Just an update for those who might have some interest. I have
recently aquired both the 90 and 165 leaf shutter lenses. Yesterday I
got to put both into action and experience in a real world time
crunch, just how well they handle.
The 90 is slightly more versatile with two modes of firing the
Anybody out there have both and know of a reason to keep both?
Bruce
Dont have the 165 LS (yet) but an easy reason to keep both
is when you want to use daylight fill flash for groups
(90mm) and portraits(165mm).
I find the old 90mm to be just as sharp as all the rest of
the 67 lenses. Is
JCO,
I shot 60 frames yesterday. Quite a few were with the 165. I should
get the proofs back in a couple of days and then I'll be able to
compare. Also shot some with the 90 so I'll get to compare that one
too.
There certainly seems to be some reason to keep both 165's. One has
leaf shutter
Alan wrote:
I think the black marks could be the little hair from the same material
used on recent Pentax hoods.
No. They look like small fingerprints. Both on the inside on the back
element and correspondingly on the inside of the moving focusing lens
group. It's almost certainly damage to
The Limited lenses.
Designed for
an autofocus rangefinder that was shelved.
I beileve this is strictly mumbo-jumbo. As far as I know, the Limited
lenses were designed for SLR's to start with. The rangefinder speculation
simply started because the Limited lenses looks like certain rangefinder
Cesar wrote:
This is great to hear! Who needs NPS and whatever Canon calls their
service? I guess Pentax does stand behind their well-built products. We
have read the stories of the abuse some of us have given our gear (yes, my
original LX is beat-to-hell) and how they keep on working.
I
Peter wrote:
Hi all. I on the verge of making a medium format purchase decision. It
will be
either 645N II or a Mamiya 645 Pro TL. My first lens will be a 55 mm,
since 35 mm is
my favorite in my 35 mm kit. Is there any chance Pentax will be releasing
an update
AF version of the 55/2.8
Alan wrote:
To those who has the FA31/1.8 (don't have this lens yet so need some help),
can it take very thick polarizer filter without causing vignetting? I am
think about something like B+W (as thick as it can get). Also, does anyone
has the Pentax CIR-PL give some comment (compared to HOYA
Need to fund my 6X6 plus reduce the number of cameras that I have. The first
list contains bodies, both screw and Ks including MX, Super A etc. Zoom lenses
including 24-50 A and 35-105 A. Winders including MEII, MX and Motor A.
The pricing is a delivered price via Air Mail from Australia.
No. They look like small fingerprints. Both on the inside on the back
element and correspondingly on the inside of the moving focusing lens
group. It's almost certainly damage to the multicoating due to colliding
elements. The focusing group physically stop in the glass of the back
element. The
On 7 Jun 2002 at 17:37, Frantisek Vlcek wrote:
Perhaps there is some problem with the film advance mechanism in
your LX - that would be truly bad, I wish you it's just some easy
problem to fix!
Hi Team,
In case anyone is interested I found a way to scan my negs, put them on my
Tonghang Zhou wrote:
I see the real advantage of digital camera being the instant-feedback and
shoot as many as you want to experiment capability. You can't do this with
film. An acquaintance once mentioned this: with his new digital camera, he
shoots a lot of pictures, way more than he
Cotty,
I thoroughly enjoyed your insights into the value of digital for
photographers who lack the time to spend scanning et al. I related to it
because I spend too much time color-correcting my tungsten-cast shots.
But if digital is so convenient, why, then, am I nearly always the only
Which software is the fastest for changing a tungsten-yellow image into one
with natural color? Is any software smart enough to do it with one click?
