Re: can someone recommend a good lens shade?

2001-07-14 Thread tom
Amita Guha wrote: I have a K1000 with a 50mm lens. I also have a 135mm lens coming in the mail. Can someone recommend a good lens shade for either/both of these lenses? Which 135 is it? It may already have one built in. I don't think I've ever used a shade on a 50mm. Hmm. tv - This

Re: Right-angle Finder?

2001-07-14 Thread WKato
In a message dated 7/14/01 12:14:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 08:35:57 +0530 From: RK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Right-angle Finder? Yup; the [Olympus] Varimagni fits perfectly. I suggest you try out a demo before buying one; this

Re: can someone recommend a good lens shade?

2001-07-14 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, you won't get one shade that's good for both of them. You don't say whether you're looking for a plastic or a metal shade (or wood or glass or whatever...), or for clip-on or screw-on. My personal preference is for metal screw-on shades because they afford a high degree of protection to the

Re: Cost incompatibility of MZ-S (was: Ordered My MZ-S ... )

2001-07-14 Thread Cotty
Because of VAT perhaps? You got only 17,5%; over here its 24%. How about import duties? Not to mention the extra pairs of hands (importer, distributor, etc) and the extra freight. But surely this applies to lenses entering the USA - they certainly didn't originate from there! Cotty

Re: Downloadable K1000 Manual

2001-07-14 Thread Ray Allen
Thanks for that link, Gary. Fortunately the KM manual is a PDF document and thus only one file. I have downloaded it and will let my K1000 friend know. Ray Allen. Sydney. Australia. Check out Spotmatic at Yahoo!Groups at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spotmatic - Original Message -

Re: Right Angle Finder

2001-07-14 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 13/07/01 19:09:26 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I read in an astrophotography book I have that the Olympus Vari-Magni finder will fit the K1000. If this is the case, then I believe it would not fit the PZ-1p. We have a K series right angle finder here.

Re: MX mirror not swinging back into place below 1/250th

2001-07-14 Thread Paul Ewins
Hi Nicole, I had this problem intermittently with my first MX, it was because the damping foam around the focussing screen had deteriorated and turned sticky. Now and again it would be sticky enough to catch hold of the mirror and stop it from returning. Paul Ewins, Melbourne, Australia

FYI:MZ-S now in the UK

2001-07-14 Thread Andy F
FYI. If like me, you live in the UK, want to buy an MZ-S and have had one on order with no real idea of when they would be arriving over here, well I can tell you that they are now available. I've just bought mine from the local camera shop at the Jessops price. The shop had ordered two, but

Re: Long Lens Technique (was RE: TC--I am frowning!)

2001-07-14 Thread Rfsindg
Mark, Interesting note, Thanks for the tip! Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just got an A*300F2.8 and A2X-L converter. I have made some very sharp pictures and some not-so-sharp pictures with the same subject, same aperture (wide open), and same shutter speed, and same (solid)

RE: OT: Suggestions for things to see/do in Cleveland OH?

2001-07-14 Thread Dave Weiss
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:36:28 -0400 From: Peifer, William [OCDUS] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Suggestions for things to see/do in Cleveland OH? Hi all, I'm hoping some members from our Midwest contingent can offer a bit of advice. We're taking three of our grandchildren (ages 6, 9,

OT: Which Camera Bag

2001-07-14 Thread Andy F
Sorry that this is OT. I now need a new camera bag - my Lowepro Nova 3 is no longer big enough for 2 SLR bodies and lenses. I'm fairly sure that a Nova 4 would just be large enough, but I'm not keen to buy another Nova series bag as my Nova 3 let in water when I spent 3hrs walking in the rain.

Re: reading material

2001-07-14 Thread Pentxuser
Get Freeman's books. Get all of his books. They are truly inspirational reading. He is a Canadian Photographer with an incredible eye for beauty. He pushes the bounds of photography and yet provides enough instruction in his books to be all that you really need. The Art of Seeing, and

Re: RE: Classrooms

2001-07-14 Thread David J Brooks
Dan.Were are you located? I am in Ontario Canada Dave Begin Original Message From: D. Sheetz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:24:50 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Classrooms Dave, I took a course at our local Community Colege years, and I found it to be very

Re: Classrooms

2001-07-14 Thread Johan Schoone
Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 13 Jul 2001 16:45:56 -, Johan Schoone wrote: You wrote: Just wondering if anyone has taken any classes offered at night through a local highschool or college? I did, at the `Centre for Arts' (Centrum voor de Kunsten) in Eindhoven. Do you know

Re: 18% Gray (again)

2001-07-14 Thread Mike Johnston
aimcompute wrote: A thought: Why can't camera and film manufacturer's just consistently tell the truth? Because we can't handle the truth. --Mike - 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

