RE: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-21 Thread Jostein Oksne
Some answers interspersed below: > -Original Message- > > Hi Group: > I have two computer / e-mail??? for you.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? When I cl

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #760

2001-05-21 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 21/05/01 04:49:28 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Subject: LX SE-60 screen limitations Hi Team, I just wanted to report that I found that the new SE-60 screen vignettes badly when used in conjunction with the Pentax 28mm f3.5 Shift lens. >> ***

Re: 23 LTD????

2001-05-21 Thread Camdir
A friend of ours in Japan (Pentax user & photojourno) was sent a lens to try for a week. It was tested and returned to Pentax. I know nothing more about this, but can only speculate. Kind regards from sunny Brighton Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, g

Re[2]: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Alin Flaider
William wrote: WR> I do like XP-2 for portraiture, it has a very nice smooth skin WR> tone and excellent gradation. The downside of it is how very WR> soft the emulsion is. It is extremely easy to damage during WR> handling. This, to me is a fatal flaw. While I am a very careful WR> film handler,

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #760

2001-05-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 May 2001, at 3:16, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Rob. > Included with the screen, I believe there is a leaflet showing compatibilty > with various lenses. Is the shift not included in the lens list? > > Kind regards from sunny Brighton Hi Peter, There is indeed a compatibility chart includ

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2001-05-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Anyone tried the new Kodak pro C41 B&W? Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don'

Re: Camera & motorcycle

2001-05-21 Thread Dan Scott
>Hi, > >I just carry mine in a backpack. some one turned into front of me 3 weeks >ago and the bike and i both flew over the car, busted myself and the bike up >pretty bad, but camera is still fine :) > >Paul Ouch. Are you going to be ok? Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the

Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-21 Thread David J Brooks
Begin Original Message From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 20 May 2001 07:05:19 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg Hi Group: I have two computer / e-mail??? for you.I have noticed on many threads when people reply to a question/comment,they i

Re: ZX-50

2001-05-21 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Gary L. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: ZX-50 > > Sounds good. What does the Zx-7 offer that the Zx-50 does not? Anything that is drastic? Most of all, a six-elements matrix (ZX/MZ - 50 matrix has two elements, which makes it more like a center-weight

Re: ZX-50

2001-05-21 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Mon, 21 May 2001 15:45:00 -0700, Paul Jones wrote: >I MZ7 can use pre A series lenses. at the pentax US site you can do a Duh, I knew that. :-) >I think the MZ5n is the pick of the MZ series. That it is. I own one Just looking for an autofocus for my grand daughter... Thanks! Late

Re: 1000 f8 pic

2001-05-21 Thread Norman Baugher
Hey Steve, I had similar experiences when I was young. Just to make you jealousI've landed in a 747 at LAX, sitting in the spare seat behind the pilot...also taken off same way from Nagoya at night. Norm Steve Larson wrote: > Your love affair with airports and planes sounds like mine. When

Re: Chasseur d'image 28-105

2001-05-21 Thread MZ3_fella _
good to hear that the boys at C d'I are so on the ball brushed aluminium hence the AL designation _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: 1000 f8 pic

2001-05-21 Thread Steve Larson
Thanks for the info, I`m writing it down. There`s a nice vantage spot on the north side of LAX too, by the "In & Out Burger", but would only be good for final approach shots, I learned that by waiting in the drive thru. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: "Nor

Hello Pentaxians

2001-05-21 Thread Christopher Lillja
Hi there, I've been lurking for a while since going to an MZ5 for my main 35mm. I'm a school publications guy and I need some help finding a good shot of a red-tailed hawk. I need an original 8x10 print or larger to blow up to poster size. The photographer can retain all rights, but I'd like t

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >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 the grain, tone range, > contrast, etc. What th

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Indeed, a key attribute of these films is that you need not commit the entire roll to one ISO setting. Rather, you can choose your setting, frame by frame, without fear that you will under- or overexpose the other frames. Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Actually, none is 400 ASA preci

Re: Filter Blab

2001-05-21 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Now I know why my email's In bin isn't full of willing buyers for my B+W MC 77mm 010 filter! But seriously, Shel, yours is the first letter to directly compare SMC filters with B+W RMC filters. I still have five lenses for which I must buy protective -010 filters, so I'll follow your tip and get

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 May 2001, at 9:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Indeed, a key attribute of these films is that you need not commit the > entire roll to one ISO setting. Rather, you can choose your setting, frame > by frame, without fear that you will under- or overexpose the other frames. Gee Paul, I hope S

