Peter wrote:
>Howzabout an FA 135mm F1.8? That would glean Pentax some much needed
>limelight. Make it a DC lens, like the Nikkor.
I've been told that such a lens does not figure in the plans. Price for
such a lens would be 2000USD + .
However, there are alternatives almost certainly not rel
On 13 Dec 2001 at 21:42, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> No, it's not. I like the Heliopans for just the reasons you've given.
>
> Where will you be getting the Heliopans? I've got to get mine from a
> place in England.
OK, I don't really want one that flares. The Heliopan hoods can reduce the
amoun
On 14 Dec 2001 at 0:12, Levente -Levi- Littvay wrote:
> > No fight just rumour rather than fact, many people who
> > disparage the 50f1.2
> > lenses don't own one or have never owned one.
>
> Hello
>
> I knew I'll start a "fight" :))
>
> OK, I don't knwo what I am talking about. I just read r
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Rob Studdert wrote:
> I expect th
jumping in at the last moment!
there's no doubt in my mind that until you actually *have* a 50/1.2 (K), it
seems like the most silly investment in the world (for all the reasons all
of you quoted). BUT once you have one, there's no other 50mm pentax which
compares to it. I should know, because i
Spotted this in a local trader (In Australia) and it turned out to be Pentax
110. This equates to apoprox $90 USD. I don't even know if this is cheap or
not. If anyone is interested, contact me off list and I'll forward details.
(I have
no pecuniary interest in this, just thought there may be coll
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Hi,
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
> Some friends of mine on a trip to New Orleans were pulled out of line
> for a nice long search of all of their belongings cuz their carry on had
> a lead lined bag in it (which was holding their videotapes for their
> camcorder -- are videotapes harmed by X-rays?).
>
Hi,
"Paris, Leonard" wrote:
>
> There must be some reason X-Ray techs wear lead aprons in hospitals.
> Perhaps because they protect vital parts from X-Rays? If the X-Rays from
> airport scanners are strong enough to pass easily through these lead bags,
> there's a good chance that they are also
In a message dated 13/12/01 18:27:38 GMT Standard Time, Steve writes:
<< I bought my 'Mint in Box' A*85 1.4 (unmarked - it looked like it had been
stored from new) from a guy on eBay for $960. That was very steep for me,
but it's not a lens I considered buying on the spur of the moment. I
I have both the SMC Tak 50/1.4 and the SMC Pentax (or K) 50/1.4. I find
both to be extremely sharp and capable of outstanding color rendition. I
don't know for certain that they are optically identical, but I wouldn't
be surprised if they are.
Paul
Dan Scott wrote:
>
> That was for B&W, color, o
Jerome Daryl Coombs-Reyes wrote:
I'm also beginning to
> consider getting something like a diffuser / omni bounce kinda deal for a
> few bucks to soften the whole flash effect (Leonard's suggestion). With
> that said, I'd of course have to start reading up to see how such devices
> (can you real
I'll ante up $150, but rather than give it to any special interest
group, I'll spend it on several bottles of good single malt Scotch. Thus
ensuring a peaceful and pleasant holiday season.
Paul
"Gary L. Murphy" wrote:
>
> On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 22:23:42 -0600, Mike Johnston wrote:
>
> >destruction
Hello
Rob: I believe you, and you bet I would get one if I'd find one for cheap,
but I just don't seem to find sttuff for songs around here if you know
what I mean. :)) But I take all oppinions into account especially at
such purchases. I was seeing a pattern at the reviews :)) Most of them
s
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have both the SMC Tak 50/1.4 and the SMC Pentax (or K) 50/1.4. I find
>both to be extremely sharp and capable of outstanding color rendition. I
>don't know for certain that they are optically identical, but I wouldn't
>be surprised if they are.
I sear
"dave o'brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, James Kiker wrote:
>
>> My question is, what is the opinion of the FA 50mm f1.4? I was thinking of
>> getting this lens new, and was wondering how friendly it is for manual
>> focus.
>
>This is one of my favourite lenses. It's fa
> Steve. That seems to have worked out very well for you, but
> suppose that the
> package was lost in transit. How much compensation could you
> expect, even
> thru a chargeback?
> As a professional seller, I have to send goods insured unless
> the buyer
> requests otherwise.
