Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Jostein
Not really. Just a bit pixelated, that's all. Cheers, Jostein Are they coming apart? ;) Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi guys, That sounds really nice! I'm glad I'm going to join you by the end of the month, although not in London. :-) Gianfranco

Re: *ist D was not production type :-(

2003-07-03 Thread whickersworld
Heiko Hamann wrote: No, there are no different layers of material but one composite material (as far a I have understood that). My Super As appear to have a plastic top plate/prism cover that has been vacuum plated then painted black. John

Re: Pentax Energizer bunny

2003-07-03 Thread Jostein
The original 645 was like that too wrt battery consume. Seems to me that the electronics in these cameras are very tolerant to dropping voltages. Cheers, Jostein Pål Jensen wrote: Yep. The batteries last about out the roll on the MZ-S after battery warning. The 645NII goes on and on. Pål

Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Jostein
Sorry, Frank. I connected through the cellphone with my laptop from the restaurant. Battery life and cellphone rates being what they are, and not to mention line bandwidth, I just sent the message an logged off. Cotty was driving, so he was no match in pint hoisting. :-) Jostein Onsdag, 02

Re: OT - DPReview reports UK pricing for Olympus E1

2003-07-03 Thread whickersworld
Pål Jensen wrote: John wrote: No doubt Paal will tell me I'm wrong again. REPLY: Why should I say that? I've said the same thing since I forst heard about the 4/3 system. The Olympus makes more sense than the *ist D (or D10 for that matter) to me. The way I see it is that the Olympus offer

Re: *ist D was not production type :-(

2003-07-03 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi John, on 03 Jul 03 you wrote in pentax.list: No, there are no different layers of material but one composite material (as far a I have understood that). My Super As appear to have a plastic top plate/prism cover that has been vacuum plated then painted black. Sorry - I meant the *istD.

RE: OT - DPReview reports UK pricing for Olympus E1

2003-07-03 Thread Rob Brigham
The problem I see with the 4/3 system is also the very strength of the system - namely the 'open standard lens mount'. It will never be in the interests of P*, C*, N*, M* and some others to make kit in this mount. They all want to lock you into a proprietary system and force you to buy their own

RE: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Rob Brigham
I wish I could have been there. Glad someone was there to welcome you and represent the locals! Fingers crossed next time I can make it. This is two london bashes that I have missed now... Rob -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 July 2003 11:21 To:

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread ukasz Kacperczyk
No, I don't get it. I guess I haven't been paying attention. How, if it will use manual and AF lenses, is it NOT backward compatible? There are manual lenses and manual lenses - an A series lens is a manual lens that should work on the *ist D, while plain K-mount lenses probably won't.

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread frank theriault
Hi,. Jerome, ROTFL! You had me going for a second there... cheers, frank jerome wrote: snipThose who will bitch and moan about backwards compatibility are likely the same old farts that wouldn’t have bought the camera anyway, unless it was to be found at a yard sale or on eBay for 20% of

Re: Optio S Case;

2003-07-03 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Daniel, On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:00:10 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I while back I related how I am using an Altoids tin as the case for my Optio S, and how well it works. Recently, I was browsing in a camera shop (something I do whenever I can) and looked again at the case Pentx sells for

Re: Optio S Case;

2003-07-03 Thread Bill Owens
I hope that belt-loop is a real loop! Yep, it uses a real loop, but I still carry mine in a pocket to be on the safe side Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ? They're hard to find in the USA right now, according to my local dealers they're backordered due to

Re: Optio S Case;

2003-07-03 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Bill, On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 08:15:57 -0400, Bill Owens wrote: Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ? They're hard to find in the USA right now, according to my local dealers I will be near SF the first two weeks of october, so I can't use mail-order. I will be

Re: Optio S Case;

2003-07-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
My local photo shop (Millburn, NJ) has three in stock. Bill Owens wrote: I hope that belt-loop is a real loop! Yep, it uses a real loop, but I still carry mine in a pocket to be on the safe side Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ? They're hard to find

