It seemed to work that way for 8mm movie cameras.
Len
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Could a zoom lens designed for an APS-sized sensor have less distortion or
vignetting than a zoom lens designed for full-frame 35mm? In other words,
is
it easier to design a "no compromise" 5:1 or 10:1 zoom for the smaller
format? Would a
There's actually an online source for those body caps with pinholes in them.
I don't remember exactly what they cost but I hardly think it's as much as
$40.00. But, if you want to build a pinhole camera, why not build one from
scratch. There's plenty of online assistance.
Len
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From: [EMA
In just about every other manufacturing venue I know, a "flagship" is the
company's top-of-the-line model. And this is pretty much invariably the
highest price model currently manufactured. Right now, for 35mm, it's the
MZ-S. So following that line of thought, every camera manufacturer has its
I was going to mention the old Nikon F as having a very good viewfinder but
reconsidered doing so because the Nikon F has interchangeable viewfinders,
as does the LX, which should disqualify it from being compared to fixed
viewfinder SLRs.
Len
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On Friday 14 February 2003 11:35, Peter Allin
but is in all
other ways a manual focus lens.
Michael
Leonard Paris wrote:
Mike, was that 45mm Nikkor P the GN Auto?
Len
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Yes, I do that too, in good light with plenty of time to shoot. It's good
technique with portraits.
Len
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That is true. But many times I will slowly move the focus back and
forth within the composition to see the effect, or my composition is
such (commonly portraiture) that no AF sensor would
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Watch those backgrounds
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:05:51 -0500
On Friday 14 February 2003 08:21, Leonard Paris wrote:
> I would agree that he took the photo on purpose but I don't think he had
> anything to do with the background. He shot wh
Because of my eyesight, and the low light level in many churches (or other
wedding venues) I depend on AF, fast lenses (at least f/2.8) and the AF
assist light provided by my flash. So far, I have been very happy with the
results. Remember guys, I'll be 67 next month. It's a method that works f
I would agree that he took the photo on purpose but I don't think he had
anything to do with the background. He shot what was there. He probably
would have had a hard time not including the background.
The background is the logo of the group he leads.
Len
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From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTE
That would be "overkill". Canon EOS bodies can use either type of AF lens
without having a switch to choose between them. If you were going to use AF
at all, why would you NOT want the advantage of the USM? The only real
choices we need are: AF or MF. We already have that.
Len
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From: "Al
A very good point!
Len
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If the new wide angle lens is designed specially for the new Pentax D-SLR
(like Nikon's AFS12-24) for reduced image coverage, I see no point for
Pentax engineers to put an aperture ring on it, even if it is k-mount
because you won't mount it on any of the existing
Mike, was that 45mm Nikkor P the GN Auto?
Len
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From: Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: If Pentax just made _ONE_ real, old-style Pentax...
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:31:34 -0600
> If I am not
> mistaken, Popular photography proc
It is a puzzle isn't it? Switching for that reason alone gains people
nothing. Except, maybe, some sense of striking back at Pentax for doing what
Nikon has been doing for a while already.
Len
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This is TOTALLY bizarre! People will switch to Nikon because Pentax makes a
couple of entry leve
I knew there was something else I liked about my PZ-1p. The ability to
control the aperture from the body, without an aperture ring. You say that
the MZ-S can't do this?
Len
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On MZ-S, the "program shift" is achieved by turning the aperture ring of
the lens to aperture priority mode. If
From: Bob Walkden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 22:23:39 +
Hi,
> That's what I thought when I had this setup. The perfect backup system
> Until an unknown force (ottawa hydro
Well, not really that simple. When you re-partition the drive, you'll have
to have enough space on your C:\ partition to hold the image that you made
of it originally. Mainly because the registry is going to look for all of
your programs in the same places they were before you repartitioned the
A Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 fisheye and a Sto-Fen Omnibounce on your flash will
give you some great results. The Sto-Fen covers the whole field of view of
the fisheye. Else, try to borrow one of those 14mm f/2.8 rectilinear
ultra-wides. They are really good for that kind of work, too.
Len
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I ha
There was an eBay seller that sold equipment he stole from a large camera
store in Canada. I believe he was an employee. Too good to be true prices
on top line cameras and lenses. The Canadian law enforcement folks were
tracking down eBay buyers. I never heard how the case ended. Perhaps som
Did you have to return the camera?
Len
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I actualy bought a PZ-20 or something similar off ebay for my sister and
got
notified a couple of weeks later by the Police that it was stolen.
Regards,
Paul
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The move from film to digital is causing the prices of lots of film cameras
to decrease, not just the MZ-S. Big name medium format prices are coming
down rapidly, too.
