Re: Tele-Takumar 300 f6.3

2001-11-13 Thread Mike Steele
know that! Enjoy! Mike Steele --- Matamoros, Cesar A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To keep a long story short... I was in a store on Sunday that is an antique mall. One store front with numerous vendors. A few vendors had some old cameras. One had a Ricoh with a Pentax-A 50/2

RE: Takumar 200 f.35 pre-set

2001-10-30 Thread Mike Steele
)it slows me downand makes me think..How can I make this photo better, through composition, lighting, etc? I find the optical quality very good...just like all the other AOC stuff! Regards, Mike Steele --- Kent Gittings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you don't mind the manual preset aperture

Re: How it SOUNDS

2001-10-29 Thread Mike Steele
Hi Cory, Just tell her that you're seeking to become a better listener If that doesn't workwellat least I'm not spending time with another woman.. Good luck! Regards, Mike Steele --- Cory or Brenda Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just taking some shots of my daughter with my

Re: Got a cheap film scanner...

2001-10-29 Thread Mike Steele
printingsaves a lot of time. I don't want to invest in the high quality printer you would need to due color prints, and I don't want to get into color darkroom work either! So this would work OK for B W proofs? Thanks! Mike Steele --- Delano Mireles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One last question

Re: odd spotmatic

2001-10-20 Thread Mike Steele
Hi Frank, Maybe this has already been answered for you, but that is the trigger that is used to set the automatic function on the aperture, on a Pre-automatic Takumar. You basically cock the trigger, which sets a spring mechanism which will be activated and stop down the aperture to the f-stop

Re: Not another Camera

2001-10-18 Thread Mike Steele
It only a camera, dear.not ANOTHER WOMAN!!! Great selectiongreat bargain..good luck! Mike Steele --- Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My wife is getting sick of surprises (not the type she really wants)! I have done it, yet again, Bid and won a camera on ebay. A Spotmatic

Re: Using Pentax Lenses on Ricoh KR-10

2001-05-27 Thread Mike Steele
...they are good beaters Check out the Yahoo Spotmatic group and Paul P's Spotmatic Web Site for excellent insights into Spotmatics(PPRO is a frequent participant with this group as well) . You can find out everything about Spotmatics there...very knowledgable group! Mike Steele --- James Adams [EMAIL

Re: Using Pentax Lenses on Ricoh KR-10

2001-05-26 Thread Mike Steele
a Takumar 135mm f 2.5 if you want a medium telephoto which is also great for portraits! I have a couple Ricohs (KR-5 and KR 30sp) in addition to my Pentax arsenal, and the Takumar's with adapters work great with them. You do have to set them on manual mode. Good luck! Mike Steele --- Todd Stanley [EMAIL

Re: New Pentax Owner

2001-05-07 Thread Mike Steele
it out first!) I'm sure amateur and minor league events don't have this prohibitionI can only guess that they want you to buy souvenir posters, rather than take your own quality photos! Welcome again! Mike Steele --- Daniel Suarez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list! This will be my first

Re: Used Spotmatics

2001-04-23 Thread Mike Steele
good at giving Pentax SV a CLAbut they are a lot easy to work on that Spotmatics, as access is removing four screws from the screw mount casting. Thanks! Mike Steele --- J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Black and White Photography - Filters

2001-04-11 Thread Mike Steele
where I can find out how much developer, etc. is required for a given number of rolls? I have not checked the Kodak site yet. Also, is it environmentally sound to dispose of the chemicals down the drain? Thanks! I've learned alot from this site! Mike Steele --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: URGENT Help needed valuating lens

2001-04-10 Thread Mike Steele
Hi Jaume, While I have 4 Ricoh bodies, and some Ricoh lenses, the one you're looking at I am not familiar with, but here are my thoughts: (1) If you truly do have a non-functioning aperature send it back...there are just too many "good" K-mount lenses out there that will do the job without the