On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 15:55:48 -0500, Treena Harp wrote:
I think sometimes it takes a special kind of masochist to work
with children.
Called a "mom", if I have the vernacular correct. :-)
TTYL, DougF
PS. No, the rest of us can't mask out the noise they make like you can.
BSEG
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I think you just described the Pentax K-1000.
Geordie wrote:
I know a person who will be taking a summer course in photography at her
local community college. So she will be needing a camera that allows her to
use all the functions manually.
What might we suggest to this student? Now,
William Robb wrote:
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From: "Geordie" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: April 10, 2001 10:39 PM
Subject: suggested student cameras?
I know a person who will be taking a summer course in
photography at her
local community college. So
Hahaha... I've wanted to try some californian wine, but its not readily
available in Australia. French is though..
Maybe when I possibly head to the US next year i'll get some.
From: "William Robb" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Direct from
Just picked up a mint Super Program, for less than the K-1000.
It has a nice feel to it and it balances very nicely with the A 50/1.4 and
the SP 90/2.5 Tamron.
Just wish I had kept the 280T flash.
Jeff
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On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:40:15 -0800, Bill D. Casselberry wrote:
... like low-cost favors to certain artsy-type
and dancer friends on low budgets. !8^D
Particularly to the spectacularly attractive and under-clad. :-)
TTYL, DougF
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I think I'll soon sell mine...
Just give me some time to make good digital pictures of the lens from every angle.
I don't yet how much I want for it.
Regards
Jerome - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Does anyone know if the combination of SuperProgram and Motor Drive A
operates correctly at the B (bulb) setting when triggered remotely by the
appropriate cord?
But to be perfectly honest, I would recommend againsit this approach due to
the serious vibration with the Battery Pack A.
regards,
Certainly.
regards,
Alan Chan
Does anyone know if the combination of SuperProgram and Motor Drive A
operates correctly at the B (bulb) setting when triggered remotely by the
appropriate cord?
_
Get Your Private, Free
Doug wrote:
If he can overcome his anguish towards us, I'm sure that we could
better explain our issues with the CdI tests and, hopefully, help him
improve his company's testing techniques. Unfortunately, it appears
he's already made up his mind that we're all attacking him personally.
You
Most interested parties have already committed to memory these comments
from Clover:
"With some friends, I tryed my 85mm f/:1.4 FA IF Pentax , face to 90mm
f/:2 Asph Leica and 85mm f/:1.8 Nikon. You can see the result on
www.pictchallenge.com (in french only). In the CdI Website, there was a
Hi all you Australians
The release date in Australia for the MZ-S is down for the middle of July,
according to CR Kennedy. As yet there is no word of pricing, but expect a
wholesale price of about $2K if the dollar stays where it is.
Cheers
Jon
Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase
Question:
As sent to me this date:
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Why does someone send a message, with a download attached, that has a heading
as "Unknown"?
Hasn't this list been attacked by enough viruses?
Pal, you wrote :
You won't find any test or Pentax user who by any
reasoning would rate the FA* 85/1,4 as ~40% better
optically than the A* 85/1.4 or A* 135/1.8.
Apart from your belivable opinion, I'm curious about where you got your
absolutely not contestable knowledge of the FA* 85/1.4 and
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1229385165
looks good
why do these always show up *after* I buy an expensiv-er lens
Daphne
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Brian wrote:
Perhaps, the apparent agreement of the results from what Paal may feel
are two meaningless tests is equally meaningless--but if CdI is "way out
in the woods" with their test results, they've got company.
[snip]
3) I agree with Paal that the on-film results each photographer
For the money, I think a ZX-M is hard to beat, especially because of the
depth-of-field function.
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I know a person who will be taking a summer course in photography at her
local community college. So she will be needing a camera that allows her
to
use all
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:20:04 +0200, Cyril MARION wrote:
(Thank you America to have invented Internet...)
