Re: why do they taunt me. Suspicious ebay emails

Wow! Is $800 the usual going price for a 15mm? Jim Derby Chang wrote: Jim Hemenway wrote: At one time several years ago it wasn't all that risky. But now, and especially if the emails were from two different people, I'd play it safe too. For some reason I can't get TinyU

Re: why do they taunt me. Suspicious ebay emails

At one time several years ago it wasn't all that risky. But now, and especially if the emails were from two different people, I'd play it safe too. For some reason I can't get TinyUrls based on an ebay url to work. What was the final price? Jim Derby Chang wrote: I was outbid on a 15mm ye

Re: The Gaffer Tape Chronicles (was Re: The DS - It's Here!)

Here's my sleeper in the mid 60s. A 1931 Model A Ford, chopped but not channeled. Shown after I had put a V8 Olds engine in it, but before any body work. The Model A came with only a 5 gallon gas tank, so I replaced the "rumble set" with a 40 gallon tank. http://www.hemenway.com/ModelA-Olds.

Re: The DS - It's Here!

There's a silver DS? :-) Jim Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Silver would be the wrong color for this body. Am I the only one on the list who likes the silver DS? Am I the only one on the list who has the silver DS?? Cheers, Brian +

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

I haven't... it has worked flawlessly since I bought it in February. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: Am I going to need good luck with this camera? Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling Good luck Shel, you'll probably enjoy it. Shel Belinkoff wrote: This morning I ordered an istD

Re: Medium format slide projector question

I have a 6x6 Rollei projector. An excellent machine but I don't think it will hold anything larger. I bought it on ebay, you might try monitoring their "projection equipment" subsection of "camera & photo" Jim Gasha wrote: Hi all, is it worth buying one? And what is the best place to loo

Re: slide slam ... Report

Godfrey: Thanks for the report, sounded like a good time. I "predict" that if you really want to keep future events to an hour, that you'll drop the manual remote control idea. :-) Jim > - Photographers will be given a time period and required to talk > through their presentation, >with

Re: PESO - Northumbrian series - 1

I love it, Boris. My kind of photo! Jim Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=211000 More to come. Special thanks to Mike who generously let me use his Zenitar fish eye lens... Boris

Re: Lens repair

Unless one slips and "does in" an element. A bit more than possible in my case. ;-) Jim William Robb wrote: - Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" Subject: Re: Lens repair A stick with two nails... hmmm. Works like a hot damn to remove lens bezels. William Robb

Re: Lens repair

ewdriver - very basic understanding of mechanics and enough self-confidence then you actually are a repair person... I suppose this applies to most of the people around? At least I repaired a broken 24mm SMC Tak. I got from ebay once this way. Groeten, Vic Original Message: ----- Fro

Lens repair

Are there any Takumar lens repair persons on the list? Jim

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

I saw a nice "butt, rear end, derriere" today at Costco. It was attached to a shapely pair of legs and a slim waist with other delectable kibbles-n-bits. I wish that I had my isDS with me so that we could discuss whether or not the center of my attention distracted the viewer from the Cheerio

Re: PESO: Great Expectations

My sentiments as well except that I looked at her legs before noticing the derriere. Jim Cotty wrote: How odd. My eyes were first drawn to the lady on the left, then the lady on the right, and then the butt. As far as i saw it, the butt in question was purely incidental.

Re: Dl - D1

Seconded... I had thought that you guys were discussing yet a fourth Pentax DSLR. Jim Powell Hargrave wrote: Therefore let it be moved that the camera will be referred to as the DL not the Dl. Err, capital L http://www.pentax.co.uk/product_details.php?divisionid=2&productid=1232&pare ntid

Re: PAW: People & Portraits #25 - GDG

Godfrey: A bunch of folks enjoying life! Effervescent in a way. Wish that I had taken it. :-) Jim Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. About six images behind according to my calendar. Better start hopping to it... :-) This one from Plymouth, England ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/phot

Re: PESO Black Bear

Scott: It's a "good enough" shot considering that you got a lot closer than I would have. Jim Scott Loveless wrote: Howdy, gang! Last weekend I went for a short hike at Little Pine State Park near Williamsport, PA with my father-in-law and my brother-in-law. I was there to take photos, th

