Re: Photographica

2002-05-11 Thread camdir
Pentax vinyl skirts? LOL. Cotty No, but I do have some Pentax T-shirts.. Kind regards Peter - 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 the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org

Re: A Book Recommendation

2002-05-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What would the other two be? Is OBAP one of them? Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, I can entirely endorse Shel's recommendation. I've had the 3rd edition for a few years; there is now a 4th edition, at least. It would certainly be in my top 3 'how to' photography books. I just reacquainted

Re: Okay folks, fess up, WAY OT

2002-05-11 Thread camdir
I am not sure if this is common knowledge, but the ownership of Kiev USA may well be changing in the not too distant future. This could impact the level of service currently offered, one supposes. Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

45 - 125mm zoom question

2002-05-11 Thread Paul Ewins
Hi all, I'm currently trying to sell my K45-125 f4 zoom. One of the questions that cropped up was about a matched close-up lens, that sits in the lens case, presumably like the one that came with the K85-210 f4.5 My answer was that my lens didn't have one and there wasn't anywhere to put

Re: A certain eBay item...

2002-05-11 Thread Cotty
$810 and still with over 4 hours to go!! That puppy's going to top a grand, easily... ;-) Cotty PS sorry - can't mention the eBay URL for another 4 hours at least... An A*85mm f1/4 in as new condition for $1136... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1350681998

Re: eBay funnies...

2002-05-11 Thread Cotty
Yep - a genuine Oscillerscope (sic), obviously used to check the frequency response of those chemicals. You simply dip one probe into a tray, you hold the other, then you switch it all on... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1351048616 Well, Cotty, thats how my Father in

Re: Medium Format - I can see clearly now...

2002-05-11 Thread Cotty
I have yet to put a roll of transparency film through - what would be good for landscapes on MF? Ektachrome 100S produces excellent images with saturated but believable color. And it scans very well. Thanks Paul. In 1981 I remember using Ektachrome 64 on an RB67 and being pretty

Processing OLD film -question

2002-05-11 Thread Cotty
Outrageously old rolls of exposed film pop up in our household occasionally - found in a drawer or at the bottom of a closet. I have two rolls found like this. One is a 24 exp FP4 that I processed normally in Ilfosol for 6.5 mins at 1:9 and the negs were horribly thin. Shot by the SO, judging

Re[2]: A Book Recommendation

2002-05-11 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, What would the other two be? Is OBAP one of them? yes it is. I'm not sure about the 3rd though. A few years ago when I started getting back into photography in a big way I found Nevada Weir's Adventure Travel Photography very helpful, although it's not in the same league as OBAP or Kobre.

Re: Processing OLD film -question

2002-05-11 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, why not do a clip test and decide from that? --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Saturday, May 11, 2002, 9:29:23 AM, you wrote: Outrageously old rolls of exposed film pop up in our household occasionally - found in a drawer or at the bottom of a closet. I have two rolls found like

RE: Portrait of a Frog

2002-05-11 Thread Familie Scheffler
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 03:42:43 -0400 From: andre [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Portrait of a Frog Since march, I kind of slip a comment here and there without having presented myself until now. (My english is kind of slippery too.) I live in Quebec City. I've been on Pentax since '83.

Re: A certain eBay item...

2002-05-11 Thread Alan Chan
An A*85mm f1/4 in as new condition for $1136... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1350681998 The hood looks very from the one I have. Did Pentax make a clip-on plastic hood for this lens? regards, Alan Chan _

Pentax SF10

2002-05-11 Thread Pentax
Hello all. Although I am not new in the list (I have participated a while ago), I introduce myself again. I am photographer semi professional, more art than money. I have used Pentax for several years. PENTAX MZ-50. Now that I have introduced myself I want to ask for an opinion about the Pentax

Re: A certain eBay item...