It was Al Gore who did that. :-)))
Later,
Gary
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Cyril wrote:
But on another hand do you think this magazine ranked the FA* 85/1.4 5 stars
(1993) to push customers to buy it, hands behind the eyes ? Or do you think
they ranked a 3 star only at the A* 85/1.4 (this test is dated 10 years !)
to lead customers to buy CANON of NIKON instead of
I apologize in advance for writing off topic. I'm just not certain where to look for a
manual for a Sekonic L-408. Can anyone help?
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For anyone who's not on the Cameta list,
here's a couple of items on their just-in
email that might be of interest.
Collin
Pentax FB-1 System Finder Base For LX With With FC-1 Action
Eyepiece(Mint/Mint-) $299.
Pentax ZX-5 Quartz Date Ser.#7105419 With Instruction Book(Mint/Mint-) $199.
Now this is a fellow who wants emails! g Regards, Bob S.
In a message dated 4/11/01 2:16:56 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think I'll soon sell mine...
Just give me some time to make good digital pictures of the lens from every
angle.
I don't yet how much I want
William Robb wrote:
You still don't believe me? Look at all the photofinishing
complaints generated on this list. You think companies like
Wal-Mart have done photographers any favours by making
photofinishing a low profit game? What do you think suffered
when the cost of a roll of photo
My grains of salt:
I didn't find the Nikon sharper.
Focusing accuracy wasn't accounted for (was the same person focusing all
three?)
Orientation to the target (not that in the real world you would be always
shooting dead on, but if the center of the target is just within the edge
of the plane
"Paul Jones" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hahaha... I've wanted to try some californian wine, but its not
readily
available in Australia. French is though..
That's ok. French wine has been produced from grapes grown on
American vines for over 100 years. Ever since philloxera plague,
the only
Here's my 2-cents-worth:
K-1000-- durable but pricey these days
ZX-M/MZ-M -- full-featured, modestly priced.
MX-- the classic Pentax mechanical body
X-370 X-700 -- Minolta makes a good series here
FM2 -- the Nikon classic for about the same price as the K-1000
Pal wrote:
...and some say only: ABAABAABBBAAB, Boring, and "Color of Underwear" Roll Call
Update 2356782
:-)
Mine is black. Great idea! I will also do a new one: Coffe or Tea?
Thanks for suggestions.
Albano
PS: CdI rules!! ;-P
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A couple of comments:
As to selling yourself cheap, don't do it! First, you won't get the
respect that you deserve for your work, and second, how will you finance
that new PZ-1p body you need now that the last one took a tumble at $100
per shoot? I've done cheap work before (and I continue to
At 08:06 AM 4/11/01 EDT, you wrote:
I apologize in advance for writing off topic. I'm just not certain where to
look for a manual for a Sekonic L-408. Can anyone help?
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Try:
http://www.sekonic.com/sek_orderbklts.html
Mike Nosal
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Here's a couple of other Pentaxes:
KX/KM - Better than the K1000, and often cheaper or the same price.
ME Super - Probably one of the cheapest Pentaxes on the used market.
P3 series - Inexpensive, but no DX override
Also, Ricoh, Cosina, Chinion, and Sears have K-mount bodies that are pretty
I'm interesting in trying out black and white
photography, particularly in portraits. Somehow, the
contrast isn't good enough... I heard that using red
and yellow filters do help in bringing out contrast.
Any ideas?
I'm using a 50mm f1.4 and Tri-X Pan film. Thinking of
adding a 2x teleconvertor
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From: "Kelvin Ang" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: April 11, 2001 8:12 AM
Subject: Help: Black and White Photography - Filters
I'm interesting in trying out black and white
photography, particularly in portraits. Somehow, the
contrast isn't good
I have a K2 body for sale if anyone's interested at $125.00 -
email me for details.
Otherwise it'll go to eBay on Friday.
If you've ever wanted one you won't regret buying it! (I still
have another I'm keeping!)
Mark
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Hi William and all,
I am a new member, although I have been hanging around
for months...and participating in the Spotmatic sites.
