Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've never had a client who wanted a shot in BW care one whit
that it
started as a color image. I'm sure there are some fine art
type
prints that would matter, but the masses probably don't care
too much.
A funny, but probable gallery that was entitled Digital
The FA77 /f1.8 Ltd. is quite good at wide apertures, and it is superb at
and above f4 where it outperforms all Pentax 85mm lenses. See
http://www.arnoldstark.de/pentax.htm, especially
http://www.arnoldstark.de/aufloesung85er.htm
Don't worry: The FA77/f1.8 is a great lens. You cannot go wrong
Yes, the A/F/FA50/f1.4 and the FA85/f1.4 are a little bit soft at wide
open. However, they are great for portraits especailly at wide open. At
f1.4 the depth of field is so shallow that the sharpness of the lens
can be seen at one spot (one distance), only, anyway. For example, I
have some
On 25 Jul 2004 at 8:36, Arnold Stark wrote:
BTW: To me, the resolution numbers that Yoshihiko Takinami found for
some lenses (especially the FA77/f1.8 and the M85/f2) are not consistent
with my own results which are much higher for these lenses. Now, which
results are true? Well, I guess
Well, it is of course possible, that any specific sample of some lens is
not well aligned. However, in my test the A*85/f1.4 did perform quite
well at wide open, and I guess that a misalignment would show especially
at wide. To me it seems that the A*85/f1.4 is optimized for wide open
Here are pics from some lens/extension tube/2x converter comparisons I did
yesterday.
They were mainly to see what macro/closeup capabilities some of my better
lenses had.
Not scientific in any way but gives a good idea of what several different
lenses, with or without converters can do.
Several
On 2004-07-25, at 11:01, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
Had this lens sold in black in the UK and/or Europe, or are we stuck
with nasty silver? Not that I can find many of them around...
It had to be. I've seen too many of them in black either on eBay or in
some photo shops in Poland.
--
Best
Forgot to mention the film.
Fuji Reala ASA100.
Don
I bought the 43mm Ltd demo from Adorama, and as expected, it is
gorgeous. But I'm afraid I haven't taken anything serious with it yet.
Some time soon I suppose. Oh...Graces in Kings Cross sell silver mount
UV filters. Obscure name (Stein Optik???), but at $10 each, how can you
go wrong.
What is this I see? The old FA100/2.8 macro is now relegated to special
order, and replace in the standard line by a boxy looking 100mm f3.5?
And it only does 1:2 magnification? This is progress???
(Obviously I'm a bit grumpy tonight. I apologies in advance. But really,
why is Pentax going
Got back from the horse show around 5pm last night(Jeff showed up to
try his
luck at the
game.Did very well).
Flipped on Newsworld(CBC news) and they were doing a piece on Lance Armstrong. Scene
cuts
to a
Toronto coffee house frequented
Had this lens sold in black in the UK and/or Europe, or are we stuck
with nasty silver? Not that I can find many of them around...
Thanks,
Kostas
Yes, well, I knew a guy who had a Rolex he got a real deal on. He took it off
and handed it to me. I weighed about 2 onces so I look at it real hard. A very
poor counterfeit, but it said Rolex on the dial. Did I tell him? Why pop his
bubble, but when his are turned green he probably went around
Sh! He thinks that is a beard. GRIN!
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Got back from the horse show around 5pm last night(Jeff showed up to try his
luck at the
game.Did very well).
Flipped on Newsworld(CBC news) and they were doing a piece on Lance Armstrong. Scene cuts
to a
I have one.
I like it as much as any of my other 50's.
I've also got M 2, M 1.4, A 1.7.
Thibouille wrote:
Anyone got this lens ?
Is it a good one (relatively) ?
Thanks for your input.
Thibouille
Derby Chang asked:
What is this I see? The old FA100/2.8 macro is now relegated to special
order, and replace in the standard line by a boxy looking 100mm f3.5? And it
only does 1:2 magnification? This is progress???
