Re: Hoya, Tiffen (was Re: Cokin filters)

2001-03-28 Thread Alan Chan
>And thx for the answer - I thought the Cokin filters were made of glass, >not plastic... AFAIK, retangular Cokins are resin while rounded Cokins are glass. >I like the flexibility the Cokin system provides... You know, the only >thing to be worried about is the correct adapter, which is cheap

Re: 24/3.5 hood question

2001-03-28 Thread Daphne
thanks George, thats great news! finally a K prime *and* a metal hood... ah... Daphne - 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: My eBay auctions (updated)

2001-03-28 Thread Alan Chan
Sorry guys, I have added one more item to the list. Don't hestitate to email me any questions. Pentax Quick Shoe Set - 1226001455 Pentax Battery Pack A for Motor Drive A - 1225153454 Pentax Battery Cord A - 1225156753 Pentax FD-2 Eyepiece for LX -

Re: A50 1.4

2001-03-28 Thread Alan Chan
>I already own the A50 1.7. >Is the 1.4 better optically? What's a reasonable price for it? The A50/1.7 is significantly sharper at wide open, but the A50/1.4 is much better built. regards, Alan Chan _ Get Your Private, F

Re: A50 1.4

2001-03-28 Thread Steve Scott
I seem to have built a stable consisting of the M50/2, the M50/1.4, the A50/1.7 and A50/1.4. I'm anxious to perform my own tests as soon as I can find the time. I fondly my SMCT50/1.4 was a splendid optic. Steve S. -- http://people.mn.mediaone.net/sscott2 Takehiko Ueda wrote: > Hi Jeff, > >

Re: Jonesing for a photo fix (not shopping related)

2001-03-28 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Kevin. I actually had noticed the fold-over onto the second line and had tried to rebuild the link, but had no luck. I like your "off center" shot. If I were there I would probably do one series (lens/f-stop combinations) centered, one series where you have it. And then I would go lower, b

Re: 24/3.5 hood question

2001-03-28 Thread george de fockert
From: "Daphne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > anyone knows is the clamp-on tak 24/3.5 hood (its 60mm diameter) will > work on the SMC 24/3.5-K (58mm diameter)? I have the lens on its way and > am wondering should I grab the hood, I havent seen many of these around > (but then I havent looked for one befor

Re: KX motordrive dilemma

2001-03-28 Thread William Kane
How do you know one of us didn't get it? ;-) Seriously though, does it really matter who gets it as long as SOMEONE gets a deal on it? A KX moterdrive selling at a reasonable price is much better for one of us when we want to get one, rather than a KX that goes for an 'unreasonable' reserve ju

Subject: Re: This is for my Penance...

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Ann Sanfedel wrote: "I could see em loud and clear - who is the Carrie fisher look alike ? :) annsan" Ann, I've never been told that I look like Carrie Fisher before! I don't mind, but I can't say that she'd be too flattered as they are probably the worst I have ever looked in a shot! Did you

Re: KX motordrive dilemma

2001-03-28 Thread Chris Brogden
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1225858889 > > Should I have bid the $10 opening and put the item in play for the rest of > the pdml to follow-up on? Any thoughts? Personally, I wouldn't, but it's up to you. Putting in a b

Re: A50 1.4

2001-03-28 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hi Jeff, I don't know which is better optically, for I didn't "test" them. It's just my impression that A50/1.4 renders colours more vividly than A50/1.7. In Japan, A50/1.4 costs around JPY20,000 which makes around USD160 due to weaker Yen... :( I think in the US it's around USD100 to 150. I

Re: (F)A* 300 f2.8 plus teleconverters

2001-03-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Mar 2001, at 23:16, Mark Cassino wrote: > The only issue that I have run into is that at times the teleconverters > wreak havoc on the Bokeh. It's weird, but sometimes I get beautiful > bokehs, sometimes I get odd bokehs were there is destinct details in the > background (even though th

KX motordrive dilemma

2001-03-28 Thread Rfsindg
So here is my dilemma for you. I saw this just before I left work. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1225858889 It was a KX motordrive with a $10 opening bid, but a 'Buy-it-Now' price of $90. I marked it and then went home. I knew it wouldn't last long. I don't know who

Re: Jupiter 9

2001-03-28 Thread Robert Meier
Kelvin, Thanks for the information. I didn't know it is a preset lens. Bob > No. Not even today (it's still made). Best to go for a post 1989 Jupiter > 85/2, as these > are multicoated (though not as strudy as the earlier ones). > > Anyhow, doesn't make a difference... because you can always