Re: OT - DPReview reports UK pricing for Olympus E1

2003-07-03 Thread Cotty
Excuse me, but doesn't this newfangled 4/3 system remind you of something? It is effectively destined to be a digital version of the old Pentax K mount. Who made the best bodies for the K mount? Pentax. Who made the best lenses for the K mount? Pentax. And my point is? I'm not entirely sure but

Re: OT - DPReview reports UK pricing for Olympus E1

2003-07-03 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 02.07.03 13:04, Alin Flaider at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The E1 is cheap as a body, but expensive as a system. Looking at the lenses price, I expect only organizations can step in the 4/3 system at this time. Maybe things will calm down with the advent of an entry level camera and third

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Drop me a big hint, Jerome. What is J-Lo ? Multiple choice exam: Option A: J-Lo is a (Pentax?) Model that was made in 1970. Unlike other Pentax models, this one was designed in Puerto Rico, not Japan, and manufactured in the Bronx, NY. The user interface is

Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Cotty
The *photographic* evidence in full: http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/lpdml.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread Cotty
Jennifer Lopez??? Oh, I thought it was something important ;-p Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk

Pentax Equipment Gets the Job Done

2003-07-03 Thread Frank Knapik
Hello. I would like to comment on Pentax equipment. I have been using Pentax cameras and lenses for a while now. I have an MX, LX, and PZ-1P. Oh, an old K1000. I have had a couple of problems. I had the sticky mirror thing with the LX. Got it fixed and never had a problem with it again. I have had

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
Oh, I thought it was something important ;-p Nope! Not at all. Sorry. It ranks right up there with D-ist speculation in that respect and Digital vs. Film debates in that respect.

Optionally

2003-07-03 Thread Jostein
Ok. I bit the digi-bait this morning, at Cameraworld in Wells Street, London. Now I own an Optio S. If only this meeting could finish, so I could get out and play. :-) Jostein

FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread keller.schaefer
Some weeks ago I inquired here about the FA 24-90 lens quality. Subsequently I bought the lens and shot some film with it. I would rate the optical quality as very reasonable and the mechanical quality as not-so-good. What puzzled me was the fact that when looking through the viewfinder the lens

Re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread T Rittenhouse
Did you check the short end? Wouldn't be interesting if it was just another 28-80? BTW, nominal and actual focal lengths have always been somewhat problematic, but 10+% is a bit out of line. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: keller.schaefer

re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread Pat White
Sven, I'm not familiar with your measuring system, but are you able to check the focal length at various focusing distances? Some internal focusing (IF) lenses are known to have shorter effective focal lengths at shorter distances. The FA 28-200 is around 180mm at infinity, but more like 110 mm

Re[2]: OT - DPReview reports UK pricing for Olympus E1

2003-07-03 Thread Alin Flaider
Sylwester, those MSRP are more than twice the street price, while Oly prices are not exactly official. It's apples versus oranges also because Oly means buying everything why C/N/etc. is reusing current system. Servus, Alin Sylwester wrote: SP That's not true. Compare for instance

Re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread Alin Flaider
Sven wrote: ks As ks the difference in distance between lens and film (when moving the lens from ks infinity to 1:1 magnification) equals the focal length, I was able to measure ks this with some precision. Sven, this may be valid with older lenses design, but nowadays modern lenses focus at

Saturday

2003-07-03 Thread Cotty
If Christine is fit, plan on turning up around mid-afternoon, say 3.30 ? Remind me - Christine eats fish, yes? Alma got some swordfish from Waitrose and that barbeques well... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps

RE: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Rob wrote: I wish I could have been there. Glad someone was there to welcome you and represent the locals! Having met all of them individually and some of them together, I'm not sure being in a restaurant with _all_ of them would have been entirely safe. 8-) Although, as the