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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Paul.I did one like that a few weeks ago.If i
remember correctly,i used ,in PS6, image-adjust-
colour(color)and changed the default from
midtone to highlites.I forget which slide bar i
used but one of them took out the yellow and i
printed a nice shot of a dog and owner taken
inside with the
Paul,
I had been using Paintshop Pro for quite some time. I was getting
frustrated with color correction using it. I recently tried and
switched to Picture Window Plus pretty much due to ease and speed of
color correction. Most of the time, just menu choice of
transformation/colorBalance,
Rob,
I agree that *as a final* image format, it doesn't realy matter RAW or
JPEG or TIFF (as long as not GIF :)
However, there is a good reason those hight end digicams store 10 to 12
bit/color images. Taking Canon D60 and storing its output as JPEG (or
any kind of 8 bit format) effectively
On Sunday 09 June 2002 13:02, Paul F. Stregevsky wrote:
Which software is the fastest for changing a tungsten-yellow image into one
with natural color? Is any software smart enough to do it with one click?
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Vuescan has that built-in.
--
Frits J. Wüthrich
(Sent with
I'm with you Paul. I can sit down in my fully lighted office the sun
shining, the birds singing. Put on a little Springsteen, or whatever strikes
my fancy, sit back and create. I get better quality prints with my Epson than
I ever get from photo labs even mant custom labs, cheaper, faster and
Hey folks,
I think most of us on the list know that the quotes are from Stan Halpin's
awesome lens site -
Every single ebay and non-ebay purchase I make for the older solid build
lenses (for the K1000 and LX) I take a look at Stan's site and check user
feedback on the particular lens I'm
After only a few years into photography I've come to get a little bored with
color shots, and have realized that I personally find BW more intrieging and
expressive. Recently I have been shooting more with a Yashica-D TLR (fault
Tiger Moses for showing me his Yashica-D, while on a Business
Paul asked,
Which software is the fastest for changing a
tungsten-yellow image into one
with natural color? Is any software smart
enough to do it with one click?
U - Ektachrome 320T ???
... it is pretty soft stuff campared to most rocks ;^)
Hey Gang,
I recently read some online reviews of a Tokina
28-105 AF lens to fit Pentax AF cameras. It
sounds like a really solid lens with a metal body.
Problem is, I can't find one anywhere. Anybody
have good sources for these older lenses? Where do
old lenses go once the major retailers tire
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From: Paul F. Stregevsky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read this before
you spend all your $$$)
Cotty,
I thoroughly enjoyed your insights into the value of
With a 1 gig Microdrive, you can store up to 100 Raw (Minolta) images per
session. Canon's Raw is optimised for even higher count.
Jeff
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From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting
I'm going to be sitting at O'Hare from 16:48 to 19:00 this
afternoon. Any other PDML members going to be in the
vicinity? Figure it's a long shot, but hey, just in case,
eh?
-- Glenn
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What I'm hoping is that someone will create (or has already created?) a
Photoshop plug-in for photographers that will allow you to select 81A, 81B, 81C,
etc. color correction filters. In other words, not just color correction
capability, but color correction in terms in which photographers are
BH has these on their web site (assuming it's the current version you seek).
www.bhphotovideo.com
Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chuck,
I have one of them. I bought it from a local store a while back. I
can see if they still have some stock left if you're interested. It
is very well
yet another question on digital color correction; here's been quite a
bit of similar topics lately.
i have been scanning with nikon 4000ed for over a year now, and with
the standard software it comes with, i found that the scans come out
with quite a bit of magenta tint. moreover, this tint is
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From: Brent Roberts
Subject: Q: Metering and BW filters
I have found reasonable success using a yellow No. 8 filter
with a 2X filter
factor, and opening up one extra stop (correct me if I
misunderstand filter
factors). I've shot two pics at the end of a roll I
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From: Herb Chong
Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read
this before you spend all your $$$)
yes. a Canon G1 or G2 made a conscious effort to mimic their
35mm PS
line's controls. it makes a big difference.
I am playing with a G1
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From: Gary L. Murphy
Subject: Re: Photo of Jet Breaking the Sound Barrier
On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 09:21:39 -0600, William Robb wrote:
Chech the time tags on the mpeg. The effect is cool, but the
capture of it on film wouldn't have been terribly hard.
Yup. Nothing
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From: jar0n
Subject: fine grain while pushing my film?
hi..
i'm wondering this..
if i use ISO100 film which has FINE grain, and rate it at
ISO400, will i get
fine grain or or coarse grain?
