Havent heard anything on this for a while.
whats the latest news on release?
JCO
on 29.07.03 10:37, J. C. O'Connell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Havent heard anything on this for a while.
whats the latest news on release?
AFAIK it will be available by the end of august, so we should wait another
month.
--
Best Regards
Sylwek
Alan, I meant only a little, very little irony by that sentence. Of course
Fuji is not just yet another company. In fact, their cameras of this class
are getting very attractive to me.
Oh no... that wasn't supposed to be an insult of any sort. Pls don't
misunderstand. Really. :-)
I was
You are totally wrong Alan! It won't be just another August - it will be at
least August 2006 ;-)
2006 Pentax ad - LIMITED 3.1MP Classic digital camera. Only from Pentax~~~
BTW they promised several new digital cameras in this year, so maybe? Yup,
dream on Sylwek...
More exciting products right?
Havent heard anything on this for a while.
whats the latest news on release?
AFAIK it will be available by the end of august, so we should wait another
month.
Or early Sept, which could add another 2 weeks. By the time they were
shipped world wide, it would be the end of Sept, or early Oct. So
on 29.07.03 10:35, Boris Liberman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was somewhat dissatisfied with Fuji 602 camera that one of my
co-workers has. But it seems that the newest offering improves on some
areas that were lacking in Fuji 602.
This new Fuji seems terrific to me too. I might be
The Lower Arrow lake in BC is somewhat smaller on the surface than Loch
Ness, but they don't know precisely how deep it is, as they haven't been
able to find the bottom yet.
Somewhere over 3000 meters, apparently.
William,
A nice story, tho I suspect there is more than a small element of
Cotty, did you by any chance visit Urquhart Castle? Because I understand
there's a new visitor's center there. I was there back in 1993, did the
lake cruise and the Nessie Experience. Had a great time there. Inverness
really is a pretty little town.
Hi Amita,
Didn't actually walk around it - the
The Lower Arrow lake in BC is somewhat smaller on the surface than Loch
Ness, but they don't know precisely how deep it is, as they haven't been
able to find the bottom yet.
...they keep sending people down to look but none have returned...
;-)
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) |
on 29.07.03 10:45, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
2006 Pentax ad - LIMITED 3.1MP Classic digital camera. Only from Pentax~~~
and: You can't go wrong for only $1500! ;-)
More exciting products right? I remember that! Where are they btw?
Don't you like just annouced DigiBino 200? ;-)
--
I don't think they will fall into financial trouble - new digi cameras
(Optio S, Optio 33L and Optio 550) sell very well. But I afraid they will
lost a lot of its image as a photo world company - they could become
cheapo-digito-camero company as it is with HP.
I think that has already happened to
on 29.07.03 10:48, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or early Sept, which could add another 2 weeks. By the time they were
shipped world wide, it would be the end of Sept, or early Oct. So it would
actually be mid Oct. Cool... :-)
By that time, many people who wanted to buy small and
Hi!
Oh no... that wasn't supposed to be an insult of any sort. Pls don't
misunderstand. Really. :-)
Ok, will do. In fact it is often happens to me - without being able to
hear your actual intonation ... Sometimes I tend to misunderstand
things.
I don't understand the 602 that much. I mean,
Hi,
Could anyone tell me something about (zoom)lenses for the Pentax ES
camera??? It's a Pentax camera created in 1972 so there isn't much
information on the internet about it. Please help me
Bye, Joris Oosterhuis
Hi!
Or early Sept, which could add another 2 weeks. By the time they were
shipped world wide, it would be the end of Sept, or early Oct. So it
would actually be mid Oct. Cool... :-)
You mean Cool as in later autumn weather, don't you? grin
I can see now why MZ-D got cancelled. Perhaps the
I bought mint in box from a US seller 2 years ago for $960. I sold a year
later (sniff) when I shed a load of gear pay for digital and received
$1150 (£750) [exchange rate then] from a UK buyer. You might pick up a
well beaten example for 500 bucks? Worth paying more for a good one.
