RE: Batteries for the istD

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
A review from Digital Camera Magazine, says 1000 shots with lithiums. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. august 2004 02:42 Til: Pentax Discuss Emne: Batteries for the istD

RE: Batteries for the istD

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
It's CR-V3 A review from Digital Camera Magazine, says 1000 shots with lithiums. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. august 2004 02:42 Til: Pentax Discuss Emne: Batteries

RE: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
The best way is with a tool designed for the task, I believe Micro-Tools has them. However The way I do it most of the time is to: 1.) Lay the lens on a block of soft wood with the dent straight down and the filter ring well supported. 2.) Use a short piece of 1/4 dowel rod as a punch and

Re: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread Brian Walters
I don't know about the best way to remove the dent but you might like to take a look at this link - Filter Ring Dent Removing Tool http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/filterringtool.html I haven't tried it I'm considering it for a couple of my dented lenses (unless, that is, someone comes up with a

RE: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
That's exactly the way I do it but I don't cut the crescent out. The wood gives enough without it and supports the ring better. I like the idea of beveling the dowel rod though. Don -Original Message- From: Brian Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:19 AM

RE: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
PROCEED WITH CAUTION! I have fixed a filter ring and in the process ruined the smoothness of the focus mechanism. Lenses don't like being banged to one side like that. I ruined a pretty nice super takumar recently like that because of excess banging and I was using a tool specifically for the

RE: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
That's why I don't care for the crescent cutout idea, for the first few taps the lens *will not* be well supported. Leaving the softwood flat will absorb the blows and give as required. Don -Original Message- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23,

Re: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread Alan Chan
How about get the part from Pentax and replace it yourself? Most filter rings are easy to replace. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan What is the best way to fix a light dent on a filter ring end of a lens? I cannot put a filter on it to try to straighten it out, its bent slightly more than

Re: C41 BW film

2004-08-23 Thread Toralf Lund
frank theriault wrote: --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another slightly OT question: Does anyone here have any experience with C41 process BW film? Yes. HTH, frank Okay, I guess I wasn't the first one to try to be funny.

PAW - Snow Shadow

2004-08-23 Thread David Mann
Hi all, A couple of days late this week as I went northwards for the weekend. http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=23-Aug-2004 Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: ist D stuff

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, Peter Loveday, discombobulated, offered: Firewire will be much faster than USB1.1, and would likely be the cheapest fast option. Check to see if the Firewire port has 4 contacts in it or 6. If 4, you will need a reader that is powered separately. If 6, then the reader can be powered

Re: AF problems with *ISTD!

2004-08-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Are your batteries close to depleted? My *ist D focuses intermittently when the batteries are almost dead. Paul On Aug 22, 2004, at 11:17 PM, Brendan wrote: I seem to be having problems with the *istD's AF system, is it me or does it seem not to AF that well as far as accuracy? I'm used to the

Re: CF cards and readers question

2004-08-23 Thread Dan
Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 21/8/04, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, offered: I haven't opened the SUB 2.0 Card reader package yet - what is the advantage, if any, of using that instead of just pluggin into a port directly? Annsan, if you use your camera a lot, you will find that

Re: Batteries for the istD

2004-08-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I get slightly more than that. By the way, I've found some AA lithium batteries from Energizer that reportedly last just as long as CRV3s, yet cost only about half as much. I think I paid $18 for eight of the AAs. I usually spend $38 for four CRV3s. I'm still on my first set, but I can't see

Re: CF cards and readers question

2004-08-23 Thread Herb Chong
the CF connector is more rugged because the card holder prevents sideways stress on the pins. the times i have seen bent pins have been with a defective card slot. Herb... - Original Message - From: Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 6:15 AM

RE: sad stuff about stock photography and up-to-date technology

2004-08-23 Thread Dan
But for the second crop you have downsized for the web, haven't you? If that's the case you wouldn't expect to see much difference as the interpolated data has since been averaged out. To be fair you need to compare the crop before downsizing to the 72dpi crop. Dan Quoting Jens Bladt [EMAIL

RE: sad stuff about stock photography and up-to-date technology

2004-08-23 Thread Dan
For Bayer sensors, 6MP is 1.5M red, 1.5M blue and 3M green photosites. The interpolation will generally use more than 4 photosites to get one full colour pixel (see comparison of techniques at http://www-ise.stanford.edu/~tingchen/). If you consider the sensor to only be 1.5MP then you are

Re: sad stuff about stock photography and up-to-date technology

2004-08-23 Thread Steve Jolly
J. C. O'Connell wrote: Isnt it a fact that all digital sensors are rated in Mpixels but that is counting each of the mono red, green and blue pixels and when they convert to full color the image is interpolated upward to achive the same Mpixel figure. i.e. since it takes 4 mono pixels to create

Re: Thoughts on Sunpak flashes?