Len
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Having said that, has anyone else noticed that the price of new MZ-S
cameras appears to be in freefall. They appear to
Actually, what I was hinting at in an earlier post was that, if he looked up
the book by title or author at www.amazon.com, the ISBN number is there.
Amazon.com is a great source of ISBN numbers.
So, rather than ask, the information is available for a trivial amount of
effort.
Len
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From:
Why an ISBN number? A simple search at Amazon.com will do it for you.
Unless you just want to check it out at the library. Books like that aren't
really helpful unless you keep a copy close at hand.
Len
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It's a matter of money, of course. Do you develop stuff for minority
platforms? Or do you develop stuff for the majority platform?
Do you want to sell millions of copies, or just thousands? It's just
business. There are plenty of small companies to fill the little niches.
The big ones hav
Yes, it worked just fine, and it also let me upgrade 7.0 t0 7.01 online.
My info says that was a legitimate upgrade. That's why I tried it. Perhaps
it was a one time offer and I lucked into it.
Len
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That is strange, I just looked at the Adobe website, and it is explicitly
stated the upgrade
I'm surprised Henry would do that. I've had quite a few dealings with B&H
with no problems. The only thing I dislike about B&H is that they bill your
credit card at the time of order instead of at the time of shipment. This
goes for stuff on back order, too. However, they tell you they are goi
I never said that I never made a syntax error in my life, but I do spell
pretty darned good anyway. :^)
I miss that old Dynamic Debugging Tool. But Super Utility was a lot better.
;-)
Len
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From: Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMA
And he specifically said "Pentax" cameras. I wonder if this isn't a bit of
humor posted to eBay by someone on the PDML that we all know and love. What
do you think?
Len
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From: Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Fr
No, I haven't. I'll give it a look/see and find out what it's all about.
Thanks for the pointer.
Len (KD9S)
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I wouldn't mind doing that. I'd have to get an antenna up, but a long wire
and a tuner should do.
Len (KD9S)
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From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: The Brotherhood
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 21:52:32 -0500
How many of us hams ha
Cotty, I don't have a Mac but, from what I read it is stable as long as you
can allocate enough memory for it. If you want, I'll look to see what they
recommend. OS-X and Windows both automatically allocate memory.
Len
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Hi gang,
Anyone running Photoshop 7 on a Mac under 9.X and *not* OS X
True. Cropping room never hurts, and being able to print salon-sized for
shows and galleries would be a definite plus. I just hope I won't have to
pay $8K to get it. And, truthfully, It won't cost more than $2K, if prices
keep coming down. All I have to be able to do is wait for a while.
Me
It's those damned robes. They swish when you walk.
Len
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From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I have just joined the list
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:05:18 -0500
Pardon me?
Christian Skofteland
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They're not going to be able to keep their store open based on your
purchase, are they? You should have bought a couple of bodies and a few
lenses from them. Let's support our Pentax dealers, before they all go
under. ;-)
Len
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I went to Epperson Photo in Oklahoma CIty this weekend.
Inter
I have a Fuji DX-10 which is basically a 0.8 megapixel camera that outputs a
1024 x 768 picture in fine mode. I print them on a HP Photosmart 100
printer. Great 4 X 6 prints. As good as any Walmart or Walgreens print
I've ever seen.
Len
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From: Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EM
It wouldn't make me want to hire that photographer to shoot a wedding for
me.
Len
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No. You don't get away that easy. We aren't going to unsubscribe you.
Len
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My comments are inserted between yours.
From: John Mustarde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Pentax future: ...
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:01:52 -0700
They are very suited to portraits because the clean, grainless
background allows the subject t
Your memory is fine. The opinions change regularly, depending on whose they
are. My FA100/2.8 is very good, indeed.
Len
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Hmm, I was under impression that wide open sharpness of FA100/2.8
was considered very good (when I was on this list months ago).
But I admit I have very bad memory :-)
Iva
No, Paul, a sharper lens will not partially compensate for camera shake. A
faster lens partially compensates for camera shake by allowing the use of
higher shutter speeds. The limiting factor is the amount of camera shake.
The best you can do is whatever the lens is capable of with no camera s
My current box is a Pentium 4, 1.5GHz. In less than a year the top speed
has gone to 3.0GHz.
No need for me to upgrade for another year or two, unless some new "must
have" technology appears that I cannot add to my current computer.
Len
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Sure there's evidence. That's why there are settings in the printer setup
to tell it what kind of paper you are using. Try printing on glossy paper
using a matte or plain inkjet paper setting. That results in a print with
too much ink.
Len
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From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply
I hope Pentax decides to use a 2nd generation Foveon chip. I find the
reviews and discussions about results from the Sigma DSLR very interesting
and I think the next iteration of the Foveon could bring Pentax right up to
speed in the digital world. Pentax builds great bodies and lenses and the
Do you turn it off using the switch on the printer itself? If you don't,
you'll experience clogging problems because the cartridge and heads are not
properly parked. Lots of people I know power their computer, monitor, and
printer from the same switch on a power strip,
which is something you s
How would we know? It's a long way to infinity. :)
I can't see that far, myself.