Re: Tripod heads

I use a Tiltall under my "olde" Takumar f4/300 mm 240mm long, 1,500 grams heavy. It's made of very strudy and light aluminum. Jim William Robb wrote: Hi; I am wondering what the big lens owners are using to support their large sized glass? I am interested in the advantages and disadvantage

Re: PESO - Pairs

Bruce: Well worth the time it took to make the changes! Jim Based upon Jack's cropping to remove the partial bloom and Paul's comment, I have cloned it out and present it here. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0508a.htm I prefer this to the crop that Jack did as it just felt a

Re: PESO: Friday Morning on the Brooklyn Bridge

Hi Frank: B&W photos are not my favorites but this one works well. Nice even tones, and a different view than many BB photos that I've seen, but still a "classic" type of composition. Jim frank theriault wrote: Friday morning, I got up early. Annsan was still asleep (Thursday night's Scr

Re: PESO - Blissful ignorance

An impressive shot! Jim Jostein wrote: I told this girl she wasn't supposed to fly away. At least she stayed long enough for a pose. :-) http://www.oksne.net/paw/humle.html Jostein

A Comparison of B/W Infrared Films

Kodak - Konica - Maco - Ilford http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/infrared/comparison_of_films/comparison_of_films.html

Re: Screw Mount Glass on istd Siblings

AF and AE, I'll put up with the "clunky" non-auto older screw mount fisheye until Pentax comes out with something like a 10 or 11mm DA Fisheye. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: In what way are they "a little clunky?" Shel [Original Message] From: Jim Hemenway It'

Re: Screw Mount Glass on istd Siblings

Shel: It's a little clunky, but they work. I've used my SM fish-eye in my isDS as well as an old 300mm sm. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: Just doing a quick memory check here: screw mount lenses, such as Takumars and Super Taks, plus third party lenses, will work just fine on the Pentax DSLR bo

Re: GESO - Bits and Bobs From July

I especially like the sixth photo. Well done. Jim Mark Cassino wrote: Here's a little gallery with different shots from the last few weeks - http://www.markcassino.com/temp/peso/July/ Mostly bugs with a couple of landscapes. "Path Near Swan Creek" is from a test roll of Kodak Aerographic I

Re: PESO: The Chevy Show

Paul: I like your "line up the colors" composition. Brings back memories of my 57 V8, two door hardtop. Jim Paul Stenquist wrote: I mentioned yesterday that I was going to shoot the 50th anniversary tri-five (55-57) Chevy show at Milford, Michigan. This isn't really a car pic, but I like i

Re: PESO: Hares Foot

Dave: A beautiful shot, I really like the way that you captured the foreground leaves which look silvery in B&W. Jim David Savage wrote: G'Day All, I was out in the yard today and this caught my attention: http://tinyurl.com/aqx4k It's a cliche I know, but it turned out how I visualised

Re: Some InfraRed photos

Mark Cassino wrote: Nice shots - I like "Twisted Tree" in particular. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" &l

Re: Some InfraRed photos

Thanks Markus, I'll give it a try. Jim Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Jim I liked 07 Concord Field a lot. Maybe flipping it horizontally would be an option for "better reading" ? thanks for sharing. greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Jim Hemenway [mailto:[

Re: Some InfraRed photos

Thanks Mark, good to know. Jim Mark Cassino wrote: I experimented a bit with the Konica IR last summer in both 35mm and 120 format. (I think I still have a roll of 35mm in the freezer.) Assuming this is Konica IR 750, the peak sensitivity in the IR spectrum is 750 nm, with some sensitivity

Re: Some InfraRed photos

Hi Dave: Thanks for the comments. This is the first infrared that I've ever shot so I don't know the answers except that my friend doesn't like the Kodak IR film because it needs to be loaded in the dark. I don't know how it compares in sensitivity with the other infrared films but the poop

Re: Late afternoon walk

Hi Boris: It's right here in the middle of the 'burbs about 8-9 miles north west of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. I try to walk around it every other day and it's rare that I don't bring a camera with me. It used to be used for swimming and motor boating but with the leukemia problems, (John

Re: Late afternoon walk

Hi Dave: Thanks, me too, I especially liked the color of the light. Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS Jim The first one is my favorite. Very relaxing Dave

