I have posted a while back a long message on this program (with the
1.1 version, which finally worked on my Athlon).
In short, it has good things from Capture1, some better - drag and drop
file management too, three quick urgency categories (a lifesaver on
big assignment when shooting RAW!!!),
Monday, March 28, 2005, 1:25:05 PM, John wrote:
JF Whatever lens I'm using, I personally find it easier to focus on the point
JF I want to be in focus, keep the shutter button partly depressed, frame the
JF shot, then fire. Never got to grips with multiple focus points, which
JF just seem a
Monday, March 28, 2005, 6:14:00 PM, Jim wrote:
JH Hi Godfrey:
JH You're still a young man... I predict that you'll want a split image
JH wedge on all of your cameras for manual focusing 20+- years from now
JH when prespyopia catches up with you. :-)
How about a Messeraster screen than? Using
Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 2:30:03 AM, William wrote:
WR This camera needed a bit more work than we could provide for it.
WR http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Oops1.html
WR http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Oops2.html
WR Sorry for the poor quality, these were some of the first pictures I scanned.
WR
Congrats! It's a beatiful one. Locally, these beasts have fallen so
much in price that I will get an F (without Photomic, I like the plain
prism) and old non-AI 58mm to go with it as soon as I have spare
money... I am already reviving a Spotmatic but they will both
complement each other nicely.
DS The truly amazing thing?
DS As near as I can tell, excepting missing or mutilated parts,
DS **Everything on it works!!!**
DS Meter, winder, flash, all the controls, everything.
Gives new meaning to EeekBay descriptions... in working order
little used but works ;-))
Good light!
fra
Hi Dave,
I would suggest a Domke or Tenbo canvas bags. Look like normal bag,
not camera bag, and some of the smaller models would be just for that.
And as I can attest, even it doesn't look weatherproof, my Domkes
survived day-long downpours at a sporting events without the cameras
inside getting
MR Oh, and I almost forgot: I also have a Domke 802 which I haven't yet
MR even used as a camera bag. It usually holds my laptop computer,
MR notepads, books, etc.
I have F2 and F802 - and frequently use the 802 as a camera bag. No
custom dividers, though, I simply put into it a Lowepro padded
Hi,
[...]
It suddenly thinks I am it's father! The bugger went everywhere I did.
Nice story, Mary.
I'm grossing myself out with spider faces at the moment
...or should that be Bo Peep?
--
Cheers,
Bob
Hi Amita,
just stay clear (or your husband) from Tenbas. They are so similar to
Domkes. And as I know too well, with Domkes, you just need more and
more ;-) I have just three but wouldn't mind another one... OR the
Tenba you mention - I liked the Travelers (P415 and others) from their
look (and
frank theriault wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:19:33 -0500, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I went out Friday and visited a place where like to take landscape shots.
My main goal was to test stuff out - the 67 55mm f4, Classic Pan 200 (the
120 film back after a production hiatus), and the
Hi,
Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 5:34:48 AM, Amita wrote:
http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare2.html
Aw, what a cute story! So do you think the little guy was abandoned by
his mom?
What exactly do you have laws against in England?
where shall I start?
Letting livestock out of their
KW Whose film?
KW The only Pan film I've ever used was Kodak Panatomic-X or Plus-X Pan.
KW Well, not quite true, as Tri-X is a pan film...
AFAIK Classic Pan was made by Forte in Hungary, and branded by Classic
Film, reseller of interesting emulsions. From Mark's comments, it
looks the new batch
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Keith Whaley
Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever
Since you seem to have some sort of interest in Nikons, I thought I'd
ask.
My camera repairman has some sort of a Nikkormat in his case, for
sale. No idea what actual
Frantisek wrote:
Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 2:30:03 AM, William wrote:
WR This camera needed a bit more work than we could provide for it.
WR http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Oops1.html
WR http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Oops2.html
WR Sorry for the poor quality, these were some of the first
I enjoyed your story, Cotty. LOL. Thanks for sharing. I suppose the lamb was
really interested in learning something about macro photography ... You gave
it no chance ...
Best, Bernd
BH still has some new ones for $1149.
Paul
On Mar 29, 2005, at 12:41 AM, Kevin Waterson wrote:
I am still looking for a good second hand or well
priced new *istD. Wendy's were good but after tax
was a bit heavy.