Re: Filter Blab

2001-05-21 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
Shel, For the record: What the Heliopan that you tried the special-order, multicoated version? - 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: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Indeed, a key attribute of these films > is that you need not commit the > entire roll to one ISO setting. Rather, > you can choose your setting, frame > by frame, without fear that you will under- > or overexpose the other frames. That doesn't sound right, and is

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Unfortunately, I caught that ... -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "... there is no point in pressing the shutter unless you are making some caustic comment on the incongruities of life" - Phillip Jones Griffiths Rob Studdert wrote: > > On 21 May 2001, at 9:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wro

Clippy

2001-05-21 Thread Stephen Moore
Re the thread of a couple of weeks ago on Kodak packaging, which veered OT into the dumbing-down of America, this might help explain things: http://www.rita.thegourmet.com/computers.html Cheers! Stephen Moore __ "You got a Zarg in here? Are you *nuts

Re: Filter Blab

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul ... I'm sure there are other factors at play here. Perhaps there aren't that many list members that need a 77mm UV filter, and the price, while good, is still high for many people. Two months ago I'd have bought it in a NY minute, but now that I can get a SMC Pentax filter for even less

Re: Filter Blab

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Shel, > For the record: What the Heliopan that you tried the special-order, > multicoated version? Maybe, but probably not. I received a filter from a list member a while ago, compared it to the other filters, and then proceeded to misplace it. Clearly I was not to

Re: Clippy

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What an absolute miserable idea it was to post that URL. There are kids and people reading this list that might be offended by such garbage. You should have at least put a "content warning" in the message or in the subject line. Better yet, keep that sort of thing off the list. Stephen Moore w

Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-21 Thread Aaron Reynolds
David J Brooks wrote: > > Begin Original Message > From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sun, 20 May 2001 07:05:19 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg > > Hi Group: > I have two computer / e-mail??? for you.I have noticed on many threads when

Re: Clue re next limited lens

2001-05-21 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Rob Studdert wrote: > > On 19 May 2001, at 16:12, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > > > The other reason I have to doubt the rumor is that the FA* 24mm f2.0 is > > a really freakin' huge chunk of glass...a 23mm f1.8 would have to be > > even bigger, and that seems to me to go against the Limited grain.

Re: Provia 400F

2001-05-21 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Steve Larson wrote: > > Forgot, > Aaron pushed the stuff, and IIRC he said it looked great @ 800, so-so @ > 1600. Yep, with the qualifier that I haven't seen any 1600 ISO slide film that I'm impressed with. :) It's quite good at 800, I'd say almost as good as it is at 400. I've had no probl

Bird prints (was: Hello Pentaxians)

2001-05-21 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
You might try the Audubon Society at http://www.audobon.org. "Christopher Lillja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm a school publications guy and I need some help finding a good shot of a red-tailed hawk. I need an original 8x10 print or larger to blow up to poster size. The photographer can reta

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Paul . Stregevsky
While I haven't shot chromogenic B&W since 1987, I distinctly remember more than one review citing the frame-by-frame flexibility, at least for Ilford XP-1. I can't recall "what happens" to the +2 or -2 ISO frames; they werern't rendered less usable, just different. I don't believe it was about gr

Re[2]: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Alin Flaider
Shel wrote: SB> What the heck is a "marketing peak"? What would the marketing dept choose to label a film that performs equally well at 100 and 400 ASA? Name it 100 ASA? Why would one buy it then? Stick a 800 ASA label? A bit of decency, gentlemen. But 400 is interesting and looks cr

Re: My "new" stiff zoom...

2001-05-21 Thread Vlad L. Loukiantchenko
Thanks to everybody who replied to my questions!.. I've choose to keep the lens and seller agreed to refund significant part of money I've paid ;-) At the same time I tried to fix it: I removed the rubber sleeve on zoom/focus collar and put a few drops of oil somewhere on rotating joint, visi

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > While I haven't shot chromogenic B&W since 1987, I distinctly remember more > than one review citing the frame-by-frame flexibility, at least for Ilford > XP-1. I can't recall "what happens" to the +2 or -2 ISO frames; they > werern't rendered less usable, just diffe

Re: ZX-50

2001-05-21 Thread Todd Stanley
I wouldn't worry about the plastic mount, my ZX-M has seen plenty of lens changes with no ill affects. If you drop the camera, it might break - but only in situations where a metal mount would likely bend. Todd At 10:23 AM 5/21/01 +1000, you wrote: >Hi, > >My girlfriend has an MZ50, and the