2002-05-11 Thread Rfsindg
Alan, No this is the wrong hood. The seller sent bidders individual emails saying he had the right hood and put the plastic hood in the picture by mistake. The diameter is all wrong with the plastic hood. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: An A*85mm f1/4 in as new condition for

Re: 45 - 125mm zoom question

2002-05-11 Thread Bob Rapp
Hi Paul, I have one of those lenses and I have searched to find the original hood and it has gone missing - for now. The hood is a two piece hood and the lens portion is a step-up adaptor and the hood is a short round one. I did find the filter and it is a 67. I don't know of any special

Re: Epson 2450 again

2002-05-11 Thread David Brooks
Will do Bruce.Software comes with the scanner and i have Vuescan on a disk which i will also try. Dave - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 8:21 PM Subject: Re: Epson 2450 again David, Let us know the

Re: Portrait of a Frog

2002-05-11 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Bernd, Frog is a derogatory term for a francophone. When I was a kid growing up in Montreal, we anglos would get beat up if we dared call any french speaking kids frogs (well, I did, anyway) g. Actually, I'm glad that Andre has a sense of humour about it. By the way, Andre, welcome to the

Re: Quasi OT: An incredible experience plus photography

2002-05-11 Thread Steve Larson
Hi Joe, Bee swarms are pretty neat, eh? Same thing happened here a couple of months ago right in the middle of the street. I was scared at first approaching them with my 200mm, but I was able to get within four feet of them (close focus). My pics turned out great as the bees are close to 18%

Re: Medium Format - I can see clearly now...

2002-05-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm not sure if Ektachrome 64 is still available. But you're right: it had a distinctive blue cast. Ektachrome 100S is totally different. And if you want a slight warm cast, Ektachrome 100WS provides a bit of that. It makes it look like everything was shot an hour before sunset, which can be good

Re: A certain eBay item...

2002-05-11 Thread Fred
The hood looks very from the one I have. Did Pentax make a clip-on plastic hood for this lens? I was curious enough to ask the seller about it, Alan, and he said it was the wrong hood that was shown in the photo. Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Quasi OT: An incredible experience plus photography

2002-05-11 Thread frank theriault
About 8 years ago, back when I worked in an office, a swarm of wasps decided to make a hive right on my office window (on the outside, that is). I could see right inside the hive! It was quite amazing. When I first noticed it, it was about the size of a walnut, and it eventually grew to about

Re: Pentax adapter parts needed from Japan or Europe

2002-05-11 Thread William Kane
Ryan, I'm not sure if you got any personal messages on this subject, but if you hear anything, I'm sure that there are many of us that would like the info. (Myself included) IL Bill Ryan K. Brooks wrote: Hey all -different project this time, Looking for a source for the Pentax 0.77

RE: Pentax SF10

2002-05-11 Thread Ron Bhanukitsiri
Ola, Oscar. Que tal? I used to own a Pentax SF10, my first Pentax AF camera. At the time, I was intrigued by the two-segment metering and PROCES metering (a fancy marketing term for automatic exposure compensation ;-). I didn't like the SF1/SF1n center-weighted *only* metering. I thought the

Intervalometer

2002-05-11 Thread Jim Apilado
Did Pentax ever make a body that had an intervalometer built-in? Thanks in advance. Jim A. - 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 the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Intervalometer

2002-05-11 Thread Rfsindg
Jim, Try the PZ-1 and its PF functions, you can set the interval to whatever you want, plus delay the start if I remember correctly. 2nd choice would be the SF-1 (SF-1n?) with an interval data back. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did Pentax ever make a body that had an

Re: 28/3.5 Tak, 35/3.5 Tak

2002-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Matti Etelapera Subject: Q: 28/3.5 Tak, 35/3.5 Tak Hi, do you have experience with these screw mount lenses: SMC Takumar 35/3.5 SMC Takumar 28/3.5 The 35/3.5 is gorgeous. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Re: Intervalometer

2002-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jim Subject: Intervalometer Did Pentax ever make a body that had an intervalometer built-in? The Zoom 105 (I don't know what it was called in the States, probably the IQ 105) had an intervalometer. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

