About CLA

Hi all, Today, I went down to the local Pentax service centre to get my Z-50p repaired. (Its LCD and LED are defected...) The total cost will be around JPY17,000 (some USD150) and it will be ready 27th. I felt curious about the cost and asked the clerk how much it will be for CLA of an LX. Sh

RE: ZX-5N 's lousy AF???

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Peter Smith wrote: > Chris Brogden wrote: > > > Not to mention a battery drainer. If you want to see annoying, check out > > the AF assist on the MZ-30 and MZ-7. It's a strobe flash. I can almost > > hear the batteries being sucked dry. :) > > What evidence do you have

Re[2]: Who wants a LX for 400 US$ ?

> Well Albano, can you add a LX to your PDML body stats ? > > So, this buy was not exactly planned, and I have now to sell > one of my MX and a few lenses... Hi Jerome, Welcome to the LX Guild!! So you got an LX and are selling an MX. Hey Aaron, our triumph is near!! Sincerely,

New LX screens

Hi Team, Due to the extraordinary efforts of a fellow PDMLer located in Japan I now have SE-60 focusing screens fitted to my LXen. The SE-60 is a Matte field only screen (the same designation as the old SE-20) however there is no distracting centre sweet spot, the view is totally unimpeded. Th

Re: 20mm lens formulations

Recently Rob Studdert wrote: > > If the FA 20 mm f/2.8 and A 20 mm f/2.8 have the same optical formulations > (as per Boz's site) why then does the Pentax Screen-lens compatibility chart > indicate differing behaviour between these two lenses using the same > screens? Any ideas. Hi Rob, Can

Re: AF160 operation

Recently Ken Archer wrote: > > Just picked up an AF160 in mint condition with some other Pentax stuff. I > checked Bojidar's site and saw reference to a 'dedicated flash'. What does > that mean and how do I use this thing or is any good at all? http://www.phred.org/pentax/k/FAQ/hot-shoe/ Chee

Re: 20mm lens formulations

Recently Rob Studdert wrote: > > If the FA 20 mm f/2.8 and A 20 mm f/2.8 have the same optical formulations > (as per Boz's site) why then does the Pentax Screen-lens compatibility chart > indicate differing behaviour between these two lenses using the same > screens? Any ideas. Now I know wh

Re: wide-angle lens

I have the Pentax A24/2.8 I still haven't used it a lot, but it seems quite sharp and not too prone to flare. It is also quite fast. I took some night street pictures with good results. I bought it in ffordes.co.uk for around US$175. I hope this helps, Jaume (e-mail me if you want some sample

Re: About CLA

Bojidar Dimitrov wrote: > > Recently PAUL STENQUIST wrote: > > > > The Pentax Service Center in Colorado, USA, charges only about $170 US > > for a CLA. > > Pentax Germany charges about 400 DEM (~$182) for a complete CLA. Of this > money, 16 DEM ($7.20) are for parts and the rest is for labor.

Re: Who wants a LX for 400 US$ ?

>> Welcome to the LX Guild!! So you got an LX and are selling >> an MX. Hey Aaron, our triumph is near!! > >The LX will reign supreme!! >Welcome to the world of the LX, Jerome. Thanks ! In fact, it's my second LX...and I keep my well-used black MX...I'm only selling my chrome MX. He is really

Re: LX & 43mm

Hi Shel, At 19 Mar 2001 06:15:44 -0800, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote; > This weekend I once again used the 43mm Ltd on an LX body. This is > the third time I've used the combination. It is so sweet. The lens > focuses quickly with just a fingertip action, and is so perfectly > bal

Vivitar Series 1 55/1.2K (Yes, you read right): Need pricing advice

Guys, I've been holding out on you about a rare find that I recently acquired: A Vivitar Series 1 55/1.2 in K mount. You won't find this lens in any list of Series 1 lenses. But exist it does; Series 1 is etched on the lens barrel and molded into the lens cap. If one of you wishes to host the pho

RE: FA24*/2.0 vs Sigma 24/2.8 (Was Re: wide-angle lens)