Re: (F)A* 300 f2.8 plus teleconverters

2001-03-28 Thread Mark Cassino
I bought the 400 f2.8 with the intent to generally use it with teleconverters. In controlled tests, the sharpness of the lens, even with the 2x-L teleconverter, is phenominal. The only issue that I have run into is that at times the teleconverters wreak havoc on the Bokeh.  It's weird, but someti

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #511

2001-03-28 Thread Kelvin
No. Not even today (it's still made). Best to go for a post 1989 Jupiter 85/2, as these are multicoated (though not as strudy as the earlier ones). Anyhow, doesn't make a difference... because you can always buy the M42-K adaptor and have it permanently mounted onto it. And, since the lens is pre

A50 1.4

2001-03-28 Thread Jeff Tokayer
I already own the A50 1.7. Is the 1.4 better optically? What's a reasonable price for it? TIA, Jeff - 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: 500mmf4.5 Pentax lens modified for Nikon f-mount]

2001-03-28 Thread McRae, Max MS
Yep, love mine...in normal K mount of course. Just bought the Manfrotto heavy gimbal lens support for it. (Art.# 393) Need something like that to steady the thing...it weighs 10lbs. -Original Message- From: Todd Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2001 14:02 To:

My eBay auctions

2001-03-28 Thread Alan Chan
Just to let you guys know that I have these items on eBay until the end of this week. Don't hestitate to ask me any questions. Pentax Battery Pack A for Motor Drive A - 1225153454 Pentax Battery Cord A - 1225156753 Pentax FD-2 Eyepiece for LX - 1225159636 Pentax FD-

Re: Jupiter 9 for K Mount?

2001-03-28 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Robert Meier wrote: > Does anyone know if the Jupiter 9 (85mm f2) lens has ever been > available in K mount? I don't think it is. Nobody here mentioned a K mount when I asked about the lens, and all the research about it I've done in the web shows only M42 versions. j -- -

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

2001-03-28 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Rapture wrote: > > interesting... ...and whats your email? Huh??? What's your name? - 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: Subject: Re: Cokin filters

2001-03-28 Thread McRae, Max MS
Speaking of filters, I've just ordered a screw on Nikon Softar #1 diffusion filter in 62mm. I aim to use it with a step ring for my Pentax FA 100 f2.8 macro for portraiture. The cost was horrendous, NZ $390.00, but the effect from this filter is just fabulous. God knows what it is that Nikon do

Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #511

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 07:55:30 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:   "I'm AMAZED at the total lack of commentary on the arrival of the NEW flagship MZ-S body. Is this an Apple Fool's joke played on me or is there a flagship. For 2 years I've waited and now noone speaks of it. When, where? We all kno

24/3.5 hood question

2001-03-28 Thread Daphne
anyone knows is the clamp-on tak 24/3.5 hood (its 60mm diameter) will work on the SMC 24/3.5-K (58mm diameter)? I have the lens on its way and am wondering should I grab the hood, I havent seen many of these around (but then I havent looked for one before, either) ? Thanks for your imput! Daphne

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Cameron wrote: > I just hope they do it SOON! They have been lagging badly behind all others > in pro camera development; There's no word about time frame so release date is pure speculation. I personally doubt any other pro grade camera will be shown this year. As we have heard before there

Re: (F)A* 300 f2.8 plus teleconverters

2001-03-28 Thread Stephen Moore
Jan van Wijk wrote: > BTW: I recently saw a A* 400mm 2.8 for sale for about $3200 but that > is a real heavy beast to lug arround ... KEH in Atlanta (http://www.keh.com) has one left in "ex" condition. Price has been dropping since last August from USD$3100 to $2899 as of this week. They also

Re: They ARE out to get me

2001-03-28 Thread dosk
Where there any cows in the area? Skip Subject: OT: They ARE out to get me > OK. That does it. > > I got a 5 gallon propane bottle filled at a hardware store last night on my > way home from work. Anyway, I went inside to pay and came out 5 minutes > later. I was parked just next to the prop

Re: OT: Cokin filters

2001-03-28 Thread Steve Scott
I just unloaded my Cokin Creative Filter set on eBay. Bought it 20 years ago, used them maybe twice. I generally use a glass UV or Skylight on my lenses 100% - unless using a PL. Regards, Steve S. -- http://people.mn.mediaone.net/sscott2 "David A. Mann" wrote: > Artur Led¢chowski writes: > >

