Well, it looks good in monochrome.
Just add some red or orange.
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Sincerely,
C.Brendemuehl
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that
it bears a very close re
Here's something special for the collector:
"Das Asahi Pentax-Buch"
Yes, Mr. Keppler's book in German!
(My first German garage sale)
And because it's so special to we Pentax collectors,
$2 + shipping.
Also got ...
Pippi Langstrumpf
Pippi Langstrumpf geht an bord
Pippi in Taka-Tuka-Land
Lassie Ei
... in a current eBay ad:
"When I was a photo student I used an MX and look where it got me. My daughter just
graduated with a bachlors in science/art and works at Starbucks!"
Sincerely,
C.Brendemuehl
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession.
I was hoping for a year of "homework".
Gives people a chance to pick up a book & learn a technique.
1. Single-light portrait or still life.
2. 1-second exposure
3. 1/1000-second exposure
Think outside the mirror box.
Sincerely,
C.Brendemuehl
"Politics is sup
Have the themes for '05 been set yet?
Sincerely,
C.Brendemuehl
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that
it bears a very close resemblance to the first." Ronald Reagan
One problem with Canon IS that it must be turned off when the camera is on a tripod.
Otherwise it create its own problems. Vibration is actually introduced as it is
predictive of motion!
Sincerely,
C.Brendemuehl
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest p
On the image side ...
Digital wins on the enlargement side. There's no grain from the aperture affect of
the holes in emulsion. So you get a smoother image.
Digital wins on clear, brilliant colors.
Film wins on raw information. Just look @ 4x5 & 8x10 contacts.
Film wins on color depth. No qu
From: William Robb
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 15:08:33 -0700
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>They are noisiest just before they burn up.
>Cats are the same way.
>
>William Robb
But what is WW really referring to? Can you guess?
a) Pamela And
His M135/3.5 looks like a nice price. Shipped, even.
Subject: FS Pentax lenses FS
Date: 17 Sep 2004 23:29:32 GMT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ChrisPlatt)
Newsgroups: rec.photo.marketplace.35mm
SMC Pentax-A 35mm f/2.0 (9) CLA'ed RARE $175
SMC
... it lasted for about a year.
I was a better photographer than businessman.
(that's "businessperson" in metric)
Success, of the fiscal sort, lasted about 6 months. The last few months were a
struggle, having mis-spent my adv. monies. I know better now, but won't go back.
It's more fun as a
At least it has a better focus ring than the M.
Sincerely,
C.Brendemuehl
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that
it bears a very close resemblance to the first." Ronald Reagan
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Wouldn't this be a decent portrait length for APS-class Digital?
My only wish is that the optical quality is better than the 43/1.9 with its barrel
issues. If this is just another Tessar it will be average, but if it's optimized for
digital imaging then it might really sell the bodies. (Like
I'm in need of one of the Larson brackets for mounting a handle flash and shooting
into an umbrella. They're about 2 ft. long.
If you have one that you're not using, I need it for a shoot this Sat. Thanks.
Sincerely,
C.Brendemuehl
"Politics is supposed to be
The black screwmounts are all uncommon.
Which ones are the rare & desirable ones?
A friend locally has a black ES that he's going to show me tomorrow. Anyone intersted?
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master
#1 Metz 32 Z-2 flash. Interchangable shoes for dedication.
Comes with generic shoe. GN 105(ft) 32(M)
Part o the SCA 300/3000 system.
Pentax systems use one of the 372, 373, 373/2, 374/2AF, or 3701 adapters. The list is
included with the flash.
As New In Box. $60
#2 same as #1
#3 Mamiya Para
Given a Linhof? Nice. I only wish.
Back in HS a friend was given a '63 Fender MusicCaster.
Really a nice gift.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.'
-- John Calvin (1509-64)
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For those who don't watch photo.net ...
http://www.photo.net/gc/view-one?classified_ad_id=586816
... especially those dslr lusters.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.'
-- John Calvin (15
Chris has lowered his prices a bit.
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Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.'
-- John Cal
http://www.photo.net/gc/view-one?classified_ad_id=586508
(not mine)
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.'
-- John Calvin (1509-64)
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Locally, Cord camera has a Tamron Adaptall2 90/2.5.
I've no interest in such, but if anyone else does...
... and if it compares favorably to the others that are
discussed regularly I'll get the price for you.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us
From: paul . stregevsky
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 10:35:03 -0700
>> Henry's in Canada is listing two in Condition 8
for $38.61 (US) each.
That's a great price!
Don't hesitate a minute!
Run!
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us is, even from his moth
Since the price drop has been announced ...
Does anyone yet know what it will be?
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.'
-- John Calvin (1509-64)
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From: Shel Belinkoff
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 08:04:31 -0700
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One thing that everyone seems to be missing is that the M and the A lenses
may provide different results wrt color. That may be an i
Original
From: Peter J. Alling
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 07:02:16 -0700
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You'll lose the aperture information in the viewfinder with the M lens, (but then you
didn't have it in manual mode anyway). Some extremely picky p
Mrs. Reed> I could do my bit in data-gathering here, but I think I'll need some more
Mrs. Reed> parameters specified -- lighting conditions, in particular.
Mrs. Reed>
Mrs. Reed> ERN
Mrs. Reed> already in possession of/having access to
Mrs. Reed> M50/1.4, M50/2.0, M100/4.0 macro, M100/2.8, M135/
Gentlemen,
It is interesting what has happened to the concept of "freedom" over the last couple
of centuries. This Greate Experiment promised the "freedom to..." and tried to build
a solution around self-government (Federalism coupled with free moral agency ala John
Calvin) to enhance that Op
It would be very useful if someone with an istD would
take Pentax-brand lenses and shoot just one shot with
each one. The purpose wold be to provide information
regarding color fringing issues of each lens. With a
test such as this we cold decide which will have good
future in our photographic a
That gold package looks really Bad. Cheap.