Hi, At 19 Mar 2001 14:20:04 -, "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote; > On the other hand, the Sigma is less than one third of the price of the > Pentax! This makes it very much a judgement call. If you are concerned > about flare then consider the FA, otherwise the Sigma is best bang fo

RE: Wedding hell: Pentax: 3, Metz flash unit: no score

My two wedding hell stories: 1. Got to church, snagged pants on something and ripped the seat out of them. Good thing I always listen to my mother (clean socks and underwear). 2. Hot summer day, Baptist Church (lots of "Amens"), bride sitting outside in a/c limo. Comes into church for invocat

Re: LX & 43mm

I bet it is good looking. Still, I prefer black. Regards, Bob... Give blood. Play hockey. From: "Yoshihiko Takinami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Shel, > > At 19 Mar 2001 06:15:44 -0800, > Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote; > > > This weekend I once again used the 43mm Ltd on an LX body

Re: LX & 43mm

I'd probably prefer black, but, from a cosmetic standpoint, if the black lens and black body don't match up well, it could look pretty bad. IAC, I'm not that concerned about appearance except WRT how the photographs look. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bob Blakely wrote: > > I bet

Re: Hoya HMC L-44 for SMC 200/2.5?

A scroll of mail from PAUL STENQUIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sat, 17 Mar 2001 20:31:13 -0500 Read it? y >Way to ebay, Texdance. I think I'm really gonna like having that auto >110 around. I smell big glass. Big, expensive, fully enabled glass. >Paul Hmmm, there's an 800 f4.0 for 6x7 in one of my

Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f2.8-3.5 info needed

Hi, All Dear Pentaxiers! Maybe some of you used this lens... How it performs, especially on the ends; how it resist to flare etc... I have currently couple of pentax primes and Pentax A 28-80 F3.5 - 4.5 (not SMC version) and not so happy with it. I'm going to get rid of it but still want all-aro

FS: Black ME Super

I've too many ME Supers and have decided to sell a nice looking, well maintained black body. As with all items I offer to the list, your satisfaction is guaranteed. Please contact me off list for details as to condition, price, etc. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is f

Re[2]: wide-angle lens

Hi all, I also have an A24/2.8. I used to have A28/2.8, but I sold it to my friend. A24/2.8 has slight light fall-off in the corners, but very sharp. Some of my photos in my gallery were taken with it, including my March PUG submission. I love the perspective of a 24mm lens. Sincerely,

RE: About CLA

> Recently PAUL STENQUIST wrote: > > > > The Pentax Service Center in Colorado, USA, charges only > about $170 US > > for a CLA. > > Pentax Germany charges about 400 DEM (~$182) for a complete > CLA. Of this > money, 16 DEM ($7.20) are for parts and the rest is for labor. > > Cheers, > Boz

LX & 43mm

This weekend I once again used the 43mm Ltd on an LX body. This is the third time I've used the combination. It is so sweet. The lens focuses quickly with just a fingertip action, and is so perfectly balanced on the camera I'm almost moved to tears. By all means, if you can, try this combinati

Re: Re: sekonic light meter(todd)

IIRC Isn't that what happens as the battery starts to get exhausted? Anyway, if the sekonic agrees with the K1000 but not with the SP500 then the SP500 is probably off (though there is a chance both the sekonic and K1000 are aff by the same amount). Another thing to check is the lens on the SP50

Re[2]: LX & 43mm

Hi all, I felt much enabled... But no! I have to wait for my A50/1.4 to come!! Sincerely, > I'd probably prefer black, but, from a cosmetic standpoint, if the > black lens and black body don't match up well, it could look pretty > bad. IAC, I'm not that concerned about appearance except WRT

Re: Black ME Super

Oh Shel! How could you do this? You're selling one of your babies! Black ME Supers don't grow on trees any more, you know. If you sell it you'll feel sad... Regards, Bob... Give blood. Play hockey. From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I've too many ME Supers and have decided to sell

Re:  Zenit SLRs?

Sas Gabor wrote: > Hi, > > I started with a Zenit E about 13 years ago, then upgraded to a > Zenit 12XP, then came a Zenit 19. > > [snip] > I would add that in my experience the newer a Zenit is, the less > reliable it is. [snip] I guess I am lucky -- I have an old reliable Zenit E sitting in

Re: ZX-5N vs. PZ1 vs. PZ1p vs. lousy AF???