Re: Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread herbet brasileiro
I don't speak or read japanese, but I guess it's the digital EI3000 (revamped EI2000) that has a zoom lens 34-107. Herbet. --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a pain to point people to specific pages within > the Pentax > web site because they use frames (all together now: > "FRAME

RE: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread Cameron Hood
I just hope they do it SOON! They have been lagging badly behind all others in pro camera development; I guess they just wanted to clean up in the point and shoot market, not to mention binoculars and so on (BTW, have you ever compared the milky, cloudy looking M.. binos with the clear. warm l

Re[2]: Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hi Dick, Mike is right. It's about the new digital camera called El-3000. FYI, the translation is as follows; Name: El-3000(tentative) Type: Built-in zoom lens full automatic SLR type digital still camera Photo CCD: 3.43 million frame transfer 2/3 CCD Lens: 3x zoom 34-107mm equivalent in 35mm

Re: Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:36:27 -0600, dick graham wrote: >If one goes to the Mother Ship web site in Japan and clicks on the second >line down under What's New and scroll down one will see a new product >listed amongst the empty blocks: 35mm 34-107 mm. I'm aware of the 28-105 >newbie but have

Re: Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
It's a pain to point people to specific pages within the Pentax web site because they use frames (all together now: "FRAMES SUCK!"), but with a bit of digging I have found that the URL is http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2001/200112.html IE gives me Japanese characters from which I can tell not

Re: (F)A* 300 f2.8 plus teleconverters

2001-03-28 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 17:53:15 +0200, Frank Wajer wrote: >has anyone tested the Pentax (F)A* 300mm f2.8 with the Pentax >teleconverters. > Yes, I have been using the A* 300mm 2.8, in itself a superb lens! Combined with the 1.4x L converter (the gray one with a "snout") it is still very good, no v

Re: Re: Beating a Dead Hors...er, Cow OT and love of S.E. UTAH

2001-03-28 Thread robertmeier
>the Abbey connection would have pleased me Is that Edward Albee, the playwright, you're talking about? -- http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! -- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread dick graham
Just go to:www.pentax.co.jp/japan/index.html and scrolldown. It is down about 3 paragraphs and is in small print. DG At 03:23 AM 3/29/01 +0900, you wrote: >Hi Dick, > > > If one goes to the Mother Ship web site in Japan and > > clicks on the second line down under What's New and > > scroll d

Re: Chernobyl effect on film (fwd)

2001-03-28 Thread John Francis
Peter Smith wrote: > > Anyone know if they protect film against radiation on the shuttle missions? > (probably gone all digital now). They probably haven't - NASA is practically the last place to move away from a tried-and-true technology; they typically run many years behind the curve (look at

Re: Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread dick graham
www.pentax.co.jp/japan/index.html At 08:14 PM 3/28/01 +0200, you wrote: >Dick wrote: > > > If one goes to the Mother Ship web site in Japan and clicks on the second > > line down under What's New and scroll down one will see a new product > > listed amongst the empty blocks: 35mm 34-107 mm.

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread dick graham
Thanks Pal, I appreciate the information! DG At 08:10 PM 3/28/01 +0200, you wrote: >Dick wrote: > > I got in on this late. Is it my understanding that there are photos of > > these prototype bodies or is this just taken from talk at the camera show > > in Japan? How serious is it? > >It's se

Re: Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread Michael Nosal
At 11:36 AM 3/28/01 -0600, you wrote: >If one goes to the Mother Ship web site in Japan and clicks on the second >line down under What's New and scroll down one will see a new product >listed amongst the empty blocks: 35mm 34-107 mm. I'm aware of the 28-105 >newbie but have not heard of this

RE: shops in perth

2001-03-28 Thread Peter Smith
Scotland or Oz? > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kelvin > Sent: 28 March 2001 05:04 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: shops in perth > > > hi > > I will be in Perth sometime late next month for a few days and > was wondering > wh

RE: Subject: Re: Cokin filters

2001-03-28 Thread Peter Smith
I regularly use a Cokin polarising filter to get some detail into the dreary grey skies we regularly have in the UK. I also occasionally use screw on No1 close up on a 50mm just to give a little extra near focus. Peter > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

