RE: what UV filter for FA 24-90?

2001-08-17 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Raimo wrote, in describing use of the Hoya HMC on the FA 24-90: [snip...] > no vignetting (which is a fancy word for light falloff) Hi Raimo, Just a technical point here. Vignetting results because some optical element (for instance, a thick filter on a wide lens) acts as an aperture stop,

Re:NEW-er Stupid question #2

2001-08-17 Thread Scooterman
I was tripping thru the pages of E-Bay & ran across a HONEYWELL Pentax H1a. I promptly went to: http://is7.pacific.net.hk/~chanch/aohc/spot0010.html to see if it was on their list of Spotomatics. Nope. Not there. http://www.penta-club.org/penta/archive/2/pentaxians/pentaxians.htm didn't have a

Re: MZ-S Designers' Story (Parts 1-3)

2001-08-17 Thread Jim Brooks
Somewhere amongst hundreds of messages Tom Rittenhouse wrote: "You guys sure you want Pentax to advertise like those other companies. Me? I figure the reason Pentax is reasonably priced is they don't have the huge advertising expense their competitors do. But, if the important thing is your frien

Re: pow

2001-08-17 Thread tom
Steve Larson wrote: > > I like it! Color? Have fun at GFM Tom. Yeah, don't we all need a little color sometimes? I had switched to color because the inside of this diner was so 70's garish ugly that I felt compelled. > What lens? It was the 20-35/4 and Supra 100. Thanks. tv - This message i

Re: Deja vu all over again

2001-08-17 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
YES, I AM ALSO GETTING POSTING .. HOW MANY TIMES .. I DON'T KNOW. BUT REPEAT POSTS IS A BIG ISSUE NOW. LAST NIGHT I HAD 250+ E-MAILS IN MY INBOX. WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT ? HELP, PLEASE >From: "Ernest Alejandria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: R

IS THERE A PROBLEM ?

2001-08-17 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
PLEASE, IS THERE A PROBLEM ? I received the following e-mail dated August 14th to on August 17th just now and I have a very strong feeling it is being sent again and again. I am finding some e-mails also resent again . Is there any problem ? Whom should it be addressed ? >From: Ann Sanfedele

Re: Zoom Lens Query

2001-08-17 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
THIS ONE I AM RECEIVING THIRD TIME, FOR SURE !! WHAT IS GOING ON ? >From: Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Zoom Lens Query >Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:28:59 -0400 > >I missed the start of this discussion, but another option for

Re: Enabled

2001-08-17 Thread Francis Tang
David, I've been toying with the idea of moving up the format ladder and/or trying shift lenses. Have you looked at the shifting MF cameras? Cameras such as the Hasselblad 'Flex (or whatever) and the Silvestri cameras? There are others but I can't seem to be able to find out much about them. F

Re: 645 film flatness (WAS: Re: 6x7 or 645?)

2001-08-17 Thread Francis Tang
Thanks Anthony! It all makes sense now. A while back I read that to test alignment of the focussing screen, you should use a wide angle lens. I guess it comes down to the same thing. Frank. On Mon, Aug 13, 2001 at 02:52:56PM +1000, Anthony Farr wrote: > In answer I will quote myself from a p

Re: Re:NEW-er Stupid question #2

2001-08-17 Thread Bob Blakely
The Honeywell Pentax is the same as the Asahi Pentax. The camera, made in Japan, was marketed in the US by Honeywell. This is from the Pentax line just prior to the Spotmatics. It was an excellent, rugged, small, all mechanical screw mount camera. I used to own one, along with a light meter that r

Re: Deja vu all over again

2001-08-17 Thread tom
It's fixed, dude. tv Anand DHUPKAR wrote: > > YES, I AM ALSO GETTING POSTING .. HOW MANY TIMES .. I DON'T KNOW. BUT > REPEAT POSTS IS A BIG ISSUE NOW. > LAST NIGHT I HAD 250+ E-MAILS IN MY INBOX. > WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT ? > HELP, PLEASE > - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. T