Chris, Thanks for the nice explanation. I've been following this thread and I must admit there was a point where I was getting a bit confused. Your post really cleared things up. I own a zx-m and am considering an auto-focus camera. I'm in no hurry so I think I'll wait until the release of

Re: FA24*/2.0 vs Sigma 24/2.8 (Was Re: wide-angle lens)

"Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in the UK you can get lots of second hand MF Sigma 24s for >about £40. There are very few FA 24s second hand and the new price is >£540. You could get 13.5 second hand sigmas for the price of a new FA! Perhaps this means something... - This message is

Re: About CLA

Pentax no longer services bodies such as my Super Program but I took it to a 3rd party repair outlet in Minnesota and they quoted me approx $125 for a CLA. Said it would take about 3 weeks though... I bought my bodies new but they are all approaching 20 years of age (K-1000, MX and Super Program

Re: FA24*/2.0 vs Sigma 24/2.8 (Was Re: wide-angle lens)

That Pentax's is 13.5 times better than Sigma's? :) --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > in the UK you can get lots of second hand MF Sigma > 24s for > >about £40. There are very few FA 24s second hand > and the new price is > >£540. You

Stripes on film

Hi guys, I got some rools of film back from the lab this weekend and notice wile scannig them that some frames have some pinkish vertical stripes. What might have caused that, bad processing? Thanks, Herbet. __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own

[FW:$45 Pentax K mount Auto Bellows LN]

Spotted in rec.photo.marketplace.35mm http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=rec.photo.marketplace Todd Subject: FS:$45 Pentax K mount Auto Bellows LN Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:43:39 -0500 From: "chris wakeen" <[EMAIL PROT

UK camera shop - nominate the best!

Hi Listers, especially UK ones... Does anyone know of a really decent camera shop in the UK, preferably in the south of England, preferably anywhere between London and Bristol, that has: 1/ A really good selection of gear, large shop with plenty of room, major makes, 35mm and medium format, l

24mm Lens Hoods

Does anyone know if the Tak 24/3.5 hood will fit on a K24/2.8? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the direc

Re: ZX-5N 's lousy AF???

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, W Keith Mosier wrote: > One other question for you about the autofocus comparison. > > How do the different brands compare when using third party lenses? > > Say, you use the same model Sigma zoom on Nikon, Canon, and Pentax. > I guess what I'm asking is how much of the dif

Info request for SF1 vs SF1n......

The only difference between the SF1 and SF1n bodies (besides a rather large price gap on KEH), that I find on Dimitrov's good web site is in the max shutter speeds... SF1= 1/2000, vs SF1n = 1/4000. Does anyone know other stuff about these two bodies? Is that really the only difference? (I can cert

RE: UK camera shop - nominate the best!

If you find one, let me know. I cannot recommend ANY of the ones in Reading! I presume as you are in Oxfordsire that there is not a good one in Oxford either? Rob Brigham -Original Message- From: Steve Cottrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 19 March 2001 17:10 To: Pentax List Subjec

Re: I'm Back

A scroll of mail from Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sun, 18 Mar 2001 23:21:26 -0500 Read it? y >Cool. Who is in charge? I have a few suggestions... > >oh, and if I'm still doing the drudge work, what are the new maintainers doing? > >Doug "why are these strings attached to me?" Brewer With t

Re: KM (and other K bodies): Stepless shutter?

A scroll of mail from Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sun, 18 Mar 2001 18:01:11 -0500 Read it? y >I believe you'll find all of the pure mechanial bodies >to be stepless. The detents are in the dials only, and not >in the mechanism. The linkage is linear between them -- >there are no ge

Thailand / Malaysia /Indonesia contacts needed...

Hey,   seems that I might go around south east asian country for a while.. I was wondering if any member were around and where to shoot   Philippe  

Re: About CLA

I stick with the best American manufacturers like Honda and Toyota. Regards, Bob... From: "Paris, Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Recently PAUL STENQUIST wrote: > > > > > > The Pentax Service Center in Colorado, USA, charges only > > about $170 US > > > for a CLA. > > > > Pentax Germany cha

Re: ZX-5N AF again (was Re: ZX-5n - Good price at B&H photo: A Question to All....)

