Way OT: inside a Mac, was Re: Reducing excessive sharpness in portraits - 1st try

2001-02-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Todd Stanley wrote: > > Hard to say. Maybe they had the all-in-one Macs, or an iMac. From what I > have seen those computers are not made to be taken apart, upgraded (besides > adding ram or hooking stuff up externally), or even parted out if they > croak. Ever opened one up? Or when you s

Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, I am after the screw in plate that cover the motor drive whole on a Super A, i assume one of a Program Plus is the same. If any one has then let me know :) Also the foam inside the camera where the mirror sits when the film is exposed has seen better days, where can i get this foam from and

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Paul Jones
Gerald, How much are these scanners worth in Australia? and where did you pick yours up from? Thanks - Original Message - From: "Leon Altoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:16 PM Subject: Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800

Re: Dof Preview??

2001-02-08 Thread Paul Jones
Bob, Thanks, that was just what i was after... i know what DPF is, i just couldnt figure the preview out on the camera i'm going to have a play with it b4 work tomorrow. Thanks - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 20

Re: Internal focussing

2001-02-08 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Recently Wieland Willker wrote: > > But, the 50mm has no FREE system and it works good. So, with the 100macro > when I'm near 1:1, I work at around 60-70mm. For better image quality you > sacrifice focal length, is this correct? Or better, you sacrifice it to > get an all-in-one lens (good infini

Re: Dof Preview??

2001-02-08 Thread Paul Jones
woops typo, DFP was ment to be DOF as everyone probaly worked out.. I think its time to go to bed :) - Original Message - From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:02 PM Subject: Re: Dof Preview?? > Bob, > > Thanks, that was jus

Re: Pentax introduces the -- MZ5-N

2001-02-08 Thread Jim Brooks
Hi I thought that the current model was the MZ5, which would make the MZ5N a new release??? Regards James E-MAILS are susceptible to interference. You should not assume that the contents originated from the sender or the Z

EI2000 (was:RE: Discontinued FA 4/28-70 AL ?!? (RE: A 35-70 f3.5-4.5 - comments?)

2001-02-08 Thread Alexander Krohe
Frantisek wrote: "It's quite new brochure, it has the not-so-old EL-2000 (the digital pseudo-slr. Pseudo because it's not mirror-pentaprism design, it just has a small LCD in the viewfinder. KS! Phew)" - This is not exactly true. The camera has a true TTL optic

OT: We don't need no steenkeeng geography (was: Re: MZ-S Info NotYet)

2001-02-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob wrote: > My knowledge of western Europe is much better than my knowledge of eastern > Europe. When I was in school, eastern Europe was part of the 'Evil Empire', > behind the 'Iron Curtain' and somewhere few folks traveled. As Wheatfield Wille would say, "har!" Your knowledge of "western"

Re: OT:Virii (was Re:)

2001-02-08 Thread Steve Larson
Yes, you had to open the email. With Outlook Express, if the infected email is the last one downloaded from the server when opening OE, the email is opened. Kind of a rude awakening that would be! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "John Glover" <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
My son & I recently cleaned up a camera back and replaced the foam. The $13ish package on ebay may be more expensive than elsewhere but it's a convenient purchase. He removed the old foam with a toothpick or the like, and then used an alcohol pad to clean the back of the residue & glue. I took t

Re: Dof Preview??

2001-02-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Personally, I still have trouble getting any useful idea of depth of field by using the depth of field preview but I do find it invaluable for judging the quality of the out-of-focus background in macro shots. I tend to think of it as a "quality of bokeh preview" button. >Pressing the DOF preview

Re: UK Photo Stores, etc.

2001-02-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob Walkden wrote: > 2 more shops in Pied Bull Yard, can't remember the names > Museum Cameras flew by night... For our foreign members who may not know the meaning of this term, I offer this definition, from the book _2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings, and Expressions, from White Elephant to S

Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Wieland wrote: > What will Pentax do to beat the FM3A?? > > THE WORLD IS WAITING! > > The Nikon users are in heaven. What about us? I don't need a computer with > motor, I want a > REAL CAMERA(tm). Sadly, and somewhat ironically, it may be that only a company that is doing well with its "

