn't PENTAX have a larger SLR/pro pre

Re: Comparing an FA 50mm 1.4 to an FD 50mm 1.8....

2001-01-17 Thread Erwin Vereecken
Just found out I can't post from the archives. Dumb me... Trying again, better late then never: Hi Skip, Since the films were the same I think the lesser contrast of the FD pictures could be explained as follows. First there is the flare. Flare is light being scattered all over the place and can

new pdml archive lurking mode?

2001-01-17 Thread Erwin Vereecken
Hi Doug, In the old list there was the possibility to be a member, without receiving the messages. That was a nice option for an archive lurker like me, since I still could send the occasional post. Any similar possibilities in this new list? Thanks, and thanks again for the great job you'r doin

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread Treena Harp
There's one on the 645, too. - Original Message - From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 2:16 PM Subject: Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work? > herbet brasileiro wrote: > > > > So it's landscape as the 35mm cameras, but there's > > al

Re[4]: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Norman Baugher wrote: > ROTFLMAO!! Britain or just England? > Norm > From: Bob Walkden >> Shel wrote, about obesity: >> >> > I heard that Australia is rapidly catching up the the US in >> > this regard. >> >> So is Britain. In fact, we're rapidly turning into a nation of >> trailer-tras

Re: Takumar A 3.5-4.5/28-80

2001-01-17 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Robert P. VanNatta wrote: > Agreed: Takumar-A series lenses were bundled with low end camera bodies > and offered and low ball price leaders. The optics are 'uncoated' (don't have > the SMC). This makes them clearly inferior to coated optics. Also the "normal > zooms"

L type Teleconvertor lengths

2001-01-17 Thread Rob Studdert
Hi Team, Can anybody tell me the exact lengths of the SMC A 1.4X-L and 2X-L teleconvertors flange to flange ie how much length do they add to the assembly? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 Fax +61-2-9554-9259 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ozemai

Re: Re[4]: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Norman Baugher
Ahhgg, daytime American TV has arrived in Britain, I see. One thing I do NOT miss about the states Good luck Bobby Joe. Norm From: Bob Walkden >daytime TV viewing and I was rather > surprised at the number of hill-billy look-alike audience > participation shows hosted by Ros!, Trisha! or Ric

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:45:35 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Could someone please answer a simple question: >What do you see in a 645 viewfinder? I assume that the images are stacked >vertically on the film, since it's about 6 cm wide. Do you see a vertical >(portrait) image rather than the hori

Re: OT: Wake up (Trying to return to on topic)

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
Geez I just re-read my post. Guess I should'a run the spell check. --- Treena Harp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree. Many point-n-shoots cost as much as an SLR > or more. Even though I > darned couldn't figure out the wierd array of > buttons on the last one I > picked up, for some reason pe

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread Pål Jensen
Herbet wrote: > So it's landscape as the 35mm cameras, but there's > also an extra connection for tripod on the side, > right? Right. This means that theres no reason to flip the tripod head over for shooting verticals. This is a true blessing Two tripods sockets; one for horizontals and

Re: A Great Development

2001-01-17 Thread Doug Brewer
Oh, good. I'm glad someone else has noticed roadside memorials have potential as photo subjects. Doug At 9:16 PM -08001/16/01, Shel Belinkoff caused thus to appear: >Subjects, actually. A scenic of a weathered barn in bright >sun framed in the foreground by some very dark tree branches, >a r

Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?

2001-01-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 17 Jan 2001, at 12:08, William Robb wrote: > The next months gallery will incorporate a feature that will > hopefully limit the harvesting of images. Rob Studdert put a > meta tag into the page which should cause the image harvesters > to pass us by without affecting legitimate text based sear

Re: Pentax A* 300mm 2.8, focus lock question.

