Hi Steven,
M120/2.8. The only problem is I can't seem to find one for sale. I also fear
that when I do it will be priced out of my range due to rarity.
The lens is rare but turns up now and then. At Ebay USA I have seen M120s go for US$
190, 98, 151, and 211. At Ebay Germany I have
A friend sent me this URL with 20 odd shots that you may find amusing...
http://home.pacbell.net/rds33/best_photos/index.html#top
enjoy,
Cotty
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I have a Z1-p golden section focusing screen. Would any of you know if
it will fit my MZ-s and do I require any exposure compensation?
Thank you
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Hi,
I intend to be in Krakow for the week 10/08 to 16/08. I will be
busy for a lot of the time but would like to meet any of the
Polish contingent who are able to get there. Unfortunately, I
won't have time to travel anywhere else in Poland. I will be
back overnight on 23/08, leaving from
Whilst not specifically Pentax, obviously these can use a K or KA mount:
90mm F2.5 SP Macro, and
350mm F5.6 SP Mirror (now this I love - close focus at 1.1m substantial tripod
mount. Definitely reminiscent of Fred's solid cats)
Oh, and an Asahi no1 close-up in 49mm.
Toodle pip
Peter
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Hi,
On 31 Jul 2002 at 13:09, steven gilson wrote:
I am looking for a compact medium tele whose main
use would be available light street photography and
candid portraits. From looking at tech info and user
comments the best (perfect?) canidate I can find in
the Pentax line up is the
andre wrote:
Reflections of His Past by Paul Stenquist
This was shot through a restaurant window that reflected activity on
the street. But the man is sitted in the restaurant, right? With a
Liz of the past in his mind?
Who is to say? But thank you for mentioning my photo.
Paul
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On 31 Jul 2002 at 16:53, Mark Roberts wrote:
Common problem with the A50/1.7. The aperture ring is plastic, rather than metal
as on the A50/1.4, and it wears readily. Also the springs that tension the A
button sometimes break off. They can be reattached,
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've not been posting much lately, so I don't know whether anyone
will notice, but it's almost time for the Pennsic War again, so
about a week from now I'll start a week and a half away from my
email. (Alas, I still have film from last year's War in
Well, I've gone and done it.
I'm now a member of the little brotherhood in addition to the big
brotherhood.
I purchased an LX this evening. S/N 532. Hardly a mark on it (a few
scratches on the bottom).
I can't get over how light this thing is. It handles really well with
the SMCP
Hi, andre,
Well, the Soligor 2.5-3.5 35-70 zoom would only be rare insofar as I
doubt that many people got sucked into buying one vbg
Seriously, no they aren't rare at all. I see them on eBay on a
semi-regular basis. I'm guessing that they're around 20 or 25 years
old. I paid $20US for mine,
Thank you so much, Andre, for your kind comments on my Spring Reflections
photo. Had the slide enlarged to a 11 x 14 (or thereabouts) print and
entered it in a local competition several weeks ago, and it took second
place. It's really strange, isn't it, that some shots that you take lots of
Have a nice trip, Ann (is it me, or does it sound a bit suspicious?)! Be
sure to take some photographs, and buy some bargain Pentax gear on the way
:)
(Gotta watch my spelling when I'm writing to a scrabble master :)
Regards,
Lukasz
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A friend sent me this URL with 20 odd shots that you may find amusing...
http://home.pacbell.net/rds33/best_photos/index.html#top
Boy the 1st one is really great! So simple and so effective.
regards,
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I have a Z1-p golden section focusing screen. Would any of you know if
it will fit my MZ-s and do I require any exposure compensation?
I believe it will fit, but perhaps require slight compensation (-1/3
perhaps).
regards,
Alan Chan
I tried to repair a sticky aperture ring on an A 50mm f/1.7,
after reading Alan Chan's very lucid description of how to do
it.
The lens mount is now doing time as a 35mm to view camera
adapter, the rest of the lens is now in the City of Regina
landfill.