Re: Pentax Energizer bunny

2003-07-03 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Jostein wrote: Seems to me that the electronics in these cameras are very tolerant to dropping voltages. No doubt due to them being analogue devices 8-) BTW, an interesting comparison in today's newspaper. Printer ink is up to seven times more expensive than vintage champagne, per

Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Clothes? What clothes?? Do you mean that I should actually wear something apart from the camera hanging from my neck? :-) Gianfranco - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 12:12 PM Subject: Don't forget to reserve some space for

re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread keller.schaefer
The difference between infinity and 1:1 is the focal length of any lens, by definition. I had blocked the lens (with tape) in the infinity position (verified by looking through the finder) so - more precisely - I should have stated that what I measured is the focal length in the infinity position.

Re: Saturday

2003-07-03 Thread Cotty
Apologies, please ignore this thread. Finger trouble. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk

Re: Saturday

2003-07-03 Thread Anthony Farr
Mm.. swordfish. Shall I bring the sticky wine for afters? regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 4 July 2003 12:14 AM Subject: Saturday If Christine is fit, plan on turning up around

shooting fireworks from up high

2003-07-03 Thread Amita Guha
Tomorrow night I'll be in an office on the 69th floor of the Empire State Building shooting the fireworks on the East River. I know that I should get 100 ISO film and take long exposures with a wide angle lens, but I'm concerned about the fact that there will be a lot of light coming from other

RE: shooting fireworks from up high

2003-07-03 Thread Blivit4
You'll be shooting at f11 or f16 with 100 speed film. The buildings will probably expose fine (not blown out) with an exposure of several seconds. Lit windows will be blown, don't worry, have fun. BR Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tomorrow night I'll be in an office on the 69th floor of

Re: I Am Pissed!

2003-07-03 Thread zcaballero
Imhave no sympathy for you. After all the years you have spent making photographs you should know better than to bring any film that is of concern to a cheap amateur lab like that. At least you have now learned your lesson - too bad, but you get what you pay for, and you paid for cheap crap!

Re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 03.07.03 15:29, keller.schaefer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What puzzled me was the fact that when looking through the viewfinder the lens in the longest '90' mm position still had a shorter (!) focal lenth than my M 2,0/85. I tried to verify this by mounting the remnants of an old ME Super

Re: lightning

2003-07-03 Thread Herb Chong
the lightning bolt itself is brighter than the sun. you can have very small apertures. you probably want to underexpose the sky by between two and three stops to get it to be near black. otherwise, the lightning won't contrast enough with the background. for such long exposures, you probably

Re: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
Ed Mathews, Cesar Matamoros, Tom Van Veen, 5 of Tom's Assistants http://www.bigdayphoto.com/pdml/uhoh1.htm Hilarious caption!

Re: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
I sent that last email prematurely... actually there's a handful of them that are comical in their own rights. For one, I'd forgotten that Teddy Roosevelt was a devout PDMLer! Aside from that, the one with Cesar peering over your shoulder is hilarious for reasons that I can't even figure out.

Re: Optionally

2003-07-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I second that emotion, Jostein. Bill Owens wrote: You'll not regret it. Mine is in my pants pocket nearly everywhere I go, and for a PS digital it's a great piece of equipment. Bill - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July

Re: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread brooksdj
In switching servers I've tried to clean things up a bit...I've grouped my PDML images in one place: http://www.bigdayphoto.com/pdml How about if we put everyone's PDML group images up here? Cotty, I know you have a few, send them my way...how

Re: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread Eactivist
In switching servers I've tried to clean things up a bit...I've grouped my PDML images in one place: http://www.bigdayphoto.com/pdml How about if we put everyone's PDML group images up here? Cotty, I know you have a few, send them my way...how about the NY and

Re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
Yes, the old FA Power Zoom 28-105 actually went to 101 mm. The Sigma AF 70-200 f2.8 actually goes to 190 mm. or so. It is common practice. Still I regard the FA 24-90 as a fine lens. Like you, I do not care for the built quality. Joe

