FS - Right price for Pentax equipment?

Hi all As you may know, my country’s economy is devastated and costs of film and development have skyrocketed. I’m out of photography for now (I have other priorities) and am considering selling my photo equipment in the U.S. market. Could you please tell me how much do you think I can ask for

RE: Revive the Spotmatic name! Yeah!

'Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II' is Japanese/Greek/English/Greek/Latin. Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

Messed it up (about my Jan PUG photo)

I've noticed that somehow I messed up my Jan PUG photo (scanning?). The print is much better than what you can see on the screen. Sorry. Luis Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Dec Pug comments: Skofteland, Niesmerstelny

My Dec PUG assignment: Dusk Watch by Christian Skofteland, USA: Nice silhouette and sky color. I like the way the bird on the right fits into the branch shape. The black area at the LLC I could do without. There are cormorants near where I live too and I have photographed them many times, but

Re: MX variations

My black MX serial number starts with 9. It has the AOCo logo and Asahi Pentax on the pentaprism. Asahi Opt. Co. is engraved on the back of the top cover under the film advance lever and on the plastic rectangular film tab holder. The shutter lock is all metal. The battery cover is engraved

November PUG comments: Maguire, Peifer

Support by Mick Maguire, USA: I like the subject - 19th century trains and bridges have appeal. Massive beams, lots of rivets, built to last. Definitely pre-electronic stuff. This shot is effective in showing that.Good DOF and textures on the anvil-shaped piece. The toning suits the subject.

Last - moment October PUG Comments: Arthur, Osojnik, Poe... and others

Where There's Smoke by Glenn Arthur Jr, USA: The firefighters seem strangely calm and static. The active subject here is the fire. I like the backlighting and silhouettes, also the crop. The lines are distracting, but I think you can`t choose much in a moment like this. The Sea by Matjaz

Re: New leather coverings for Pentax bodies

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Re: My comments for Sep 2001 PUG

Tree Frog - by Luis Pinar, Argentina - You ask about bokeh. It doesn't bother me as much as the out of focus portion of the limb. I agree. The weak points are the out of focus tree areas, the light patches and the hot zone at right IMO. Almost all of the photo excluding the frog :).But I'm

Re: PUG Commentary: Luis Pinar

Thanks for your kind comment. I`m glad to have been able to convey the feeling of the meeting. Luis __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com - This message is from the

PUG comments (or lack thereof)

Hi all Sorry, but I won´t be able to comment on my assigned photos. My computer at work doesn´t let me see the full size images anymore, and there´s no way to fix this right now. Anyway, from the thumbnails, I can say we have a very nice August PUG! Luis

Re: Ramblin' Man Keeps Ramblin' On

P.P.S. Maybe we could do another poll. Which totally clichéd subject really rubs you the wrong way? A distorted reflection of an old building in the mirror-glass windows of a new one. Which one do you have a weakness for, despite your better judgment? Clouds and sunsets.

Re: Comments on M-50/4.0 macro?

I don't know about this particular lens, but I think f4 isn't too slow for a general purpose lens with 400 film, its drawbacks being harder to focus and darker viewfinder (not a problem if you are shooting outdoors). __ Do You Yahoo!? Get

Macro Takumar 50 mm f4, screw mount - Good lens?

I've seen an old Macro Takumar 50 mm f4 screw mount lens and I'm tempted to buy it. It has preset diaphragm with both rings at the front, and a scale showing light loss as magnification increases. I think it goes to 1:1 without tubes. Its condition is near mint. Your advice about this lens will

Refinishing black cameras - Was: Re: Dumb Thoughts on Black Silver,

Tom Rittenhouse wrote: 'Seriously, since I have had good luck retouching black cameras I tend to prefer them for users.' I'd like to know about that, especially DIY refinishing. Luis __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo!

