On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Evan J Dong wrote:
> On the Macro lens, it has two (2) aperature ring on it . The range
> runs from F22 to F4. Any reason as to why it had two aperature ring
> and are eah ring supposed to go through the entire range form F22 to
> F4.0? It appears that this lens is only sto
I recently received this lens as part of a package. (package includes
Spotmatic F, 55mmF1.8 Super Tak, everready case, Vivtar 265 and a
Montgomery Ward flash)
The camera battery cover is not going on correctly, so I beleive that I
would need to get a new cover.
The legend on the front of this le
Yes you can (have different resolutions and refresh rates). There was some
discussion here if you caught it as to whether the same was true for Win2K
and the answer was that you can do it on that platform, too.
Maris
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From: "D. Glenn Arthur Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:50 PM
Subject: Cropping Instructions
To Glenn who print,
> I'm looking at some 4x6 proofs that I'm going to send back
to the
> lab for cropping and enlarging, an
A scroll of mail from "David A. Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sat,
17 Mar 2001 18:16:27 +1300
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> I just hope she lets me use it :) I would _love_ to dual-head it with my 17"...
>can you have different resolutions and scan rates for each monitor in a dual-
>head setup?
With the Matrox G
It's not a chair! It's the Death Ray of Captain Proton's nemesis, Dr.
Chaotica!
Regards,
Bob...
Give blood. Play hockey.
From: "dosk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> And one could always use it for a portable chair when one got tired of
> carrying it around. And also cook in it
> Dosk
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This mess
And one could always use it for a portable chair when one got tired of
carrying it around. And also cook in it
Dosk
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From: "David P. Chernicoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 10:39 PM
Subject: Never to be found on ebay
Subject: Re: Zenit SLRs?
Damn thing looks just like a MZ-S.. (How much did you say it was?)
Dosk
>
> The one in the auction is a new style, or atleast it looks newer. It's
> also a K-mount too, and the lens is the only K-mount 58mm I can think of.
> 58mm (along with 55mm) used to be popular
Maris writes:
> Buy her a new video card and she'll love you for life.
Her PC will need more than a new video card :) It's a Pentium 133, like
mine, but has an older chipset and runs much slower. I've been planning for
over a year now to build a new box so maybe it's time... my latest plan
Kevin Thornsberry writes:
> I just made my first used lens purchase, a
> Pentax F 100 2.8 Macro from KEH. I can't wait for it to arrive. I've been
> doing most of my photography with a Pentax FA 28-200 zoom so I'm
> expecting a notable difference in sharpness.
I have the FA version of this le
I think Sam Vinegar, Classic Camera, Photorama, is who you are
talking about, Bob. His store is one of those wonderful places
where you can browse for hours and find something you didn't no
even existed. I haven't been in the Detriot area for more than
ten years, but did business (buying and sell
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Sent: March 16, 2001 8:25 PM
Subject: PUG Theme query
> Bill,
>
> About this month's theme, "Patterns and Textures"--can it be
one or the
> other, or does it need to be both?
It could be one, or the othe
A 300mm F1.4? That must make the 180mm look like a pancake! Geez...
Todd
At 08:02 PM 3/16/01 -0800, you wrote:
>About a year ago, a 300mm f/1.4 Zoomar was offered on ebay. I don't know
>what it went for. The design was essentially the same as the 180 shown at
>the given web address.
>
>Rega
Spotted on eBay with a BIN price of, $575.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1222669285
Later,
Gary
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About a year ago, a 300mm f/1.4 Zoomar was offered on ebay. I don't know
what it went for. The design was essentially the same as the 180 shown at
the given web address.
Regards,
Bob...
Give blood. Play hockey.
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:39:00 -0500, you wrote:
>John Mustarde wrote:
>
>> Every time I really want new gear, I just haul out the Auto 110.
>>
>Wow! I didn't know it came with auto-enablement. If the guy had listed
>that on ebay he could have gotten at least $88 for the set. But now
>maybe I can
never say never
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> Subject: Never to be found on ebay
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>
> and I can't be this enabled:
>
> http://www.cameraquest
and I can't be this enabled:
http://www.cameraquest.com/zoomar13.htm
David<
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The one in the auction is a new style, or atleast it looks newer. It's
also a K-mount too, and the lens is the only K-mount 58mm I can think of.
58mm (along with 55mm) used to be popular focal lengths but now it seems
hardly anyone makes them anymore, and I don't have any idea why.
Oh, BTW here
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Anyone have any
Anyone have any comments on these beasts? I noticed a seller is running an
auction for a bunch of new ones pretty cheap. They would seem to be fun to
own just off of the reactions you'd probably get from people while using it
(what the heck is that thing?!?). And of course you could use all yo
John Mustarde wrote:
>
>
>
> Every time I really want new gear, I just haul out the Auto 110.
