Re: OT: What is a fried cheese curd ?

2001-07-15 Thread tom
Robert Harris wrote: 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

Re: NiMH batteries

2001-07-15 Thread Alan Chan
AFAIK, NiMH batteries can be used to replace any NiCad betteries. As long as the equipments can handle NiCad, they can handle NiMH. regards, Alan Chan is anyone knowledgeable about the contra's of NiMH batteries in various sorts of equipement (the pro's I'm too well aware of)? I remember a

Re: OT: Which Camera Bag

2001-07-15 Thread Alan Chan
You might also consider Tenba if water resistance is priority. regards, Alan Chan 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

Re: Right-angle Finder?

2001-07-15 Thread Alan Chan
That is why us Olympus users are out looking for Refconverters which might also account for their rarity. The Refconverters don't reverse the image. Perhaps that's the reason it's so expensive. regards, Alan Chan _ Get

Re: Photographing jewelry: any pointers?

2001-07-15 Thread William Kane
How about just using a star filter? Since the piece will be reasonably large, he (the artist) wants to use the halogen spot to put some sparkles in the diamonds, so I am already dealing with maybe two kind of light. And I can use an LX for the off-the-film metering. Any

Re: OT: Which Camera Bag

2001-07-15 Thread David A. Mann
Andy F writes: Any other info (or other brand/model suggestions) would be much appreciated. If you're happy with LowePro gear you could take a look at their AW series. I have a Compact AW which is one of the lesser-astronomically-priced models and it suits me pretty well (it's a great

Re: Camera for junior

2001-07-15 Thread Juan J. Buhler
JeffW writes: Good idea except get a different lens. You can pick up a better K-mount lens cheaply. Having tried this lens (part of a lot) it was pretty bad. I agree. May I suggest a Pentax (M, A) 50mm f2. You can get it for a song, it is a decent 50mm lens, and a prime is IMO a better start

Re: Re: OT : Holmes

2001-07-15 Thread Jim Moniz
gone sing er a sawng...Man, that bit still cracks me up! I'm dating myself... - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 11:04 AM Subject: Re: Re: OT : Holmes gona go downtown gona see my girl huh huh (cheech and

Re: Grandfather Mt. (was Re: Press awards)

2001-07-15 Thread Mark Roberts
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the link for the park: http://www.grandfather.com/ and here's the link to the photo weekend: http://www.grandfather.com/calendar/naturephoto/naturephoto00.htm Tom, Did you ever post the PDML group photo you took? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: NiMH batteries

2001-07-15 Thread Jaros³aw Brzeziñski
I don't know the cons and I have used NiMH batteries in several devices whose manuals did not say it was allowed to do so. In manuals accompanying older equipment manufacturers sometimes warned against use of NiCd batteries and I would say that the same would apply to newer NiMHs. Perhaps one

Re: Press awards

2001-07-15 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
Congratulations! Otis Wright 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

Re: Grandfather Mt. (was Re: Press awards)

2001-07-15 Thread tom
No, my scanner is down, but the folks who were in it should be getting a copy within the next couple of weeks. tv Mark Roberts wrote: Tom, Did you ever post the PDML group photo you took? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

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

2001-07-15 Thread Norm Baugher
Well Cotty, I would give you the easy answer and say VAT, but almost ~everything~ in your country is damn expensive compared to most places... Norm Cotty wrote: Can anyone please tell me why I should pay hundreds more for the same thing here in Britain, supposedly well and truly ensconced in

Re: Press awards

2001-07-15 Thread Frank Theriault
And when you took to the podium to accept your awards, did you sing the praises of your Pentaxes? I assume they weren't all Pentax users due to your comment not enought free beer. :) Seriously, congrats and kudos, on what was obviously a job well done. Whatever intrinstic satisfaction one may

Re: Press awards

2001-07-15 Thread Frank Theriault
And when you took to the podium to accept your awards, did you sing the praises of your Pentaxes? I assume they weren't all Pentax users due to your comment not enought free beer. :) Seriously, congrats and kudos, on what was obviously a job well done. Whatever intrinstic satisfaction one may

Frank van Riper

2001-07-15 Thread Mike Johnston
This is a nice article. Check it out before it disappears http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/galleries/essays/102000.htm --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 visit the Pentax

Re: FYI:MZ-S now in the UK

2001-07-15 Thread Pentxuser
I agree: I think the camera is beautiful, elegant and user-friendly. I have every intention of one day owning one. But I'll wait for the right time. If I were needing a camera today, it would certainly be the one I'd buy. Vic, Canada In a message dated 7/14/01 3:48:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

Re: camera for junior

2001-07-15 Thread Pentxuser
In a message dated 7/14/01 3:48:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Go for it you can't go too far wrong. Nothing wrong with Ricoh. But if you dig a little, you might find a great deal on a good pentax camera for just a little more Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 12:16:01 -0700

Re: OT: What is a fried cheese curd ?

