This won't be particularly easy I think.
Were I to be doing this, my strategy would be to put the camera
on a tripod, use Bulb exposure and a cable relese. Hand hold the
flash set to auto above the camera. Open the shutter for the
exposure, and then trip the flash and close the shutter as
quickly
While not being critical or judgmental of John's approach to
photography, I just have to say how sad I am that the art that I
love so much is heading in this direction. Oh well ... I'm off to
shoot TX with some old fashioned Pentax gear and some Leicas. Long
live BW and 11x14 fiber based paper!
Hi Take,
comments below:
At 2:50 PM +09004/8/01, Takehiko Ueda caused thus to appear:
Hi all,
I have received some questions off list from fellow members.
I visited the Expo again today, and got answer from the
Pentax rep. I think they are of interest of many members,
so I post this one.
On Thu, 05 Apr 2001 19:08:57 -0400, you wrote:
I guess even with insurance, I'm still leery. Say I do 500 weddings in
my life, and I mail out the film for all of them. What would be the odds
that the carriers go 500 for 500? Maybe I distrust the carriers too
much, but I have a feeling the odds
A while back when we were having a conversation about push
processing C-41, another list member sent me some pictures and,
more importantly, two strips of unexposed processed film to have
a look at.
The film chosen was Kodak Supra 800, which we thought would be
the closest replacement for the old
Shel,
Where in Texas (if yopu don't mind the question)?
JeffW.
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On Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:45:01 -0600, you wrote:
A quick question: What is the largest print that can be
reasonably made
from an area of about 1/2 (one half) a 35mm negative (ok,
maybe 2/3)
knowing that the type of film is one of either Kodak Portra
160VC or
Kodak Royal Gold 100 ?
11x14,
Takehiko wrote:
3. AF Points Indication
AF points you choose will not be shown on the LCD on the
body top, but only in the viewfinder LED. I didn't have
enough time to check it into details, but you find the AF
points in the viewfinder for sure.
REPLY:
This is of no consequence in my opinion.
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Sent: April 8, 2001 9:01 AM
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Shel,
Where in Texas (if yopu don't mind the question)?
I think Shel is near San Fransisco, Texas.
Wheatfield
I'm bidding on an Ebay KM right now
(y'all keep your grubby hands off -
it's mine, MINE, I say! - grin).
The seller lists it has having spot metering,
and Boj's site (http://www.phred.org/pentax/)
lists it as full frame. I emailed the seller
about this, the reply is included below.
So who's
William,
Thanks for the offer. I will call Pentax. Is there a book like Wilidi's
for Hasselblad?
Bob
"I have a bunch of brochures and instruction manuals for the 6x7
gear. It seems that almost every piece of equipment for the 6x7
came with some sort of operators manual. You could try
William Wiseman wrote:
Shel,
Where in Texas (if yopu don't mind the question)?
I don't mind the question, but what the heck does it refer to?
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there are only good photographs.
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It seems that my problem of not being able to see jpg-pictures in an html-document
locally (on my hard disk) is not a problem of any bad codes, but something related to
Internet Explorer or maybe some other program blocking the IE to show the jpgs.
When opening a computer magazine CD the jpgs
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Sent: April 8, 2001 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Helicoid
William,
Thanks for the offer. I will call Pentax. Is there a book
like Wilidi's
for Hasselblad?
Sorry, I don't know. There was a book series
Start/ Settings/ Control Panel/ Internet Options/ Advanced.
Scroll down to where it says "Show Pictures", and make sure it
is checked.
William Robb
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From: "Lasse Karlsson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: April 8, 2001 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: OT. Web album:
It's full frame averaging.
The manual says "CdS meter measures the average brightness of the ground glass
at full aperture, and couples directly to aperture, shutter and film speed
settings."
This is that seller's second or third attempt at selling this camera, I believe.
Probably didn't make
You should be able to open IE then go to File, Open, find the JPG you want
to view and see it.
If you are trying to view a JPG by double clicking, it might not work as an
association might be set with another application.
Cy Galley - www.qcbc.org
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From:
William Robb wrote:
[a bunch of lab-tech stuff on actualities in C-41 processing]
It seems to me that rather than attempting to use "push/pull"
terminology from bw when discussing this, a better visualization
might be that one tests one's C-41 emulsions as to
Hi Doug and all,
This must have been changed, because it is exactly
opposite what I was told.