A*85/1.4 - one for $1,100+, one for $438

2002-05-11 Thread Rfsindg
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1351000890 Now somebody tell me why this happens. We just talked about a A*85/1.4 that went for over $1,100. This one sold the same day for $438 ! All because the seller restricted his market to Germany. Tell me why he did this? I thought

Re: A*85/1.4 - one for $1,100+, one for $438

2002-05-11 Thread Nitin Garg
On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 01:29:55PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1351000890 Now somebody tell me why this happens. We just talked about a A*85/1.4 that went for over $1,100. This one sold the same day for $438 ! All because the seller

Re: Intervalometer

2002-05-11 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated 5/11/2002 11:22:19 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did Pentax ever make a body that had an intervalometer built-in? PZ-1. IQZoom WR90. (I have both, but have never used the feature on either. But it's mentioned in both instruction manuals.) ERNR My

Re: Intervalometer

2002-05-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What's an intervalometer? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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 the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

RE: A*85/1.4 - one for $1,100+, one for $438

2002-05-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I see many Pentax bargains on German Ebay. I wish that I had an easy way to pay from the USA. Any suggestions? paypal, western union, bidpay... JCO - 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

Xenar or Tessar?

2002-05-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Which is the better lens on a rollei TLR? 1. the Schneider Xenar 75mm F3.5 2. the Zeiss Tessar 75mm F3.5 I know I should just test them but I dont have the time right now. JCO - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: Pinhole Question

2002-05-11 Thread David Dixon
A normal SLR's TTL metering won't be any good for pinhole photography sincethere's no aperture size feedback to the camera's exposure circuit. A normal lens' aperture ring operates the camera's diaphragm resistor to tell the meter what aperture you've selected. With pinhole photography, there

RE: Portrait of a Frog

2002-05-11 Thread Familie Scheffler
Thank you Frank for the explanation. That part of PDML is very exciting for me: the international facet. Increases the overarching sense for Mother Earth. Best regards Bernd Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 08:05:59 -0400 From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Portrait of a Frog Hi,

Re: Portrait of a Frog

2002-05-11 Thread Pat White
Eh, ben, un autre Quebecois! J'etais ne (excuse la manque de l'accent sur le e) en Irlande, et j'ai passe` (?) un quinzaine d'annees proche a la Ville de Quebec. Je suis rendu maintenant a Victoria. Eniwe, welcome to the list! Do you have many shots of the Chateau and the Porte St-Louis?

Re: A*85/1.4 - one for $1,100+, one for $438

2002-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A*85/1.4 - one for $1,100+, one for $438 All because the seller restricted his market to Germany. Tell me why he did this? I thought the Germans were smarter than this. Maybe because the Germans are even more nationalistic

Re: Xenar or Tessar?

2002-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: Xenar or Tessar? Which is the better lens on a rollei TLR? 1. the Schneider Xenar 75mm F3.5 2. the Zeiss Tessar 75mm F3.5 I would expect the Tessar is. I believe the Tessars had one more lens element than the Xenars.

Deal of the week?

2002-05-11 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
An LX + MV and a couple of lenses for $390: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1352330040 Gianfranco PS: no, not my auction and I'm not the winner either... = LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: Intervalometer

2002-05-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Intervalometer What's an intervalometer? A timer that will trip the shutter at set (and adjustable) intervals. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: eBay funnies...

2002-05-11 Thread Cotty
I fail to see why it would be useful advertised under darkroom accessories? For the truly anal, it would be useful for monitoring line voltage fluctuations which could affect exposure times. Sheesh Cotty, you gotta learn this sh*tG WW D'oh! That's what I like about this lark: I never stop

Re: A*85/1.4 - one for $1,100+, one for $438

2002-05-11 Thread Alan Chan
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1351000890 Now somebody tell me why this happens. We just talked about a A*85/1.4 that went for over $1,100. This one sold the same day for $438 ! All because the seller restricted his market to Germany. Tell me why he did this? I thought

Vs: Xenar or Tessar?

