Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question

2002-03-22 Thread David Brooks
Brendan,this is my next quest.To B(W) or not to B(W) Daveg - Original Message - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 8:50 PM Subject: Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question Developing BW is fairly easy, the hard part is handling the finishe

Re: CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR FREE CAMERA ARRIVED!!* (fwd)

2002-03-22 Thread David Brooks
You lucky dog you. Dave - Original Message - From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:20 PM Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR FREE CAMERA ARRIVED!!* (fwd) I thought this was too good an offer to selfishly keep to myself. :) Check out

Re: OT: Artspeak

2002-03-22 Thread moesg
Bob, The artspeak has intrigued me, especially since I am a Lynch fan. Can you give me some more info on Hughes as I am not familiar with him? Thanks, Geoff Hi, since it's Friday I thought I'd send you all this example of Artspeak from an exhibition e-blurb I was sent. Bon appetit!

Re: Re: OT:?Starting to like this 6x6 stuff

2002-03-22 Thread David Brooks
Brendan,the force is in the new computer,help me. Dave Begin Original Message From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 21:46:09 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT:?Starting to like this 6x6 stuff You keep away from me your contageous, between you and

RE: RAM for Lombard - clarification required please - apology

2002-03-22 Thread David A. Mann
Cotty wrote: NOT AGAIN %^%!$!£%$^%!@!£$!$^!^!£$!^ auto-complete email $@£$^^^$^$^$%^£$%^ You can turn auto-complete off in some programs :) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: RE: Pentax SP1000 battery

2002-03-22 Thread David Brooks
Hum.The manager at Henrys Newmarket last year ,when i went in looking for M42 lenses and Spotty batteries,flat out told me screw mounts/and batteries were non existent in the GTA and no camera store would carry them as now one wanted them.Quess were i dont shop now. Sun Camera Repair in

Re: Pentax SP1000 battery

2002-03-22 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Dave, Actually, I think I got the last 6 mercury cells from Henry's :-). About a year and a half ago, I cleaned them out. Kept a couple for myself, and gave three or four to list members (at cost, of course). The salesperson told me that they wouldn't be getting any more in, claiming that

Re: Pentax SP1000 battery

2002-03-22 Thread frank theriault
oops. Just noticed that you were talking about the Newmarket store, Dave. I was talking about downtown. Sorry. -frank frank theriault wrote: Hi, Dave, Actually, I think I got the last 6 mercury cells from Henry's :-). About a year and a half ago, I cleaned them out. Kept a couple for

Re: RE: Pentax digital SLR - Not now!

2002-03-22 Thread David Brooks
JOC,Limited knowledge replie below. Begin Original Message Yes, I've heard the digitals are unable to capture extremely wide contrast scene. Also they have an exposure latitude more like slide film which is not exactly a good thing. Not having a lot of experience with slides,i

Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question

2002-03-22 Thread T Rittenhouse
I knew that if I waited long enough I would find esthetics on this list someday. g Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: RE: Pentax SP1000 battery

2002-03-22 Thread David Chang-Sang
Outside of the downtown store.. I don't shop at any of the outlying Henry's stores for a few reasons: 1) I know staff in the downtown store and trust only 2 of them to give me honest answers and decent discounts 2) The staff in outlying stores only THINK they know something.. they're mainly just

Re: New Pentax Models

2002-03-22 Thread T Rittenhouse
Go away! This guy does not speak for me. Those exactly the kind of new Pentax Models I like. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: Re: Pentax SP1000 battery

2002-03-22 Thread David Brooks
Hi Frank.I bought 4 ,400 mercury batteries from Pentax Canada last year for $8.00 Can,I tried to buy extras for the Spotty i enherited but they have informed nop. Got a distict vibe from the Henrys manager in NM that he does not like our preference of camera. Dave Begin Original

Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question

2002-03-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: T Rittenhouse Subject: Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question I knew that if I waited long enough I would find esthetics on this list someday. g yer welcome. Brother William - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question

2002-03-22 Thread Brendan
Your 10 minutes away come on down and b(w), I'm actually quite facinated in how macros look in bw. --- David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brendan,this is my next quest.To B(W) or not to B(W) Daveg - Original Message - From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RE: RE: Pentax SP1000 battery

2002-03-22 Thread David Brooks
David,please contact me off list.The more i try to deal with the fringe stores tick me off. I dealy with Vincent with all of the D 1 stuff,great sales(person) Dave Begin Original Message From: David Chang-Sang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 22:47:16 -0500 To: [EMAIL

Re: New Pentax Models

2002-03-22 Thread Treena Harp
I thought ya'll said Pentax didn't know anything about marketing ... ;) - Original Message - From: T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:44 PM Subject: Re: New Pentax Models Go away! This guy does not speak for me. Those exactly the kind

Re: Rikenon 50/1.4?

2002-03-22 Thread Mark Cassino
Somehow I managed to acquire a whole passel of Rikenon normal lenses - the 50mm f1.4, 50mm f1.7, 50mm f2.0, and 55mm f1.2. Still looking for a 45mm f2.8 though... I've found the 50mm f1.4 to be a nice lens, but not the sharpest optic out there. It is unsharp in a pleasant way, though - sort

Re: Pentax digital SLR - Not now!

