A t-mount lens has the same thread diameter but a different thread pitch as
the pentax screw mount lenses. Vivitar made many lenses in the t-mount.
Eric
>From: "Conrad Samuels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Yet another question please. I promise not to speak again for a while..
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>Amongst my variou
From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
If most films can resolve less than most lenses, and most scanners
can resolve less than most films, why are prime lenses considered superior
to good zooms? It would seem at first glance that the extra lens sharpness
of a prime would not translate into e
Hi Fabrice,
Don't spend $50 for a pinhole for your k-mount. You can make one yourself.
Use an old body cap, drill a hole in it and mount a thin sheet of brass to
it (with your pinhole in the brass).
Or ... I used a pentax t-mount adapter to mount a pinhole. With a t-mount,
if it is bright
My gripe with e-bay (from a buyers perspective) is that the bid increments
are so small. I would rather see bid increments of ... say ... 10% of the
current bid price. I don't go to too many auctions, but I can't remember an
auction where they would allow $1 bid increments on a $90 item (or $
there will be
lot's of interesting characters to photograph.
Hey, a little more global warming and the seasons will be balanced just
perfect up here.
Eric
>From: PAUL STENQUIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>In other words, you're a Yooper! Great place to live. I envy you (but
&
I would have a hard time believing this. Without digging into the history
books I know for a fact that Ford produced gliders during WWII in a factory
here in my small town in the UP of Michigan. I have always been under the
impression that the Detroit automoblile assembly lines were, to a la
Hi Mike,
For what it's worth here are a few thoughts I had when I read your post.
I have had a ZX-M for about a year and I shoot mostly slide film for a
hobby. To me, photography is about composition and understanding and
manipulating light. So... anything I can do to get a better feel for h
Just in case someone tries this with a Pentax camera other than a LX.
A pinhole body cap won't work with automatic metering on Pentax cameras
other than a LX. The body cap does not engage the aperture coupling
mechanism on the body. You need to mount the pinhole to a t-mount adapter
or a m42-
I believe that (some of?)the Fuji cameras use a non-rectangular array of
sensors (heaxagonal/honeycomb pattern maybe?). This requires them to re-map
(interpolate) the data from the sensors to a rectangular pixel pattern.
Eric
>From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 1
Thanks for the response Bob
Yes, Steve McCurry was the guy ... and his grip did look similar to the
Pentax Grip M you mention. But, from what I could see, the grip protruded
down from the right side of the camera rather than the center of the camera.
The tv report showed him taking phot
I was reading the news regarding the USPS begining to irradiate our mail and
I got to thinking about the problems that would cause when sending
undeveloped film through the mail.
However, I did think of one possible positive aspect to this. If you ever
discover a lens beginning to experience
Several times now people have alluded to this Olympus interchangeable lens
digital camera. Is there any information available on it? It seems like
olympus might really have the upperhand hand here since (I assume) they will
be designing an entirely new lens line specifically for digital - may
That's a great fantasy ... but what do you do about the portions of the film
that don't get exposed to light (the shadows)? Sooner or later these
portions will be exposed to light ... unless you keep the film in the dark.
Of course, Polaroid makes film that does not require a darkroom to devel
I've been agonizing over an upgrade to an auto-focus camera (I own a ZX-M).
Found a good price for the ZX-5n at B&H photo. US$280 for new with date
back and US warranty (i called and verified that). I think these usually go
for $330 mail order. Thought I'd let the list know.
www.bhphotovide
Shel,
Maybe try Skittles ("taste the rainbow") ... they're shaped a lot like
M&M's. I'm not sure how many more colors you'll get but I do think the
colors are a bit brighter. They come in a red package similar in form to a
M&M package.
Eric
>From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>There
(laughing) ...Yes Boz, that's exactly what I was thinking.
>From: "Bojidar Dimitrov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>I bet that the 5n with a limited lens on it will take much better pictures
>than an MZ-S without a lens. Wouldn't you think so too? :-)
>
>Cheers,
>Boz
>
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Can someone explain how the autofocus works on a ZX-5n. When you turn the
camera on (and you are in the AF mode) is the autofocus active? Does
pressing the shutter slightly lock the focus so you can recompose without
the camera focusing on something else? Sorry to ask such basic questions. I
Brass shim stock works well.