Kind regards
Kevin
--
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for
Saturday, March 26, 2005, 9:27:34 PM, Cotty wrote:
C Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera
C :-)
C http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/footytricks.html
Hey Cotty, these are great photos! You used slow synch flash
excellently!
BTW, from how many
Cool pic Mark! I've been trying to do some more high mag macro stuff
recently but keep getting frustrated with camera shake or lighting or
both. Anyway, you've done pretty well here! Love the patterns in the ice
as well as the cool critter (pun, sadly, intended). Next - balance one
on a
the financial analysts are still worried, just as they are about
Konica-Minolta and, to a lesser degree, Nikon. Olympus has the medical
imaging market to fall back on. Nikon's semiconductor equipment sales are
well down, its alternative, and Pentax's medical imaging is down too because
of
- Original Message -
From: Amita Guha
Subject: RE: A funny thing happened
What exactly do you have laws against in England?
Sheep and the British have a long, sordid history.
It started with the Welsh, spread into Scotland, and then south.
Best you not ask any more questions.
WW
- Original Message -
From: Frantisek
Subject: Re: This might bring a tear to your eye.
Bill you are starting to repeat yourself ;-) You have posted these
several years back (4? 5?). IIRC it's a Mamiya MF or Bronica MF
camera? Used as an argument for Pentax MF ;-)
I know, but Don wasn't
- Original Message -
From: Keith Whaley
Subject: Re: PESO - Snow Flea
Whose film?
The only Pan film I've ever used was Kodak Panatomic-X or Plus-X Pan.
Well, not quite true, as Tri-X is a pan film...
It's all pan film.
Even the colour stuff.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, William Robb wrote:
Damned thing has only devalued by the price of a used 35mm lens, over the
last 30 years, too.
With or without inflation?
Without. I try to
Hi folks,
I was trying out some of my K and M lenses on the *istD: 24/2.8, M28/2.8,
35/2.8, M50/1.4, M85/2. I was really looking forward to use some of these
old pearls. The strange thing is that I get very overexposed pictures with
the M50/1.4 and the M28/2.8. I am using the M mode + the green
Sheep and the British have a long, sordid history.
It started with the Welsh, spread into Scotland, and then south.
Best you not ask any more questions.
Just bring Wellington boots when visiting .8)
John
-- Original Message ---
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
I just bought an *ist DS with the 16-45 mm. Very happy about it, and
will probably buy the 50-200.
But one thing is worrying me: What are the chances that a Pentax DSLR
with a full frame sensor will make my DA-lenses obsolete?
--
/Morten
This one time, at band camp, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BH still has some new ones for $1149.
Paul
Oh, I should mention, I am in Australia, freight and import
duties can be a killer
Kind regards
Kevin
--
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Can't help with an explanation but can attest to the same experience
w/ M 50/1.7 and 28/2.8. I just go for a solid under-exposure and it
turns out well, but then again I do not plan on using them again as I
now go auto-focus. (If anyone wants the above two lenses for AUD130
plus postage email
Morten Dahl wrote on 3/29/2005, 7:41 AM:
I just bought an *ist DS with the 16-45 mm. Very happy about it, and
will probably buy the 50-200.
But one thing is worrying me: What are the chances that a Pentax DSLR
with a full frame sensor will make my DA-lenses obsolete?
none whatsoever
I bought mine new for AUD1149 from an Australian supplier so I'd
hardly consider BH good value at those prices. Used ones are going
for circa AUD950 no-reserve on ebay Kevin so the list and KEH are
pretty much your only hopes OB1. Kevin I'd save for the other lenses
you need then call CR
I just bought an *ist DS with the 16-45 mm. Very happy about it,
and will probably buy the 50-200. But one thing is worrying
me: What are the chances that a Pentax DSLR with a full frame
sensor will make my DA-lenses obsolete?
none whatsoever
Surely it depends on which lenses you
Not likely.
They will continue making APS sensor cameras, because they have sufficient
resolution for most uses (up to A3 - which was the 135 film market anyway) and
because they are and will be a lot cheaper than full frame cameras.
They will probably make, or try to make, the announced 645D
What are you metering? If your scene includes a lot of shadow area and
no sky, you'll probably overexpose somewhat.