I can tell you thi
"aimcompute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>That is truly amazing. I wonder what is up with Kodak?
>
>1. Do they want to unload the scanners that bad?
>2. Are they having problems selling the scanners?
>3. Do they want to get rid of the film that bad?
>
>100 X $6.00 a roll. That's 2/3 the price
Nice references. I would only add one point. When you use a STO-FEN
Omnibounce, you can get away with using an on camera flash that neither
tilts nor swivels. The Omnibounce will still soften and diffuse the light
to a large degree. I use it this way, even with tilt and swivel flashes,
when I d
Welcome.
I also use a ZX-M, but have the A 50/1.4.
Excellent lens. Reasonably priced.
Just got my MX with winder last week, @ a bargain price. Winder MX feels a lot nicer
than Winder MEII.
Collin (who practiced a LOT of restraint not getting into the arguments about freedom,
and correcting th
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 06:16:47 -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>I'll ante up $150, but rather than give it to any special interest
>group, I'll spend it on several bottles of good single malt Scotch. Thus
>ensuring a peaceful and pleasant holiday season.
Hey, that'll work!! :-)
Later,
Gary
-
Thankd Tom.I had Da's older Sekonic for awhile
this summer but it seemed to be diffferent from the
"on board"meters of the SP 500 and K1000 so i'm not
sure of its accuracy.I think i takes the MR9 big round
battery(i dont have the unit infront of me,going by
memory)may be i just need to replace thi
> Just got my MX with winder last week, @ a bargain price.
> Winder MX feels a lot nicer than Winder MEII.
Hello
I use one. I really like it. It is nicer then the ME II I think, though
the ME II is a newer design. Look at the original ME winder. I think
that is like the MX winder, though a l
I am proud owner of a Pentax K1000 and a KX with Pentax-A 1.4/50 and Pentax-M
1.7 respectively. Simply overwhelmed with their performances. I observed that
for same lighting conditions, K1000 shows half to one stop underexposure
compared to KX when the film speed and time are set same on both of t
With comments like this, I'm sure interested in finding one of these
lenses. Your post brings up images of soft, foggy mornings along the
Seine, diaphanous mists hanging like lace curtains over country fields,
and the muted colors of a gentle autumn morning, or a pastel sunset
through the veiling
Dosn't the ME winder engage mechanically while the MX winder engage electrically?
That would have made it tough to make them interchangeable . . .
Bill
Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
> I've not checked the "fit" as far as mounting,
> but the advance coupling is the opposite gender.
> Pentax Could Ha
My K1000 actually tends to overexpose a bit. I'm
still learning to compensate for it. Aside from
that, it performs fine. Perhaps your K1000 photos
were more color-rich because you had a
higher-saturation film in it than in the KX?
Use mirror lockup when you're shooting at low
speeds and vibration
Let's see, give them a $600 discount off the scanner or give them $600 in
film which costs us only $250... An accounting/accountant mentality as the
$600 in film ultimately comes out of your total US Market sales.
So are there any stand alone dust/scratch removal programs like Nikon's
'digita
Somehow I feel responsible for this. It was I that started an OT thread on
Australians because I happen to be married to one and because on my short
visit there I fell in love with the country and it's people (and we were
discussing the Crocodile Hunter advertising for Pentax). How it degenerate
I loved my SMC-M 50mm f1.4, and am going to have to find another because
of this one's untimely death.
-Aaron
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You must mean Zenit not Zenith. Zenit is the soviet company that made the
Photo Sniper kit.
Kent Gittings
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Subject: RE: Gun stocks
Swades Das wrote:
>I am proud owner of a Pentax K1000 and a KX with Pentax-A 1.4/50 and
>Pentax-M 1.7 respectively. Simply overwhelmed with their performances.
I
>observed that for same lighting conditions, K1000 shows half to one stop
>underexposure compared to KX when the film speed and time
My experience has been identical to Paul's. By placing the fiilm in a thick
lead bag in my carry-on, I have never had them made me run it through again
or out of the bag, but it almost always guarrantees a hand search of my
carry-on, which is fine with me.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> A number of pe
I second Shel's advice. For the nicest manual focus feel, find an older
50mm f1.4. I was a big fan of the SMC-M 50mm f1.4, as it was quite
compact. I believe that from some comparative testing here on the list,
the M was determined to be pretty much the worst performer of all the
Pentax 50m
Frantisek wrote,
> Hi,
> anybody knows what this technique is? I heard E-20 digicam uses
> darkframe substitution to reduce noise, any pointers on it in
> photoshop?