There is no
What bothers me most is that Super CCD has probably 4th generation coming
up. Nikon developed their own version of CMOS for fast shooting and Sony
announced 8MP sensor if I am not mistaken. Pentax's camera is already old
even before it came out.
Their rather slow progress sure makes us
Hi!
Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
By that time, many people who wanted to buy small and light DSLR will
choose
Canon Rebel D (rumoured wide lately). It will appear two months
before *istD
and will be 400$ cheaper... Oh, did I mention that it will accept
every EF
lens that have
on 29.07.03 10:53, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think that has already happened to Pentax. Many people have considered
Pentax as a cheap brand even before the digital era.
Unfortunately thay have built such a image for many years. This reminds me
conversation between my friend (MX
By that time, many people who wanted to buy small and light DSLR will
choose
Canon Rebel D (rumoured wide lately). It will appear two months before
*istD
and will be 400$ cheaper... Oh, did I mention that it will accept every EF
lens that have been produced in the last 20 years???
Yeah, the
on 29.07.03 10:58, Boris Liberman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sylwek, do you really want me that much to jump ships? grin
No i don't. I am just a little pesimistic sometimes ;-) Let's wait and see
if rumoured *istD will appear in shops as promised... BTW someone
mentioned on PDML, that by that
Sylwek, do you really want me that much to jump ships? grin
Actually not a bad idea if you have some cool Pentax gears to unload here
before you jump. I would provide you a float if you like. :-)
regards,
Alan Chan
_
MSN 8 with
she: Pentax? But I wanted a good camera...
That hurts... @_@
regards,
Alan Chan
_
Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
No i don't. I am just a little pesimistic sometimes ;-) Let's wait and see
if rumoured *istD will appear in shops as promised... BTW someone
mentioned on PDML, that by that time some new interesting accessories
should
appear (I hope for AF500FGZ... or something like that - stronger flash with
on 29.07.03 11:15, Alan Chan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Perhaps they would tease us with some interesting eyecups, magnifier or
anglefinder.
And new camera straps with enlarged pockets would be nice. You could hide in
these pockets not only hot shoe cover but even Ø67mm lens cap too ;-)
--
And new camera straps with enlarged pockets would be nice. You could hide
in
these pockets not only hot shoe cover but even Ø67mm lens cap too ;-)
Right, something like Pentax Badge Strap FB. Another world first. :-)
regards,
Alan Chan
Hi!
Actually not a bad idea if you have some cool Pentax gears to unload
here before you jump. I would provide you a float if you like. :-)
My gear inventory is rather modest:
ZX-L + Battery Grip
ME Super (recently kinda CLA'ed)
FA 50/1.7
M 35/2.8
Tak K 135/2.5
Panagor MC
Soligor 70-222/3.5
I'll keep the float... for now. :-)
regards,
Alan Chan
My gear inventory is rather modest:
ZX-L + Battery Grip
ME Super (recently kinda CLA'ed)
FA 50/1.7
M 35/2.8
Tak K 135/2.5
Panagor MC
Soligor 70-222/3.5 Manual Focus
Sigma 28-135/3.8-5.6 IF AF
Some more minor stuff... But then if you want
Hi!
I've been reading Penta Club forums, you know grin. After all it
comes only naturally to me - Pentax and Russian grin. There I saw
for the first time this strange notion - mid range zoom lens.
Let's see -
28-70/2.8 is top of the line or flagship.
28-105/3.2-4.5 or 28-105 PZ - consumer
Hi Boris,
on 29 Jul 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
28-70/2.8 is top of the line or flagship.
28-105/3.2-4.5 or 28-105 PZ - consumer grade, low range.
24-90/3.2-4.5 - mid range?
Does it make sense? Is indeed 24-90 is league above 28-105's and full
league below 28-70/2.8? Why only now? It seems
- Original Message -
From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: where's the *istD?
Oh, did I mention that it will accept every EF
lens that have been produced in the last 20 years???
My understanding that the *istD will
Fra: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Observations on this month's bw PUG:
...