RE: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This has started me wondering, do California PDMLers ever get together? I know there was one back in 98 or 99...what was the guy's name who worked at SGI? Bearded guy, left the list last year? I remember him being

Re: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread Stephen Moore
tom wrote: I know there was one back in 98 or 99...what was the guy's name who worked at SGI? Bearded guy, left the list last year? I remember him being in the group shot. John Francis? I seem to remember his departure was prompted by a flame war that got personal. (Killer motorsports

RE: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread Doug Brewer
John Francis At 01:24 PM 7/3/03, throwing caution to the wind, tom wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This has started me wondering, do California PDMLers ever get together? I know there was one back in 98 or 99...what was the guy's name who

SV: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Jerome Your editorial work actually has a point. But not a lot of old farts (an expresion covering people stupid enouhg to own some excellent 20 years old lenses) would have to buy the camera to pay for a mechanical aperture simulator, or whatever is missing to make it truely K-mount

Re: shooting fireworks from up high

2003-07-03 Thread arathi-sridhar
hi. use your steadiest tripod, and a cable release. Ive done this only once and very happy with the result. do have a look at http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=149963 and keep enough film - I ran out of film that night !! choice of lenses would be nice too. do take shots of the skyline

RE: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Stephen Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tom wrote: I know there was one back in 98 or 99...what was the guy's name who worked at SGI? Bearded guy, left the list last year? I remember him being in the group shot. John Francis? yep. tv

Re: OT - DPReview reports UK pricing for Olympus E1

2003-07-03 Thread Steve Desjardins
The real strength of this system will be that there is a group out there who really liked the E-10,E-20 system and might like to continue along these lines. I suspect the price will come down quickly to the $1500 dollar level and they may try to make more money on the lenses, which is an old

Re: Saturday

2003-07-03 Thread Steve Desjardins
Oh, sure, you're just showing off that you have a life besides the list. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/03/03 10:14AM If Christine is fit, plan on turning up

Re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread Rüdiger Neumann
Hallo, I just put my FA 1.4/85 and my 24-90 on my camera and compared the field of view on 85 and 90 at infinity. The zoom has a longer focal lenght than the 85, maybe 88? I think that the FA* 85 has a focal lenght of about 85. I compared it also to the FA 2/24. There it looked the same. I think

Re: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread Bruce Dayton
Marnie, Back in the days of Shel, we had one or two gatherings but it has been quite a while. Care to set one up for NorCal PDML'ers? Bruce Thursday, July 3, 2003, 10:15:20 AM, you wrote: EacIn switching servers I've tried to clean things Eac up Eac a

Re: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread Bruce Dayton
tom, He was John. Had the big 250-600 zoom. That was a sight. Bruce Thursday, July 3, 2003, 10:24:13 AM, you wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This has started me wondering, do California PDMLers ever get together? t I know there was

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread Peter Alling
I couldn't have said it better. At 07:40 AM 7/3/03 +0200, you wrote: It would have been better not to have added your two sentences because they simply and absolutely are not true. I, for example, am in the market for a new Pentax DSLR, and I only WILL try to get such a camera in a yard sale

Re: I Am Pissed!

2003-07-03 Thread T Rittenhouse
Unfortunately, in my own experience, price does not neccessarily mean quality from a lab. I have found most so-called pro labs to be very inconsistant. If you find a good one, give them your business. But, 99.9% of the time you can depend on properly processed negatives from the 1 hour labs.

Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Thursday, July 3, 2003, 4:31:51 PM, you wrote: http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/lpdml.html Did you at least get a shot of the waitress? No, but Cotty was obviously having a shot _at_ her... (let's hope La Cottette isn't reading g) -- Cheers, Bob

Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Thursday, July 3, 2003, 3:19:17 PM, you wrote: Is that the outdoor eating area near to Festival Hall? (I forget its name) yes, indeed. Coin Street. -- Cheers, Bobmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: PDML Get-Togethers

2003-07-03 Thread tom
Ok, it's been updated again. http://www.bigdayphoto.com/pdml -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.thomasvanveen.com 301-758-3085

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread Peter Alling
Current pop/rap/soul star, a somewhat overrated actress/singer with about the same talent as Madonna but better looking. (Ok, so Madonna's better looking since she's had a few corrections done too, or she's mellowed with age). At 09:19 AM 7/3/03 +0100, you wrote: But back to the J-Lo thing

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
I couldn't have said it better. Relax. Don't your panties in a bunch.

Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Peter Alling
Gaud, I hope so. At 07:25 AM 7/3/03 -0700, you wrote: Clothes? What clothes?? Do you mean that I should actually wear something apart from the camera hanging from my neck? :-) Gianfranco - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 12:12 PM

Re: Saturday

2003-07-03 Thread Peter Alling
Is that what it is... At 03:26 PM 7/3/03 +0100, you wrote: Apologies, please ignore this thread. Finger trouble. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk To grasp the

No J-Lo, Pampita rules!!! was Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread Albano Garcia
If you think J-Lo is beauty, you must see this: http://www.pampita-ardohain.com.ar/ It's worth some web-surfing. She is awesome Regards Albano --- jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I couldn't have said it better. Relax. Don't your panties in a bunch. = Albano Garcia El Pibe

Re: MC APO Telezenitar-K 300mm f/4.5

2003-07-03 Thread Arnold Stark
I use Netscape 7.0. From the Anzeigen (display) menue I choose Zeichenkodierung and then Kyrillisch (Windows-1251). 35 Russian Rubels are 1 Euro. Arnold Kristian-H. Schuessler schrieb: Hallo Arnold, how do you manage to read from e-mails and and in www russian letters as

RE: lightning

2003-07-03 Thread Brendan MacRae
I agree with f16 aperture but not the 100 speed film. I've used 400 speed print film in the past with really good results. Also, and though it's tricky, a 2-3 second exposure is ideal. After that reciprocity failure creeps in and your color shifts plus the blacks go all milky. Instead of a

SV: *ist D was not production type :-(

2003-07-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi OK metal shells may be better. But I have a 11 years old Z1, (plastic shell) - still working like the day i got it in 1992 - through thousinds of rolls. What more would you expect from a diggie? You may have to buy a new one every 2-4 years anyway, because technology evolves so (too) fast. On

Re: Lens compatibility in perspective (WAS: Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine)

2003-07-03 Thread Peter Alling
Pål When you take a position you defend it even when it's indefensible. The problem is people on the list who don't know better will take your word as gospel. The LX had at least limited but useable compatibility with all previous Pentax made lenses for their 35mm cameras. As a landscape

Re: Lens compatibility in perspective (WAS: Re: D-ist blurb in AmericanPhoto magazine)

2003-07-03 Thread Arnold Stark
Well, the LX can use M42 lenses via the screw mount adapater. With this adapter, the LX can use all M42 lenses at all apertures, and the meter works at all apertures too. There is no such adapter for plain K-mount lenses for the *ist D to achieve the same functionality. However, the *ist D

Re: No J-Lo, Pampita rules!!! was Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread Ed Matthew
If you think J-Lo is beauty, you must see this: http://www.pampita-ardohain.com.ar/ It's worth some web-surfing. She is awesome Regards Albano ...a long way ahead of J Lo. Thanks. Ed _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection

Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine

2003-07-03 Thread Mark Cassino
At 11:17 PM 7/2/2003 -0400, jerome wrote: From the magazine (July / August issue): Those who will bitch and moan about backwards compatibility are likely the same old farts that wouldn’t have bought the camera anyway, unless it was to be found at a yard sale or on eBay for 20% of retail. Pentax

Re: Kodak Gold 100 - RIP

2003-07-03 Thread Mark Cassino
At 11:36 AM 7/3/2003 -0400, Caveman wrote: What would the replacement be ? Or are they dropping 100 completely ? Or is it just a renaming game ? The other day I noticed that the mondo-super-ulta-one-stop store that I use is not stocking ISO 100 color print film. They _do_ have TMax 100 and