I too am getting back into BW after about a 20 year
absence from the darkroom. Yesterday, I bought my
chemicals, but prefer to mix small batches...does
anyone know
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From: "Mike Steele" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: April 11, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: Black and White Photography - Filters
Hi William and all,
I am a new member, although I have been hanging around
for months...and participating in the Spotmatic
Did you notice that the seller described the lens as a SMC
Pentax-A? It's not, of course ...
Daphne wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1229385165
--
Shel Belinkoff
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There are no rules for good photographs,
there are only good photographs.
I do not think any camera with any features other than match needle metering
is good for a student. If I had a ZXM years ago or a Super Program I would
have learned a lot less about sensitometry and judging a scene as to whether
to over expose or underexpose (relative to the needle). Features
Mike Steele wrote:
Hi William and all,
I am a new member, although I have been hanging around
for months...and participating in the Spotmatic sites.
Hi there.
I too am getting back into BW after about a 20 year
absence from the darkroom. Yesterday, I bought my
chemicals, but prefer to
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 you already submited and want to add new items, please put clearly in
To my thinking, what makes the Minoltas an attractice choice is the ready
availability of first-rate third-party lenses in bayonet mount, for a
song--typically about half the K-mount versions, when you can find them.
Almost anytime I want, I can find in Minolta mount a Soligor CD 135/2 and
CD
This update number 2345678 is dedicated to Pal, who in an email says "some
people at magazines hates the web, because common people (users) shares personal
experience in equipment (ie lenses) wich is more valuable info than lens tests"
and in next email laughs at my roll call. A warm regard for
You just don't know me very well yet. I think someone coined the term
"dirty ol man" after they met me ;-)
William Robb wrote:
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Guess I should have waited with my response. I think I just
found a kindred soul.
You are
These are the conditions:
1 - You must answer off-list, right to me.
2 - You must choose your favorite emulsion (35 and 120/220 allowed. Color and b
and w)
3 - You must choose ONLY ONE (color print OR slide OR b and w, etc).
4 - You must have personal experience with it.
WINNER by now: Tri-X
Hi,
Just another reminder that there's a significant chance of auroral activity
the next two nights. Try to look before moonrise local time.
Unfortunately, for me, we just got 8" of snow last night and it's still
dumping like crazy. Predicted partial clearing this evening. I'm hoping so
and
"Provencher, Paul M." wrote:
Sorry for my ignorance - where is this located? And dates? Thanks!
http://www.grandfather.com/calendar/calendar.htm
Scroll down to "The 16th Annual Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography
Weekend".
6/1-6/3.
tv
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Jeff,
I did a lot of research into full-featured bounce/swivel dedicated flash
for my Super Program. I ended up with Ritz Camera's best and I couldn't be
happier. I forget the specs, but the guide number is something like 112
feet; you can zoom the head between 35 and 85mm focal lengths, and add
Pl,
If you call the A* 135/1.8, A* 300/2.8 and A* 85/1.4 average then I guess
that you could presume the A 35/2.8 to be mediocre. I do not, and you must
agree, think that the Pentax "Star" lenses are average. They belong in the
highest order of optical quality.
Did you understand my
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, William Kane wrote:
Ok, I'm not going to make this a LONG post, as I want to go and
play, but I JUST got the LX I had ordered from MXV camera's . . . It
was in EX+ condition according to them, and I must say that it's in
much better condition than I had expected. A
yup I noticed that this seller labels all Pentax primes (K, M) as 'A".
perhaps he thinks 'A' means 'first-rate'? :-)Daphne
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I can't recall where I read this--either in Herb Keppler's book, "The
Honeywell Pentax Way" or in Popular Photography--but when you compare the
precision of a typical SLR's split-image rangefinder with the precision of
a Leica rangefinder camera, the Leica is more precise at focal lengths up
to
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I consider myself a documentarian, not an artist. The point I wished to
make was that, even with matrix metering and autofocusing, real life is
difficult to capture accurately on film without periodic user intervention.