Douglas E Harmon wrote: > : > : http://motorsport.com/photos/alms/ls00/alms-2000-ls-jf-0223.jpg > : > 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? That

I'm a very happy camper

The LX body and 50mm f1.2 lens I bought on ebay for $550 USD arrived today. Given the photos with the auction (dusty looking) I was expecting a "decent" deal for the price, especially given that SMC-M 50 1.2 lenses have been selling for between $275-$350. Imagine my surprise when I opened the

RE:Thoughts on the FA* 28-70mm Zoom

I have owned this lens for about four years now, and it is my standard lens. I traded in a 50 f1.7, a 28 f2.8, and a 28-105 for it, plus some cash. But it was well worth it. The lens is sharp as a tack, convenient focal lengths, fast for a zoom, and the colour rendition and contrast rivals that

RE: AF160 operation

Hi Ken In this case I think it means flash ready signal in viewfinder and maybe automatic setting of the camera flash sync speed. For more modern flashes it also means TTL ability and even automatic flash zooming (like AF500FTZ) with i.e. Pentax Z- series. This particular flash should be operation

A Conversation

I was just down at Midwest this afternoon and had the opportunity to meet one of their customers from Japan. She needed to replace her 28-70/4 AL as hers was moisture damaged and the est. repair cost was $125. Unfortunately Midwest does not carry Pentax 35mm so Abdi asked me to assist her with f

Re: Vivitar Series 1 55/1.2K (Yes, you read right): Need pricing advice

Chris, You have clarified several considerations that had been floating through my mind. I don't know this fellow at all. But a vintage collector that I work with knows him by reputation--perhaps they've met up at a show or two--and assures me he's one of the good guys. The buyer is an avid coll

RE: Thoughts on the FA* 28-70mm Zoom

You mention you use a wireless slave for triggering your Metz MZ40-2 with your RTF flash, I assume you mean the slave is one that picks up the flash from your RTF purely optical. If you buy a second Metz and put that on your PZ1-p you could really wireless trigger your remote Metz and have TTL. T

RE: 35mm lens list

All of them, new, old, in production, discontinued, used, unused, ... Did I skip a group? I want that one too. Frits > Frits, > > You say "overview of lenses available". Do you want used items i.e. > discontinued or just items available new? > > Regards > > Peter > > > http://www.postkoets.btin

RE: 24mm Lens Hoods

Wow! You found the same dealer I did. That's good! Now we both know. Len --- > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Shel Belinkoff > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 3:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 24mm Lens Hoods > > > "Par

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Does anyone know if the Tak 24/3.5 hood will fit on a K24/2.8? > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] yes, I know. The Tak 24/3.5 hood (58mm) fits perfectly on the K 24/3.5 (58mm) , but not on the K 24/2.8 (52mm) George - This message i

Re: Vivitar Series 1 55/1.2K (Yes, you read right): Need pricingadvice

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Chris, > > You have clarified several considerations that had been floating through my > mind. Glad to hear. Looking back on what I wrote, if you're interested in finding out its market value, instead of asking people on the rec.photo.marketplace.

RE: Black ME Super

Shel said: >I've too many ME Supers Does not compute. Does not compute. Aargh!! - 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: 24mm Lens Hoods

Yep, by golly, Dotline seems to have a picture of the very hood and cap style you are telling us about. Good deal! I think the rectangular hoods may do a better job than the tulips, though I'll have to try them to be sure. Len --- > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto

Vs: Vivitar Series 1 55/1.2K (Yes, you read right): Need pricing advice

The later Rollei 35 cameras were made in Singapore, not Japan. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Wedding Hell (Redux)

Ernest Alejandria wrote: [snip] > Tarzan who is usually at his best behavior during these solemn > events must have been so taken by the romantic atmosphere of the moment > (notwithstanding the groom crying) that he decided to pick this time to > mount Jane(I'm trying to phrase this as del

