Re: February PUG Comments

2005-02-04 Thread Martin Mielke
maybe a little bit of objectivity. Ten Mile Point by Martin Mielke I like the Aloneness feeling of this shot. The blues, grays, and blacks make for a concentrated color palette, which I find pleasing (listen to me). This shot has what I like about many landscapes. It makes me want to enter

Re: darkroom equipment

2005-02-01 Thread Martin Mielke
Thanks for the input. I think I'll offer him $250 to $300 Canadian. Martin - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 7:30 AM Subject: Re: darkroom equipment - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson

darkroom equipment

2005-01-30 Thread Martin Mielke
Help! I'm just getting my feet wet with dark-room processing (not literally). A friend of mine has offered to sell me dark-room equipment. My dilemna - I don't know enough about this equipment to give him a fair price. He's a friend, so I really do want to be fair to him. Is there anyone that

PUG's Canada

2003-09-03 Thread Martin Mielke
Oh fer cryin out loud. Just saw my submission to this month's PUG has the photographer labelled as Canada. Don't know if this is my fault or not, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was. BTW, Garcia's Manuel really stands out as a favourite for me this month, along with Desjardin's Balloon Ride.

Re: Comparison of BW film

2003-09-01 Thread Martin Mielke
I bought some rolls of Tri-X 400 recently, and noticed vendor told me that the emulsion has just been changed. For what its worth, the box the film comes in looks different than it did just a couple of months ago. I feel kind of wary about this. I liked the grain of Tri-X compared to films such as

Re: Way OT - Mid-life Crisis

2003-08-09 Thread Martin Mielke
I've muddled my way through a number of lean years myself, and I know where you're coming from. Hang in there; things really do eventually work out if you tough them out. Martin - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07,

Re: K1000: Why a good student camera?

2002-11-20 Thread Martin Mielke
Here's my two cents. I have two cameras - the MZ-5n, and the K1000. To my ever-lasting surprise, the number of stupid mistakes I make while using either camera is about the same. You would think that the features of the MZ-5n would give it an edge, but it doesn't seem to - at least for me. I

Re: infra-red with K1000, MZ-5n

2002-11-04 Thread Martin Mielke
Thanks everybody. Lots of information there. Just to play it safe, I'll start by getting some 120 paper backing for the K1000. In addition to the Kodak film, the lab I use stocks the Ilford 200 SFX. I may wind up trying both. Martin

infra-red with K1000, MZ-5n

2002-11-03 Thread Martin Mielke
Hi all I'd like to try some of infra-red photography. I have a K1000 and an MZ-5n. I was thinking of using Kodak High Speed Infra-Red black and white film (HIE 135-36). Now I've read that there is a problem with the dimpled pressure plate of the K1000 creating a pattern on the Kodak film (for

Re: List Appreciation

2002-10-17 Thread Martin Mielke
Add me as well - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:51 PM Subject: List Appreciation Gang, In appreciation of Doug and all the hard work (especially recently) he has put in, we are pooling together our

Re: To the pentax spies

2002-10-14 Thread Martin Mielke
It may help some people on this list to take a breath and think things over carefully before hitting that ol' Send button. From another person in education.

Re: goin' to the chapel...

2002-10-02 Thread Martin Mielke
Best wishes Amita - Original Message - From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: goin' to the chapel... Tomorrow morning I'm going away for the weekend to get married. I'd like to thank everyone for helping me find a

Re: OT Probably, Rear Window

2002-09-07 Thread Martin Mielke
Early in the movie Stewart uses a 4 x 5 Speed Graphic. Later on he switches to a Exakta with a telephoto lens. Martin - Original Message - From: CBWaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 7:10 PM Subject: OT Probably, Rear Window We're

Re: July Pug part 1

2002-07-15 Thread Martin Mielke
Thanks for the kind comments Jeff! Martin - Original Message - From: Jeff Post [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 8:15 PM Subject: July Pug part 1 Sturgeon River by Martin Mielke. Trees encased in ice give off such majesty, yet are brittle

Re: Semi-OT: Agfa film question

2002-07-15 Thread Martin Mielke
I've never used HDC, but I understand its discontinued and that Vista is the replacement. I've used Vista 100 and 200 in the past few months and have been pleased with the results; based on my experiences it compares well to Optima. It is indeed hard to find, however. I can find it here in

re: pawn shops and skylight filters

2002-05-13 Thread Martin Mielke
Hi all I realized that I didn't get back to the list and mention that I got the filter off my lens with a wrench. Thanks for the suggestions. Martin - 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

Re: My Dear Canadian Friends ...

2002-05-04 Thread Martin Mielke
Sorry for the late response to this - I've been out of town. Take the m.o. (if you still have it) to a U.S. Post Office. There is no absolutely no charge to cash Canadian Postal Money Orders at any U.S. Post Office. On the other hand, from what I have heard, many American banks will charge a fee.

Re: pawn shops and skylight filters

2002-04-18 Thread Martin Mielke
LOL! Thanks for the suggestions, everybody. I will let you what works. Martin - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 6:35 AM Subject: Re: pawn shops and skylight filters In a message dated 18/04/02 04:53:28 GMT Daylight

Re: Merry Christmas to All

2001-12-24 Thread Martin Mielke
Hey, another Kitchenerer (Kitchenerite). I actually moved to northern Ontario ten years ago, but usually get back to Kitchener for the holidays. This year is an exception, however, and I'm spending it in Thunder Bay and back with my wife's folks in Round Lake. Take care. Martin - Original

Re: Leonids

2001-11-18 Thread Martin Mielke
Hi all Thunder Bay was fogged in this morning, but I took a chance and drove out into the country. Twenty minutes later, I turning off onto a side road. I really lucked out, as the stars were blocked out over much of the sky, but I had clear view to the south-east. I used my K1000 and 28mm

Re: novemebr pug mist

2001-11-02 Thread Martin Mielke
Hi Robo First of all, thanks to you and to Amita for the kind words. I took the picture with a manual focus Pentax-A 28mm/2.8. Hand holding the camera would probably have resulted in some good shots initially. The one posted to the PUG was one of the first I took that evening. But I wanted to