Hi guys gals,...
For the past few weeks I've had the pleasure of using a borrowed LX, with the
possibility of purchasing it in the near future as its owner is getting a digital
camera around xmas time and wants to sell one of his LXes to help finance it.
I haven't really used it much
I should think focussing the sun or moon would be easy since they are at
infinity. Exposure for the moon is usually about the same as bright
daylight, that after all is what is illuminating it, f11 @ 1/film-speed
should give good exposure with negative film. Solar photography is a rather
You are right, Maris, I did say that. Now I am having second thoughts on the
matter, and want to see what the list members think of it. This is not some
kind of national contest, judged by flunkies where the rules are absolute. I
am more interested in being fair than being right.
The question
Mark wrote:
So you are right - it does not make sense to devote a lot of effort to
building a high end digital that will soon be obsolete. However, given the
inevitability of digital, some articulation of a plan to adapt to the new
technology from Pentax would be wise. Given that this
Hi folks,
Is anyone using a Jobo processor for E6? I've seen a couple of the
low end units (CPE6?) advertised recently for around the $200 mark and
thought that this might make it possible for me to afford to shoot 4x5 in
colour. I only know of one place in town that will process sheet
Hi folks,
I recently had a look at my mother's old box brownie, and
discovered that it still had a film in it. It is Kodak Verichrome Pan, in
620 format of course. I would think it would be between 20 - 25 years old.
For the cost of a bit of developer and fixer I may as well have a
Hi,
during the discussion about portfolios it seems clear to me that 2
things are very important, namely variety and cohesion. I've mentioned
before that I think planning and building a portfolio is similar in
many ways to planning and building a photo essay, so I thought it
might be worthwhile
I would extend development time by about 50% at standard temperature. I
attempted a similar project about a year ago. A friend at work found a roll of
120 in an old Agfa rangefinder. In this case, the film was at least 40 years
old. I developed it, but it appeared that the camera had been opened,
In a message dated 12/9/01 7:14:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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To try and ensure that the photographers returned with sufficient variety
for the editors and layout people to be able to design an essay with pace,
rhythm and variety, 'Life' recommended that the
Mark wrote:
So you are right - it does not make sense to devote a lot of effort to
building a high end digital that will soon be obsolete. However, given
the
inevitability of digital, some articulation of a plan to adapt to the new
technology from Pentax would be wise. Given that
On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Malcolm Smith wrote:
I would like to have Christmas cards made from some slides I took a few
years back in the forest, lots of snow a festive appeal. I approached a few
companies who would print the cards, but the minimum order would see me to
2020 with them!
Would I
Please let us know how it develops (pun unintended).
Malcolm
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Sent: 09 December 2001 11:44
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Subject: Processing 20+ year old film
Hi folks,
I recently had a
Thanks Dave,
That's not a bad idea at all, sticking a photo on.
The one thing that I have learnt here is to try different methods so I
expect I'll try a bit of each and see what works for me. About time the
printer did something creative.
I too have family scattered about, hence the desire for
Kevin wrote:
I am looking for 135mm lense, can be manual or AF
I need one about f1.8, does such a creature exist?
Yes, there is a Pentax-A* 135/1.8. I recently sold mine for 1400USD to a
PDML member in Japan.
Pål
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Dave;
I think I speak for all the LXers when I say you'd be a fool not to buy it!
;-) (notice the wink!)
I use my LX for Macro photography and absolutely love it. I never even held
one before buying mine on eBay. I just KNEW it was the perfect camera for
me. (Mind you I did a lot of research
Sac I'm standing by to be corrected.
Sac Mafud
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Sac [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mafud, the correction is simple ;)
do you have a variable aperture zoom? try it yourself.
Point a variable aperture zoom toward a evenly lit wall, set
~YOURSELF~ an aperture (e.g. f/8), and see the
Well, I went out this morning and chose a camera magazine, not on its
articles, but on its number of adverts.
As I haven't been looking for a camera for over 17 years, I found:
1. I didn't recognise many cameras at all
2. I now need to look in many dealers vintage/classic website sections!
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From: Paul Ewins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 5:44 AM
Subject: Processing 20+ year old film
Hi folks,
I recently had a look at my mother's old box
brownie, and
discovered that it still had a film in it. It is
AC I believe all Pentax 35mm bodies since the P series use plastic. This part
AC is quite easy to replace.