2001-07-15 Thread Robert Harris
tom wrote: I raise my Pabst to the PDML! I happier outcome than this one. The snails A couple were having a fancy dinner party at their oceanfront apartment in Italy. The wife was very excited about this event and wanted everything to be perfect. As the guests' arrival approached, she got

Re: Frank van Riper

2001-07-15 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
yes, really a nice one. From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Frank van Riper Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 08:40:21 -0500 This is a nice article. Check it out before it disappears

Date other people!

2001-07-15 Thread Mike Johnston
Jim wrote: I'm dating myself... That's sick! (Ba-ba-da-DUM) --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 visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: NiMH batteries

2001-07-15 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Some older equipment does not have a current limiting resistor in series with the batteries. Alkalines have a high internal resistance and don't require an external current limiting resistor. Without one Nicad can fry the circuits. Most newer equipment has that resistor. --Tom Jaros³aw

Re: Date other people!

2001-07-15 Thread Robert Harris
Mike Johnston wrote: Jim wrote: I'm dating myself... That's sick! Perhaps he has no alternatives. Bob Harris - 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

Re: Frank van Riper

2001-07-15 Thread John Edwin Mason
Mike wrote: This is a nice article. Check it out before it disappears http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/galleries/ essays/102000.htm Yes, very nice. Van Riper's column changes every Friday and is always worth a look. This week's is terrific, too (you may have to cut and paste):

Re: Date other people!

2001-07-15 Thread Bob Blakely
Can we get photos? Regards, Bob... -- 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: Robert Harris [EMAIL

Help With Lenses

2001-07-15 Thread Jimmy James
Having upgraded recently from ME Super to a PZ-1 , I am coming to some tough decisions for lenses. I'm not sure if I will lose quality by upgrading from my older manual pentax lenses, to newer autofocus models. To be honest, while having AF features would be nice, ultimately it is optical

OT: Sebastiao Salgado show at ICP

2001-07-15 Thread Robert Harris
Anybody passing through New York this summer should try to get to the International Center of Photography for this show: Migrations, Humanity in Transition: Photographs by Sebastiao Salgado, through Sept. 9, International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the

Stolen Pentax Equipment

2001-07-15 Thread Mike
The following equipment was stolen from my car in Eugene Oregon on Wednesday night, July 11, 2001. I was there to enroll my daughter at the University of Oregon. It was a hell of a welcome to Eugene. Pentax ZX-5n Serial # 7530627 Tamron 28-105mm lens Serial # 100429 Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 lens

Re: OT: Which Camera Bag

2001-07-15 Thread Francis Tang
On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 07:15:11PM +1200, David A. Mann wrote: If you're happy with LowePro gear you could take a look at their AW series. I have a Compact AW which is one of the lesser-astronomically-priced models and it suits me pretty well (it's a great medium format bag). I also have

MZ-S dead on arrival :-(

2001-07-15 Thread Mark Erickson
Sad but true I received my MZ-S from camerworld.com on Wednesday, July 11, 2001. I finally took it out today (Sunday, July 15, 2001). After I finished my first roll of film the camera rewound about half of the roll. The camera then started making a horribly loud buzzing noise and then the

Update: Ricoh Winder from eBay

2001-07-15 Thread jmadams
My excitment at finding a Winder for my KR10, has taken a bashing. I received an email from the sender saying she had had it returned by the receiver's (Me) shipping department as 'refused - returned to sender' as there was no invoice or customs declaration. She was pissed that she had to repack

Re: Update: Ricoh Winder from eBay

2001-07-15 Thread Rfsindg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I received the following email (edited) as managed to rebuild my system after nearly loosing my HD after a virus attack. James, I have the box with the winder which was returned marked need Custom Invoice, Value Description written on the box. What do you want to

