Re: AF280T

2002-07-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ken, When I had my PZ-1p, the 280T worked just fine in TTL mode. You can even do compensated flash fill with it since the flash compensation is in the PZ-1p body. Bruce Dayton Friday, July 05, 2002, 10:36:13 PM, you wrote: KA> Am I correct in assuming that this flash will work TTL on a PZ-1p

Re: AF280T

2002-07-05 Thread Alan Chan
>Am I correct in assuming that this flash will work TTL on a PZ-1p? Yes. regards, Alan Chan _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscri

Off to Italy

2002-07-05 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Hi, I´ll be in Pesaro, Italy for 2 weeks so I´ll unsubscribe. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - 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 t

CLA

2002-07-05 Thread Francis Alviar
Hello to all, Can someone recommend a shop or an individual technician to do a CLA on an ME Super and an MX? I live in the Irvine - Orange County area in California. Thank you very much. Francis M. Alviar Irvine, CA ps Los Angeles would be an alternative. I could always drive up there. Th

RE: Giantism in the brotherhood?

2002-07-05 Thread David A. Mann
Cesar Matamoros II wrote: > By the way, another female got a chance to check out my snake-skinned > LXen > yesterday and today. She loves them. See Tom they are not all that bad > :') I guess women don't like snakes... I wonder if I could make a sheepskin LX. The Japanese would be all over

AF280T

2002-07-05 Thread Ken Archer
Am I correct in assuming that this flash will work TTL on a PZ-1p? -- Kenneth Archer, San Antonio, Texas [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

Which MF camera for a second body

2002-07-05 Thread Scott Nelson
I've been thinking about getting a second body for a while. Perusing Boz's site, the two the jumped at me were the MX and KX, but I'm wondering if there is another good (maybe a bit cheaper) alternative out there that will meet my needs. Here are my criteria: 1.) Should be cheap 2.) Must be toug

RE: Giantism in the brotherhood?

2002-07-05 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Peter, I am 5'5". I guess I make up for it by having four LXen. For the record, only two of them are snake-skinned :-) By the way, another female got a chance to check out my snake-skinned LXen yesterday and today. She loves them. See Tom they are not all that bad :')

test

2002-07-05 Thread Steve Larson
Testing my new machine - 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: Pentax Spares Galore

2002-07-05 Thread Ken Archer
How much do you want for one of the battery trays for the Winder ME II from #1363262247? On Friday 05 July 2002 07:56 pm, you wrote: > I won 5 lots of Pentax parts, because I needed a few items from each > lot. Should you PDMLrs need anything to repair your Pentaxs, you > might browse these and

Pentax Spares Galore

2002-07-05 Thread Geoffgo
I won 5 lots of Pentax parts, because I needed a few items from each lot. Should you PDMLrs need anything to repair your Pentaxs, you might browse these and let me know. There are hard to find parts for SPs, ESIIs, K1000s and more. Anything you see will be reasonably priced, I assure you. At this

Re: Pentax LX focus to infinity problem

2002-07-05 Thread Bob Blakely
A small rubber or leather pad should be there. From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The only suspicious thing I see > >is on the left side of the mirror box. The rest is metal. No rubber, no > >foam, just metal. It is a little piece that the side of the mirror comes > >to rest on. Can thos

Re: A P&S question

2002-07-05 Thread David A. Mann
Steve Desjardins wrote: > A friend of mine just got a Pentax SL 150 P&S and she was not happy > with the results of her first roll. [...] What film speed was she using? I'd recommend 400ASA as 100 will only be useful in direct sunlight with an f/5.6-12 lens. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digis

Re: FA*400mm f/5.6 testing (long)

2002-07-05 Thread David A. Mann
Pål Jensen wrote: > Thanks for the report. I've just decided to not buy this lens and look for > a used F* 300/4.5. Jostein also has the FA 400mm... I seem to recall some of his comments are recorded on Stan Halpin's site. http://www.concentric.net/~smhalpin/ My own opinion is likely to chang

PDML UK 2002 UPDATE - addendum

2002-07-05 Thread Cotty
Would you believe it - just checking back through the page, there's an error! And I can't correct it just yet - a friend is now asleep downstairs on the sofabed and the web site app is on the mac in that room. The bit that reads: Cptty's Mobile Phone inc answerphone 07836 694832 is WRONG and

Re: Giantism in the brotherhood?