It is a point that Herb
Hello the world,
Doug, you have probably missed some parts of the translation :
A Scandinavian complained that a French magazine rated
some Pentax lenses too high and others too low, so in
response a French reader of said French magazine wrote
to someone at the magazine. In response,
If you're new to the list or just haven't seen the geography poll before,
here's how it works. I'm asking every member of the PDML (Pentax Discuss
Mailing List... this thing you're reading now g) to mail me their city,
state/province and country so that I can complile the information in a
list.
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
I have too many friends who don't ask for enough up front for weddings
and the like, and then when faced with demands from the client for cheap
prints or the like ("Twelve dollars for an 8x10? I can get one done at
Wal-Mart for six!"), they find themselves not making
A lens would be damned for any other optical defect, so why
not for this?
Field flatness at all distances is a worthwhile goal for any lens to
achieve.
Regards,
Anthony Farr
Sure it's a worthwhile goal. Look at the price for a 14mm rectilinear.
About $1200, the last time I looked.
Exactly, we don't need to bring nationality into the debate. We can find plenty
of other reasons to hate each other :-)
Norm
Cyril MARION wrote:
snip
(and as a French, I have been hurt by some of the words that have been
written here)
We are not a lot of PENTAX fans through the world, so
An opposite experience I had. And also to address the previous thread about
being amateur and using older gear. I shot a wedding last year just for fun, it
was my oldest friend's wedding. They are not short of cash (read very wealthy)
and hired the best photog in town. Hassies, assistants, the
um, sorry for mailing this to the list but I lost your email adress -
are you still after that specific hood? if yes contact me offlist, I
might have a lead for you.
Daphne
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Rob,
Your point is well-taken: The 135/1.8A* is, of course, at the top of the
heap of other 135/1.8s, which include the following third-party
auto-diaphragm telephotos. Year of introduction is shown, followed by
original list price and list price in 1998 U.S. dollars. Unless noted,
these are
I thought the "F" was lighter as it doesn't have the power zoom of the
FA
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From: "herbet brasileiro" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11,
I just sold my K24/2.8 for $192 on eBay a month ago. I liked it but
already had an M28/3.5. I know, I know, the former is wider, faster
and perhaps optically superior but I'm not as sophisticated as some of
the other list members here. All my other primes from WA to TELE
use the 49mm filter. The
Sadly, this attitude applies no matter what skill you possess. I'm a skilled
and experienced seamstress, but I utterly refuse to sew for other people. I
tried to out of the goodness of my heart for friends, but when I did,
suddenly I was treated as a servant -- they wanted EVERYTHING for free,
Yep 100%. I shot a wedding for friends and spent upwards of $400 on film
and processing. They also had a pro wedding photographer. The pro shot the
wedding party and entrance to the church. I shot the actual ceremony and
the reception (and piggybacked on the pro earlier).
I was extremely
In a message dated 11/04/01 17:41:32 GMT Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
From: James Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
What is the ideal lens for landscapes?
Should I try to get hold of a 17mm and 20mm?
Absolutely - we have a very nice 20mm here for 350. I should rush out and
buy
Hi,
I've been a subscriber for several years to the UK literary magazine
"Granta" (http://granta.nybooks.com/latest_issue.html), which appears
every month or so.
Over the last few years photojournalism has featured increasingly,
usually with at least one good photo essay. The current edition,
Hi Paul
Some news readers are not capable of displaying
graphics. If someone posts a message that has a graphic or html in it, the
reader will detach it from the text and list it as an attachment. It works
this way at my work where we use Lotus Notes. I went to the subject URL
without
Also noted that that 'Texdance" member has a bid on it. I've seen his and
sbarra(Sid)'s name on frequent items I've been interested inG
Don
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From: "Shel Belinkoff" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: 'mint'
Hi
I purchased ( online ) Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II from
www.camerazone.com.
www.camerazone.com has charged me 408USD for scanner and 30USD for
multiple film/slide holder. But the manufacturer's manual says multiple
film/slide holder is not an accessory.
Sales guy had told me that
I did a similar thing for my wife's cousin's marriage. They asked me to
travel about the ceremony and take what the photogs missed. The "real"
photogs were a couple of very beautiful women with N
N-something-or-others and Metz flashes who professed to shoot in a
"photojournalistic" style.
For those Aurora Watchers out there,
The NOAA Space Weather Site is listing geomagnetic storms in the last 24 hrs
and currently, as SEVERE. If the impact holds up, according to "polar
observer satellite plots" observable activity could extend deep into the
mid-latitudes tonight.
This is
I agree, I have both a ZX-M K 1000, the added features make the ZX-M
better for a beginner. Pretty hard to learn to use DOF if the camera does
not have it. Dan Sheetz
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Sent: Wednesday, April
Even some red aurora visable here in holland at this very moment (rare).
George
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Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 11:28 PM
Subject: Severe GeoMagnetic Storms
For those Aurora Watchers out
Alin wrote:
I too have this impression.
Just to show Paal there still are French he can agree with: in his
lens test file, FNAC (a large photo-video french commercial chain)
laboratory gave the following ratings to Pentax lenses (4 stars being
the highest):
Wide open
Anthony wrote:
If you call the A* 135/1.8, A* 300/2.8 and A* 85/1.4 average then I guess
that you could presume the A 35/2.8 to be mediocre. I do not, and you must
agree, think that the Pentax "Star" lenses are average. They belong in the
highest order of optical quality.
Did you
Cool George. I hope you're out there jamming down that shutter release!
Tom C.
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: Severe GeoMagnetic Storms
Even some red aurora visable here in
Hi,
in future why not stamp the word 'Proof' in red on the front of the proofs,
and your name contact details on the back?
---
Bob
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Wednesday, April 11, 2001, 10:15:58 PM, you wrote:
[...]
They took the proofs, saying they'd get back to me soon, and I haven't
Tom wrote:
This is exciting. I haven't seen this much activity when going to site
before.
Unfortunately its snowing here so its no chance for me to see it :-(
Soon the aurora season is over for my part. Daylight 24 hours a day.
Pl
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Daphne wrote:
"looks good
why do these always show up *after* I buy an expensiv-er lens"
Daphne, that would be because of a stupid little irk called "Murphy's Law",
and it sucks, don't it!?!
;-)
fairy.
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Hi, Tanya,
Tanya Russell Mayer wrote:
The mother of the little fairy in the shots I posted earlier
said to me that the thing that really
"got" her about the shots I took was that they have so much "heart", and
that I went to great lengths to consider the
child's and the parents beliefs,
I wrote:
- Note that they rate the A* 300/2.8 much higher than the FA* 85/1.4 (so would I).
Ooops! It turns out to be the FA* 300/2.8.
Anyway, it show that the FA* 85/1.4 isn't rated nearly as high as CDI does. Also the
quality relations between the FA* 300/4.5 and the FA* 85/1.4
$B?(B120, Condition B (listings updated 2001 April 11)
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Pl ,
We had heavy snow this AM. It looks like it's clearing though. I might get
lucky.
Tom
Unfortunately its snowing here so its no chance for me to see it :-(
Soon the aurora season is over for my part. Daylight 24 hours a day.
Pl
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It's sound practice, but these are cousins, and I just didn't think they'd
pull a trick like that.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bob Walkden
Sent: April 11, 2001 3:33 PM
To: Bucky
Subject: Re[2]: Fairy pics
Hi,
in future why not
By the way, Tanya, I use ME Supers for my 35mm photography.
How dare you say that I ain't a professional because of that
grin.