You will get two stops of underexposure, which is of much more
concern
longer development time = coarse grain
From: jar0n
Subject: fine grain while pushing my film?
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 08:57:21 -0700
hi..
i'm wondering this..
if i use ISO100 film which has FINE grain, and rate it at ISO400,
will i get fine grain or or coarse grain?
Why not use Vuescan then?
Frits J. Wüthrich
On Sunday 09 June 2002 17:43, Mishka wrote:
yet another question on digital color correction; here's been quite a
bit of similar topics lately.
i have been scanning with nikon 4000ed for over a year now, and with
the standard software it comes
My daughter works at Canada's Wonderland as a photographer.
For the second year in a row the regulation camera is the G1.
People are paying a minimum of $15 CDN for prints coming out of these
cameras. I'm sure these customers are pleased with the final product,
otherwise the company that's
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From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: color correcting digitally?
What I'm hoping is that someone will create (or has already
created?) a
Photoshop plug-in for photographers that will allow you
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From: Jeff
Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital
My daughter works at Canada's Wonderland as a photographer.
For the second year in a row the regulation camera is the G1.
People are paying a minimum of $15 CDN for prints coming out
of these
cameras. I'm
$400 CDN is a steal for a good condition G1
I've got one, it's about a year and 7 months old. Purchased it new for
$1100 CDN plus taxes.
Once you get the hang of it (learning the controls, auto focus etc.) it
produces sharp images.
It's a tool that has it's place. One thing I'm looking into is
Only Tokina like it on BH I could find was a 28-105
Manual Focus (not AF). Maybe I'm jes' not
searching right?
Mark Roberts wrote:
BH has these on their web site (assuming it's the current version you seek).
www.bhphotovideo.com
Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chuck,
I have one
Hmmm. Lemme check my locals as well. If you
do have a mo' tell me who/where is your local
shop and I can check. Thanks.
chuckc
Bruce Dayton wrote:
Chuck,
I have one of them. I bought it from a local store a while back. I
can see if they still have some stock left if you're interested.
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Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read this before
you spend all your $$$)
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From: Jeff
Subject: Re: My reasons
Why did I know you were going to jump in.
Any time you want to borrow my R72 (49mm) just ask for it.
Jeff
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:29 PM
Subject: RE: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT:
Sorry, I added a space in the wrong place.
The Canon forum can be found at www.dpreview.com
Jeff
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Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read this before
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Try this:
http://www.komkon.org/~wrobb/filtersim.zip
It's not a Photoshop Plug in, but rather a small stand alone
program.
It seems to have what you want in it though.
There is a link to their website on the program window that
seems to have more cool stuff.
In a message dated 6/9/2002 10:54:24 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My school-play and Bat Mitvah prints from Ace Photo are perfectly
color-corrected. But not the JPEGs that came on the Picture CD. Now I must
spend hours per roll correcting the yellowish color in
Next TOPDML Jeff :)
Gotta get myself a Lensmate first :)
Dave
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Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 2:39 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read this
before you
bacause it sucks in other respects (most notably -- IR dust removal)?
ed hamrick does one hell of a job with vuescan, but digital ice and gem
was one of the main reasons i dumped that much money for ls4000, and
i'd feel stupid not to take advantage of it.
anyway, i don't want advice like why
!
and their site is just as !
:)
From: William Robb
Subject: Re: color correcting digitally?
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 10:53:26 -0700
--
Mark:
Try this:
http://www.komkon.org/~wrobb/filtersim.zip
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Mishka,
I should preface this with I use Vuescan which already has basic
color corrections for each film type.
Bruce
Sunday, June 09, 2002, 8:55:35 AM, you wrote:
M Paul, Bruce,
M I have been struggling with color ballance for quite some time now, and
M AFAIK there's no simple solution.