>
Wow! I didn't know it came with auto-enablement. If the guy had listed
that on ebay he could have gotten at least $88 for the set. But now
maybe I can turn it into that 6x7 I want. Just wave it you
William Robb wrote:
> Been there, seen them toes.
>
Then whose toes are they?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 18:14:00 -0500, you wrote:
>But I bought a Pentax auto 110 outfit on ebay. I couldn't resist.
I bought an Auto 110 set about four years ago. I'm going to take some
photos with it soon... maybe not this year, but soon.
I tried to sell it once, but my wife protested:
"It's s
>Thanks for the reply to my thread, John. My interest in this zoom range is
>as a gift to my girlfriend whom I introduce to the wonderful world of Pentax
>photography when I got her a ZX-30 w/ a Sigma 28-105 for her birthday last
>year. I bought this brand new as an outfit from Samy's Camera in L
Bill,
About this month's theme, "Patterns and Textures"--can it be one or the
other, or does it need to be both?
Dan Scott
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>Also, the cutoff for the next gallery is rapidly approaching, so
>get scanning!!
>Thanks
>Bill
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> Help.Pug Alert...
> Whats the theme??
>Procrastination Bob
Bad PUG Maintainer! No treats for you Mr. PUG Mai
You know I've never tried shooting the cars in the "action" mode.. I use Av
or Tv selections I wonder what effect that would have... With the FA
lenses sending Focal, Aperture and the DOF info, maybe it will be a better
program... One way to find out... I'll be along side US1 for lunch
Saturd
One on e-Bay I bid on it but the high bid past my interest in it at
$6.00 It's at an astounding $20.00 now I am starting to hate
e-Bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1221743790
A excellent one is at KEH for $17.00 You can get the like new- FG
battery pa
That is an beautiful picture... What lens were you using? I assume a fast
300mm or ???-300 zoom. I am saving the pennys for one in that vein, got any
suggestions Pentax or otherwise?
l8r,
Douglas E Harmon
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You are probably OK with the film. I believe the camera will expose it as
100ASA and the film should easily handle 1 stop over exposure.
Todd
At 07:53 PM 3/16/01 EST, you wrote:
> Paul...
> Yah you're nuts..but so am I... I bought one on e-Bay 2 months
> ago for $50.00 ((body-24mm-50mm-cap
Bob writes regarding the Pentax Auto 110:
>Word of caution..I ran right out and bought
>Fuji-200 film 3 Pak. (cheap) before I realized
>the 110 can only "read" 100 and 400 ASA
Yes, it only reads ASA 100 and 400 film cartridges, but all film
cartridges made nowadays are the 100 film cartridge
On second look, it's a fisheye! That took
imagination. Fisheye sports? That's a rarity.
JCO
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> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 8:19 PM
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> Subject: Ultrawideangle spo
Hi Philippe
> I have a Zx-7 and read something about a remote control for it. I have a
> cable release (that electric/electronic cable) but the remote might take
> less room in a bag and take less time to set up (I hesitate to leave my
> cable plugged in).
I have both the cable release and remot
I just noticed BH Photo is listing the 28-70/f4 for $139.
Pentax Zoom Wide Angle 28-70mm f/4.0 AL FSMCP-FA Auto Focus Lens [USA]
B&H Catalog # PE28704ALFA
Mfg Catalog # 27531
In Stock
$139.95
List Price: $345.00
Compare with a 28-70/f4 on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI
I like getting the print with the marks right on it. Very unambiguous.
You can use a rectangle drawn in PhotoShop to do it. Of course if you want
it to fit standard proportions (5x7, 8x10, etc.) you either need a cropping
guide or be willing to specify the one dimension and let the other fall
w
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>>Just noticed today that at KEH the 40/2.8 pancake has virtually achieved
>>price parity with the 50/1.2 @$299.00.
>
>And I bought one for NLG 75 (about USD 30) last week fro
Hi...
The ZX-7 remote is quite tiny...if you got the original ZX-7
camera strap you will notice a small snap-pouch on the
strap itselfTHAT fits the remote. They are available at just
about any Pentax dealer...Apex Camera in Manchester has
them for about $ 20.00.. I think any Pent
To the folks who print,
I'm looking at some 4x6 proofs that I'm going to send back to the
lab for cropping and enlarging, and I'm scanning them so I can play
with the cropping on-screen.
Would it be better to print out a copy of what I want the finished
product to look like, or a copy of the f
Just won an eBay auction for a medium format film scanner so my
trusty HP has to go. Details in case you don't know:
Scans 35mm slides and negatives at 2400dpi
Scans prints up to 5x7 at 300 dpi
USB connection
It's less than a year old and in virtually "like new" condition
with all original box,
Not a very highly rated lens, especially at the long end, quite soft with
low
contrast. But, if you want one, B&H Photo, www.bhphotovideo, has one listed
in
this month's Popular Photography, brand new, for $199.95. The aperture is
f/4.5-6.7, so it is on the slow side as well...