Who knows what evil lurks in the conference room of Pentax Inc? Is Pentax
Oops.. Must have been a bit hasty in my post browsing. Harry Seidler was
apparently born in Vienna, but moved to Australia. He's got some nice
designs (a student architect friend of mine has taught me to appreciate the
mastery of the floor of a building he designed here, which protrudes over
the
frank theriault wrote:
--- Dr. Shaun Canning
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *
psychoprophylaxis
Ribbed, or regular?
g
-frank
Has anyone mentioned _matriculation_ in this
discussion yet? :)
annsan
=
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
He doesn't have the lobes for it. vbg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/24/2004 1:19:16 PM
Ferengi?
Bruce
Saturday, July 24, 2004, 6:13:55 AM, you wrote:
What you all don't realise is that the Klingons have landed and
are
slowly infiltrating society disguised as Norwegians.
Pt'aak!
Cotty!
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:32:22 -0400, you wrote:
frank theriault wrote:
--- Dr. Shaun Canning
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *
psychoprophylaxis
Ribbed, or regular?
Has anyone mentioned _matriculation_ in this discussion yet? :)
No, we haven't graduated to that level yet...
Mark
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004, Derby Chang wrote:
UV filters. Obscure name (Stein Optik???), but at $10 each, how can you
go wrong.
I think you can only go wrong with $10 filters, if they are as awful
as their price suggests. You either shoot with them on and affect the
picture quality of a good lens,
On 25 Jul 2004 at 21:28, Derby Chang wrote:
I bought the 43mm Ltd demo from Adorama, and as expected, it is
gorgeous. But I'm afraid I haven't taken anything serious with it yet.
Some time soon I suppose. Oh...Graces in Kings Cross sell silver mount
UV filters. Obscure name (Stein
Todays limited back-yard effort, the title says it all:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2556637
Comments welcome of course.
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/
On 24 Jul 2004 at 19:03, David Mann wrote:
Hi all,
A followup from last weeks photo of caterpillars.
http://digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=24-Jul-2004
Well captured Dave, did you have it under surveillance for a while?
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
It's a bit late for one by the time you need the otherand if you
need the one before you have the other, you are indeed too young! :-)
Cheers
Shaun
Mark Roberts wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:32:22 -0400, you wrote:
frank theriault wrote:
--- Dr. Shaun Canning
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
Does anybody know of a forum on the net where I might obtain some info on my old Goerz
(6x9 cm) camera from the early 20th century?
Or are there any experts on the list?
(The back is missing, but apart from that it actually seems to be in surprisingly good
shape and a fine camera.
I suddenly realized, and checked - It's not a 6x9 cm frame size and not 120 film.
Rather something close to 9x?cm. Anybody knows what kind of film it would take, and is
there any film for available for it?
Lasse
- Original Message -
From: Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Hi!
Does anybody know of a forum on the net where I might obtain some
info on my old Goerz (6x9 cm) camera from the early 20th century?
Or are there any experts on the list?
(The back is missing, but apart from that it actually seems to be in
surprisingly good shape and a fine camera. There is
Here's a place that might have what you need.
http://www.filmforclassics.com/
And here's a listing of many film formats:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_format#Still_photography_film_formats
Good Luck!
Don
-Original Message-
From: Lasse Karlsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
American friends,:
Lance gained the Tour de France !!
No surprise.
Bravo,
Michel
That guy is amazing!
Norm
Michel Carrère-Gée wrote:
American friends,:
Lance gained the Tour de France !!
No surprise.
Bravo,
I have one of the original black ones that I purchased shortly after
it came out. So they do exist. Just have to buy used to get the much
better looking black ones.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Sunday, July 25, 2004, 3:00:40 AM, you wrote:
SP On 2004-07-25, at 11:01, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
American friends,:
Lance gained the Tour de France !!
No surprise.
Bravo,
Michel
While the result is no real surprise, posting spoiler information
like this to a non-sports-related forum is extremely ill-mannered.
I'll be watching the (recorded) coverage in a couple of hours.
Telling
Derby, we have been discussing this on the list for several months now.
Pentax has largely stopped manufacturing lenses. Even the new DA lenses
are being produced in restricted quantities. They produce cameras but
not lenses. None of us knows what it means.
Joe
John Francis a écrit :
is extremely ill-mannered.
---
American comes to beat French in France and I delighted for you; you
say that badly high ??