PUG comment: Norm Baugher

This photo has a strange '50s sci-fi B-class movie looks - could be the interior of some space ship or stuff like that. Knowing what it is really, one wonders about the 'development' theories from the '50s and '60s - were they sci-fi too? 1.4 @ 1/30, ASA 800? It was pretty dark in there, I

Re: OT: News from my home

Hola Flavio Me alegrè mucho al saber que Valerio ya està bien y en casa. ¡Felicidades! Luis __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the

June PUG comments: Paul Stenquist, Jaume Lahuerta

New York Geometry by Paul Stenquist, USA: I like this. The composition is balanced and the lines enhance it. The ‘extension’ is eerie, and the reflection makes it look as if adhered to the glass with some adhesive. The lighting is flat and the sky bleak, but I assume that was what you were

Re: June PUG commentary - Arthur, Pinar, Gordon.

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Re: June Gallery Comments

Thanks for your kind comment, Collin. I think you're right about the fill flash - but I didn't even think of it at the moment. For me, the default mode is 'no flash'... :) Luis __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail -

Re: June PUG

I guess it's the Quarter Pounder which is called Royale with cheese, if Vincent Vega was right... __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the

Re: Cameras on bicycles

I took my MX to some bike trips and found that the best way to carry it is in a special bag - kind of a small fanny pack + shoulder strap. Mine is made by Hama and has room for camera w/big wideangle or short tele or zoom, 2 film rolls and filters.

Re: M series Film Transport Problems

I have an MX which has film transport problems. The spacing between the frames is uneven, sometimes too wide and sometimes non-existent. This can happen at any place in the roll, but not on all frames - about 3 or 4 in a 36 roll. The repairman, who is a friend of mine, said it was probably due to

Somos cuatro...

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Re: What Do You Carry

It depends. I always carry: Film Lens caps Lens hoods Blower-brush Polarizers Swiss Army knife And many times also: Table top tripod or small tripod Cable release Small flash (Pentax AF 160) Eyecup Lens cleaning paper Flash adapter (for off-camera flash) Not so often: Handle mount flash

RE: No more PUG comments

Hi all, I've been following the PUG comments thread and would like to give my opinion. I consider Shel's critique was too hard. How can one call a photo 'amateurish' when nobody said the PUG was reserved to pros? Also, most things 'have been photographed thousands of times, rarely to any great

Re: Question on RARE Lens

I remember seeing in a Pentax lens brochure from the '70s an adapter which allowed the use of 'special' macro lenses such as Zuiko Mplan(?) 21 mm for extreme magnification on a bellows. Perhaps your lens is similar to that one. __ Do You Yahoo!?

April PUG comments: my assignment

Hi all, Here are my comments for the April Pug Gallery. Received the assignment on Saturday, but couldn’t read it till today (computer trouble). Hope it’s not too late… Three very different approaches to the Textures theme - film, material, human: “Casale” by Flavio Minelli: The reticulation

RE: Shoulder Stocks

I drilled and tapped a shoulder stock to accept a monopod. I've found it very stable to shoot whales from the coast with a 500 mm lens, while allowing to move faster than a tripod would. __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo!

OT: Re: Zenit SLRs

Hi Gabor You seem to know about russian lenses. What is your opinion about the M42Industar 50mm f2.8? Luis __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss

Re: PUG comments Part VIII

Hi Chris Thanks for your comments! I'm very pleased that you have liked this photo. Also it was kind of you to take the time to comment on all submissions. I'd like to try being a commentator, but with a warning: I have no formal education in photography, and my eventual comments might be highly

Re: fungus question: Warning !

This is a often-debated question. In my experience, a lens can be cleaned, perform OK and not develop fungus anymore if it is is kept in a dry and well lighted environment. Of course, if the fungus has spread so much that its acids have eaten away the coating or etched the glass surface, the only

Help please - MX overlapping frames

Hi all Maybe someone can help me fix my MX. It started with uneven frame separation; now it is worse and some frames are very separated (3 or 4 mm) and some other are overlapping (slightly). The overlapping frames (around 3 or 4 in a 36 - exposure roll) are in any part of the roll. It seems to

Re:Problems with MX

I've had some problems with my MX, especially the meter not operating reliably. It was due to a ring under the lens mount which has a tab engaging another tab in the lens to transmit the aperture information to the meter. This ring was slightly bent and sometimes stuck (it has a return spring). I