Re: PESO - Waning Light

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2005 11:08:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1083.htm -- Best regards, Bruce = Wow! Nice one, Bruce. It's really hard getting the sun in that position (since once there it sinks fast). Nice color. Marnie

Re: OLD Film needs developing

2005-02-05 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Jim and Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 5:22 PM Subject: OLD Film needs developing Does anyone know where I can get some really old exposed film developed to see if any pictures survived? I found a large number of rolls from years

Re: PESO -- Portraits

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2005 11:33:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Canon Girl Revisited... (Well I struck up a conversation and got a very tight head shot) http://www.mindspring.com/~pjalling/PESO_--_canongirlrevisited.html Technical Information: Pentax *ist-D ISO 800

Re: OLD Film needs developing

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
If it's 35mm film, you can take it to any decent lab. If it's ssomething odd like 127 or 126, you'll have to find a lab that specializes in processing old film types. I would search the web. If it's black and white film, I'd ask the lab to push it one stop (overdevelop it). If it's color, I'd

AW: PESO - Waning Light

2005-02-05 Thread Michael Heim
Congratulation! I thought you'd worked a lot on this picture, but as you wrote you didn't. Looks somehow unreal. Too beautiful to be real... Michael -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Mark Cassino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Samstag, 5. Februar 2005 16:47 An: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Swim Meet

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2005 6:49:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I like to shoot landscapes, bugs, and birds - but hey, the occasional bi-pedal amphibious hominid is also fair game! http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP7042.jpg Shot with the *ist-D and Sigma 70-200. It's

Re: OT: safe place from which to download spyware cleaner

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
Major Geeks is a good place to start for doing research and for links to several popular spyware programs. http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html I have Ad-Aware SE (think that has been mentioned) and Spybot installed on my machine. Pretty sure there is a link for Spybot at Major Geeks.

Re: First PESO

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2005 6:01:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3342/display/2543597 Comments welcome, of course. Thanks to whichever list member made me aware of fotocommunity. Joe I agree with Bruce, it seems soft, but

Re: PESO: Spit to Manly walk

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2005 1:32:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hmm...didn't realize my ISP server was case sensitive. Anyway, that link again: http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc/Peso/peso.htm D = Interesting shot (re middle one -- Zenitar) -- thanks for

Re: My First GESO: Fun with a Fisheye-Takumar 18mm f11

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/5/2005 12:28:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.newpixel.net/special/fishy/fishy.html Conclusion: this is a fun lens, due to its compactness (it's essentially a pancake lens), but not particularly good for digital photography. With good ol'

Re: To Ann

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2005 7:38:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My pleasure. I don't seem to have any trouble with missing messages - just huge numbers of duplicates for some reason m = I've been getting a few duplicates lately too -- in the last 2-3 days. Not

French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Has anyone any experience of ordering stuff on-line from France. My impression is that they do not bother answering mail in English. Any dealer you could recommend? Peter

RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Stuff encompasses a very large group of things. What kind of stuff? Shel From: Peter Smekal Has anyone any experience of ordering stuff on-line from France. My impression is that they do not bother answering mail in English. Any dealer you could recommend? Peter

Re: First PESO

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
I like this picture, too. Subtle colouring, nice framing, and it leaves you wondering about the rest of the building. John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 11:29:38 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/4/2005 6:01:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Re: Film Hardeners

2005-02-05 Thread Mark Cassino
I don't know if this is the same film as Forte - I got it from JandCphoto.com, and don't think that they have ever disclosed who the original manufacturer is. The response to my email from the people at the Classicpan.de site was that the company was insolvent and hoped to start production

Re: PESO - Waning Light

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
I also particularly enjoyed the mountain/sky shots, and the scarecrow. John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 10:47:17 -0500, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice shot - the subtle colors in the sunset are excellent. I also really liked the fountain shot you had elsewhere in your portfolio. The ATX

Re: [Looking for]

2005-02-05 Thread Wilko Bulte
On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 03:44:26PM +0100, Thibouille wrote.. * SuperA Grip: Sometimes I'd like to use it without the MotorA and without the grip, it is a pain. Anybody having a spare one? * MX MotorDrive: I have no idea about the price but I understand they are quite rare and expensive. I

Re: Phisheye Phun

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/4/2005 11:07:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=469837 I love fisheyes; just wait until I learn to use it! vbg cheers, frank == Really like the first one, frank. Second one is nice too. That is

Re: OLD Film needs developing

2005-02-05 Thread Butch Black
Paul wrote: If it's 35mm film, you can take it to any decent lab. If it's something odd like 127 or 126, you'll have to find a lab that specializes in processing old film types. I would search the web. If it's black and white film, I'd ask the lab to push it one stop (overdevelop it). If it's

(n)ever-ready cases--pro and con?

2005-02-05 Thread Mark Erickson
Anyone know anything regarding the pluses and minuses of storing and using cameras in ever-ready cases? Seems like it would help keep paint chips and scuffing away, but I've also read that leather cases may attract camera fungus. Thoughts? --Mark

Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies

2005-02-05 Thread Michael T. Foulkes
I was down at the local camera shop the other day and the owner told me that Pentax was planning on discontinuing all of their film based SLR's. She said the information came not from her sales rep but from another shop owner who is apparently more plugged in to what's going on. Anyone else

price record?

2005-02-05 Thread Mark Erickson
Anyone else see this auction (now closed)? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=3871063207 $3049 for a suite of 3 lenses: A*135mmF1.8, SMCP15mmF3.5, FA* 24mmF2. 15mmF3.5 lenses are available at several websites for around $800, and a 24mmF2 might go for $300 or so, so I put the

Re: First PESO

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Joe ... didn't see this post except as when included as a reply. The photo is a little too soft to make a strong impact. While the wall of the building isn't too bad, the foliage growing up (or cascading down) could really stand to be sharper. Eliminating, perhaps, the white flower in the

Re: PESO - Waning Light

2005-02-05 Thread Bob W
Hi, http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1083.htm Wow! Nice one, Bruce. It's really hard getting the sun in that position (since once there it sinks fast). that's because gravity gets stronger the closer the sun gets to the horizon, so it starts accelerating. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: (n)ever-ready cases--pro and con?

2005-02-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
They're a burden. On a film camera you have to remove it to change film. I've never seen one on a digital SLR, but you would have to remove it to get at any of the functions on the back or to remove the CF card. Never ready cases are for people who leave one roll of film in the camera for six

Old Film type

2005-02-05 Thread Jim and Lynn
When I said old I really meant OLD! I can't get it process with the new equipment. I have tried. It's Verichrome Pan 127 Film Thanks for all the help. Jim

RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Well, I thought about Mousse de Saumon et Câpres, Boeuf Bourguignon, a bottle of Corton des Clos Faiveley 2002, Crêpes aux Poires, and some Calvados du Pays d'Auge 8 ans d'âge ... no just kidding, actually a Pentax *istDs 2004. Peter

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
As this is a photographic list, a reasonable assumption would be photographic equipment. Of course, the words dealer and stuff might refer to something very different, though I doubt it. John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 09:11:51 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stuff encompasses a

Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
I have noticed a sudden increase in pentax prices lately. It can't all be because of the istDs A few months after the release of the D there began to be a run on Pentax primes. It still continues, and I suspect that DS owners will soon try to join in after they decide which zoom to buy. Note

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sure, but there's lots of different kinds of photo stuff. Cameras (digital and film, small format, medium format, large format), lenses, cases, tripods, studio gear, flash equipment, memory cards, editing gear, software ... some dealers may specialize in one area or another, or have better deals

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Thank you John, for your Gallic response, in between bottles of Beaujolais. May I congratulate you on your choice of interpreter. Peter As this is a photographic list, a reasonable assumption would be photographic equipment. Of course, the words dealer and stuff might refer to something very

Re: PESO - Waning Light

2005-02-05 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/5/2005 9:50:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1083.htm Wow! Nice one, Bruce. It's really hard getting the sun in that position (since once there it sinks fast). that's because gravity gets stronger the closer

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, February 5, 2005, 5:00:07 PM, Peter wrote: Has anyone any experience of ordering stuff on-line from France. My impression is that they do not bother answering mail in English. Any dealer you could recommend? Peter do you mean a) they do not bother to reply if your message is

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Utterly correct, but ... let's say Technikdirekt (Germany) or BH sell cameras, lenses, cases, tripods, studio gear, flash equipment, memory cards, editing gear, software ... What about a French equivalent? Peter Sure, but there's lots of different kinds of photo stuff.

Re: Old Film type

2005-02-05 Thread Keith Whaley
What do you mean, ...new equipment? New as compared to what? Did you take a hand loading reel, and try to thread or install 127 film in it, and it wouldn't work? Or how new is the equipment. What sort of equipment IS it? I don't think developing reels for 127 film have been made for some time,

Re: PESO: Pentax girl

2005-02-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
Very nice, Juan. Joe

Re: DA40 vs M40 (Japanese)

2005-02-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
I can't read Japanese but I did look at the pictures, I really want one of those DA lens hoods for my 40mm M. Translated: http://babel.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_entrurl=http%3a%2f%2fdc.watch.impress.co.jp%2fcda%2freview%2f2005%2f01%2f17%2f753.html lt;imggt; --- How

RE: (n)ever-ready cases--pro and con?

2005-02-05 Thread Jens Bladt
Fungus needs moisture AFAIR. So, keep you stuff reasonably dry. Cameras etc. that have been stored or used under humid conditions should be taken out of bags etc. to dry. I try to store cameras, lenses etc. on shelves in a cupboard. Before I go out to photograph, I fill a bag with what I expect to

Re: Old Film type

2005-02-05 Thread John Whittingham
John Whittingham Technician -- Original Message --- From: Jim and Lynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 13:04:33 -0500 Subject: Old Film type When I said old I really meant OLD! I can't get it process with the new equipment. I have

Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
It would be more surprising if Pentax were planning to keep producing film cameras. How many people today are buying new film cameras? The dwindling ranks of film camera users can get second-hand cameras from Ebay at a small fraction of the price of a new camera. The fear that film will

Re: Film Hardeners

2005-02-05 Thread Graywolf
Sure they have. The guy that owns JC Photo often posts over on the analog photography users group apug.com. In fact it was one of his posts that told what was going on with Forte in Hungry. Anyone still shooting BW film ought to drop in at apug.com and look about, there is more information

Re: Film Hardeners

2005-02-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Cassino Subject: Re: Film Hardeners Since I re-use the fixer, I don't want to add the hardener to it - and wind up with hardening fixer that I don;t want to use on APX after the CP is all gone. Maybe make up a hardening bath, and harden the film after

Re: Old Film type

2005-02-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jim and Lynn Subject: Old Film type When I said old I really meant OLD! I can't get it process with the new equipment. I have tried. It's Verichrome Pan 127 Film http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/f7/f7.jhtml#06 Gives processing

RE: flash on *istDs (was: Survey D and DS result)

2005-02-05 Thread Bernd Scheffler
I resume the hints: - I will fix the sensitivity to ISO200 (or 400). - I'll try to set the flash compensation to the minus side. - I will only use lenses of F-type upwards to avoid problems (and avoid considering them). Seems that even A-lenses are handled different by the camera: On page 147 of

Re: IMATEST comparison of Pentax Photo Laboratory and Adobe Photoshop CS RAW converter

2005-02-05 Thread Jostein
doh. I sent a followup some hours ago, but it didn't make it back to me, so here goes again. There's not enough file space on website to host all the Tiffs at the same time, so I have uploaded the ones in the straight folder. I'll leave them up until Monday, latest, and then replace them with

Re: price record?

2005-02-05 Thread Alan Chan
--- Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The bidding looks a little odd, too. Not to mention the seller was reluctant to provide any detail descriptions. = Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on

New LX Owner

2005-02-05 Thread Nick Clark
I've just received an LX I won from eBay, and just love the feel of it. I've always wanted one since it first came out, but it's always seemed too pricey. I nearly blew my term's grant cheque on one at the time, but prudence got the better of me. This one appears to be a new model as shown on

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
Also, the long wait for a Pentax DSLR resulted in some defections to other brands, which depressed demand for Pentax glass between say 2002 and 2003, while putting quite a lot of used lenses onto the second-hand market. That process has presumably slowed or reversed, and digital buyers have

Re: New LX Owner

2005-02-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/2/05, Nick Clark, discombobulated, unleashed: Really looking forward to playing with this. You'll soon have that...aLX feeling...and theahhh... LX wink: ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies

2005-02-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/2/05, Michael T. Foulkes, discombobulated, unleashed: I was down at the local camera shop the other day and the owner told me that Pentax was planning on discontinuing all of their film based SLR's. She said the information came not from her sales rep but from another shop owner who is

RE: New LX Owner

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
According to the SN, it's an older camera. Many have received updates and mods as they've been repaired. Check the shutter curtain for the dot pattern. The curtains with missing dots are newer. Newest SN's are 535, etc. I recall that Rob Studdert had a few pages he put up detailing some of