Paul
On Mar 29, 2005, at 7:26 AM, Peter Smekal wrote:
Hi folks,
I was trying out some of my K and M lenses on the *istD: 24/2.8,
M28/2.8,
35/2.8, M50/1.4, M85/2. I was really
Close to zero, I'd say. The Pentax prosumer slr commitment appears to
be aps, which is fine by me.
Paul
On Mar 29, 2005, at 7:41 AM, Morten Dahl wrote:
I just bought an *ist DS with the 16-45 mm. Very happy about it, and
will probably buy the 50-200.
But one thing is worrying me: What are the
SMC PENTAX-A 1:2,8 20mm 5862014
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7502833948
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/
Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
The test scene is outside, buildings, the sky and few shadows. It really
should be the other way around, i.e. slightly underexposed due to the
relatively bright sky.
Peter
What are you metering? If your scene includes a lot of shadow area and
no sky, you'll probably overexpose somewhat.
Paul
On
John Whittingham wrote on 3/29/2005, 7:53 AM:
I just bought an *ist DS with the 16-45 mm. Very happy about it,
and will probably buy the 50-200. But one thing is worrying
me: What are the chances that a Pentax DSLR with a full frame
sensor will make my DA-lenses obsolete?
Could it be because with K and M lenses you get center weighted
metering,
compared to the matrix metering with the FA and newer?
Antti-Pekka
Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Estera Oy Turku
www.estera.fi
www.computec.fi
-Original Message-
From: Peter
Maube, but why don't I have this problem with all the lenses, then?
Peter
Could it be because with K and M lenses you get center weighted
metering,
compared to the matrix metering with the FA and newer?
Antti-Pekka
Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Estera Oy Turku
no. Because there is no chance that pentax will make a full frame
I wouldn't take any bets on that one.
The other, less sarcastic, answer is no because you can always use
DA lenses on the current and I suspect future crop of APS-C DSLRs
from Pentax. Therefore they will not be obsolete.
On 29 Mar 2005 at 8:10, Christian wrote:
The other, less sarcastic, answer is no because you can always use DA
lenses on the current and I suspect future crop of APS-C DSLRs from
Pentax. Therefore they will not be obsolete.
Exactly, just like Pentax 110 lenses. :-P
Rob Studdert
Manual lenses = too much hassle in this day and age. We are the
Instant Gratification Generation. If I didn't filter my lens
browsing to auto-focus only I'd be there all day. (I think that
captures the sentiments of ~90% of ppl in the market for Pentax
lenses)
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 23:07:40
Rob Studdert wrote on 29.03.05 15:25:
Exactly, just like Pentax 110 lenses. :-P
Yeah, yeah, but 110 was never as popular as 35 mm. Seeing progress of things
(millions APS-C DSLRs sold) it seems that FF will soon become a kind of
digital 110 :-P
--
Balance is the ultimate good...
Best Regards
On 29 Mar 2005 at 23:26, Quasi Modo wrote:
Manual lenses = too much hassle in this day and age. We are the
Instant Gratification Generation. If I didn't filter my lens
browsing to auto-focus only I'd be there all day. (I think that
captures the sentiments of ~90% of ppl in the market for
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Quasi Modo wrote:
Manual lenses = too much hassle in this day and age. We are the
Instant Gratification Generation. If I didn't filter my lens
browsing to auto-focus only I'd be there all day. (I think that
captures the sentiments of ~90% of ppl in the market for
On 29 Mar 2005 at 15:34, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
Yeah, yeah, but 110 was never as popular as 35 mm. Seeing progress of things
(millions APS-C DSLRs sold) it seems that FF will soon become a kind of
digital
110 :-P
LOL, at least they weren't foolish enough to adopt the 4/3 regimen
Rob
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Quasi Modo wrote:
Manual lenses = too much hassle in this day and age. We are the
Instant Gratification Generation. If I didn't filter my lens
browsing to auto-focus only I'd be there all day. (I think that
captures the sentiments of ~90% of ppl in the market for Pentax
This time I only tested two lenses. *istD M mode + the green button.
Aperture 8 in both cases. Same scene. M50/1.7 works just fine, M50/1.4
gives totally washed out overexposures. Any clue?
Peter
And actually it did help. ;-)
Hmmm, maybe this one's not so bad after all.
