Paul Stregevsky, a long-time Pentaxer (who still follows the PDML as
a lurker) has asked me to forward...
An email acquaintance of mine in New York,
Christopher Platt ... needs to sell off some of his gear. Can you
kindly post his offerings to PDML?
Pentax MX chrome (just CLAed)
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, graywolf wrote:
Since forever. Or maybe, it is more accurate to say they are both Mosaic
derivatives. Gates and company never give credit where due.
Help -- About Internet Explorer.
There are very few graphical web browsers that are not based upon Mosaic.
anders
Hi Cesar,
November/December in England?
Yup, we got 'em here too!
Mi casa tu casa :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps
_
Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Jose R. Rodriguez schrieb:
Thomas,
It may have been the SMC-K Pentax 1000mm f/11 Reflex, but if my memory is
correct, I believe I saw one of these monsters at the camera store where I
bought my MX (Darkroom Camera in Beaumont, TX) back in 1985. The shop
owner was the father of a friend
On 11 Sep 2003 at 15:22, mike wilson wrote:
Cokin do a bigger system now, called X-Pro. I think it is about 100mm
wide.
I compared the prices of the X-pro system with the other large
systems, and it's the same price class as Lee.
Pricewise, I'd take a good look at the Hitec system. Don't
This guy calls himself CLOVER.
Anyone remember PentaxClover from the PDML a while back?
Wonder if this is the same person...
Jostein
On 11 Sep 2003 at 18:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For the first time in my life, I wish I spoke French.
CW
- Original Message -
From: Cotty [EMAIL
The extra beer was already there, to be honest.
Today I'm glad I didn't have the last one...:-)
It's a long travel from Oxford to downtown London in the rush
hours.
But I guess I better pay attention to my immediate surroundings...
Cheers,
Jostein
-- Original Message
i just bought a Sigma 50-500mm f4-6.3 and both the matched 1.4x and 2x
extenders. i bought it with a Gitzo 1325 CF tripod and a 1377M ball head. so
long as i use mirror lockup, 1000mm is a piece of cake. if i were to stack
the extenders, i think it would still work OK. composing and locking the
Arnold wrote:
AS comparable. In their test reports they clearly state that the results
AS for lenses of different speeds cannot be compared directly.
Really Arnold, then what good are these results for!? After all,
people are more likely to decide between different lenses of the
same
Alan wrote:
Can it use the IR beam of the inner flash (or an external dedicated flash)
as a focus aid even if I don't intent to use the flash?
AC You must use AF500FTZ then, the built-in flash won't do that. Don't know
AC about AF360FGZ.
Affirmative. The projected pattern area is larger
Hi,
Looks like Mail-Archive has croaked again. A few double posts and then
difficulty accessing pages; now no access at all.
mike
A good clip would be one from RoboCop:
Glitch? You call this a glitch?
Really, Paul?
Your cat died? That's too bad.
In the overall scheme of things, pets may not seem to be such a big deal, but
they really are.
I'm sorry to hear of your loss.
regards,
frank
Paul Stenquist wrote:
What a lousy day. First thing the cat died. Then the car wouldn't start.
how the
I agree that MTF charts may be more meaningful than global numeric
results. CF does display those MTF charts, however, I cannot post them
here And there really is a strong correlation betwenn the MTF charts
and CF's global numeric results.
I also agree that it would be a lot more helpful
Hi, Paul,
Well, I don't have an F, but I've got several Spotties.
I think I'd love the open-aperture metering (although Ive gotten quite used to
stop-down
metering on the SP's), but what I don't like is the fact that the meter comes one as
soon as the
lens cap comes off.
So, if you walk
Hi,
Well, some months I critique my faves, once in a while I do them all - it depends on my
time and inclination. I don't think I've done it in a few months, mostly because my
monitor only does bw, I'm too cheap to buy a new one, and I feel uncomfortable
commenting on colour pics if I can't see
Now?
Only from my twisted perspective!
Peter
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Perhaps I should resurrect my 2001 theme for Windows a highlight of which was
the voice of HAL stating I'm sorry Dave I can't do that. Whenever
an error was encountered.
I had sound bites from HHGttG.
The machine came up to the Hi There! This is
Sid,
See Wm. Robb's LX Gallery from the PUG.