Alan's clock shot is nifty. Not one I would have thought to take. Same
with Thrane's ER5 composition.
A late thank you for noticing (a cold and rainy holiday in the mountains is over), I
like looking for
On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, Bill Owens wrote:
Also, I hope to be able to attach my M 100/4.0 Macro to an *ist D at the GFM
Camera Clinic next month. I'm thinking that if the aperture control button
is taped down, the *istD will be usable in stop down metering mode.
I have not read much about the
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2942889046category=30030
vbg
-ciao,
frank
--
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert
Oppenheimer
Hi ya'll,
I am eagerly awaiting my new FA 24-90, should be here tomorrow! Just
wondering if anyone has had problems w/ using regular filters w/ the WA end
of the lens OR if I need to invest in the *thin* profile filters. Thanks
group!
John Lingelbach
Joris,
You know you need the Super-Multi-Coated or SMC versions to get full aperture
priority functions on the prime lenses. I don't know how this works on the
zooms as I have a SMC f 4-5/85-210 zoom that does not carry the 2nd pin on the
screwmount.
From an old Honeywell Pentax (USA - 8/73)
Ugh.. the lizard skin looks horrible but I'd be more worried about what
that iguana is doing crawling all over a CL :-)
cheers
Dave
Original Message:
-
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 07:25:17 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: OT: A Leica for
Fra: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2942889046category=30030
vbg
-ciao,
frank
Reminds me of an advice I got many years ago when wanting to buy a used car: Beware
of to many stickers! They are there to hide something that would
if you only put one, any regular 67mm filter will be fine.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: John Lingelbach [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 07:45
Subject: Filters for FA 24-90?
Hi ya'll,
I am eagerly awaiting my new FA 24-90, should be here
I expect solid news to start circulating next week.
At 04:37 AM 7/29/03, throwing caution to the wind, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
Havent heard anything on this for a while.
whats the latest news on release?
JCO
I know this has been done to death,and i apologize,but a quick
question.
Is it UPS or Fedex that has the ridicules broker charges when something is shipped from
the USA to Canada.
Saw something i like at Adorama and they ship UPS
UPS..
They will literally bend you over and give you a full body cavity search.
I called them up to find out their brokerage fee on a $25 USD Contax filter
-
it was going to be $20 CDN.
FedEx has never given me too much of a problem with respect to brokerage
fees.
Dave
Original Message:
One month is long time to see if D*ist is introduced. As it was mentioned
Canon can introduce new dslr which will cost no more than 1000$ and again
Pentax is off the boat. I believe that when Pentax introduce D*ist C/N can
lower the price of their D10 and D10 since so far they have made a profit
You are totally wrong Alan! It won't be just another August - it will be at
least August 2006 ;-)
2006 Pentax ad - LIMITED 3.1MP Classic digital camera. Only from Pentax~~~
BTW they promised several new digital cameras in this year, so maybe? Yup,
dream on Sylwek...
More exciting
I'm forever missing PUG. Anyway this one might not quite fit because there is
a hint of colour. Comments appreciated.. Lots of manipulation. Started out as
a colour shot, played with in photoshop and Painter to get the effect.
Thanks vic
http://hometown.aol.ca/pentxuser/miketara.html
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 8:39 AM
Subject: RE: OT:Which charges broker fees
Yes, agreed.
Purolator is decent BUT if you're not at home they'll continually try to
deliver the package for what seems like an eternity
- Original Message -
From: J. C. O'Connell
Subject: where's the *istD?
Havent heard anything on this for a while.
whats the latest news on release?
It will be released at the Ulan Bator show.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk
Subject: Re: News from DPReview
Anyway, with each such
announcement one has to admit that Pentax is getting deeper and deeper
into trouble.
I don't think they will fall into financial trouble - new digi cameras
(Optio S, Optio 33L
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 3:19 AM
Subject: OT:Which charges broker fees
I know this has been done to death,and i apologize,but a quick
question.