I think so, too. However, the rep clearly told me that it
is IMPOSSIBLE, for there is no means to memorise to which frame
was exposed on the film.
Why would one need AF point indicators on the
Hi Paal and all again:-)
This is of no consequence in my opinion. You need to
look trhough the viefinder to use AF in any meaningful
way. More negative is the lack of the exposure bar on
the external LCD panel. For manual use on a tripod
external exposure bar display is great.
For this
Takehiko Ueda wrote:
BTW, I told him that I've heard that some shops abroad are
taking reservation for an MZ-S.
Looks like this is the case. At least one U.S. mail-order vender is
advertising the MZ-S in the May issue of Shutterbug magazine. ("The
Camera Club," a firm I have never heard of
Bill,
I wouldn't bet against Boz on this one. My KM manual says...
pg5 - "CdS meter measurers the average brightness of the ground glass at full
aperture, and couples directly to aperture, shutter and film speed settings.
and
pg22 - "The light meter built into your KM correctly reads the
William Wiseman wrote:
Shel,
Where in Texas (if yopu don't mind the question)?
Shel,
I think the 'wiseman' meant to ask Texdance where in Texas he was using those
two Wal-Marts.
Regards, Bob S.
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John Mustarde wrote:
On Thu, 05 Apr 2001 19:08:57 -0400, you wrote:
I guess even with insurance, I'm still leery. Say I do 500 weddings in
my life, and I mail out the film for all of them. What would be the odds
that the carriers go 500 for 500? Maybe I distrust the carriers too
much,
A professional photographer friend of mine, recently gave me some surplus
date expired BW and Colour films he had stored in his freezer. As he is
away at Whisler as a ski instructor most of the ski season, he would not be
able to use the film. He also said, I may need to adjust film speed down
Bill Robb wrote:
Start/ Settings/ Control Panel/ Internet Options/ Advanced.
Scroll down to where it says "Show Pictures", and make sure it
is checked.
William Robb
Yes, thanks, it is checked. I have no problems in getting any pictures when on the
net. It's just that it won't show any jpg:s
At 1:09 AM +09004/9/01, Takehiko Ueda caused thus to appear:
Hi Doug and all,
I think so, too. However, the rep clearly told me that it
is IMPOSSIBLE, for there is no means to memorise to which frame
was exposed on the film.
Wow. It's gone from being a radical new feature (in a 35mm SLR) to an
A scroll of mail from John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, 08
Apr 2001 09:18:00 -0500
Read it? y
Of course, scanning a full roll or several rolls is not for the faint
of heart. But baseball season is here, and I can batch scan and watch
the tube and play with the dog and converse with the wife
Doug wrote:
Did you get a look at the battery grip? That is what, IMO, really makes this camera.
Ironically, the MZ-S don't really need extra battery juice as much as the Z-1p. It
uses significantly less power. I understand that the battery grip offer more features
than just a release
Takehiko wrote:
I didn't ask him if there is some change made after the PMA.
He told me that a camera has changed since the old days of
an LX, and it is impossible to equip an MZ-S with LX-like
sealing, because it has far more electronics inside. He
said that such a sealing might affect
Takehiko wrote:
I think so, too. However, the rep clearly told me that it
is IMPOSSIBLE, for there is no means to memorise to which frame
was exposed on the film.
I really don't think so. I believe the new Minolta 7 have this feature (correct me if
I'm wrong). The rep may not know what he
Thanks for the analysis of the pushed and non-pushed negs, Bill. Why is
push-processing of C-41 so common? Is it just a carry-over from pushing
E6? Can you think of any potential advantages of push-processing
underexposed C-41 film?
chris
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Yes - but you would still need to somehow tell the camera which film it is - unless
the camera can read the imprinted data - it might do so with the film is developed
;-). So this does not mean sense and no, Minolta can not do it either.
All the best!
Raimo
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and now there's a LN SMC 85/1.8-K just showed up.
I bet there'll be a 15/3.5-K coming up soon...
Daphne
Ain't gonna be mine...