SV: lightning

2003-07-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi I recently saw a TV show about an American who made GREAT lightning shots: He was just shooting away - he didn't wait for the flash to appear on the sky. That would be too late anyway. He fired ALL THE TIME - really - pointing at the part of the sky where I believed the lighning show. Using

SV: Future Pentax e-bay classics

2003-07-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Pål Have you got one? Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. juli 2003 17:00 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Future Pentax e-bay classics Chrome MZ-S bodies and black Limited lenses are going to fetch stellar prices on e-bay in the future. You

Re: Kodak Gold 100 - RIP

2003-07-03 Thread Gary L. Murphy
Mark Cassino wrote: The other day I noticed that the mondo-super-ulta-one-stop store Wally World? :-))) -- Later, Gary

Re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread Alan Chan
I always knew my FA77 is actually a FA85. :-) regards, Alan Chan Some weeks ago I inquired here about the FA 24-90 lens quality. Subsequently I bought the lens and shot some film with it. I would rate the optical quality as very reasonable and the mechanical quality as not-so-good. What

Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Lon Williamson
Cotty has, I think, been known to snap pix of waitresses. I seem to remember one on PDML, but I'm too damned lazy to confirm such. Cotty wrote: Did you at least get a shot of the waitress? Letch! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: No J-Lo, Pampita rules!!! was Re: D-ist blurb in AmericanPhoto magazine

2003-07-03 Thread Cotty
If you think J-Lo is beauty, you must see this: http://www.pampita-ardohain.com.ar/ It's worth some web-surfing. She is awesome Needs a comb running through that hair. Also, Pampita is a nice name, but the rest sounds like something you paint on a fence. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: A quick hello from South Bank, London

2003-07-03 Thread Cotty
Cotty has, I think, been known to snap pix of waitresses. I seem to remember one on PDML, but I'm too damned lazy to confirm such. Cotty wrote: Did you at least get a shot of the waitress? Good memory Lon. I'm impressed. http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/portraits/images/pic1.html Cheers,

Re: AF TC?

2003-07-03 Thread Alan Chan
Which are the best AF teleconverters for use with F 100mm macro and the FA 200mm f/2.8? The best TC for FA*200/2.8 is A2X-L, as suggested by Pentax. However, it is not AF. regards, Alan Chan _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses.

Re: Pentax-A 300mm f2.8

2003-07-03 Thread Stephen Moore
Andre Langevin wrote: A little bit over eleven hundreds for a Pentax-A 300mm f2.8. Is this a common price for this lens? Sounds like a bargain...if you want a *green* one. grinning, ducking, and running Stephen

FS: 43mm Limited

2003-07-03 Thread frank theriault
This was recently posted on Leica Users Group, and I received the author's permission to post it here, as some might be interested: [Sorry to break the Friday-posting rule, this is a one-time thing] I was wandering around some used camera stores in Osaka today and found two lenses that are of

Re: Optio S Case;

2003-07-03 Thread Frits Wüthrich
http://www.fotoversand24.de/fotoversand24.htm?vid=3feb3e3c7fac1f70fdc20fda07680a91pid=997tid=shop/4cp=1pmid=1psid=21mid=2sid=3ssid=32ptid=shop/2 399 euro excluding memory card. Are you located in Europe, perhaps the Netherlands based on your name? Regards, Frits On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 13:20,

Sigma 24-70mm EX 2.8 - any experiences?

2003-07-03 Thread adphoto
Is this a good lens optically? I am comparing it to the tokina atx 28-80mm and Sigma 28-70mm and tamron 28-105mm. Much distortion at the 24mm end, is flare well controlled.

Re: Sigma 24-70mm EX 2.8 - any experiences?