(The crazy man thinks to himself.)
Don
-Original Message-
From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:19 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: This might bring a tear to
Rob Studdert wrote on 29.03.05 15:42:
LOL, at least they weren't foolish enough to adopt the 4/3 regimen
Fortunately they weren't. After all it wouldn't make a sense to use K-lenses
on that then :-)
--
Pozdrowienia
Sylwek
Cory, if I had a buck for everytime I've had people talk lovingly of
older, quality glass and end up not being able to cite, then
convincingly explain why, more than three cases of the AF version of a
given lens is inferior to the manual mount, I'd have a lot more AF
lenses, at current eekbay
Check the aperture blades in the 1.4 to be sure they
are moving as freely as the 1.7.
I had a 35/3.5 doing the same thing, the blades were
just slightly sluggish. Cleaning them solved the
problem.
The blades are apparently given more time to respond
when the green button is pushed then they are
HAR! If you pay much attention to anything this antonymous poster, Quasi
Modo, says, you'd be deluding yourself. Rob Studdert is probably right.
There's still a very strong demand for manual focus lenses throughout the
world, both from users and collectors.
Shel
[Original Message]
From:
So this is the one, where the seller stated, that the problem was the camera
didn't like him.
I can see why!
Jens
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 29. marts 2005 00:49
Til: PDML
Let the market decide, Shel. If you want to collect lenses and that
floats your boat, by all means do. But the only delusions are indeed
yours if you think a) they're consistently and noticably superior
optically to their younger AF siblings and b) they're worthy
investments. By all means
Nope!
All my old lenses work just fine (A20, A28, M35, M1.7/50, K105, K135,
M4/200, M*300) - even my two Tamron Adaptall lenses work fine).
A possible explanation could be that old Pentax slow aperture syndrom -
the lenses stop down to slowly - if the have not been used for a long tim or
been
Yeah, I don't much care for him either! :-(
The good thing is the 70-210 SMCP-F was very nice
and is already sold.
I got most of my money back, and, someone got a very
good lens for a fair price.
Not so bad afterall, plus it came with a remote release
and a 58mm C-PL that I can use.
Don (Not
Collate all the data you want, fact is if I were to sell all
my SMCP-A lenses right now I would get between 300 and 800
percent of what I paid for them over the last 3 years.
That shows: 1.) They are sought after by many. 2.) The 'many'
can't have them, I've compared them to their AF brethren and
Jens,
its only two of the lenses that behave that way (M28 and M50/1.4). The
other work just fine.
Peter
Nope!
All my old lenses work just fine (A20, A28, M35, M1.7/50, K105, K135,
M4/200, M*300) - even my two Tamron Adaptall lenses work fine).
A possible explanation could be that old Pentax
Did I say that older lenses are superior? I just said there's a market
for them. Some older lenses may be superior to newer glass, but, Anonymous
One, it's necessary to define superior. Different lenses have different
fingerprints, as it were, different optical qualities, and depending on the
Perhaps you have sticking aperture blades, and they don't stop down
sufficiently. I experienced that problem in the studio with flash lighting and
a sticky lens.
Paul
The test scene is outside, buildings, the sky and few shadows. It really
should be the other way around, i.e. slightly
Godfrey and I may do some comparison testing between the K135/2.5 and a
contemporary equivalent (F or FA 135/2.8 I think). There's much more to
determining the quality of a lens than testing data (MTF, LPMM, etc).
Right now I'm looking for a couple of older lenses for the Leica because
they have
On 3/29/05 7:41 AM, Morten Dahl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just bought an *ist DS with the 16-45 mm. Very happy about it, and
will probably buy the 50-200.
But one thing is worrying me: What are the chances that a Pentax DSLR
with a full frame sensor will make my DA-lenses obsolete?
Peter, I just checked this and the aperture gets a lot
more time to respond when the green button is pushed
than during actual exposure.
I'd bet on a sluggish aperture.
Is it worse at smaller apertures?
That would be a sure sign.
Don
-Original Message-
From: Peter Smekal [mailto:[EMAIL
Yes,
you'r probably on the right track. Its getting gradually worse with smaller
apertures. Mmm... I've never cleaned lens blades ... sounds tricky. The
question is how much Pentax would take for that kind of job.