AC regards,
AC Alan Chan
Thanks, Alan.
I am sure it will be a quick repair (IF I can do it myself - I am
pretty sure my local authorised Pentax repair would overcharge me - I
have had bad
Hi David ...
I like your idea for critical focusing. While their are several
magnifiers (magnifier M, refconverters M A, and magnifying
viewfinders) that work with the LX, the idea of using a loupe sounds
very interesting. Is yours a small loupe that you can place on the
screen? Can you
On Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 06:25 PM, Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
The digital shots were scanned from 8x10 originals and printed on an
Epson 1
(is that a consumer grade printer g?).
The Epson 1 is the 44 inch wide, faster printing version of the 7500
that I have (which is only
On Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 05:43 PM, Mike Johnston wrote:
Cheapskate Aaron wrote:
I bought Vanessa an ME Super, so she's a Pentax girl. You might try to
work it that way, Chris.
Not even a ZX-5N? What's her engagement ring made of, kid, glass?
--Mike
Just kidding, Aaron. But
On Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 05:36 PM, Mike Johnston wrote:
Aaron wrote:
Not that it matters anymore, since I'm getting married, but Aaron's two
rules were No More Nikon Girls and No More 'Actresses'.
My rules are no more married women, no more women in the middle of a
divorce, no
Is there really hope with processing very old film? It's great to hear there
may be . I wish I had seen a post like this a couple of months back, as a
friend binned a film which had been in a camera for about 14 years. I
suggested he had done the best thing - I would like to be proven wrong.
How
On Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 07:32 PM, Mike Johnston wrote:
If you're considering traditional photographic print quality, you
wouldn't
fault me for using a good lens or a good film, would you? Or for
picking a
shot that looked good? C'mon now.
Hell, I'm wandering through my giant
Paul S. wrote:
I met the Epson rep today at Comp USA. He would be glad to provide some of
their
display prints they use to promote the 1280 and the 2000, but I don't think
that's
what we set out to do. I thought this was all about what PDML members were
able to
accomplish in the digital
I had an interesting conversation with an Epson rep yesterday at Comp USA.
I told him I wasn't sure whether I'd go for the 1280 or the 2000P when it
came time to replace my 1200 (which is still capable of F prints, but
won't last forever). He said that while the 2000P prints will last longer
than
EEK!
Does that mean a Polaroid option is open?
Malcolm
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Sent: 09 December 2001 15:17
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: No more Nikon girls
On Saturday, December 8, 2001, at 05:36 PM,
I wouldn't want your efforts to be disregarded. I guess my initial response to
Tom's query is a function of the way I perceive the process. To me, printing is
an extension of my personal photography. I have never extended my services to
others, except on rare occasions where I was doing a favor
In local.pentax, you wrote:
EEK!
Does that mean a Polaroid option is open?
There is one on http://elsa.photo.net .
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Assume nothing, expect
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
Did you hear that, PDML? MIKE SAYS THAT HE'D DATE A NIKON GIRL.
Mike, you know I love you, but I fear you must be shunned over this.
Hi, Aaron,
I would say something to Mike about this, but I'm too busy shunning him! ;-)
regards,
frank
--
The optimist thinks
So potentially you could have parcel taped an M* 300mm f4 lens to her ring
finger?
Then again , life might appeal to you.
Isn't great she wants to use your camera?
One of my friends has a L..L..Leica (we don't use the 'l' word here) and she
hates photography.
Malcolm
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I'm not exactly sure how to reply to this, but I'm sure Nikon girls don't
reflect this (or Pentax etc..)
Must be something about instant exposure and development?
Malcolm
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Sent: 09
On Sunday, December 9, 2001, at 12:21 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
He said that while the 2000P prints will last longer
than those from the 1280, the 1280 actually is capable of producing a
wider
range of color. The 2000P prints, he said, are subtler and are generally
prefered by portrait
Amish Pentaxians? :)
CRB
At 04:16 PM 12/9/01 -0500, you wrote:
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 10:16:46 -0500
From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Did you hear that, PDML? MIKE SAYS THAT HE'D DATE A NIKON GIRL.
Mike, you know I love you, but I fear you must be shunned over this.
