Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jon Hope Subject: Re: OT OT OT I'm afraid I am of the opinion that they got their just deserts. They alone decided on the course of action that cost them their lives. So, you don't believe that people react based on past experience I take it? William Robb

Re: need help with vivitar flash!

2001-12-02 Thread William Johnson
Hi Geordie, M is for manual flash, which means you get full output, so you have to expose via the old guide number method. Blue is for auto exposure with a shorter range so that you can stop down more, and red is farther (better for bounce) but you have to use a wider aperture. If I remember

Photos of Newport, Oregon coast

2001-12-02 Thread harald_nancy
Hi Pentaxians, A few photos I took Veteran's Day weekend at Newport, Central Oregon coast. The listmembers from the PNW will know where it is. They let me use the tripod in the aquarium, and they are very accomodating to photographers. The photos might not be the greatest, but we had a lot of

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread Jon Hope
At 16:22 2/12/01, you wrote: I'm afraid I am of the opinion that they got their just deserts. They alone decided on the course of action that cost them their lives. So, you don't believe that people react based on past experience I take it? Hi William Of course people react according to

Is there a Pentax digicam which takes FA lenses?

2001-12-02 Thread Rob Geraghty
Has Pentax made a digital camera which takes 35mm camera lenses, or are they all point and shoot? Rob - 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: Is there a Pentax digicam which takes FA lenses?

2001-12-02 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Well, there is a prototype that they have shown. It was about as top end as you could get. For whatever reason, and there have been many metioned on this list, they have put it aside. The current skinny is they will have a lower spec one out by the middle of 2002. But so far all we have seen is

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
pentax-discuss-digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry Mike, she never talked to anyone. More urban rumors...She died on impact...She was ~not~ alive as people tried to get her out...driver, Dodi and Di, all dead. Mafud, It was widely reported at the time (CNN, London Times, CBS) that

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Well, I always figured it was because they didn't want pictures taken of that blacked out limo. Certainly no one was going to get a shot of anyone in the car. But, maybe they just didn't want anyone to follow them to where they were going. If that was it, they succeeded brilliantly. All the furor

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 2:26:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why was she in that particular situation? She was much more concerned with her appearance than she was with her personal safety, thus, she eschewed wearing that nasty seat belt which might wrinkle her

Re[2]: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, it at least has some vague connection to photography, via the paparazzi. However, this particular argument has orbitted at least twice before and the pass contains nothing new, so perhaps anybody who's interested in it could refer back to the archives rather than raking over the coals again.

Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!

2001-12-02 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Sunday, December 02, 2001, 2:03:22 AM, Richard wrote: RS Artur, RS I think it is a problem if the camera shoots at, say, 1/30th, because at RS that speed the ambient light will affect the final photo, almost regardless RS of what aperture I set. It's quite possible to have a situation

Re: Fuji Frontier prints from Slides

2001-12-02 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Saturday, December 01, 2001, 7:38:38 PM, Frits wrote: FJW Scanning the same image and taking the average of those scans cancels out FJW the noise. The noise is random, the picture not, so if you do say 16 scans [...] FJW I am sure they could build this in a lab as well, but it obviously slows FJW

MZ-L

2001-12-02 Thread Takehiko Ueda
Hi all, Today, I went to downtown and touched the MZ-L. The following is my impressions; The body is almost the same as MZ-7. The PENTAX emblem is different; 7's is printed, L's is carved. DOF preview is added. The minimum shutter is upgraded to 1/4000. X-synch is also upgraded to 1/125.

Re: Illegal Street Photography?

2001-12-02 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Frantisek, I really can't remember who started this thread, with his post about photographing an arrest! Seems the thread has evolved (devolved?) into a who killed Lady Di thing. Anyway, I should add here that I was commenting on that particular situation. If a PJ (or anyone else) actually

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread Jon Hope
At 21:03 2/12/01, you wrote: Hi Bob Um, I think this is getting offensive... In which case I apologise to any and all that think it so. No more on this matter from me. Erm, if I can't use cheers, do you have a reasonable replacement? :-) Jon Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase

Re: shooting holiday lights

2001-12-02 Thread wendy beard
Tom Rittenhouse wrote: Dave, any bookstore should be able to get it for you. I got my current copy from a local camera store. It is called: Kodak Pocket Photoguide. fourth edition. 2001. Publication AR-21. ISBN 0-07985-807-9 $14.95 US $21.95 Can Published under license by

Camera body colors

2001-12-02 Thread Bill Owens
Those of you that seemed to be so concerned about the color of your camera bodies may want to consider switching to Hasselblad. The back cover of the December issue of Shutterbug shows Hassies now available in green, blue, red or yellow. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread dave o'brien
On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Jon Hope wrote: Erm, if I can't use cheers, do you have a reasonable replacement? :-) Use boomshanka instead. It means may the seed of your loins have fruit in the belly of your woman. dave bummer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!

