to interpret, the other comments have been made many times by many
people, all, of course, more knowledgeable than I. You seem to have a
good handle on this digital business - do you think that high-quality
lenses are wasted on digital cameras at this point in their development?
Without a
[snipped]
The only lens I've done this to so far is my K 15/3.5 but it seems to work
just
as planned. Both my MZ-S and my PZ-1p acknowledge matrix metering when
selected.
Top that bit of trickery, Cotty!
Impressive. Pentax hackers unite!
:-)
Hi I've recently aquired an SFX with a problem When
set for single frame advance the camera will fire
anywhere from two to five times at a single shutter
press I took out the battery, cleaned the contacts and
it worked fine for about seven shots then started multi
firing again This
You're right The Nikon lens showed more of the negative on the same piece of paper In
fact, it didn't quite fill the paper any more I'd get that out of the negatives total
width
of 7cm, the difference was about 1/4 centimeter
Paul
tom wrote:
On 2 Mar 2002 at 17:38, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Tom,
I think the overall look is great Simple, yet elegant I look forward to
seeing the other photos The only glitches I noticed (aside from missing
photos) were a typo on the caption for the house photo and what appears to be
severe pixelation on the for sale thumbnails The jpegs that the
John said,
Per the request, here's some pix of what
the 135-600 67 SMC Zoom Takumar lens looks like:
http://wwwgatenet/~hifisapi/135600_1jpg
http://wwwgatenet/~hifisapi/135600_2jpg
http://wwwgatenet/~hifisapi/135600_3jpg
http://wwwgatenet/~hifisapi/135600_4jpg
Hi Tom ...
I like the simple, straightforward layout. Just a couple of comments.
The space between the title of the photos and the photos is too great -
you can easily tighten it up a bit which will allow for less scrolling
by the viewer. Maybe make the title a little smaller, too. Also, some
Thanks for clarifying that. I interpreted it the other way.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Hi Shel,
I'm not sure I explained it right. From a given enlarger position, the
SC-S print is bigger. I think that means it's wider.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Shorter focal length. Think of the fov
The plastic reels are OK, and I still use 'em, but less and less. I've
had one or two break - don't know if the Paterson reels are any stronger
- and the stainless can be loaded wet. Plus, stainless may be more
easily cleaned - they'll take a good soak in boiling water. I don't
know how well
Tom.Very nice site,so far.Looking forward to
seeing more content when you gey it on.I agree
with Shel,I like the plain-simple design.I'm
trying to learn this myself so i can appreciate
the work involved(although i'm cheating and
using PS for my thumb's)
Dave
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Please take a look and let me know what
you think so far.
I like the Bio section. When looking at a photo or layout it adds another
dimension to know who's BEHIND the viewfinder. Good job.
Yes on all counts. Certainly enough to make a big difference to me.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As a point of interest, why would you choose
the MX over the LX for some situations? I've
never owned the MX, so I don't know -- is it
*that* much smaller lighter? And is it quieter?
--
Shel
I seem to have missing mail from the pdml,i'm
getting some but not all,as by checking with
the digest.Anyone else seem to have this
problem?All was well until 2am Sat morning
Dave
BTW meet with the other Toronto members
Saturday afternoon for lunch and some
snapping.Great bunch and great
I just had a major flub with my computer. In the process of
networking them, I managed to do something really nasty to mt
OS, and had to restart with a clean HD.
Needless to say, this came as quite a surprise, and I didn't
have anything backed up.
I am wondering if I could get a small favour.
dob Or: We had the first SLR The first AF lens Now the first affordable
dob DLSR which will use all your lenses you bought for our other cameras
First SLR? That's untrue, unfortunately First *japanese* SLR,
yes First SLR, by no means! That was the german made Exakta, IIRC, the Exakta
Thursday, February 28, 2002, 10:13:47 PM, Aaron wrote:
AR On Thursday, February 28, 2002, at 02:12 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
Sounds practical
So, do you process film eat at the same time?
:)
AR Now THAT is a bad idea
AR Unless you're developing in X-Tol, which I hear is comparatively
Noticed in my Sunday paper today that it - the Observer, here in the
UK - is running a photo competition on the theme of 'Work-Life
Balance' They want a pair of pictures to illustrate the idea, and the
top prize is an MZ-S with a 24-90 Worth taking an afternoon off for,
I'd imagine
Paul,
Shel was good enough to send me the same article, and I found something similar by
Ctein in the CompuServe Photography Forum. I keep it in a notebook with my other
darkroom materials. I have been watching for Schneider's, and likely will buy one
when my budget allows. I've been
Actually, Newark Airport is a pretty good one. (I've been to O'Hare, and
walked seven miles from one gate to another, and I've been to most major
Airports in the US and Europe.)
I've been to Indiana a number of times, as my son attended Valparaiso. You
actually can see forever, if you're
Thanks! It's now on my Watch list!!
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Sent: March 02, 2002 11:35 AM
This one might be an exceptionally good lens:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1336000957
It's an APO Rodagon. Maybe
the html looks good for the most part, and the simple
layout is
pleasing, now you need to add content
--- T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
The work, and the learning continue. Please take a
look and let me know what
you think so far.
Ciao,
Graywolf
In a message dated 3/3/2002 10:37:12 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
. And they put grey gravy on everything, even breakfast!
The winter weather is colder and windier than Vermont, with our the
Majestic
Mountains.
Stay in the popcorn state, if you will, but don't
Good meet yesterday :)
--- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Looks like this is starting to come together.
Saturday, March 2. Details TBA, but to include
getting together in the
afternoon to shoot something or other, and for those
who can extend the
day a bit, retiring to a
Thanks for the comment... I think... :-)
Does that mean you liked the subject? I'm not sure what a dinosaur fossil
has to do with modern art
Christian Skofteland
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Big Al by Christian
Hi Collin,
First of all, congratulations on your effort to comment all this month's PUG
submissions. I'm sure everyone, myself included, who decided to share their
images with the rest of us are pleased by your effort and time consuming
post.
You wrote, about my photo:
N. P. R. by Eduardo
I'm compiling a list of rental darkrooms and darkrooms that allow public
access. If you know of any places, please send me the details off list,
to the address in my signature file. If you can, please include the
address, phone/fax numbers, email or web site address, and any comments
about the
On Sunday, March 3, 2002, at 10:54 AM, Brendan wrote:
Good meet yesterday :)
Yeah, sorry I had to scoot early What did y'all end up shooting?
My new place does not have a phone yet, so don't be surprised if I get a
little behind on my PDML readingI got to work today to find 239 new
I have no problem with this as long as it doesn't mean that the member
companies are restricted to only designing and making cameras with those
specs For the average consumer these will be fine and the research will
find its way to the more professional/enthusiast cameras and lenses I also
don't
Paul, et al.
Thanks for your help with both of these lenses. I
went back to the shop yesterday and spent quite a bit
of time talking to the man behind the counter. He
still had both lenses I was looking at.
I passed on the Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5 on the
suggestion of the group.
In a message dated 02/03/02 21:38:18 GMT Standard Time, Mark writes:
No need to install a chip with the Pentax lens so I'm doing much simpler
work
than he Did you look at the photo I posted? The metering did a nice job in a
tricky situation
Mark - I did not look at the photo -
Points
Yonge street mostly, a few Interiors of the Eaton
centre, Hopefully
the next meet will have similar weather and we can do
themed shoots :)
--- Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sunday, March 3, 2002, at 10:54 AM, Brendan
wrote:
Good meet yesterday :)
Yeah, sorry I had to scoot
Illinois Bill,
Congratulations on finding the Vivitar at such a good price!
However, taking a trip without K-mount body is a disgrace.
Tell us you had a screwmount body along, at least... g
Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I passed on the Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5 on the
In a message dated 3/3/02 6:29:27 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi. I've recently aquired an SFX with a problem. When
set for single frame advance the camera will fire
anywhere from two to five times at a single shutter
press. I took out the battery, cleaned the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Good meet yesterday :)
You guys see any highschool bands milling about? My daughter's band is on a
trip there, heading back to Chicago today via buses.
Regards, Bob S.
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Nope, there were to many other kids to tell either
way.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Good meet yesterday :)
You guys see any highschool bands milling about? My
daughter's band is on a
trip there, heading back to Chicago today via buses.
Regards, Bob S.
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Yes, it was!
I must say, the line-up of Pentaxes on the table was not too shabby If
I remember correctly, a 67 (Aaron), an LX (Aaron again), a couple of Super
Programmes (Jeff and Dave), an MZ S (Pat), another MZ something-or-other
(Brendan), a Spotmatic (Dave) and an MX (me), along with
I just caught the following on Bay, with less than a 2 minutes to go, and I
won it for 10.50GBP
This will go nice with the SP I won for my son on Bay last weekend. He is
really getting into photography, and for an 12 year old, he has surprised me
with his creativity.
