I have a ZX-M. I believe the complaints center around the size of image.
It is a relatively small view through the finder. I don't think it is much
different than most of the ZX line however. Most people end up going for
the ZX-5n because of multiple focus modes and AF if you desire it. It
I agree with Isaac. With my Coolpix 990, it eats up standard AA's quickly.
However, I purchased two sets of 1600mah NiH rechargeables and they last
quite a long time. I also use a 64 mb card with some compression and get
about 70 images on it. You saw it digital at it's worst. I find that for
What I forgot to mention is that we finally rec'd some base cover caps for LX
- the type that cover the advance rewind holes. GBP10/pair.
Also I have ordered the finder skins - for FA1/w so you can improve the
finish on a tired finder. GBP30 each.
And finally, we have some PENTAX nameplates,
Finally, I have a weekend story to tell, in Shel's fashion. And the weekend
is not over yet!
I'm driving around the central California coast. Looking around the Spanish
missions, some wineries, etc.
This afternoon I was walking around San Luis Obispo, when I saw a photo shop
that looked like
Hi!
I have not yet purchased a real Macro lens for high detail macro work
instead I am using close up filter kit to achieve magnification as great
as 1:1. There are two basic problems that I encountered while using this
kit. One is however, the depth of field is not enough for apertures like
I expect to recover all my costs in a couple of
years --- with a lot of added benefits on the archiving side ---
just as the
camera becomes obsolete and I have to buy a new one.
Why would a camera become obsolete? If it is still doing what you want it to
do, then it's not obsolete. Just like
At 11:39 24/06/01, Isaac wrote:
Then you're using the wrong rechargeable... The newer NIMH batteries
should last significantly longer than alkalizes in digital cameras. Of
course, that is a small amount of money as compared to whole package.
I haven't tried them for a while, rechargeable
Are they really rhetorical questions, or did you
perhaps subconsciously want them answered?
Sorry I am so far behind with my replies. They
disabled internet access at work a couple of weeks
ago, and it wasn't until yesterday that I became
connected at home. So I am working through about 1,500
Hi all
I have whacked a few things on eBay, my SMC-F 28/2.8, SMC-A 50/1.7, SMC-F
1.7x TC, and my Sigma 24-70 zoom. Erm, I am registered as yollyon, so you
should be able to find them under that.
I am considering selling my SMC-F 135 1:2.8, and my four month old MZ-3. If
anyone is interested
Happy Birthday to me (Sunday 24th), but only 25mins
left. I am getting way too old. So this year I decided
to be 21 again. And the year after I will be 20.
People won't notice. Everyone thinks I am still at
school anyway. The drinking age here is 18, but I
still get asked for ID every time.
Just thought of this ad I saw in the local paper.
It was for a Vivitar ?2000S Black and White camera.
Obviously if you try to put colour film in, it either
spits it out, or makes all the images black and white
:)
Jody.
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Do You Yahoo!?
Get
Stop complaining and go buy a Nikon :)
Another points that makes this totally absurd: I was
playing in the field with my Z-1p and noticed that
if you want, say, over exposure eg. in manual mode
you turn the dial in a certain direction (already
forgotten which because it makes no sense).
Happy Birthday to You!!!
Hi Jody,
Nothing to be worried about :-)
Looking like a schoolgirl... Is it that bad?
Enjoy your age, you are in the best part of life (ehm, I could say that for
any age, though :-).
Gianfranco
(celebrating, for today it's my name day!)
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Jon,
Saw the ebay listing this AM and didn't know it was yours.
I don't need the 1.7x TC, but as we had just discussed it here, I looked.
The starting price listed in the USA site is $100.
...a bargain by our earlier discussion. When I looked at the detailed
listing,
I was quite suprised to
Parsed below...
Regards,
Bob...
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Those who say that life is worth living at any cost
have already written an epitaph of infamy,
for there is no cause and no person
that they will not betray to stay alive.
Sidney Hook
From: Ayash Kanto Mukherjee [EMAIL
DOES ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH COLOR ENHANCING FILTERS
(TIFFEN,ETC)??..I'D LIKE TO
PUNCH-UP REDS ORANGES IN FALL FOLLIAGE THIS
COMING SEASON BUT MY PENTAX GURU AT APEX PHOTO
(MANCHESTER,N.H.) WAS **DISAPPOINTED** WITH HIS
TIFFEN,STATING HIS *POLARIZED* SHOTS WERE BETTER
THAN
Bill wrote:
This sounds odd. The Z-1p definitely uses distance information as do all
the PZ/Z series cameras. That is how they manage the auto-zoom size
tracking. Perhaps there may be a problem in making good contact between
your 600/4 and your MZ-S. Besides, none of these cameras
Douglas wrote:
While I was in my local shop checking out the MZS, a gentleman came in
to inquire about getting a FA50mm 1.4 or 1.7 for his ZX5n. My local guy
mentioned that he would have to check the availability with Pentax, because
of a quantities limited, check for availability notice
Dear All,
Two months ago, I aquired my first LX. It had a really bad sticky mirror
so I took it into be repaired. Last week, I picked it up from the
repairer's workshop. I happened to have a 40mm pancake on it (as that's
one of my favourite focal lengths).
The man asked me if I had any more
David wrote:
Also, does it do trap-focus with
a MF lens, like the Z-1p? If this also works with an AF lens set to MF, I'd be
really pleased as the Z-1p doesn't do this (I can think of situations where you
wouldn't want to use servo AF for this).
It has trap focus. It works in the exact
Jody,
Many happy returns, I know what you mean, my 16 year old just informed he
was asked to buy some booze from the liqueur store and easily passed for 19.
On the other hand I am repeatadly asked, or my daughter is asked by friends,
to 'ask your Grandfather' if it's ok to do such-in-such. I
Yes and no.
I might accept the quality and process, but I'll invest to gain efficiency in
using the digital, gains in quality and process will be extras.
Here are a just few areas where I expect progress to make this camera obsolete
for me, viewer(ing) as LCD is next to useless outdoors,
Are you thinking of buying one or the other? I bought the 1p rather then
the 5n mainly because in bright sunlight (where I mainly shoot) one
cannot read the exposure information in the viewfinder and it's not
given on the external lcd. I consider it a fatal flaw - unless you
rarely shoot in
Hello,
I never asked the list about it, but here it goes, what is the general
idea about that lense Tamron 35-80 F2.8 ?
I comes in Ada-2 Mount, has a macro mode that gets 1:2. I used it with a
Tamron-F converter to get 1:1, pretty descent
result so far.
Phil
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Since it's a Pentax ... only the best. :)
Though it really depends on what you shoot.
Here's my (wish) list:
FA or A50/1.4, FA35/2, FA24/2, A*85/1.4, A100/2.8, FA135/2.8, A200/4, A*300/4
Collin
At 08:30 PM 6/24/01 +0200, you wrote:
Dear All,
snip So - what should I be using with my LX to do
Near the same focal length is the SMCFA 43/1,9 Limited, also consider the SMCFA 77/1,8
Limited (these are big bucks). Yeah, I know they're AF lenses, but they'll still work
great (manually) on your LX. Bonus - they'll work great on that MZ-S when you buy it!.
Also, consider an SMCA 50 f/1.4, an
As the 3.5/35-105 SMC-A is as good as they come I´m quite sure that the optical
quality is visibly better than what the Vivitar can offer - I have no personal
experience of the Vivitar, though. The Pentax lens I have and it is very, very good
indeed - equalled only by the new 24-90.
All the
3.5/35-105 SMC-A - of course.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen
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Aihe: What
So - what should I be using with my LX to do it justice?
curiously,
Wendy
Film, Wendy, film! And whatever lenses you have. Buying more
high end lenses won't do much good unless you use lots of film.
Len
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Boris Beard wrote:
Two months ago, I aquired my first LX [...]
I happened to have a 40mm pancake on it (as that's
one of my favourite focal lengths).
[...] Then he added this lens is too cheap for
a magnificent camera like this
So - what should I be using with my LX to do it justice?
Ed,
Went to the zoo this AM! The butterflies are great. I would recommend it
highly. Bring your Macro, sit down, and wait for them to come to you!
Thanks for the tip, Bob S.
Ed Dombek wrote:
| I have to share this with the LARGE Illinois group here on the PDML. My
wife wanted to go
I would agree with your Pentax Guru: those colour enhancing filters (regardless of the
brand)usually give results which are simply over-the-top and render uniform colour
cast
to the whole picture. Polarizing ususally takes off reflections off foliage and thus
enhances colour saturation. I
Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa³ / wrote:
Bill wrote:
This sounds odd. The Z-1p definitely uses distance information as do all
the PZ/Z series cameras. That is how they manage the auto-zoom size
tracking. Perhaps there may be a problem in making good contact between
your
Boris Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa³ / wrote:
Dear All,
Two months ago, I aquired my first LX. It had a really bad sticky mirror
so I took it into be repaired. Last week, I picked it up from the
repairer's workshop. I happened to have a 40mm pancake on it (as that's
one of my favourite
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Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa3 /
wrote:
Bill wrote:
This sounds odd. The Z-1p definitely uses
distance information as do all
the PZ/Z series cameras. That is how they
manage the auto-zoom size
tracking. Perhaps there
Ok guys...
Here it goes I have a 1981 LX that has been CLA. I am getting a 1995 LX,
at the moment I can't afford to keep both, currently this frame won't win a
beauty contest.
but the labor is under warranty for the next 4 months here in Finland.
Anyone interested ?
Everything works great
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From: Bob Blakely
Subject: Re: Macro lens: Some insight needed!
The following lenses are excellent at 1:1 ratio, all require
an extension
(tubes or bellows) for 1:1 ratio:
SMCA 100/2,8 Macro
Will do 1:1 with no additional extension.
William Robb
Remember,
Sorry.
Regards,
Bob...
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In the carboniferous epoch
we were promised perpetual peace.
They swore if we gave up our weapons
that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed they sold us,
and delivered us, bound, to our foe.
And the gods of the copybook
Drop me a line if you come to Munich...