Vs: Vs: Camera & motorcycle

2001-05-21 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Hi Shel! Yep - it´s a Guzzi (v65 Florida, a model not imported to USA). I was thinking along the same lines as you - a tank bag or a belt of fanny pack of some sorts but tank bag seems to be the best choice. And my old ME has travelled a lot without any problems but can MZ-5n take same kind of

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2001-05-21 Thread tom
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > > Anyone tried the new Kodak pro C41 B&W? I assume you mean Portra B+W? No, but my lab has seen a few rolls. They say it looks like T400CN, but prints easier on color paper. At that point they hadn't tried it on b+w paper. tv - This message is from the Pentax-Discus

RE: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Rob Brigham
Does this just relate to a wider exposure lattitude? If you the exposure lattitude of the neg is wider than the paper (as is the case for most colour C41) then over or under exposing by a stop or two can be corrected at the printing stage with no noticeable effect as the final print will always b

Re: Re[2]: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Alin Flaider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 21, 2001 1:46 AM Subject: Re[2]: Chromogenic B&W Film > William wrote: The downside of it is how very soft the emulsion is. > >Bill, is it possible they fix it in XP2 Super, or is this pr

Vs: Camera & motorcycle

2001-05-21 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Yep - that´s one possibility, too. OT: Which Guzzi do you have? All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Daniel Sheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä

Apology for Clippy

2001-05-21 Thread Stephen Moore
(Also sent to Shel privately) Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What an absolute miserable idea it was to post that URL. There are > kids and people reading this list that might be offended by such > garbage. You should have at least put a "content warning" in the > message or in the subject line. Be

RE: Vs: Vs: Camera & motorcycle

2001-05-21 Thread admin
>Yep - it´s a Guzzi (v65 Florida, a model not imported to USA). I was thinking >along the same lines as you - a tank bag or a belt of fanny pack of some >sorts but tank bag seems to be the best choice. And my old ME has travelled >a lot without any problems but can MZ-5n take same kind of treatmen

Re: Vs: Vs: Camera & motorcycle

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Raimo Korhonen wrote: > ... my old ME has travelled a lot without any problems > but can MZ-5n take same kind of treatment? And can the 24-90? If it can't, I'd be very disappointed. However, more telling, is that you're uncertain of how durable the new gear is. I think this goes back to a dis

RE: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Rob Brigham
Surely the phrases 'extremely wide exposure latitude of XP2' and 'No matter which film speed is chosen, standard C41 processing is recommended.' confirms that the exposure lattitude of the neg is wider than paper so over or under exposing a single frame by a stop or two can be corrected at the pri

OT: FA & FS

2001-05-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
FS Pentax-A 28/2.8 Excellent condition. $115 Pentax-A 35/2.8 Perfect glass. Some paint off edges. $115 Pentax-A 100/2.8 One mark on front glass. Good cosmetics. $125 FA Busch Pressman 'D' 4x5 with Schneider 135/235 conve

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Mark Dalal
Shel wrote: >I can see shooting an entire roll at one EI, 200, 400, 800, and >getting consistent results, but not shooting as you've >suggested. I've tried playing around with using a different EI. I shot a few rolls at 160. I was really displeased with the results. Scanning the film was difficu

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2001-05-21 Thread Chris Brogden
On Mon, 21 May 2001, tom wrote: > I assume you mean Portra B+W? No, but my lab has seen a few rolls. > > They say it looks like T400CN, but prints easier on color paper. At that > point they hadn't tried it on b+w paper. The word from our Kodak rep is that it's identical to the 400 B&W+ consume

Re: digital cameras

2001-05-21 Thread John Francis
Tom Rittenhouse wrote: > > Let's get things into perspective here. > > Now, high quality magazines use a 150 line > halftone. That is 150 dots per inch (approximately). You made a very common mistake here - a 150-line screen is 150 line PAIRS per inch. That's closer to 300 dpi. So a

Re[2]: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Alin Flaider
With regard to XP2 SUper, Shel wrote: SB> Note SB> No matter which film speed is chosen, standard SB> C41 processing is recommended. SB> It should be noted that nowhere in the data sheet could i find SB> anything that said exposing a roll using different film speeds was SB> acceptable or good pr

OT: Wanted- piece for LX Winder....