2004-08-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 22 Aug 2004, Sid Barras wrote: I'm without a flash for my MZ S. (Or the PZ 1 and the MZ 5n either) -- that is, unless the 280T works with the AF models. But I don't think so. It does: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/hot-shoe/index.html

RE: FS Friday...

2004-08-23 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Hi guys! Just letting you all know that I haven't had any nibbles for any of this gear, so I will be listing it all on eBay in an hour or so. Bruce, if you were still considering the Oly, can you drop me an email? Thanks everyone! tan. -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer

Re: Vacation musings-

2004-08-23 Thread Pentxuser
So did you take any pictures of these beautiful French women for us to dream about too? No I was too hot and tired.. vic

Re: C41 BW film

2004-08-23 Thread Pentxuser
I have used these films on a few occassions. The key to success is using an experienced printer. Most printers don't know how to handle this stuff. One of the pro level stores I go to will print the CN400 in several different ways: Sepia, Cyanotype, warm black, cool black or pure black and

Re: PAW - Snow Shadow

2004-08-23 Thread CRB
Ah, summer in Canada. :) Sincerely, C. Brendemuehl - Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols. -- John Calvin (1509-64) ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most

Re: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread graywolf
The tool I mentioned: http://www.micro-tools.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODStore_Code=MTProduct_Code=LV1 J. C. O'Connell wrote: PROCEED WITH CAUTION! I have fixed a filter ring and in the process ruined the smoothness of the focus mechanism. Lenses don't like being banged to one side like

RE: CF cards and readers question

2004-08-23 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Plugging and unplugging the CF card from the camera must wear the CF connectors. Are CF connectors more resilient than the mini USB ports? I've heard a few (rare) cases of people bending the pins on the connectors when

Re: First Flash

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vivitar 283/285. I concur. = Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst Of course it's all luck -- Henri Cartier-Bresson __ Post your free ad now!

Re: C41 BW film

2004-08-23 Thread brooksdj
Before my local good mini lab went out of business in June, he would develop and print for me a set of proofs on colour paper just for viewing purposes(and aslo he did not have to change papers etc for one roll of film just for proofing). I got an idea which one(s)were good enough to print and

Re: Enablement! Little Gem

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Here is a pic of the new family member: http://www.g0nz.com/images/mx-web.jpg Ain't she a beaut? snip For my money, the black MX is the most beautiful slr Pentax (or anyone else, for that matter) ever made. As most of you know, I have a silver one

Re: longer lens (was PESO: Journey's End)

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- David Schneider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank! A story for another time... I shall be waiting for it! very big grin What, out of curiosity, is your longest telephoto? I have a 70-200 zoom by some manufacturer I am not sure of (the lens is totally unlabeled, and I bought it many

Re: C41 BW film

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip You mean on the negative? Or might the print look purplish just because of using colour paper for a BW print. Or are you supposed to do just that with these films? snip Hi, Toralf, I didn't mean to scare you. The purplish cast was on the

RE: PAW - Snow Shadow

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
Intersting photograph. It's like a rime/poetry. The shadow, the tree and the cloud, Very nice. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: David Mann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. august 2004 10:53 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MZ-6? (Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #121)

2004-08-23 Thread The Diabolical Dr Z
Thanks for the warm welcome, all ;-). Kostas wrote: OK, forgive me if stating the obvious here. By all means. I've always wondered why the Litany of All Saints doesn't contain a Patron Saint of the Obvious (Saint Dûh!, for instance). We need one. At least I do, more often than I actually care to

Re: Enablement! Little Gem

2004-08-23 Thread Gonz
Thank you Frank. I have had a black ME for a while, and I love the solid feel plus plain old beauty of it. The biggest problem with it of course is the fact that you have very little control over the exposures. Its basically aperture priority automatic with some exposure compensation. But

Re: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread Gonz
Thanks everyone, for their responses. I'll probably try a hybrid approach, take the filter ring out and try to straighten out using the dowel technique + the crescent cut out. If it doesn't work, then I'll already have the ring out for replacement. rg Alan Chan wrote: How about get the part