Is it UPS or Fedex that has the ridicules broker charges
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think we'll se a 1D replacement, maybe called a 3D? 1.3 multiplier,
6 to 9 megs. That camera has to be fast, so the sensor won't be huge.
This is the only segment they're feeling any pressure in, as the D2H
comes to market.
Yep. That's the first Canon DSLR I'd
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
Havent heard anything on this for a while.
whats the latest news on release?
Pentax have probably been waiting for the discussion on this
list to come to a close, so that they can finalise which
features to incorporate and which ones to drop.
vbg
John
I guess we'll find out next week.
At 10:28 AM 7/29/03, throwing caution to the wind, Rob Brigham wrote:
Inside info, or optimistic deduction?
-Original Message-
From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 29 July 2003 14:12
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: where's the
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk
But I afraid they will
lost a lot of its image as a photo world company - they could become
cheapo-digito-camero company as it is with HP.
Why not, they are already there with the SLR film cameras.
Didn't they get into
Alan Chan wrote:
Perhaps they would tease us with some interesting eyecups, magnifier or
anglefinder.
Rumours has it that Mr. Harakiri is working on the 1.77x anglefinder and
2.43x magnifier. Both limited. US will get the silver edition as usual.
A limited eyecup, made from aluminum, is also in
whickersworld [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
Havent heard anything on this for a while.
whats the latest news on release?
Pentax have probably been waiting for the discussion on this
list to come to a close, so that they can finalise which
features to incorporate and which
On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is it UPS or Fedex that has the ridicules broker charges when something
is shipped from the USA to Canada. Saw something i like at Adorama and
they ship UPS and don't even ask for USPS etc etc.
UPS Standard Service.
But the brokerage fee is included
William,
Sorry I tweaked you, but I stand by my assertion that making good
photographs with a Pentax camera does not depend on the exclusive use of
Pentax OEM lenses. Maybe I'm crazy, but I sure I've made good photos
with a Spotmatic with a Zeiss lens mounted. Or with an MX with a lowly
Vivitar
-- Christian Skofteland wrote:
--
-- Just got home from another DC-PDML outing. This time it
-- was just myself,
-- Cesar Matamoros and Stephen Moore. Much Dogfish Head was
-- consumed along
-- with chili in various forms at the Hard Times Cafe in College Park,
-- Maryland.
--
-- Always a
So I am the fourth. Constant good results troughout the range. And good
bokeh, for nearby objects, too - see my july pug entry
http://pug.komkon.org/03jul/green.html
Regards
Bernd
---original message--
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:01:22 +0200
From:
By and large, 35mm IS for amateurs and hobbyists. Each time I do a
shoot that involves both my 67 and 35mm, I come a step closer to
getting rid of all my 35mm gear. It just doesn't even come close to
the image quality that I have come to expect from the medium format,
and the digital front is
In a message dated 29/07/03 18:25:00 GMT Daylight Time, Mark writes:
Pentax USA's national sales meeting is next week. Reps will get their
*ist-D sales training there. There are RUMOURS about them getting *ist-D
samples but they're only rumours, at this point.
remarkably clued-up, Mark. D'ya
Yes I know, not timely but on topic since we just had a DC PDML gathering.
Either you guys wait for me, or I will have to place an order. The question
is - with whom will the order be safer?
Still roving,
César
Panama City, Florida
in Baltimore, Maryland
-- -Original Message-
-- From:
Cotty,
I am gob-smacked!
Never did I imagine I would be listed in this thread. I humbly bow with
reddened face...
I will have to let my parents know that they did allright with the naming...
I reciprocate in saying that I have learned quite a few things from your
posts the least is not
-- -Original Message-
-- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 4:54 AM
--
-- OK, based on Jostein's response, and Mr. Cotty, and some of
-- the other
-- meanderings here on the PDML, I hereby propose that we
-- start planning
-- for a World PDML Party to be
So, I can take the credit for the reports of your trip - I accept it with
much honor...
I have noted though that you have raised the bar on those reports. My
piddly little paragraphs are no match for your eloquence...