2001-05-21 Thread Terence Mac Goff
Hi. waayyy of topic here. I dropped the battery holder of my LX winder at the weekend, and basically, I lost the large plastic rectangular piece a the end, which cosmetically closes up the gap over the battery compartment. I was wondering if anyone has a spare battery holder for sale any

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Rob Brigham wrote: > > Surely the phrases 'extremely wide exposure latitude of XP2' and 'No > matter which film speed is chosen, standard C41 processing is > recommended.' confirms that the exposure lattitude of the neg is wider > than paper so over or under exposing a single frame by a stop or t

K2 and KXs spotted in San Jose (was KX and KMs ...)

2001-05-21 Thread John Francis
I made a mistake - it wasn't a KX & 2 KMs - it was a K2 and two KXs (and yes, these are all black bodies). I'd describe these as being in reasonable condition, considering their age - there is brassing at some of the edges (the black bodies seem very prone to this), but no immediately apparent d

Re: Camera & motorcycle

2001-05-21 Thread Paul Jones
Hi, Yeah should with a bit of time to mend, might have to have a pin put in my arm, as i broke it near the shoulder, but i was lucky it wasnt worse :) Paul - Original Message - From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 4:34 AM Subject: Re

Re: Clippy

2001-05-21 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
If that was offensive to you, you really live a sheltered life. I guess you don't let your kids watch TV as there is far more offensive stuff on Saturday morning kiddie shows. But I guess for people like you it should have had an "R13" rating in the subject line. --Tom Shel Belinkoff wrote: >

Re: PUG News

2001-05-21 Thread John Francis
William Robb wrote: > > Here are some interesting statistics: > We are averaging 75 images per month right now. > We are using over 3 gigabytes of system resources per month ... 3 gigabytes for 75 images? That's 40 megabytes per image! Either there's an error of a few orders of magnitude here,

Re: MZ-3/5N Multiple Exposure.

2001-05-21 Thread Michel Adam
The only thing I can think off would be to use a leaf shutter lens from a 645 or 67 with the appropriate adapter, and 'B' mode. And even there, apparentely only one of the LS lens for the 67 can do it properly. Your best/cheapest solution would be to get one of the body that can do it for this

pentax super me

2001-05-21 Thread Dennis O'Mahoney
Is there any technical (internal) drawings of the above camera on the net anywhere? Thanks. _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: MZ-3/5N Multiple Exposure.

2001-05-21 Thread Todd Stanley
The only way I know of is to shoot some frames a roll, rewind, retrieve the leader, and shoot the same roll again. You have to be very exact while loading or it will be off, plus it will confuse the heck out of most labs. Todd At 12:26 PM 5/21/01 +0530, you wrote: > >Hi! > >I just need to kn

Re: OT: Wanted- piece for LX Winder....

2001-05-21 Thread Bob Poe
Terrance, I keep a spare battery holder for myself because they are easy accidents. I got mine from Pentax Colorado. Not too expensive, but I can't remember what they go for at the moment. Regards, Bob --- Terence Mac Goff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi. > > waayyy of topic here. I d

Re: OT: Wanted- piece for LX Winder....

2001-05-21 Thread JDStep
In a message dated 5/21/2001 12:02:17 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi. waayyy of topic here. I dropped the battery holder of my LX winder at the weekend, and basically, I lost the large plastic rectangular piece a the end, which cosmetically closes up the gap over t

Re: My "new" stiff zoom...

2001-05-21 Thread Patrick White
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 17:44:03 +0200 From: "Vlad L. Loukiantchenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: My "new" stiff zoom... Vlad L. Loukiantchenko writes: >At the same time I tried to fix it: I removed the rubber sleeve on >zoom/focus collar and put a few drops of oil somewhere on rotating

Re: Clippy

2001-05-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
Thanks you, Stephen. This gave me a good chuckle and expressed exactly how I feel about Microsoft's approach to software (which I avoid as much as possible, writing this on Netscape, with WordPerfect near at hand). Too bad we caught Shel in a bad mood again. Joe > What an absolute miserable ide

Hello Pentaxians

2001-05-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
For hawk photos, try an organization like Hawks Aloft. Maybe they have a web site. There's also plenty of wildlife photographers out there. As for the 100-300 and 80-320 lenses, these lenses all get soft at their tele ends. If you want a sharper lens and can do without the longer length, look at

RE: Ewa Marine housing

2001-05-21 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Alex wrote: > I am considering to attend diving school this summer. The first > though I had was: I want to take pictures and don't want to spend a > lot of money buying underwater gear. I know that ewa marine makes > SLR camera housing for underwater photography. They have a > generic house that

OT: Re: Clippy

2001-05-21 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 21 May 2001 09:49:04 -0400, Stephen Moore wrote: >http://www.rita.thegourmet.com/computers.html Laugh! I thought I'd die! :-) - 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

Re: Ewa Marine housing

2001-05-21 Thread Alexandre A. P. Suaide
Thanks for the suggestion. I will look more carefully. BTW, I will attend a scuba diving school this summer... I think I will have some fun... Thanks again Alex "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" wrote: > > Alex wrote: > > I am considering to attend diving school this summer. The first > > though I had

smc 200 f2.5 on ebay...