RE: Enablement! Little Gem

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, here's try three. Sorry if this posts more than once. snip Well, this is my second try at responding to yours, to say that I'm having the same problem today... vbg -frank = Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst Of course

Re: bye-bye for a while

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- Ann Sanfedele innocently wrote: gotta run - going to Toronto on Wed Frank will know how to find me (I hope!:) ) Peter J. Alling cruelly responded: You have to ask yourself, Is this something I really want??? Ya know, Peter, I'm sitting right here, reading all this stuff,

RE: Thoughts on Sunpak flashes?

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
It does. Why wouldn't it. Through The Lens metering. A very fine flash. I prefere Pentax and Metz flashes over any other brand. Because of built quality and design. They will outlast anything, even the camera. It is annoying that Pentax didn't make flashes quite as compatibe as lenses or as

Re: CF cards and readers question

2004-08-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, August 23, 2004, 6:05:47 PM, Peter wrote: I'd ask the rhetorical question Fondue Fork?, but I might get an answer. something to do with cheesy photos, I'd guess. -- Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo, Bobli I've heard a few (rare) cases of people bending the pins on the connectors

Re: Thoughts on Sunpak flashes?

2004-08-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: Thoughts on Sunpak flashes? The only problem with the AF280T is that it can't shoot in opposite direction of the lens (which I use when shooting downwards, pointing the camera at the cieling above and behind the camera). I have to

Re: Lens damage question

2004-08-23 Thread Gonz
Don Sanderson wrote: T BTW: Congrats on the nice jealousy BLACK /jealousy MX! Good price if you can sell the 50/2.8. Don Thanks, that's what I'm counting on. Somebody has to want one of those macro lenses bad enough right? I did at one point. rg -Original Message- From: Gonz

RE: PESO - Be Happy

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
I also agree it's a *great* shot. I never got the original post :-( so, whoever you are, VERY nice! Don -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Be Happy --- [EMAIL

Taking the Time... was Questions to help improve your photographic skills

2004-08-23 Thread Tom C
Interesting questions. Several (all related questions) not on the list, that I most often try to ask myself when shooting are: Why do I want to photograph this? What excites me about what I am seeing? How can I compose or render what I'm seeing so that a viewer not present will feel and see

RE: Scans from Minolta 5400

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
Very nice work -from you - and from the scanner. All the best Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pat Curran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 22. august 2004 23:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Scans from Minolta 5400 Hi

RE: Taking the Time... was Questions to help improve your photographic skills

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
Excellent questions Tom. I've printed this out to carry with me on my expeditions. Thanks Don -Original Message- From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Taking the Time... was Questions to help improve your

RE: PESO - Be Happy

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
Try Two: I also agree it's a *great* shot. I never got the original post :-( so, whoever you are, VERY nice! Don -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Be Happy ---

RE: Taking the Time... was Questions to help improve your photographic skills

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
6. Mostly less than 15 seconds (for portraits or group shots. For landscapes, architecture, nature, city-scapes etc. often several minutes). 7. I shoot pictures because I love to. I don't really want the photographs. I just like photographing (I would happily leave the film with a lab and just go

Re: bye-bye for a while

2004-08-23 Thread brooksdj
You picked a good week Ann. Actually supposed to see sun and be warm till the weekend. I'm not that far out of Toronto.:-) Dave gotta run - going to Toronto on Wed Frank will know how to find me (I hope!:) ) If ya post something to pdml

Re: CF cards and readers question

2004-08-23 Thread Mark Roberts
tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Plugging and unplugging the CF card from the camera must wear the CF connectors. Are CF connectors more resilient than the mini USB ports? I've heard a few (rare) cases of people bending the

Re: POW: Woodward Dream Cruise

2004-08-23 Thread brooksdj
Great shot Paul. Lots of colour.The phoot screams 'happy times' to me anyway. I like how you have the fronts of the moving cars positioned. I shot this photo while my family and I were cruising on Wednesday night in our 55 BelAir Convertible.