Hi Frantisek,
Mark Roberts has given a very good answer to your question. I've got some
additional information that's related, al
The ratio of noise (OT posts) to signal (on topic camera/photo/Pentax posts)
is getting out of hand here. We have had bouts of trouble or flame wars in
the past, and we will have them in the future, but control yourselves folks!
We are an international list with a variety of beliefs and opinio
I don't know they might be using it but in CCD astrophotography you take one
shot of a nothing frame, like maybe the inside of the lens cap, and use the
noise you find in the pixels to subtract the so-called dark frame from each
real shot. This reduces the amount of noise that gets into a shot. So
There are software scratch removal programs, but they do not work very
well and degrade the image significantly. ICE is different because it
is a 'part-hardware' solution where the scanner makes and extra IR pass
to detect the emulsion structure and surface defects. In this way,
surface imperfec
Still, if they give the film away, they are also giving away the profit on
100 rolls of film, every time they do it.So it's $250 cost + the
potential profit on selling those rolls (not real money until it's in their
pockets, I admit). What ever that adds up to...
I still wonder how sales of
I was intrigued by the difference between North and South Korea.
Cal Clifford
Please excuse my off-topicness.
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Alright. I'm a Western American. I grew up in the wide-open spaces of the
desert, and I know my way around firearms. That said, I'm not going to tell
you whether I am "pro gun" or "pro gun control" (and don't make any
assumptions, either).
This firearms debate is basically intractable. "Gu
Well, maybe Pentax and guns are more on topic than one might think .
Pentax was used by the C.I.A. for a single-shot gun-camera in the
mid-sixties.
http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/oddse1.htm
Mark Erickson wrote:
> If you are a rational, thinking
> person, you must know
One man's perspective ...
http://digilander.iol.it/aohc/mastere.htm
--
Shel Belinkoff
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Not necessarily so. Might the ploy be to encourage more usage - processing --
for "cheap film" and encourage use of K film where competitive product might
have been used otherwiseand protect list pricing during what me a rather
slow period for sales?Kodak seems to have had a hard tim
Check seller's feedback especially recent ones. Also decide on your maximum
price and try to control the impulse to buy it no matter what (unless we are
talking about valuable items that might be a great deal, but try to control
the impulse unless you want to go into buying and selling for profit)
It's always OK to ask what the reserve is. Most sellers will tell you.
Some will not. Read all of his feedback and judge by the negatives, if any.
One or two negatives on a person with many positives may not be indicative
of a problem seller, it could well be that the buyer just thought he shoul
and of course, Pentax do make gun-sights
Regards,
/\/\ick...
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Well, maybe Pentax an
Hi,
> I expect that I will try to find a source in Europe too, no clues as yet
> though, any European PDMLers have any ideas?
http://www.teamworkphoto.com/
I've had several Heliopan hoods and filters from Teamwork (they are about
20 yards from where I work). Their prices are pretty good, but I
On Friday, December 14, 2001, at 10:29 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> I then made full-frame prints on
> 8x10 paper - that's what, about a 7x enlargement? and again I could not
> tell the difference between the lenses.
See, that's what I've always thought -- very good lenses and
exceptionally go
Yup I'm saving for one myself :)
--- Mick Maguire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> and of course, Pentax do make gun-sights
>
> Regards,
> /\/\ick...
>
>
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Shel Belinkoff
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2
It seems I have the chance to make a wish for christmas, but what to choose
the Pentax FA 1,8 77mm Limited or rather the Pentax FA 2,8 100 mm Macro -
two lenses I have been dreaming about for some time. Any advice out there?
Thanks
Peter in Sweden
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Thankyou. This settles a family dispute about the spelling.
Malcolm
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You must mean Zenit not Zenith. Zenit is the sov
Well, thanks. I thought it was a personal "vendetta", but didn't want to add
to list misunderstanding. I apologize for the OT posts. I don't start them,
but I seem constitutionally unable to withstand them without response for
longer than about 30-50 irksome posts. (Though I am doing better.) Fran
I have two Pentax Lightseekers.