2001-05-21 Thread Cotty
Hi guys and gals, Here's a pretty interesting 'zoom' lens. Actually a 200 f2.5 with a BIN of 500 US bucks. No bidders as of yet. I used to have one and it's a cracker. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1239437614 Cheers, Cotty ___

Re: Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-21 Thread David J Brooks
Begin Original Message From: Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 21 May 2001 10:21:16 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg David J Brooks wrote: > > Begin Original Message >  From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sun, 20

Re: Camera & motorcycle (and bicycles)

2001-05-21 Thread Peter Alling
The low constant vibrations of an Airplane can vibrate the screws out of a camera probably faster than the coarser movements of a bicycle however constant bouncing around can throw a mechanical camera's shutter speeds off. The electronics might be effected by having friction connections, (any

Re: Clippy

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I didn't say it was offensive to me, nor did I say I didn't enjoy it. Nor did I even say it was offensive to the general list population. Read my message. I'm just thinking that it might not be the sort of thing that Bruce Dayton or Steve Larson would want their little girls to see. Somehow I c

RE:OT: Camera & motorcycle

2001-05-21 Thread Daniel Sheetz
Raimo, I have a 1980 V50II Guzzi, nice little bike. I really enjoy taking my camera and going for a ride, you see so much more on a bike, it just seems to open up shooting possibilities. There is a picture of my Guzzi on my website if you are interested, at www.ezonline.com/dsheetz Dan Sheetz --

Re: Clippy

2001-05-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
Shel is exactly correct here. I do have to be cautious about what my girls see. There are occassions when the list is a little strong for them. So I have to pre-read and then guide them to the posts that would be helpful to them. I do appreciate the list and the dynamics of the different parti

Re: Clue re next limited lens

2001-05-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 May 2001, at 13:53, Tom Rittenhouse wrote: > The Limited lenses are intended to compete directly with > Leica. Leica has always had a 90mm. Furthermore, someone on > the list mentioned some sort of converter that had a 1.2x > magnification that IIRC was supposed to allow Pentax SLR > lenses

Re: Use of Pentax Equipment

2001-05-21 Thread Tonghang Zhou
Surely if you are using Pentax lenses, which are what really matters, then it should be OK? Regards, ___ Tonghang Zhou ("Zhou" is pronounced like Joe) On Mon, 21 May 2001, Conrad Samuels wrote: > What is the feeling about my using

Re: MZ-3/5N Multiple Exposure.

2001-05-21 Thread Peter Alling
At 11:24 AM 5/21/2001 -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: >Unless the film transport motor is better in the MZ-5n/3 than my ZX-10's and >ZX-M, even if you put the film in the exact same spot, I don't think it will >pull it through that closely registered. Examine the gaps on developed >rolls and you will

Re: smc 200 f2.5 on ebay...

2001-05-21 Thread James Apilado
Use too? I never heard of this lens. If it's a "cracker" why do you not have it today? Jim A. > From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 23:21:48 +0100 > To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: smc 200 f2.5 on ebay... > > Hi guys and gals,

Re: Use of Pentax Equipment

2001-05-21 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Conrad S. wrote: > What is the feeling about my using these cameras with Pentax > lenses (they are M42 mount cameras) when submitting pictures to > the PUG? I know that in open months concessions are made but > the rules seem a trifle ambiguous when discussing Pentax > equipment or lenses (qu

Re: New Photos

2001-05-21 Thread John Mustarde
On Fri, 18 May 2001 21:33:12 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >I have a lot of photos of Melbourne Zoo in this lot as >well. I tried to get the lions without their cage, so >it looked like I was standing right next to them in >the wild, but I couldn't get rid of the cage. My lens >will only give f5.6 whe

Re: Ewa Marine housing

2001-05-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
I don't know about this housing, but I used to dive years ago (in my teens), and I can tell you that you may find a 60' depth restrictive. At this point you might not expect to go deeper than 60', but if you come to enjoy diving, eventually you'll learn that 60' is not very deep. There's much of i