Hoya 70mm-150mm Zoom Lens
Thank you all. I am glad my basic design is appealing to folks.
I will try to get some real content up over the next week or so. It is
interesting trying to get things to work the way you want when you don't
know what you are doing, but that is the only way I know to learn.
I appreciate all the
Shel, is right. You are thinking it opposite like a camera. Think of it as a
backward wide-angle. At a given head position a WA will project a bigger
picture than a normal lens would. A longer lens will project a smaller image
and you need a taller column to get the same size image.
Ciao,
Ah ha, that is a smaller image. Which would mean a longer focal length. But,
you post did not make that clear.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
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From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL
I am glad, you have seen the light, Shel. Golly, do I miss my MXen. Someday
soon that will be fixed, I hope.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
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From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL
We took a walk down Yonge to the Eaton
Centre,shooting streetscapes and some
architecture stuff.Lots of glass and
reflections,hope they turn out.
Nice to meet everyone.
Dave
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From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 11:44:50 -0500
To:
I was a little uncertain of the content.
At 01:48 PM 3/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 11:27:26 -0500
From: Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for the comment... I think... :-)
Does that mean you liked the subject? I'm not sure what a dinosaur fossil
has to do with
Shifting (Pentax has a horizontal shift, Minolta makes[made?] a
horizontal vertical shift lens) changes the angle
of lines on a photo. Tilting changes the position of what
is in focus. For instance, if you shoot a tall building and
want it to look vertical, and not like it's falling away or
on 3/3/02 10:41, T Rittenhouse opined:
Shel, is right You are thinking it opposite like a camera Think of it as a
backward wide-angle At a given head position a WA will project a bigger
picture than a normal lens would A longer lens will project a smaller image
and you need a taller column
My 2-cents worth of opinion on this month's offerings . . .
The following caught my eye:
Ann Sanfedele - Wonderful color and texture. If I were looking at the scene
though, I might try a slightly different composition as the upper right
corner bothers me the way it is now. I've tried to
Thanks Stan I'm honoured I totally agree about the socks I wanted to
pull some detail out of the socks but it just wasn't there on the scan
Even on the negative, I missed more detail although some is present
Thanks again,
Matjaz
Stan wrote:
And last but certainty NOT least,
Matjaz
Thanks for the comment, Mark I'm glad it works for you
Matjaz
Grandma's House by Matjaz Osojnik - simple and classic
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The LX is only about 1/4 inch taller and 1/4 inch wider and has the same
depth from the front of the
lens flange to the camera back of course. However partly due to the
difference in shape of the MX's
prism housing it seems to be much smaller than the difference in dimensions
would indicate.
Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gianfranco Irlanda - I'm still waiting for it to fall . . .
and I could sit
a watch for a long time. Very nicely done. Now if only you had
saved it for
next month!
Hi Stan,
Thanks very much for the kind words!
I was almost forced to submit this shot as
On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
of lines on a photo Tilting changes the position of what
is in focus For instance, if you shoot a tall building and
want it to look vertical, and not like it's falling away or
disappearing into the sky, you use shift to compensate
You mean
Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some excellent work this month.
I think everyone should be proud of their submissions.
My comments are generous, with a few suggestions.
Hesitating Glue by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy
Ah...winter in Minnesota!
Keep that lens away!
Hi
Back in the early 70's when I was studying geology, we had several samples
of coprolite (correct my spelling Pal), which is basically petrified
dinosaur dung.
Bill
I've heard of a lot of petrified things but vomit, from a Tasmanian Devil?
How would you know?
At 08:03 PM 2/26/2002 +,
Joseph Tainter - wonderful composition and color The touch of red makes it
Thanks, Stan I'm just back from travel and haven't had a chance to look
at this month's PUG yet I'll bet it's great
Joe
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Hi Len ...
Yes, but it was a long time ago, just a few years after the first model
came out. I didn't like it, but in all honesty, I can't recall why.
Maybe it was because I couldn't afford it.
However, I have been giving some thought to getting an R 6.2, the
recently discontinued
Thanx to all submitters for an excellent March PUG The monthly PUG for
me is like waiting for the filmstrip to come out of the tank or come back
from the lab: anticipation, apprehension, tingle of excitement examining
each frame(IMHO these elements are missing from digital capture) Thanx
I posted this a week or so back but got no responses. I thought I'd try
again.