.001" or .002" thickness is about the right thickness.
available at hobby shops or auto parts stores.
Eric
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Chris,
Thanks for the nice explanation. I've been following this thread and I must
admit there was a point where I was getting a bit confused. Your post
really cleared things up.
I own a zx-m and am considering an auto-focus camera. I'm in no hurry so I
think I'll wait until the release of
>
>Martin wrote:
>
>
> > My question:
> > But what happens to the 12 or 24 frames rolls?? Does the camera know how
>to
> > diferentiate each one (12, 24 or 36 frames)?
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I believe that the DX film coding contains this information.
Eric
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Thanks Alin for your answer,
I was pretty sure it was an error, but I couldn't ever remember anyone (or
any literature) specifically stating that the spot-meter worked with pre-A
series lenses. Just wanted to be sure.
Thanks Again,
Eric
>From: Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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After all the discussion last week about the "dumbing down of America" etc
... that was somewhat related to news of new packaging for the Kodak
consumer films, I found myself at the grocery store this weekend standing in
front of the their film display looking at what must be the new packaging
I can't see how anyone would have any problem with the MZ-s controls after a
few minutes of thought and use. It's no different than using a shutter
speed dial on the ZX-5n, ZX-m, or any other camera with shutter speeds
selected by a dial. Maybe it would be easier if you think of turning the
es will be available in the US?
Thanks,
Eric Lawton
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selecting an aperture with the aperture ring.
Thanks for the help,
The people on this list are just great.
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I think you can get these free from FUJI directly - at least I did a year
ago. I think I called some phone number I found on their web page. Lots of
nice information in the guide for their consumer and pro films ... and some
other general exposure and photo info too.
Eric
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hanks,
Eric Lawton
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ke for the Arts Camera and Crivello's tips -
hopefully I'll get a chance to check out an MZ-S.
Eric Lawton
>From: Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Forget equipment. Eat More Curds! :)
>
>Collin
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factory in Lena,
WI for a bag of fresh cheese curds.
And it will be squeak ... squeak ... squeak ... the rest of the way to
Milwaukee.
Eric Lawton
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>Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:48:10 -0600
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>I need to know--do Wisc
If you are interested in photographing snowflakes then these books may be of
interest to you. I haven't read or looked at these books, but they are on
my list of books to read.
Eric
The Snowflake Man
A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley by Duncan C. Blanchard
The Snowflake Man is a biography of
Cool post Juan!
I'd be interested in learning more about this program you used. Do you have
any links you could point me to?
We are really broadening our horizons here on the PDML. There is some good
material posted for the PDML musical and William S. Buhler here has a good
start on "Naked
I'm "lusting" for an MZ-S and will almost surely buy it. Tax refund is only
weeks away :)
Eric
>From: Darryl Lafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Pentax's Amatuer MZ-S and LX Autofocus
>Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 20:13:10 -0500
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>Marketing is building a product and then having abi
Dave,
Definately give that Polaroid a try. I picked up a Model 250 at an auction
a couple of years ago for $1. The camera looks and works like brand new. I
occaisionally take it out and shoot with it and I find it quite fun. The
camera is well built, the zeiss rangefinder is fun to use and
Try this link for an interesting article that appeared in PhotoTechniques
magazine re: Bokeh.
http://fox.nstn.ca/~hmmerk/ATVB.pdf
You'll need Adobe Acrobat to view it.
Ann-san wrote:
> On another topic, I'm kinda embarassed to ask, but what the
> devil does
> BOKEH stand for?
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>
>I see, therefore I photograph.
>William Robb
>
This was the first thought I had. Those exact words.
I photograph to emphasize the ordinary and make it extraordinary.
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As I understand it, the matrix metering algorithm on the MZ cameras requires
the absolute light values measured by the cameras metering segments. An MZ
body with and A, F, or FA series lenses mounted to it knows the value of the
wide open aperture and can therefore calculate the actual scene b
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