Hi Dave ...
First, a suggestion. It might be helpful if, when asking a question
such as this, to post the URL of the items so those wishing to help
you might not have to go searching for the details.
If you look at the photo of the regular SMC filter, you'll see
that it's a Hoya. Having
It cost $28 at Adorama about a month ago when I bought one.
However, there was a thread on BYO Cable Release here some while ago, so
I'll list 2 items from that thread:
Item 1:
I had about the same reaction when I bought my MZ-50. However, this
electronic cable switch is VERY simple. You can
Mattias Klum has been a Pentax photographer since the age of 17 when he
knocked on the door to Pentax Scandinavia HQ in Uppsala and asked for
help. Pentax lend him expensive telephotos and in return he was an
official representative for Pentax Scandinavia at trade shows, messes
etc.
Pentax
In Sweden, the list price of the FA 24-90 is 7800:- SEK.
As a comparision, the Nikon AF Nikkor 24-85 f/2,8-4 cost 7900:-. (only
1/2 f-stop faster at 24mm). In a recent test by the swedish magazine
FOTO, the Nikkor didn't do so well. Sharpness and mechanical
construction was very good, but the
Shel wrote:
SB Does anyone know why all the chromogenic BW film on the market is
SB 400 speed? Why not some other speed?
Actually, none is 400 ASA precisely. Both Kodak and Ilford are
variable 100-800 ASA speed films, with a marketing peak of 400. One
can shoot at any speed he likes better
Have a great, safe trip! May the photons be good to you.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: Jan van Wijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: Off-list for a while ...
Hi gang,
I will
Hi all,
what´s the best way of carrying your camera when riding a motorbike?
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
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This is the multicoated version (Mfg Catalog # 66070252, list price
$158.00; BH Catalog # BWUVMC77, BH price: $77), not the single-coated
version (Mfg Catalog # 65070156, BH Catalog # BWUV77) that BH sells for
$46.25. The rim says MRC for Multi-Resistant Coating.
I bought the filter after
Mark Dalal wrote:
snip
3) Each film has its own use. I don't think XP-2 is suited to landscape,
street, or still-life. But it makes a pretty darn good portrait film. I've
used it for model shots and I've been extremely pleased with it in that
regard.
snip
Interestingly enough, I have a b+w
On Sun, 20 May 2001 05:07:50 -0700, Steve Larson wrote:
Thanks Gary! It`s a blast using that lens.
I bet it is. I'm trying to save up some coins for a either a 400mm or 600mm Pentax
lens. Might take a bit
through. :-)
Later,
Gary
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Shot brings back great memories of late sixties when I worked in an office on
Imperial west of Supulveda (I think an Embassy Suites sits there now) that
looked out on LAX runways. Great view then. Will always remember the days when
the fog would slowly roll in off the ocean engulfing the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One question, does anyone know if there is a cover for the glass of
the FC-1 that pentax makes? Mine came without a cover, and I can just
imagine the glass getting all scratched up. Anyone find any commonly
found replacements, or know of a source for original
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From: William Kane
Subject: FB-1 FC-1
Hey gang,
Just got the Finder base, and the sports finder for my LX .
. . (A
BIN bargin off ebay a few weeks back for less than $200) . . .
Anyhow,
took it out of the packaging, and it's in EXCELLENT condition.
I put
On Sun, 20 May 2001 07:17:55 -0400, Frank Theriault wrote:
Yeah, Doug, I wuz gonna say all that too. Plus, the url to access the
image had the word :landing in it! :-)
I didn't notice that, Frank. I do _everything_ the hard way. :-)
TTYL, DougF
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Adding a bicycle's vibration to Raimo's question...
I will be taking cameras on a bicycle tour this summer. The cameras
could be packed on the frame or carried in a pack on me. There will be
more vibration if they are directly on the bike, but more weight for me
if I have to carry
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From: Mark Dalal
Subject: Re: Chromogenic BW Film
William Robb:
FWIW, I think XP-2 is Crap with a capital C.
I did a microscope analysis of the grain of normally
processed
T400CN and Ilford PanF+ which had been processed in Rodinal.
The
chromogenic had much
Does the ZX-50 have a plastic or metal lens mount?
Thanks!
Later,
Gary
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On 20 May 2001, at 10:42, Dave Maki wrote:
Adding a bicycle's vibration to Raimo's question...
I will be taking cameras on a bicycle tour this summer. The cameras
could be packed on the frame or carried in a pack on me. There will be
more vibration if they are directly on the
Raimo wrote:---
Hi all,
what´s the best way of carrying your camera when
riding a motorbike?
All the best!
Raimo
---
Hi,
have a look at Tamrac Sport Convertible (model 704,
706). I have the 704, which works fine for me.
These bags are light and have a
The salesman at Henry's gave me the wrong info then.
I picked up the NPS and 160VC as comparable films.
I guess I'm going to have to get the NPC for comparison.
And some 160 NC. Go wild!
And people wonder why I'm so unconcerned about Henry's opening a store
ten minutes away from my
petit miam wrote:
It's people like you that ensure that some of us can't
even get one LX :) Shame on you.
Nah, it's people like him that kept the LX in production for so long. :)
And for the record, yes, I am very pleased. I feel that for the time
being, my work is doneunless we
Bucky wrote:
Anyone got comments on this film?