I thought the same thing when I photographed a line-up
with MX, KX, Spotmatic, and LXen.
The LX returns to a bigger body size.
http://pug.komkon.org/LX_Gallery/Brace.jpg
Regards, Bob S.
From: Sid Barras [EMAIL PROTECTED]
After an interminable
Still For Sale:
A70-210/f4 SMC A Macro (58mm)
In excellent cosmetic condition. Focus and zoom is firm and smooth.
Some lateral play in zoom ring. Appears to have a couple of specks of dust
inside but nothing that has bothered me. Glass has no scratches or haze and
insides are fungus free.
Currently, KEH has a few for the low hundreds, and one engraved chrome
for $119 USD.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In New England, however, and particularly in Boston, the one central piece
of land, often a green area, is referred to as a Commons, even though it
is only one place.
Fred wrote:
Well, actually there is indeed only one Common - it's called
Boston Common (or, the Boston Common) (not to be
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Well, I actually did double check with my friend who wrote the Trivia and
Fact book - Yes, he said, Common was proper but also it is commonly (no
pun...) referred to as
the Commons. It seems to be a common mistake.
It's not really a mistake; both are proper, although
Last chance on a few really good user screwmount items before they go
to eBay. Make an offer if you don't like the price:
(Prices are listed at the end of the list, and I'll offer bargains if
you buy several items. Shipping/insurance will be free in the
continental U.S., and I'll contribute
The bills are rolling in for the unexpected computer purchase necessitated
by my old one blowing up. So, here are a few items offered for sale.
General Terms - buyer pays shipping and insurance, 7 day inspection period
upon receipt (buyer pays return shipping but receives full refund of
... I also have a Pentax hard lens case for the SMC-A 70-210 f/4 in
EX- condition. If anyone wants it, $10 including shipping
(continental U.S.) will do. I originally picked it up thinking that I
could use it for my SMC-F 70-210, but the F lens is actually quite a
bit more compact.
Joe
--
Joe
Hello PDML-ers!
Thanks to PDML-er Arnold Stark, I should have an *ist D to test out
tonight and tomorrow. I will not have software for the camera, but I
should be able to mount the CF card on my computer and transfer the JPGs
that way. I am sure many of you would like to see full-resolution
I have room, email me and I'll give you an ftp account
if you still need it.
__
Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Hi,
Haven't taken a vacation in 13 years. Want to visit Big Bend National Park
in late October. Anyone ever been there at that time of year? Flying in to
Midland and renting a car to get the park.
Jim A.
Hi All
Seen some traffic on LX service/CLAs.
I have just received my second LX back from service at:
Asahi Photo in Wembley UK.
I can report that contrary to the reports I seem to see of horror stories
elsehwere, these people seem to really care.
Both bodies were returned not just CLAed but with
I think such a loosely organized critique circle might be fun to start up
again
though. Anyone interested?
cheers,
frank
Sure. But one little hitch. I organize a critique sort of board in another
realm, another genre -- one that gives out assignments. And believe me the
little hitch isn't
This is interesting. What strikes me is the absolute smoothness of the
digital images and the very very grainy film ones. If all this is correct I
want the *ist!
http://www.mindspring.com/~focalfire/DigitalvsFilm.html
http://www.tawbaware.com/film_digital.htm
:-)
Paul Delcour
Hallo Boz,
is a preproduction camera or is it already the final version.
It will be interessting to get a report from you, as you have allready
a lot of experence with your 10D.
Looking forward to your review!
regards
Rüdiger
Von: Bojidar Dimitrov [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello PDML-ers!
Thanks to
Hi!
A friend of mine is looking for prism for Bronica ETR SE 645 camera.
If you happen to know anyone who's selling such an item, I would very
much appreciate if you contacted me off list. Well, of course, he
would appreciate it even more if he would get the prism.
Thanks in advance.
Boris
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The machine came up to the Hi There! This is Eddie, youur shipboard computer!
The Error sound was Marvin saying What an incredibly stupid machine.
Shutdown (or was that window close?) was Pleased to be of service!
My preferences run to Red Dwarf
Paul Delcour [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have the SMC 85/1.8 and absolutely love it.