Re: MZ-S Info Not Yet

2001-02-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Matjaz Osojnik wrote: > > Right now, I'm taking off skiing for > few days in those beatiful mountains on the north of the country. I > hope I will come back with few good photographs, too. Don't rub it in! MZ-S and good skiing, where the heck is this place, PARADISE? :) I got a call yesterday

Re: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I'd argue with Mike's comment about there not being any steady business in b&w, at least around here. Black and white seems to be having a bit of a comeback (thanks probably to products like T400CN), and people seem to be wanting to experiment with other stuff now. I know a couple of labs in Tor

Re: Pentax ME Super

2001-02-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
JOHN SCHEUERER wrote: > {1] Can you name some reputable person[s] or company[ies] who do repair work > on the ME Super? Or perhaps someone you all know and who belongs to your > list whom you have delt with for years? Whereabouts are you in the world, John? I can suggest a place or two in Tor

Re: Pentax introduces the -- MZ5-N

2001-02-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
At 12:37 PM 2/8/01 +, you wrote: >Hi >I thought that the current model was the MZ5, which would make the MZ5N a >new release??? >Regards >James Interesting. Go to the Japan Pentax site. It's the MZ-5 that's listed -- NOT the 5n! Confused in Columbus *** "The accumulation of all

RE: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject

2001-02-08 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi John, On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:38:31 +1000, John Coyle wrote: > You get to it from Windows Explorer: > Click View/Folder Options/View > Then find the Item "Hidden Files" and check "Show all files" on > Then uncheck "Hide file extensions for known file types" > Then click on the "Like current fol

Re: UK Photo Stores, etc.

2001-02-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
> We're going on a trip to London in March and have about 10 days to visit. >One; I was wondering if anyone has a good store to recommend for new/used >Pentax gear (I saw one on the list a few days ago and have put it down on >my list) and Two; Are there any good photo shows going on now

Re: OT: Macs, was Re: Reducing excessive sharpness in portraits -1st try

2001-02-08 Thread Chris Brogden
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > Right. And PCs are powered by gerbils running in little wheels. > I know a person who opened his up, and there was the gerbil sitting > right inside it. Then he forgot to feed it and he lost all his > information! Really, I know a person who

Step up ring for filters

2001-02-08 Thread Philip Courtay
Hi, I need a bit of advice I own two pentax lenses using 58 mm filters. I just ordered a 50mm f1.4 FA which uses a 49mm flter. I'd like to use a few of the 58mm I already own on the 50mm lens instead of buying a whole new set of filters. Would a step-up ring cause vignetting or any otehr pro

Re: Step up ring for filters

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Philip Courtay wrote: > Would a step-up ring cause vignetting or any otehr problems? No - but be sure to use a lens hood. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it." -Sam Abell; "Stay This Moment" - This

Re: Internal focussing

2001-02-08 Thread Wieland Willker
Thanks Boz for your patience, let me try to put my question very simple: When I have a normal 50mm lens and am 1m away from my subject and then change to a 100mm lens: I can go 2m away from the subject to get it the same size (approx.). Now, is this also true for the macros at 1:1? Can I go twic

Re[2]: Pentax introduces the -- MZ5-N

2001-02-08 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hi all, Collin wrote: > Interesting. > Go to the Japan Pentax site. > It's the MZ-5 that's listed -- NOT the 5n! > > Confused in Columbus That's right. We can't buy, or to be accurate couldn't buy, MZ-5N in Japan. MZ-5N is supposed to be an export model, but anyway PENTAX seems to decide to s

Re: Internal focussing

2001-02-08 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Recently Wieland Willker wrote: > > Thanks Boz for your patience, No, problem. The A 1002.8 is my favorite lens, so I will gladly defend it... Your understanding of the working distance is correct. The thing is that the FREE macros change their focal length but they also change the positions

Re: Internal focussing

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 11:41 7.2.2001 +0100, you wrote: >> Then it's time to believe... Believe that a FREE lens will offer you a far >> - -superior quality between 1:2 and 1:1 magnification ratios than a >> "standard" lens. I guess here we are mostly talking about corner sharpness >> and focus-plane flatness. > >I

Re: Focus Rails

2001-02-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
I know that Adorama sells a unit with a similar name that moves in both planes. I believe the cost is about US $160. Bruce Dayton Sacramento, CA - Original Message - From: "Flavio Minelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 200

Re: Dof Preview??