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
Firstly, I will readily admit that I haven't shot enough frames with this lens to give a *conclusive* review of it... but I do own it. And I must say that I love this lens thus far! For one (you didn't ask about it, but) the feel and the build quality are definitely to my liking (I'd say the

Re: AF TC?

2003-07-03 Thread Vick, Jason
As far as I know, there are no pentax af tc's. Does anyone have any 3rd party recommendations for these lenses? Jason Sent via wireless messaging device.

Re: Sigma 24-70mm EX 2.8 - any experiences?

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
I wrote: I haven't noticed any distortion I should clarify. I meant that I haven't noticed anything abnormal about the distortion at 24mm. Nothing that you wouldn't expect. And nothing (to me) that says, hey! thats a wide angle lens.. which is what I *don't* want in my landscape shots (i.e.,

Re: AF TC?

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
As far as I know, there are no pentax af tc's. And now you know differently :o) http://www.pentax.co.uk/cgi- bin/pentax.storefront/3f04b3a1007a0f482740c2d886f006a5/Catalog/1023 There's a typo on that page, it should be 1.7x, not 17.x (boy, wouldn't that be interesting). In case the page

Re: 43mm Limited

2003-07-03 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Cheers! Karen Nakamura [EMAIL PROTECTED] p.s. please don't ask me for the name of the store since I'd like to make sure that there's still one of the lenses for me to buy for myself! :-) FWIW - I remember that woman from a RF List, and she seems an honest person. Regards, Lukasz

Re: SV: Future Pentax e-bay classics

2003-07-03 Thread ukasz Kacperczyk
Time to have a nice holiday in Japan and stock up every silver MZ-S you can. This baby is even less common than black Limited. But it sure looks much worse than black ltds. Regards, ukasz

Re: AF TC?

2003-07-03 Thread Vick, Jason
But isn't this the af adapter for mf lenses. The way I understand is that it moves the tc element to make mf lenes af. It does not actually pass the af info to the lens Jason Sent via wireless messaging device.

Re: AF TC?

2003-07-03 Thread jerome
But isn't this the af adapter for mf lenses. The way I understand is that it moves the tc element to make mf lenes af. It does not actually pass the af info to the lens Your understanding is correct. In that respect, I suppose it can be said that it is not a true AF adaptor. Sorry to have

Re: AF TC?

2003-07-03 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 20:26:04 -0400, jerome wrote: Your understanding is correct. In that respect, I suppose it can be said that it is not a true AF adaptor. Sorry to have misled you. However, I wouldn't say that it is totally useless for an AF lens (I use it with an FA 300mm 2.8), as it

Re: Lens compatibility in perspective (WAS: Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine)

2003-07-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen Subject: Lens compatibility in perspective (WAS: Re: D-ist blurb in American Photo magazine) It IS true. You are just an exception. The funny thing is that the *ist D has better compatibility than the LX had when released. The LX was only fully

Re: I Am Pissed!

2003-07-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: zcaballero Subject: Re: I Am Pissed! Imhave no sympathy for you. After all the years you have spent making photographs you should know better than to bring any film that is of concern to a cheap amateur lab like that. At least you have now learned your

Re: *ist D was not production type :-(

2003-07-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: SV: *ist D was not production type :-( Hi OK metal shells may be better. But I have a 11 years old Z1, (plastic shell) - still working like the day i got it in 1992 - through thousinds of rolls. What more would you expect from a

Re: Future Pentax e-bay classics

2003-07-03 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Jul 2003 at 17:00, Pål Jensen wrote: Chrome MZ-S bodies and black Limited lenses are going to fetch stellar prices on e-bay in the future. You just mark my word... Before of after Pentax is no longer? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

Re: FA 24-90 focal length

2003-07-03 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Jul 2003 at 16:50, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: on 03.07.03 15:29, keller.schaefer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting. But read test of this lens in Popular Photography: http://www.popphoto.com/article.asp?section_id=2article_id=327 They rate 24-90 as 24.42-87.14 mm in reality. Who is

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