It went out of production a couple of years ago. It was pretty well
regarded - sharp images, well built. You might still find a new one
somewhere, or check KEH. I had one, but sold it for the following
reasons:
1. Lack of close focus.
2. Not as contrasty as Pentax lenses.
3. Images seemed
Mishka,
Consider using VueScan from Hamrick Software (www.hamrick.com). He
has already done this for most films. Great software, cheap price.
Bruce
Sunday, June 09, 2002, 9:43:14 AM, you wrote:
M yet another question on digital color correction; here's been quite a
M bit of similar
William,
The one thing that you can tell from the little screen is if you
totally blew the shot. Not that helpful for an experienced
photographer. I'm finding that lately I'm using my Coolpix 990 less
and less. It was very fun for awhile and then it kind of wore off.
Neither my wife or I use
chuck,
The local shop is called Action Camera (http://www.actioncamera.com/).
They don't compete with BH or Adorama, but if that is the lens you
are looking for, they might still have one.
Bruce
Sunday, June 09, 2002, 11:36:30 AM, you wrote:
c Hmmm. Lemme check my locals as well. If you
c
I am using Vuescan from time to time as well. It does very good job
with color ballance, true. But it falls short in some other places. I
really wish Ed Hamrick made a set of plugins for photoshop duplicating
Vuescan functionality.
Also, Vuescan lacks any correction for slide films.
Bruce
I want
a Pentax digital K-mount body. I'm not as anxious as Cotty though. I've got
my own c41 soup here at my office, and 90% of the time I've got enough time
to deal with film. But there's still that 10% that I don't, and it's killing
me. If Pentax announces a dslr at Photokina I'll be very
One theory: Many digital interfaces are difficult to navigate. Every try
turning off the autoflash on a Nikon CoolPix 950 or similar? Good luck
finding the off setting, buried two or three layers deep in the arcane
mode settings. I suspect that many owners never master the controls and
I wouldn't have purchased any digital cameras had I not been given an
opportunity to use a Canon Powershot Pro 90. This one has Canon's image
stabilizer feature. I got to use it for two months and decided that I had
to have one for myself. I find myself using that more than my Pentax stuff
Mishka,
You are certainly right there. Have you asked him if he has
considered building plugins? I have about given up on slide film as
far as scanning is concerned. I don't have a good enough scanner to
do it justice (Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II).
Bruce
Sunday, June 09, 2002, 2:33:35
Please inform Ed Hamrick at [EMAIL PROTECTED] about your wishes.
The statement that there is no corection for slide film: well, there is no set
of pre defined profiles for slide film. If there was there would be no
difference between the various slide films, since they all would be corrected
I am looking for source of spares for my Pentax 6x7. Particularly looking for
meter coupling chain and the ring that it connects to in the lense barrel
Appreciate any help with this.
Ali
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Fair enough, but I wasn't sure what you were looking for that Vuescan couldn't
offer, now I understand.
--
Frits J. Wüthrich
(Sent with Kmail)
On Sunday 09 June 2002 20:56, Mishka wrote:
anyway, i don't want advice like why don't you use xxx instead of yyy
-- i was looking for feedback for
What i am doing now is running a batch of scanned files through vuescan
as a filter (scan from disk option). I thought there must be a better
way to do everything in one place (nikonscan that is).
From: Frits Wuthrich
Subject: Re: film scanning profiles?
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 15:44:16
Rob, you don't say whether this was the first frame of the film or not,
but is it possible the film was snagging somewhere during transport and
it's jumped , or flattened out, as the mirror goes up? It seems that
the double exposure has happened after the first shutter blind has
fully opened
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Try this:
http://www.komkon.org/~wrobb/filtersim.zip
OK, I've installed the program. What filter should I apply to get the
tungsten yellow out?
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
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80a, or similar
however, as a bunch of people said here, if you have vuescan (you can
get a demo on www.hamrick.com for practically *any* desktop platform
that has intel), it may work better (it has a choice of white ballance
algorithms, includeing tungsten)
From: Paul F. Stregevsky
Subject:
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Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 3:40 PM
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Next TOPDML Jeff :)
Yea, we haven't discussed the place time
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