But I will humbly continue to keep all interested informed of my
Just a note. Here are some pictures I took with a Sony S75 of #1 Son's wedding.
(Some of you will remember his bout with testicular cancer 3 years ago.)
http://members.aol.com/dontmailbob/TBA.jpg
http://members.aol.com/dontmailbob/TBB.jpg
http://members.aol.com/dontmailbob/TBC.jpg
thru
But will any of these more potent beverages show up at the GFM Camera
Clinic?
Hint hint, Tom
Bill
-- -Original Message-
-- From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:06 PM
--
-- As we all (don't?) know, Dogfish Head Shelter Pale Ale is
My order for an ordinary standard eyecup for my MZ-S is close to 5 months
and still have not got it. So how long would you reckon it takes to get a
limited version
Henk Terhell
A limited eyecup, made from aluminum, is also in the workings.
cheers,
caveman
You don't want to see me with a bottle of rum in my hand.
tv
-Original Message-
From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 1:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Drinks for DC-PDML (was Time)
But will any of these more potent beverages show up
So, put the bottle of Rum in my hand.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: Drinks for DC-PDML (was Time)
You don't want to see me with a bottle of rum in my hand.
tv
-Original
At 12:13 PM 7/29/2003 +0400, Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
Two very fascinating cameras just announced:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0307/03072903finepixs5000.asp -
3 MP sensor (6 MP interpolated, 10x optical zoom)
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0307/03072902finepixs7000.asp
6 MP sensor (12 MP
At a local shop, Kerrisdale Camera in Victoria, I was told that the *ist-D
would be available soon. This shop lists the 10D for $2499 and the D100
for $2699, bodies only. The *ist-D will be $2899, body and FAJ 18-35 lens.
All prices in Canadian dollars. Their prices on the C and N cameras seem
Hey Pat,
I think that the price is bang on - the prices of those other bodies (10D
and D100) are the same here in Toronto.
If the Pentax is coming in at $2899 CDN vs the Canon 10D at $2499 CDN, I
would think that people outside of the Pentax camp would be hard pressed to
switch or try the
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul
Stenquist) wrote:
The 135 lens is probably not a Super Multi Coated version.
... but if it is, check to see if the knurled ear at the rear of the
lens is set to auto, rather than manual. If you've managed to set the
lens to stopped-down
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott
Nelson) wrote:
What's a fair price for one of these anyway?
I got mine about six weeks ago on eBay for US$540, plus shipping and
paying the vendor's PayPal surcharge. That auction actually got
somewhat tense, but there seemed to be only
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joe
Wilensky) wrote:
I had a KX for a while, and from what I remember, it was a bit louder
than either of my MXes. I remember wondering if the mirror lockup on
the KX made much difference, since the whole shutter release
operation sounded
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andre Langevin) wrote:
Third party zooms are your best choice as only the rare 45-125mm
Takumar will work at full aperture. I'm afraid I'm not the one who
could suggest some good third party zooms.
Third-party zooms with full-aperture
Nice one just went on ebay for $933.84 Canadian or US$674.13.
And like John says...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Someone else can have it when they pry it from my cold,
dead fingers.
Regards, Bob S.
How much is a Canon 18-35 lens?
At 04:05 PM 7/29/03, throwing caution to the wind, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Pat,
I think that the price is bang on - the prices of those other bodies (10D
and D100) are the same here in Toronto.
If the Pentax is coming in at $2899 CDN vs the Canon 10D at
You appear to have developed a list to starboard.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: DC PDML #9
-- Christian Skofteland wrote:
Hi;
Thanks to all who responded to the copyright symbol © question I had a few
days ago. Playing around I found that different 4 digit numbers (with alt
button depressed) produce different characters. Does anyone know if there is
a log or guide or something that lists which numbers produce which
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:18:09 +0200, Jostein wrote:
That said, I think the idea of a global PDML gathering is absolutely
fantastic. Europe is fine by me, and Amsterdam is one very valid
option. In fact, any of the Western Europe capitols could be good
suggestions; London, Paris, Berlin,
On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:01:39 -0400, Butch Black wrote:
Thanks to all who responded to the copyright symbol © question I had a few
days ago. Playing around I found that different 4 digit numbers (with alt
button depressed) produce different characters. Does anyone know if there is
a log or
Unfortunately, being retarded...er retired, makes something like this
difficult for us. However, if it were someplace where the airline I retired
from flies too, and if they haven't gone belly up by then, there's a faint
possibility
Hopefully though, the war department will by then be in a
Here is a list of the world's deepest lakes.