MZ-S Custom (WAS: Re: MZ-S Designers' Story (Parts 1-3))

2001-08-17 Thread Pål Jensen
Atvars wrote: > I'll repeat that question: why oh why Pentax is not including that fact > (MZ-S is painted by hand) in advertising? > That brings MZ-S out of the crowd and puts it into another category. This > is not "hi, guys, we made a helluva camera, seems good, lots of features, > we put it o

Re: tele photo lens FA 600 f 4

2001-08-17 Thread Pål Jensen
Dieter wrote: > Thanks for posting all these comments, they're very helpful - I've to decide between >Zeiss 350f4 (for Contax 645) and FA*600f4 with MZ-S. At the moment, it seem that I've >be unfaithful to my favorate label :-)) - (there's no Zeiss 135 tele photo lens in >acordingly cost rang

Re: FA* 600/4.0, was there a recent design change?

2001-08-17 Thread Pål Jensen
David wrote: >Staff at Leo's > product info said something about a built in rotary dial in type filter holder > with 6 built in filters. I believe this must be a misunderstanding. It has a filter holder and comes with six screw-in filters in addition to a clear glass filter; these are three

Re: MZ-S Designers' Story (Part 3)

2001-08-17 Thread Pål Jensen
Alan wrote: > Could that indicate Asahi had a stronger optics design team than Canon? Asahi is perhaps the worlds largest photo related Optical company; they are first and foremost an optical company. All manufacturers do research on various camera and optic related fields and hardly any fe

Re: Deja vu all over again

2001-08-17 Thread Bob Blakely
You can stop shouting now. Regards, Bob... --- Anand DHUPKAR wrote: > > YES, I AM ALSO GETTING POSTING .. HOW MANY TIMES .. I DON'T KNOW. BUT > REPEAT POSTS IS A BIG ISSUE NOW. > LAST NIGHT I HAD 250+ E-MAILS IN MY INBOX. > WHOM SHOULD I CONTACT ? > HELP, PLEASE - This

RE: MZ-S Custom (WAS: Re: MZ-S Designers' Story (Parts 1-3))

2001-08-17 Thread admin
As long as they don't go for silly fluorescent colors and give them embarassing names like "blueberry". ;-) Pål wrote: >They should rather paint them in color after the customers wish. Options >just like when buying a car. Alternatively, they could have had just a few >colors to choose from at

RE: IS THERE A PROBLEM ?

2001-08-17 Thread Peifer, William [OCDUS]
Anand wrote: > PLEASE, > IS THERE A PROBLEM ? > I received the following e-mail dated August 14th to on > August 17th just now and I have a very strong feeling it is being sent > again and again. I am finding some e-mails also resent again . > Is there any problem ? Whom should it be addressed

RE: MZ-S Designers' Story (Parts 1-3)

2001-08-17 Thread Erik Nordin
I agree totally. In Sweden, the MZ-S is on the website but all shops I have talked with complain about the lack of marketing support from Pentax Sweden. One of the major pro designated photo shops in Stockholm hesitated about having the MZ-S on the shelf since the price was rather high for their i

cheapest place to get FA 24-90

2001-08-17 Thread Frank Wajer
Hi, what is the cheapest shop in The Netherlands where I can get the FA 24-90? If Germany or UK is cheaper I don't mind buying there instead. Frank - 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 th

question

2001-08-17 Thread Rob Brigham
>From another chatlist: "Well, I have a large number of cameras, some of them quite normal and some of them very odd. And I've just dug out one of the oddest of them all, in some ways. It's an all-black 35mm SLR, about 20 years old. It has a 42mm screw thread mount, with a standard 50mm f1.7 lens

Re: 135mm lens

2001-08-17 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 2:41 PM +1000 8/17/01, Bob Rapp wrote: >- Original Message - >From: "Steve Sharpe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 1:46 PM >Subject: Re: 135mm lens > > >The best 28 lens period! How much did you pay? Anything less than 150.00 is >an excellent

