Re:eBay auctions was ME Super ASA dial

2001-07-08 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
ke to win something for a change rather than >having to offer more than anybody else to buy it. Come on, >tell me how you do it. Everybody but me on PMDL seems to >know the trick. >--Tom > > >"B. K. Lane Sr." wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I have w

Re: ME Super ASA dial

2001-07-08 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Yep.. it works!!! The first roll of film I put in did not take because I did not have it wound up right on the spool. But now I know that when it is in correctly the rewind thing on the other side winds when you advance the film and the red flags move too. this is really a neat camera!! Rebecca

RE: Difficult decisions

2001-06-28 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Thanks to everyone who helped me out with my dilemma. I think I may have solved it. (i hope) I was playing around with my ZX50 and I put the Focal 80mm-200mm lens on it and the Achiever dedicated auto focus 260 flash on and then set the focusing to manual and the dial up top to picture. Well.. l

Difficult decissions

2001-06-27 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi everyone, Well, I have thought and thought about how to go about doing this. You see, I have a huge dilema and I am driving my husband nuts on what to do. I want to be able to take good shots of indoor TKD tournaments and also just use the camera for ordinary things too. The equipment I have

Pentax SMC-FA 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6 AF Zoom Lens

2001-06-25 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi everyone, Thanks for helping me out with my last question. I am guessing the camera that my sister gave me is a M-42 mount. (its a SP1000) I have another question for ya'll though. Does anyone have this lens Pentax SMC-FA 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6 AF Zoom Lens? If so do you like it? Can you use

screw mount adaptor

2001-06-22 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi, I have a quick question. I have been looking around to find a adaptor for this new screw mount camera I have so that I can use the bayonet type lens that I have with it. My question is.. is there such a thing? and if so .. what is it called? I can not seem to come up with anything other t

Still unpacking...

2001-06-20 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi everyone, Well we are almost done unpacking, I had to stop to get some dental work done. But I am trying to keep up with the messages.. only about 420 to go.. LOL... Anyhow, my sister has been unpacking her place and she found the camera I told ya'll about a few months ago. I am so very exc

Re: PUG: D Ross, S Larson, R Lane

2001-06-12 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Thanks Lasse, I am glad you liked it. When I took the picture, I was sort of thinking "Old stuff and New stuff" hmm... might turn out ok. You see I had just gotten in a couple of filters and lens and I was dying to try them out. So my sister and I went out to the Fort where we go fishing and I w

Re: June Gallery Comments

2001-06-10 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
>" Old and New " by Rebecca Lane, USA > A wonderful panorama. Good cropping. > Perhaps a bit more off the left, to 1/2 way between > the arches. Thanks, I probably should not have cropped it so much and left it more intact. If I ever get the time I will put the original up

Re: June Gallery

2001-06-06 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Thanks Collin, I havent had a chance to look at the gallery yet. We moved this weekend and I am just now getting the computer back up and going. Still lots of unpacking to do but I am going to try to catch up on my mail here and there while I do it. Rebecca At 08:18 AM 6/1/01 -0500, you wrote

Re: It's Time To Go

2001-06-06 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
I know I have only been on PDML a couple of months, but I have really learned alot from your posts. Please come back soon. Take care, Rebecca At 10:30 PM 6/4/01 -0700, you wrote: >I'll be leaving the list for an indefinite period. I'd like to >thank the many good folks who have been helpful

Re: need hints on selecting picture titles

2001-06-06 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
I dont shoot with a title in mind, I just sort of put one to it when I am editing it. Rebecca > Do people shoot pictures with a title in mind? Do they invent a title for >every picture? Do they pick one out when they need to submit the image to >the PUG? What kinds of things should g

outdated film

2001-05-29 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi ya'll, I was wondering, how do ya'll feel about film that is outdated? There is a dutch auction on ebay for fuji color super 1600 but the film is dated 11/2000. The auction says it has been stored in cold temps, but I am curious as to how good it would actually be. Thanks for any advice ya'l

Re: Will upgrading to PZ1p from ZX50 improve pictures?