Re: Update: Ricoh Winder from eBay

2001-07-15 Thread William Robb
That doesn't sound like Canada Customs. They are usually pretty good about opening and valuing anything that doesn't have a customs declaration on it. OTOH, if you really want it, then have her reship it with the proper documentation. In an ideal world, she would pay shipping, as she didn't

KX Repair

2001-07-15 Thread George Handy
Greetings all-The photograph bug has bit me again, so I pulled out my 25 year old KX camera, and after putting it through it's paces, I think it could use a good cleaning and adjustment. What is the group's reccommendation for a trustworthy repair person? Thanks-George Handy- - This message is

Re: OT Update: Ricoh Winder from eBay

2001-07-15 Thread petit miam
I think she should pay definitely whether it was Canadian Customs (Douane) or Timbuktu customs. It is not up to you to mother her and make sure she puts all that stuff in the package. It was her responsibility. She stuffed up and now expects you to pay for her mistake. Why are you even

Re: MZ-S dead on arrival :-(

2001-07-15 Thread petit miam
Have you tried a new battery? They may not have put a new one in, and the old one may be dud or maybe others have tried the camera out. Or even the switch left on at some stage. You never know. Jody. --- Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sad but true I received my MZ-S from

Re: Stolen Pentax Equipment

2001-07-15 Thread Dan Scott
Hi MIke, Sorry to hear about your loss. www.photo.net has a stolen equipment registry. Good luck with your insurance company. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike wrote: The following equipment was stolen from my car in Eugene Oregon on Wednesday night, July 11, 2001. I was there to enroll my

Re: KX Repair

2001-07-15 Thread Steve Larson
George Handy wrote: - Original Message - From: George Handy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:19 PM Subject: KX Repair Greetings all-The photograph bug has bit me again, so I pulled out my 25 year old KX camera, and after putting it through it's

My trip or Cameras big and small

2001-07-15 Thread petit miam
Just wanted to tell you about my big trip. I decided to take the scenic route over two days instead of flying in a couple of hours. Yes, there is camera stuff in there too, and even Pentax camera stuff. Day 1, Saturday 14th July 2001. Got on the bus in my home-town of Gisborne, NZ. Took 4 hour

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rantat the very end.

2001-07-15 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, William Robb wrote: So, with much trepidation, I went off to see the MZ-S on Friday. Nice camera. It seems really solid, much more so than the Mincanniks that it competes with. I find the F100 to be more solid, but way too heavy for my liking. Compared to the LX and its

Re: My trip or Cameras big and small

2001-07-15 Thread Paul Jones
Its actualy about $50us, which is not a bad price. Cya - Original Message - From: petit miam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discuss Pentax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 12:07 PM Subject: My trip or Cameras big and small Just wanted to tell you about my big trip. I decided to

Re: Update: Ricoh Winder from eBay

2001-07-15 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, jmadams wrote: James, I have the box with the winder which was returned marked need Custom Invoice, Value Description written on the box. What do you want to do? Loreen It's definitely the shipper's job to mail the item properly. She can chalk it up as a learning

Re: Help With Lenses

2001-07-15 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
At 08:11 PM 7/15/01 -0400, you wrote: I am looking at various newer pentax alternatives including: 28-80 f3.5/5.6 SMCP-FA (to replace 3. ) Consider the Pentax 28-70/4AL or /2.8AL 80-200 f4.7/5.6 SMCP-FA (to replace 4. ) Perhaps the Tokina ATX PRO 80-200/2.8? 50 f 1.7 SMCP-FA (to replace 2. )

Re: Stolen Pentax Equipment

2001-07-15 Thread Mike
Thanks Scott I went to Photo.net and listed my equipment. I don't have any hope of seeing it again but at least I can make it as difficult as possible for these crooks to get rid of my stuff. -=Mike=- In the Pacific Northwet - Original Message - From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Help With Lenses

2001-07-15 Thread Doug Brewer
Are you sure of this? The only non-Pentax lenses I'm aware of in the line are the 80-200 Tamron and the 100/3.5 macro. Doug At 7:49 PM -05007/15/01, Todd Stanley got all liquored up and shouted: snip I am looking at various newer pentax alternatives including: 28-80 f3.5/5.6 SMCP-FA (to

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant at the very end.

2001-07-15 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
I must say, I really liked your thinking about photography. That turned out to be a reason for not buying MZ-S ... it is not a big thing. What is important is ... making pictures and to that extent anything coming in between is an obstacle to be avoided. Once agin, I liked the thinking. Anand

Re: My trip or Cameras big and small

2001-07-15 Thread Peter Alling
At 07:07 PM 7/15/2001 -0700, Jody wrote: Just wanted to tell you about my big trip. I decided to take the scenic route over two days instead of flying in a couple of hours. Yes, there is camera stuff in there too, and even Pentax camera stuff. Day 1, Saturday 14th July 2001. some interesting

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant at the very end.

2001-07-15 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Chris Brogden Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant at the very end. Manual photography is similarly a skill that comparatively few people want (or, arguably, need). I suppose the question would be this: Is it harder

Re: Update: Ricoh Winder from eBay

2001-07-15 Thread William Robb
And maybe she will never ship to the third world again after the PDML gets going about itG. Wheatfield Willie returns! - Original Message - From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 15, 2001 8:26 PM Subject: Re: Update: Ricoh Winder from eBay On Sun, 15

Re: Stolen Pentax Equipment

2001-07-15 Thread Peter Alling
Unfortunately most buyers won't even look there. They assume that the stuff they are getting is legitimate. I aught to know I bought a stolen lens on e-bay. The first I found out about it was when I was contacted by the Police in the jurisdiction where the lens was stolen. Lucky for me the

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant at the very end.

2001-07-15 Thread martin tammer
A very fine photographer friend of mine purchased a Canon digital outfit. About $2,000 and obviously full of features. Bottom line is that he said after a while he no longer felt like a photographer, but a digital processor, to use his words. He sold the equipment and has gone back to his LX and

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant at the very end.

2001-07-15 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: martin tammer Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant at the very end. A very fine photographer friend of mine purchased a Canon digital outfit. About $2,000 and obviously full of features. Bottom line is that he said

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant at the ver...

2001-07-15 Thread Bgpentax
William...You sound worn-out by demon progress... I've often thought of assembling a group of 10 photographers: 5 seasoned enthusiasts with K-1000's / f2.0 50mm 5 yuppies with $1500 anythings / Tamron 28-300mm and setting them loose on N.Y. City ,each with one roll of 36

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rantat the very end.

2001-07-15 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, William Robb wrote: I suppose the question would be this: Is it harder to learn how to use and remember how to operate a simple camera, such as the LX or an Asahiflex, or a camera with 20 inscrutable functions, and a plethora of buttons and switches with little

Re: Update: Ricoh Winder from eBay

2001-07-15 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, William Robb wrote: And maybe she will never ship to the third world again after the PDML gets going about itG. Wheatfield Willie returns! *L* Shall I cast the first letter or shall you? :) chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant at the ver...

2001-07-15 Thread Paul Jones
I think my best photos come from my manual gear (LX and MX). Although there are some situations where i do need the autofocus of my 5n, if i'm shooting fast moving subjects. I think when using the manual gear i am in a whole different mind set. I take my time and think about the shot more, i also

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with arant at the very end.

2001-07-15 Thread Doug Brewer
Hoo boy, even though all of you have probably had quite enough of my prattling on... see below At 4:46 PM -06007/15/01, William Robb got all liquored up and shouted: So, with much trepidation, I went off to see the MZ-S on Friday. Nice camera. It seems really solid, much more so than the

Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rantat the very end.

2001-07-15 Thread Chris Brogden
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Doug Brewer wrote: ... the f** LCD panel ... Wow, I can't get the one I saw to do that. Do you need two MZ-S's to take advantage of that feature? The DOF preview button is, in my opinion, in the perfect place, and I don't know why nobody thought of putting it there

Near Disaster

2001-07-15 Thread Jim Apilado
Hi, I was doing some testing of my Pentax 645 and the 75mm LS lens that I would use a few hours later to photograph a wedding. It would be an outdoor wedding and I needed the LS for the higher synch speed it would give me when using my 400T Pentax flash. Suddenly, the flash and the LS were not

Re: LX Finder

2001-07-15 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 11/07/01 21:28:59 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone want to sell a finder for an LX? I was blading last night and took a spill, landing on my ever-present LX, snug in its padded bag, 35-105 f/3.5 attached. Only the pentaprism was damaged, as well as