4x-16X AO -30
8.5x-32X AO -30
http://www.pentaxlightseeker.com/products/scopes/
The 4x16 Pentax is considerably more clear and appears to deliver higher
resolution than my 4.5x16 Springfield Armory 2nd Generation which is
considered to be an excellent
There are too many variables to consider when testing lenses to come
away with anything clearly definitive. The best test is to use the
lens(es) as you would normally and see how it performs under your
conditions. What value is a bench test using extremely fine grained
film when you're going to
Figured I should post something with actual Pentax-related
content for a change...
I just took apart a broken AF280T so I could transplant the
battery door onto a working one that I'd been holding shut
with rubber bands. First I had to make a screwdriver. (Uh,
well, I didn't have a screwdriver
Paul, I noticed that the 35 F2 FMC M go for the same price as the 40 F2.8
SMC M.Which of the two would you get first? Is the pancake really that good?
Thanks. Bob.
> --
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> Sent: Thursday, Dece
Peter Smekal wrote:
>
> It seems I have the chance to make a wish for christmas, but what to choose
> the Pentax FA 1,8 77mm Limited or rather the Pentax FA 2,8 100 mm Macro -
> two lenses I have been dreaming about for some time. Any advice out there?
Personally, I'd go for the 77mm. Seems like
Peter,
Both great lenses. I think that you have to ask yourself if you are
going to do more portraiture or more macro work. That would be the
deciding factor. You really can't go wrong with either one. My
personal preference would be for the 77.
Bruce Dayton
Friday, December 14, 2001, 10
Hi,
> At one point, I bought an inexpensive Yashica body and mounted a Contax
> 50mm f1.4 on it, and shot with it for a few weeks, and really, I could
> not tell the difference between it and my SMC-M 50mm f1.4. I know that
> the Contax should probably be sharper under strict testing...but so
Bob,
No, the M40/2.8 is not that good, more of a novelty.
A M50/2.0 is nearly as small, much sharper & cheaper.
The M35/2 is a better addition to a kit.
Regards, Bob S.
> I noticed that the 35 F2 FMC M go for the
> same price as the 40 F2.8 SMC M. Which of
> the two would you get first? Is th
Peter,
I've had the A 2,8 100 mm Macro for some time.
If the FA 2,8 100 mm Macro performs similarly,
then I'd go for the Macrom over the 77 Limited.
The 77 is really nice, but the Macro is unique!
Regards, Bob S.
> It seems I have the chance to make a wish
> for christmas, but what to choose t
>Before anyone says my camera is irreplaceable, I know of people who have
>given up music as a result of losing their instrument. I am very fond of my
>MX, but it is the film which has been shot on it which is my reference
>point, not the camera itself.
>
>That's me done :-)
Well said, Malcolm. T
>I've been considering getting that one myself. Tell us what you
>think of it. I think you may want to change your reading habits
>for this one, though., because you may want to work out the
>examples as you read them. Then again, you may be like me. I
>like to read through to get an overview
Hi,
On 14 Dec 2001 at 7:16, Linney, Robert M SCC wrote:
> I noticed that the 35 F2 FMC M go for the same price as the 40
> F2.8 SMC M.Which of the two would you get first? Is the pancake really
> that good?
I have both and I think the 2/35 is far better.
Both the optics and the handling are sup
Hi,
I've had both, although I didn't have the M 35/2 for very long. The
35mm lens is better in almost all respects than the 40mm. The optical
quality of the 40/2.8 is rather poor with not much detail resolved.
It's probably too small for most men's fingers to make focusing easy.
However, it's a
Hi Peter,
I simply state point 4 again:
I drink lots to calm my nerves. Seriously.
Completely understand your stance. I merely offer a chaotic point of view
from my experience. Not the actions of a sane being, but I never made
that claim before!
Cotty
>Steve. That seems to have worked out v
the most amazing thing about dis-assembling flash units (IMHO) is the
amazing amount of charge the capacitors can hold. I have always shorted
these to remove the charge (by use of a resistor). But if you short
accidentally with a screwdriver it can literally blow it in two, or at least
take a chun
Half stop in only some cases should be quite trivial. What the correct
exposure is, in some cases, is entirely subjective anyway.