Peter
Peter, I just checked this and the aperture gets a lot
more time to respond
Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, the question was (paraphrasing) will the chance that pentax release
a full-frame camera make DA lenses obsolete? The answer is no.
Because there is no chance that pentax will make a full frame sensor.
They may not make a full frame sensor, but I think
Hi,
Anyway we're here to learn not impose idiosyncratic mindsets
[...]
have I suddenly been transposed into the PDML of a different,
parallel universe?
g
--
Cheers,
Bob
Don the domain name rather gives you away. A brief analysis of the
market opens an opportunity, yes: D/DS have been successful releases
not matched with commensurate lens production/adjustments for crop
factor (+ issues with 35mm lenses at certain focal lengths =
discontinued production) =
Amen! I can't even explain the joy of using a manual
focus lens with the *istDS. Currently I'm playing
around with it and the Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5
screwmount lens. Granted you have to do one or two
extra steps to get exposure but what I'm shooting at
won't move away and there's no hurry in
Aside: there's at least 1other Australian active in this thread
(although I recall Rob is leaving Pentax...?) - Paxtons (Sydney) is no
longer buying 2nd hand and as such is reducing the prices to clear.
I did see a 135/2.5 of one description (manual, of course) for circa
AUD250 amongst others.
I like this version over the first, through both are interesting shots.
I was a little confused by the first shot because it was not clear that the
larger snake body was another snake. So, with v 1 I first spent sometime
thinking about how a snake could get twisted around like that and then
Ken - thorough, positive post to come out of the woodlurk with. Thank you.
Perhaps also consider the Tamron 90/2.8 Di instead of the DFA100/2.8
macro (unsure of size/weight comparison). I know I'm a heretic but
keep 3rd party in mind (even the Sigma 50/2.8 macro EX DG is getting
very good
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Quasi Modo wrote:
Cory, if I had a buck for everytime I've had people talk lovingly of
older, quality glass and end up not being able to cite, then
convincingly explain why, more than three cases of the AF version of a
given lens is inferior to the manual mount, I'd have a lot
Francis:
A good shot of the little girl... I would have cropped it at her waist.
Jim
Francis Alviar wrote:
One of my very first shots from the recently acquired
*ist DS. This one taken with the FA 50mm f/1.4 lens.
My apologies for the cut-off right foot. Cropped to
eliminate dead space.
Better...
Jim
David Savage wrote:
John, Paul, Jim Rob, thanks for your comments.
John, insect wings are pretty neat. I've got some shots of a dragonfly
and the detail colour in the wings is amazing.
I agree Paul that more DOF would have been nice, but I was shooting
hand held with natural light
Christian, Jim, Frank, Cotty, Bruce,
Thanks for looking and commenting.
It's the first time I've got a good result from in-camera double
exposure with the *istD. Can't say that I've tried hard, but this time
it just worked.
There's something special about fakin' the film-ish way...:-)
cheers,
Bob W wrote:
have I suddenly been transposed into the PDML of a different,
parallel universe?
And here I thought we were hear to learn about photography and Pentax
equipment...
I thought we went to kindergarden to learn not impose idiosyncratic
mindsets.
In this universe PENTAX RULES!
Tom C.
Rob Studdert wrote on 3/29/2005, 8:25 AM:
On 29 Mar 2005 at 8:10, Christian wrote:
The other, less sarcastic, answer is no because you can always use DA
lenses on the current and I suspect future crop of APS-C DSLRs from
Pentax. Therefore they will not be obsolete.
Exactly,
William Robb wrote:
Sheep and the British have a long, sordid history.
It started with the Welsh, spread into Scotland, and then south.
Best you not ask any more questions
Triumph in marketing.
Rebranded and exported as mobile leisure centres.
Malcolm
I saw your sig and just had to take it up a level - you followed it as
fluidly as if it were metered and focused in SAFOX VIII itself. I'm
all for economising on lens expenditure, and not waiting ad infinitum
for a lens release. I've seen a lot posted in several places about
the superior
On 3/29/05 10:37 AM, Quasi Modo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Perhaps also consider the Tamron 90/2.8 Di instead of the DFA100/2.8
macro (unsure of size/weight comparison). I know I'm a heretic but
keep 3rd party in mind (even the Sigma 50/2.8 macro EX DG is getting
very good feedback).