2001-05-25 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Thanks, I know I didnt ask this but I was thinking about the PZ1p too. You answer has helped me decide not to get one. My ZX50 should be just fine. (at least for now) I am still waiting on my sister to unpack her things and find that old camera of hers. Hopefully it will be sometime this weekend

Re: EB: 500/1.8 !?

2001-05-25 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
I sent questions to the seller and asked Q. How long is this lens? A. it is 14' long (i am assuming she means 14") Q. What is the filter size? A. Measured filter size is 2 1/2 inches Q. How much does it weigh? A. I'm not good at guessing weight,but not very heavey..I am sure it can be used wi

Re: Pictures of a TaeKwonDo demo

2001-05-17 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi Dave, >ITA style, huh? I think that was my style, but I was doing it before >the split. Yes, it is ITA, we have been with them for a little over 2 years now. >The pics are good, but you need either faster film or a faster lens. >Get a 50/1.4 or 1.7 or a 35/2 (probably better) and you'll be

Re: Pictures of a TaeKwonDo demo

2001-05-17 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Thanks Leon, I still have an awful lot to learn about taking these kinds of pictures. As I said in another email, I didnt not realize that the fstop controlled the speed when I was set in manual mode and had the shutter set to a fast speed. Rebecca >Rebecca > >I would have suggested 1600 ISO f

Re: Pictures of a TaeKwonDo demo

2001-05-17 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi Artur, >A little blur adds life to the scene, therefore it's not always good to >avoid it when the subject is very dynamic. You should definitely get that 50 >mm f/1,4 or 1,7 lens. It would help you isolate the subject from the >background on the wider apertures (it would move the background f

Pictures of a TaeKwonDo demo

2001-05-15 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
I finally got some pictures up that I took a couple of weekends ago. When I got the film back and looked at the pictures I could have kicked myself in the head. I used 400 ISO instead of using 800 and most of the pictures turned out blurry. http://Beckling.tripod.com/demo.htm Any helpful commen

June PUG

2001-05-03 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi ya'll, I have a question about the June PUG. Can it be any type of building, old or new? Falling apart or not? I live pretty close to an old Fort and I think that I may get some pictures of it and see if any are worth submitting. Thanks, Rebecca NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited

May PUG

2001-05-03 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
I just wanted to say that even though I am really really new to photography... I love these pictures. To me they are all so Beautiful. Thanks to everyone who submitted, I honestly dont think I could pick a favorite. They are all so GREAT!!! Rebecca NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited A

Re: PUG commentary: Rebecca Lane

2001-05-03 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Thanks Paul, Ya know this being my first entry and being new to the list I didnt realize that the pictures were going to be commented on, I am truly grateful though that they are. You have given me a lot of things here that I never thought of. 1. I didnt do alot of editing to the pic, with the

Are there different filters for mf cameras and af cameras?

2001-04-27 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
I just got home from going out and pricing polarized circular filters. Well, I went to Camera America and told the guy what I was looking for. He asked me if it was for a auto focus or manual focus camera. And I told him that I have a ZX50 that I use in both modes. Also that most of the lens I ha

Re: Vs: Vs: Vivitar Flashes

2001-04-20 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Thanks everyone for helping me, I dont think I will be looking at the 283. I am in no hurry to rush out and nab something that may damage the camera I have. What I am looking for though is something that will shoot in manual mode, with a fast recycle time and a nice shooting distance. I have

RE: Vivitar Flashes

2001-04-20 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
At 10:17 AM 4/19/01 -0700, you wrote: >The Vivitar 285HV is a workhorse of a flash. The 283, if one of the older >models, could fry some modern cameras. Len, Could you please explain why it could fry some modern cameras? I dont want to get anything that would damage what I already have. Also I

Vivitar Flashes

2001-04-19 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
Hi, I have been looking at flashes on ebay for a couple of days now. There seems to be alot of VIVITAR 285HV and the VIVITAR 283 model. Are these models pretty good? Thanks, Rebecca NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.n

changed addys

2001-04-12 Thread B. K. Lane Sr.
> Just a little tip - People on this list prefer plain text messages but are > too polite except me to say so. Yours are coming up as HTML. > > Just click Format Plain text if you are using MS outlook - if using > something else then have a search through the menus to see if you can find > the op