2001-12-02 Thread John Mustarde
On Sat, 01 Dec 2001 09:55:25 -0600, you wrote: Of course, 1/60th sucks as a flash sync speed - 1/100th is bad enough. Flash sync at 1/60 is inadequate for people in motion. Here's an example of why I try to avoid slow sync speeds: http://www.photolin.com/C-Image014.jpg This shot used

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread Bob Blakely
I like Cheers. Different greetings and closings give color to the list. It seemed an unfortunate placement after your last sentence. Please continue with it as you desire. Some folks do indeed die due to stupidity. I enjoy reading the Darwin Awards. Some folks die victims to the complicity of

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread John Mustarde
Mafud wrote: What the Paparzzi did (or not) had nothing to do with her death. She died only because she hit the back of the front seat at 85mph. I do a lot of industrial accident investigation, and have extensive training, and I'm pretty good at it. No decent accident investigation team in our

Re: shooting holiday lights

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 9:03:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for the tip! I picked up a copy in Chapters yesterday. It's a nice little book. Hey Wendy! What size is the book now? Before it was this tiny 3 x 4.5 thing that slipped into any crack, or

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread Dave Weiss
C'mon, now pdml'ers, one opinion on macros? Do we only talk about digital, gruesome deaths, taxes, etc. anymore? Sheesh. dave p.s., Thanks Paul. Paul Said: Another sleeper you might watch for is a Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 Macro. You want the older version that goes to 1:2 as is, and

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Dave ... The Pentax A 100/2.8 is a real jewel ... a joy to use, remarkably sharp, very nice bokeh based on a couple of tests. A little spendy, perhaps, when compared to the off-brands and slower, more plastic lenses, but, IMHO, worth every penny. Others may be satisfactory, but I've no

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 9:32:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Use boomshanka instead. It means may the seed of your loins have fruit in the belly of your woman. dave bummer That's not what ~I~ heard. My understanding was boomshanka meant: May the fleas from a

Re: shooting holiday lights

2001-12-02 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
Yah, sure, blame me. g --graywolf - Original Message - From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom Rittenhouse wrote: Dave, any bookstore should be able to get it for you. I got my current copy from a local camera

Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 9:52:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This shot used flash sync of 1/60. Note the static objects are fine, but the moving prople are blurred. And they just happened to move a bit as I tripped the shutter. The flash was bounced off the

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 10:16:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Some folks do indeed die due to stupidity. JFK ordering the bubble top to be removed being one such act. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

RE: Camera body colors

2001-12-02 Thread Amita Guha
I looked at a red one at the Photo Expo. It was beautiful! If only I had the money, I would have bought one by now... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Owens Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 9:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread David P. Chernicoff
At 07:41 AM 12/2/2001 -0800, Dave Weiss wrote: C'mon, now pdml'ers, one opinion on macros? Do we only talk about digital, gruesome deaths, taxes, etc. anymore? I've been using the SMCP-FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro for about a year on both my now departed LX bodies and my PZ-1p bodies. An excellent

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 10:21:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The impact is just the injury event, __ And (along with no seatbelt) what killed her. Everything else is part of the investigation. You'r talking of the extenuating

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread William Robb
Sorry Bob - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT OT OT You're wanting to infer that the people chasing the car were at fault. Mafud, I am inferring nothing. As I said in my original post on the subject. everyone involved in that incident made bad choices.

Which 300

2001-12-02 Thread William Kane
Hey gang, I'm starting to think about getting a Pentax 300 /4 or /4.5 prime soon and wanted to get some advice on one subject: How is the feel/control of the manual focus mechanism on an autofocus lens? See, I'm currently using an LX, but I can foresee the day when I move 'down' to

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Saturday, December 1, 2001, at 01:54 AM, Chris Brogden wrote: You forgot your camera and there is a function you could shoot but you only have access to a 283 with a broken sensor and a K1000, meaning raw manual flash shooting if you hope to get any photos at all. And since the 283 does

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Saturday, December 1, 2001, at 04:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I repeat the question: how would ~you~ handle the situation I proposed? What's the formula to get a properly exposed shot with a broken 283 and a K1000, subject distance 11.5 feet? The formula is get out my Sekonic

Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!