Ditto! That one, and the SMC 24/2.8 are the two lenses that by
default live in my camera bag -- one of them on the LX, the other
easily at hand. Anything else gets taken along for some specific
reason.
-tih
There is an old stone church at the base of the Hancock tower. The
tower is highly reflective glass and the church had a marvelous
reflection in the glass. It's a much taken shot but it's worth the
effort to see the real thing and try you hand at it. I think it's near
the Copley Square T-stop.
Not as thorough as DP Review or some other sites but it's a start:
http://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/tests/testdetail.cfm?test_id=267
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
As soon as I get my *ist-D I plant to put up images myself, too.
There will be no problem putting up full-resolution TIFFs from
raw images; as long as I stay under a gigabyte or so my web host
won't even notice the extra space, and there is no traffic limit.
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Well, I actually did double check with my friend who wrote the Trivia and
Fact book - Yes, he said, Common was proper but also it is commonly (no
pun...) referred to as
the Commons. It seems to be a common mistake.
It's not really a
Kinda OT but I'm cleaning up my computer room and have a sound card to
sell: Turtle Beach Montego II with the optional digital I/O board. This
includes SPDIF digital inputs and outputs (both coaxial and optical).
This sound card cost me over $200.00 when I bought it (mail order) a few
years ago.
What difference does it make? They no longer allow you to pasture your
livestock there, so is not really a village commons grin.
Interestingly enough my ditionary only lists it as commons, but uses
common in the definition. So the PDML are not the only ones confused
about the term
I've been there in early spring and its very nice at that time. October
should also be very nice, it might be pretty green in some places, due
to rain, a rare sight in those parts. Make sure you go into the Chisos
mountain basin, and if you can, stay at the Chisos Mountain Lodge. Its
very
Well, what strikes me is the lack of detail in the digital print. On the
second site I only got as far as noticing that they were showing
images of newsprint. If your are going to do that why not compare a
copier image to a copy film image. However the contrast in the film
images is better.
I've been teaching myself digital camera jargon in preparation
for a *istD. Finding that some cameras have CMOS sensors, and
others have a CCD, I did some searching and found some useful
web pages:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera3.htm
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Delcour) wrote:
I have the SMC 85/1.8 and absolutely love it. It may not be full
portrait, but the 1.8 gives a lot of candid opportunities with
little light. Great to observe people and snap.
Hear, hear. Lovely bit of glass. For a while
-Original Message-
From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am getting real tired of digital vs. film arguments by
people who have
no idea what they are comparing. Digital has reached the
point where it
is professionally acceptable (ask TV if his customers have
any complaints).
Why? You goin' 8x10? :^)
CRB
From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: OT: 4x5 for auction
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=15247item=2950658227
FS Friday!
It's not pentax, but though some of you might want to try 4X5 cheap!!!
Laters,
JCO
--
--
Collin
Ah! I thought TV was...
Very nice photo's TV, just the way I like 'm.
:-)
Paul Delcour
From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:53:48 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Digital versus film
Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Resent-Date: Fri, 12
TV,
just for the record: why do people prefer digital 95% of the time? Any
striking reason?
:-)
Paul Delcour
From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:53:48 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Digital versus film
Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually I did buy an 8X10 recently but
I have 4 4X5 cameras and thats too many
hence the sale.
I plan on trying contact printing
the 8x10 negs, NO Digital, No Enlarger!!!
JCO
J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL
-Original Message-
From: Paul Delcour [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
TV,
just for the record: why do people prefer digital 95% of
the time? Any
striking reason?
They look sharper and they enlarge better. When you enlarge negs,
there's a point at which the print starts falling apart. I
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I was really just trying to stretch out the puns with common mistake :) I
lived in Main a bit and have spent a great deal of time in the Boston area -
always said COMMONS myself because that was what I heard :) Anyway, you and I
seem to be in agreement, Dan :)
Perhaps
Does the istD come with RAW software? If I were to buy a jap import,
would I get an english version of the software? Is this kind of stuff
downloadable normally?
-Original Message-
From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 12 September 2003 18:50
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does the istD come with RAW software?
So says the what's in the box information. We'll see.
If I were to buy a jap import, would I get an english version of the software?
Nope.