RE: Thoughts on the FA* 28-70mm Zoom

Is that right? The off-camera Metz flash will quench in sync with the Metz on the camera? I've seen that done with some Ikelite flashes but I didn't know it could be done with Metz flashes. That could be a powerful system for shooting weddings, etc, because Metz is fabulously powerful and versa

RE: PZ-1p AF motor speed

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Frits J. Wüthrich wrote: > Thanks for explaining, I didn't realise the camera doesn't refocus > after the first shot in single AF mode, it makes sense to me now. Just to throw some more info into the mix, while this may be true for the Z-1p, the MZ-5n works differently. Whi

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #465

Vivitar/Cosina 55 F1.2 available new from Japan price around JPY16000 (poking around in Shinjuku). Must admit, I wasn't really very tempted - they do look remarkably fragile. Kind regards peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

RE: PZ-1p AF motor speed

It's a nice camera, indeed. I may get one as a backup for the PZ-1p. Right now my backup body is a Super Program with the ME II winder. Len --- > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Chris Brogden > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 4:41 PM

RE: FA24*/2.0 vs Sigma 24/2.8 (Was Re: wide-angle lens)

Nope. I haven't. When focus is correct in the viewfinder, it's correct on the film, too. There are few times when I even look at the distance scale on the lens, unless I'm manually going to use a hyperfocal distance to get max DOF for some kind of action shot or maybe a landscape sort of a tabl

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

Yep--that's my HAMA, all right. Ignore what the description says; the hood does not snap on, it clamps on, just behind the filter (not, as I wrote earlier, around the filter). -- Shel Belinkoff wrote: I found a dealer that carries what may be the hood Paul mentioned.

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

Shel Belinkoff wrote: {snip] > I found a dealer that carries what may be the hood Paul mentioned. > > http://www.dotlinecorp.com/dl_cat_A/-A08_lenshood.html > > I'm not sure if this is the hood, nor can I determine exactly how it > attaches to the lens > http:home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/hama

Pentax book on EBay

I see that Herb Keppler's 1966 book, The Honeywell Pentax Way, is on EBay at a Buy-It-Now price of $25. This is the book I was raving about the other day. Highly recommended. Paul Franklin Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: (703) 834-4648 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To u

Re: Kiron Lens...again

> > > My biggest gripe was that I could have had it on Friday if I had > picked it up > instead of waiting for the mail... Could have checked it out over the > > weekend. > BTW, Buy It Now worked just fine here as there was no reserve and > PayPal > worked fine as well. I think if someone wants

RE: 24mm Lens Hoods

Here is one USA source for Hama lens hoods. I've never done business with them but it appears that you can order online. http://www.dotlinecorp.com/dl_cat_A/-A08_lenshood.html Len --- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow th

Re: Pentax book on EBay

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I see that Herb Keppler's 1966 book, The Honeywell Pentax Way, is on EBay > at a Buy-It-Now price of $25. This is the book I was raving about the other > day. Highly recommended. Just as a heads-up to anyone who's thinking of buying it, you can usua

Uncommon MF zoom for sale at Ritz (35-200, f/2.9-f/4.5)

Ritz Camera (http://www.ritzcam.com) is posting a Vivitar 35-200 f/2.9 to f/4.5 PK (RL Edition) zoom, "like new in box" (10-), for $145. This may be what my records call Vivitar's 35-200 f/3-4.5 zoom that came out in 1986. (Surprising it's not a PKA.) If you like a superwide focal range but disdai

Re: 24mm Lens Hoods

Len Paris wrote: > Yep, by golly, Dotline seems to have a picture of the very hood > and cap style you are telling us about. Good deal! I think the > rectangular hoods may do a better job than the tulips, though > I'll have to try them to be sure. I use the Hama rectangular on a 24mm f2.8. Work

Re: A rare Pentax SMC 80-210 f/3.5 for sale

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > http://camerex.com/discus/ > > Scroll down to Pentax SMC 85-210/f3.5 w/Caps & Hood (Extremely Rare), > posted February 2. > > He's asking $350 or best offer; it's in great condition and includes the > specially made screw-on metal hood. For the record, in June 1999