Len
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From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sigma 400mm f5.6 and infinity focus.
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:32:53 +0200
That's interesting.
I would hope that they will never drop the focus or aperture rings from
Pentax lenses. Right now I enjoy being able to use my new lenses on older
manual focus bodies, not just on my PZ-1p. I can, however, see the
possibility of them doing that some years down the road when they decide to
drop
To inject a little humor, I drew some strange looks when I stopped my car to
take a picture and pulled a large tripod out of the trunk to put my T4-Super
on it to shoot with. I suddenly became some sort of nut, I guess but it was
the only camera I had with me and I carry the tripod in the trunk
Chimneys are realy good to work with. I used one on a Blad and prefered it
to a prism finder for everything but flash work.
Len
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I will get the chimney finder at some point.
William Robb
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So, which Doug is having a birthday today?
Regardless of which Doug it is, let me say, "Happy Birthday to Doug!"
Len
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> 3. Smoke or fire that might emanate from incendiary exercises such as,
the
> incineration of large numbers of candles or
>
> 4. Outbursts of "Happy Birthday Doug!"
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I think how much RAM you have has an impact on that.
Len
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Does anyone know how much data Win98 can address before going
smurt?
Thanks
William Robb
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It's probably worth shooting a roll or two just to see whether you have a
good application for it. I'm going to try it when I have the chance.
Len
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From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: dick graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re[2]: New Kodak print film
Date:
Use of a flash meter would be a serious help in getting things right in a
studio setting like that. Otherwise, shooting test shots with a Polaroid or
a digital camera could be a lot of help, too.
Len
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Hi,
Recently I decided to make use of my AF500FTZ as a "studio" flash. I want
to
take a f
Battery consumption has never been a real consideration with the digital
cameras I use. They are Lithium Ion rechargeables and have plenty of power
to carry me through a wedding or any other assignment I get. I top off the
charge thhe night before I do the shoot and I have always had plenty of
My personal favorite is the null poll.
Len
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From: Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: Pentax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Favorite Poll
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 10:07:35 -0800
I'd just like to take a poll to see what your favorite poll is...
Norm
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Yes, this is very true. There are procedures for cleaning these but they are
fairly delicate operations. Akin to cleaning dust off of an SLR mirror.
The difference is that you can ignore the dust on an SLR mirror but you
can't ignore the dust on a CCD. For long, anyway.
Len
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From: "Tim S
I'll have to look at the T4 Zoom, I guess. I haven't seen one. The T4
Super or the Ricoh GR-1 is always with me whenever I leave the house. They
ensure that nothing note or newsworthy will happen while I'm out. A photo op
will surely present itself when I don't carry a camera.
Yep, $600 will
It would greatly surprise me if Pentax didn't use as much of the original
MZ-D design as they can. They already paid to engineer it.
Len
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From: "Ryan K. Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Exclusive picture of "new" Pentax D-SLR
Date: Sa
T: Nikon 50's
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 14:54:59 -0400
Any Nikon AF 50mm lens ever made will work properly on a N50.
BR
> -Original Message-
> From: Leonard Paris [mailto:kd9s@;hotmail.com]
>
> And your point is?
>
> Len
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> -Original Message-
> From: Leonard Paris [mailto:kd9s@;hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 11:11 AM
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> Subject: RE: OT: Nikon 50's
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>
> Well, that's one lens that can create problems, right? I'l
Hi Paul,
I'm using a Hotmail account and seem to be having no problems. You just
have to be sure to go into Hotmail's Options and enter "pentax-discuss" into
the mailing lists box.
Len
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From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: I'm Ba
The AF 50mm f/1.8 is a very good lens. I'm not familiar with the N50, so
I'd recommend that you check carefully to see which AF lens models are
compatible with it.
Len
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Subject: OT: Nikon 50's
Date: T
You might be able to meet the first and second requirements but to meet the
third requirement at the same time may be stretching it a bit. The flash
may not be in working condition at that price. You seem to be asking for a
lot. If I were you, I'd push up the schedule a bit and get the AF500FT
The knowledge necessary to do it is still a requirement. Have you actually
seen the chip itself? It may have no numbers on it at all. And, then, you
may not be able to buy a programmer. Perhaps it would be easier to seek a
way to bypass it.
Len
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From: Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply
Yeah, too small for real beer! ;-)
Len
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> http://digilander.libero.it/aohc/pkin2002/cool_1.jpg
They just look like "film canisters" to me...
;-)
Fred
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