Re: Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hi Dick, > If one goes to the Mother Ship web site in Japan and > clicks on the second line down under What's New and > scroll down one will see a new product listed amongst > the empty blocks: 35mm 34-107 mm. I'm aware of the > 28-105 newbie but have not heard of this one. As it is > impossib

RE: Jonesing for a photo fix (not shopping related)

2001-03-28 Thread Peter Smith
>Dan Scott wrote: snip > The upside is that WalMart doesn't charge for prints you don't like, even if it is > the whole roll. snip Really? Cant see that happening this side of the pond. Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Beating a Dead Hors...er, Cow OT and love of S.E. UTAH

2001-03-28 Thread aimcompute
Well make me an idiot Ann! It didn't even occur to me. I can't believe it. Shoot shoot shoot! Sorry about your picture. I'm sure it was good. Sometime within the last year (I think) OP columnist Dewitt Jones had a column with a picture from Dead Horse point at sunset.It was instantly reco

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread tom
John Francis wrote: > > Ernest Alejandria wrote: > > > In my opinion, the only logical upgrade/succesor to the Z-1p/PZ-1p line will > > be titanium clad with a multi-point AF and OTF metering. They can leave the > > rest of the features intact, as far as I'm concerned. > > I don't care if it's

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread John Francis
Ernest Alejandria wrote: > In my opinion, the only logical upgrade/succesor to the Z-1p/PZ-1p line will > be titanium clad with a multi-point AF and OTF metering. They can leave the > rest of the features intact, as far as I'm concerned. I don't care if it's titanium clad or not (actually I'd p

Photo Expo Japan

2001-03-28 Thread dick graham
If one goes to the Mother Ship web site in Japan and clicks on the second line down under What's New and scroll down one will see a new product listed amongst the empty blocks: 35mm 34-107 mm. I'm aware of the 28-105 newbie but have not heard of this one. As it is impossible for us American

OT: They ARE out to get me

2001-03-28 Thread aimcompute
OK. That does it. I got a 5 gallon propane bottle filled at a hardware store last night on my way home from work. Anyway, I went inside to pay and came out 5 minutes later. I was parked just next to the propane tank. I opened the door on the Montero and smelled a strong gas smell, thinking it

Re: Beating a Dead Hors...er, Cow

2001-03-28 Thread aimcompute
Wow Bill, I bet you have to wear a hearing aid in your right ear now, if you know what I mean. I've noticed since moving, and having 3 miles of dirt road I am going deaf in that ear. Tom C. William Robb wrote: > We were on our way back towards Moab from Dead Horse... > I also figured there

RE: PUG Confirmations

2001-03-28 Thread Provencher, Paul M.
Didn't receive confirmation message Paul M. Provencher -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 10:27 AM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: PUG Confirmations I have just sent out the confirmations for the upcoming Gallery. If you think yo

Re: (F)A* 300 f2.8 plus teleconverters

2001-03-28 Thread John Francis
Frank Wajer wrote: > > Hi, > > has anyone tested the Pentax (F)A* 300mm f2.8 with the Pentax > teleconverters. > > I'm looking for the best telelens investment, filling the 300-600mm focal > range. > This lens plus teleconverters would give me: > > 300mm f2.8 > 420mm f4 > 600mm f5.6 > > The 3

Re: Beating a Dead Hors...er, Cow

2001-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "aimcompute" Subject: Re: Beating a Dead Hors...er, Cow > Wow Bill, I bet you have to wear a hearing aid in your right ear now, if > you know what I mean. > > I've noticed since moving, and having 3 miles of dirt road I am going deaf > in that ear. Nah, I w

http://photographytips.com/

2001-03-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
My old uncle in Latin America sent me the above URL. I've not had a chance to explore the site yet, but a quick glance indicates that there's enough information there that at least some people should find something useful. Have fun! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules

Vs: for our French friends

2001-03-28 Thread Raimo Korhonen
In the magazine itself it is "Cote d`amour" - meaning how much they love the lens. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Olivier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PRO

Vs: Vs: Your all time favourite lens....

