Alan wrote:
Somehow Pentax replaced the good old rear caps with cheap ugly push-on caps
in mid-90's. I was surprised to find that out when I purchased the
FA*85/1.4. What was Pentax thinking?
I've bought a number of Pentax lenses since the mid '90's and none of them
came with the cheap rear
I've bought nine AF lenses in the past 5 years and they all came
with the good rear lens cap. The one that bayonets on and has
the lip type edge that protects the electrical contacts.
Perhaps the good folks Alan has been buying from have been
replacing the rear caps that come from Pentax with
Thanks Bruce.Had some sleep,feeling better now.I'm going up to the local
'chain' store this morning.I believe the have Fuji 1600 in stock.I can
atleast set the D1 at 1600 and view the shot on the lcd screen,see how it
will look.
The bass and sax player both work for a family marketing out fit and
Thanks Brendan.I think i'll try and pick up some 800 and some 1600 if
possible.As for lenses i have a N35-70 f 2.8 and a P M50f1.7.
Dave
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Shoot some
The bands been around since the early 80's,known as Nuraw Blues.Pretty
layed back group solid foundation in older and modern blues material.Could
be their big break here.
Dave
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While on Grandfather Mountain yesterday, I had an opportunity to play with
my new Zenitar 16mm fisheye.
http://communities.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPho
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So, what do you think? Well worth the money, right? I like
mine.
Len
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Subject: New lens
While on Grandfather Mountain yesterday, I had an opportunity
to play with
These are some Pentax cameras I have for sale, because nowadays they see
very little or no use, and I want to sell them to fund other Pentax
equipment
purchases.
This is the first lot:
Pentax SFX AF SLR body (like new) + Pentax soft case for the SFX + SMC
Pentax-F 35-70 mm. 3.5-4.5 (one of the
Does anyone know of a beefy grip from another camera maker that will fit
the K-series bodies? I don't need the motor wind itself; just the grip.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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I've seen favorable reviews of all the K-mount pancakes (Cosina/Vivitar,
Pentax, Ricoh, Chinon). They range from 40 to 45mm, f/2.5 to f/2.8. I say,
pancakes are hard to use; pick the one whose ergonomics seem least
objectionable.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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Be careful. The Bogen 3265 pistol grip is rated for 5.7 pounds. The lens
alone weighs 7.5 pounds.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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Bill Casselberry (sp?) once said that he keeps a body attached to each
screwmount lens so he needn't change bodies (change lenses?). This, and ISO
flexibility, are the two sound reasons for having more bodies.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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From: Denny B
Subject: Why Convert a Pentax Spotmeter V.
Conversion to what?
Conversion to Zone V1? Why is it referred to as a Zone V!
meter?
DUH!! I answered that question earilier in the post you gleaned
that snippet of cat intelligence from.
William
Definitely well worth the money. I also took several distant landscape
shots and the distortion is not really all that bad in that situation.
Bill KG4LOV
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I tried, but my fingers were not fast enough..
Jim Fellows
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Illinois Bill,
I think someone on the list needs to confess. g
But it wasn't me!
Regards,
Just curious, which of the following is is the ailment/remedy: Kodak, C-41,
Tri-X..
Otis
Paul F. Stregevsky wrote:
I'd have said, Let's go online to google and look for all sites that
mention Kodacolor and C-41. Then let's see how many sites we find that
mention Tri-X and C-41.
I do
I'd have said, Let's go online to google and look for all sites that
mention Kodacolor and C-41. Then let's see how many sites we find that
mention Tri-X and C-41.
I do this when my someone suggests a folk remedy for an ailment. Nearly
always, if we find the remedy and the ailment mentioned
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Subject: Why Convert a Pentax Spotmeter V.
Where can you have this modification done to the Pentax
Spotmeter V and what is the cost for the work.
thanks
Check with Calumet:
http://www.calumetphoto.com/
William Robb
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Subject: Re: This is a manager?
I'd have said, Let's go online to google and look for all
sites that
mention Kodacolor and C-41. Then let's see how many sites we
find that
mention Tri-X and C-41.
I'd have challenged her to show me where,
Calumet will sell you one for about $568 U.S. Just a bit
expensive for
amateur/hobby use, but no big deal for folks on the PDML.
Len
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04/06/2002 9:50:50 AM, Len Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Calumet will sell you one for about $568 U.S. Just a bit
expensive for amateur/hobby use, but no big deal for folks on the PDML.
Yesterday there was a Zone VI on eBay with a price well below $300.00, which included
a zippered case.
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Subject: Re: Why Convert a Pentax Spotmeter V.
Calumet will sell you one for about $568 U.S. Just a bit
expensive for
amateur/hobby use, but no big deal for folks on the PDML.