In "center-weighted" meters, there are differences in the area and
shape the meter covers as "center" and the rate of declines of the
intensity. So two cameras can g
Hi all,
I have the above lens for sale. It's the black version.
It was purchased as part of a ZX-10 kit about two years ago. The lens has
only been used on the camera for 2-3 rolls of film. It is like new in the
original box, though I seem to have lost the papers that came with it.
B&H sells
Cotty wrote (once again)> LX ;-)
You might want to get that wink seen to Cotty it seems to be becoming more
like a nervous twitch. :0)
Regards,
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> Paul, I noticed that the 35 F2 FMC M go for the same price as
> the 40 F2.8
> SMC M.Which of the two would you get first? Is the pancake
> really that good?
As far as size is concerned the pancake is the smallest lens you can get.
As far as optics.no comment. I am sure the 35 beats the cra
Bob S. wrote:---
The ratio of noise (OT posts) to signal (on topic
camera/photo/Pentax posts) is getting out of hand
here. We have had bouts of trouble or flame wars in
the past, and we will have them in the future, but
control yourselves folks!
AK:
If y
Hello Daphne,
Thank you for the input on 50mm lenses, I have an ME Super and SMC Pentax-M
50/f1.7(managed to find the latter for $40CDN). Where are you located, is
it Italy? What are you aking for MES+winder and K50/1.4?(Contact me direct
if you like)
PDML inGeneral:
I have been toying with the
Swedish Pete wrote:
>It seems I have the chance to make a wish for christmas, but what to choose
>the Pentax FA 1,8 77mm Limited or rather the Pentax FA 2,8 100 mm Macro
-
>two lenses I have been dreaming about for some time. Any advice out there?
They're both superb lenses, by all accounts.
Th
Try this site for info on your camera...
http://www.cix.co.uk/~rgivan/jsolettev.html
Brendan M.
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Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Mark gives sound advice. But Cotty's the name, Sniping's the game.
>
>With all due respect, 60 seconds is far to much time to allow the
>competition to reload the page and hit with a higher bid. My usual bid
>time is at T-minus 12 seconds.
Actually, mine is T
In a message dated 12/14/2001 5:05:50 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know much about old German-made medium-format (120 roll film, 6
> x 6) folding cameras made by Agfa? I have an old one which appears to be
> an
> Agfa Isolette V (or Jsolett
Hi,
Sorry to bother the list with this, but I my computer hiccoughed the
other night, and I lost my address book, bookmarks and saved e-mails.
Chris, could you re-send me the e-mail for this months PUG commentaries,
so I can do mine? That way, I can also get you back into my address
book as wel
Yes, of course, if cost is not a factor. But, once again, the
difference in cost is much more than the difference (if any) in
quality. I guess it's a prestige issue with some folks.
Len
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Is there a simple and inexpensive way to use my Sunpak 383 Super
flash with my ZX-M and be able to hand-hold the flash away from the
hot shoe? There doesn't seem to be any socket on the ZX-M body
for the sorts of flash extension cords I see at the camera store.
Or maybe it's not so simple and
I have a "Bargain" quality SMC 24mm f/2.8 lens on order from KEH.
It will be my first wide angle lens and I'm a bit surprised at how
expensive Pentax wide-angle prime lenses seem to be. For nearly
$200 I'll expect my "Bargain" to be optically perfect. If not, I'm
prepared to swap it for an "Ex
Mark Roberts wrote:
>
I can't imagine why they're doing this instead
> of just reducing the price.
I think it's a good marketing move. The guy or gal who buys the scanner
will be shooting Kodak film, and he'll become rather proficient at
scanning that particular film stock. (Those who have done
Dan Scott wrote:
>
> Currently reading "Real World Photoshop 6", Blatner & Fraser, which is
> quite enlightening (when I get the time read). Fraser is a frequent and
> helpful contributor to the Epson list (where I lurk, occasionally),
Hi Dan, where's that Epson list? i'd like to do a bit of
Cotty wrote:
>
> Mark gives sound advice. But Cotty's the name, Sniping's the game.