2001-03-28 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Maybe my 1.7/50 M is not a good sample but my 3.5/35-105 is sharper at 50 mm and it is shaper than my 4/28-70 AL. The new 3.5-4.5/24-90 mm seems the same, sharpness-wise. The weight actually helps dampen vibration, so I use it with ME and winder ME II. All the best! Raimo Personal photography ho

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread dick graham
I got in on this late. Is it my understanding that there are photos of these prototype bodies or is this just taken from talk at the camera show in Japan? How serious is it? DG At 12:33 PM 3/28/01 +0200, you wrote: >Alin wrote: > > > To me, the two new MZ cameras appear to be rather an u

Re: Beating a Dead Hors...er, Cow OT and love of S.E. UTAH

2001-03-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
aimcompute wrote: > Going off on a tangent again... The dead horse reminded me of Dead Horse > Canyon State Park in Utah where we visited two years ago. Very picturesque > and Grand Canyon-like. It's adjacent to Canyon Lands National Park. We had > Kit Fox pups right in our camp site. And beli

Re: Preferences in Light Meters?? Sekonic?

2001-03-28 Thread Treena Harp
I agree. You might see if you can find one used -- I bought mine a couple of years ago for less than $100, and it also had the 7 and 15 degree spot attachment. I've been very pleased with it. Albano said: > Check out Gossen too. They are great tools. > > > - > This message is from the Pentax-Di

Re: KMP update (2)

2001-03-28 Thread W Keith Mosier
Boz, Cool. Good update. I have no problems seeing the pages on my browser. I like the comments on the pages for the M40/2.8 and the FA43/1.9. In my case this makes the difference. I do not envy you the work. The resolution test numbers are great, but the difference between the two (Fred and

(F)A* 300 f2.8 plus teleconverters

2001-03-28 Thread Frank Wajer
Hi, has anyone tested the Pentax (F)A* 300mm f2.8 with the Pentax teleconverters. I'm looking for the best telelens investment, filling the 300-600mm focal range. This lens plus teleconverters would give me: 300mm f2.8 420mm f4 600mm f5.6 The 300 f4 lens gives 600 f8, which is a bit slow. Any

Hoya, Tiffen (was Re: Cokin filters)

2001-03-28 Thread Fox
Hi, I'd like to hear(read) your opinion about Hoya and Tiffen filters, because I'm going to buy some. Any advantages/disadvantages to which I should pay attention to? Fox - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Do

Re: Does Anybody Know what this is?!?

2001-03-28 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
It allows use of K-mount lenses on some video equipment. Which equipment I don't know. Collin *** Data Processing Consultation, Inc. Providing Broad-Spectrum Business Solutions and Assistance http://www.iol21.com/dpconsult [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

RE: Jonesing for a photo fix (not shopping related)

2001-03-28 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:48:00 -0600, Kevin Thornsberry wrote: > >I haven't developed anything yet but here's a link to a picture I took of the >plantation a couple of years ago: Sorry Kevin, link doesn't work ... (Message about "you're not the owner, log on") Regards, JvW -

Re: New LX Screens Brochure - web page

2001-03-28 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:26:36 -0600, John Mustarde wrote: > >Perhaps looking at the brochure will be helpful. These scans are >available for a limited time at: > >http://web2.airmail.net/linnm3/march/screens.html Thanks John, much appreciated!

Re: What would you pay for this? Vivitar Series 1, 28-80mm/2.8-3.5 Macro

2001-03-28 Thread Rapture
http://www.photographyreview.com/reviews/35mm_zoom_lenses/product_6285.asp With regards to Vivitar, their 'pro' lens range are the series 1. These lenses are good performers and overall are considerably better than the Sigma offerings when built quality and so forth is taken in to account. Havi

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

2001-03-28 Thread Rapture
At 10:29 PM 3/27/2001 -0800, you wrote: >No,no,no. >You misunderstand. I love all races as I love my own. >Other cultures are wonderful and make the world a much >better place. I am a white girl anyway, not a white >boy. My flatmates are Chinese and Taiwanese, one of my >best friends is Chinese, a

Re: arca-swiss type plate for super program

2001-03-28 Thread Michael Perham
Peter Smith wrote: > For those of us without the knowledge - What's a Swiss arca style plate ??? Kirk and others make ballheads that have a dovetail shaped quick release head that is modeled after the Arca Swiss ball head which is a kinda standard. There is a generic plate that comes with the he

Re: Subject: Re: Camera lens balance

2001-03-28 Thread Rapture
At 06:44 PM 3/28/2001 +1000, you wrote: Could someone please enlighten me as to what a "FG grip" is?  Thanks to all of you "in the know". :-) Tanya. http://www.pentax.com/products/accessories/accessory.cfm?accessoryType=SLR AA - Battery Pack FG (Powers all ZX cameras) Description: Takes 4 AA b