For the foreseeable future, I will have some extra space on my web
site. I will donate a page to anyone who would like to put up a few
pictures and even help with writing some simple HTML code to make a neat
Hi Brothers,
I'm sure somebody can help me: I've read (on a MF list) that the
6x7 could be modified (at least in the past) to allow double
exposure Anybody among you knows if this kind of work was done
only by the Pentax USA (and if it can still be done)?
I've asked a similar question to the
Hi everybody,
The subject says it all
Has anybody tried to mount a 645N screen on the 645? The Italian
importer service stated that there is incompatibility between
the two systems in this regard, but I'm pretty sure that at
least the size of the screen hasn't changed when they upgraded
the
At 13:48 3-3-2002 -0500, you wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
As a point of interest, why would you choose the MX over the LX for some
situations? I've never owned the MX, so I don't know -- is it *that* much
smaller lighter? And is it quieter?
Yes, and yes.
Smaller and quieter.
The MX goes
change the plane of focus to match the item being shot.
(Canon makes[made?] a lens that has horizontal shift and vertical
tilt up and down). The use of a tilt could have brought the
back left corner of the front into focus.
Now I've got it, Collin. Maybe one or two stops would have been enough
Hey gang ... it's my understanding that some new camera-lens
combinations, when used in certain modes, will try to set the lens at
its optimal f-stop for sharpness and quality. Is this correct? So, if
the lens is best @ f8.0 and the camera has a choice of using several
shutter speed/f-stop
http://cgiebaycom/aw-cgi/eBayISAPIdll?ViewItemitem=1336695142
what is that ?
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The Z1p can do this.
At 17:22 03/03/2002 -0800, you wrote:
Hey gang ... it's my understanding that some new camera-lens
combinations, when used in certain modes, will try to set the lens at
its optimal f-stop for sharpness and quality. Is this correct? So, if
the lens is best @ f8.0 and the
http://cgiebaycom/aw-cgi/eBayISAPIdll?ViewItemitem=1336695142
what is that ?
My guess would be that it might be a gadget for mounting an
endoscope of some sort to a K-mount body (such as the MF-1)
Fred
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My husband has a paperweight I got for him that's actually a fossilized
piece of mammalian dung approximately 10,000 years old. He likes to
gross-out the new patrolmen with it. :)
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From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002
Yes. The PZ-1p has an MTF mode that reads the chip info in an
FA (and maybe an F) lens and uses the best aperture. It has
another setting that will select the best DOF, too. Not to
mention a third setting that will choose the highest possible
shutter speed.
Len
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I have just purchased a Pentax MX all seems well except for the
internal lightmeter I was using it yesterday, took my young daughter
to the local outdoor ice rink, there was lots of snow around and it was
a bright sunny day
It was almost impossible to see the lighted LED's to take a reading,
I
I guess I could have been more full in my explanation.
The Z1p does it in MTF mode, with FA series lenses. The MTF information is
built into a chip on the lens and is fed to the camera for the decision to
be made. I do not use the mode myself, but it's still kind of nifty that I
*could* use
How does it know what the best DOF is?
Len Paris wrote:
Yes. The PZ-1p has an MTF mode that reads the chip info in an
FA (and maybe an F) lens and uses the best aperture. It has
another setting that will select the best DOF, too. Not to
mention a third setting that will choose the
I'm not sure, but what if it is incomplete in some way? Guys
that have that many ebay transactions always make me nervous
when they claim to not know what they have.
Len
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From: Nitin Garg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002
I just found one of these for sale for $10.00 at:
http://www.audiovisionsinc.com/usedstuff/usedstuff.html
It's some sort of a lens adapter.
Len
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From: Nitin Garg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 7:29 PM
Subject: Pentax what
More info wasn't necessary. I just wanted to know if it was something
that was being done.
Bucky wrote:
I guess I could have been more full in my explanation.
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Hi Stan,
Thanks for the kind words, and taking time to comment.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 11:31 AM
Subject: Comments on PUG photos
My 2-cents worth of opinion
PUG Entry:
Title: Intestinal Polyp, Paris, 2000
Equipment: K1000, Pentax bum-periscope adapter, bum-periscope
Comments: I like the way the wrinkling of the colon gives a repeating
pattern of light and shadow that seems to create a sense of motion towards
the polyp Note the vignetting due to
I've heard that it's sometimes difficult to see the LEDs in the MX under
bright conditions, so what you're experiencing is probably normal. I've
not noticed it with either of my MX, though, but I don't use the light
meter too often, especially in bright light.