Just as the gold package ruins a nice Camry,
so it can also ruin a really nice camera.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.'
-- unknown author but often attributed to A. Lin
Absolutely. Pentax Spotmeter V.
Even with 135 on occasion.
Averaging meters don't always cut it.
Being 1/2 stop off on 135 can be tolerated but
being 1/2 stop off on 4x5 or 8x10 makes a diff in the neg.
Even makes a diff with 120. Why? Because 135 loses enough shadow detail and
highlight
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C. Brendemuehl
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'Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.'
-- John Calvin (1509-64)
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Welcome, Karen.
eBay talk tends to both clutter the list and spoil each other's bargains.
Items for sale, pretty must Fridays, most of the time. Sometimes the Aussies will
chime in on Thursday, but their calendars are almost a day ahead of ours.
There's a lot of digital users here, and a few
I had the chance a couple of years ago to work with the Akai GX-747 open reel tape
deck. With a quality recording is was very difficult to tell any difference between
it and CD.
Paying close attention once could tell that the CD had a little better lows but
harsher highs. All-in-all, very co
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:37:46 -0700
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>I disagree. By the time you print an image on an offset press,
>you can't distinguish between a 10 megapixel digital shot and
>medium format. I wish I could show you the images Clint Clemens
From: Tom C
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:09:27 -0700
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>I love the purist in you, even though I do not have the time and stamina
>to shoot 4 x 5.
>
>I say that, never having done it, but a camera bag with 4-5 lenses and a
>1
Comparative thoughts:
You may, if you wish, go out and buy a turntable. But expect to have to get a really
good one. Can't find a cheap BSR new? How about a BIC 960? Denon doesn't make any
more, afaik. But I think you can still get a Thorens or a Linn. Be willing to shell
out.
Turntable
Some history keeps coming back to mind.
I've been in computers for a long time now. Since the 70s.
In the 80s we were selling daisy wheel printers. Qume Sprint 5, iirc.
Then along came 24-pin dot matrix. "Near letter quality" they called it.
Our response was derisive -- "That's an apology," w
Ah, summer in Canada. :)
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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"Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols."
-- John Calvin (1509-64)
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The most pers
Pat,
Welcome to the list.
It looks like you've got a nice outfit. It should serve you well.
As far as the value of the A28/2.8, I'd personally not pay over $100 for one, and that
if in perfect condition. They're good lenses, but not great ones.
BTW, my Irish ancestors were Devlin (O'Devl
FS Fryday
#1 TAP AGPL346 GP-HL-46-3 Leaves pkg 25 pages
4x5 pages for your TAP album
4 packs, 25 pages per pack
$5 each pack.
#2 TAP ATRPW57 TRP-57 WHT BASE
5x7 pages, gold edges.
3 packs, 6 pages per pack
$5 each pack
#3 TAP AR400WL R-400W White
Look at the characteristics of the problem.
It didn't saturate the film.
It didn't cross the whole film plane.
It didn't occur on every roll.
It was while the film was wound on the spool.
So it wasn't in the camera as it would have spanned the full frame height.
If it were the lab, perhaps th
I looked @ that 150 as well. It was tempting.
But alas it's too close to my 100mm and not "A".
You grabbed a goodie. Congrats.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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"Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous
employment for
I put these together because they're things I've either struggled to learn in the past
or am still learning. (I often struggle most with #4.)
1. Do you shoot snapshots quickly or do you plan ahead?
2. Do you pose people or just have them bunch together?
3. Do you use controlled lighting?
Many firms use their distributors as their marketing agents.
This is extremently common with international organizations.
Mamiya, Toyo, and many others do the same thing.
The goal is to let each distributor develop a suitable marketing
plan for their home nation/culture. It works well, for
the m
I've use A & F lenses, but not the FA, so I'll compare to the F.
Color correction between the two is very similar.
The 43 is not a significant improvement. The barrel problem makes it less desirable,
though that depends on what you shoot & at what distances & at what f-stops. These
results ca
A. Do you shoot portraits?
B. Do you shoot weddings?
C. Do you shoot cats?
D. What calibre or size of shot do you use?
E. Do you really, honestly like exotic/abstract images?
F. Do you really care?
G. "Plastics!"
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Ev
It's always good to have a handle on the basics.
In that light I present to you the following quiz.
Give a one-sentence definition of each term:
1. Diaphragm
2. Aperture
3. F-stop
Photography-related answers only, please.
This is a family-friendly list. Thanks. ;~)
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
Will the hangars serve the dual function of grill? :)
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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'Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous
employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed,
and not
I'd rather invest the money in marketing in order to grow a business. Equipment is
not success and assets are not success. The only way to attain success is persistent
hard work. Nothing less. (At least not in a generally free economy.)
The equipment I've got now would be more than enough t
Angle of View is often confused with Angle of Coverage?
"Coverage" (film plane) determines which format a lens
is suitable for.
"View" is often used for either film plane Coverage or subject Coverage.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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"Every individual is continua
>The Hama front caps I get from Adorama stay on pretty well. :)
>
>Amita
Hama, huh?
Mustn't be surprized that high-quality German engineering! :O
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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"You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the
relationship the g
If Pentax can sell new lenses to both Film and Computer users for a mere $10 per
pro-grade lens, why the heck not?
If film is going to be around for a few more years, esp. b&w, then it seems a small
investment to maintain a marketshare that the others have completely abandoned.
Pentax getting n
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