Re: Cokin filters

2001-03-28 Thread Pieter Nagel
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Bob Blakely wrote: > Cokin filters suck canal water. Compared to even a cheap, screw in glass filter, >they are > sharpness reducing, contrast destroying, dispersion generating flair intensifiers. Flair intensifying? So all the glamour photographers use Cokin, then? --

RE: Jonesing for a photo fix (not shopping related)

2001-03-28 Thread Dan Scott
Dave, You _really_ need to get out and play with your new 43mm. And that 6x7 out for a joy ride, too! Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sorry, I'm not much help but I might make you feel better with my own >misery :) I've shot about four rolls since mid-January, and most of that was >on one day.

What would you pay for this? Vivitar Series 1, 28-80mm/2.8-3.5 Macro

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi again, Well, I have been offered the following lens for au$195. http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=191726&size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=191724&size=lg Could you guys offer me some advice as to whether or not this would be a good buy (I can't a

RE: Jonesing for a photo fix (not shopping related)

2001-03-28 Thread Kevin Thornsberry
Stan, Thanks for trying. It looks to me like somewhere along the way the link was split into two lines. Grrr! Connect the line beginning with ID=632... with the http: line and you should get in. As an alternative, I probably should have given you this link which is shorter. http://commu

RE: Jonesing for a photo fix (not shopping related)

2001-03-28 Thread Dan Scott
Congratulations on your 40th, Ken. I suspect you won't have any problems remembering it. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Dan, I experienced the same weather this weekend only two hours north at Lake >Buchanan. My wife and I drove up to the lake Friday afternoon, got a cabin, >put the bass boat in

RE: arca-swiss type plate for super program

2001-03-28 Thread Peter Smith
> > "Robertson, Alastair" wrote: > > > does anyone know whether Kirk or somebody else makes a Swiss arca style > > plate for the super program. Their website says that they make > one for MX/LX > > and another for PZ-1p > > For those of us without the knowledge - What's a Swiss arca style pla

RE: Chernobyl effect on film (fwd)

2001-03-28 Thread Peter Smith
There was a recent TV documentary about the quest to send a manned flight to Mars. The astronaut once outside the Earths atmosphere is unprotected from Solar and other stellar radiation so the time exposed is a big issue. Experienced astronauts talked about "seeing" radiation flashes probably cau

Does Anybody Know what this is?!?

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
Hi Everyone, You know my friend with all the Pentax Gear for sale? Well he has what he calls "Video Pentax K Mount Lens Adaptor" and is asking if any of you wonderful people would happen to know what kind of video it suits. He doesn't speak English that great, so I don't know if what he calls i

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Alin wrote: > Very likely a Canon clone, with a simplified user interface via a > left mode dial and the new Safox VII autofocus system. Feature > crammed, direct opponent of EOS-3 and Dynax-7 and aiming to the PZ > owners. I guess this S-1 is camera that went back to engineering for an upgra

Re: French lens test drivel (WAS: for our French friends)

2001-03-28 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
At 12:31 28.3.2001 +0200, Pål wrote: >Olivier wrote: > >> Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 Performances : 3 >> Pentax-A 35mm f/2.8 Performances : 3 >> Pentax-A* 85mm f/1.4 Performances : 3 >> Pentax-A* 135mm f/1.8 Performances : 3 >> Pentax-A* 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF Performances : 3 > > >I

French lens test drivel (WAS: for our French friends)

2001-03-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Olivier wrote: > Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 Performances : 3 > Pentax-A 35mm f/2.8 Performances : 3 > Pentax-A* 85mm f/1.4 Performances : 3 > Pentax-A* 135mm f/1.8 Performances : 3 > Pentax-A* 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF Performances : 3 I belive this sort of drivel shouldn't even be po

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Alin wrote: > To me, the two new MZ cameras appear to be rather an updated MZ-3 > and a downgraded MZ-S. There is little sense in improving the MZ-7 - > an already settled body in its class. But the MZ-3/5n cries for a new > autofocus and a touch of the flash system. I wasn't thinking about

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread Pål Jensen
From: "Ernest Alejandria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In my opinion, the only logical upgrade/succesor to the Z-1p/PZ-1p line will > be titanium clad with a multi-point AF and OTF metering. They can leave the > rest of the features intact, as far as I'm concerned. Well, tha

