Re: Continued digest virus problems

Got 133 digest-mails (!!!) for a time slice of 2 days, haven't counted how much I had to press OK for Norton Security killing viruses. I will logout for some days until the problem is corrected. Best, Bernd -original message--- Continued digest virus problems Brian Dipert Fri, 25

Re: lenses, lens use, and DA14 samples

Nice idea, Godfrey, to share those samples. I wasn't yet very used to the A20mm on film when I switched to digital and it became a 30mm-lens. So looking at your pics I see that my decision to go with the 16-45 zoom as wide-angle lens was right - just for me. 16mm resp. 24mm on 35-film is just

PESO (31ltd)

Rob Studdert wrote: Congratulations, the 31mm is an excellent lens and of course the black version is both professional and produces better photos :-) Thanks, Rob, I hope that, indeed ;-) In truth I chose the black one because I hope it will be more unobtrusive. One of the first pics (31mm

Re: Autumn 2005 Synchronicity Gallery

Thanks, Tom, for doing that gallery. My fave is Eleanor's, too, like it was said already. It just works. The skin colours, the bracelets, and demonstrating: we are doing this together ... Reminder: deadline for december PUG is coming ... Theme: "Celebration" Best, Bernd (Shush! A black 31lim

PUG comment

Nice to have another PUG gallery online, and some nice pictures there, too. (I missed the deadline.) Though I can't link the pics to the theme in some cases ... ... but one shot made me ruminative: Marnie's "Untitled" Best, Bernd

Re: Re: GESO: A Day Around Union Square

That's my favorite, too. A sheltered place, perfect for the rest. She feels and shows it. Best, Bernd ---original message- Bruce Dayton Tue, 01 Nov 2005 08:35:05 -0800 Hello Godfrey, Nice stuff. My favorite is #2 of the girl sitting. Something about her

Re: Pentax announces revised SLR strategy

LOL! You should start writing fairy-tales, John. I would be curious about. Best, Bernd

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

Hi Christian, you have named good reasons and it is your decision. I'd like to add my two cents, concerning me to stay with Pentax: I have changed some of my gear in the last years, while I got some information from the list and while I got used to use eekbay. I had fun to try another lenses, to

GESO or PESOs

For anyone how might be interested to have a look at my recent shots ... there are two new albums online: http://people.freenet.de/bienenbernd/Galerie/ (Yes, I know, some of you prefer a PESO every now and then.) Best, Bernd www.bienenbernd.de

Re: A funny thing happened....

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

Re: RE: Taking photos in the Swiss alps - seeking for advice

Markus wrote: Nobody advised me to carry the A-28mm 2.8 or M-35mm 3.5 with me when I have the A 24mm so far. Will I not miss the gap between 24mm and 50mm (or 35mm when I carry the 35-70mm A/4 zoom too) for landscapes. I wonder if I should use a 28mm too for more "normal wide views".

Re: Voigtlander SL lenses on a DS?

... made a search for "125mm macro" and found: *** Re: New Voigtlander lenses for PK-A mount!! Rob Studdert Wed, 22 May 2002 06:47:22 -0700 On 21 May 2002 at 22:57, Alan Chan wrote: > How does it compare against Pentax 100mm macros? The Voigtlander Macro APO

Re: Re: Asahi S1a

Did you smile while writing? :-) Bernd Cotty Sat, 05 Mar 2005 00:44:51 -0800 On 5/3/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: >Do any of uou guys collect cameras? no. Cheers, Cotty

Re: Re: PAW: snow covered landscape

Thank you for comment, Bruce, you are right. And the scene is not exactly what I wanted to show, because the sun was just below the upper margin. But there was nothing left in the file. I should have taken it without exposure correction. Now I have snow that is quite bright and a blank sky; in the

PAW: snow covered landscape

I always enjoy to have a look at those PAWs, PESOs, etc. so I feel the need to contribute. Taken this afternoon. *istDs, 16mm, F8, 1/750s, exp.corr. +1.5, ISO200; color balance and brightness slightly corrected http://people.freenet.de/bienenbernd/TEMP/Schnee.JPG Best, Bernd

Re: Survey: How do you do exposure?

1. How do you do exposure most of the time? Av or Tv or manual (doing it yourself)? -- MEsuper: Av with exp. compensation MZ5N: Av or program Ds: Program with exp. compensation 2. Do you shoot digital or film? -- Digital with Ds for six weeks now 3. If you shoot digital, have you changed

black + film = pro?