Re: [SEEPHOTO] UK-IoM 2005 - Friends & Family fotos

It's nice to see what they all look like. Jim Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My trip to the UK and Isle of Man this year was inspired and made possible by the friends whom I had the pleasure to meet, to be accommodated by, to party with. Sincerest thanks are in order. So, working through the 280

Re: Frozen Finch(MZ-S play)

Jack: Quite a shot... you must have a lot of patience! Jim Jack Davis wrote: I set up the MZ-S with an A70~210 f/4 and "trap focused" one of dozens of Finches flocking to our feeders. Built in flash for fill. This is one of a number taken, but chosen because of lens mm setting. Must be a MF A

Some InfraRed photos

A friend gave me my first roll of Konica IR film... here are some photos which I shot with it last week and finally had a chance to scan today. Pentax SV with Super-Takumar f3.5/35mm and Fisheye-Takumar f4/17mm http://www.hemenway.com/InfraRed I used a red filter with the 35mm lens and the fis

Re: A late afternoon walk

Thank Frank. The first is my favorite as well... but I don't know why except that I like the warm colors. Jim frank theriault wrote: On 7/20/05, Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer20

Re: PAW PESO - Urban Picnic

Nice catch Shel. Boy, do I remember those days when it was time to feed the kids no matter where. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: One of a couple of snaps from this scenario: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/urban1.html K-body, K28/3.5, Reala ... Shel

Re: PESO - Rock Pile

Bruce: I like it, nice robust colors and a great composition. Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: This is another not so common site in Monument Valley. From my recollection, this area had a whole bunch of rocks fall down. So there is quite a bit of broken and jumbled sandstone laying around. Some of i

Re: Late afternoon walk

Butch: Do we live in the same area? Jim Winchester Butch Black wrote: Nice I may have to check it out Friday Butch

Re: A late afternoon walk

(am left wanting to know more of what it's for.) Definitely worth shooting a few more times in different light, I'd say. Regards, Neil == Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:27:33 -0400 From: Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL P

Re: Late afternoon walk

Hi Markus: Thanks for the comments. I'll try again but it's difficult to get those swans to pose for me. :-) Jim Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Jim you have very nice place near you to go for a walk! I like the pictures of the pond despite wishing for a bit better light conditions later in the a

Re: Late afternoon walk

Thanks Mark! Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Jim, I fancy the second one the best. You were able to get very good detail in the tree and the composition feels right. Nice shot!

Re: Pentax sells lenses on OEM basis

The BenQ connection is interesting. They make a great DVD writer. I don't know if Pentax has anything to do with that, but I've read that Pentax supplies the optics in more than half of the CD ROMs manufactured worldwide. Jim Mark Roberts wrote: I realize that posting any *good* news abo

Re: Late afternoon walk

Thanks Rick. It's in Woburn Massachusetts. http://www.winchestermass.org/hornpond.html Jim Rick Womer wrote: Beautiful, Jim. They make me want to get onto Horn Pond with my canoe, today (just this small problem having a job...). Where is it? Rick --- Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL P

A late afternoon walk

From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS Jim

Late afternoon walk

From a late afternoon walk around a nearby pond: http://www.hemenway.com/HornPond-Summer2005/ Pentax isDS Jim

Re: At long last: UK photos on line

Mark: I like this one the most... nice tones, a nice "blueness" about it. Jim http://www.robertstech.com/temp/images/05uk_14.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/uk2005.htm Yes, it's been over two months, but I *have* had actual paying photographic work that had to come first, so I can't wh

Re: Auto Parts: An afternoon at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

Mark: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pages/parts61.htm A nice gallery. I tried a few of this type at the mini show but they didn't come off very well... because I'm now at that creaky age where I no longer want to squat low enough. Jim Mark Roberts wrote: Spent the afternoon at the Pit

RE: Another car show

Mark: You might want to check their web site. They have regular monthly shows in the museum and events like this mini car show are listed on the site. Jim Mark Roberts wrote: > Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Nothing "artsy" or particularly

Re: Another car show

Thanks Markus and Boris for your comments. Jim

Another car show - revisited

's more information if anyone is interested: http://www.mot.org/ http://www.mot.org/Museum/andersons.html http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/calendar2532/calendar_show.htm?doc_id=273857&img=1 http://tinyurl.com/b7lvm http://www.townofbrooklinemass.com/recreation/LarzAnderson.html http://