2001-01-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 17 Jan 2001, at 22:05, Jan van Wijk wrote: > However, one thing puzles me a bit, there is a tiny ring just behind the > distance-scale with a litle knob on it that you can use to lock the focus. What > I don't quite understand is why it is possible to rotate this ring. Any hidden > features or

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
Pål, I believe your statistics are faulty 1.) there are no where near that number of homeless. 2.) While poverty is high as a percentage of population, the level of income required to be considered 'poor' would be considered middle class almost anywhere in Europe, (and we don't count governmen

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread Peter Alling
I believe that's correct, (I haven't handled one in a lng time). Although I'm not sure about the 645n. --- herbet brasileiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So it's landscape as the 35mm cameras, but there's > also an extra connection for tripod on the side, > right? > > --- Peter Alling <[EMA

RE: Spirit Level on Tripod

2001-01-17 Thread Rob Studdert
On 17 Jan 2001, at 20:18, Frits J. Wüthrich wrote: > May we assume the hotshoe adapter on the camera is parallel with the base of the > camera? Is this always the case? Not on my Contax RTS II which I dropped on its prism last year :-( Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4

Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?

2001-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
>Perhaps we could ask William Robb to add something to the PUG >homepage saying "Do not link to individual images in this gallery; >they have been submitted with the expectation that all access will be >through this page." Wouldn't be legally binding (in the U.S., anyway): All the cases that h

Re: Wake up

2001-01-17 Thread Carlos Royo
herbet brasileiro wrote lots of interesting things and said: > PZ1 is a great camera that gives me most of what a F90x has for a > fraction of its price. True, and I would add that it is a far better camera in all respects than the F90X. ---

Re: Pentax A* 300mm 2.8, focus lock question.

2001-01-17 Thread Pål Jensen
Jan wrote: > However, one thing puzles me a bit, there is a tiny ring just behind the >distance-scale > with a litle knob on it that you can use to lock the focus. What I don't quite >understand > is why it is possible to rotate this ring. Any hidden features or what ?? Lock it down and you

Those d*** point & shooters... (was, Re: Wake up)

2001-01-17 Thread Dan Scott
Treena said: >They're too busy buying Rebels and point-n-shoots. :-) I read your post out of context, got pissy, and started to post these URLs, and then reread and saw that it was meant in jest. But then I thought, what the heck, good excuse to post 'em anyway. ;-) A friend of mine, a single m

[FS: Pentax MX , 1.7 lens, winder & flash]

2001-01-17 Thread Todd Stanley
Spotted in rec.photo.marketplace.35mm http://www.deja.com/bg.xp?level=rec.photo.marketplace Todd Subject: FS: Pentax MX , 1.7 lens, winder & flash Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:34:35 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (R. Peters) Newsgroups:

Re: L type Teleconvertor lengths

2001-01-17 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:33:58 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: >Can anybody tell me the exact lengths of the SMC A 1.4X-L and 2X-L >teleconvertors flange to flange ie how much length do they add to the >assembly? Well, I just got me an 1.4x- L today together with the A* 2.8 300mm :-) The flange to f

[FW:$175 Pentax 35-105A EX++]

2001-01-17 Thread ToddEStan
Spotted in rec.photo.marketplace.35mm http://www.deja.com/bg.xp?level=rec.photo.marketplace Todd Subject: FS:$175 Pentax 35-105A EX++ Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:44:43 -0500 From: "chris wakeen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization:

RE: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread John . Cohen
Thanks, all, for the info. I guess it explains why so many medium format cameras look like cubes. JJ J. John Cohen, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Immunology, B-184 University of Colorado Medical School Denver, CO 80262, USA phone: +1 303 315-8898 fax:  +1 303 315-5967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: OT: Lycos Multimedia and image harvesting?

2001-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The next months gallery will incorporate a feature that will >hopefully limit the harvesting of images. Rob Studdert put a >meta tag into the page which should cause the image harvesters >to pass us by without affecting legitimate text based search >engi

Re: How does a 645 viewfinder work?

2001-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So it's landscape as the 35mm cameras, but there's >> also an extra connection for tripod on the side, >> right? > >Right. This means that theres no reason to flip the tripod head over for shooting >verticals. This is a true blessing >Two tripods soc

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