Denny B wrote:
I have just
At our little Toronto get-together yesterday, Aaron brought his LX, and I
brought my MX It is considerably smaller than the LX Noticeably lighter,
too
-frank
Alan Chan wrote:
As a point of interest, why would you choose the MX over the LX for some
situations? I've never owned the MX, so I
I don't know if I find it to be a huge problem, but I have noticed that in very
bright light, the led's are a bit hard to see I actually prefer the
match-needle of the Spotmatics in that regard In lower light situations,
however, the MX led's are a huge improvement over the match-needle
I
Just been out for a couple of hours around the Richmond Dyke. As I
approached the South Arm of the Fraser River, I spotted a guy down amongst
the reed bed with a camera on a cool looking 'Bogan' Tripod. He was trying
to photograph some Green-winged Teal feeding in the mudflats. After he
finished,
Ah, but if the AL ditched the DH rule, we could call it baseball again ;-)
Bill
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From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 8:51 PM
Subject: OT RE: Cubs Game
Hi Collin,
I couldn't respond to this
I was reading that the back part of the lens detaches
and that is screwed into the body, then the rest of
the lens is coupled onto it. How is that in practice?
Awkward? How far back does that tube go? Right
before the aperature ring?
Yes a small section about 2 inches long removes from
It maximizes either DOF or shutter speed, depending on the setting Not
necessarily the best of either one
At 17:52 03/03/2002 -0800, you wrote:
How does it know what the best DOF is?
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David A Mann wrote:
Pawel Czarnul wrote:
My question is whether the snap-in focus feature
will work with this setup?
It should, as long as the extension tube has not been painted where
it mates with the camera mount If it has been painted, snap-in
focus will not work so you will
Somebody must know they bid on it. Looks like it may be the mount for one of
those fiberoptics jobbies.
There is one for sale here:
http://www.audiovisionsinc.com/usedstuff/usedstuff.html
You will note that the guy who bid $20 should have done a web search g
Ciao,
Graywolf
I have not used one, but I have handle a couple. You can start with big,
then go on to heavy...
Ciao,
Graywolf
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From: Len Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Frantisek,
So tell us how you really feel about it :) One wonders if it is
meant to compete with the Canon Rebel Certainly one of the crappiest
feeling cameras around Have you compared it to that?
Based on what you have reported, it sounds like the MZ-5n won't be
replaced by it
Bruce
The MZ-S has the same, the program mode can be set to greatest DOF,
MTF or fastest shutter speed.
Bruce Dayton
Sunday, March 03, 2002, 5:49:07 PM, you wrote:
LP Yes. The PZ-1p has an MTF mode that reads the chip info in an
LP FA (and maybe an F) lens and uses the best aperture. It has
LP
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From: Robert Woerner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Paul F. Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: SMC 135/3.5K sources
Thanks much Paul.
I think I'll start with a call to russcamera.com and then work up to ritz.
I'll let the
Bruce Dayton wrote:
Just need to find a way now to get the 45 and 300 I may have to sell
off some of my 35mm gear
You can borrow mine if you're down this way They're the only two
6x7 lenses I have The 45mm is fantastic, but I'll make up my mind
about the 300 Tak when I get the test
Thanks.
Have you read Phil Greenspan's stuff? You and he are beating the same drum.
May I clap along?
I remember when if you went somewhere like IBM's website all there was was
information. From driver downloads to white papers about their latest
technology. Then the web became commercial and
OLD CHESTNUT G Stevens
Crisp Real Composed You're rightthere
Lay out a blanket and open the wine
Bob,
Thank you for your kind comments - unfortunately, it was a bit damp that
morning to lay out the blanket
As stated, I used the 43mm Limited lens (plus tripod) which certainly
captures the
I personally dont think automating this (ie, replacing paint, fine brush
and human torque) is pointless.
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 06:51:21AM +, Bob Walkden wrote:
Hi,
I've always thought of this as a classic example of pointless
automation. On the older series of prime lenses the
Bob wrote:
On the older series of prime lenses the optimal aperture
was marked in a different colour from the others.
No. That was not the optimal aperture. It was hyperfocal focusing at F:8. A
sort of F:8 and be there kind of thing.
Pål
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I agree with Bob a waste of electrons!
Nitin Garg wrote:
I personally dont think automating this (ie, replacing paint, fine brush
and human torque) is pointless.
I've always thought of this as a classic example of pointless
automation. On the older series of prime lenses the
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