Norm
Richard K. Holman wrote:
German Pentaxers,
I will be spending two weeks traveling in Germany at the end
of June/beginning of July, and am looking for suggestions for
lesser-known destinations, with the emphasis on photographic
opportunities.
Thanks for the comment Gianfranco!!
Norm
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote:
The Gallery
by Norm Baugher, Germany/USA
Another shot that attracts me for its geometry.
I like the SF appeal.
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From: Bob Blakely
Subject: Re: Macro lens: Some insight needed!
Sorry.
Tis OK. You are allowed one error.
HAR!
William Robb
Remember, the LX Gallery is coming up.
Please see:
http://pug.komkon.org/LX_Gallery/LX_Submit.html
for more information.
Submission
Nicholas wrote:
Anyways, I would be surprised to find it is just the
camera; since there is no such problems with any other
lens. Why the lens works on the z1p is a mystery
though.
A fellow PDML member has e-mailed me privately saying he has experienced the same
behaviour with a demo MZ-S
Jaros³aw Brzeziñski Wrote:
I must definitely confirm Bill's comment that Z/PZ-series cameras received and
processed distance information from FA lenses - without this kind of data they
wouldn't
be able to manage the image size tracking function of FA power zooms
But the question is;
Boris,
I thought I was reading about my LX and 40mm lens. That's the combination I
keep on my LX at all times. Nothing wrong with it.
Jim A.
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Subject: Re: What
On Sun, 24 Jun 2001 17:14:01 EDT, you wrote:
| What I wanted to share was an interesting exhibit that opened this week.
Until mid-September they have setup an 80'x36' butterfly screened garden!
The best part of it all was that I had my new Vivitar AF 100mm Macro f/3.5
lens with me! Two
Hi Team,
I may find myself in NY city for a couple of weeks in the not too distant
future. So I would like some local advice about where to go, what shouldn't
be missed, what and where to avoid etc. Any feedback would be
appreciated, private email correspondence is welcome.
Cheers,
Rob
Hi Norm,
A late reply for a late comment :)
I would have done it before, but simpy I was unable to...
Gianfranco
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From: Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 12:47 AM
Subject: Re: Late PUG comments
Thanks for the
Hi John,
Maybe the shot isn't that sharp, but it's very pleasant indeed.
I like it (I usually dislike butterfly photos, but this one is very nice).
Gianfranco
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From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 1:27 AM
Subject:
Hi everybody,
I'm going to be in Hamburg, Germany, for five days (or nights... ): on the
11th of July and from the 20th to the 24th of the same month. My journey
includes a week in Denmark, but I'm going to arrive to and leave from the
Hamburg International Airport. I know that at least a couple
Just listed the below on eBay.
* Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5 SM with Case *
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1249498832
* Pentax Tou-Five Star 70-210mm f/4 *
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1249489341
Later,
Gary
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Hi,
Has any one taken note of the grip on the LX2000, its the same as the normal
Grip B, except is an attachment for a strap lug. This is one thing that
annoys me about the standard Grip B, is not being able to attach my strap to
the top two lugs.
Happy Birthday to you, young lady. I used to be quite old, but one day I
woke up and I was much younger than I used to be. It works. I recommend
it to everyone.
Paul
petit miam wrote:
Happy Birthday to me (Sunday 24th), but only 25mins
left. I am getting way too old. So this year I decided
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From: Paul Jones
Subject: Grip on LX2000
Is that soft shutter release available as a replacemnt/ add on?
William Robb
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New York is a photographer's dream: Streets full of people. s huge range
of fascinating architecture, an immense range of happenings. One weekday
afternoon, wander around the garment district on the West Side (west of
6th avenue) between 34th and 39th street and shoot the homeless, the
people who
It works for me as I am entering the second decade of my second childhood!
GRIN
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From: PAUL STENQUIST [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: Happy Birthday to me.
Happy Birthday to you, young lady. I used to be quite
Pal, FWIW, I put my 600mm FA on my MZ-S and found absolutely no problem in
focusing near or far or in between. This combo seemed to hunt less than the
same lens on my PZ1P. It still refused to focus on very low light subjects
no matter which body I used. The MZ-S seemed to lock on faster than the
Hi Ed,
Way cool opportunity. Makes me want to gas up the truck, grab my gear, and go.
How did you shoot? (available light or flash, film speed, etc.)
Dan Scott
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Obligatory bug joke:
The answer is, Its butt.
The question, What is the last thing to go
I, well, we actually, will be going to Chicago the first week of September. Since we
have never been there, I'd
like to know some good places to burn some film and generally some places that I
should not miss out of
visiting. Of course, some good dining places would also be in order. :-)
Obviously an engineer, Bill. How about just unwinding
it back on itself. Although I think it is going to be
impossible to describe over email.
Jody.
Collin wrote:
Anyone know how to untangle a Slinky?
Hi Collin,
HA! I've done this many times with my
grandchildrens' Slinky's, but these
Happy Birthday. Enjoy the something wrong :-) as it doesn't last forever.
Soon enough, people will be politely ma'aming you and you'll wondering
where all that time went so quickly.
I just got this month'sPUG entry into shape only to see I missed the
deadline, again.
Dan Scott
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