Personally
"D. Glenn Arthur Jr." wrote:
>
> Would it be better to print out a copy of what I want the finished
> product to look like, or a copy of the full frame with cropping
> marks drawn on it? Which would you rather work from?
Crop marks.
tv
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Skip wrote >> What could possibly be your objections to the rubber hood
method? (If the aquarium will allow you to get that close...) <<
I think the meaning of my comment was lost in the many permutations of the
thread.
I see no problem using a rubber hood with flash (and even without flash, t
Pauloa cheap, lousy lens. Do not recommend it.
Robert James
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Shel wrote:
> I think you misunderstood what I want to do. I've already got a
> bunch of 4x6 prints from the lab, I now want to fiddle with cropping
> on specific frames. I could never have a lab do that for me as
> inexpensively as I could do it on the B&W paper. Plus, I'd have to
> drive to
Hey Chris, Where are ya'?
I tried sending the attached to you, but it was bounced right back at me,
saying, "Host connect failed - destination host not responding." I tried
it three times, no go.
Anyhow, here's the message.
K.
To: Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 200mm
My mailserver seems to think there haven't been any messages since 2:36am.
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For Aaron's happyness, there is Texdance's new LX and no new MX
Regards
Please send the messages to me directly, to not disturb other members, thanks.
Also, I've not included 110 and digital cameras, just because I started this
way, and I didn't want to change in the middle of the way.
Also, if
Mailserver problems I hope.
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Hi folks - I answered some of my own questions. I took a
chance and bought the camera at Egghead for 45 USD + 7 shipping. It seems
an uncommonly good deal... we'll see. Has VGA resolution (640 * 480) and comes
with one of those digital stitchers as well as a bunch of other
software.
Th
Douglas E Harmon wrote:
>
> Alin Wrote:
> :Douglas, what sort of problems have you encountered? Was it that
> : you had multiple cars in the frame, covering different sensors?
>
> Basicly, that is the main problem... Same lens by the way... I try to get a
> couple of prototypes passing one o
1st, sorry that I am sending this to list. But I had persistent problems
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>Just noticed today that at KEH the 40/2.8 pancake has virtually achieved
>price parity with the 50/1.2 @$299.00.
And I bought one for NLG 75 (about USD 30) last week from a local shop.
--
Johan Schoone <[EMAIL PROTECTE
Rubber hood method only for flash? No. Absolutely not. You can of course use
this method quite effectively with flash, but I mostly use it without flash,
to prevent reflections in the glass barrier I'm shooting thru...
What would you do, press a lens or a hard hood against the glass of the
exhibit
> From: "Eric Lawton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Can someone explain how the autofocus works on a ZX-5n. When you turn the
> camera on (and you are in the AF mode) is the autofocus active?
Yes.
> Does
> pressing the shutter slightly lock the focus so you can recompose without
> the camera focus
I'm interested in using a webcam to publish live snapshots of
the view from my front yard to the web. I have seen Creative Labs Video
Blaster WebCam Plus, which sells for about 80 USD. It appears to come with
software for just this purpose, but as usual, it's hard to tell by reading
the mf
Hey Eric, what makes you think you could get better answers (or for that
matter, any answers at all) from a dealer? There are so many cameras out
there, many sales people have absolutely no idea at all as to how particular
cameras work. Here, at the PDML, is exactly the place to learn about such
t
Collin Brendemuehl wrote
Any of you folks ever use one? (Graflex Norita) Midwest Photo
recently got in a couple of bodies and several lenses. It's designed
a lot like the Pentax 6x7 -- interchangable finders, 6x6, FP, 75mm LS
lens, etc. Nice looking outfits. How are the l
How come she only has 4 toes?
Good shot though. Nice texture and grain...
Skip
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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 9:36 AM
Subject: ot: pic o' the day
> http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/feet_12279901_3.html
>
dosk wrote:
>
> How come she only has 4 toes?
This is the south, that's pretty typical.
> Good shot though. Nice texture and grain...
Thanks, glad to hear that someone is checking them out...
tv
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According to the manual, the ZX-7 uses the Remote Control D. I purchased the
Remote Control E and it works just fine.
I bought mine from the Pentax booth at Hunt's Photo & Video Expo in Boston
last year for $19.95. Any Pentax dealer should be able to get it for you.
It is about 2cm wide by 5 cm
Brass shim stock works well.
.001" or .002" thickness is about the right thickness.
available at hobby shops or auto parts stores.