Re: New LX Owner

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
If the film speed only goes to 1600, it's a very early model. But it has apparently been upgraded with new parts during service. That's a good thing. I think that a CLA would be a good idea, while Pentax is still providing service. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. It's a wonderful camera. Paul I've

RE: New LX Owner

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/thepentaxlx.html Shel [Original Message] From: Nick Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've just received an LX I won from eBay

RE: New LX Owner

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
According to the SN, it's an older camera. Many have received updates and mods as they've been repaired. Check the shutter curtain for the dot pattern. The curtains with missing dots are newer. Newest SN's (for the standard LX) are 535, etc. I recall that Rob Studdert had a few pages he put up

Re: Loupe de Loup

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Seems that Mamiya (Cabin) have one ... haven't looked at or through it yet. Shel [Original Message] From: David Mann Also, since I'm now the owner of a 6x6 format camera, which loupes can be recommended? Anything that'll cover the entire neg and give about a 4x - 5x magnification?

Re: New LX Owner

2005-02-05 Thread Jostein
Mark Cassio has an article on his site about TTL and film reflectivity. http://www.markcassino.com/essays/ttlflash.htm His article is about TTL flash photography, but his findings are very interesting for general use with the LX also. Cheers, Jostein (owning an almost forgotten LX...) -

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
And are you, Shel, able to advise on all these divers kinds of French dealers? John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 10:31:52 -0800, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure, but there's lots of different kinds of photo stuff. Cameras (digital and film, small format, medium format, large format),

Re: Film Hardeners

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's my recollection that using at least some contemporary BW films with a hardening fixer will induce curling. That has been my experience with a couple of films (don't recall which now). Anyway, I no longer use a hardening fix ... Shel From: William Robb - Original Message -

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter Smekal
Well, just admit it ... nobody knows anyting about it! To quote your president: France enjoys a rich history, a picturesque and varied landscape and a temperate climate. In short, it would be a very nice country if French people didn't inhabit it, and it weren't still radioactive from all the

Re: My First GESO: Fun with a Fisheye-Takumar 18mm f11

2005-02-05 Thread John Celio
You, know I was just in Reed's yesterday. Wonder if you were there? Nah, I usually have thursdays and fridays off. Feel free to drop by any other time, though. Work's been mind-numbingly slow, I wouldn't mind one bit. (: John, one tinsy winsy little suggestion -- when you put up more than

Re: (n)ever-ready cases--pro and con?

2005-02-05 Thread japilado
The only cases I have are for the ES and ESII Spotmatics. I never keep the cameras in them. The cases came with the cameras when I bought them. To me, it's no big deal whether the cameras get a little nick here and there. I want my equipment at the ready for anything. Jim A. Anyone know

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
Peter, what are you talking about? You need to quote the message that you are replying to. The way in which meesages are forwarded here is known only to God, and you can't rely on your readers having received the same messages as you. John PS: I can't think which president you are

Re: DA-40mm and spiders

2005-02-05 Thread Nick Clark
Ah, but I've already got the M ;-) Nick -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05/02/05 00:11:58 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.netpentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: DA-40mm and spiders Since you can get the M lens for between 125 and 199 I doubt

Re: My First GESO: Fun with a Fisheye-Takumar 18mm f11

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
There's little point in coding by hand if it doesn't result in a better user experience. Why not use the thumbnail creation facility in Irfanview? Free, very quick, creates a webpage with arrows. John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 14:13:34 -0800, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You, know I was

SMA Pentax 1:3.5/15

2005-02-05 Thread Bob Blakely
I just picked up one of these SMA Pentax 1:3.5/15 babies in pristine condition (not even any evidence that it was ever actually mounted on a camera), in case for US$890 plus tax which I consider to be an excellent bargain. I'm off to the pier to make it look 2 miles long. I have a granite, gothic

Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies

2005-02-05 Thread Bob Blakely
You mean... Discontinuation. Regards, Bob... (Who has little better to do) From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies

Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
Don't tell me, tell the OP. :-) John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 14:35:39 -0800, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean... Discontinuation. Regards, Bob... (Who has little better to do) From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies -- Using Opera's

Re: (n)ever-ready cases--pro and con?