The Zone VI meter is a bit of an odd duck that way. It is very
I'm not sure that 2.8 lenses will do it. Fixing color
balance in PS isn't cheating. As much as we all like to
get it right in the camera, don't get carried away
with being macho about it.
Doesn't the D1 have a max ISO setting of 1600? That
should get you plenty of grain. I suspect the 35-70
On Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:19:26 -0600, William Robb wrote:
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After it came out, completely stripped of silver, she told the
customer that the roll was unexposed.
SHEESH!!!
I guess de-exposed is the right term.
tv
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I disagree. While it's fine for large format work, I use mine to great
advantage with 35mm work, including street shooting. Its small size
and accurate metering allows me to scan a scene quickly, get the
light levels established, and go on shooting without any further
metering. Both the
Anyone know where I might get parts for an ME-II winder?
Chuck
Saramento, CA
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That's a neat trick. I wonder if the mirror lock up is working well
too? ;-)
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I bought a month ago from Adorama a new FA 50 f1.4 lens, and I got
surprised to get it with the plastic cheapo push on back cap. I promply
replaced it with one of my ( backup) real FA back caps. hmmm, strange
is that I bought an FA 135mm f2.8 almost 2 years ago and had the real FA
rear
Every one of my FA's bought in the late 90's or as recent as 2001 have
all had the good rear cap. I have yet to see a new lens from Pentax
that came with the cheap cap.
Bruce Dayton
Saturday, April 06, 2002, 2:27:47 AM, you wrote:
PAJ Alan wrote:
Somehow Pentax replaced the good old rear
Hi all,
has anyone heard about a Pentax KZ ?
I saw one last week at a shop. First I thought it was a K2
but it wasn't a '2' it was a 'Z' ! Then I thought it could be a
US version of a K camera I did not know. I searched
a bit in the internet and haven't found anything about it.
So has someone of
Hey Chuck,
Whereabouts in Sacramento are you? I am in Roseville.
Bruce Dayton
Saturday, April 06, 2002, 7:59:03 AM, you wrote:
ppn Anyone know where I might get parts for an ME-II winder?
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I recently purchased the FA 50 f1.4 and it also came with the cheap back
cap
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Sent: April 6, 2002 11:38
To: Pål Audun Jensen
Subject: Re[2]: How unpleasant.
Every one of my FA's
Showoff ;p It stil looks good.
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Hey gang,
I finally have my setup put together for my new
500/4.5. I'm using
it on my LX with FB-1 and FC-1 action finder. I've
put a bogen pistol
grip 3265 on a Velbon VS-3's legs. I may need
something (like
And don't forget eyeglasses at home again
Andreas Wirtz
: Hi all,
has anyone heard about a Pentax KZ ?
Last week I had't time to go into the shop but
monday or tuesday I will take a closer look at it.
Maybe I will buy it ?!
thanks
Andreas
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Photoshop is vastly more powerfull when you get all
the plugins ( at
extra cost ). Photo shop lite has 90% of what the full
version has but
I'm not to sure about the missing features etc. Try
and find a demo of
Paint Shop Pro 7 , it has a 30 day free trail, see if
that will do
what you need. It's
I'll keep an eye out for him, the first roll is here
Http://webhome.idirect.com/~trini/photo
I need to rescan them since you can see the lint stuck
to the neg
carrier. You can see the expressions from the Toyna
Williams, very
uncomfortable being hounded by media.
--- David Brooks [EMAIL
When i work on my Yearbook,i use 75% PhotoShop
and 25% Corel PhotoPaint 7.Somethings i can do
easier in Corel.
For the horse stuff,100% PS.
I like PS's preview better and over all layout.
Dave
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I've been using Corel PhotoPaint 8, and find
that I
Thanks.Ya the D1 goes up to 1600 but i have
never shot anything that high with it
yet.Mostly 200 and 400.The 35-70 is f2.8
also,i'm going to leave the 80-200 at home.To
big for the application.
Just want to do a good job,who knows were this
may go.Going to try Cotty's plastic bouncy
Hi,
what about Duotone or Tritone BW printing? I have heard it
recommended with regular colour printers to get better BW
performance. It will take some time to get it right of course, but
should get decent results. Duotone or Tritone is a process using
of converting a grayscale
Andreas Wirtz [EMAIL PROTECTED] (I think) wrote:
Hi all, has anyone heard about a Pentax KZ ?
Are you sure it's not a K2?
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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Friday, April 05, 2002, 10:39:13 AM, Bruce wrote:
BD Paul,
BD Thanks for the tips. I have been scanning quite a bit with mine
BD (using VueScan), and still find that the scans just don't have the
BD sharpness that my Minolta Scan Dual II film scanner has. Everything
BD is just a little soft.
Chuck,
I own two ME-IIs. One was bought in a broken state to use as a grip. After
I gutted one a couple days ago, it occurred to me that I should have
established that it was the bad one; that way, I could offer to trade the
good one for a broken one.