Is this kind of stuff downloadable normally?
Sometimes. Or go the third-part route; Some of the
graywolf,
All I can say, is that I am more than pleased with my 67 stuff -
plenty of details (way more than 35mm or 6mp DSLR). I have my little
Optio S for quick snaps. At some point I'm sure that I will get a
DSLR, but for the time being, I'll stick with film and what it has to
offer me (when
Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does the istD come with RAW software?
Yes.
If I were to buy a jap import, would I get an english version of the software?
Hmm. Interesting question. It's likely that they'd include all language
versions of the software on the same CD, just to simplify
The most recent DCCT has an article on one of the New Fuji print films by
Ctein.
He makes an interesting observation about scanning negatives.
I put the interesting bit on my website at:
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Ctein_art.html
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: J. C. O'Connell
Subject: RE: OT: 4x5 for auction
I plan on trying contact printing
the 8x10 negs, NO Digital, No Enlarger!!!
I think this is the best way to print negatives.
William Robb
Cheers, and thanks to john for response too. I am hoping mark is right
about the language versions though. The cost difference isnt that great
to me, but there is a saving, and I would get to support an all round
good guy and Pentax fan.
Looks like I just got clearance from my financial
My salesman at Kerrisdale cameras has told me the release date has
been delayed yet again until the end of September. He didn't say,
however, what year that will be. We've been waiting for a damn digital
camera since, what, Spring 2001? I wonder how many P people will bail
in the meantime.
It's not just a New England thing, Dan (and everyone else). In Halifax, they
have a large piece of land near downtown called The Commons As Tom alluded
to, it was originally a common grazing area for the livestock of the town
dwellers. I'm sure that it would have been an idea that was brought
- Original Message -
From: Cameron Hood
Subject: *ist D delayed again
My salesman at Kerrisdale cameras has told me the release date has
been delayed yet again until the end of September. .
More to the point, has the bet been decided yet?
William Robb
Thanks, Steve,
I was actually just thinking about that case this week, wondering if there
were any developments. I guess there were.
Appreciate the link.
cheers,
frank
Steve Desjardins wrote:
For those of you who are interested, the most recent developments in the
Roanoke Times:
Funny, my salesguy has told me that my camera is on the way and should be in
the store by Monday
He could be lying to me of course but he said he got a tracking number.
Christian
- Original Message -
From: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday,
Hi Frank,
No, not really. I was just exercising my right to change the subject
:-).
However, my last cat did die a couple of years ago. He was a stray we
lured into the house back when we lived in New Jersey. He must have
been at least twenty when he departed. I could tell he was going to
die.
Hi, Bill,
I would say so...
I can't remember, was it you and tv? And who said there'd be a Pentax dlsr
by Sept 1?
Anyone want to bet on Sept 1, 2004? vbg
cheers,
frank
William Robb wrote:
More to the point, has the bet been decided yet?
William Robb
--
The optimist thinks this is the
Hi Frank,
I'm good about caps. i only take them off when I know I'm going to
shoot. So I don't have a problem with SPf batteries, but I could see
how it could be a problem for others. I have two early spotties,
including a motor drive version, but not Spotmatic IIs. I think I would
like that
- Original Message -
From: Brendan
Subject: Re: Digital versus film
I have a 4000 dpi scanner, and not even 800 iso film
looks that grainy! yes digital capture is cleaner but
if you shoot 100 iso slide film like provia, or astia
you'll not see any grain at 4000 dpi, I love these
Hi group,
Since I'm a (what I consider) a novice at photography, I don't do this
professionally, I really am not knowledgeable about terms, etc.,
My camera is an SLR, or what I've always thought of as a 35mm camera, one of
the lens that act as a regular lens with limited macro says it's a 58mm
- Original Message -
From: Charlton Vaughan
Subject: Camera size and lens size.
Hi group,
Since I'm a (what I consider) a novice at photography, I don't do this
professionally, I really am not knowledgeable about terms, etc.,
My camera is an SLR, or what I've always thought of as
Pentax SF10
If I had wanted to put up with high maintenance I would have married a
primadonna with a Harley.
www.geocities.com/siarlbychan
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Camera size and lens size.
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003
72 matches
Mail list logo