2002-07-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Of course. But you should keep your eye out for a Pentax 6x7. They can be very affordable if you hunt down a bargain. I sold my Mamiya TLR for approximately the same as what I paid for the Pentax 6x7, and in terms of ease of use, there's no comparison. Paul Amita Guha wrote: > > Cool. Does that

Re: Pentax LX focus to infinity problem

2002-07-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jeff Post Subject: Pentax LX focus to infinity problem You are missing the rubber mirror bumper. William Robb >The only suspicious thing I see > is on the left side of the mirror box. The rest is metal. No rubber, no > foam, just metal. It is a little piec

Re: A P&S question

2002-07-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins Subject: A P&S question Have her switch over to 400, or even 800 speed film if she hasn't already done so. William Robb > Greetings, > > A friend of mine just got a Pentax SL 150 P&S and she was not happy > with the results of her first roll.

PDML UK UPDATE

2002-07-05 Thread Cotty
There's a big-ish update to the PDML UK 2002 web page at: http://www.macads.co.uk/pdml/ Please do try and make it if you can! Cotty ___ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh

Re: Pentax LX focus to infinity problem

2002-07-05 Thread Alan Chan
> > The only suspicious thing I see > >is on the left side of the mirror box. The rest is metal. No rubber, no > >foam, just metal. It is a little piece that the side of the mirror comes > >to rest on. Can those of you with LXs confirm what is supposed to be on > >the mirror rest on the left s

Re: Giantism in the brotherhood?

2002-07-05 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Bill Owens wrote: > How 'bout my 645? If it doesn't qualify, how 'bout the Kiev 60? :-) Methinks, being the Pentax 67 Brotherhood, that not only must it have the "ideal" format - but be made by the "ideal" Asahi Optical Company as well. ... but I'm certainly n

Re: Giantism in the brotherhood?

2002-07-05 Thread Bill Owens
How 'bout my 645? If it doesn't qualify, how 'bout the Kiev 60? :-) Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 2:51 PM Subject: RE: Giantism in the brotherhood? > Cool. Does that me

RE: Giantism in the brotherhood?

2002-07-05 Thread Amita Guha
Cool. Does that mean I can join? Except that my big film camera's a Yashica & not a Pentax. --Amita > Wendy, > You can be sure that you would be welcome in the > brotherhood. In fact, > we are sorely in need of female, uh, siblings. Big film is > a good thing, > and it isn't gender specific. > P

Re: Pentax LX focus to infinity problem

2002-07-05 Thread Cotty
> The only suspicious thing I see >is on the left side of the mirror box. The rest is metal. No rubber, no >foam, just metal. It is a little piece that the side of the mirror comes >to rest on. Can those of you with LXs confirm what is supposed to be on >the mirror rest on the left side (l

Re: Giantism in the brotherhood?

2002-07-05 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Very good picture, Albano. Maris - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 12:33 PM Subject: Re: Giantism in the brotherhood? > Well, I'm with my 6' 4'' some kind of "bastard" brother, because since some > moths ago I own a mediu

Re: Giantism in the brotherhood?

2002-07-05 Thread Albano_Garcia
Well, I'm with my 6' 4'' some kind of "bastard" brother, because since some moths ago I own a medium format camera, but not Pentax. It's a Rolleiflex TLR. I sold my digital Gossen meter, and with that money I bought the Rollei, a Gossen analog meter, and still got spare usd cash to save for dark f

Re: Kiron 105/2.8 macro: rattling sound?