For several years I used one camera (medium format) with one
lens. Equipment is an amateur buggy-boo, to a pro a camera is
just a tool. It helps to have the right tool
Doug F wrote:
"The two have radically different audiences, success criteria, and
control principles. If they ever meet, it's dumb luck at worst and
serendipity at best. The odds are that they never meet. The best
scenario I can imagine is where they meet only at the cash register.
That way,
Ken Archer wrote:
"Do you
really want to be known as the woman here in town that takes great
pictures, gives great service and she is CHEAP?"
Ken, I am not sure why it was your comment in particular that hit home with
me, but I just had something else come to mind; on many occasions, I have
Sears 135mm F2.8 "Macro":
Macro setting engaged (1:5): 3ft
Macro setting not engaged: 4.75ft
I took these by measuring from the object to the film plane. If you a
measuring from the front element, subtract 1/2ft.
Todd
At 06:56 PM 4/10/01 -0400, you wrote:
Close focusing distances for
Tanya Russell Mayer wrote:
However, (now please don't attack me for being naive or over-sensitive
here), as most of you know, I have alot of stuff posted on Photo.net. NONE
of my stuff has ever received a critique rating of above 4 or 5 on that
site, I have this guy here in town (yep, the
You don't specify an SLR - so what about a rangefinder such as the
Voigtlander Bessa R. Especially if acquiring something secondhand requires a
leap of faith.
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Alin Flaider wrote:
"Put a K/M lens on MZ-M and you get center weighted meter. Switch to
manual mode and the bar graph it appears in the viewfinder is more
accurate and more suggestive than any match needle.
And please don't tell me a student has to cock the shutter in order
to get a
Tanya -
One business issue to remember -If you think a too high price is keeping
customers away, you can always have a sale. If you've built a base on cheap
prices, you'll lose a lot of them when you try to raise the price to what
you're worth.
A good friend of mine and his brother have a
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From: "Treena Harp" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: April 11, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: C41 b+w and hand-coloring
Question, guys: I'd like to try something new. I want to do
some
hand-coloring of black and white photos. While I have my
darkroom here
I did. Almost flexed that BIN muscle on it, but while I was contemplating
the BIN expired. Any bets on it goes higher than the BIN @ $150 it had?
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: "Shel Belinkoff" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday,
Tom V wrote:
"This guy is obviously an ass."
True, I agree that he is, but he is also a rich one who is making lots of
$$$ from this town by being just that
BTW, I have FINALLY gotten through reading/replying to all of the
digestsI am yet to respond to those who communicated to me
Another newbie here. :^)
Thanks for the heads up concerning the aurora. I spotted it towards
the end of twilight. It had been hazy-clear with high cirrus all day
here in downeast Maine, so I originally thought I was looking at more
clouds! I soon realised that clouds don't move like that, and
While there are people here that may complain that this
thread is OT. The fact that there are so many replies
indicates that we find it interesting. Besides old
farts like me just love to give advice, especially
to someone who may listen.
--Tom
Tanya Russell Mayer wrote:
Doug Brewer wrote:
Shel wrote;
I just thought you might get a little lift out of
this. Both lenses
are 35mm/f2.0. The one on the left is the Leica 35mm
Summicron and
the other is the SMC Pentax.
http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/35mmcomp.jpg
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Hi,
I was hoping someone else would ask this question, so
I
Tanya, that's sweet of you to say, but I forgot to mention the part where I
cordially invited them to pound sand.
Don't believe a word Bill says; we're all filthy rotten pigs up here in the
frozen wastelands.
"HAR"
Mike
Vancovuer, Canada
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Hi Rebecca,
Welcome to the group. Indoor sport photography is something I haven't
learned anything about yet, but I am sure there are people with expertise
in that area on the list. Because of the variables, ighting with flash can
be very complex at times. Do you remember what speed film you
David Chernicoff wrote:
"The mild ones are the
stories about customers who come in to complain that the color photocopy
enlargements they did themselves of the 5x7 they bought (not wanting to
spring for 8x10) doesn't look good."
I really don't think I want to hear about the not-so-mild to hot
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