- -Aaron
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Hello the list
Fist of all, forgive me for this long post. But I wanted to shere these
thoughts with you. I just bought for my Club (an old-timer Car club) a new
compact digital camera. Not a reflex, no. Just a standard 4 megapixel
camera. A Casio QV4000.
To tell you the truth, Im totally
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From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Re: Using a Yellow Filter
I understand that, but let's get back to one of the original
questions.
If there is less blue in the light, which is what, in essence,
a yellow
filter prevents from reaching the film, would the filter
factor
Assume that almost any LX you can buy, short of one that's virtually new, will
need a CLA and replacement of the mirror box pads. But once that's done, you'll
be golden for quite a few years. In any case, consider that you're going to
spend around $150 more than the purchase price. But it's still
Dear All,
I took a recently acquired K1000 out to play today. The clarity of the
viewfinder nearly blew my socks off!
I was using a 50mm f1.4, which probably helped, but I noticed that the
focusing screen was clear. Is this a standard screen in K1000s?
I've moaned about the muddy viewfinder of
I've seen a few on ebay, I don't track the actual values like some of
the other PDML'ers. But I think the FA-1 goes for about $75 and up
depending on condition, box, etc. Also try an ebay search on
completed items, always a good way to see what has sold recently,
although they get dropped
FYI - I was just browsing eBay, haven't been there in awhile, curious to see
how prices are.
Items spotted:
A* 200mm f/2.8 with BIN of $695, closing soon.
135mm f/4.0 Macro for P67, current high bid (under reserve) is $75.00
Not my lenses, though I would make that 200/2.8 one of mine if I
Sounds like your LX needs a new screen. Try one of the 60 series screens.
Paul
wendy beard wrote:
Dear All,
I took a recently acquired K1000 out to play today. The clarity of the
viewfinder nearly blew my socks off!
I was using a 50mm f1.4, which probably helped, but I noticed that the
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From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 4:45 PM
Subject: K1000 and focusing screens
Dear All,
I took a recently acquired K1000 out to play today. The
clarity of the
viewfinder nearly blew my socks off!
I was
Perhaps you can order the part (just a plastic ring with a tiny piece of
metal on it) yourself from Pentax and then designed what to do next. It's a
few buck only as I remember.
regards,
Alan Chan
I am sure it will be a quick repair (IF I can do it myself - I am
pretty sure my local
Hi Wendy,
There are at least two different screens used in th K-1000 over
the years (not taking into account the split-image screen of the
K-1000 SE): the older version had a matte-field screen with
circle and microprisms, not very bright but easy to focus; the
later version had a plain
Hi Wendy,
Your comment on the LX viewfinder is quite surprising. Having used four
or five LXs (I now have three), several different viewfinders, and many
different focusing screens, in all honesty I can say that I've never
experienced your complaint. A while back I was shooting with another
I was just hoping that a more reliable body part could be inserted
there instead of the plastic one. This one failed me during a paid
assigment where I fortunately used a spotmeter as my exposure meter
(not metering TTL at all) so no ruined pictures, fortunately.
Perhaps you can consider the
Hi, few months ago I´ve changed my Z1p ring for the one of a Z10, it´s
almost the same piece, It´s very easy to do. I think you can call your
Importer and ask for the piece, or try to repair it yourself.
Good Luck,
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What about K M lenses?
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Asunto: Re: PLASTIC aperture pin BROKE (SFXn) ;( METAL ONE?
I was just hoping that a more reliable
$699.00
www.charlottecamera.com
Bill, KG4LOV
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Hi all, That 1.2 aperture really helps for low light focusing, compared
to 1.4, which is really only a 1/2 a stop, but still! The difference in
overall glass being used between 1.4 and 1.2 is quite substantial.
I was photographing boats in a parade last night with the LX,
SMCK 50 1.2, AF400T
I had a Sigma 400/5.6 APO Macro for a month. I returned it because it
would sometimes report f2.8 on a Super Program. I thought it might be
a defective lens. Now I believe it was a problem with Sigma chips in
general. Some of them do not report the aperture accurately with older
Pentax bodies.