Re: PESO - Be Happy

2004-08-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
But Frank, it did get through. Have you set up a filter on yourself? frank theriault wrote: --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pretty light, nice composition, great color. I like it. Paul I heartily agree. Except, as I tried to post earlier (but it didn't come through) I'd hate to wake up

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
I find my Acer 2720s adequate for my needs. 2700 DPI fairly low noise levels. When I bought it I paid less than $300.00 US I expect that you could get the same scanner from Banq, (the people who bought Acer's scanner business), for a bit less with Digital Ice built in. (I sometimes wish I

Re: C41 BW film

2004-08-23 Thread graywolf
Well, as a historic note, I can say 100's of rolls of XP-1 hand developed in XP-1 chemicals worked just fine for me back in the 1980's. The contrast problem is simply a matter of changing Multi Grade filters, or using a higher paper grade. -- William Robb wrote: C-41 BW, more correctly known as

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, Alexander Grigolia, Jr, discombobulated, unleashed: NO, you most certainly DO NOT need to learn how to develop your own BW film. Sad but true. It is, however, RECOMMENDED to greater ENHANCE the photographic EXPERIENCE and GUESS what YOU'LL bloody WELL enjoy IT. While many people

Re: MZ-6? (Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #121)

2004-08-23 Thread Toralf Lund
[ I had commented some other stuff here, then I killed the mailer by mistake... I don't think I'll bother to write it down again, as I didn't really say anything of consequence (as usual.) ] Heheh. You should see the other 99% of my photos. Those would clarify my comments to an extent that

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread graywolf
To be a good BW photographer you need to know how to develop and print BW. It helps for color too, but many feel it is not as important. Anytime you are dealing with a custom lab you need to know enough to supervise their work for you, at least enough to know when to demand a reprint. -- Paul

Re: C41 BW film

2004-08-23 Thread Toralf Lund
Steve Jolly wrote: Toralf Lund wrote: Another slightly OT question: Whoa, questions about photography are OT now? ;-) It may well be an urban legend, but some people say that there are straaange equipment out there that uses this medium known as film, yet is in no way related to Pentax... Does

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
I II or III? I certainly did. Cotty wrote: On 23/8/04, Alexander Grigolia, Jr, discombobulated, unleashed: NO, you most certainly DO NOT need to learn how to develop your own BW film. Sad but true. It is, however, RECOMMENDED to greater ENHANCE the photographic EXPERIENCE and GUESS what

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To be a good BW photographer you need to know how to develop and print BW. It helps for color too, but many feel it is not as important. Anytime you are dealing with a custom lab you need to know enough to supervise their work for you, at least

re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
On 23/8/04, Paul McEvoy, discombobulated, unleashed: snip Is there a reason that I've read in any number of places that in order to be a good photographer you need to learn how to develop b+w film? snip --- Cotty, in his inimitable style, answered: snip When I did shoot film, I would

Re: black white

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To be a good BW photographer you need to know how to develop and print BW. It helps for color too, but many feel it is not as important. Anytime you are dealing with a custom lab you need to know enough to supervise their work for you, at least

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: I II or III? I certainly did. Oh God. Alright, Walt Disney ever draw a cartoon? (why do I get the feeling that I am digging a rather large hole here..) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: Scans from Minolta 5400

2004-08-23 Thread John Whittingham
Pentax Super A, 200mm A Lens. Would that be the 200mm Macro or the 200mm f4 telephoto? John -- Original Message --- From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:38:40 +0200 Subject: RE: Scans from Minolta 5400 Very nice work

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Photography is pointing a camera and pushing the shutter release (or otherwise exposing the film). Everything after that is processing. The two need not meet. H. (Trying to ponder after a nice dinner of home-made

OT - rumour mill is grinding...

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
http://www.engadget.com/entry/3622842317441586/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
The original Micky Mouse, (Steamboat Willie), the animation became much better after he hired professionals... Cotty wrote: On 23/8/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: I II or III? I certainly did. Oh God. Alright, Walt Disney ever draw a cartoon? (why do I get the feeling

Re: bye-bye for a while

2004-08-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
But that's half the fun :-P frank theriault wrote: --- Ann Sanfedele innocently wrote: gotta run - going to Toronto on Wed Frank will know how to find me (I hope!:) ) Peter J. Alling cruelly responded: You have to ask yourself, Is this something I really want??? Ya

Beeb 4 Oz snapper doco

2004-08-23 Thread Bob W
. All is revealed in the documentary, which I recommend to anyone who can get BBC4. Details here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/listings/programme.shtml?day=filename=20040823/20040823_2100_4544_17754_60 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/listings/index.shtml?service_id=4544 -- Cheers, Bob

Re: OT - rumour mill is grinding...

