Re: MZ-60QD

2002-06-15 Thread Nitin Garg
mz-60qd doesnt sound like digital. qd stands for quartz databack. On Sat, Jun 15, 2002 at 11:04:19PM -0400, gfen wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Brett Mckay wrote: > > Does anyone know any info about this new Pentax that is about to released? > > I take it to be Pentax's first digital SLR, based a

Re: 200/2.5K deal at Adorama

2002-06-11 Thread Nitin Garg
just a personal experience note: Adorama's ratings are not as conservative as KEH's. Ofcourse there is always a return for refund option :) On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 09:56:29PM -0400, Paul F. Stregevsky wrote: > $365 in EX--a very nice deal. > > Also a 30/2.8K for $285--not the best price, but if

Re: Weird item on eBay

2002-05-24 Thread Nitin Garg
this one looks like a t-mount adapter to me. On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 06:35:59PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > Sorry for the eBay post, but this one is a bit strange. It > appears to be a PK body to M42 lens adaptor that will cause the > lens to lose infinity focus. > Any thoughts? > http://cgi.eba

Re: A*85/1.4 - one for $1,100+, one for $438

2002-05-11 Thread Nitin Garg
On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 01:29:55PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1351000890 > > Now somebody tell me why this happens. > We just talked about a A*85/1.4 that went for over $1,100. > This one sold the same day for $438 ! > > All because the s

Re: Ricoh XR-X 2000 (Was: Exposure Lock on ME Super?)

2002-05-10 Thread Nitin Garg
a good place for info on ricoh 35mm slrs is: http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ forum is: http://www.ricoh-cameras.co.uk/forum/ check mike butkus's site. If 2 ricoh camera's look similar they very likely have same way of operating. So if you cant find a manual, simply look for a similar looking mode

Re: Which Ricoh Program body? (was: Re: Exposure Lock on ME Super?)

2002-05-06 Thread Nitin Garg
On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 06:13:33PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'll reply in all caps, point by point: > > Nitin Garg wrote: > > Built in winder on xr-m (+ for me, - for paul. he prefers to attach winder > if needed). > > YEP. YOU CAN THUS SEE THE WIND

Re: Exposure Lock on ME Super?

2002-05-06 Thread Nitin Garg
The 2 that I have experience with are xr-p and xr-m. Paul has used xr-p too and has given it favourable review here. He found it to have a less vibration compared to his Super A (wrong model?). Our comparitive points about the 2 are: + Bright viewfinder and 0.88x mag for xr-p (.80 for M) . Built

Re: Exposure Lock on ME Super?

2002-05-06 Thread Nitin Garg
Or get the undervalued ricoh bodies and get both :) On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 11:25:19AM -0700, Ron Bhanukitsiri wrote: > Hi Shel, > > The Pentax MX is totally manual, no aperture priority. The > exposure is always locked, but it may not be what you want ;-). > > I've always wondered which is th

Re: Exhibition?!? -Too good to be true?

2002-05-06 Thread Nitin Garg
On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 06:24:03PM +0200, Jostein wrote: > > Searches in Google and Yahoo! turns up references from a spanish > newsgroup, but I can't read a word of Spanish... :-( Didnt the language translation tool help to get a rough idea ? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: me-f mirror locked up.

2002-05-05 Thread Nitin Garg
Tried that already :) The batteries were dead but it didnt help. On Sun, May 05, 2002 at 10:09:53PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: Nitin Garg > Subject: me-f mirror locked up. > > > > hi, > > > > Is there a simple reaso

me-f mirror locked up.

2002-05-05 Thread Nitin Garg
hi, Is there a simple reason why the mirror of ME-F would be locked up, the shutter button would depress freely, and film advance lever is jammed ? Or does that imply a trip to the repair center ? thanks, nitin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://ww

Re: ZX-L and Pentax Metering

2002-05-05 Thread Nitin Garg
On Sun, May 05, 2002 at 02:43:51PM -0600, Joseph Tainter wrote: > Shutterbug describes the ZX-L as a 5n replacement. Peterson's reviews it > in their current issue and calls it a ZX-7 replacement. Huh? > > Of course, it comes only with program metering. No center-weighted or > spot. This has be