Well, I haven't yet scrounged for the
I guess you should ask the fella who turned his winder into a grip (sorry I
don't remember the name...).
ukasz
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Thanks. I was just curious about them. The comments on R Monagha's
site are positive abuot the original rollei (zeiss) mutars, somewhat pos about the
tele for Y and somewhat neg about the wide for Y.
BTW, I have seen several Rollefielxes (I have and used some older
ones, prewar) but Yashicas are
The only lenses that I have purchased that did not have a rear cap were
those included with the camera. If the lens was pulled out of a camera kit,
it is unlikely that it would have a rear cap. Since the original caps cost
money, a cheaper subsitute would make more sense for the dealer.
Right?
On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Andreas wrote:
Hi all,
has anyone heard about a Pentax KZ ?
No such beast. It's probably a K2... the 2 looks a bit like a Z.
chris
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Mine had also the cheaper one.
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Para: Pål Audun Jensen
Asunto: Re[2]: How unpleasant.
Every one of my FA's bought in the late 90's or as
A few months ago that very same bokeh was shown here, being reproduced
from another lens (don't recall the lens) and a rather complete, but
short, discussion ensued about the cause. I believe that some other
examples were shown, as well. Maybe it was the 50/1.2 that was
discussed ... don't
Perhaps the good folks Alan has been buying from have been
replacing the rear caps that come from Pentax with cheap ones
for reasons of their own.
Len
Alan wrote:
Somehow Pentax replaced the good old rear caps with cheap
ugly push-on caps
in mid-90's. I was surprised to find that out when
Subject: Re: Medium Format
Date: 6 Apr 2002 18:11:32 -0600
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Monaghan)
Newsgroups: rec.photo.equipment.35mm
thanks for kudos, y'all ;-)
see http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/budget.html for budget buy ideas,
mf/value.html on best buys etc
at the pro end, an article by
Regarding some ugly boke, Alan Chan wrote: Perhaps put a Leica lens in
the same situation and see how it performed? If Leica couldn't do it,
nobody could. :)
Brand names aren't magical talismans. Check the out of focus regions of
this shot from a Leitz_APO-Telyt 180 f3.4:
I meant to inquire about this before, but forgot. JCO just jogged my
memory. Can screw mount lenses be used on a Nikon digital camera with
the screw mount to Nikon adapter? If not, I would think it would be a
fairly simple matter to make the appropriate adapter. Perhaps we could
get together and
Paul F. Stregevsky wrote:
Bill Casselberry (sp?) once said that he keeps a body attached to
each screwmount lens so he needn't change bodies (change lenses?).
Urban Legend - a wild exageration!:^)
I have more lenses than bodies, ... must have been JCO;^)
I picked up a box full of Pentax Auto 110 stuff today at the closing of a
local photo store. It contained a couple of lenses, filters, close up
lenses, misc other stuff and about half a dozen winders. There was one
winder, that was new in the box that was different from the rest. It looked
the
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Subject: Screw mount lenses on Nikon digital?
Wait for a Pentax body, they have seemed to never let the old screwmounts
down. The only adaptor I know of is a 2X single element adaptor. I have one
that came with my 400 f5.5
Bob
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the manual is on pentaxusa's website. got it from there :)
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hi,
Anyone have copy of pz 70 manual online ? I need one.
Anyone noticed new look of pentaxusa site ? I noticed their TM message
has changed from aren't your pictures worth a pentax to Reliable gear
for your adventures. Pretty unimaginative imo.
cheers,
nitin
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actually, i was amazed at how good a reasonably priced MF rig can be. now,
besides a p6x7, i got myself a rolleicord tlr for well under $200, as a
rugged inexpensive travel camera giving me kick-ass pictures. for sheer
image quality per buck it's hard to beat. for non-professional use i find it
Hi David ...
The 40.5 thread is for the Digital Spotmeter, and, like Bob, I usually
use a step ring and an appropriately sized hood, and that allows easy
use of the more typical larger diameter filters over the meter. The
Pentax Spotmeter V uses a 46mm thread, and while I have a few 46mm
...although there's one cool thing i'd love to have in digital: uploading
pics on my home server via cellular uplink. if someone come up with this
setup, i may reconsider.
This will happen too. Hopefully soon :)
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Mike Ignatiev wrote:
...i got myself a rolleicord tlr for well under $200...for sheer
image quality per buck it's hard to beat. for non-professional use i find it
difficult to understand why people are paying kilo$ for high end 35mm slr
systems.
Difficulty in getting convenient processing
Yes - the Zeiss Planar is the most prestigious, but optically the best is Schneider
Xenotar - and it is cheaper. Yes, I have owned Rolleiflexes with both lenses. I have
to agree about the screen (and split-image rangefinder).
All the best!
Raimo
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