2001-02-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
A technique that I have found useful is to treat it more like a zoom. Hold the DOF lever in and then turn the aperture ring back and forth. You will see the DOF changing and can then pick what looks best. Much like zooming in and out for framing. It also helps train your eye in what to look fo

Re: Bodies Roll Call UPDATE 56; another LX

2001-02-08 Thread Jan van Wijk
>- LX...100 and should be 101 by now! Well, I just got me an LX as well, after looking for a bargain for quite a while ... Actualy, I got another 5% discount because one of the strap-attachements seemed to be missing ... When I got home I saw this is the way it's meant to

Re: Step up ring for filters

2001-02-08 Thread Chris Brogden
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Philip Courtay wrote: > I'd like to use a few of the 58mm I already own on the 50mm lens instead of > buying a whole new set of filters. > > Would a step-up ring cause vignetting or any otehr problems? Nope. The problem comes when you use step-down rings, or when you're us

RE: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Lewis, Gerald
I think that Mike is exactly right. We live in an apartment and do not have any darkroom capability. My wife is a photography student at a college in Houston but it is way too far to go just to develop a few rolls of film, so we do our negs at home. Once you finalize on your film and developer

FS - fully automatic spotmatic rangefinder?

2001-02-08 Thread W Keith Mosier
Check out the attached Yahoo auction description for another good laugh. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy ! Also makes me want to trust this new person to photo equipment auctions. http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/48934107 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubsc

RE: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
Hmm, all this talk about fast lenses makes me think. I have few 0.95/50mm TV lenses - should I put them on ebay and hope someone buys them for 2400$ ;-) ? Just kidding... BTW, how sharp the A 1.2 is at 1.0 ;-) (the DOF at 1.0 is propably NONE, so I would say that lens would be actually UNUSABLE

Re: OT: monitor configuration

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 15:12 4.2.2001 -0500, you wrote: > > >"Frits J. Wüthrich" wrote: >> >> Adobe Gamma is not included in the LE version. That is one of the features >> left out making it a limited edition. > >Yikes. > >Well, there ends my ability to assist. Sorry... > >I know of a couple of colour calibration t

Re: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Norman Baugher
You can also very easily do you own proof sheet using a lamp and a couple of trays in the bathroom. Then view the sheets instead of the negs or both. You can get a better idea of your final print that way before you spend the money at the pro lab. Norm From: Lewis, Gerald > After developing, cutti

Re: Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Dave Evans
Hard to believe, but there never was a cover for the hole- I asked Pentax USA the question 15 years ago, and that was the answer. Dave Evans >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/08 4:08 AM >>> Hi, I am after the screw in plate that cover the motor drive whole on a Super A, i assume one of a Program Plus

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread Doug Brewer
Mike, So the big deal is that Nikon is going to market as "new" a type of shutter that the LX used for twenty years? Doug Quoting Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Sadly, and somewhat ironically, it may be that only a company that is doing > well with its "computers with motors" tha

HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi - HC-B was photographed by DDD using an old Pentax. HC-B was not happy. Read all about it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/08/arts/08ARTS.html?pagewanted=all You may have to register with the New York Times in order to read this article. It's easy and it's free. Shel Belinkoff mail

Re: FS - fully automatic spotmatic rangefinder?

2001-02-08 Thread Chris Brogden
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, W Keith Mosier wrote: > Check out the attached Yahoo auction description for another good laugh. > Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy ! Also makes me want to trust this new > person to photo equipment auctions. Well, I wasn't interested in it until I saw that it was a "definit

Re: FS - fully automatic spotmatic rangefinder?

2001-02-08 Thread Bill Owens
What in the world is the "wide converter" on the lens Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Check out the attached Yahoo auction description for another good laugh. > Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy ! Also makes me want to trust this new > person to photo equipment auctions. > > > http://page.auct

Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Robert Harris
Interesting article. I like this line, even though I do not agree fully Mr. Cartier-Bresson added, "A flash is like rape." Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Hi - > > HC-B was photographed by DDD using an old Pentax. HC-B was not > happy. Read all about it here: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/0

RE: Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Mine is missing the cover too. I had a ME Super once. It had the cover. Since the same winder can be used fot both cameras, the cover must be the same. You might get a cover for a ME Super instead. Best Regards Jens - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread aimcompute
I have one. I used it to scan my last 3 or 4 PUG submissions. Bought it to use with my laptop while working out of town. My general impressions: 1. You basically get what you pay for, maybe a little less in this case. 2. I have a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual, and while I have not scanned the sam

RE: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Lewis, Gerald
We have thought about this but so far we have not found it necessary..also makes me a better reader of negatives, I think? It may yet happen.. Jerry -Original Message- From: Norman Baugher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

OT: Virus Control re Outlook Express...