I live in constant danger of becoming enabled in a medium format kind of
way. I have a Mamiya TLR that I love dearly, but a 6x7 format with no
parallax correction is hard to ignore. As I peruse the various offerings
on ebay, I'm confused in regard to which is most prefered: the 67 or
6x7. (A 67
William,
Did you give standard process to these films. I ask because I have some
2 to 3 year old C-41 process films that I have neglected to process, and
as more time passes I am becoming more reluctant to face the
consequences of my sloth. They will be processed in my Jobo ATL-1000 so
I can
Hi,
I processed some 20 year old Plus X for a friend of mine a couple of
years ago about 4 rolls. The images were all usable. (though
nothing spectacular)
For what it's worth, I used Ilfosol-S, which lists two of the
ingredients as phenyl-somethings (I don't want to spell it all
Most Omega enlargers are condenser types, but they also made some D2s
with cold light heads. Does anyone have experience with these cold light
D2s? Is the light source uniform? Is it of a color temperature that will
allow printing on multigrade papers with a normal filter? I currently
use an
Hey,
I saw in today's newspaper an ad from a camera dealer selling optio 300's,
they were pushing its small size, and they had a picture of a ant climbing
up a tree with the camera in its mandibles! Kind of cute. The caption
reads Photo is a modest exaggeration. Anyone else seen anything
I saw the Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter) advertising Pentax in the
latest Popular Photography. I was actually happy to see Pentax take out a
several page long spread. It seems as if Pentax has the reputation of the
red-headed-stepchild syndrome... Why is that?
How would I advertise my
Thanks William and Chris. Now I can safely stay with my Pentaxes.
I'll still try an FG, if say, I find one with 50mm lens for $50 or so, which
is not unlikely given the few bargains I've been finding lately.
But you're right Chris, the Nikon FG-20 seems like a Program Plus more or
less, and if
Hi all,
This past weekend, I actually held a MZ-S. I agree with most that it needs
the battery grip. The thing is so light to the point it almost feels fragile
although sturdy. It was very comfortable in even my huge hands. I asked if
they had any of the limited lenses and they didn't.
later
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From: Anthony Farr
Subject: Re: Processing 20+ year old film
William,
Did you give standard process to these films. I ask because I
have some
2 to 3 year old C-41 process films that I have neglected to
process, and
as more time passes I am becoming more
I saw part of the Croc Hunter ad on TV a couple of weeks ago. What I saw
was entertaining and I was surprised to see an actual Pentax commercial on
the tube. Don't think I've ever seen Pentax advertise in anything other
than print.
Steve Irwin (Erwin?) will probably be as good a talking head
A long time ago there were photographers who distained the new photography
that George Eastman created when his You push the button, we do the rest
camera came out. Some photographers thought it wasn't photography if a
photographer didn't make the photographic materials or developed the film
Judge it by the print.
Lots of people (most of the people) on the list are better photographers
than me, and I look at their photos to evaluate my gear or gear I'd like to
call mine all the time.
Dan Scott
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You are right, Maris, I did say that. Now I am having second
But isn't this exactly what Pentax have done? They have said
that theres no
point in releasing the MZ-D prototype as showed at Photokina
because its
essentially obsolete already. Hence, they will make a more
competitive
digital camera based on the same platform instead.
Pål
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I think
Up until recently, I had been using the slower lenses zoom lenses with the
LX (35-105 and 70-210).
When I first got it and was surprised about the darkness of the viewfinder
I bought a few new screens for it. The one currently in is a SA-21. I
bought a couple of the new screens (SC-69 and
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From: Dave Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:39 PM
Subject: Pentax Ads
They also show that crocidile hunter guy with crocs snapping at his heals
which is somehow suppose to make us want to bring a
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From: Juan J. Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: Tempted by the dark side--help!
Thanks William and Chris. Now I can safely stay with my Pentaxes.
I'll still try an FG, if say, I find one with 50mm
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From: Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:52 PM
Subject: MZ-S and a confession
But my rationale is, a camera is a light-tite box with a finder and
shutter.
I fell for the gadgets of the later cameras when I bought a
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From: Jim Apilado [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: Converted to digital photography !
Finally, perhaps a new Pentax list should be developed for those who want
to talk digitally. I prefer the Pentax
I really disliked Steve Irwin and i think to most Australians he is a bit
of a joke. He's alot more popular in the US from what i see than here in
Aus. Now however I think i like him more since he shoots with Pentax :)
Regards,
Paul
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