2004-08-23 Thread Caveman
Quote: Posted Aug 23, 2004, 2:09 PM ET by mm The Nikon products are just rumors...the Canon 20D can be purchased within 3 weeks...big difference! Sounds familiar ? Cotty wrote: http://www.engadget.com/entry/3622842317441586/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

RE: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
It's not that you need to develop anything, really. But: It's a bit like the Alchemists. They didn't really want to make gold!! It was the process that was important - the knowlegde they achieved by trying. (The alchemist believed that cosmic radiation was going to change their souls/brains. The

Re: Taking the Time... was Questions to help improve your photographic skills

2004-08-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, August 23, 2004, 8:44:57 PM, Don wrote: Excellent questions Tom. I've printed this out to carry with me on my expeditions. I guess it depends on the nature of your expeditions, but in general I find it better to shoot first and ask questions later. -- Cheers, Bob

Went taking pictures

2004-08-23 Thread Jostein
Wow... You guys and gals don't sit idle at your keyboards, do you. Got home after just an oval weekend to find 900 messages in the inbox. Seems that I missed a lot of common bickering and a well-deserved kick in the butt from Frank, I'm glad I had a good alibi. I have spent a nice couple of days

Re: Went taking pictures

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow... You guys and gals don't sit idle at your keyboards, do you. Got home after just an oval weekend to find 900 messages in the inbox. Seems that I missed a lot of common bickering and a well-deserved kick in the butt from Frank, I'm glad I had a

Re: Went taking pictures

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I don't remember doing it, but after tanking up on Mr. Owens' homemade brew, it may be that lots of things happened that I don't remember... A, The Red Curse.. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Accidental SMC Pentax - A 28-135/4

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
Just for grins I bid 1/2 of the lowest KEH Bargain price for this, and won! http://tinyurl.com/6477x Now I'm wondering if this is one of those If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is things. Anyone have experience with this lens, I know it's very heavy but is it good? Don

Re: Went taking pictures

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A, The Red Curse.. I think it was stronger than your Hobgoblin! -frank = Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst Of course it's all luck -- Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Accidental SMC Pentax - A 28-135/4

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://tinyurl.com/6477x Now I'm wondering if this is one of those If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is things. Anyone have experience with this lens, I know it's very heavy but is it good? It's the first lens Pentax ever made

Bye for now

2004-08-23 Thread Butch Black
Hi Guys I'm having to unsub for awhile. I have to move on short notice. I'm moving back to Massachusetts where I'm originally from and will be staying with some friends. I should be on for the rest of the evening then taking the computer apart tomorrow morning. I don't know when I'll get internet

Re: Went taking pictures

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: A, The Red Curse.. I think it was stronger than your Hobgoblin! I think there is one word that springs to mind when I think of Bill's Homebrew: Respect. Norm knows what I mean. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

RE: OT - rumour mill is grinding...

2004-08-23 Thread frank theriault
--- tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More rumors - http://tinyurl.com/42w2g Crap! That sounds like more than a rumour. No more HP5+? My fave film! I like it better than TriX, but I guess I'll soon be going back to TX full time... sob no cheers just tears, frank = Your first 10,000

Re: Bye for now

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, Butch Black, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm having to unsub for awhile. I have to move on short notice. I'm moving back to Massachusetts where I'm originally from and will be staying with some friends. I should be on for the rest of the evening then taking the computer apart tomorrow

Re: black white

2004-08-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I saw this thread in the archives and felt that I just had to jump in. The question, as I understand it, is not whether a photographer has to or should process their own film and make their own prints, but whether one should LEARN the processes involved. Once one understands how the film and the

Re: Bye for now

2004-08-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Butch Black wrote: Hi Guys I'm having to unsub for awhile. I have to move on short notice. I'm moving back to Massachusetts where I'm originally from and will be staying with some friends. I should be on for the rest of the evening then taking the computer apart tomorrow morning. I don't know when

RE: Accidental SMC Pentax - A 28-135/4

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
Oval? Never seen that before. Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:10 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Accidental SMC Pentax - A 28-135/4 On 23/8/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://tinyurl.com/6477x

Re: Accidental SMC Pentax - A 28-135/4

2004-08-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
It has a good reputation, supposedly soft at the tele end. It the lens is in relatively good shape it's probably a real bargain. Don Sanderson wrote: Just for grins I bid 1/2 of the lowest KEH Bargain price for this, and won! http://tinyurl.com/6477x Now I'm wondering if this is one of those If