2002-03-22 Thread T Rittenhouse
Hey, I am going to butt in and reply to this. No, Dave's 8x10s ain't no where near as good as a good chemical print from 35mm. They are about as good as the 'make an 8x10 from your 4x6 print' prints that most people are going to compare them to. But then he sells them right then and there and

Re: Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question

2002-03-22 Thread David Brooks
Sounds good Brendan.Bad weekend,we're looking for a new horse,are you open for BW guest most weekends?g Dave Begin Original Message From: Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 23:08:22 -0500 (EST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question Your 10

Re: RE: Pentax SP1000 battery

2002-03-22 Thread T Rittenhouse
All of the K-mount, and I think most of the Screw-mount, Pentaxes have voltage regulator circuits and you can use the alkaline equivalent batteries just fine. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original

Re: Re: Darkroom: Enlarger Question

2002-03-22 Thread Brendan
Yup, if I'm home you can just come by and see how it's done and watch me scratch the negs. --- David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds good Brendan.Bad weekend,we're looking for a new horse,are you open for BW guest most weekends?g Dave Begin Original Message From:

Re: Rikenon 50/1.4?

2002-03-22 Thread Nitin Garg
On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 11:28:05PM -0500, Mark Cassino wrote: Somehow I managed to acquire a whole passel of Rikenon normal lenses - the 50mm f1.4, 50mm f1.7, 50mm f2.0, and 55mm f1.2. Still looking for a 45mm f2.8 though... I saw a classied for the 45/2.8 sometime back. - This message is

Re: OT:?Starting to like this 6x6 stuff

2002-03-22 Thread JeffW.
on 3/23/02 2:33 AM, David Brooks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Got another roll of BW back from the Y- M.Starting to like this format. Hlp me Why? Some of us LIKE 6x6. If only Pentax made one I even helped another list member aquire a Yashica 6x6. JeffW. - This message is

Re: Pentax SP1000 battery

2002-03-22 Thread James Adams
I carry a couple of spares for my SP's and SPF's, and the Varta V400PX 1.35V Mercury (PX 400) is the one for my SP1000. James - Original Message - From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: RE: Pentax SP1000 battery On

Re: Black limited lens coating - does it wear?

2002-03-22 Thread Alan Chan
According to Herbert Keppler this outer body is made of brass. Apparently, Herbert Keppler is wrong. I've just been told that the outer body is indeed aluminium. I don't remember where I read it, but I remember somewhere mentioned the 43/1.9 had aluminium body when it was released. regards,

RE: Pentax digital SLR - Not now!

2002-03-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of T Rittenhouse Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 11:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax digital SLR - Not now! Hey, I am going to butt in and reply to this. No, Dave's 8x10s ain't no where

Re: Re: mf 70-200 f 4 owners

2002-03-22 Thread Alan Chan
Thanks Alan for the insight.I'll have to keep an eye out for the sticker.I'm not to worried about close up work,mine is mostly at the 200 end so infinite focus is important to me.I have not recieved an answer to my e mail about what type of lense,the A or the SMC A. The Takumar is also an 'A'

Re: pancake question

2002-03-22 Thread Alan Chan
But the FA 43 f/1.9 just doesn't seem to inspire the fervor, neither here nor on ebay, that the original pancake does, so maybe the 3mm longer and the f/1.9 aperture just doesn't equate to a genuine pancake lens. Perhaps folks want their lenses small and soft, relatively speaking, because the

RE: pancake question

2002-03-22 Thread Alan Chan
Do you think they are really buying the pancake because it is a collectable? It isn't, to my knowledge, a rarity. I think they were produced in pretty great quantity. I think the lens has gained an undeserved reputation of being an extremely sharp lens, because of all of the BS written about it

Re: New limited lens (RE: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?)

2002-03-22 Thread tom
On 22 Mar 2002 at 18:55, William Robb wrote: Scrap it. You sure? My Pentax rep has thrown a 5.5x loupe into the pool, just to sweeten the pot. tv - 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

Re: New limited lens (RE: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?)

2002-03-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: tom Subject: Re: New limited lens (RE: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?) On 22 Mar 2002 at 18:55, William Robb wrote: Scrap it. You sure? My Pentax rep has thrown a 5.5x loupe into the pool, just to sweeten the pot. I have one of those

RE: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?

2002-03-22 Thread dave o'brien
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Bruce Rubenstein wrote: To quote an old American baseball player, Deja-vue all over again! There were the same exact same posts here several years ago regarding the mythical MZ-1. Over the years I have come to the opinion that if Pentax's current products satisfy your

Re: New limited lens (RE: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?)

2002-03-22 Thread tom
On 22 Mar 2002 at 23:55, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: tom You sure? My Pentax rep has thrown a 5.5x loupe into the pool, just to sweeten the pot. I have one of those already. Me too, but I figure with two of them I can edit negs twice as fast. But. How

Re: Pentax digital SLR - Not now!

2002-03-22 Thread T Rittenhouse
First, let me say, while I was replying to your post, I was not talking to you specifically, nor am I doing so in this reply. On this list I get the distinct impression that if it is of no use to the responder personally, it is no use to anybody. And, like it or not, it is likely that Pentax

Re: Strange MX on Ebay

2002-03-22 Thread Anders Werholt
Yes, probably. I already have one of those, but also with a black bottom plate. They are easy to recognize :-) . A probably ugly chrome MX with new black top and bottom plates. It works perfectly, and I have only payed 40 USD for it, after selling some lenses that came with it. Regards Anders

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