Re: mx tale of woe or time for a 2nd body

2001-08-17 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 8:51 AM +0200 8/17/01, Fred Lahuis wrote: >It does indeed have a lock which should also switch of the >meter, however many older MX-es will still activate the >shutter when pressed. Sounds like the situation with my MX. >So, lock it (it may save film) but still be carefull how >you put it in

Re: 135mm lens

2001-08-17 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 1:02 AM -0400 8/17/01, tom wrote: >Steve Sharpe wrote: >> >> At 9:01 PM -0700 8/16/01, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> >Steve Sharpe wrote: >> > >> >> Now, (he asks belatedly, having just "won" >> >> an ebay auction for one), what is the SMC-K >> >> 28mm f3.5 like? >> > >> >Great lens! >> >

RE: cheapest place to get FA 24-90

2001-08-17 Thread Rob Brigham
Try the following if you want to get it from Germany. http://www.technikdirekt.de/english/default.asp?init=true Its about the same price anywhere in the UK. Nobody seems to be selling it much cheaper from what I have seen. Rob -Original Message- From: Frank Wajer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Old messages coming back again...

2001-08-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Robert Harris wrote: > > Andrew Blake wrote: > > > > yeah me too, up to something over 100 now. deja nues, that feeling you get > > when you're sure you've already caught up on the news, only to do it all > > over again with a strange sense of familiarity. > > I guess I hold the record -- for

Re: NEW-er Stupid question #2

2001-08-17 Thread Rfsindg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I was tripping thru the pages of E-Bay & ran across a HONEYWELL Pentax H1a. I promptly went to: http://is7.pacific.net.hk/~chanch/aohc/spot0010.html to see if it was on their list of Spotomatics. Nope. Not there. http://www.penta-club.org/penta/archive/2/pentax

Re: Deja vu all over again

2001-08-17 Thread Anand DHUPKAR
OK. Thanks BTW, what is Deja Vu ? >From: tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Deja vu all over again >Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:52:49 -0400 > >It's fixed, dude. > >tv > >Anand DHUPKAR wrote: > > > > YES, I AM ALSO GETTING POSTING .. HOW MANY T

Kodak Photo-CD: Good or Bad?

2001-08-17 Thread Pat White
I've had quite a few pictures scanned onto PhotoCD, but it's much less expensive to have it done at time of developing:  $.60 per image instead of $2 per image, plus $17 for the CD (prices in Cdn $). The choice of 5 resolutions is handy, as "large" (4 meg) is adequate for 5x7s, and lets my ol

RE: Old messages coming back again...

2001-08-17 Thread Erik Nordin
Or I win - 455... -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: den 17 augusti 2001 16:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Old messages coming back again... Robert Harris wrote: > > Andrew Blake wrote: > > > > yeah me too, up to something over 100 now. dej

RE: Manfrotto 308RC ballhead - problem?

2001-08-17 Thread Rob Brigham
Why do you hate the 460 so? -Original Message- From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 16 August 2001 22:58 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Manfrotto 308RC ballhead - problem? Frantisek wrote: > The problem: > when tightening the ballhead, it always rotated more or > l

Re: question

2001-08-17 Thread John F. DeLoach
Vivitar XC-3 w/ XC-A...made by Cosina My guess! jfd At 03:28 PM 08/17/2001 +0100, you wrote: >From another chatlist: > >"Well, I have a large number of cameras, some of them quite normal and >some of them very odd. And I've just dug out one of the oddest of them >all, in some ways. >It's an all-

Re: question

2001-08-17 Thread Pål Jensen
Seems like a Miranda or a Topcon to me. It shpuld be somewhat older than 20 years though... - Original Message - From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: question > From another chatlist: > > "Well, I have a lar

Manfrotto 460MG (WAS: Re: Manfrotto 308RC ballhead - problem?)