Bonjour de France et sans rancune,
Michel
Lasse,
As you may already know Goerz was one of the companies which merged to
found Zeiss-Ikon in 1926. Various makers cameras continued to be sold
but under the Zeiss-Ikon name. You might want to try posting to the Zeiss
Ikon Collectors group on yahoo - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZICG/
I
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Badri A wrote:
I'm wondering what the original image looks like, with detail in the
background instead of pure black?
there wasn;t actually any detail in the background - it was almost
perfectly black, but was just slightly grey, hence my fill to make it
properly black. I
On 25/7/04, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, offered:
I have one of the original black ones that I purchased shortly after
it came out. So they do exist. Just have to buy used to get the much
better looking black ones.
Is this a professional lens?
ducking
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O)
That's why I was askingoh, the jokes in Brasil.
Norm
Cotty wrote:
On 25/7/04, Norm Baugher, discombobulated, offered:
What the hell happened to Barrichello?
Norm
he's Brazillian and they like a little nap in the afternoon you know ;-)
Thank you Fred, for a calm, rational response to an honest appreciative post.
Poor Michel posted his honest feelings, sharing with those whom he thought
were friends, and got shot down for his efforts.
To say to him, Who are you calling an American was in and of itself
woefully ill-mannered and
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004, Cotty wrote:
Is this a professional lens?
I would ask Canon, if I were you. They have a new meaning for
compatibility, why not redefine professional too?
I love them,
Kostas
Joseph Tainter wrote:
Can anyone recommend an affordable flexible flash bracket that will
flex forward for macro shots? I don't want to spend $160 for the one
that Wimberly offers.
Any advice on this, or other solutions, appreciated.
Joe
My solution was a cheap medium-format flash grip from
On 25/7/04, Kostas Kavoussanakis, discombobulated, offered:
Is this a professional lens?
I would ask Canon, if I were you. They have a new meaning for
compatibility, why not redefine professional too?
But seeing as it is a Pentax lens, i thought I would ask here. I mean, it
*is* black, no?
Hi, Lasse.
Always nice to see that you're still around and to get your
comments, as I know how well founded they are.
Well, I don't know about the well founded part - Har!, but I do
chip in once in a while, when I think I might have something to add.
Thanks for the link. I never saw your
Hi all,
After getting some tips on the list about a week ago, and searching some
more on the NET for descriptions, I finally cleaned the CCD-sensor of my *istD.
From at least 10 visible dust-specks, the sensor is now completely clean again.
I used the 'sensor-swab' method with a home-brewed
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004, Cotty wrote:
But seeing as it is a Pentax lens, i thought I would ask here. I mean, it
*is* black, no?
As I said, I have not seen it yet. When I get it, it will become
professional.
Kostas :-)
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/hpower.jpg
Taken this past Friday afternoon. A group of older farmers in this area get together
once
a year to cut
bind and thrash a small bit of acerage(wheat) with the older farm equipment,some
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http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
So, a real gentleman of France, meaning only the best, congratulates Lance
with a Bravo and shares his and our joy in this great race and now you're
pissed at some minor, personal irritation of your own? Sacre Bleu!
Michel, Ne vous concernez pas par les rantings des imbéciles.
Votre ami,
Bob...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/hpower.jpg
and the guy in the thrasher is a young Anheiser
Busch?
sorry Dave, cant help myself
I would have liked to have seen the picture a bit
bigger (I RARELY say that)
and might have preferred the color
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Very mini - my browser says it doesnt exist :)
ann
H - link works OK for me using IE6
Paul
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: PDML Mini-FAQ
graywolf wrote:
A mini-FAQ for this list is available at:
Joe,
I use a Stroboframe dual flash bracket. I picked it up second hand on
eBay for about $70 I recall. I have removed one of the arms, as I only
use 1 flash, and it works great.
Cheers
Shaun
Joseph Tainter wrote:
Jens, thanks for the tips. Could you please, though, provide more
information if
Could mean almost anything Derby, but I don't like seeing all these nice
lenses disappearing from shop shelves and product catalogues. It could
mean Pentax has ceased manufacturing the FA range of lenses (remember
they are over a decade old in the most part) all together. It could also
mean
John,
You need a better news service. I watched the Tour all week on Outdoor Life Network
via Satelite dish in Chicago... About 7:30 AM to 10 AM daily, or one of the 3 replays
per day.