Re: PESO - Ripples

Nice shot Bruce. I like the tension between the sand colors and that of the plants. Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: This was taken in the back area of Monument Valley. What really struck me was how these plants seemed to be growing and thriving in the dry sand - it has been a wet year, which I am s

Another car show

Nothing "artsy" or particularly well composed, just a few shots taken at a "mini" car show at the Larz Anderson Museum in Brookline, MA last Saturday. The lighting was alternately light and dark due to the passing of tropical depression "Cindy", the remnants of which can be seen in the last p

Re: OT: London Horror

Ok! Cotty wrote: Okay guys. Not in this thread please. Take it off list. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Daughter and Grandboy @ Dim Sum

Agreed, don't change anything. I'd wager that you'll keep this great shot for years. Jim keithw wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jul 6, 2005, at 11:53 PM, Jay Taylor wrote: Here is a shot of my daughter with my grandson. Too bad I had too much DOF. When I have time in Photoshop, I'll t

Re: OT: London Horror

nment. All the lives, money, and other resources wasted on this war in Iraq should have instead been used to finish up in Afghanistan and to capture Bin Laden and all of his cronies. Jim keithw wrote: Jim Hemenway wrote: > Still if our governments were truely making war on terror th

Re: OT: London Horror

> Still if our governments were truely making war on terror those guys > would be to busy ducking and dodging to do things like that. Instead we > have some politicians' personal agenda. Absolutely correct! Jim Graywolf wrote: > Still if our governments were truely making war on terror those

Re: London Horror

> Why cell phones? Odd... CNN reports that the cell phone network in London is down because it was overloaded. Jim keithw wrote: John Coyle wrote: Still waiting to hear - my daughter works in and around London. Thankfully, my niece and nephew are both OK, although my niece is unable to

Re: Your Favorite Pentax Camera

Spotmatic with 20mm isDS with 14mm Favorite camera overall is my Rollei 6008i Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Gang ... Another Pentax list member and I were talking and comparing what gear we now have. Over the years we've known one another a lot of cameras and lenses have passed through our hands

Re: M42 on istD question

Dave: My Pentax-made adapter, has a little tab in it which I found must be pressed/moved by a stylus of some sort in order to easily remove the adapter. I've used it successfully with my isDS with the fisheye and the 35mm screw mount lenses. The Manual-Auto sliding switch on Spotmatic era l

14mm

Yup, I'm very happy with the 14mm on my isDS. It's about equal to a 21mm on a 35mm film SLR. Jim Herb Chong wrote: well, on the *istD, the DA 14 is a good substitute. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Tom Reese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 6:28 AM Subject

Re: PESO - GBH at LSL

Well done... Photographs taken from the "shadow side" are almost always more dramatic, but it's difficult to get detail in BOTH the dark areas and in the highlight. Jim Christian wrote: That would be a Great Blue Heron at Little Seneca Lake ("the" lake, next to which I am lucky enough to live).

Re: Spotmatic

Thanks! Jim Apilado wrote: Yes. Go to Yahoo groups. It's a fairly active list. Some PDML folks are on there. Jim A. From: Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 23:09:07 -0400 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Spotmatic

Re: PAW PESO - April in My Back Yard, 1970

Nice, soft photo, Shel. Good thing that the Alameda Sheriff's Deputies didn't see her with that can. In 1970 I was still living on Blake street, first block down from Telegraph Ave. I was shooting with a Spotmatic and a Graphic View. Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: While going through some old negs

Spotmatic

Is there a Spotmatic, and/or Pentax screw mount discussion list? Thanks, Jim

Re: Pentax 6x7

It has been spoken for. Jim Jim Hemenway wrote: Anyone want this for free? http://www.hemenway.com/ForSale/Pentax6x7.jpg 19 pages. If you're outside of the US or Canada, then I'll need postage help. Jim

Re: WAAAAAAAY OT: Wu-Tang Name

Lucky Desperado Treena wrote: Give it up for Insane Artist! My husband says it's strangely relevant ... - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 1:11 PM Subject: WAAAY OT: Wu-Tang Name I think, just for fun, since it's th

Re: PESO As time goes by...