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From: "James Adams"
Subject: SPF/SP - ideal lens for landscapes?
Hello all,
What is the ideal lens for landscapes?
If i have to choose one and only one lens for landscapes, I
would probalbly have to say the 50mm lens (in 35mm format).
I currently have a Sigma
I was in there the other day and they have a Pentax dual
cable release, if anyone needs one.
http://www.mpex.com
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Paal wrote:
I really don't think so. I believe the new Minolta 7 have this feature
(correct me if I'm wrong). The rep may not know what he is talking about
(lets hope so)...
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I know this exactly - MZ-S can (when this Pentax function is activated)
rewind film to frame number which you'll
William Robb wrote:
From: "Bill D. Casselberry"
So - We apparently think much alike :^)
Now I am worried G
Wheatfield
... and justifiably so !!!!*^)
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James wrote:
Hello all,
What is the ideal lens for landscapes?
I currently have a Sigma 1:2.8 24mm, SMC Tak 1:3.5 28mm
and a Super-Tak 1:3.5 35mm.
any of those focal lengths should be more than adequate
Should I try to get hold of a 17mm and 20mm?
of course, why
Denis wrote:
I know this exactly - MZ-S can (when this Pentax function is activated)
rewind film to frame number which you'll select by right-dial (they call it
"MRC film advance")...
Pentax Function #12 have three positions:
- completely rewind
- leaving film leader out
- leaving leader
Hello,
I was wondering if you happened to take a photo of the MZ-S that had the
BG-10 Verticle Battery Grip attached? I have yet to see a detailed image of
both the front and the back. I believe that you may be the only one of us
blessed with the opporunity to hold this combination. If you do
Then again, Pentax could have made an APS camera and you wouldn't have to go
through all this hassle to get to an unexposed frame.
Jim A.
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Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:09:54 +0200
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Subject: Film rewind with memory
IMO, there is no such thing as ideal. I have found the focal lengths from
20mm to 300mm useful for landscape. The Sigma 24/2.8 is a good lens
optically (I had PKA version too).
regards,
Alan Chan
Hello all,
What is the ideal lens for landscapes?
I currently have a Sigma 1:2.8 24mm, SMC Tak
I think I am tired of myself too, but I am going to ask anyway. Is the
eyepiece plastic? Or simply put, is the eyepiece coated (uncoated =
plastic)?
regards,
Alan Chan
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on 4/8/01 5:57 PM, Denis Klimovich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know this exactly - MZ-S can (when this Pentax function is activated)
rewind film to frame number which you'll select by right-dial (they call it
"MRC film advance")...
Pentax Function #12 have three positions:
- completely
My brother recently purchased the Canon D30 and I had the opportunity to
spend some time using it this past weekend.
Though I regularly use a Coolpix 880 and have been extremely happy with the
quality of the photos (when properly used, beats the pants off of print
scans on a consumer scanner),
on 4/8/01 6:51 PM, James Apilado at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then again, Pentax could have made an APS camera and you wouldn't have to go
through all this hassle to get to an unexposed frame.
Hi Jim and all,
I am known to fond of APS (OK, duck hide ! :-). I know arguments about
smaller neg
On Sun, 8 Apr 2001 15:12:53 -0500 (EST), Bojidar Dimitrov wrote:
Am I missing somehting? Can you forward me the text and image?
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Boz,
I just sent the picture to the above email address.
Later,
Gary
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I think I am tired of myself too, but I am going to ask anyway. Is the
eyepiece plastic? Or simply put, is the eyepiece coated (uncoated =
plastic)?
regards,
Alan Chan
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As and some people before I can't recognize it (plastic or glass).
IMHO (or exactly - from memory) it's coated.
Den
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Thanks Den. I suspected that that rep was out of his depth (they often are
:-) ).
Maybe its even sealed as well?
You made my day!
Pl
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:-)
Don't know about sealing.
But I have other theme: under back cover (film cover) of the body I saw many
(something around 12-15) contact plates. And IMHO it
Shel,
How do you dry your fiber-based paper? I know I worked with fiber a
quarter century ago or so, but I've been using RC for so long my mind is
fogged. (There are other factors at work here as well.) My recent
experiments with fiber have yielded wavy prints that had to be
dry-mounted before
Dave wrote"
This is despite the fact that she talked one of the best local
minilabs into giving me a 10% discount purely on the grounds that she
felt I was spending too much money there.