2001-12-02 Thread John Mustarde
On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 10:49:46 EST, mafud wrote: Slow flash sync ~always~ calls for panning with the moving object, releasing the shutter in the process, meanwhile blurring the background. Panning helps with slow flash sync, if one judges the speed and direction correctly, just as you say above,

Re: Which 300

2001-12-02 Thread Carlos Royo
William Kane wrote: How is the feel/control of the manual focus mechanism on an autofocus lens? The manual focus feel in the F* 300 mm. 4.5 is almost as good as the one in traditional manual focus lenses. The ruberised focusing ring is wide enough for anyone's needs, and it works

Re: Photos of Newport, Oregon coast

2001-12-02 Thread kleickly
What great photos! I was on the Oregon coast in September visiting my daughter, who lives in Portland. I totally missed this. It will be on the top of my list of places to see the next time I go there (in January). Your ZX-5 did a great job. I'll be using my ZX-50 when I go and hopefully

Re: Illegal Street Photography? - last from Cotty

2001-12-02 Thread Cotty
you not only kill much more on the planet with exhalations and gas for your big SUV, but you will certainly kill ANY pedestrian or cyclist you happen to bump into. SUVs are mostly fatal to pedestrians - mostly children (who tend to run into street more than the careful adults - even at just 20

Re: My December PUG comments

2001-12-02 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Thanks Maciej, I agree with you, the PUG is a useful learning tool. My picture showed to me 2 lessons: -As often happens, closer is better (the image is around 25% of the original). -Never discard an image, there can be something good enough hidden (specially dangerous for digital and 'delete

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread John Mustarde
On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 07:41:09 -0800 (PST), you wrote: C'mon, now pdml'ers, one opinion on macros? Do we only talk about digital, gruesome deaths, taxes, etc. anymore? I will sell a Vivitar 100/3.5 Macro in Pentax AF, less the lifesize diopter, for a good price. It takes good photos, and is in

Re: Dec PUG comments

2001-12-02 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Thanks Bob, I am glad that you liked it. Jaume --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just some mentions of photos that caught my eye and have not been noted yet... Jaume Lahuerta - The Tower and the (Ghost) Church - Wonderful nighttime cloud effects over the city and the tower keeps attracting

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread Len Paris
The formula is get out my Sekonic and check. I'd bet a dozen doughnuts that my exposure will be more accurate than yours, unless you remembered your tape measure. Seriously, you'd go to a professional gig with no meter? Or is that broken too? -Aaron I carry a Wein flashmeter and a

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread Geoff Moes
I'm glad to here that. I have been contemplating buying the A 100 2.8, if I am ever lucky enough to find it. What should I expect to pay for one in good condition? Geoff Date sent: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 07:48:07 -0800 From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: But what if both of your TTL flashes broke down, and your film was all fogged by airport x-rays, and your car was stolen and there was a public transit strike? THEN what would you do with no background in manual flash exposure calculation, tough

Books

2001-12-02 Thread John Fieber
What are some of your favorite photography books? For example, favorite book in categories such as these: * essential camera bag reference * historical / biographical * inspirational * field shooting technique * darkroom technique * photo technology (film, digital, other) * (insert your

Re: exposure comp question

2001-12-02 Thread Michael Perham
I think you need to be aware of what your subject is and how the overall image brightness may deviate from and average 18% grey. If taking a picture of a snow scene or perhaps a macro that fills your frame with a pale coloured flower, you should increase exposure. Typically I use aperture

The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob W. wrote: One thing it doesn't do is advance in any way what was changing into a potentially interested discussion about the recent French laws, which I haven't seen discussed here. Whoever was ultimately responsible for the car crash it doesn't change the fact that the supercharged

Smoking Killed George Harrison

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
By the way, this is TOTALLY OT, but if you have young children, consider pointing out to them that the famous man everybody's talking about on TV died very young and was killed by smoking. George Harrison was a heavy smoker all his life and suffered from several cancers all related to smoking.