On my way home I took some last shots to test my recently acquired black ME super and entered the photo shop in the railway station while I still held the camera in my hands and was srewing back the film. The clerk came up to me and asked whether he could help me. "Ah, hm, no no, I just take out th

Re: Re: PESO: Prickly Wheel

Eactivist wrote: But, OTOH, maybe I'll take my macro lens back to shoot the cacti. ... --- That's what I thought. Nice shot but why not take anything else but a wideangle? Keep on shooting! Best, Bernd

Re: PESO ^

It's ZEN. For a living room IMO it is not living enough. I would take it for the dining room. Would be a nice contrast to all sorts of vegetables! Best, Bernd DagT Thu, 24 Feb 2005 03:39:49 -0800 I´ve been looking through the archive for some new picture

Re: A Day at China Town - Chinese New Year Parade 2005

It is realy great, Alan, to look at those colorful pictures while wet snowflakes are falling out of a grey sky outside. If you had used a DS you wouldn't have enjoyed the lovely 31ltd with its nice angle of view, but for sure it means less work to generate a netgallery. I like pic no 40 most, j

SMC Pentax DA 50-200mm lens introduction

Already noticed? http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_2553.html "... major features are: Angle of view from 31.5 - 8.1 degrees (76.5 - 306mm in 35mm format), 11-element/10-group optical construction, Incorporating ED (Extra-low Dispersion) optical elements, 52mm filter size, Dimens

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

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 t

Feb PUG

My favorite is "Ice Blue Morning". Thank you, Adelheid, for preparing! Best, Bernd

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

I didn't answer the survey, too. Writing mails isn't that comfortable and quick for me, because I am on the digest-list and most of the time I prefer looking across the archive. But maybe it's no excuse (wearing sackclothes and ashes ...) I have got a *istDs body three weeks ago and I am quite ple

Re: RE: OT - enabled with film :-)

Thank you for the info and the link! Best, Bernd --original message Don Sanderson Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:03:12 -0800 The 605n has the shutter speed displayed in the viewfinder, that's the only difference I know of. Her's a very good Fujica site: http://www.toptown.com/nowhere/kypfe

Re: OT - enabled with film :-)

Hi Cotty, I don't know Straker, but beside of that you perhaps may explain what are the differences between the Fujica ST605 and the Fujica605N? Best, Bernd --original message Cotty Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:16:43 -0800 Oh yes, this is beautiful!

Re: SMC FA-28-90

Hello Toralf, Fed Widall uses one, he should comment Best, Bernd -- Toralf Lund Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:59:33 -0800 Has anyone tried the FA28-90, i.e. this one, I would assume: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/zooms/short/FA28-90f3.5-5.6.html ? Just found

Re: PESO: Snowy Clothes Line

11 degrees celsius and very stormy in northern Germany, April-weather Looks nice, white landscape in winter. Best, Bernd Powell Hargrave Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:47:28 -0800 It got a bit white here today. http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image1.htm Powell

Re: Hi folks...

Hi Morrighan, welcome to the list! The Spotmatic battery question Luigi mentioned may not be a problem, if http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?index-bod y.html.html~mainFrame is right. There can be read: "Availability of batteries for the Spotmatic is better than oth

Re: DS lenses strategy (was PESO: Candy)

For my film stuff I have almost no zooms. Even sold the FA 28-70/4 because it was difficult to use a polarizing filter on it. Good picture quality but bad feeling in manual mode. Sometimes (seldom) I think I better had stayed with it. For events a zoom is quite essential IMO. Addition for the short

Nothing is impossible

... for a tinker. You don't like the lens of your digicam? Throw it away and use pentax stuff! http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3334&item=3862919925&r d=1 Best, Bernd

Re: PESO Vanishing America

On my screen the pics look quite flat, personally I like more contrast. (No problem, can be repaired easily.) And sometimes I search for the ultmative kick; probably some of the pics would have got it by using a wideangle lens to render the scene more dramatic, for ex. in Cat ready to pounce or Tha

Re: PESO: Candy

Would like to have a model like her ... Very nice and nice captured! My favorites are 04, 12, 17 and misc02. BTW: Some of your pictures have "Focal Length: 0/1" for ex. in http://www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=2134257 Does that mean, that a K or M lens was used and therefore there is no informa

Re: Merry Christmas to me!

No snow at all in your pic ... I plan to acquire a Ds in january. But I am still mulling over getting the kit lens or not. Like to see the some pics with the Tamron 17-35 2.8-4 (Mark, did I miss your first results?). Have joy. And some nice time to all. Bernd ---original message--- Powe

Re: Quick Survey: Mechanical Camera Usage

So you asked for the negation - if nobody likes to answer you gather no information ... BTW: I have used an EXA 1a for the first years: no autofocus, no modes, no built-in meter, shortest time 1/175 s, cheap 50/2.9 lens, but a bayonett. I don't miss it. Best, Bernd ---original message--- Shel

Re: M80-200/4.5 lens

I have the version with min. focus distance = 1,6m. IMO it's the same as Raimo said: better than the SMC-M 200/4.0. Anybody who can tell, how the results on *istD / *istDS are? Best, Bernd -original message--- Andy Chang Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:43:47 -0800 Guys, I've noticed that there

Re: PAW: Coffeehouse Conversation

I like most of your 40mm-photos, but the wider angle of the vivitar makes your photos still stronger. Like it, Frank. Real street photography, even in a coffeehouse ;-) Best, Bernd ---original message- frank theriault Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:31:35 -0800 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?pho

Re: Re: Heretical question: 43LTD vs SMC-A 50F2

... but I have: http://home.t-online.de/home/tumbschef/Galerie/Blumen/Bilder1/pic08.jpg Epson 1660 scan Best, Bernd --original message--- On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, alexander wrote: > good compared to other fast standard lenses. But what > I like most about this lens its color reproduction, > and

Re: Heretical question: 43LTD vs SMC-A 50F2

Stopped down to 2.8 or 4 the 43ltd is a top lens. You talked of a two-persons-conflict, but you mentioned some more: the collector, the user, the one that earns/has the money and someone who askes for quality. And you forgot the one who wants to play with those toys. Let's see: The collector may t

Re: *ist Ds + A20/2.8 or 24/2.8 - will it work?