>
S. Don't tell everyone how to do it. You'll just make it that much
harder to win : )
Paul "Bang-Bang" Stenquist
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While I'm spamming this list this evening...
I see that B&H lists Pentax filters in 49mm and 52mm sizes, among
others. I was going to order some sort of UV or Skylight filter to
keep on the front on my new 24mm lens. Are the Pentax filters
Super MultiCoated? Are they reasonably durable in ter
On my recent trip to Mexico City, I wanted to travel light and
inconspicuously, so i took an MX, an M40 2.8, an M100/2.8, and an
M200/4. But I also took my M35/2, because I know it's optically superior
to the 40/2.8, and I felt that I shouldn't be without it. However I
wanted the pancake lens so I
Brent,
You are absolutely correct! If you can stand the bulk of the FA*24/2, it is
an outstanding and extraordinary wide angle lens. Pay the extra $31 and get
it.
You will find that it is one of the * (star) lenses, renowned for
extraordinary photo quality and sharpness. It's awfully big,
just went into la-la land again, as I was reading some interesting
posts. Frustrating.
Joe
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I have both of these lenses. I have not done a formal comparison, but can
offer some observations:
-the 24mm FA /2.0 is very large.
-the 24mm /2.8 is a normal size lens.
-the FA /2.0 has a much faster autofocus.
-the /2.8 is a bit smoother to manually focus
-the FA /2.0 is easi
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:06:46 +0100, you wrote:
>
>>Howzabout an FA 135mm F1.8? That would glean Pentax some much needed
>>limelight. Make it a DC lens, like the Nikkor.
>
>
>I've been told that such a lens does not figure in the plans. Price for
>such a lens would be 2000USD + .
>However, there a
One more thing. When I ordered my SMC 24mm f/2.8 wide-angle
from KEH, I noticed the following item for $9.00 (EX condition):
PENTAX - 28 F3.5 TAKUMAR METAL PUSH-ON
On Boz's K-mount page, under "lens hood" for the SMC 28mm f/3.5
it says:
PH-S52; spring type
sold separately with hood case
Lo a
Pentax SMC filters are printed with "SMC". HOYA have 2 types of multicoated
filters - HMC and HMC Super. The latter is hardcoated on both sides for
better duriability. I have used HOYA HMC and Pentax SMC only, not the HMC
Super. HMC is difficult to clean and cleaning marks are impossible to avo
I just picked up an old POLYCO light meter(Made in Japan) from my favourite
junk store for $10CDN.
Tomorrow, I hope to test it with a grey card and my SP-F spotmeter.
Does anyone know this model (Probable it is from the late 50's/early 60's.
Looks like one my uncle had in 63? It is only a stopga
The FA*24/2.0 is an extraordinary lens. It *is* big; I sometimes wish I'd lept a
slower, smaller 24mm as well. But if image quality is the goal you'll never
regret getting the 24/2.0
"Brent Hutto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have a "Bargain" quality SMC 24mm f/2.8 lens on order from KEH.
>It
Paul,
http://www.leben.com/lists/epson-inkjet/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/epson-inkjet/
Same group, just two ways to get it.
Happy lurking,
Dan Scott
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Paul wrote:
>Hi Dan, where's that Epson list? i'd like to do a bit of lurking there myself.
>Paul
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From: Bob Blakely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: Can't we all just get along?
> I have two Pentax Lightseekers.
> 4x-16X AO -30
> 8.5x-32X AO -30
>
> http://www.pentaxlightseeker.com/products/s
Just go to B&H or Adorama and do a search on "slave" and you'll get tons of
stuff. I think Wein (Wien?) and some other companies make little gizmos
that will turn some flashes into slaves.
Also, Bojidar Dmitrov's k-mount equip. page has lots of Pentax flash info,
including tables of what's necess
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From: Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: Avening's Photoshop 6 for Photographers
> Hi Cotty,
>
> Currently reading "Real World Photoshop 6", Blatner & Fraser, which is
> quite enlightening (when
I've heard (read) over and over that the 40/2.8 is an overpriced mutt, but
I've never seen any photos attributed to it that make me say "Ick". Anyone
know how it got such a lousy reputation?
Dan Scott
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Paul wrote:
>I got some nice shots with the
>40/2.8 and was quite surprised
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