http://www.nps.gov/crla/brochures/deeplakes.htm
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: Letter from
Here are a few of our son's wedding taken with our Optio S:
http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?Page=1
Bill
Late next month I'll be receiving radioactive seed implants to treat
prostate cancer. Any suggestions on how to see if this small amount of
radiation will fog film? I'm thinking sitting in a dark room, pressing a
lens against the affected area and exposing a few frames. Do you folks
think the
Pentax does make the lens for HP cameras. My sister-in-law
just bought one and it said SMC Pentax on the lens(e) (variation) ;)
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
caveman wrote with burnt fire stick:
Didn't they get into digital as a lens maker for HP cameras ?
cheers,
caveman
-Original Message-
From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Late next month I'll be receiving radioactive seed implants to treat
prostate cancer. Any suggestions on how to see if this
small amount of
radiation will fog film? I'm thinking sitting in a dark
room, pressing a
Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 29 Jul 2003 at 11:27, Mark Roberts wrote:
Sounds about right. The official embargo date is some time in late
August. Reviewers like DP Review will have samples before then but
aren't allowed to reveal anything until the embargo date. It wouldn't
A Canon L 16-35 lens is about $1300 USD.
That's 2.8 throughout.
Compare the quality to anything close to what Pentax offers.
The closest item is a 17-28 3.5-4.5 zoom - which is $435 USD - and slower
and not as wide a range.
Or if you want to compare a similar pro Pentax lens, the closest they can
If I use color film, will it glow green?
Bill
- Original Message -
From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 8:42 PM
Subject: RE: Odd request
-Original Message-
From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Late next month I'll be
On 29 Jul 2003 at 20:51, Mark Roberts wrote:
Pentax Corp.
It keeps the competition from knowing the details of what the camera can
do until as late as possible.
What to stave off embarrassment until the last minute? :-)
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10
On 29 Jul 2003 at 20:10, Bill Owens wrote:
Late next month I'll be receiving radioactive seed implants to treat
prostate cancer. Any suggestions on how to see if this small amount of
radiation will fog film? I'm thinking sitting in a dark room, pressing a
lens against the affected area and
Nicely said Bill.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
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From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Drinks for DC-PDML (was Time)
So, put the bottle of Rum in my hand.
Bill
- Original
It seems that Lower Arrow Lake, British Columbia is around 590 feet deep:
http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/explore/kootenays/central/lowerarrow.htm
Of course, Mr. Robb may be talking about another Lower Arrow Lake. Or, possibly
he's pulling our collective chains - nah, Bill would never do
Hey, Bill,
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T DO IT WITH A PENTAX!
I don't ever want to see the results in PUG.
vbg
cheers,
frank
Bill Owens wrote:
If I use color film, will it glow green?
--
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert
Butch, you need a guide to the Character Set you are using in Windows. Each
is different in the range 128-255, whereas characters 0-127 are pretty much
standard. I don't readily know of a source on the Web - the older guides to
MS-DOS always had them in tables at the back of the book, but this
But, seriously, Bill,
I didn't know about your illness. Let me send my best kharma your way
(OM OMM) (that's supposed to be, like, Tibetan Buddhist
chanting or something) for a speedy recovery. Here's hoping the treatments
work their magic (glow or not).
cheers,
frank
Iceland seems to me to be one of the coolest places in the world. I'd
love to go there some day - and not just to meet Bjork (I know I've
mentioned her before, but she's just so cute in a very bizarre and weird
way!).
Problem with Iceland is, I've heard, that air tickets there are
incredibly
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