Re: Pentax Program Plus

2002-05-03 Thread Nitin Garg
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 09:45:23PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > UPS close at 4.30 PM EST and just after lunch Pacific time > (Bloody Unions > > again) no wonder things are SNAFU in Canada. > > Send it back, get a refund, then report him to the FBI. Shipping > something internationally under fal

FS: Black MX, MX winder, Chrome ME Super

2002-05-02 Thread Nitin Garg
Extras from a package I bought. MX - has dent on top of prism housing, near battery cover (so battery cover doesnt come off as easily as they normally do but still does come off :)), some brassing on lower portion of lens mount and at usual edges. works fine. KEH bargain. MX Winder: Broken batte

Re: In a nutshell - Is Pentax ever going Digital SLR

2002-05-02 Thread Nitin Garg
The best way to merge digital and film is to make *digital film* IMO. Dont know if its possible. Dont think anyone is doing it :) I dont think is going to happen but a On Thu, May 02, 1996 at 07:01:40PM -0700, Jeremy Clegg wrote: > I have been away, so I apologize if this topic has been beat t

Re: Sears Auto KS (Ricoh XR-2s): First impressions

2002-05-02 Thread Nitin Garg
On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 03:35:35PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The eyepiece blind is a nice touch: It's an internal blind, or > shutter, that completely blocks off the light for autoexposed timed > shots. Unlike aftermarket blinds like HAMA's, this one allows you to > use an eyepiece acce

Re: Are We Merely Mortal?

2002-05-02 Thread Nitin Garg
On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 08:34:47AM -0400, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Comment found on the Leica list: > > > But the Hasselblad, like the Leica, > > uses its glass to give a transcendent glow, > > a luminous quality that is not to be > > found in other cameras meant for mere mortals. > > Is The Bro

Re: Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels

2002-05-02 Thread Nitin Garg
> From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thu, 2 May 2002 10:45:48 -0400 (EDT) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re: 120 film - developing tanks and reels > > > Trust me there is nothing better than having life > development support with Aaron walking you thru. > Very funny slip there

Re: ZX-L question

2002-05-01 Thread Nitin Garg
As mentioned on the list before: metal. On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 10:46:24PM -0700, Ron Bhanukitsiri wrote: > Does anyone know if the new ZX-L uses a plastic lens mount or metal > lens mount? > > Thanks, > Ron B[ee] > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to

Re: 300mm f4 screwmount lens- value?

2002-05-01 Thread Nitin Garg
Email the winner and find out :) On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 11:44:01PM -0400, TM wrote: > Yeah, I didn't bid too high because it's a screwmount. I wonder > if a PDMLer got the lens? > > Taka > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EM

Re: 300mm f4 screwmount lens- value?

2002-05-01 Thread Nitin Garg
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 10:13:56PM -0400, TM wrote: > I can't find any screwmount info- if this lens optically is like > the K300/4, then it sounds like a good lens, esp. for $140, no? 140 is extrapolated price from keh's price. no gurantee you will find it for that on ebay. with patientce you sh

Re: 300mm f4 screwmount lens- value?

2002-05-01 Thread Nitin Garg
About ~$140 on ebay. $225 on keh. (for super-takumar 300/4) On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 09:53:07PM -0400, TM wrote: > How much is one of these things worth? > > You don't see many of these available, so it's hard to value. > > Then again, do I really need a 300mm lens? Hmmm. > > Taka > - > This

Re: Wide angle lenses

2002-05-01 Thread Nitin Garg
http://home.att.net/~alnem/html/3rdpartyprime.html i got the vivitar 19/3.8 recently too. Will use it soon:) On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 04:14:20PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Unfortunately, I can't speak to the 24mm as the widest I currently have is a 28mm. > > I am awaiting delivery of a

Re: Parts/Service Manuals for 6x7, 35mm, 110, lenses...