Re: for our French friends

2001-03-28 Thread Olivier
> "Alin" == Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Alin> Thanks Olivier, this one made it into my archive despite Alin> the several discrepancies heavily criticized here on the Alin> list. BTW, hope ChdI won't find out about your little Alin> leak. If not for copyright re

Re: BRAND NEW PENTAX FA 43 f1.9 LimitedNR (no good)

2001-03-28 Thread mike wilson
This lens is a duffer. According to the seller it's "protected against flair" so all the photos taken with it will be really boring mike - 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 Pe

Re: for our French friends

2001-03-28 Thread Alin Flaider
Thanks Olivier, this one made it into my archive despite the several discrepancies heavily criticized here on the list. BTW, hope ChdI won't find out about your little leak. If not for copyright reasons, they swear squarely - as I noticed on their list. Servus, Alin Olivier wrote: >

Re: for our French friends

2001-03-28 Thread Olivier
> "Yves" == Yves Caudano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Yves> At 10:20 28/3/01 +0200, you wrote: >> Cote = Chasseur d'Images cote (I don't know the translation) >> Olivier. Yves> Cote = rating Merci. Olivier. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscri

Re: for our French friends

2001-03-28 Thread Yves Caudano
At 10:20 28/3/01 +0200, you wrote: >Cote = Chasseur d'Images cote (I don't know the translation) >Olivier. Cote = rating Yves -- Dr. Yves Caudano Laboratoire LASMOS Département de Physique Facultés Universitaires N

Subject: Re: Camera lens balance

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 20:58:17 -0800, Alan Chan wrote: "I think it has so much to do with the size and shape of the body rather than the weight when talking about balance. For instances, the MZ-M is too small for the A70-210/4, but handles a lot better with the FG grip. I even feel the MZ-M with th

Re: I want a new LX screen too; Well you CAN!

2001-03-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 27 Mar 2001, at 20:05, Jan van Wijk wrote: > On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:25:54 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: > > > > >Not quite, the SE-60 behaves more like a SE-25 and the SG-60 has an > >etched grid patern like the SE-20 but has optical characteristics like the SE- > >25/SE-60. > > Hi Rob, > > I

Subject: Re: Jonesing for a photo fix (not shopping related)

2001-03-28 Thread Tanya & Russell Mayer
on 3/27/01 9:48 PM, Kevin Thornsberry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "> http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?action=showMyPhoto&alb um > ID=6322637&photoID=5503882&security=XGrdUTYjyO I get the following: - -- Webshots Community Error A problem has been dete

Re: OT: Household Insurance

2001-03-28 Thread petit miam
I have been assured my bike is covered under contents even away from home. I had a very nice (expensive, brand-new) bike stolen before I got insurance just after leaving home, so I made sure of this fact. So I assume the camera is same. Jody. __ Do

Re: Camera lens balance

2001-03-28 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, it's about where the centre of gravity falls. Some people prefer it to fall towards the camera end whereas others seem to prefer it at the lens front end. If you're a camera-ender, like me, and used to older heavier cameras and lenses such as an LX+winder, then it can be quite disconcerting t

Re: New Pentax S-1, MZ-1 and MZ-4(2?)

2001-03-28 Thread Alin Flaider
I had to look to the RFc-822 complete headers to make sure it's not one of the Valentin's famous cave projections. Come on Pål, you used to let it out gradually, how can you throw it all in one volley and expect to be followed!? ;o) Comments below. Pål wrote: PJ> Its interesting to note the

Re: for our French friends

2001-03-28 Thread Olivier
> "herbet" == herbet brasileiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: herbet> It's quite a bargain for around US$10. I wonder how many herbet> lens tests are included. Herbet. In my version, the lens tested are : Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8Performances : 3Rapport qualite/prix : 3

OT Re: Definitely an old wives tale...

2001-03-28 Thread petit miam
And chicken fat for thickshakes? Actually I think that might be true :) > Anyone remember the old urban legend that McDonalds > used used > *worms* instead of beef (or at least as a > supplement; urban > legends usually aren't clear on these finer points)? _

Re: Tamron SP 35-135 F2.8 manual focus).

2001-03-28 Thread Alan Chan
>I have just seen this used lens for sale at a local camera shop. >It has an adaptall KA mount and is going for $799.00. >It's quite rare in my country, and seems an ideal portrait lens. >It's nice and compact and seems in excellent order. > >Who's got one, and shall I buy it? Don't know about th