2001-02-08 Thread dosk
Outlook Express users, do not despair.. Someone has mentioned here on this list that one can get a virus (or worm, or trojan) just by opening e-mail. This is, I believe, one of the many unfounded, slightly paranoid, rumors about viruses. (Virii?) Email comes through to a Microsoft O/S system

Virus, I Was The Guilty Party

2001-02-08 Thread dick graham
My apologies to all, I was the SOB that inadvertently sent the virus out earlier this week. My humblest apologies to all. I have been "de-loused" so everything I send should be fine now. DG - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and fo

Re: FS - fully automatic spotmatic rangefinder?

2001-02-08 Thread Cy Galley
I liked the "VIDEO wide angle converter" That really if "pro"!!! Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein - Original Message - From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, Feb

Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I tend to agree more with HC-B's sentiment ... Robert Harris wrote: > Interesting article. I like this line, > even though I do not agree fully > > Mr. Cartier-Bresson added, "A flash is like rape." -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "When you photograph people in color, you pho

Re: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Norman Baugher
Simple version. You need two trays, a light bulb (60W), glass from an 8x10 picture frame, darkroom light bulb, paper developer and fixer. Put the negs in one of those archive sleeves, lay the glass over the top, turn on the dark room light, slide a piece of 8x10 paper under the negs, hold the ligh

Re: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread dosk
Previous message: > BTW, how sharp the A 1.2 is at 1.0 ;-) (the DOF at 1.0 is propably NONE, so > I would say that lens would be actually UNUSABLE for photography! You would > get almost nothing or every time the bad thing in focus. Like tip of > person's nose, but not their eyes. Perhaps nice f

Re: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Dan Scott wondered: > You can also very easily do you own proof sheet using a lamp > and a couple of trays in the bathroom. it's really fairly easy, Dan. In the dark, you lay out your paper and put the negs (in a sleeve page) over it and cover w/ a piece of clean gl

When in da hell?

2001-02-08 Thread Albano_Garcia
Somebody told he saw the 24-90 in a store in Japan. But somebody knows when in da hell it will be buyable in the usa? I'm in Argentina, but I have a guy who can buy it for me there. Thanks Albano, with anxiety - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://ww

Re: OT: Virus Control re Outlook Express...

2001-02-08 Thread John Francis
dosk wrote: > > Outlook Express users, do not despair.. > > Someone has mentioned here on this list that one can get a virus (or worm, > or trojan) just by opening e-mail. This is, I believe, one of the many > unfounded, slightly paranoid, rumors about viruses. (Virii?) I assure you that bo

Re: Virus, I Was The Guilty Party

2001-02-08 Thread Cy Galley
It probably wasn't your fault. Once you become inflected, many virus just attach themselves to your out going mail... WITHOUT your knowledge. - Original Message - From: "dick graham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:05 AM Subject: Virus, I

Re: Virus, I Was The Guilty Party

2001-02-08 Thread Robert Harris
Don't be too harsh with him, Bob. After all, but for him sending around the virus -- by accident, I assume -- we non-Brazilians never would have discovered the real Tiazinha. Bob Bob Blakely wrote: > > Bad boy. No cookie. > > Har! - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubs

Re: OT: We don't need no steenkeeng geography (was: Re: MZ-S Info Not Yet)

2001-02-08 Thread Rfsindg
Mike, I stand corrected. (Is it really western Europe?) I know Tito seemed to have some independence from the Soviet Union although he was a communist and aligned with their block. He preserved some independence because the terrain was so difficult to conquor. At the height of the cold war,

RE: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Lewis, Gerald
The only dedicated piece we have is a double Paterson developing tank (about $20 and a second 35mm reel for $7 at B&H). The only other specialized item would be a simple dial thermometer for a few bucks. I use a thermocouple on my VOM which I already had. I use commonly available 1 and 2 liter

Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Gerald Cermak
Robert Harris writes: > Interesting article. I like this line, even though I do not agree > fully > > Mr. Cartier-Bresson added, "A flash is like rape." I think I can appreciate the gist of his comment. Some people like to slink around in dark or barely lit areas, and a flash takes it away

Re: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread Albano_Garcia
Also, a question; as DOF deepens the more you stop down a lens, would a 1.0 lens, perhaps because of all that much more glass available, have a proportionately better DOF at say 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.0, etc, etc?? Skip AFAIK all 50mm lens at ie f4 will have the same dof (as all 100mm or 135mm or what

Re: Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Rfsindg
Like Dave says, there never was a cover. I bought the camera new in '83 and no cover. Look closely, a cover won't fit over the mechanism. No problem though, the '83 Super Program is still going strong. Regards, Bob S. Dave wrote: <> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To uns

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Leon Altoff
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 23:11:29 +1100, Paul Jones wrote: >How much are these scanners worth in Australia? and where did you pick yours >up from? Paul, I got mine from the Scanner Place in Box Hill, but Ted's have them now for about AU$450. You can read up on it at http://www.scanace.com/pro_pf180

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread aimcompute
I have one. I used it to scan my last 3 or 4 PUG submissions. Bought it to use with my laptop while working out of town. My general impressions: 1. You basically get what you pay for, maybe a little less in this case. 2. I have a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual, and while I have not scanned the sam

Re: Way OT: inside a Mac, was Re: Reducing excessive sharpness in portraits - 1st try

2001-02-08 Thread Todd Stanley
It happened to a friend of mine. He had an older PowerPC, and it got full of dust and it toasted the board. The repair person basically told him it was trash, despite the fact drive still spun up and stuff. I never took a look at but I don't have any reason to doubt him. He got a PC to replac

Re: TTL Flash for Macro?

2001-02-08 Thread Leon Altoff
>Hi Leon, Hello, >>Yes this is a pain of a setup but it gives plenty of >>light and at 7 times magnification to the film I want all the depth of >>field I can get! > >Wow. 7X? Well it's actually about 6.8 - Pentax bellows M with 50 mm f 1.4 reverse mounted at full extension and a 2 time teleco

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread aimcompute
As far as 10,000 scans is concerned. I personally doubt it. With the mechanical noises I hear when mine is in use, I'd not be sure about a 1000. Call me a pessimist. Still... I was in much the same boat as you. Away from home I had a choice of scanning vs. not scanning. Was it worth it for me

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread Todd Stanley
I don't really expect Pentax to answer, as they never had anything to compete with FM2n anyway. But if the so called "retro-camera" that some people think Pentax might build is like the FM3a it would be nice. Todd At 10:02 AM 2/8/01 +0100, you wrote: >What will Pentax do to beat the FM3A??

RE: Geography query

2001-02-08 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
> [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > Is Ljubljana near Ulan Bator? Yes, both locations are on this planet. Frits - 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://p

Re: OT:Virii (was Re:)

2001-02-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>John Glover wrote: > > > > But I assume you had to open the email to get infected? If it has an > attachment, I do not even read the mail, just deletebut I suppose I > need to update my Norton AV to get something that does do email now as well > >But the email *didn't* have an obvious

Re: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread Bob Blakely
Yes. Focal length, f/stop and allowable circle of confusion are the sole determiners of DOF. All lenses for 35mm cameras of the same focal length and at the same f/stop will have the same DOF. It's a physical thing. Regards, Bob... --- Democracy is two wolves and a la

Re: PZ1-P flash vs. handheld meter

2001-02-08 Thread Nicholas Wright
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just got a Minolta meter -- the IV, with flash and > ambient reading > capability. Checked the TTL of my PZ1-P vs. the > meter, and here's what I > found: > > 1. The PZ-1P is consistently about 2/3 stop hotter > with TTL than it needs to > be... but it is consis

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Colin & Linda McKie
Gerald Cermak wrote: > > I'm gentle on equipment, but the real question is, could I get 1000 scans > out of it? 1? Are the scans workable with good editors? I've been > using a Photosmart S20 for 1.5 years, and have finally figured my way around > it's limitations to get fairly decent scans