Hi,
Hi Morten.
Congrats on the camera.
IMHO, a full-frame DSLR will not make the DA lenses obsolete any more
than it will make the *istDS obsolete. The advent of higher megapixel
cameras will not make the current cameras take worse pictures.
As others have pointed out, the *istDS is probably not
None of us really know the chances of whether Pentax will release a FF DSLR
in the 35mm size factor. We're all pretty much just guessing.
However, it's partly the reason I haven't purchased any DA lenses yet. To
my eye, my FF lenses work fine on the *istD, even wide-angle (though I
haven't
Mark Roberts wrote on 3/29/2005, 9:29 AM:
They may not make a full frame sensor, but I think Pentax will certainly
have a camera with a full frame sensor - as soon as such sensors become
economically feasible.
That'll be a couple of years at *least*.
Semantics. Whether they produce
I have purchased two DA lenses because they are the best solution for
the camera I'm using right now in their respective focal length range.
While I don't believe the 16x24mm sensor format is going to go away
anytime soon, I have no special insight into the future... but as long
as I have this
I don't know anything about amphotoworld. I saw their ad in a magazine. I
don't know if they're just blowing smoke, or whether items are gray market,
or whether items are even available.
They have *ist D's listed for $739 and DS's listed for $519.
I agree that you have a couple of lenses which need a cleaning.
The camera tech I usually go to charges 1-1.5 hours labor for most lens
CLA, about $75-100. He did my M85/2 ... the focusing helicoid had
become overly stiff because the lubricant had turned into a sticky
mass.
Godfrey
On Mar 29,
Asside from all the arguments over which are superior manual or AF lenses if
we come back to the original post regarding the A 20mm f/2.8, how useful do
you think AF really is at 20mm?
John
-- Original Message ---
From: Quasi Modo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Why do people on these marque-centric lists speak in such snide and
negative terms about the manufacturer whose products they are
supposedly enjoying?
Personally, I bought a Pentax *istDS because I found it a very suitable
camera. I like the 6Mpixel 16x24mm format sensor, it produces the
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Quasi Modo wrote:
Finally, it's amazing how few of these head to head comparisons
between F/FA/DA/DFA and A/K/M etc lenses see the light of web. I'm
all ears.
My friend,
Optical superiority is not my genre. Here is a comparison for you: I
bought a used K135/2.5 from a
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
The camera tech I usually go to charges 1-1.5 hours labor for most lens
CLA, about $75-100. He did my M85/2 ... the focusing helicoid had
become overly stiff because the lubricant had turned into a sticky
mass.
I also use local technicians.
Hi!
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3469/display/2838096
Any and all comments most welcome.
Remind me when we meet again to make a green face for you to photograph...
Turning green now for a rehearsal... :)
Boris
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Keith Whaley
Subject: Re: Enablement, The best 35mm camera ever
Since you seem to have some sort of interest in Nikons, I thought I'd ask.
My camera repairman has some sort of a Nikkormat in his case, for sale. No
idea what
Hi Rick
I think the colour might depend a bit on monitor settings. There's a
slight warm-yellow cast in the highlights on my monitor, and to my
memory that's a pretty accurate rendering. My monitor was last
calibrated about 30 days ago, so it should be ok, but I don't know...
You're right that
Two exposures on the same frame. :-)
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: PESO: Mountain moonrise
Good exposure, nice capture.
What do you mean by double exposure? Two separate
How about sticky aperture blades?
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Best regards,
Bruce
Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 5:08:14 AM, you wrote:
PS The test scene is outside, buildings, the sky and few shadows. It really
PS should be the other way around, i.e. slightly underexposed due to the
PS relatively bright sky.
PS Peter
Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote on 3/29/2005, 9:29 AM:
They may not make a full frame sensor, but I think Pentax will certainly
have a camera with a full frame sensor - as soon as such sensors become
economically feasible.
That'll be a couple of years at *least*.
Jostein wrote:
Two exposures on the same frame. :-)
In THAT case, I've decided to like it. :)
Optical superiority is not my genre. Here is a comparison for you: I
bought a used K135/2.5 from a local shop at a price where (assuming
enough of them) I could buy 6 of them before matching one new
FA135/2.8. No, there are no used ones around, I don't think.
There's been three on eBay UK in
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