I can strip and rebuild a BMW 3.0 liter
IL Bill wrote,
I'm utterly confused here. I've been trying to follow this thread, but
don't see how you are stating that what Albano said is
unethical/illegal.
Bill,
It's simple, really: Len read the initial posting quickly and thought he
read that Albano was preparing to post it on EBay and
I'd love to meet you Mike, but unfortunatelly I'm still in the middle of the
first chapter of my Ma thesis, and have no time to travel :(
Anyway - have a good time in Krakw, it's a beautiful city.
Regards,
Lukasz
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Bill,
I've done my share of mechanical repairs/rebuilds.
You want to see my connecting rods?
(My '61 Sunbeam Alpine that became a flowerpot around '71.)
But for the lens repairs, I dragged out the HO train tools.
Fine motor skills vs the more gross motor skills, I suppose.
Regards, Bob S.
It looks like the metering's a bit wonky though... its showing f/8
at 1/15th (400asa) when the Z-1p shows 1s at f/8. I put an old
junk film in and it sounds like its exposing for 1 about second
in auto.
Did you have the junk film in it for the manual metering ???
Fred
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I am looking for an SMC M or A 85mm f2 (k mount).
Do any of you have an inclination to sell an extra you may have. There is
nothing on the net to speak of at the moment.
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What would be a reasonable price for an SMC-A 135mm f2.8?
s/
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As someone said before, the difference between 100
and 135mm short teles is very slight.
For street shooting, perhaps (which is primarily what this thread is
about), but FL differences can make a significant practical
difference in how much room (subject to photographer) is needed for
Hi, Rob, and thanks to all the other Brothers for your warm welcome.
I finally fixed it, and you are right. It was the foam that was
desintegrated. Luckily, I've some foamed tape (supposedly to put posters on
the wall), cutted it to fit, and voila, it fits tight now. And it allowed
the electric
Time to take your mouth out of check Bill. Keep us posted.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 10:13 PM
Subject: LX repair update
My 3rd LX is still in the
Dismantle the lens. Clean all glass parts in hot soapy water with the
fingers - Fairy Liquid is good. Dry glass components, on edge, on a clean
surface in a dust free place - after rinsing off all traces of soap with tap
water, followed by distilled water. Don't be tempted by solvents like
Hi all,
I have a Takumar-A 28 - 80 mm, f3.5 - 4.5 'Macro' Zoom is this any good? The
pictures that my daughter took with this lens a year ago seem reasonable. It
came attached to a P30 I found in a shop in the city. I put the lens on an
ME Super and gave it to my offspring to use for snap-shots.
Andrew Robinson wrote:
In response to my queries about autofocus telephoto zooms, a couple
of folks have recommended the Pentax 70-200 f4-5.6 F or FA lenses.
Someone else instead recommended the Pentax 70-210 zoom.
Elsewhere I found a comment that the 70-210 zoom is not considered
highly.
Len, Len, Len, LEN
You've just gone a bit too far.
1 - I NEVER, EVER put a SIMPLE AUCTION on EBAY in my life. I would loved to
do it, but I don't have a credit card, so I'm off. I've bought a pair of
things, BUT NEVER SOLD ANYTHING there.
2 - NEVER EVER PUT AN EBAY NOTE HERE ON PDML due to this,
Scott,
Go to keh.com, ask for online quote -- that would be close to the lower
bound on the price. Then find it in the stuff they list. That would be
close to the upper bound.
Best,
Mishka
From: Scott J. Fine
Subject: price for 135mm 2.8
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 04:54:17 -0700
And don't forget the Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/3.5! (Or is it a heresy? :)
ukasz
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They made my day. Thanks for the smiles.
On Thursday 01 August 2002 04:25 am, Cotty wrote:
A friend sent me this URL with 20 odd shots that you may find
amusing...
http://home.pacbell.net/rds33/best_photos/index.html#top
enjoy,
Cotty
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Much thanks for all the advice. I now fear my query might have increased the interest
in the lens I'm after!
Steven.
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After getting my 77 mm Limited I got the 43 mm Limited some days ago. Its
superb. But one issue remains open. The 43 mm has a screw-in lens hood. How
can I use the lens hood (and lens cap which fits on the lens hood only) with
filters?
I have tried it with an B+W 81B and with an B+W Polarizer
since everybody is talking about this one right now, it happens i am
selling mine. it's in excellent condition with very slight wear on the
aperture ring and on the mount itself. serial number 5004704. includes
original front and rear caps and Pentax HB-120 hard case. optically in new
condition.
Many thanks, Adelheid.
Cheers,
Ayash.
On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Adelheid v. K. wrote:
Hi *,
the August PUG is ready to go. I am a bit early but you probably don't mind.
;)
Another month with great pics.
Cheers
Adelheid
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To make
Hi folks,
Thanks again to all for your many helpful comments on my Win2k questions.
Very good to know your experiences with this.
Regarding DOS, I think I'm on the same side of the fence as Fred. I've got
a few ancient, but still useful, DOS routines that I use once in a while.
The old
W2k has been the standard Windows OS at my company for quite some time. It is, to a
great degree, 98 with a NT kernel. Looks and works like Windows 9.x, but is much more
crash resistant. You won't have any trouble running old apps so long as you have
enough memory: 128MB min.
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I'd call the nearest Pentax Distribution centre and ask to speak to a tech.
I've done it before here in Canada. They'd know best if PZ-1p screens would
fit into MZ-S. The manual only lists 2 screens the for MZ-S, and I'm
interested in knowing if I have more to choose from.
Brad.
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After getting my 77 mm Limited I got the 43 mm Limited some days ago. Its
superb. But one issue remains open. The 43 mm has a screw-in lens hood. How
can I use the lens hood (and lens cap which fits on the lens hood only) with
filters?
I have tried it with an B+W 81B and with an B+W Polarizer
It has been my experience that trying to upgrade any form of Windoze to any
other on any kind of PC is an absolute nightmare. Windoze is designed for
specific chipsets, and works best with these. Period. End of story. Yeah,
you could get a pentium 1 at 75mhz to run windoze nt, but it would be so
Mark Roberts wrote:
Hey Glenn, I've just moved to Pittsburgh so this event isn't too far away for
me. I ay try to make a trip out to burn some film.
I think that'd be great, but there are some caveats:
there's no audience for this event, so you'll need
to make a reasonable attempt at
In a message dated 7/31/2002 7:30:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Green Boat by Brendan MacRae
Reminds me some unknown jazz tunes: Shade of Green; Kind of Green...
I like such unconventional framing.
Thanks. Of course, I didn't notice the tie line in the slide
Wouldn't it be soo much better if people would sort this kinds of
things outside?
Although I have to admit, when the flames start flying, it's much more
fun (there's a russian teasing song I remeber since my elementary
school, that goes kinda like I bet you are not going to fight (and if
so,
In a message dated 8/1/2002 9:48:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Get a mac. They are just plain better machines. For everything. Period.
Cameron
Not true in the least. This is simply a myth. My wife has a brand new G4 at
work that just died on her. She had so
my my ..
such vitriol from one who uses a Mac.
I've used both.. Macs and PC's.. they each have their strong points and
they each have their downfalls.
In a networked environment; ideally; the PC is still where it's going to
be. Sad is it might be, most businesses are not graphic design houses,
I owned one for a couple of weeks. In fact, these two submissions were taken with it.
http://pug.komkon.org/LX_Gallery/nijm750.html
http://pug.komkon.org/02feb/beer_cs.html
It was okay, but I'd got it off ebay.nl along with something else. It had terrible
barrel-wobble so I got rid of it and
Cameron Hood wrote:
#%)_@#%_)(*@#%!! [Expletives deleted.]
But Cameron, why don't you tell us what you ~really~ think? HAR!!
Thanks for that Mac testimonial -- I ~loved~ it!! I sent a copy to a
Mac-using co-worker of mine. He's got about the same opinion of Bill Gates,
Microsoft, and
William,
Sorry tale. Wish you luck with those dopey people. It stinks when you send
your equipment to the manufacturer for repair becasue you assume they know
what they're doing repair-wise only to find out that their customer service
is sooo bad.
I'd ask for a heafty discount, like the
www.keh.com
KEH has an SMC M 85mm f2.0 for $364.00 rated as Excellent.
Robert
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I have tried it with an B+W 81B and with an B+W Polarizer (filter on the
lens, hood on the filter). With the 81B it ends in little vignetting, with
the polarizer in huge vignetting.
Any ideas from other 43 Limited users?
Never noticed this problem before with my HOYA Pentax filters. Perhaps you
Thanks for the help Bill. To confirm and clarify (a phrase learned at my previous job
with a Fortune 100 company), I have found these two lenses on eBay and Adorama. Are
these the -- an F 70-210/4-5.6 (discontinued around 1991, considered by many to be
the best of the autofocus zooms in this
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote:
Hey Glenn, I've just moved to Pittsburgh so this event isn't too far away for
me. I ay try to make a trip out to burn some film.
I think that'd be great, but there are some caveats:
there's no audience for this event, so
Oh no. Not the Mac vs. Wintel argument. This is worse than the MZ-S
vs. PZ-1P debate. Can't we do something calmer like argue about
religion?
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I'd call the nearest Pentax Distribution centre and ask to speak to a tech.
I've done it before here in Canada. They'd know best if PZ-1p screens
would
fit into MZ-S. The manual only lists 2 screens the for MZ-S, and I'm
interested in knowing if I have more to choose from.
MZ-M screen should
I perused the PUG quickly last night. Excellent images! Commentary will
come when I get a chance.
One thing that caught my attention is that overall it is not what I
expected to see. My first thought was of an image I took back in 1986. I
could not duplicate it in time for
Peifer, William [OCDUS] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi folks,
Sorry for the OT note,
Or IT note, as the case may be ;-)
Just got a note from the powers that be here at work asking if any of us are
likely to have issues with a planned upgrade from Win 95 to Win 2k.
I got upgraded from Win95 to
Can't answer all your questions but 2kPro was pretty slow on my P2-266 with
PC66-320MB RAM and DMA33 hard drive. Some hardwares were not supported or
not running at all even they claimed they should (parallel scanner, printer
and Zip100). I just went back to 89SE on that machine. However, 2k
True, true. And, it does seem to me that Win XP Home is finally
more like the NT-ish versions in many respects (rather than being a
rehashed Win 9x, like Win Me was).
I have never understand the position of XP. Is it the successor of 9X or NT?
regards,
Alan Chan
Well, that's just swell. Do you happen to work for a living? Most companies have IT
standards. Most companies have found out that support is the most expensive aspect of
computers. To keep things simple there is A supported OS, one or two hardware
platforms and a standard software load. If
Based on long experience with both systems, I respectfully disagree. While most
PCs are fine, the Windoze platform is inherently unstable, and Microsoft just
doesn't care. They rather spend their money on marketing and driving the
competition out of business than improving their products. Of
I perused the PUG quickly last night. Excellent images! Commentary
will come when I get a chance.
One thing that caught my attention is that overall it is not what I
expected to see. My first thought was of an image I took back in 1986. I
could not duplicate it in time for the deadline nor
NT
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From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: Windows 2000 features
True, true. And, it does seem to me that Win XP Home is finally
more like the NT-ish versions in many respects (rather than
I've run every version of Windows from v1.5 to XP, only skipped Win2K, and
have had no nightmares in any of the upgrades. Of course, I believe in
RTFM, and I believe in checking the hardware compatibility lists before
doing the upgrades.
Len
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From: Cameron Hood
I received my flyer for this year's Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic
http://www.grandfather-mountain.com/events/cclinic.htm
As you can see, a darned good lineup of speakers, interesting photo contest,
and though not mentioned in the above, lots of camaraderie and beverages at
PDML Central.
Alright, I misunderstood the question. I read it as will DOS-based
Windows (like 3.1 or 95) start from under win2K. I guess I am used too
much to seeing weird stuff here at work...
If you meant will DOS command line interface still work -- the answer
is mostly, yes. Most batch files will keep
Nah... Mac is a piece of (translucent) crap just as well.
SGI has the Only True Way (TM).
...Oh my, it isn't Slashdot, is it?
Mishka
From: Cameron Hood
Subject: RE: OT: Windoze 2000 features
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 09:29:23 -0700
Actually,I think Paul's image of the older guy through the restaurant window shows
both aspects
of reflections as a theme (um , which is to say, reflection and reflections.) Am I
correct
that your image is just the former.
Funny though, how literal minded most of us were in this particular
I can't open this page :(
Lukasz
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Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:33 PM
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Subject: Re: An interesting thought on the PUG.
I perused the PUG quickly last night. Excellent
Tree, Lechlade 2002 by Cotty
Again, asserting and denying symetry, now because of the change in
color in the reflection.
Thanks!
Cotty
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Since there are four of those it just complicates the heck out of this
discussion.
At 03:35 PM 8/1/2002 +0200, you wrote:
And don't forget the Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/3.5! (Or is it a heresy? :)
£ukasz
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I'm not real sure that XP was actually intended to be the
successor of NT. It was definitely intended to be the successor
of Win98SE and Win98ME, though.
XP is intended to be the replacement for 95/98/ME *and NT. Microsoft had been
fed up with supporting two
In a message dated 8/1/2002 4:05:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
That's right. Get a grip, folks. The stuff stinks. Try putting a Mac zip
disk into a PC: just make sure you back everything up first. Blue screen of
death ensues. Fatal error (whatever that means).
Kristian Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's just about possible for me to do -- I might even be able to talk
my way into getting use of a lab..
Problem is that I couldn't calibrate the lens afterwards :-(
What's to calibrate?
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Hi Frank,
Sorry to hear about your lens. A CLA should fix it up, most likely the
helicoid grease froze up the aperture blades, or the spring broke.
Is the lens a 3.5 or 3.8? The 3.5`s were early 1990`s, and the 3.8`s
were 1980`s vintage.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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I can speak to this. I just upgraded my older home PC from Windows NT
4.0 to Windows 2000 Professional. According to Microsoft's published
requirements, my old hardware-a 230 MHz AMD chip with 160 MB of
RAM--could just get by.
I wiped my old OS clean and installed Windows 2000.
Well, the PC
On Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:49:15 -0500, Len Paris wrote:
I'm not real sure that XP was actually intended to be the
successor of NT. It was definitely intended to be the successor
of Win98SE and Win98ME, though. I think that the intended
successor to NT is Win2K. Not necessarily the early
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From: Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce)
Subject: RE: Subject: LX repair update
Bill, this is where I really sympathize with you. You have to
put up with enough crap shooting with Pentax, and then they wind
up sticking it to you too. After a certain point you've had
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From: Matjaz Osojnik
Subject: RE: Subject: LX repair update
I wonder why you have choosen Nikon, then?
Right now, I am wondering why I chose Pentax over Nikon.
I am toying with the idea of selling it all and starting again
with a Leica system.
William Robb
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From: Bill Owens
Subject: Question for you darkroom gurus
I picked up a couple of print drums today (used) and would
like some insight
into how much chemistry to place in them. One is 8x10, the
other 11x14.
When I was rolling prints, I used 250ml of developer,
On 1 Aug 2002 at 9:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, Rob, and thanks to all the other Brothers for your warm welcome.
I finally fixed it, and you are right. It was the foam that was
desintegrated. Luckily, I've some foamed tape (supposedly to put posters on the
wall), cutted it to fit, and
On 1 Aug 2002 at 9:45, Cameron Hood wrote:
That's why they are called a PC; a piece of crap. I will never buy another
one of those stupid, tacky, advertisment-filled unreliable pieces of crap as
long as I live.
Dude,
Chill. I've been snuggled in PC/Mac environs for years and I can tell you
I was able to fix my 107 with my train tools as well:)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: sticky aperture ring - a-50/1.7
Bill,
I've done my share of mechanical repairs/rebuilds.
You want to see my
Both actually, but who know's what Microsoft will end up doing. Win/Dos
was supposed to end with Win95 then Win98 was to be the last edition, it
finally
was ended with WinME. XP is sort of the WinME interface made more
friendly with
bright colors and fewer options, grafted onto the NTFS file
On 1 Aug 2002 at 18:44, William Robb wrote:
Right now, I am wondering why I chose Pentax over Nikon.
I am toying with the idea of selling it all and starting again
with a Leica system.
William Robb
Har! SLR or M, out of the pan and into the fire! VBG
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: RE: 70-2x0 zoom question
Thanks for the help Bill. To confirm and clarify (a phrase learned at my
previous job with a Fortune 100 company), I have found these two
Absolutely correct Rob. I do an enormous amount of high-end geospatial data
analysis using various GIS packages. If you have a high-end PC running W2K
SP2 and good components, it will stay afloat for months on end. I have been
running now almost constantly for the last six months. The only
Frank,
I had the same problem with a newly bought Kiron 105/2.8 PK (not PKA)
macro lens that I bought in 1999 or 2000. I sent it back for repair. The
spring had come out of place.
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unfortunately, the aperture doesn't work. Stays open all the time.
Hi, Steve,
It's a constant aperture 3.8, which I understand may be a sharper lens. Other
than the aperture, it seems in real good shape. Glass clean and clear, little
or no wear on the barrel, and the rings have little or no play.
I have no idea what the shop will charge for a CLA, but I
Hi, Paul,
I like to hear things like that! g The seller said that the lens worked
fine when he mailed it out. By the time it got to Shel's, the aperture
wouldn't work. So, I figured that a spring or something got jarred in
shipping.
I guess this is all conjecture at this point, but I've had
ENOUGH. You guys shake hands and make up. It was a SIMPLE
misunderstanding. We are all friends here.
Regards,
Robert
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:20 AM
Subject: FS Pentax Original Fisheye GIFT PRICE
Even if you
Hi, Robert,
You are obviously a parent. After almost 20 years of parenthood, I constantly
amaze myself at how often (without realizing it) I recycle things my parents
said to me. vbg
Now shake hands, boys, and make up!
ciao,
frank
Robert Woerner wrote:
ENOUGH. You guys shake hands and
On the FA 31, the lens hood is built in. There are screw threads at the
lens mount (within the circumference of the hood) for filters. The lens
cover slips over the hood.
Joe
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And don't forget the Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/3.5!
Of the five manual focus VS1 70-210's, the first three (f/3.5 with
67mm threads, f/3.5 with 62mm threads, and f/2.8-4 with DOF lines
flaring out toward the zoom ring) appear to be very good lenses. The
last two are not usually as highly
Since there are four of those it just complicates the heck out of
this discussion.
I am aware of only two VS1 70-210/4 zooms.
Fred
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-- the venerable A 70-210/4 constant-aperture, non-autofocus,
one-touch zoom lens (considered by many to be the best zoom in
this range in terms of both optics and build quality,
At least, certainly one of the best.
and a massive beast at ~150mm length and 680g mass).
Hmmm... Myself, I
Someone else instead recommended the Pentax 70-210 zoom. Elsewhere
I found a comment that the 70-210 zoom is not considered highly.
The A 70-210/4 is an excellent lens.
Fred
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As you know, PDMLers love the SMC 135/2.5K. It's the default choice
among 135s
It's the poor man's A* 135/1.8.
Fred
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Somebody from Australia got me started on selling my 135 f/1.8. I have been
holding out for a while, but I'm ready to dump for a D-60...providing I can
get good bids on the 135 and others. Everything hinges on the 135, however,
since it is the only thing I have that Shel didn't offer to part
ME to XP Pro took 2 hours - only 10 minutes of which required any input
from me.
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