2001-08-17 Thread Pål Jensen
Rob wrote: > Why do you hate the 460 so? For numerous reasons. I wanted a lightweight head and figured out that 460MG should fit the bill. Living far away from any well supplied shop there was no way I could try before buying. I didn't study the images of the head closely enough... The main p

Re: Some words about the FA24-90

2001-08-17 Thread Andreas
On 16 Aug 2001, at 2:14, Alan Chan wrote: > >Well the problem is that I now almost use the FA43 1.9, FA77 1.8 and > >the FA100 2.8 macro. When I switch to the FA24-90 it feels a bit > >cheap to me :-) > > And together with the FA31/1.8 Limited and you would be a VERY happy > man (sure you are qu

Re: Kodak Photo-CD: Good or Bad ?

2001-08-17 Thread Andreas
On 16 Aug 2001, at 15:54, Michel Adam wrote: > > Calling for input on Kodak Photo-CD. > > Is it worth it? In my area, scans are $2.50 per > 35mm frames, $6 for medium format (for the 5 pack > resolution), and the CD's are $13. > ... I have a quick overview about the Kodak Photo-CD using slides

Re: MZ-S, Battery grip BG-10

2001-08-17 Thread Mark Erickson
Paid $159.95 (US) for mine at cameraworld.com --Mark - Original Message - From: "Jermann Dieter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 12:11 AM Subject: MZ-S, Battery grip BG-10 > does anybody know the app. Price of this piece? > > Dieter - This

Pentax ESII, buy or not?

2001-08-17 Thread Anders Werholt
Hi all,   I have found a Pentax ESII (black) + Takumar 55/1:2 (I don't know which Takumar-version yet) for about 90 USD. The owner says it is fully functional and in very good condition with very little brassing and no scratches. If the camera is that good, I think that the price is very dec

Re: Picture of the Week (Fuji Acros)

2001-08-17 Thread William Kane
Colors? All I see is grey scale "Frits J. Wüthrich" wrote: > The effect of the mirror is quite nice, but I don't like the colours. > > Frits > - > Heres my Picture of the Week. > > http://www.alphalink.com.au/~nrg/week3.html > > This is first rol

RE: cheapest place to get FA 24-90

2001-08-17 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I have looked at that, and saw the B&H price at $499.95 at the moment I was comparing it. That is now £346. Ad shipping, and your are at or close to the £380, certainly if you have to pay import duties of (I assume) 17.5%. I have bought from B&H when I lived in the USA, and also later when I lived

RE: Picture of the Week (Fuji Acros)

2001-08-17 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
I am glad to see we agree:-) Frits > > Colors? All I see is grey scale > > "Frits J. Wüthrich" wrote: > > > The effect of the mirror is quite nice, but I don't like the colours. > > > > Frits > > - > > Heres my Picture of the Week. > > > > http://

Re: Pentax Waist Level Finder FF-1

2001-08-17 Thread Rfsindg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I am considering acquiring one of these for my LX, so I would appreciate any comments if you have used it on your LX. Have you found it to be very useful? What type of photography do you like to use it for? Portrait, macro, etc.. Is it difficult to focus on

Re: MZ-S sales in UK

2001-08-17 Thread Joseph Tainter
Just yesterday I read the review in Practical Photography. It was quite positive, just faulting the price as rather high. Perhaps this has something to do with the sales. Joe - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: cheapest place to get FA 24-90

2001-08-17 Thread Rfsindg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << A lot of the shops here don't realize they are competing with shops in NY. When I bought my Tamron 90mm/f2.8 AF Macro at B&H a few years ago, I paid half of what I had to pay in the Netherlands. I do like to support my local shops, but this is a big difference, and

Re: Pentax Waist Level Finder FF-1

2001-08-17 Thread Pål Jensen
Jose wrote: > Have you found it to be very useful? What type of photography do you > like to use it for? Useful for landscapes. It's main advantage is that the focus screen look like a slide on a light table. Far easier to compose graphically. Hopeless for verticals though... Pål - This m

A fun visit to Midwest

2001-08-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
They got in a nice black ES. Just a modest amount of brassing. With the SMC Tak 55/1.8, Super Multi Coated Tak 135/3.5, 120/2.8 & 200/4, all in cases. Just a little dusty, but nice. Stuart told me that he wished he had time to go out shooing with that 120/2.8. Apparently one fine lens. Collin