It's an excellent copy work film, more neutral and with finer grain than
the Kodak EPY 64T. I sell both for students at Sheridan duplicating
their portfolios on Reprovits, and I sell lots of the Kodak to people
buying for the first time and
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I'd never by
a regular FA lens, but I can see owning several Ltd. lenses.
Shel, find yourself an FA* 24mm f2.0 and give it a whirl. It'll most
certainly change your mind.
The other reason I have to doubt the rumor is that the FA* 24mm f2.0 is
a really freakin' huge
Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
Ya, Rob, you are right about that. Also, most of them
(maybe all) take several seconds to make an exposure. But,
like just about all electronics today if you can buy it it
is obsolete grin. I understand the old three pass
scanning backs are being replaced by one
The June gallery is shaping up to be another fine one. We sure
have a lot of good photographers submitting work.
Pity some of them can't follow instructions :~)
Could you please have a look at the submission guidelines page
at:
http://pug.komkon.org/general/submit.html
before submitting. The
That´s what I would like to know, too.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
-Alkuperäinen viesti-
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Does vibration ever cause problems
A couple of weeks ago I was walking through the yard with my
standard insect setup (Pz-1p, A* 200mm macro, flash). I always keep a
skylight on this setup since I'm poking the lens around in bushes and
brambles etc. To my surprise I saw a bight white circle on the
fence besides me. A little
David J Brooks wrote:
I have noticed on many threads when people reply to
a question/comment,they include part of the original text and then a reply.How might
you be
doing this?
It's part of the e-mail software being used. What program are you
using? There should be an option somewhere
Alin Flaider wrote:
Perhaps Optima 100 achieves its saturation through thicker colour
layers, so something had to be sacrificed to keep the film thickness
in a reasonable limit - the halation layer among others. This is all
speculation from my part.
Well, in 120 anyways it's one of the
LOL
Jeff
And people wonder why I'm so unconcerned about Henry's opening a store
ten minutes away from my store. :)
-Aaron
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Hi Raimo ...
I used to have a nice sized bag that was secured to the tank (called
a tank bag) in which I could carry a fair anoint of stuff. I'd
often carry a change of clothes, rain gear, and the like. A camera
would fit nicely in a bag of that sort. While I've not ridden in
many years, I
After 45,000 miles on my motorcycle, through all kinds of weather
and even rough, dirt roads, my ME Super suffered absolutely no
consequences. I still use it to this day, and it still works like
it just came out of the box. I'd say that you shouldn't be
concerned.
--
Shel Belinkoff
Hi Mark ...
Glad to learn that you, too, have seen the light and made the switch
to SMC Pentax filters. While I'm shooting more and more without a
filter, when one is on the lens it should be the best. I've tried
'em all - top of the line Hoyas with their super coating,
multi-coated B+Ws, and
Thanks, Shel - I already have a tank bag and I have carried my old
ME+winder-3.5/35-105 in it but I am a bit worried about vibration of the V-twin engine
(no, it´s not a Harley).
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
Hi Otis,
I took the pics just a couple of blocks farther west than where you
describe,
they have some benches there so you can sit and watch the planes.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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What are you riding - a Guzzi?
Anyway, by having the camera ensconced in soft, vibration absorbing
items inside the bag, I think you should be just fine. Think of all
the cameras that have spent uncounted hours in small planes, or
which have been used on small power boats, and so on. Also,
Hi,
Its plastic.
Paul
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From: Gary L. Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 9:59 AM
Subject: ZX-50
Does the ZX-50 have a plastic or metal lens mount?
Thanks!
Later,
Gary
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I don't buy it. First, I don't think Pentax has ever made a 90mm lens for
35mm, and secondly 23mm F1.9 is way too close to the FA* 24mm F2, both in
focal length and maximum aperture. I'm guessing the next one will probably
be a mid-tele, something 120-150mm.
Todd
At 01:36 AM 5/19/01 -0400,
Does vibration ever cause problems for the camera
body?
No, most vibrations of the motorbike are absorbed by
the camera bag (Tamrac, Loewe pro, etc) and by the
body (when the camera bag is carried on the body).
The biggest threat for the camera
On Mon, 21 May 2001 10:23:56 +1000, Paul Jones wrote:
My girlfriend has an MZ50, and the plastic pretty sturdy, its seen frequent
lense changes and still looks like new.
Sounds good. What does the Zx-7 offer that the Zx-50 does not? Anything that is
drastic?
Thanks, Paul!
Later,
Gary
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Thanks to all. It sounds like vibration won't disrupt the electonics,
so long as the camera is protected normally.
Alexander Krohe wrote:
Does vibration ever cause problems for the camera
body?
No, most vibrations of the motorbike are
doesnt sound right to me, 'cause the longer the lens,
the easier is is to get even lighting across the field
of view. My SMCP 1000/8 doesnt have any light falloff problems.
JCO
BTW, Mine is the same lens as the SMCT except has a different
mounting tube in the rear.
JCO
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Mark, mind telling us where online you
ordered the SMC filters?
I decided to follow Shel's lead and
got online and ordered SMC filters.
Ken Waller
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From:
Mark
Cassino
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 2:50 PM
Subject: Re:
I MZ7 can use pre A series lenses. at the pentax US site you can do a
comparison between them. I think the MZ5n is the pick of the MZ series.
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From: Gary L. Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: ZX-50
On
A step-up ring is out of the question. The filter would intrude too
much into the viewfinder when used with a hood, although used by
itself it might even be better than the standard hood on some of the
lenses.
Having an eyeglass shop cut the filter might be a good idea. Don't
know if the whole
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