Re: reading material

2001-07-14 Thread Michael Perham
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Get Freeman's books. Get all of his books. They are truly inspirational reading. He is a Canadian Photographer with an incredible eye for beauty. He pushes the bounds of photography and yet provides enough instruction in his books to be all that you really need. The

Re: FYI:MZ-S now in the UK

2001-07-14 Thread Michael Perham
Andy F wrote: FYI. If like me, you live in the UK, want to buy an MZ-S and have had one on order with no real idea of when they would be arriving over here, well I can tell you that they are now available. I've just bought mine from the local camera shop Also, now in Canada. We got 5

Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread Treena Harp
Just got back from our state's press convention, and among other things, I got first and fourth place in the news photo category and second place in photographer's portfolio (small weeklies division). The convention was fun as usual, but not nearly enough free beer this year ... - This message

Re: Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread Ken Archer
It's always nice to gain the recognition of your peers. Congratulations on an obvious job well done. On Saturday 14 July 2001 21:39, you wrote: Just got back from our state's press convention, and among other things, I got first and fourth place in the news photo category and second place

Re: Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread Robert Harris
Treena Harp wrote: Just got back from our state's press convention, and among other things, I got first and fourth place in the news photo category and second place in photographer's portfolio (small weeklies division). The convention was fun as usual, but not nearly enough free beer this

Re: Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Congrats! --Tom Treena Harp wrote: Just got back from our state's press convention, and among other things, I got first and fourth place in the news photo category and second place in photographer's portfolio (small weeklies division). The convention was fun as usual, but not nearly enough

Re: Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread tom
Treena Harp wrote: Just got back from our state's press convention, and among other things, I got first and fourth place in the news photo category and second place in photographer's portfolio (small weeklies division). Congratulations! The convention was fun as usual, but not nearly

Re: OT: What is a fried cheese curd ?

2001-07-14 Thread tom
I can't believe this, but I was at a party tonight, and for some reason dairy products came up. (Yeah, swinging party.) I had to mention cheese curds, which I'd never heard of before this thread. The Iowa girl's eyes lit up when I mentioned them. It was like she'd found a soul mate or something.

Re: Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
I read some e-mail about grandfather mountain but I joined in late. Where is this mountain ? What is speciality ? Thanks in advance. Anand From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Press awards Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 23:29:58 -0400 Treena Harp

Re: Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
I read some e-mail about grandfather mountain but I joined in late. Where is this mountain ? What is speciality ? Thanks in advance. Anand From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Press awards Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 23:29:58 -0400 Treena Harp

Grandfather Mt. (was Re: Press awards)

2001-07-14 Thread tom
Anand DHUPKAR wrote: I read some e-mail about grandfather mountain but I joined in late. Where is this mountain ? What is speciality ? Thanks in advance. Here's the link for the park: http://www.grandfather.com/ and here's the link to the photo weekend:

Re: Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
Hearty Congrats. Would like to see the pictures that won the awards, please Thanks Anand From: Treena Harp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Press awards Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 21:39:09 -0500 Just got back from our state's press convention, and among

Re: Press awards

2001-07-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Whoa! - way to go - do we get to see the winners? annsntheenvious Treena Harp wrote: Just got back from our state's press convention, and among other things, I got first and fourth place in the news photo category and second place in photographer's portfolio (small weeklies division). The

Re: OT: What is a fried cheese curd ?

2001-07-14 Thread Robert Harris
tom wrote: I had to mention cheese curds, which I'd never heard of before this thread. The Iowa girl's eyes lit up when I mentioned them. It was like she'd found a soul mate or something. Wait a minute...great lead line but you shouldn't just end the story there. Perhaps it is worth

PUG News #38; the LX Gallery

2001-07-14 Thread William Robb
This is absolutely the last call for the LX Gallery. Get em in quick if yer gonna submit something. Also, the cutoff for the August PUG is fast approaching, and I still don't have a picture for it. William Robb Remember, the LX Gallery is coming up. Please see:

Re: PUG News #38; the LX Gallery

2001-07-14 Thread Bucky
Have we got any new ones since the last iteration of the LX site? - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 9:52 PM Subject: PUG News #38; the LX Gallery This is absolutely the last call for the LX

Re: PUG News #38; the LX Gallery

2001-07-14 Thread William Robb
I'm not telling. B,,,..z.d..dddwpol OP - Original Message - From: Bucky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 14, 2001 11:09 PM Subject: Re: PUG News #38; the LX Gallery Have we got any new ones since the last iteration of the LX site? - Original Message -

Re: PUG News #38; the LX Gallery

2001-07-14 Thread Bucky
K - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 10:29 PM Subject: Re: PUG News #38; the LX Gallery I'm not telling. B,,,..z.d..dddwpol OP - Original Message - From: Bucky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL