I spent today with a borrowed digital camera taking pictures of my
wife's porcelain figurines which she is planning to sell on eBay next
year. 400 pictures later and the job is done. Tomorrow I start to
photograph my excess camera gear also for sale next year.
I have given thought to doing
As a student I used to shoot in the 'Pig and Whistle', near the University,
with a Leica F1. I usually perched it on a beer tankard (empty) and operated
it with a longish cable release. Hardly anyone noticed the camera. The
pictures were great. I had an album full of them - lost now. There's a
Dnia 21-12-2002 o godz. 0:28 Mishka napisal(a):
Rozmowiam troche -- zaraz slucham Czerwone Gitary :)
Jezyk polski nie jest bardzo daleko od ukrainskogo...
Przepraszam za pomylki.
Well, I'm very glad to hear (or read) that. First, as Artur
mentioned, it's allways nice to find people
Hi,
Friday, December 20, 2002, 9:32:51 PM, you wrote:
I just keep information in an Excel spreadsheet. Still considering
photo-specific software. I may end up writing something in Access to do what
I want.
I've put the SQL for a very simple cataloguing system here:
Leica F1? What is that?
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-Alkuperäinen viesti-
Lähettäjä: Dr E D F Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Päivä: 21. joulukuuta 2002 9:19
Aihe: Re: Lens
Incredibly simple camera. No viewfinder inside. The viewfinder went into the
accessory shoe. The lens was that collapsible 50/3.5 Elmar I think it was.
It was new when I got it - absolutely mint. I'd found it in a camera shop in
the original box in Bulawayo in 1953. I thought the shutter speeds
OK, but if I´m not mistaken the correct designation must be 1f - with two accessory
shoes. In the American system there was indeed model F - model III everywhere else -
and it is equipped with viewfinder and separate rangefinder, coupled, of course. BTW
in my old Leica price guide a 1F Black
Hi All
Does anyone have and use this bag on a regular basis. I want to use it when
moving around with my gear and for storing it when not. It seems to well
padded and a tripod holder a bonus. Plus it comes in plain black without
camera bag screaming at you. I want to carry 2 cameras, 2 lenses
Hi Brad,
So far when I've tried it it hasn't refocussed. Don't really
use the back button anyway now that I've found the point
at which you stop. I just depress it lightly as there is no feedback
on the button and I guess my finger just does it from memory.
I'm a bit stuck for FA lenses at the
Hi Cot,
I don't think so, IMHO memory cards are like digifilm
and the more they can get you too buy the better for the
maufacturers - like expensive paper cartridges for cheap
printers they have to keep you buying stuff for your digicam.
I used to buy lots of Hi-8 tape cause we transfered the
The rangefinder was not coupled and went into the accessory shoe. The dial
was black. And note, this was a new camera that had been forgotten on the
shelf in a small dusty shop in the middle of nowhere. I had similar luck in
the Cape, in a Wine Merchant called E K Green, in Mowbray. I bought
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The aperture range on offer was f2 to f8. How can
you get any descent depth of field with that!
digital cameras have different expectations on DOF. you are shooting with a
9mm lens at the wide end, not the equivalent 35mm format of 35mm focal
At
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/1ds/1700-frames.shtml
is a review about the EOS 1Ds from Michael Reichmann.
Here I quote his summary:
Because I've been asked the question several times recently, let me answer
it straightforwardly here. I am moving away from medium format
I think the people buying curent digicam's expect them to work JUST
like the advertisments.
Example,the girl in Paris(i think)takes 360 panoramic shots of the
view from the tower,emails herself,gets home and prints out huge
size prints pasting them on her wall and settling down for a view of
Today I received my newest Ebay prey: An excellent F*300/f4.5 EDIF to
replace my FA*300/f4.5 EDIF.
The advantages of the F* version that I can detect
- the built-in hood, which is more convenient than the huge bayonet hood
of the FA*
- the removeable tripod mount
- the focusing ring needs a
Quite a few of my on site customers try and shoot their kids/friends
with the consumer grade digital PS's.I keep hearing them say the
shutter takes 1 second(or so)and they have to click the shutter
about a stride from the jump and hope.A lot come up to me and ask my
secret about how i get the
Jim.I kept all my film stuff after buying the D1 and even some more
lenses.I plan to keep my film stuff for a while.
Might get rid of a few things but not it allg
Dave
Begin Original Message
From: Jim Apilado [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 17:26:51 -0800
To: [EMAIL
I also hve the S800 and BJC8200 Canons.I have one print up on the
wall since August,however not in direct sun but very diffused
light,and no signs yet.I also have the dye sub prints from the
photographer i bought my D1 from in better light,but not direct,now
for 2 years and still look good.
I
Timothy Sherburne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hmmm, I think I'd rather have the Nikkor 85/1.5. Anyone know anything about
that lens?
See http://www.cameraquest.com/8515.htm
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: Dr E D F Williams
Subject: Re: Lens sharpness vs. camera shake
Getting sharp images with long lenses is an exacting task,
much more
difficult than meets the eye. Forgive the weak pun. I've been
taking shots
of tree tops recently with a Sigma Apo 400/5.6.
Yah, like negatives never get damaged, a scratched negative and you no
longer have a first generation image. The advantage of digital is you can
make multiple copies and store them in diverse locations, and they are all
first generation images..
Ciao,
Graywolf
Since I believe that a tripod mount is highly desirable on a 300mm lens, I
had long wanted the F*300/4.5. But I couldn't justify the price, given how
few pictures I shoot at 300mm. Last Spring I found the next-best thing: An
XR Rikenon APO 300/4.5 (67mm filter).
It's one of only two manual-focus
I once performed an experiment to see how much the operation of the shutter
of an Alpa Reflex vibrated the camera and how much it would interfere with
sharpness when used with high magnification optics. I put a Questar 3.5
barrel on a stand on the optical bench. I attached an Alpa body to one of
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, David Brooks wrote:
Quite a few of my on site customers try and shoot their kids/friends
with the consumer grade digital PS's.I keep hearing them say the
shutter takes 1 second(or so)and they have to click the shutter
about a stride from the jump and hope.
I hear this a
- Original Message -
From: Dr E D F Williams
Subject: Re: Lens sharpness vs. camera shake
Considering these things I am amazed at how sharp
some of the pictures people take through long lenses at motor
races, hockey
matches etcetera actually look.
I actually discovered that I could
Try using an AF SLR that doesn't have Pentax on the front of it and you'll
see that you don't have to prefocus to get in focus shots. How much shooting
have you done with something like an EOS 3 with USM lenses?
The AF speed on PS cameras, film or digital, sucks. Any time I use a PS to
take a
I have it, it's great. Well made, holds what you want, has the abilty for
some expansion. Good protection, very comfortable to wear. Only down side
is it's not an AW model.
Brad.
- Original Message -
From: Feroze Kistan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December
I don't use the rear AF either :) On another note, a member posted about
the Mini Trekker being great, as long as you don't have big lenses. You can
buy the proper sliplock lens case, for my 400mm, I use the #4. I have a #1,
don't need it. On the other side I have the sliplock SF Bottle Bag.
Don't you wish they made something that useful now, instead of the huge jump
in price from the f=5.6 70-210 to the 80-200 f=2.8?
Cameron
on 12/20/02 5:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:46:24 -0500
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
I don't see much difference between the advertising for digital cameras
and the advertising for film cameras. With the exception that now they
advertise printers that will print your pictures and the fact that you
can e-mail pictures to your friends and family.
As for camera advertising, they've
I had this bag for about a week; it was the only Lowepro product to ever let
me down.
The clip holding the shoulder strap on at the bottom back of the bag is
plastic and extremely flimsy; any kind of lateral motion on this (like
picking the bag up off the ground) causes the clip to release
On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 09:14 AM, CBWaters wrote:
Ken,
What's the filter size?
Cory
49mm
I have a Canon S800 and am very happy with it. It will print a 8X10
in
about 1 minute. I am happy with the colors it produces and
especially like
the 6 different ink cartridges, which reduces ink expense and
waste. A
friend of mine is constantly impressed with it's ability to produce
- Original Message -
From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)
Mike wrote:
Seems to be a QC problem here. Having used an MZ-S for six
months, now, I have to say that, apart from a few minor niggles
and cost, the one thing
On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 01:30 PM, Mike Johnston wrote:
I have a Canon S800 and am very happy with it. It will print a 8X10
in
about 1 minute. I am happy with the colors it produces and
especially like
the 6 different ink cartridges, which reduces ink expense and
waste. A
friend
Rüdiger wrote:
At
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/1ds/1700-frames.shtml
is a review about the EOS 1Ds from Michael Reichmann.
Here I quote his summary:
Because I've been asked the question several times recently, let me answer
it straightforwardly here. I am
- Original Message -
From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: a joke from Cotty
Rozmowiam troche -- zaraz slucham Czerwone Gitary :)
Jezyk polski nie jest bardzo daleko od ukrainskogo...
Przepraszam za pomylki.
Wow:)
Among the Polish music bands of the 60', I'd rather prefer
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 08:48:38 -0600 (CST), Chris Brogden wrote:
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, David Brooks wrote:
Quite a few of my on site customers try and shoot their kids/friends
with the consumer grade digital PS's.I keep hearing them say the
shutter takes 1 second(or so)and they have to click the
Hi Cameron,
2 questions, do you think it was a QC problem and
how much gear did you have in it at the time?
Feroze
- Original Message -
From: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 12:35 PM
Subject: RE: Lowepro Mini Trekker
I had this
How is the shutter button on the BG10 compare to the
primary one? Don't have the grip yet, another item on back order :((
Feroze
- Original Message -
From: Artur Ledóchowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: Shutter button
Thanks thats 2 for and 1 against. I will have the 28-105 and
80-320 and maybe the 100mm macro at most
Feroze
- Original Message -
From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Lowepro Mini Trekker
Feroze Kistan
Joseph wrote:
Having used two MZ-S's, one of the several features I dislike is that it
is hard to perform just an autofocus/meter by depressing the shutter
switch halfway. The camera fires too readily, compared with the two
PZ-1ps that I own.
Well. It is totally opposite on mine. It is
Bruce wrote:
Try using an AF SLR that doesn't have Pentax on the front of it and you'll
see that you don't have to prefocus to get in focus shots.
Neither do you have to with a Pentax AF slr. Have you tried the MZ-S?
På
Artur wrote:
So, it appears that it is not just me, who dislike the release button of the
MZ-S, or at least notice the lack of its halfway stop.
It is utter and complete nonsense. My MZ-S, which I have in front of me, has a
distinct half-way stop.
Thanks Mike and
Joseph... I fully agree
Hi Brad,
Not too worried about its lack of a AW flap, I have no intention of
taking a electronic camera out in the rain :)
Feroze
- Original Message -
From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: Lowepro Mini Trekker
I
Pål wrote: --
Sure, but I don't think LX with AF should be
interpreted litterally; more of an AF
camera that occupies the LX place in the line-up.
Yes, that is how I have meant it.
Both Nikon and Canon sell well of
their upper level bodies. When a company like
Kyocera
It was probably a defect. I drag mine full of stuff all over, those 'clips'
are very rugged.
- Original Message -
From: Feroze Kistan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: Lowepro Mini Trekker
Hi Cameron,
2 questions, do you
I'd rather have a scratched neg than a unreadable cd or
even worse a crashed optical or Jazz disk. But I suppose
there are probally more disadvantages to both systems.
Feroze
- Original Message -
From: T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002
Not to mention Anna German (my mother is a *huge* fan of her).
Those are the mp3's I found on the web. If you could point me to some good
sites with Polish music, I would consider it a veny nice Xmas present :)
Best,
Mishka
Among the Polish music bands of the 60', I'd rather prefer Breakout to
- Original Message -
From: Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Subject: One filter size for all your lenses?
Has anyone ever assembled an imaginary set of lenses, from
20mm to 200mm,
that all use the same filter size? I have.
No, but when I used Nikon, I didn't have to imagine it. I just
had to
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002 07:19:09 -0500, Herb Chong wrote:
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The aperture range on offer was f2 to f8. How can
you get any descent depth of field with that!
digital cameras have different expectations on DOF. you are shooting with a
9mm lens at the
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)
It is utter and complete nonsense. My MZ-S, which I have in front of me,
has a distinct half-way stop.
Pal, I really respect you and your opinions. You are one of the
Hi All,
for those interested, please check out these auctions on
Ebay. For those not having spent all their money on Christmas
shopping.
Pentax K2-DMD with motor MD and battery pack
http://cgi.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1946255541rd=1
Pentax SMC-A zoom 1:3.5 35-105mm
When I tried it on it was to short for me, not comfortable at all. By the
way, I'm 5 11. Otherwise it's a good bag for a god price.
Paul
From: Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Lowepro Mini Trekker
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 16:44:03
At 03:13 PM 21/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I had this bag for about a week; it was the only Lowepro product to ever
let
me down.
The clip holding the shoulder strap on at the bottom back of the bag is
plastic and extremely
At 03:13 PM 21/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
So, it appears that it is not just me, who dislike the release button of the
MZ-S, or at least notice the lack of its halfway stop. Thanks Mike and
Joseph... I fully agree that it's hard to use just the AF/metering - it's a
pain in the butt because I do it
I need some lens suggestions.
My wife has a ZX-5n, which came with the (awful!) 28-80
kit lens. I say awful strictly because of it's build quality,
or the lack of it. It takes (actually, took) the kind of pictures
she wants. It's just badly made! The zoom feature went first - just
won't zoom the
Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Artur wrote:
So, it appears that it is not just me, who dislike the release button of the
MZ-S, or at least notice the lack of its halfway stop.
It is utter and complete nonsense. My MZ-S, which I have in front of me, has a
distinct half-way stop.
Very
Artur wrote:
However, there are things that make me wonder... Tell me why you become so
indignant whenever anybody says anything unfavourable about the MZ-S. You
seem to be terribly offended in some way...
I get offended when disinformation is posted. The MZ-S does have a two step shutter
Alexander wrote:
I think in the 90s the product management was even
hostile against high quality 35mm gear as they also
ditched the successor to the PZ-1p without any
replacement. Instead they kept the PZ-1p in the
product line for a IMO give away price (but
nevertheless couldn't sell
Mark wrote:
Very weird. My MZ-S definitely does *not* have a half-way stop.
My PZ-1p does.
Are you really sure this isn't just about semantics. My MZ-S (both) have almost
completely resistance-free, quite long travel like on the LX. This makes the meter and
AF start. Then you feel resitance,
... verifies what's been discussed here previously.
I talked to the guy who used to head Cord Camera's
service department. He's looking @ getting a Pentax 645.
One of his reasons included reliability. He saw NONE
come in for service over a couple of years.
Pretty respectable.
Collin
Collin wrote:
... verifies what's been discussed here previously.
I talked to the guy who used to head Cord Camera's
service department. He's looking @ getting a Pentax 645.
One of his reasons included reliability. He saw NONE
come in for service over a couple of years.
The Pentax
Here are two books that might be of interest for Pentax users:
Andy Rouse Life in the wild has the form of diary in the year of wildlife shooter.
Andy is a great photgrapher and is a witty, often hilarious, writer. He constantly
whine about the useless meter of his Canon EOS-1v but praises the
Tried it out in a store. The AF was a real thing of beauty... a random
number generator determines which AF sensor is used for focusing, unless you
force it to use a single AF sensor. If you want to select a different AF
sensor, for a moving subject, you'd be better off with a gun and shooting
the
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)
I get offended when disinformation is posted. The MZ-S does have a two
step shutter release. I have have no problems with the fact that not
everybody like the MZ-S. After
- Original Message -
From: Artur Ledóchowski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)
difference between the stop, and the increase of power.
I mean increase of resistance of course...
Regards
Artur
***r-e-k-l-a-m-a**
The Pentax service boss around here says it's the most reliable Pentax
ever.
I wonder if 645N NII are the same.
regards,
Alan Chan
_
The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 3 months FREE*.
My wife has a ZX-5n, which came with the (awful!) 28-80
kit lens. I say awful strictly because of it's build quality,
or the lack of it. It takes (actually, took) the kind of pictures
she wants. It's just badly made! The zoom feature went first - just
won't zoom the full range, even when off the
Bruce wrote:
If Pentax
manages to stay in business for another 5 years, they may get their AF to
work in the real world as well as a 1995 Canon Elan.
If you knew what you're talking about yould would have known that the MZ-S way
outperform the Elan. I've tried.
I also tried out the Canon
Artur wrote:
Either I misunderstand the word offense (which is possible as I'm not an
English), or to be offended is to be hurt by a strictly personal charge or
insult. As I used neither of the two, not to mention that I never meant to
attack you, I'm deeply astonished that you reacted in
On Sat, 21 Dec 2002, Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
Try using an AF SLR that doesn't have Pentax on the front of it
I work at a camera store, and play with the expensive toys regularly.
and you'll see that you don't have to prefocus to get in focus shots.
How much shooting have you done with
Maybe its the Nikon and not the Sigma. The AF on my 1.4x EX and
100-300/4 EX works just fine on a PZ-1p. The 2x would probably work
just as well in bright daylight, but at 600/f:8 it might have a problem
in low light situations. ;-)
On Sunday 22 December 2002 02:25 am, John Mustarde wrote:
I think you would probably run out of sufficient light to make the
28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DL Aspherical auto focus with a 2x TC. That is
asking a lot of AF in that situation. In fact, Sigma says my 100-300/4
will AF with the 1.4x but not with the 2x. I haven't tried the 2x to
find out.
On
I have tried the F4, F5 (just a little bit), the D1X and D1H. I don't see
what Bruce is getting at.
César
Panama City, Florida
-- -Original Message-
-- From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
-- Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:05 PM
--
-- Bruce wrote:
--
--
-- Try using an AF
I have been quietly watching this thread until I decided to grab my MZ-S and
try it out because I have never accidently fired it.
Mine has a definite detent. The shutter button moves freely and then you
definitely have to put much more pressure to fire the shutter.
I have never owned a Z-1p. I
Bruce,
Game, set, and match to Mustarde.
I think it's time to leave the field gracefully...
or at least with your tail between your legs!
Regards, Bob S.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
...and for the first time in fifty years Nikon shooters can point
their lenses in the general direction of the
Welcome to the Pal University of Accounting. He personally trained an entire
division of Arthur Anderson.
BR
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pål,
I just looked at Pentax's lenses on BH, are there more lenses than
they list? They show 8 pages of lenses for Nikon, 6 pages each for
Canon and
I wasn't gonna get into this but hey, its xmas. The Pz-1p is an
infinitely better camera than say an F90X or F80. The only thing the
F90X has in it's favor is the vertical grip. This is where Pentax has
fallen down repeatedly in the past. The Mz-s appears to be the salve for
this dilemma. I
They are not the same shutters. I still have a pair of Program Pluses and
one of their strong points is their hand holdability.
BR
From: Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You seemed to get a sharp one here http://pug.komkon.org/01nov/2Rotties.html
with a Program Plus (same shutter config. as Super
919470 USED PENTAX PK 35 2.0 SMC $135.00 9+
at
http://www.thompsonphoto.com/indexused.html
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have the manual focus version of the 35-80 lens, and it is definitely
put together better than the 28-80 was. Optically, it is fairly good. My
entry into the PUG this month was taken with the lens.
I'm looking to replace it, but only because I want a faster mid-range
zoom lens to complement the
I wrote: It's one of only two manual-focus 300/4 or 300/4.5 K-mount lenses
that I know of that has a reasonably close focus (2.5 m) AND a tripod mount.
The other is the multicoated Soligor 300/4.5 PKA (which weighs just 740 g,
and uses 72mm filters).