2002-07-05 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 05/07/02 17:02:02 GMT Daylight Time, Paul writes: << A PDMLer saw my listing at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1364712610 and asked me whether my specimen "rattles" when rotated for mounting. I had never noticed such a sound, but before replying "No" I tr

Re: FA* 24mm f2

2002-07-05 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >I had the original scan (24Mb TIFF, 2700 dpi) on a CD, and cut three areas of 800x600 from that (550Kb each): < thanks a lot. looks impressive. i need to think hard. these days, i am scanning at 4000 dpi, so it's a little easier to see certain t

Re: A P&S question

2002-07-05 Thread Rfsindg
Steve, Some of those old point-n-shoots had no zoom and f2.8 lenses. Makes it easier to avoid shake, which I'd guess is the problem. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << A friend of mine just got a Pentax SL 150 P&S and she was not happy with the results of her first roll. She said th

Re: Pentax LX focus to infinity problem

2002-07-05 Thread Rfsindg
Jeff, Looking into the front of the camera, left side, there is a small platform for the mirror bumper. It looks like it has a raised lip on the top edge and side, and then a 2mm X 1.5mm by 1mm? thick flat rubber pad. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << So I removed then lens, lo

RE: OT: What to see in Milwaukee

2002-07-05 Thread Rupprecht, James R
If I recall, there also used to be a great bar downtown with a spy theme called the "Safehouse." You entered into a small room and once you give the password, a bookcase slides away and you could enter. If you didn't know the password, the bouncer had you do some embarrassing task, which patrons a

A P&S question

2002-07-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
Greetings, A friend of mine just got a Pentax SL 150 P&S and she was not happy with the results of her first roll. She said that some of the pictures were blurred and that the lens wasn't sharp. When I looked, I notice that some other pictures were very sharp. I told her that I thought the pr

Pentax LX focus to infinity problem

2002-07-05 Thread Jeff Post
So here I was last week, reading the focus to infinity problem thread, when a little light went off. My brain suddenly flashed hey, you have this same problem. It developed a couple of weeks ago on my Pentax LX. All my lenses (SMC-M 50 2.0, SMC-M 135 3.5, SMC-A 28 2.8, SMC A* 300 2.8) seem t

Re: A* 600mm f5.6 and Accessories (long-winded)

2002-07-05 Thread Pål Jensen
William wrote: The Kensington Nature Center, whre the Michigan PDML often shoots, is a real fashion runway of nature photo gear. In an average morning, you'll see much of what's current and "In" amongst the Nature Photo Set, REPLY: Outdoor gear and paraphenaria is the most fashion prone out

Re: FA*400mm f/5.6 testing (long)

2002-07-05 Thread Pål Jensen
David wrote: > At f/5.6 both lenses are soft. Thanks for the report. I've just decided to not buy this lens and look for a used F* 300/4.5. Pål - 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: A* 600mm f5.6 and Accessories (long-winded)

2002-07-05 Thread Pål Jensen
William wrote: > > This part of the thread addresses some of my other concerns - camera support. My >current kit for Nature/Wildlife shooting is a Kirk ballhead and Bogen 3221W tripod. >The latter is rated to 13 pounds per the literature, and the f5.6 600 lens weighs but >7.25 pounds or so.

Re: Pentax in Chicago Area

2002-07-05 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
You might try Calumet Photographic at N. Cherry Street http://www.calumetphoto.com/ Maris - Original Message - From: "Hans-Bernhard Beykirch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 5:15 AM Subject: Pentax in Chicago Area > Hi all,

Re: Shipping to Italy

2002-07-05 Thread Cotty
I once sold some bits to someone in Italy. It took AGES for the damn thing to arrive there. Something like three weeks! Another time it took 10 days for a letter to reach me from Italy. In my experience, the track record is bad. Expect the worst. For a nation of artists and lovers, they sure c

Re: FA* 24mm f2

2002-07-05 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Herb, I had the original scan (24Mb TIFF, 2700 dpi) on a CD, and cut three areas of 800x600 from that (550Kb each): http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/abandoned-center-2700dpi.jpg http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/abandoned-upper-left-2700dpi.jpg http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/aban