RE: cheapest place to get FA 24-90

2001-08-17 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
> Frits, > > I would like to support the local shop here in Chicago where I > have seen the MZ-S. > I was interested to hear their price at $899...only about $100 over > mail-order. I was surprised as they are easily charging $100 > above mailorder > on the ZX-5n or PZ-1p. Does this mean that th

RE: Lens Caps and Bags

2001-08-17 Thread Amita Guha
I recently picked up a couple of little neoprene pouches with drawstring cords that you can attach to your belt or clip onto a backpack. A few different companies make them, but mine are from Zing. When I went to a balloon festival recently I had two lens pouches hanging from my belt, and I switc

RE: Lens Caps and Bags

2001-08-17 Thread Len Paris
Take the time to put the lens caps on. A good lens is worth a little extra care.   Len --- -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul JonesSent: Friday, August 17, 2001 1:42 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Lens Caps and Bags Hi

Re: Old messages coming back again...

2001-08-17 Thread Frank Theriault
Ralf Stubner wrote: > So it seems > as if the ISP of one of our canadian subscribers has some problems. Oh sure! Blame it on Canada (apologies to South Park, the Movie - on second thought, the people who made it should apologize). -frank -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possib

Re: Travel Frustration

2001-08-17 Thread John Mustarde
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:49:35 -0400, you wrote: >Just got back from a long trip in Asia, mostly rural China. Lugged my >6x7 around with me an was able to shoot an amazing one (1) roll of film, >10 frames. Not that there wasn't anything to take pictures of, quite the >opposite, just that I was on b

Re: about the FA* 250-600/5.6

2001-08-17 Thread John Mustarde
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 19:26:36 -0500, you wrote: >I have a question for those that own or have used this lens. I know that >this is a huge lens, but would it be possible to use this lens with a >monopod? Or is a tripod necessary? The reason that I'm asking is that I >can't imagine a much better zo

Re: Lens Caps and Bags

2001-08-17 Thread Alan Chan
>I have a Domke F3 Bag and when i'm out shooting i sometimes need to change >lenses quickly and it would be advantages to not have to put the lense caps >back on the lenses when i put them in the bag. What everyones opinions on >this? Each lense has its own little padded divider in the bag, so

Re: MZ-S sales in UK & elsewhere

2001-08-17 Thread Alan Chan
>My Pentax rep told me it sold surprisingly well. However, they didn't >expect great sales to start with so I believe it's because most Pentax users have been lusting for a well built AF body for more than 10 years. And at last... regards, Alan Chan ___

Re: Old messages coming back again...

2001-08-17 Thread John F. DeLoach
At 05:21 PM 08/17/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Ralf Stubner wrote: > > > So it seems > > as if the ISP of one of our canadian subscribers has some problems. > >Oh sure! Blame it on Canada (apologies to South Park, the Movie - on second >thought, the people who made it should apologize). > >-frank I

Sv: Re: MZ-S Bracketing

2001-08-17 Thread arkibladt
Thanks Mark Very useful. BR Jens > > Fra: Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dato: 2001/08/17 Fri AM 03:50:39 CEST > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: Re: MZ-S Bracketing > > At 10:56 PM 8/15/01 +0200, you wrote: > >Hi all > >I just read the Test of MZ-S in Amateur Photography (UK) july edition. Th

Slik Universal 212 deluxe t-pod for sale

2001-08-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
A few dings and one important missing part (that I understand costs maybe $10-15.) The missing part? The quick release platform. Also known as the quickly lost platform. I'm incapable of holding onto them. If anyone would like this Tripod I'll take - um $40.00 plus shipping. missing platform

Bad Service Report - Kerrisdale Cameras

2001-08-17 Thread Bucky
So I bought an MX from Kerrisdale Cameras here in Vancouver. They are a largish local chain that has a reasonable selection of used equipment. I paid a fairly hefty price for it that I would have considered reasonable if it had been in the condition it looked upon first examination. All used bod