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, December 2, 2001, at 12:09 PM, Len Paris wrote: I need to upgrade the flashmeter but haven't spent a lot of time doing research on the latest models. I have a Sekonic L-308b which I quite like. It's small, the readout makes sense, the controls are well-placed, and it hasn't let

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Sunday, December 2, 2001, at 12:24 PM, Chris Brogden wrote: On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: But what if both of your TTL flashes broke down, and your film was all fogged by airport x-rays, and your car was stolen and there was a public transit strike? THEN what would you do

Re: Photos of Newport, Oregon coast

2001-12-02 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
Nice pictures - and a nice coast. I'll have to vacation there sometime. Maris - Original Message - From: harald_nancy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 2:51 AM Subject: Photos of Newport, Oregon coast | Hi Pentaxians, | A few photos I took

OT, and ridiculous.......was: Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Chris Brogden Subject: Re: flash stuff On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: But what if both of your TTL flashes broke down, and your film was all fogged by airport x-rays, and your car was stolen and there was a public transit strike? THEN what

OT Re: Smoking Killed George Harrison

2001-12-02 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Mike, please be a good little muffin now, will you? By the way, George attributed his cancer in an interview to being stupid and smoking a lot of cigarettes. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: OT, and ridiculous.......was: Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Chris Brogden Subject: Re: flash stuff On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: But what if both of your TTL flashes broke down, and your film was all fogged by airport x-rays, and your car was stolen

Re: OT, and ridiculous.......was: Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread aimcompute
I WOULD go home. To take their picture of course,and make friends. Tom C. - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 11:35 AM Subject: OT, and ridiculous...was: Re: flash stuff - Original Message -

Re: The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mike Johnston Subject: The New French Anti-Photography Law snip the official cause of the accident was determined to be drunk driving. snip This is totally an aside, but in my neck of the woods, if the driver of an automobile has a measurable amount of

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Geoff Moes Subject: Re: Which 100 mm Macro ? I'm glad to here that. I have been contemplating buying the A 100 2.8, if I am ever lucky enough to find it. What should I expect to pay for one in good condition? In my not so humble opinion, the A 100 f/2.8

Re: 24 X 36 Digital Image Sensors

2001-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Michael Perham Subject: 24 X 36 Digital Image Sensors I was just browsing Mamiya's web site and noticed that amongst the numerous digital backs available for their 6X7 cameras, the two most popular size of image sensors are 72 X 96 and 24 X 36; the 35 mm

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 4:14 PM Subject: Re: OT OT OT Arguing extenuating or contributing circumstances only clouds the issue of HOW (why) SHE DIED: no seat belt. The rest is merely idle gossip over the

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 11:45:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The formula is get out my Sekonic and check. I'd bet a dozen doughnuts that my exposure will be more accurate than yours, unless you remembered your tape measure. Seriously, you'd go to a

Re: Which 300

2001-12-02 Thread Nick Wright
Hi Bill, I have the FA* 300/4.5, and use it quite extensively. I love the lens. I am using it primarily on a pz1p and the autofocus operation is very good. The manual focus is smooth and easy to operate. There is not the friction that you will get when using a real MF lens, in other words it

Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 11:46:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 10:49:46 EST, mafud wrote: Slow flash sync ~always~ calls for panning with the moving object, releasing the shutter in the process, meanwhile blurring the background. Panning

Re: Books

2001-12-02 Thread Cotty
Nice thread! What are some of your favorite photography books? For example, favorite book in categories such as these: * inspirational Jeanloup Sieff '40 Years of Photography'*** Arnold newman 'One mind's Eye' Jane Brown 'Faces'* * field shooting technique John Garrett

Re: Smoking Killed George Harrison

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 1:19:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's a good opportunity to talk to your kids yet again about smoking. Right on Mike! Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: shooting holiday lights

2001-12-02 Thread Doug Brewer
I bought my copy in 1991 at Southerland Photo in Huntsville, Alabama. Doug At 10:03 PM -050012/1/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote, or at least typed: I'm wondering when the guide went on sale. Through 1997, it was a part of the literature my KODAK freely dealer passed out? Mafud -- Douglas

Re: OT OT OT

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 2:03:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The official investigation by the French government concluded that his life was saved by the passenger-side airbag. --Mike And because he was held stationary by his seat belt. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-02 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/2/01 4:02:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Very thoughtful comments, Bob. In regard to your last paragraph, the fact such a law would clearly violate the constitutional freedom of the press. And, because the press has lots of money to fight it.