2002-05-11 Thread Raimo Korhonen
The Xenotar is the best 3.5 lens. I suppose the Xenars and Tessars are about equal. I have personal experience of 3.5 Planar and 3.5 Xenotar - the Xenotar is better. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -Alkuperäinen viesti-

RE: Xenar or Tessar?

2002-05-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Anybody know of a rolleiflex repair specialist? I'm gonna keep the Rolleiflex with the tessar but the slow speeds below 1/30 arent working. Not really a problem for handheld use but I like my cameras in my collection to be fully working. BTW, I will put the Rolleicord and Yashicamat 124 for

Re: Medium Format - I can see clearly now...

2002-05-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Cotty, It was a 6x7 with the 105/2.4 lens. Just a quicky. I couldn't park there for very long, so I took a meter reading down the block with an incident meter. Parked the car, hopped out, and shot. The yellow curbs are reflecting in the grille. I don't like that. I'm going to go back and do it

Re: Medium Format - I can see clearly now...

2002-05-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Shel, I picked up a roll of EPP. I'll give it a try. In my former life back in the late seventies, when I was shooting a lot of transparency film in my Mamiya TLR, I used EPS, which was an ISO 200 film. I was quite fond of that. I suspect EPP is a similar formulation. The woman in the

RE: Medium Format - I can see clearly now...

2002-05-11 Thread William D. Sawyer
Hey Paul, How about bringing it to the Michigan PDML outing? -Original Message- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: May 11, 2002 2:27 PM BTW, I bought that Chevy in LA and brought it back here to Motor City where it belongs :-). We do the Woodward

Re: Intervalometer

2002-05-11 Thread Paul F. Stregevsky
Also the Ricoh XR-P has a cool intervalometer built-in; you must use an accessory winder to take advantage of it, but even without a winder it serves as a convenient vertical release when you set it to 0 seconds. Paul Franklin Stregevsky - - - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: Xenar or Tessar?

2002-05-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Xenar's are Tessar type lenses maid by Schneider, while the Tessar is made by Zeiss. They are both 4 element, 3 group lenses. They are about equal in performance. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto -

Re: Pentax DSLR: of interest

2002-05-11 Thread W.Xato
I am waiting . . . I am waiting . . . I will dump all my Olympus stuff except for the Tamron lens which should tide me over for a while (17/3.5, 35-105/2.8, 90/2.5, 80-200/2.8, 350/5.6, 400/4 and 500/8)plus the excellent 300/4 P645 ED-IF. Either that or I can go N*k*n if they go full frame with

RE: Xenar or Tessar?

2002-05-11 Thread Joseph Tainter
KEH quoted me $120 or so to CLA a Rolleicord. Joe - 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 the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Intervalometer

2002-05-11 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Jim Apilado wrote: Did Pentax ever make a body that had an intervalometer built-in? Zoom90WR :^) - Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast

Re: Pentax adapter parts needed from Japan or Europe

2002-05-11 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Absolutely nothing yet! Argh. R On Sat, 11 May 2002, William Kane wrote: Ryan, I'm not sure if you got any personal messages on this subject, but if you hear anything, I'm sure that there are many of us that would like the info. (Myself included) IL Bill Ryan K. Brooks wrote:

Advice Needed For Student

2002-05-11 Thread Ed Dombek
Fellow PDMLers: My wife's god-daughter is going to have her sweet sixteen birthday in a couple of weeks. She seems to have discovered herself behind a camera at school. She is doing all the usual things: taking pictures for the yearbook, school newspaper, etc. Now that the school year is

Re: Advice Needed For Student

2002-05-11 Thread Kevin Waterson
On Sat, 11 May 2002 19:27:17 -0700 (PDT) Ed Dombek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I appreciate any and all responses. Your input will - as always - be greatly valued. Rather than expend large volumes on a lens, why not a K1000 (with lens) to help her learn about photography. The camera she has

RE: Advice Needed For Student

2002-05-11 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kevin Waterson Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 11:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Advice Needed For Student On Sat, 11 May 2002 19:27:17 -0700 (PDT) Ed Dombek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: