Re: Just joined the group.

- Original Message - From: "Don White" Subject: RE: Just joined the group. > Hi Lon, > > I would say that everyone in the group is good. I have already learned quite > a lot. I am however looking for some information on a "Takumar 28-80 F 3.5" > lens which I saw at our local photo shop,

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

But, what's really important: Did Shel's next door neighbour at least use a Pentax? regards, frank "Mark D." wrote: > Man does Shel have you guys fooled! > To top it all off, those aren't even > his photographs! He bullied the next door neighbor into giving up his job so > he could ta

OT: Ricoh Lenses

I have a Ricoh XRX-3PF SLR camera. It came with a 50mm lens that is dedicated to the Ricoh for its program features. Does anyone know how many of these dedicated lenses were made? Thanks in advance. Jim A. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pd

Re: KX/ MX questions

Eduardo, The first difference between the KX and MX is size. The MX is positively small vs the big KX. Think about what family of cameras you are using now. The KX is the same size as the K1000 and a bit bigger than a Spotmatic. The MX is the same general size as the ME and ME Super line

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

From: Paul Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hmm. I think i would choose Shel, He takes nice shots, seems like a good guy > and I think I could learn a lot. Man does Shel have you guys fooled! He's really not that nice of a guy. When last we met, I caught him trying to steal some of my Tmax 100. His h

Re: Is Pentax About to Release New Lenses?

Way cool, Alexander. Thanks for the heads up. I notice the FA* 24/2 has also dropped from ~$400 to ~$350-- does this make it the cheapest an FA* lens has ever been? I think the FA 20/2.8 has gone down a bit (~$475), also--but it isn't one I price regularly so I'm not certain. Since the FA 135/2.

Re: 18% vs 13%

I used the self same meter, incident, and reflected of an 18% gray card. The readings were exactly the same. If the meter was calibrated at 13% or so, the readings off the gray card would have been 1/2 stop higher. They weren't. BTW, when I did the test off the brick wall (mentioned in post abou

Re: Put a Sock in It ...

I've shot in a total downpour before. I had my pz1p, 80-200/4, and AF280T+Quantum battery all decked out with ziplock baggies, with a hole for the veiwfinder. For the lens, I placed the lens in the bag then streched the plastic taut over the front of the lens and reattached a screw-on lens hood a

Re: Vivitar 24mm f2

The problem with this list is many have their heads up their butts - thus the mediocre rating - and truly believe unless it is made by Pentax, the lens is no good. There are some very good - if not better - secondary market lenses in Pentax mount. If this lens works for you, why bother messing aro

Re: Put a Sock in It ...

Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I've just heard of a product called > a "lens sock" which is used to protect the barrel of the lens from > moisture when shooting in rain or very damp weather. has anyone ever > used one of these things? Sounds kind of interesting. I've not heard of this product but I d

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

Hmm. I think i would choose Shel, He takes nice shots, seems like a good guy and I think I could learn a lot. Theres numerous others i'd like to shoot with, Wheatfield (could be interesting:), Doug Brewer, Gianfranco Irlanda and lots more. Its more a case of who i wouldnt want to meant and theres

Re: D&P in Australia.

Leon Altoff wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm going to be off travelling shortly, and of course my camera is > coming with me. > > Having spent months finding a lab that I am happy with in Melbourne, I > don't want to have any pictures I take ruined by a lab I should have > avoided. So, to those P

Re: Vivitar 24mm f2

A short while back I asked about this lens on the list. I got a couple of replies that indicated it was mediocre at best. Well I received it from the seller on ebay a couple of days ago. It had quite a bit of dirt inside the lens, so I inquired if I could return it. While waiting to hear back I ga

Re: Meter calibration with sunny 16.

Shel, There was a guy that posted the technical details on rec.photo (prob. medium-format, or large-format group as that is where I use to lurk) in reply to my post about this two, three years back. The change was supposedly based on some refinements in measuring technology worked out just befor

Re: Around the World With ....

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > << So, I'm curious - if you had one camera, one body, > > any brand, any model, new or old - which would it be, and why? If you > > care to mention which lenses you'd take, that's fine too. >> > Lon Williamson wrote: > Olympus XA with accessory flash. 35mm f2.8 Z

Re: Meter calibration with sunny 16.

Yes, Shel, meters were around a long time before that, even built in meters. Why if you bought a Contax III, or a Rolleiflex you got one as far back as the late thirties. But up to the mid-fifties built in meters were not common and many lower priced cameras didn't have them until well into the si

KX/ MX questions

Hello everybody, here is Eduardo Fortkamp from Brazil. I'd like to read some coments (goods and bads) about the KX and MX cameras. Thanks a lot. Fortkamp

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

Well, as Bill Robb can testified (since I thought Saskatchewan was near Vancouver), my geography skills are minimal. - MCC At 04:33 PM 8/5/01 -0500, you wrote: >On Sun, 05 Aug 2001 14:21:26 -0400, Mark Cassino wrote: > > >Since we only live an hour or so apart, we should get together. > > >I'd

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

From: Gary L. Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sun, 05 Aug 2001 14:21:26 -0400, Mark Cassino wrote: > > >Since we only live an hour or so apart, we should get together. > > >I'd like to shoot with John too, but Texas is a long drive... > > Yo, Mark! > > That's backwards. :-) John and I live withi

Re: 18% vs 13%

Tom Rittenhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Humm... I emailed Sekonic with a request for clarification on >this some time back. I never received a response. Where did you >get the information that Sekonic meters are calibrated to 12.5%? > >I just now stepped out the door and took an incident r

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

Norm Baugher. Where are you, Norm? I owe you a beer and a tour of the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Cemetary. In no particular order after Norm: Bill Cassleberry (IR expertise) Tom Van Veen (good guy, U of Md) Wheatfield (why the hell not?) Best... Chris Niesmertelny - This message is fro

Re: 18% vs 13%

Humm... I emailed Sekonic with a request for clarification on this some time back. I never received a response. Where did you get the information that Sekonic meters are calibrated to 12.5%? I just now stepped out the door and took an incident reading with my Sekonic L-308, then I took a refec

Re[2]: Put a Sock in It ...

Hi, Heather Angel, who's taken photos in some pretty wet places, recommends a Cameramac (UK made) or a Laird Rain Hood (US made) http://www.apogeephoto.com/laird%5Fphoto.htm. But I thought it never rained in California. If it's protection from a shower then a plastic bag and some rubber bands is

Re: Photoshop 6 Query

I think we are confusing dpi with ppi (pixels per inch). My understanding is that when scanning, you are really setting up for the number of pixels per inch, whereas an with an inkjet printer you are printing in dots of ink per inch. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - Fr

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

The one that I have had an opportunity to hang out with in the past. Our very own list guy, Doug Brewer. Reason being his dry sense of humor and the knowledge I can glean from just listening to him talk. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To un

Re: FA* Lenses

>>Okay, call me a total moron but I thought the FA* lenses had plastic >>barrels. A camera store I stopped by today had the FA* 300/4.5, all metal. >>Are all the FA* (ie- 24/2; 28-70/2.8; etc) lenses metal? Thanks for >>answering, sorry it's a stupid question... :) > >It's true for 24/2. and 85/1.

Re: Put a Sock in It ...

Never heard of that, is it something like OpTech's new product? http://www.optechusa.com/general.htm#weatergaurd Nick -- >From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Pentax List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Put a Sock in It ... >Date: Sun, Aug 5, 2001, 4:04 PM > > ... or, rather, put

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

On Sun, 05 Aug 2001 14:21:26 -0400, Mark Cassino wrote: >Since we only live an hour or so apart, we should get together. >I'd like to shoot with John too, but Texas is a long drive... Yo, Mark! That's backwards. :-) John and I live within 40 miles of each other. I'm in Texas also. :-)) L

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

On Sun, 05 Aug 2001 14:21:26 -0400, Mark Cassino wrote: >Since we only live an hour or so apart, we should get together. >I'd like to shoot with John too, but Texas is a long drive... Yo, Mark! That's backwards. :-) John and I live within 40 miles of each other. I'm in Texas also. :-)) L

Re: Double emails

I pickup my pdml mail through Hotmail with Outlook EXpress and seem to quite often get double emails, about %50 of the time, i quite often get garbled messages too, which appear ok when viewed on the hotmail website. Cya >From: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To:

Re: DOF with and without 2x TC

I'm getting tired of this thread so here's a suggestion, (not to flip I hope). Anyone who wants to play with differing focal lengths and f settings effect on DOF should take the time to download FCalc. It's a neat little program with versions that run under a number of OS's. Best of all you don'

Put a Sock in It ...

... or, rather, put it in a sock. I've just heard of a product called a "lens sock" which is used to protect the barrel of the lens from moisture when shooting in rain or very damp weather. has anyone ever used one of these things? Sounds kind of interesting. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PR

D&P in Australia.

Greetings, I'm going to be off travelling shortly, and of course my camera is coming with me. Having spent months finding a lab that I am happy with in Melbourne, I don't want to have any pictures I take ruined by a lab I should have avoided. So, to those PDMLers who live in Australia (partic

Re: Re[2]: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

ROFLOL - your bad Bob! I don't know which would be more fun, shooting with Pal or watching the flying Puffin feathers!And I imagine Bob B. would come in old army camo garb with a little glint in his eye. I bet you could sell tickets to Texdance too. Regards, Bob S. Bob Walkden ([EMAI

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

Shel Belinkoff or Mafud. It's never dull when either one of them are around ;-) On Sunday 05 August 2001 11:01, Lon Williamson wrote: > > Who would you hang out with, and why? -- Kenneth Archer + San Antonio, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #24980801 Powered by Linux ++ Mailed by Kmail - This me

Re[2]: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

Hi, > Cruising in a Zodiac and shooting puffins with Pål sounds like fun too... it would be much more fun to shoot Pål with puffins. Bob Blakely could design some sort of repeat action rifle with a puffin-sized barrel. We then line Pål up against one of our many brick walls, and blast away ever

Re: If you could hang out with 1 PDMLer, who would it be?