Re: The Pug World

2001-12-02 Thread Patrice Karine LACOUTURE
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] The PUG has a synchronicity theme a couple of times a year. I don't see the point to it, in and of itself, although the photos are usually of interest. If you really want to see what the world looks like at a given time, here's one option:

Back from Procida

2001-12-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi everybody, I'm back home after a two-days-and-a-half weekend spent in the island of Procida, the smallest and the less known of the islands near Naples. I took with me an LX and the MX, in which I had decided to mount the SC-21 screen (from the LX) to have a bit of brightness more. Lenses

Re: My PUG Picks

2001-12-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Paul Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Party is Over by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy http://pug.komkon.org/01dec/incomm.html Gianfranco i think you have the best hit rate of pics that i like on the PUG. Hi Paul, Thanks for the kind words. I hope to perform always this way... Gianfranco Buy

Re: December PUG favourites

2001-12-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'The Party is Over' Gianfranco Irlanda Another superb study. Shots like this either work or they don't, and this one most definitely does! Excellent relationship between the hands. Don't need to see the faces. The cups and things on the table nice and soft -

Re: Back from Procida

2001-12-02 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: The equipment performed well, as ever, apart for the usual strange behaviour of that particular LX coupled with my older AF280T: the flash refused regularly to fire, so I forgot about it. Welcome home. Remember, the LX in TTL mode won't fire the flash unless

Re: The Pug World

2001-12-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Patrice Karine LACOUTURE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So... why not just letting people shoot anything when they want? What does the synchronicity PUG have that the regular PUGs (without theme) don't have? It helps photographers seek for photographic subjects where they usually don't see them...

OT: Inkjet problem

2001-12-02 Thread William Robb
Hi, I am having an ongoing issue with my Epson C80 printer, and am hoping that perhaps someone can help me determine the problem. Please see: http://www.accesscomm.ca/users/wrobb/Artifact1.jpg The part circled in red is the problem. Thanks William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread Dan Scott
I've got the FA 100/2.8 (EX from KEH) and it is my most freq. used lens. The other serious contender was the Tamron SP 90/2.8. From the samples photos I've seen (and my own with the FA 100/2.8) the two are very close in quality. The Tamron may have slight edge as far as bokeh is concerned.

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 Dec 2001 at 15:37, Geoff Moes wrote: I have never seen one for sale, so I am trying to gage what price I should pay, if I luck out. Can any one tell me what they have payed or what price they have seen it listed at? Hi Geoff, As a guide, I kept the following details from recent eBay

Re: Back from Procida

2001-12-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi Paul, I know it... :( BTW, the LX in object is the worst looking one I have. I had even put on it the finder that once fell on a concrete floor (with another LX and winder mounted...), so it's probably a problem of contact failure between the body and the hotshoe (holding the camera

Re: My December PUG comments

2001-12-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Maciej Marchlewski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Party is Over by Gianfranco Irlanda I don't know exactly why but I love this photo. I think that I'm a blackwhite man so you've gained the first point here but the photo has much more in it. It carries the story, made me make up the plot to

Re: Books

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob W. wrote: newly signed (but with his 1971 signature) 1st edition vbg of Vietnam, Inc. by Philip Jones Griffiths. (thanks for giving me the opportunity to drop that one into the conversation :o)) Okay, Walkden, I'm jealous. Cut it out now. --Mike g - This message is from the

Re: Inkjet problem

2001-12-02 Thread aimcompute
Just a guess. When was the last time you ran it through a head cleaning exercise? Tom C. - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 4:55 PM Subject: OT: Inkjet problem Hi, I am having an ongoing

Re: Dec PUG

2001-12-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Matjaz Osojnik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi gang, my top three PUG picks this month are as follows: (...) The Party is Over by Gianfranco Irlanda. Great photo. Yes, as Cotty wrote, the hands tell the story perfectly, especially the relation among woman's hands, caught in the moment of

Re: OT: Inkjet problem

2001-12-02 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
I would try cleaning the heads with the software Epson provides, but I don't know if that's going to do it. Usually, head cleaning resolves a clogged nozzle. This looks like a dripping nozzle. Do a clean, then run another test, then repeat the procedure if necessary. My Epson 1200 seemed to

Re: The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Bob W. wrote: If you apply the same reasoning to print journalism as you've applied to photographic journalism Whoa, whoa, WHO there Hoss! I'm not arguing in FAVOR of the French law. I'm just trying to interpret how it might have held some sort of hard-to-detect appeal to otherwise

Re: Which 100 mm Macro ?

2001-12-02 Thread Dave Weiss
Dan; Why the negative comment at the end? Is the FA a bit cheap feeling or is it the optical quality that is bothering you? Might you know any difference between the various tamron offerings? Does anyone know what the diffence between the FA 90f2.8 and f2.5 are? It looks like the newer

RE: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!