A rare Pentax SMC 80-210 f/3.5 for sale

http://camerex.com/discus/ Scroll down to Pentax SMC 85-210/f3.5 w/Caps & Hood (Extremely Rare), posted February 2. He's asking $350 or best offer; it's in great condition and includes the specially made screw-on metal hood. For the record, in June 1999 KEH was selling two: $364 in EX and $399 i

Re: Pentax book on EBay

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I see that Herb Keppler's 1966 book, The Honeywell Pentax Way, is on EBay > at a Buy-It-Now price of $25. This is the book I was raving about the other > day. Highly recommended. Good catch, Paul, but the price is too high. Anyone looking for Keppler's book, or othe

Re: Wedding Hell (Redux)

Cropped to protect the scandalous: http://bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/boys.jpg tv "Paris, Leonard" wrote: > > > Oh, and at the same wedding, the girl who caught the bouquet > > was wearing > > a short dress and no panties...I have a funny shot of some 10 year old > > boys getting an eyeful. May

RE: New Pentax 18mm Lens?

Alexander wrote: Any word on the rumored new Pentax-FA 18mm f/2.8 ultra-wide-angle lens? Might it be the next FA* lens? REPLY: Well, since its already "known" it shouldn't be that far away. There's a Japan camera show in a few days. If we're lucky it will be shown there. I don't know whet

Wedding Hell (Redux)

>>Oh, and at the same wedding, the girl who caught the bouquet was >>wearing >>a short dress and no panties...I have a funny shot of some 10 year old >>boys getting an eyeful. Maybe I'll scan that one tonight. >>tv Never mind the boys, how about a shot of the girl sans panties. Paulo Ernest ___

RE: Thoughts on the FA* 28-70mm Zoom

Alexander Grigolia wrote: Could I please have some user comments on the Pentax-FA* 28-70mm f/2.8 AL zoom lens? Not lens test results. But "in the field" working thoughts. Ease of manual focus. Balance on the camera. Quality of construction. REPLY: In my opinion (I know many would d

Three Guys With Cameras....

Bush, Chaney, and Clinton were walking to OZ on the yellow brick road. (They were also taking pixtures of the surrounding scenery with their cameras, which is why this posting is on-topic. Chaney and Bill were using Pentax PZ1p's, but George had to use a Minolta QTSD...) They talk- Bush says, Oh,

Re: About CLA

- Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" Subject: Re: About CLA > I stick with the best American manufacturers like Honda and Toyota. Both built right here in Canada, at (I think) Allison and Cambridge Ontario, respectively. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Anyone using an Kodak RFS 3600 scanner?

On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Gerald Cermak wrote: > Even though I set the scan for 12-bits, I can only get a 8-bit per color > image from TWAIN. > > Does anyone know how to get a full 36 bits into a 48-bit tiff for this > scanner? Hi Gerald, I don't have an RFS3600, so I cannot answer your question. B

What's this camera?

Hi All 10 yrs back I started photography with a Yashica camera. At that time I hardly knew anything about cameras and so never bothered to read the model name. This was not a SLR camera. Now, I am curious to know what TYPE of camera was this? It had following features 1) It had Yashica

Re: Anyone using an Kodak RFS 3600 scanner?

I think I remember a post on the filmscanners list saying the RFS3600 had buggy software, and that Kodak had released a new version. I'd check Kodak's site. Also, Vuescan should have support for it soon (or now). tv "Juan J. Buhler" wrote: > > On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Gerald Cermak wrote: > > >

Re: Stripes on film

Herbet, could you post a couple of scans so I can have a look? TIA Bill - Original Message - From: "herbet brasileiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: March 19, 2001 10:51 AM Subject: Stripes on film > Hi guys, > I got some rools of film back from the lab this > weeken

Re: LX & 43mm

- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: LX & 43mm > This weekend I once again used the 43mm Ltd on an LX body. This is > the third time I've used the combination. It is so sweet. The lens > focuses quickly with just a fingertip action, and is so perfectly > balanced on the

RE: Wedding Hell (Redux)

You wouldn't think ten-year-olds could be that lascivious. :-) You can definitely tell that they had a better angle of view than the camera! Len --- > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tom > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:29 PM > To: [E