Beware of Auroras tonight (17-18. aug)

2001-08-17 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi all PDML'ers in Northern America. Just got in after two and a half hours of great aurora display. At peak intensity it stretched across more than half the sky. It was right above at some times. If you have interest in such things and clear skies tonight, take a look. It may be worth it. - Thi

Re: Bad Service Report - Kerrisdale Cameras

2001-08-17 Thread Mark Roberts
If you're still interested in an MX, I'm selling one of mine in order to raise cash for an MZ-S. It's in beautiful condition and functioning *perfectly*. Email me for more info if you like. Mark "Bucky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >So I bought an MX from Kerrisdale Cameras here in Vancouver. Th

Re[2]: Pictures are lame

2001-08-17 Thread Rodger Whitlock
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 at 11:50:47 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Amy Hughes) wrote: > Rodger Whitlock wrote: > > I think a great part of this problem is precisely that... I didn't write that. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: Dr. Seuss on Computers

2001-08-17 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:37:10 -0500, Robert Payne wrote: >I know this is OT, ... >NO KIDDING, but spoken like a *TRUE* Toy Computer Dude ! Ya better shut that stuff up or I'll jinks the toy computer that runs your mainframe! Later, Gary - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Bad Service Report - Kerrisdale Cameras

2001-08-17 Thread Bucky
Mark, I may very well be interested. Please let me know the details. Thanks for thinking of me. Cheers, Mike - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 5:13 PM Subject: Re: Bad Service Repo

Re: Bad Service Report - Kerrisdale Cameras

2001-08-17 Thread Bucky
Apologies to the list. That last message was to go to Mark himself, not every-bloody-one. Cheers, Mike - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 5:13 PM Subject: Re: Bad Service Report - K

Re: OT: pics

2001-08-17 Thread petit miam
Oooh, you smooth operator. But seriously: Nice photos. I like the way the model is beatifully isolated from the out-of-focus background (Jody sighs wistfully as she remembers her f1.4 lens). I have to get into portraits. Just need to get that LX. I already have the M100:f4 macro which doesn't f

Re: Bodies

2001-08-17 Thread petit miam
TOTAL ANSWERS: 401 members CAMERAS === MANUAL FOCUS: 1101 (total) Screw Mount: 250 Bayonette: 851 AUTOFOCUS: 431 MEDIUM FORMAT: 49 = Total=1,581 which is roughly 3.943 cameras per member. Please excuse any errors. I worked all this out without a calculator - nothing like

Re: Bodies Roll Call Results UPDATE 111

2001-08-17 Thread petit miam
Well, we've certainly blown the LX'es out of the water. --- Steve Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Counting up all the Spotmatics=194. Quite a showing. __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger h

Uh, I got a compooter problem here....

2001-08-17 Thread Mike Johnston
Can anybody help ol' Mikie with this? I need to "double the memory" of Internet Explorer but, um...I dunno how. Can anybody help me with this? --Old Dog, new Tricks (Mike J.) Please reply off-list, unless Pentax secretly owns Microsoft. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To u

Re: Bad Service Report - Kerrisdale Cameras

2001-08-17 Thread Frank Theriault
It's nice to know that you're polite, though. Bucky wrote: > Apologies to the list. That last message was to go to Mark himself, not > every-bloody-one. > > Cheers, > > Mike > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: MZ-S Custom (WAS: Re: MZ-S Designers' Story (Parts 1-3))

2001-08-17 Thread Mark Cassino
At 04:00 PM 8/17/01 +0200, Pål wrote: >They should rather paint them in color after the customers wish. Options >just like when buying a car. Alternatively, they could have had just a few >colors to choose from at extra cost; like military green, dark red, dark >blue, brown etc. I would like to

Re: Lens Caps and Bags

2001-08-17 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Paul P. Opined: If you're making enough money on the shots that you would have missed by stowing your gear more carefully (not a judgment call) then maybe you don't need to worry about caps and stuff like that. True. When I was doing a lot of race photography for magazines some twenty-five yea

Re: cheapest place to get FA 24-90

2001-08-17 Thread Wendy Beard
Foto Konijnenberg Fl. 1475 http://www.geengeld.nl Kamera Express Fl. 1485 http://www.kamera-express.nl I've used both stores mail order and been pleased with the goods and service. Wendy At 13:32 17-8-2001 -0400, you wrote: >- -Original Message- >From: Frank Wajer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

Re: Uh, I got a compooter problem here....