Gary & Mark- What a nice compliment - thanks guys. I'd be pleased to shoot with you anytime. Funny thing is, I had one of Gary's photos on my desktop for the longest time, and I built a backyard feeder so I could try to get some bird shots as nice as Mark's. I got to shoot with Doug Brewer once

Re: The value of a meter

Mark, I think Shel has finally gotten so contrary that he'd rather squint and sniff than look through some dang-fangled gizmo that sees for him. You're right, and Shel is right. Go, Shel, Go. "Mark D." wrote: > > > Shel Belinkoff > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Why should I use a meter? Wha

Double emails

Hi everyone I have been away for the past 2 weeks. Is there a reason why I am receiving duplicates of all postings. Thanks - 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

Re: MX Woes

Since the MX has user replaceable screens, it's possible that the screen is simply installed wrong. That would be what I would check first. Todd At 09:10 PM 8/4/01 -0700, you wrote: >Just bought an MX in cosmetically excellent condition from a local retailer. >The shutter speeds seem fine, but

Re: How does a TC work? (Was: DOF with and without 2x TC)

Hi, Thanks for the replies. What I meant to ask in the original post is that yes I'll be composing the shot similarly, but in one case I'll be using a 50mm f1.4 with TC and another case without. Of course, with the TC the lens is effectively 100mm f2.8, although the lens is wide opened at f1.4.

Re: Pentax's Amatuer MZ-S and LX Autofocus

I didn' think you were putting down the Mz-S, and I also think your concerns are justified. - MCC At 09:30 PM 8/3/01 -0500, you wrote: >Please don't get me wrong my point was never to put the MZ-S down. I love my >MZ-S. It is a perfect camera for me and I think it is every bit a >professiona

Re: OT... Photoshop & DPI

You're right. What a dufus I am :-).I've been doing much more work than I had to, but at least it helped me understand the relationship between pixels and dimension. But thanks for the tip. Paul Todd Stanley wrote: > > I have Photoshop LE, but wouldn't just be easier to go into 'Image Size' > an

Re: DOF with and without 2x TC

On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 17:00:26 +0100, Bob Walkden wrote: >Hi, > >The dof with the 50mm at 1.4 would not be the same as the dof with the >100mm at 2.8. If you shot them both at f/2.8 then the dof would be the >same. Only if the framing was the same. Which would mean that with the 100mm you would be

Re: Thanks for Photoshop help

On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 19:38:25 -0400, David J Brooks wrote: > >One other question.I have Photo shop on 2 computers,one is from the >photograper i bought the stuff from and the other is new.When i use the croptool >on the computer he used the marquee moves freely,were as on the new computer >marquee

USM Lenses (Re: Is Pentax About to Release New Lenses?)

Sounds interesting... USM stands for Ultra Sonic Motor, IIRC. Pentaxes have AF motors built in the body (I got this info from the list), none of them is USM (maybe some are?). USM lenses should have built-in AF motors. What about power supply/control then, and what will AF motor in the body do whi

Re: OT... Photoshop & DPI

Optical resolution? Anyway, you should end up with >400 megs image, if I did calculations right... Haven't tried to downsample that image to 300dpi and then print? Quality should be the same... ;) Atvars P.S. Seems that there are as much techniques as software users. My method is (scanning from p

Re: OT... Photoshop & DPI

That's not true! Haven't you seen any of movies where computer freaks make fashion-magazine quality pics out of 100x100 pixels image from a parking place video? Sure, it's true: if we have $100 note, we cannot make more just by copying it (ok, some guys do, but in most cases, not for a long time

Re: Is Pentax About to Release New Lenses?

- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I just checked the B&H web site to see if the black Limited lenses had > come in. They haven't, but a number of the FA* lens prices have dropped > dramatically: > FA* 200mm f/2.8 dropped from $1,039.95 to $854.95 >

Re: Photoshop 6 Query

150 is minimal for quality print, 200 is very good *, 300 is more than necessary and it is almost high quality poligraphy AFAIR, more than 300 is waste of you disk space unless you want to do some digital corrections, downsample to normal dpi and print it. This is IMHO, based on discussions with d

Re: FA* 28-70/2.8 (WAS-Re: FA* Lenses)

Mine doesnt, its a pretty short lense, so i cant see why it would. I use it with a MZ5n. - Original Message - From: "RK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 6:29 PM Subject: Re: FA* 28-70/2.8 (WAS-Re: FA* Lenses) > Nicholas Wright wrote: > > > (s

Re: FA* 28-70/2.8 (WAS-Re: FA* Lenses)

Nicholas Wright wrote: > (snip) I have the f4 and am not dissapointed with it (I love how small it > is), I'd just > like the extra speed when I need it, but I also have a big penchant for > Pentax glass(snip) Right, then you're just the person to answer my question: does the 28~70/4 vig

Re: FA* 28-70/2.8 (WAS-Re: FA* Lenses)

Alexander Krohe escribió: > Hi Pål, > are you sure that this lens (28-70/2.8) is still being > made like this? I think it is about 10 years ago when > it was introduced. AFAIK, it was introduced in 1995. -- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PRO