Re: Interesting

On Sun, 18 Mar 2001 at 18:56:40 -0600 (CST), Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, William Robb wrote: > > > > Think all NIB 50mm 1.7 lenses were packed in f2.0 boxes? :-) > > > > Only for the US market, I think. > Actually, it's the other way around. f2 lenses in t

RE: LX & 43mm

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > William Robb > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 6:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: LX & 43mm > Sure Shel, I would love to. You still havemy address? > I have the > LX, just send that 43 up h

Re: Wedding Hell (Redux)

Len Paris wrote: > > You wouldn't think ten-year-olds could be that lascivious. :-) You've got to be kidding...what agony it was being 10... > You can definitely tell that they had a better angle of view > than the camera! I had the same angle (I innocently walked that way), but figured a pz-1

Re: Interesting

- Original Message - From: "Rodger Whitlock" < Subject: Re: Interesting > > Oh, that sounds like you are close to getting the fine 50mm f/4 > macro for the price of a lousy f/2 job. What incredible luck! I got my 50mm f4 macro for CAN$40.00. That is about the same price as the 50m

Re: LX & 43mm

William Robb wrote: > > Sure Shel, I would love to. You still havemy address? I have the > LX, just send that 43 up here, I'll gladly give it a whirl. > I would add that the LX and the 77mm is also a swell > combination. I used the 77 at the wedding on Saturday for almost > all the portraits. Ha

RE: Wedding Hell (Redux)

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of tom > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 6:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Wedding Hell (Redux) > > > Len Paris wrote: > > > > You wouldn't think ten-year-olds could be that > lascivious. :-) >

Re: Pentax book on EBay

These are good links...thanks. tv Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Good catch, Paul, but the price is too high. Anyone looking for > Keppler's book, or other books about Pentax, would be well served by > doing a search on http://abebooks.com/ > > Other on line sources for books are http://bibliofind

Re: Wedding Hell (Redux)

Tom writes: > > You can definitely tell that they had a better angle of view > > than the camera! > > I had the same angle (I innocently walked that way), but figured a > pz-1p, 28-70/2.8 and af500ftz on a bracket wasn't sneaky > enoughprobably would have given her a sunburn. This is the r

Re: I'm buying a used Pentax SF1, but...

Skip, SF1 or SF1n comes with a 2CR5 battery pack. It is the grip of the camera itself, where you see the big letters SF1. The 4 AA battery grip is a bit fatter, but goes the same place, as the handgrip. It is available separately. An ebay guy in Augusta, GA seems to have an endless supply.

Re: O.T, Rolling blackout in Ca.

William Robb writes: > Always remember, the computer is the enemy. They are vampires of > time. Damn, I just realised that the amount I'm about to spend on a PC could buy me a 77mm Limited at local prices. By the time I add a couple of film scanners and a printer it gets even more depressin

Re: O.T, Rolling blackout in Ca.

> . I have a PC operating on > > Windows ME. I'd like to ask members of the list who are more > knowlegable if > > there is any precaution I can undertake to prevent problems > that may arise, > > if and when power goes off. . Good advice from William here.. > Turn your c

Re: pic o' the day

Inbred, maybe. > > How come she only has 4 toes? > This is the south, that's pretty typical. __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. T

Re: Yellow filter.

I am sure it would have done wonders for my recent passport photo. I looked kinda blue and corpse-like :) Honestly, I was alive at the time. I think it was the worst photo in history - certainly the worst one ever of me. And I am stuck with it for 10 years :( > Ok, so that's what a Y-44 filter do

Re: 67mm filter on 49mm lens...?

Love the silver and black. Hate all-black (and all-blacks, but don't tell em I said so). It is so morbid and boring. > Nikon and Canon are great systems to own, but I'm > sure > Pentax is also a fine system. Besides, I like its > silver-and-black retro look. :) _

Re: 67mm filter on 49mm lens...?

A Minolta was recommended to me. I think because it was cheaper. I think I look too young to have money. People generally think I am about 8-10 years younger. But I had seen the Pentax MZ-30 brochure and nothing else was going to make me happy. It was a manual Minolta too. Probably thought I was s

Re: What is it?

I see some magician has disappeared the glass ;) > An Asahi Pentax Magic Image attachment? Huh? __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

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