"...the A20/2.8 goes pretty mushy in the corners" Look at http://www.digitalfotonetz.de/ --> Pentax digital --> Objektivtest or direct link: http://digitalfotonetz.de/img/Testfotos/Objektive/Urs/ausschnitte.jpg Best, Bernd

Re: Question about Optios

Try the manual ( http://www.pentax.com/docstore/index.cfm?show=6 ) ... "You can copy image and sound files from built-in memory to the SD-card and vice versa. ." page 105, 106 Best, Bernd original message a.. From: jtainter b.. Subject: Question about Optios c.. Date

Re: PAW and request for honest contructive critique

IMHO there is almost nothing to improve, Boris. I like the point of view and the scenery, that invites my eye to be explored. At first look I thought you were the one that was photographed ... Best, Bernd

Re: *istDs + small prime = way cool

Just the same as film-body with 43mm limited - I like it. Did you already order your *istDs? (Body 899 Euros) Best, Bernd

Re: A visit to a park near my home

I like best: pics 06, 08, 18, 19, 22 followed up by pic17 - it is nice but I (being viewer) can't decide if foreground or background is more important - attention is rotating; pic15 caught my eyes, but not that very much when seen in great size All in all nice done, I dare to say ...I hope to lear

Re: Re: Difference between 50mm A and 50 mm M.

You are right. But there are exceptions: IMHO limited lenses work fine together with K-lenses. For example the FA77/1.8 together with K30/2.8 - wonderful results on this years island holidays ... Best, Bernd original message-- a.. From: Shel Belinkoff b.. Subject: Re: Differ

Re: Difference between 50mm A and 50 mm M.

Hi Johan, I had the M and the A50/1.4 and the M50/1.7. I can't really tell the optical difference between both 1.4-lenses, but the M has a better feeling for me (sold the M/1.7 and the A/1.4). One thing wasn't said yet: The M-lenses don't allow matrix-metering on the MZ5-N, and I think it is the s

Re: Photo of *ist Djr. Maybe

I saw the report, read some lines and decided not to buy the magazin. No really new information, more of that sort of speculation that can be read on this list, too. So what will you expect from the photo? Best, Bernd a.. From: Joseph Tainter b.. Subject: Photo of *ist Djr. Maybe c.. Date:

Re: PESO: theater photographs

Very nice stuff, indeed! What lens did you take and did you use a tripod/monopod? (I will be shooting next saturday on a concert of school-band where my son is involved, so I am thinking already about how to do best ...) Best, Bernd ---original message--- a.. From:

Re: PESO - Instead of the Perseids

So we have some times more often a thunderstorm in northern germany than in Oslo. Nice view. Seems to be some noise in the dark parts of the pic - what ISO does the *ist-D chose at long time exposure? Best, Bernd ---original message a.. From: Jostein b.. Subjec

Re: SMC F70-210

Two years ago I got one from ebay that had slightly fungus. I returned it after trying it for a weekend. Picture quality didn't seem to be better than my SMC- M 80-200/4.5. Maybe the F 70-210 is somewhat weak. Best, Bernd -original message- a.. From: Kostas Kavoussanakis b.. Su

Re: PUG vs PAW

I like the PUG the way it is/was - a theme per month (no need for the added open gallery part, though). I am looking forward every time a month is ending to see the new gallery. PAW is for a moment, and than gone. I sometimes go back to elder PUG-galleries to look for pictures made with special len

Re: Pentax 100mm Macro vs Sigma 105mm Macro

I once had the Kiron 105/2,8 Macro and it was very nice. Now I have the Pentax A100/4.0 which is smaller and has less weight but goes only to 1:2. AFAIK most of the 100mm Macro lenses are fine, even the cheap Pentax 100/3.5 (at least optically). Best, Bernd original message- Fr

Re: PAW: "Mystery Flower"

Hi Dave, to me it looks pretty good. Interesting flower, don't know it, too. Best, Bernd - a.. From: David Mann b.. Subject: PAW: "Mystery Flower" c.. Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 00:17:24 -0700 -

Re: PAW: Daigo-ji Temple

Nice Picture and good rendition by a lens that is available quite cheap now. Do you remember the f-stop? Best, Bernd -original message a.. From: scars b.. Subject: PAW: Daigo-ji Temple c.. Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 03:03:23 -0700 ---