Furthermore, if you were following the race you would know that today in Paris is a
formality. Nobody
Works with IE and Mozilla for me. What browser are you using, Ann?
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Ann Sanfedele wrote:
graywolf wrote:
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http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
Very mini
For chasing bugs I often use the 360FGZ (and previously a 500FTZ) mounted on the
camera with a Tamron 90mm macro. I tilt the flash downwards and set the zoom to 24mm
for greater coverage. It also gives a slightly softer and more natural looking light.
I also use the AF140C ringflash, which is
Jostein and Alex:
Thanks for the feedback on using C1 DSLR and others. Sorry for the late
response. I've been on another photo shoot. This time hiking up the Zion
Canyon Narrows. If anyone has the chance to visit and make this hike, this
is a magical place. This is a true slot canyon and it is a
I was shooting some high magnification macro work yesterday fooling with a
macro lens - extension tube - 2X-L teleconverter - camera combination. The
2X-L seemed to perform fairly well based on what I saw in the viewfinder.
I'm hoping it will give me better results than the 2X-S did. I'll have to
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been following the race and am out of town. I had to get the final
moments via streaming audio in the internet. I guess the Brits don't
care much for televising the Tour de France.
It was on ITV2 - I think it was even live today, FWIW.
S
Which tripod mount was it? I browsed though BH and there are two. Black one
is for EF200/2.8L only, and the white one is for
EF70-200/4L;300/4L;400/4.5L. I have been toying with the idea to replace the
F*300/4.5 with the A2X-L (for my FA*200/2.8), but I have concern with the
image quality
Oh but John, it was but a forgone conclusion. If you've been keeping up
with the Tour you know he didn't really have any Compton left. All he had
to do was finish competition well.
Now, if he'd fallen, broken his little toe, and retired, THAT would have
been news!
Cory
didn't get to watch the
It didn't sell twice and I don't need it so if anyone is interested the first
person who is willing to send me US$5 or 5 Euro (cash) to cover postage can
have it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3828350932
Cheers,
Rob Studdert (eBay ID: distudio)
On 25 Jul 2004 at 10:17, John Power wrote:
Very nice, Rob. Can you tell us anything about post-processing?
Hi John,
Nothing special to report post process. The image was shot RAW under a very
overcast sky. The RAW file was adjusted to optimise levels in Photo Lab and
then converted to a
graywolf wrote:
Works with IE and Mozilla for me. What browser are you using, Ann?
--
I tried it with explorer, too - no dice
here is the message I get
/pentax/pdml-faq.html/ -- Sorry, that page does
not currently exist at this site. 404
ann the perplexed
Don't understand that. Had stylesheet code in the page, just removed that a few
minutes ago. But you say you are getting a 404 error.
Ah! Unless you are going to the mistyped URL address I had in an older message
(.com was missing). Try the following URL, if it does not work hit refresh and
I just put a set of Pentax automatic extension tubes for M42 screwmount on
Ebay. The link, if you are interested, is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3830014201
Thanks.
Gary J Sibio
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http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio/
I need a trypaning like I need a hole
French has the reputation of bad speech and understand the foreign
languages, and my English is very bad.
I will say whereas I very did not understand !!
But that is well a photographs subject, the spectators had well to take
million of them yesterday, and even with of Pentax. : -)
No more
I think pardon my French just means, sorry for my dirty words. Mayby
originating from life in Frensh speaking communitiers or neighbourghoods -
perhaps like New Orleans. Otherwise I don't think the french swear more or
less than any other people.
The other day I saw a movie, where I heard a black
Joe, are you in the USA?
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 25. juli 2004 19:16
Til: pdml
Emne: RE: Need Flexible Flash Bracket
Jens, thanks for the tips. Could you please,
Brilliant work, Jan
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Jan van Wijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 25. juli 2004 21:16
Til: Pentax discussion forum
Emne: *istD sensor cleaned succesfully, description ...
Hi all,
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