Dave,
Can you have the "war department" put in a call to my local mini lab? :-)
Paul
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It's already at $300 with nine days to go. I'd love to have it, but not
for half a K or more. I guess I'll have to keep using my SMC Tak version
with the adapter.
Paul
Daphne wrote:
and now there's a LN SMC 85/1.8-K just showed up.
I bet there'll be a 15/3.5-K coming up soon...
Daphne
Hi Ken.
When I started on this list back in '96 when APS was staring out, I took a
lot of flack from die hard 35mm fans who seemed threatened by the new
format. My only complaint with APS is that you can't buy slide film here in
the U.S. I recall when 110 came out in the early 70's, slide film
Pl wrote:
"The MZ-S do number every roll of film up to 200 and then start at one
again. Theoretically it could remember 200 rolls of film. All the camera
need to know is how many frame is shot on each roll. This doesn't need to
take much memory (it could eg. discard all rolls that have shot 36
on 4/8/01 9:10 PM, James Apilado at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Ken.
When I started on this list back in '96 when APS was staring out, I took a
lot of flack from die hard 35mm fans who seemed threatened by the new
format. My only complaint with APS is that you can't buy slide film here in
On Sun, 08 Apr 2001 21:47:51 -0500, John Mustarde wrote:
pay huge prices just to get the newest toys first.
Tools, John, tools! :-)
Later,
Gary
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Hi all
I am intested in people's opinions of the Sigma 600mm F8 mirror lens. I
would like a long lens but don't have the money for a prime and weight is a
factor too. I know mirrors are a compromise with bokeh and fixed aperture
etc but I wondered how well this particular lens performed
Hi,
My girlfriend has a Canon Elph and it mentions in the instruction manual
that a slide film is available.
Cya
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Date:
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Sent: April 8, 2001 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: Film rewind with memory (WAS: Photo Expo Japan
2001 - MZ-S and FA31Ltd)
Hi,
My girlfriend has a Canon Elph and it mentions in the
instruction manual
that a slide
John Texdance,
I adopted the policy of waiting later in its life cycle of new technology.
Usually there is something better due out in the next few months. Why pay
through the nose for the privilege. I never buy of the shelf PC's, and have
always built my own.
I'm certain, for the price of
I can't say anything about the Sigma 500mm f8 Mirror, but I bought a Centon
1:8.0 500mm Mirror lens (Korean), about a year before I left the UK. It is
lightweight and gives very good results. I bought it for under a 100 UK
Pounds, from Jesops in Worcester, which I consider a bargain. It takes a
Ken,
I own the Nikon Pronea and the Canon ELPH 370z. Both have the MRC feature
and moderate to extensive PQI. Back in '96, an article appeared in Pop
Photography that speculated it would be possible to have an APS 35mm system.
I understand that there might be a hybrid system featuring APS and
William,
I'll try this 'manual operation' next week-end... I thought an internal
wiring modification was possible, or the use of a kind of delayed flash
trigger. I'll continue to investigate, thank you for your contribution
Cyril MARION
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I knew it ;) :)
You're truly correct. We're just a bunch of
uneducated, overweight,
propagandized, violent slobs over here in "The
States". We only eat fast
food and forget to wash our hands after going to the
lav. :-)
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Actually I see the documentary about the fairies is
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Friday here in NZ. Actually it was two young girls who
took still photos of fairies in their backyard. I will
have to watch it now.
Jody.
I seem to remember someone in the fifties taking
Try also checking the email address at the top. I do
not believe it belongs to Yoshihiko.
Jody (who did and also smiled)
I think you ought to check the date of Yoshihiko's
message...
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Lasse, (who did and smiled).
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James Adams writes:
Hello all,
What is the ideal lens for landscapes?
I currently have a Sigma 1:2.8 24mm, SMC Tak 1:3.5 28mm and a Super-Tak
1:3.5 35mm.
All of them, and more!
I've done landscapes with everything from 15 to 400mm.
Should I try to get hold of a 17mm and 20mm?
Yes.
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