2005-02-05 Thread Nick Clark
I like ERCs. They add protection when out in adverse weather conditions, and also mean I can chuck the camera in a rucksack with other stuff and it will be protected. I partly agree about the film changing issue, but the old M series cases were the best in this regard as they didn't use the

Re: SMA Pentax 1:3.5/15

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
Very reasonable. Here in the UK, the list price is equivalent to $2,638. J On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 14:30:51 -0800, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just picked up one of these SMA Pentax 1:3.5/15 babies in pristine condition (not even any evidence that it was ever actually mounted on a camera),

Re: PESO - Waning Light

2005-02-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
Another stunning image from Bruce. Yawn. Bruce, you always have stunning images. Don't you get bored being perfect? Just kidding of course. I do greatly admire and enjoy your photography. Give me your thoughts on the optics of the Tokina AT-X AF 400. I have had one for a while and think it is

Re: First PESO

2005-02-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
Thanks to everyone who commented. Some thought it was okay soft, while Shel didn't like it that way. That's fine. I tried minimal sharpening in nik sharpener, but that mainly popped out the little white flowers on the hanging foliage, which I thought was distracting. Some images just don't

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread Peter J. Alling
The M* and A* 300's are still quite pricey. John Forbes wrote: Also, the long wait for a Pentax DSLR resulted in some defections to other brands, which depressed demand for Pentax glass between say 2002 and 2003, while putting quite a lot of used lenses onto the second-hand market. That

PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
The temperature reached almost 50 degrees F in Michigan today. I went shooting on the banks of the Rouge River and was surprised to see a few Robins. It seems a bit early for these spring arrivals, but I'm not complaining. Maybe they know something we don't. Here's one. Again, this is handheld

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter J. Alling
Schroeder. Besides Bush in spite of his mangled syntax is more of a politician than to have said this, he'd have let Rummy say it. John Forbes wrote: Peter, what are you talking about? You need to quote the message that you are replying to. The way in which meesages are forwarded here is

Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-05 Thread Keith Whaley
Nice! I was born and raised in Northern Ohio. We had tons of Robins in the spring! One of the earliest birds to show up in the spring. I think it's still got a lot of Winter to go yet, along the southern Lake Erie and Michigan shores. Wonder where they'll go to keep out of the worst of it?

RE: [pdml] Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies

2005-02-05 Thread David Chang-Sang
This has been discussed (at least with me) by Aaron (former list member and one of the original brotherhood members) :D and if there is more than one person stating this, it may be some sort of confirmation of this being more than just a rumour. Aaron had asked me if I had seen or heard about

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
I've noticed that the prices on all Pentax lenses seem to be up by a considerable amount. Yes, it's most evident among the shorter lenses (FA 50/1.4s are going for more than BH's new price on ebay -- $209-- and BH is sold out.) If you missed the thread about Pentax digital on the Leica forum,

Re: Film Hardeners

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's my recollection that using at least some contemporary BW films with a hardening fixer will induce curling. That has been my experience with a couple of films (don't recall which now). Anyway, I no longer use a hardening fix ... Shel From: William Robb - Original Message -

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No, but I do have a friend who spends a lot of time in France, and she's also a photographer. She might know something. But really, what I know, or what I can do is irrelevant. The point is that if you want something it's usually best to be specific rather than general. As it happens, my

Re: Old Film type

2005-02-05 Thread Graywolf
Verichrome Pan is a regular bw film and as such still processable. You may have to search ebay for a tank for that size as hardly anyone uses 127 anymore (the adjustable plastic reel type will work). If you have a friend with a darkroom who knows what he is doing it can be process in trays. You

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
I'm sure you're right about Bush, but Schroeder? I suspect it's actually a spoof by O'Rourke. John On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:38:16 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Schroeder. Besides Bush in spite of his mangled syntax is more of a politician than to have said this, he'd have

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread William Robb
http://www.jardmail.co.uk/misc/franceguide.shtml See the conclusion. William Robb - Original Message - From: Peter Smekal Subject: Re: RE: French on-line dealers Well, just admit it ... nobody knows anyting about it! To quote your president: France enjoys a rich history, a picturesque

Re: First PESO

2005-02-05 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Joe, There are numerous ways to sharpen, and while I cannot advise on them all, what seems to work well, using various techniques, is selective sharpening. So, for example, you could sharpen the foliage on the wall but not the white flower, or you could sharpen the wall to a different degree

Re: Film Hardeners

2005-02-05 Thread Mark Cassino
Over the last several months, I've dug through the archives at APUG, looking into both Classic Pan and the new JandC Pro 100. But, like virtually any internet resource, there is mis-information sitting next to valid info, and telling them apart is the challenge. I missed the discussion about