Re: We don't need no steenkeeng geography (was: Re: MZ-S Info NotYet)

2001-02-08 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mike J. wrote: > Bob wrote: > > My knowledge of western Europe is much better than my knowledge of eastern > > Europe. When I was in school, eastern Europe was part of the 'Evil Empire', > > behind the 'Iron Curtain' and somewhere few folks traveled. > > As Wheatfield Wille would say, "har!" Yo

RE: Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I have to reply to this one. Being from NY and living away from there I have been subscribed to the NY Times for about two years now. I have not had a single instance of receiving mail from their special advertisers. Concerning 'cookies' I delete them after every session as I d

Re: OT:Virii (was Re:)

2001-02-08 Thread John Francis
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > > >John Glover wrote: > > > > > > But I assume you had to open the email to get infected? If it has an > > attachment, I do not even read the mail, just deletebut I suppose I > > need to update my Norton AV to get something that does do email now as well > > >

RE: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject

2001-02-08 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
> > I guess that means that there isn't a lot you can do > for people using Outlook Express. Or can you change > that option to allow the final extension to be > displayed? It's been so long since I last fooled > around with Outlook I don't remember. I always enable > extension display in Windo

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Gerald Cermak
aimcompute writes: > I haven't checked to see if there were any software > updates or not. Maybe there are. There are new drivers on their website dated Jan 2001. Gerry - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the direction

Re: Way OT: Virus Control re Outlook Express...

2001-02-08 Thread dosk
> > Someone has mentioned here on this list that one can get a virus (or worm, > > or trojan) just by opening e-mail. This is, I believe, one of the many > > unfounded, slightly paranoid, rumors about viruses. (Virii?) > > I assure you that both the statements made about being able to get > infec

RE: KM&newbie questions

2001-02-08 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
Is iemand geinteresseerd in de Nederlandstalige uitvoering van de MX gebruiksaanwijzing? Frits - 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: Lens sharpness

2001-02-08 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
Leave the centre of the filter free of Vaseline, and use a hood, else the Vaseline will show up very white. You can play with the ratio between the covered and uncovered area. Frits. > I read this tip somewhere about getting a cheap > plain(eg. skylight) filter and spreading some vaseline > on i

Re: Discontinued FA 4/28-70 AL ?!? (RE: A 35-70 f3.5-4.5 - comments?)

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 22:14 7.2.2001 -0600, you wrote: >I heard a Pentax rep state about a month ago that the PZ-1p production was stopped and Pentax did not plan to fill back orders on the camera, in favor of the new MZ-S. > >John A pity :( I hoped I could get one cheaper if the price falls, but now doubt it with

Re[2]: UK Photo Stores, etc.

2001-02-08 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Mike Johnston wrote: > Bob Walkden wrote: >> 2 more shops in Pied Bull Yard, can't remember the names >> Museum Cameras flew by night... > For our foreign members who may not know the meaning of this term, I offer > this definition, from the book _2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings, and >

Re[2]: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, dosk wrote: [...] > Also, a question; as DOF deepens the more you stop down a lens, would a 1.0 > lens, perhaps because of all that much more glass available, have a > proportionately better DOF at say 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.0, etc, etc?? > Skip No. It doesn't matter what the largest aperture is

Re: EI2000 (was:RE: Discontinued FA 4/28-70 AL ?!? (RE: A 35-70 f3.5-4.5 - comments?)

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
Oops. Mea culpa. I am sorry! I must have read it somewhere - the local phot zines are just full of crap! Ok, that's good news! I had the wrong impression. True optical viewfinder is of course much better, even with beamsplitter! I actually filmed few times with Super-8 cameras with same thing, a

Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Robert Harris
"Matamoros, Cesar A." wrote: > > I have to reply to this one. > > Being from NY and living away from there I have been subscribed to > the NY Times for about two years now. I have not had a single instance of > receiving mail from their special advertisers. Concerning 'cookies'

Re: Dof Preview??