Eric
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Steve Larson wrote:
> M&M`s do come in every color,
> but the must be bought at a
> "custom candy shop". M&M`s have
> a store in Vegas, and you can
> buy every color from white to black.
Hi Steve ...
While a trip to Vegas is a little out of the question at this time,
I really do appreciate th
"Lewis, Gerald", in part, wrote :
>
> I live in an apartment and do not have any darkroom facilities for printing
> paper and while I develop my own b/w negs and occasionally E-6
> transparencies I have to depend on a pro lab for any serious prints. I
> finally decided to purchase a Tamarack 240
<< Actually it is a K-Mount Canon SMC. >>
Anyone want to buy my P67 mount Hasselblad 105mm 2.4 for $1,000? Really,
that Asahi/Takumar stuff printed on it is just a typo.
Robert
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Hi Shel,
I would just go ahead and make some contacts or small prints as usual,
especially if you're just looking at cropping (you do that? :-) ) issues.
They will probably be really flat if I remember correctly. Dial in some
cyan and magenta with a bias towards more magenta - maybe twice the m
Hi Chris,
You can count on me!
Sorry I didn't answer before.
Gianfranco
Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So far we have 13 people who have agreed to comment on a few PUG entries
> each month. Unfortunately, if we get another gallery of 85 photos, that
> works out to 6 or 7 photos p
Well, that's if you want the flash lighting effect...
ppro
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Tennessee Aquarium
$5.00 rubber hood, pressed right up against the glass. (If they'll allow
it.
Can someone explain how the autofocus works on a ZX-5n. When you turn the
camera on (and you are in the AF mode) is the autofocus active? Does
pressing the shutter slightly lock the focus so you can recompose without
the camera focusing on something else? Sorry to ask such basic questions. I
Hello Albano,
I do agree thet changing LX screens is really difficult.
At 15 Mar 2001 14:07:52 -0300,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote;
> First, I quited the SC 21. The frame went down, but the screeen
> remained up. With effort and time, it went down minty. I put the
> grid SG 60. It went up, ok.
The
Re: Pentax ZX-5n AF performance.. I would like to hear some more on this
matter too! (On the various AF capabilities and comparisons of both the
PZ1[p] and
ZX-5n. Forget the MZ-S; at its projected price that's just not realistic for
me at all...)
I don't understand what you're saying here Ed
Buy her a new video card and she'll love you for life.
Maris
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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:33 AM
Subject: It's just not fair
| Hi all,
|
| Today my girlfriend received an email from someone at
Any of you folks ever use one?
Midwest Photo recently got in a couple of bodies
and several lenses. It's designed a lot like the
Pentax 6x7 -- interchangable finders, 6x6, FP,
75mm LS lens, etc. Nice looking outfits.
How are the lenses?
Collin (too curious for my own pocketbook)
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What's the better material for doing a good pinhole lens to attach to a body
cap. Aluminum foil or what?
Thanks
Albano
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From: "Bob Blakely"
> Anyway, my post was just jest, Snowfield Willie.
As was mine,. mostly
Bill
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From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: March 15, 2001 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: Color Neg Printed to B&W Paper w/Dichro Head
> Thanks Bill. I don't understand how colour proufs woold be
> cheaper. It only costs about 25¢ for me to prin
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:33:02 -0500, you wrote:
>Just wondering how much I might expect to get for a Super
>Program with SMC-A 50/f1.4 (both in absolutely beautiful
>condition). I may put them on eBay and would like some input
>before setting a reserve price.
>
>Mark
>(If anyone here's interested,
Alin Wrote:
:Douglas, what sort of problems have you encountered? Was it that
: you had multiple cars in the frame, covering different sensors?
Basicly, that is the main problem... Same lens by the way... I try to get a
couple of prototypes passing one of the factory cars in the turns(quite f
Douglas, what sort of problems have you encountered? Was it that
you had multiple cars in the frame, covering different sensors? What
lens did you used?
I've done quite some ski shooting this winter with my MZ-5n in
multisensor AF mode and the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6. All pictures came out in
sh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Why can't the camera be designed to lock the shutter if the film breaks?
> That way, it's not up to you to notice the Error display. DOES the shutter
> lock? If so, that would make me feel much better about moving to a modern
> camera.
When my MZ5n detected misloaded
Albano wrote:
> What functionality she will loose? She will keep all exposure modes, specially
> program ones?
Hi Albano,
Minolta only recently introduced focus distance in the
communication protocol between the lens and the camera (as opposed to
Pentax who had it starting with the ear
Hi all,
Today my girlfriend received an email from someone at Philips. Apparently
she's won a 109P monitor in a competition we don't remember entering. Me,
being a suspicious type, checked the headers and the message looks
genuine :)
Looking at the specs, this is one impressive-looking mo
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