Re: My First GESO: Fun with a Fisheye-Takumar 18mm f11

2005-02-05 Thread ernreed2
Quoting John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED]: (replying to) John, one tinsy winsy little suggestion -- when you put up more than one shot it's nice if each one, in non-thumbnail view, has little arrows or something so you can go back and forward between shots. It's pain to have to keep

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread Peter J. Alling
Just a comment on who might be crass enough, but Schroeder is too much of a politician as well, he'd let a member of his cabinet say something like that too. John Forbes wrote: I'm sure you're right about Bush, but Schroeder? I suspect it's actually a spoof by O'Rourke. John On Sat, 05 Feb

Re: RE: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
Ah! John On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 18:07:20 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.jardmail.co.uk/misc/franceguide.shtml See the conclusion. William Robb - Original Message - From: Peter Smekal Subject: Re: RE: French on-line dealers Well, just admit it ... nobody knows

Re: PESO: Spit to Manly walk

2005-02-05 Thread Derby Chang
Marnie wrote: Interesting shot (re middle one -- Zenitar) -- thanks for sharing. Is the lower one shot with the 77 limited too? Hi Marnie, Last two were with the Zenitar 16mm. Pretty usable lens for the price. D

Re: PESO: Spit to Manly walk

2005-02-05 Thread David Nelson
Good job Derby - it's an area I'm pretty familiar with and reckon you've done a good job of summarising it with these three shots. Well done. Cheers, David Derby Chang wrote: Since fisheye shots seem to be in fashion at the moment, here's a little PESO page from me. The manual metering with

Re: Film Hardeners

2005-02-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure they have. The guy that owns JC Photo often posts over on the analog photography users group apug.com. apug.com appears to be the Asia Pacific Utilities Group :( -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Film Hardeners

2005-02-05 Thread Henri Toivonen
Mark Roberts wrote: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure they have. The guy that owns JC Photo often posts over on the analog photography users group apug.com. apug.com appears to be the Asia Pacific Utilities Group :( It's dot org. /Henri

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread Steve Pearson
What Leica forum are you referring to? Do you have a link to it? TIA PS: I can't believe some of the prices on ebay recently. Almost makes me think about selling all of my gear. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed that the prices on all Pentax lenses seem to be up by a considerable

Re: French on-line dealers

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
...and it weren't still radioactive from all the nuclear tests they run. The grammar isn't passable, although it may have been correct in the original. It's obviously a misguided attempt at humor. It's disparaging to both the French and to whomever one might attribute it. It doesn't belong here.

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
The Pnoto Net Leica forum is here: http://www.photo.net/bboard/forum?topic_id=1548 The recent Pentax digital thread is here: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00B20N Paul What Leica forum are you referring to? Do you have a link to it? TIA PS: I can't believe some

Re: [pdml] Discontinuement of Film SLR bodies

2005-02-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Interesting observation I made while working in the photo shop today: We're now selling more black white film (Tri-X, TMAX 400 and 100 and a bit of 3200) than color film. This is because sales of color film have dropped off precipitously and sales of BW have gone up a little. We're one of only

Re: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-05 Thread Mark Cassino
I heard one hits morning but didn't spot any (saw a blue bird in the afternoon though...) Nice shot - let's hope it's the anti-groundhog robin and we won't have 6 more weeks of winter! - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - -

Re: New LX Owner

2005-02-05 Thread David S
Congratulations Nick. I just picked up mine on Friday. I've already put a roll through it. Now I have to wait to get it developed :-). I think it's an old one with the original style shutter lock, but with 3200 film speed, S/N 5262XXX. In case you missed my previous post, here's mine:

teleconverters

2005-02-05 Thread Amita Guha
I am trying to figure out my kit for my London trip. I think I'm going to go with my Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di and a teleconverter. Now I have to figure out which teleconverter to get. BH has 2x teleconverters by the following manufacturers: Tokina Tamron Kenko Sigma (APO) The Kenko is the

OT: Photo exhibition in OZ

2005-02-05 Thread David S
To all the Aussie PDML'ers living in Sydney, I just saw a story on Sunday about Australian photographer Bill Henson. He has a retrospective exhibition showing at the Art Gallery of NSW until the 3 April. Looks like it might be interesting. Examples of his work can be found here:

PESO: A few more *istDS portaits

2005-02-05 Thread Derby Chang
The 43mm is an great portrait lens now. http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc/Portaits/portraits.htm -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~derbyc

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