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 08:14 8.2.2001 -0800, you wrote: >Personally, I still have trouble getting any useful idea of >depth of field by using the depth of field preview but I do find >it invaluable for judging the quality of the out-of-focus >background in macro shots. I tend to think of it as a "quality >of bokeh pr

Re: re:A lens that only fits on plastic lens mount

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 14:29 7.2.2001 -0600, Cy Galley wrote: >Many plastics are so tough that a bullet will bounce off without a trace. No >scratch, No Dent. Try that with metal! Yes, that's great. But are these great plastics used in the cheap cameras' lens mounts? Hahaha! Nope! No way a "modern" company designs

"PENTAX" (tm) was not Asahi's at first!?

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
I just got this piece of info from one of my history-wise friends at Praktica group: *** Frantisek, regarding trademarks, do you know that the name "Pentax" was originally owned by KW? A range of KW cine equipment was made under the Pentax name but I suspect Asahi made an arrangement with KW to

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Gerald Cermak
Nice little gallery, Colin. I especially liked Wave near Nugget Point, Otago. This is exactly the kind of result I'm looking for, and after seeing these, realize I can easily make it's output usable with some editing of raw scans like I do for the S20 (which, BTW, does a lousy job itself on most

R: "PENTAX" (tm) was not Asahi's at first!?

2001-02-08 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
As I wote some time ago, the Pentax name was KW/Pentacon (tm) in South Africa only, where they marketed cine projectors under that brand name. KW already used the name Pentax for a prototype medium format camera which never saw light as a mass-produced product. It looks like they missed registerin

Re: OT: Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi ... As others have posted, I have not had a single instance of receiving mail from their special advertisers. I delete cookies every day, and I have some software that cruises my drives looking for advertising software - none has ever been found. dosk wrote: > > Registering with the NY Time

Re: Focus rails

2001-02-08 Thread Joseph McAllister
On 02/08/2001 03:42, mike wilson opined: >www.novoflex.com is the address of a good site. They do have UK >reps. as far as I remember. Pentax makes one. It's pricey. Most of the New York Mail Order places have them under their own name, like Cambron. They are marketed under Vivitar, Spiratone

Re: Way OT: Virus Control re Outlook Express...

2001-02-08 Thread John Francis
dosk wrote: > > > > Someone has mentioned here on this list that one can get a virus (or worm, > > > or trojan) just by opening e-mail. This is, I believe, one of the many > > > unfounded, slightly paranoid, rumors about viruses. (Virii?) > > > > I assure you that both the statements made about b

Re: UK Photo Stores, etc.

2001-02-08 Thread Jim Meeks
Thanks Bob and Cotty and I guess Mike for the definition. I'm going to check the web site in regards to VAT, etc. It seems pretty thorough. Sincerely, Jim - 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 vi

My work on-line

2001-02-08 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi everybody, I proudly announce the birth of the on-line version of one of the magazines I work for. Its name is "Infrazioni", you can find it at http://www.infrazioni.it/ It is a magazine edited by the members of an association (Associazione Itaca) that attends to the needy children of my reg

Black 43/1.9 Limited

2001-02-08 Thread rob
Hi, Does anybody know where in the world black 43/1.9's are sold ? Is it only Japan, if so how much do they cost ? Did someone mention previously rumours of black 43/1.9's in the States ? Thanks Rob "But I WANT a Black one !!" Gillespie PS Just gave up looking at Yodobashi

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread SETH
"Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a 30 year old Fujica ST-901 that has a stepless electronic shutter > from 2 sec to 1/2000 on auto and 1/60 to 1/1000 plus B on manual. Doesn't > sound like a big deal to me It may not be, unless your batteries have died and you need to take shot

Re: New MX User

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > please stand by - our expert staff in the MX dept will > be here to assist you at any moment !8^D > > a most excellent camera, by the way! Hi Bill - Where's Ted? A most excellent response, BTW . -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message

Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect

2001-02-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
I've shot several rolls of Supra 100. It is punchier and more contrasty than Reala, but then almost anything is. Grain looks pretty good on scans. Better than Portra 160. Skin tones looked really good on both light and dark skin. I have quite liked it. It might even replace my heavy use of Po

Re: Fw: Référencement de votre site

2001-02-08 Thread Chris Brogden
I'm not that great at it myself, but here's a rough idea: On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, William Robb wrote: > > Cher Webmaster, Dear Stoat-face, > > Le logiciel Netboussole a été lancé en novembre 2000 et 20.000 > utilisateurs surfent régulièrement grâce à cet outil d’aide à la > navigation. The soft

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