2001-12-02 Thread Ed Mathews
Wow, that must be one fast baby and some real fast adults too! Looks more like 1/6 second to me than 1/60. Actually, I kind of like the effect, and I'm note sure I'd like the photo any better if it were static. But, I'll admit I'm weird that way. Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com

Re: Books

2001-12-02 Thread Mike Johnston
Cotty wrote: Jane Brown 'Faces'* I thought it was Jane BOWN, no? Whatever, if it's the book I'm thinking of, I liked that one too. I'm sorry I don't own it. --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed!

2001-12-02 Thread Bill Owens
Doesn't the MZ-5 have a setting on the shutter speed dial for 1/100? Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Tom Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:48 PM Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync

Re: Which 100 mm Macro?

2001-12-02 Thread Mark Cassino
Another potential sleeper is the Kiron 105mm f2.8 macro. I bought mine for $140 a few years ago and I have absolutely no quibbles about it's quality. Goes to 1:1 without accessories. I think that the A 100 f2.8 macro would be ideal, but the two I've seen on ebay went in the neighborhood of

RE: Exposure Difference: SMC-A 50/2.0, SMC-M 135/3.5, SMC-M 200/4

2001-12-02 Thread Ed Mathews
This is not unusual, it is in fact, common that different lenses and camera combinations result in different exposures. Sometimes it's the camera's shutter at certain speeds, and sometimes it's the lens' particular certain aperture not being exact. The cumulative effect of the shutter and

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-02 Thread Isaac Crawford
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 5:27 PM Subject: Re: flash stuff In a message dated 12/2/01 11:45:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The formula is get out my Sekonic and check. I'd bet a

Slide Monitors

2001-12-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Tom, about a year ago on eBay I picked up a used Kodak Caramate for about $50 plus shipping. Joe Has anyone ever used a Slide Viewer/Projector? I have a Kodak carousel projector but it's not what you want to use for previewing slides. I see in BH's catalog, a Braun Novamat 330MAF

Re: kodak photoguide

2001-12-02 Thread wendy beard
At 13:15 2-12-2001 -0500, you wrote: Subject: Re: shooting holiday lights [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for the tip! I picked up a copy in Chapters yesterday. It's a nice little book. Hey Wendy! What size is the book now? Before it was this tiny 3 x 4.5 thing that slipped into any

Re: push 1600 to 3200

2001-12-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
You'll get usable images and grain the size of soccer balls. Bill Robb says pushing doesn't work. Others whom I respect as much as I respect Bill says that pushing does work. The best recommendation I've seen is: Fuji NHGII 800, shot at 2000 and processed with a 2-stop push. This is supposed to

Re: The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-02 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Please, tell me which rights and liberties have been lost? Collin I think Bush, the FBI Director and the Homeland Defense Minister-err, Secretary, might have something to say about what and which of the freedoms we Americans take pride in go next. What with all the public freedoms they are

Re: Vivitar extension tubes

2001-12-02 Thread Mark Cassino
I use the Vivitars with no problems. My set has the electrical contacts and work fine. However, they are too narrow to couple with the L series teleconverters, so avoid them if you plan to use them with the TC's. - MCC At 10:48 AM 11/13/01 -0800, you wrote: Hello all... Does anyone have

Re: Which 300

2001-12-02 Thread Mark Cassino
I Have the A*300 f4. It's a nice lens but the minimum focusing distance is just under 4 meters - a little too far for some uses (nothing like stalking close to a subject - only to realize you are too close...) 300mm is not a focal length I use a lot, and when I do I usually use a zoom. If

Pentax S1a

2001-12-02 Thread jmadams
Just got back from the swap meet and picked up a few filters, a hot shoe for my son, and an S1a body($30CDN). The only niggle is that the frame counter does not reset, only goes as far as 20. Apart from that , it's is in pretty good condition. James - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: Photos of Newport, Oregon coast

2001-12-02 Thread Jim Apilado
I like the bridge shot. Haven't been to the coast in a long time, especially the aquarium, after Keiko the whale moved out. I have always wanted to get a VW camper. Jim A. From: harald_nancy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 00:51:23 -0800 To: [EMAIL

MZ-S and manual focus lens

2001-12-02 Thread Kevin Waterson
I am trying to use a 135mm/f2.8 manual focus lens on my MZ-S It fits on ok and when turned on, all seems fine, and I can still use the dial to set the shutter speed, however, I cannot use the light meter as it is alway lit up on the bottom of the scale eg + -- - -- - -- - --- * * * * * * * -

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