I'm afraid that's me in another 10-15 years. ;-) Jim Albano Garcia wrote: Hi gang, http://www.flaneur.albanogarcia.com.ar/?p=42#comments Comments welcome... Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar

Pentax 6x7

Anyone want this for free? http://www.hemenway.com/ForSale/Pentax6x7.jpg 19 pages. If you're outside of the US or Canada, then I'll need postage help. Jim

Re: Price question for A 20/2,8

Jens: The SMC-FA 2.8 20mm us a great lens. Save your pennies or go into debt to get one. :-) Here's a shot I took with mine on the isDS in mid-February: http://www.hemenway.com/P-isDS/pages/FA20mm-IMGP0085sm.htm Jim Jens Bladt wrote: ...B&H is selling an FA version for 499.95 USD - I guess it's n

Re: switching to Canon

I disagree, Mat. I found the CZJ 20mm to be especially flare prone. It's nowhere near the quality of the Takumar 20mm M42 mount. Jim Mat Maessen wrote: For a decent 20mm, you could pick up a Carl Zeiss Jena 20/2.8 in M42 mount. I have a Sigma Widerama 18mm in YS mount (basically a T mount) that

Dance photo

Frank: That's a great photo. Helpful that you know her... to get that nice expression. Jim

Fun with the 14 mm...

Godfrey: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/18q.htm A fun photo. Reminds me of they eyes of the "Georgia Runaway Bride" Incidently, if someone would like to give her a Good Luck wedding gift, I hear that she's registered at: Bed Bath and wy Beyond :-) Jim

Re: PESO Studio abstract

Rob: I agree with Shel... excellent product photography. Jim Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, I still haven't found the time to comment on others PESO/PAWs :-( I will do eventually, however just to keep the list duly cluttered here is another submission from me. I don't view the image as particularly

Re: PESO Studio abstract

Do you mean as in Star Dreck? Jim Shel Belinkoff wrote: Y'know Rob, I'm always amazed at the quality you achieve. I just can't imagine doing anything like this I've tried product shots a couple of times and all I get is dreck ... do you know what dreck is? Shel [Original Message] From: Rob

Re: Gone Again and a GFM note

Keith: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/15/bush.passports.ap/index.html Jim Keith Whaley wrote: John Francis wrote: William Robb mused: That's just your country, and it isn't supposed to happen until 2006 IIRC. By 2008. Although as the Pres. has just woken up to what it is he signed into law

PENTAX smc P-DA 14mm F2.8 ED (IF)

My ebay bought, 14mm DA lens arrived a few days ago, here's a few "tryout" shots taken with it: http://www.hemenway.com/14mm/

Re: PESO - Angel Hair

Ok, I know where that is... I used to live in "Bereserkely" in the mid 60s- mid 70s. I was wondering if you were in someplace like Maine where the fiddle head ferns reside. Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: Thanks Jim. I am located in Roseville, California - just outside of Sacramento.

Re: Unsubscribing... First, ask your Internet Provider to mail you an Unsubscribing Kit.

It's probably a good thing that you didn't use the ultrasonic log-off mode. One can only imagine what would have happened if you were vibrated for two days! Jim Frantisek wrote: JH> First, ask your Internet Provider to mail you an Unsubscribing Kit. JH> Then follow these directions. JH> The kit

Re: PESO - Angel Hair

Bruce: That's a nice shot, almost looks like a fernhead. Where are you located? Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: An early morning walk is a most wonderful time to take the camera along. The lighting presents very nice possibilities. In this case, hazy backlighting helped to create the effect. Pentax *istD

Unsubscribing... First, ask your Internet Provider to mail you an Unsubscribing Kit.

Peter: I saw this somewhere on the internet a couple of years ago and think that it may be helpful to you. Jim Here's how to unsubscribe: First, ask your Internet Provider to mail you an Unsubscribing Kit. Then follow these directions. The kit will most likely be the standard no-fault type. Depen

Re: PAW: Poppy Field

Nice, Boris... very nice! Jim Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! http://boris.isra-shop.com/photos/paw/poppy-field.htm Shot today (Apr 2)... Spring is all over the place. Boris

Re: Future of DA lenses

I sold a Zeiss F-Distagon which I haven't used for a very long time: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7501363200 and used the money to get a DA 14mm for the *isDS: http://tinyurl.com/3zj5a http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7502849824&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6 It