To clarify: I don't know how closely the
AF speed isn't simply how fast the lens can be driven from its close limit
to infinity. You can drive the lens with a 5hp motor and still not be able
to get something in focus any faster. It's a rather complicated closed loop
feed back system with lots of variable that effect performance (how fast
tokina 28-70 F2.8 :-)
--- Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I
have the manual focus version of the 35-80 lens,
and it is definitely
put together better than the 28-80 was. Optically,
it is fairly good. My
entry into the PUG this month was taken with the
lens.
I'm looking to replace it,
John Mustarde wrote:
Troll, troll, troll
Isn't it amazing that the Rube spends so much time here? Why would a
Nikon man waste his time reading the trivial postings of mere mortals?
Oh gawd, only three pages of lenses? Whatever will we do?
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
Welcome to the Pal University of Accounting. He personally trained an entire
division of Arthur Anderson.
BR
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pål,
I just looked at Pentax's lenses on BH, are there
That's where I'm headed, since the 80-200 is a Tokina as well.
I just need to find one at the right price when I actually have cash in
my pocket...
-Mat
Brendan wrote:
tokina 28-70 F2.8 :-)
--- Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I
have the manual focus version of the 35-80 lens,
and
Chuck,
If you want a 28-80 look for a used Pentax SMC F f3.5-4.5.
They pop up ever so often at KEH for about $80 used. Also, they don't last long when
they do have one for sale.
This lens rates well(aspherical element??) and supposedly the F lenses are built like
tanks.
Robert
-Original
Why Bruce, why?
The best thing to do is move to Norway. In Norway Pentax gear lasts
forever,
performs better than anyone else's, and, if by some misfortune, it gets
broken it will be repaired in 5 minutes, for the nominal fee of two bags of
reindeer poop.
BR
On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 07:42 PM, tom wrote:
-Original Message-
From: chuck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Alan,
thanks for the note. My main objection to the
FA28-105/3.2-4.5 AL IF is that it's a Pentax lens.
If my wife's 28-80 kit lens is any indicator, this
should be
Bruce wrote;
They are not the same shutters. I still have a pair of Program Pluses
and one of their strong points is their hand holdability.
I didn't realise that, my understanding was that they differed only in TTL,
Tv and LCD illumination with the Super Program. In respect to holdability
would
I'm not disputing that, but you're still missing the point. What I'm
saying is simply that you can't pick up an SLR, turn it on, point it at
your subject, press the shutter button, and get an in-focus shot
instantaneously. I don't care if you're using an F5 with an AFS lens or
an EOS 1v with a
I'm still on the hunt for a Medium Format setup. I
would like to hear suggestions from the group. Which
format is best-645, 67? What about 6x6 (I don't think
Pentax makes one, but they're probably the least
expensive to start with). But, in terms of Pentax,
which format do you prefer and why?
On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 09:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Oh gawd, only three pages of lenses? Whatever will we do?
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
Welcome to the Pal University of Accounting. He personally trained an
entire
division of Arthur Anderson.
BR
From: Dan Scott [EMAIL
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Rubenstein
Subject: RE: Lens sharpness vs. camera shake
They are not the same shutters. I still have a pair of Program
Pluses and
one of their strong points is their hand holdability.
There was also the studio flash to factor in.
William Robb
About 5 years ago I was in this position and made myself crazy. By nature
I'm a hardware junkie so I have to compare specs, stare at the color
glossy brochures, make lists, then start again.
For myself I chose the 67 system. I use it for landscapes, macro, still
life, and portraiture. I use
One point to remember. We heard quite a few months ago (before Photokina)
that along with the new digital SLR they were developing new wide angle
lenses for the new line. With the APS sized sensor cropping of the image
this makes sense as well as new technology to reduce chromatic aberrations
Uh, at last count he was the great Pentax loyalist that had to switch brands
to get what he wanted. That has been my point about the Pentax line, or what
there is of it.
BR
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Bruce,
Game, set, and match to Mustarde.
I think it's time to leave the field gracefully...
or at
Absolutely. I had a Super Program and it looked good, felt good and had nice
features. The problem was is that I got as much blur shooting it at 1/60 sec
(with a 50mm lens) as I did the Program Plus at 1/15 sec. For what they go
for on ebay they are probably the best value of the MF Pentaxes.
BR
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