Re: black white

2004-08-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The question, as I understand it, is not whether a photographer has to or should process their own film and make their own prints, but whether one should LEARN the processes involved. Once one understands how the film and the developer and the exposure, and the different aspects of printing

RE: Accidental SMC Pentax - A 28-135/4

2004-08-23 Thread Don Sanderson
Wait a second o' leg pulling one. The front element rotates, gotta be plain ole' round! Don (The gullible?) -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:10 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Accidental SMC Pentax - A 28-135/4 On

Re-assemling SMC-A 2.8/28mm

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
Dear list knowlegde bank... Somtime ago someone here posted photographs etc. about hoe to re-assemble A-lenses. Could someone please direct me to this website or pdf-file or what ever it was? I found that my A 2.8/28mm didn't focus at infinity - at all. The front element was loose. I have taken

SV: C41 BW film

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Toralf Lund [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. august 2004 22:46 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: C41 BW film Steve Jolly wrote: Toralf Lund wrote: Another slightly OT question:

Re: Bye for now

2004-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
Take care Cotty (and enjoy some off-line time) - it's a BIG time consumer, even though very interesting at times. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 24. august 2004 00:18 Til: pentax

Re: Taking the Time... was Questions to help improve your photographic skills

2004-08-23 Thread Bob Blakely
You're not using enough film. Regards, Bob... From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting questions. Several (all related questions) not on the list, that I most often try to ask myself when shooting are: Why do I want to photograph this? What excites me about what I am seeing? How can I

Re: Bye for now

2004-08-23 Thread Henri Toivonen
Jens Bladt wrote: Take care Cotty (and enjoy some off-line time) - it's a BIG time consumer, even though very interesting at times. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt Hey, it's not Cotty who's leaving, it's Butch! /Henri

Re: POW: Woodward Dream Cruise

2004-08-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Dave, Thanks for the comments. The cruise was great. The final count was 40,000 cruisers and 1.6 million spectators, and that was a police count. I shot a lot of stuff with the A400/5.6 on a tripod. I like the compression I get with the long lens. I've posted two of them.

Re: Taking the Time... was Questions to help improve your photographic skills

2004-08-23 Thread Tom C
For landscape, nature, and the like, if it's a several hour drive, or a 'I'm only going to be here once this year and don't know when I'll be back again', asking the questions after shooting is too late. It doesn't help 'get the shot'. Tom C. From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL

Re: Bye for now

2004-08-23 Thread Frantisek
Hi Henri, sorry to see you leave ;-) Just joking. Butch, I hope you will enjoy the time, a vacation from a computer is always good :) Good light! fra

Re: black and white

2004-08-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Aug 2004 at 17:30, Paul McEvoy wrote: from the questioner: What kind of scanners are people using? Are most of you developing your black and white film yourselves and scanning it in? Is a cheaper scanner adequate? I develop and scan my BW films, scanning BW films well is quite

RE: OT - rumour mill is grinding...

2004-08-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Aug 2004 at 17:46, tom wrote: More rumors - http://tinyurl.com/42w2g Bummer, I didn't realize that the ink side of the business was essentially separate and located in a different country, good luck to them but it isn't looking good. :-( Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: Bye for now

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/04, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Take care Cotty (and enjoy some off-line time) - it's a BIG time consumer, even though very interesting at times. Jens ??? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: OT - rumour mill is grinding...

2004-08-23 Thread John Francis
More rumors - http://tinyurl.com/42w2g OK - I read the story. I was also struck by the ad on the right-hand border. It took me some time to realise it was trying to persuade me to purchase the clothing being shown. Or perhaps it's just my mind.If so, I'll keep it. ~ ~

Re: black white

2004-08-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/8/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed: Shel Belinkoff wrote: However, the average amateur photographer does not get so deep into the details. S/he points, s/he shoots, and then passes the film off to the lab. I beg to differ. He passes no film to anyone. He just plugs an USB cable

Re: Accidental SMC Pentax - A 28-135/4

2004-08-23 Thread Fred
I know it's very heavy but is it good? I dug out a review of this lens (along with the Super A, Motor Drive A, and AF200T) from Amateur Photographer for August 6, 1983: 28-35mm must be the most versatile 'standard lens' around. Other examples of this focal length are on the way but Pentax were

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