2001-08-17 Thread Dan Scott
>Can anybody help ol' Mikie with this? I need to "double the memory" of >Internet Explorer but, um...I dunno how. Can anybody help me with this? > >--Old Dog, new Tricks (Mike J.) > Hi Mike, With Explorer _not_ running, select its icon, hold down the command key and the letter "i" (get info). In

Re: Lens Caps and Bags

2001-08-17 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
By the way, now that I'm strictly an enthusiastic amateur, I treat my lenses as though they were gold. Full caps and always in the foam packed protection of my Pelican cases. When you're a hobbyist, your equipment and your pictures are the most important things. When you're working, time and money

Re: OT: pics

2001-08-17 Thread David A. Mann
Jody writes: > I have to get into portraits. Just need to get that > LX. I already have the M100:f4 macro which doesn't > fit/work with any of my current cameras. People have > said it's a good portrait lens. Any day now, I can't > wait. I was under the impression that macro lenses were conside

Re: Enabled

2001-08-17 Thread David A. Mann
Francis Tang writes: > I've been toying with the idea of moving up the format ladder and/or > trying shift lenses. Have you looked at the shifting MF cameras? > Cameras such as the Hasselblad 'Flex (or whatever) and the Silvestri > cameras? There are others but I can't seem to be able to find o

Re: Pentax Waist Level Finder FF-1

2001-08-17 Thread David A. Mann
Bob S. writes: > I have used it for candid photos on business trips, when I did not want to > call attention my picture taking. Everybody assumes that you must look THRU > the camera to aim and shoot. A waist-level finder can also be very useful when you have the camera set really low on a

Re: MZ-S Custom (WAS: Re: MZ-S Designers' Story (Parts 1-3))

2001-08-17 Thread David A. Mann
William Kane writes: > Just like the I-Pentax (I-mac) . .. . actually, I like the idea as long as the > camera isn't a color such as those jelly i-mac colors. I think I'm with Pal, > make my MZ-S in military green! You could make interchangeable face-plates like cell phones. Imagine your MZ-

Re: MZ-S sales in UK & elsewhere

2001-08-17 Thread David A. Mann
Pål Jensen writes: > It seems that Pentax have hit the hard-core Pentax base with this one... Yeah it's on my list, after the 67II kit and the rest of the Limited lenses. By the time I can afford it the Limited camera will be out and I'll buy that instead :) Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann,

RE: Perseid Meteor Shower

2001-08-17 Thread Jody
6 inches, of course. Which, incidentally, is the same length as a piece of string. --- Amita Guha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it will probably be too cloudy in my area > for me to see anything, but how long would I want > to expose a shot for meteors? > > --Amita

Seeing Double

2001-08-17 Thread Jody
Just noticed I am getting every PDML email twice. I know people have suggested reasons for this before, but none of these apply, re servers, email programs, etc. I am using Yahoo, through Netscape Communicator 4.72. The only thing I can think of is that they are rebounding from a list members emai

OT Enabled with Epson 1640su p scanner but...

2001-08-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I uninstalled the vistascan stuff that came with the umax -- I installed the scanner software - though not all the socalled BONUS stuff and then I tried to install adobe photoshop and ran into a wall. I had adobe photodeluxe taht was installed with the umax and it is still on my machine and works

Re: OT Enabled with Epson 1640su p scanner NEVERMIND :)

2001-08-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I figured it out - nevermind - sorry - now I'm going to sleep! night all a Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > I uninstalled the vistascan stuff that came with the umax -- > I installed the scanner software - though not all the > socalled BONUS stuff > and then I tried to install adobe photoshop and ran