Re: Fwd: PESO: Bzzzzz

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

Re: PESO: Concentrate

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. Comme

Re: PESO: Mountain moonrise

I like it. Fake? It's not photojournalism, it's art! :-) Christian wrote: Jostein wrote on 3/28/2005, 4:17 PM: > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3469/display/2838096 > > Any and all comments most welcome. Not bad... for a fake! :-) seriously, the mountain looks great and the moon add

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

Exacto! Fred wrote: This is because part of the mid-cape highway is only two lanes, no highway lights and with folks behind you who want to travel at 65+ mph in those conditions. Ah, you mean "Suicide Alley" on Route 6... Fred

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

That was the most important thing to me and the fact that I had a bunch of AF lenses for my ZX5n clinched it. Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Having said that, the isDS viewfinder is as bright as that of my Leica R8 and I don't have all that much trouble focusing either camera. J

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

s and with folks behind you who want to travel at 65+ mph in those conditions. I can't see well far enough at night, to drive fast enough to keep them happy, and there isn't a second lane to use instead. Jim, "I used to drive fast" Hemenway Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Mar 28,

Re: Odd idea about manual focus

Hi Godfrey: You're still a young man... I predict that you'll want a split image wedge on all of your cameras for manual focusing 20+- years from now when prespyopia catches up with you. :-) Having said that, the isDS viewfinder is as bright as that of my Leica R8 and I don't have all that muc

Re: PESO: Bzzzzz

I like it... colors, composition, subject. The oof petals in the foreground might have been a bit less "in the way" if they had been burned in a little. I've got one of these lenses and used to use it with the "now on the shelf" ZX5n. You've reminded me that I'll have to do some shooting with

Re: PESO+ Soggy Daffodils

Powell: I don't know if you're an experienced lens repairer or not, but if not, then I'm in awe of your courage. I wouldn't even to begin to contemplate dis-assembling one of these lenses. An old simple Triotar maybe, but not something as complicated, and as easy to break as a modern zoom. Ji

Re: Football Tricks

Cotty: I like the way in which you've used the blur to convey motion. A nice bunch! Jim Cotty wrote: Saturday afternoon. A lad with a football and a dad with a camera :-)

Re: PAW: two shots

Boris: I didn't expect to see two photographs which are so different from one another. I like them both, well done. Jim Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Here they are: http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=172347 http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=178171 Show when Jostein and

Re: PESO Boat race tomorrow

John: Good job! I also like the low saturation in this shot. Jim John Forbes wrote: Tomorrow is the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities. I went down to the river to cast an eye over the course, and took this shot of a coxless four passing under Chiswick Bridge: http://

Calling Mark Roberts

Hi Mark: Mail to your robertech address repeatedly bounces back to me. This hood is missing the threaded piece so the inside diameter, (to use the hood as a push-on) is 60mm. It's for the screw mount 20mm which is evidently smaller than the A20, a lens which I've never seen or held. Regards, Jim

Re: Red Kodak Building

Thank you, Dave. Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's another shot taken that day, (last Friday) of the Red Kodak bldg, aka Motif #1. http://209.197.89.228/CapeAnn/images/Rockport1.jpg or 55mm lens. I took this of the original building in 1962. http://www.hemenway.com/MotifNumber1.jpg Kodacolor in

Re: Paw:

A very nice composition, Dave. The little tracks are a nice part of it. I know that the light comes from behind Frank's geese, but I would have liked the photo more if they weren't so dark. It's happened to me enough times that I've taken to using a flash on this type of shot sometimes. I

Re: PESO - Wriggly

Bruce: Nice, interesting shot... but I think you're too close! Jim Bruce Dayton wrote: I took the family up into the mountains today. We took the cameras and went for a hike. We were looking for a specific geocache (for those GPS'ers) in an area with lots of gold mining tailings. So lots of brok

Re: Free Pentax 20mm hood - incomplete

> This really reduces flare this lens. I'm on my second glass of Merlot tonight... and it shows. :-) Jim Hemenway wrote: Hi Folks: I apologize for the lousy photograph... shouldn't shoot handheld indoors with an 80 ASA-only DSLR. http://www.hemenway.com/20mmHood.jpg This is a le

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