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Alin Flaider wrote: >I do expose rolls at the same speed (usually 400 or 800), but that > is for consistency reasons only - to ease the lab's job. Ocassionally > however, I did shoot several frames at a different speed and the lab > delivered those images with a vague tint of blue or sepia on

OT: another ebay bargain:

2001-05-21 Thread Bob Poe
BLACK MX going for $205 in 10 min... http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1238151203&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=990498784&indexURL=0&rd=1 --- James Apilado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Use too? I never heard of this lens. If it's a > "cracker" why do you not > have it today? >

Re: Use of Pentax Equipment

2001-05-21 Thread Dan Scott
>What is the feeling about my using these cameras with Pentax >lenses (they are M42 mount cameras) when submitting pictures to >the PUG? I know that in open months concessions are made but >the rules seem a trifle ambiguous when discussing Pentax >equipment or lenses (quote) for the other months

Re: Use of Pentax Equipment

2001-05-21 Thread Peter Alling
It seems that no one reads the submission criteria for the PUG. The relevant passage is "9. Themed month gallery images should have been created with Pentax camera and/or lens. Images created with non Pentax equipment are welcome in the open category months. " Even for Themed galleries all that

Re: MZ-3/5N Multiple Exposure.

2001-05-21 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
On Mon, 21 May 2001, Todd Stanley wrote: > > The only way I know of is to shoot some frames a roll, rewind, retrieve the > leader, and shoot the same roll again. You have to be very exact while > loading or it will be off, plus it will confuse the heck out of most labs. > > Todd > Hi Todd! I

Re: MZ-3/5N Multiple Exposure.

2001-05-21 Thread Ayash Kanto Mukherjee
On Mon, 21 May 2001, Michel Adam wrote: > Your best/cheapest solution would be to get one of the body that can do it for > this application. From > http://phred.org/pentax/k/ > > the LX, Z1p/PZ1p, Z1/PZ1, Z-5/Z-5p, MZ-7/ZX-7, MZ-30/ZX-30 would > work. > > You might also look at a CHINON CE-4,

Re: Chromogenic B&W Film

2001-05-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 21, 2001 12:24 PM Subject: Re: Chromogenic B&W Film > I used to use XP-1 extensively. Souped in the XP-1 > developer (worked better than C41 on XP-1. XP-2 is supposed > to be optimised f

Re: Clue re next limited lens

2001-05-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 21, 2001 11:53 AM Subject: Re: Clue re next limited lens > If there actually is to be a 23mm Limited lens it will > undoubtedly be far more compact and sturdily built as well > as more ex

Re: PUG News

2001-05-21 Thread William Robb
Sorry, I didn't state that well. The bandwidth used is 3 gigabytes per month for a larger well visited gallery. Right now the PUG is using about 90 mb of hard drive space. This is what the server says for the March 2001 Gallery. Requests Received During Summary Period 483819 Bytes Trans

Re: Clue re next limited lens

2001-05-21 Thread Chris Brogden
On Mon, 21 May 2001, William Robb wrote: > I bet it's a 19mm > William Robb I'm going for a 21mm, myself, unless they come out with the Limited telephoto. chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions

Re: Clue re next limited lens

2001-05-21 Thread William Robb
I have a HUGE spider crawling accross my monitor. I HATE spiders. L8R Bill - Original Message - From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 21, 2001 10:10 PM Subject: Re: Clue re next limited lens > On Mon, 21 May 2001, William Robb wrote: > > > I bet it's

I'm back, some observations, and etc, some of it on-topic

2001-05-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Hi troops, Got back from Colorado and Utah Saturday night and have been wading through the pile of messages waiting for me. I'm think I'm pretty much caught up with list maintenance stuff, but most of what has been posted to the list in my absence has escaped my attention. If there's anything

Re: Camera & motorcycle

2001-05-21 Thread Dan Scott
>Hi, > >Yeah should with a bit of time to mend, might have to have a pin put in my >arm, as i broke it near the shoulder, but i was lucky it wasnt worse :) > >Paul Definitely. Heal well, Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to h

Re: Clue re next limited lens

2001-05-21 Thread Dan Scott
>I have a HUGE spider crawling accross my monitor. >I HATE spiders. >L8R >Bill Cool. How many mm? If it helps, don't think of it as "a spider". Think of it as "a fabulously engineered, autonomous, self-replicating, AI, bio-tech pest control device". So expensive even Bill Gates couldn't have one