2002-05-01 Thread Nitin Garg
#90110. PENTAX 6X7 SINGLE LENS REFLEX CAMERA 145pp, fully illustrated. Reprint of the original factory repair manual; includes exploded views, parts list, full service information. Also includes information on normal lens. $25.00 from http://www.craigcamera.com/newrep.htm maybe you could try

Re: Downloading the PUG

2002-04-30 Thread Nitin Garg
There is an equivalent of wget for windows systems. You basically drop the URL http://pug.komkon.org/02may/ (for this months thing) into it. Ask it to fetch everything from it recursively but not to span domains or ascend directory structure (so it wont goto http://pug.komkon.org/anyonther_link_no

Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)

2002-04-30 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 10:30:35PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > > > > ok, yet another (dumb) question: which is the base side ? > > The side that doesn't have the emulsion on it. If you are > looking at the slide, and the image is the right way around, you > are looking at the base. > cool!

Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)

2002-04-30 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 09:58:48PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > > > If by mistake one gets a fingerprint on a slide (havent done > that yet > > but i do it to prints all the time) is there any better way to > "clean" > > it than wiping with a soft microfiber cloth ? > > I haven't found one yet.

Re: saving slides with water drops on them.

2002-04-30 Thread Nitin Garg
I am sure you have a fix for world's hunger and peace problem too ;) On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 06:23:08PM -0700, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > Nitin wrote: > > > An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today (thankfully > > only a shot of architecture here so can take it again someti

Re: Cut and sleeved slides and scanning film strips (was: saving slides with water drops on them)

2002-04-30 Thread Nitin Garg
Another slide question :) If by mistake one gets a fingerprint on a slide (havent done that yet but i do it to prints all the time) is there any better way to "clean" it than wiping with a soft microfiber cloth ? thanks, nitin On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 09:22:47PM -0400, Christian Skofteland wrote

Re: saving slides with water drops on them.

2002-04-30 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 06:50:40PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > > > An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today > (thankfully > > only a shot of architecture here so can take it again > sometime). How do > > I get rid of the spot it formed there ? > > It is there forever. Nothing

saving slides with water drops on them.

2002-04-30 Thread Nitin Garg
Hi, An offending water droplet landed right on my slide today (thankfully only a shot of architecture here so can take it again sometime). How do I get rid of the spot it formed there ? I also noticed the slide mounting eats away into a portion of the shot all around. Is this standard or are the

Re: Deal of the century?!

2002-04-29 Thread Nitin Garg
On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 08:29:22PM -0700, Timothy Sherburne wrote: > I've been watching the By-It-Now auctions carefully over the past month (but > apparently not carefully enough!) and I've concluded that eBay only updates > their search indexes every 60 to 180 minutes, depending on the load. Des

Re: about LX prices

2002-04-29 Thread Nitin Garg
i see :) So i take it to mean its a good deal. thanks for the inputs. cheers, nitin On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 09:03:49PM -0400, Christian Skofteland wrote: > That's what I was thinking > > Christian > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 08:18:30PM -0400, I wrote: > > > > Probably a good dea

Re: about LX prices

2002-04-29 Thread Nitin Garg
On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 08:18:30PM -0400, Christian Skofteland wrote: > Probably a good deal, but it's going to need a CLA. They all need CLAs. well, I can return it instead :) > > ;-) > > Christian > > - Original Message - > From: "Nitin Garg&

neat pile

2002-04-29 Thread Nitin Garg
http://www.pgoodrick.fsnet.co.uk/lkdsl.htm found by chance when testing network connection. - 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 Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: escaping viruses from the list with netscape 4.6

2002-04-29 Thread Nitin Garg
I got the same email too. It certainly wanst local settings that did anything to it -- i get mail on a unix server that never has to bother with such things :). The deletion must have happened at the list server end. On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 10:42:28AM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Well guys I go

Re: XR Rikenon P 50/2, two thumbs up

2002-04-29 Thread Nitin Garg
On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 09:34:46AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Last week I received the color prints from the first roll of film for > which I used an XR Rikenon P 50/2. This is the giveaway lens that > comes with so many Ricoh and Sears bodies sold on EBay and elsewhere. At last count, I

Re: The old digital/film debate

2002-04-28 Thread Nitin Garg
On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 10:11:59PM -0400, Mishka wrote: > Whatever you "hide" into your image, unless it is showing on the print, it > can be removed simply by re-JPEG-ing it. Digital watermarking is more involved then that. Simple re-JPEG-ing (like the sound of it :)) wont work without degrading

Re: The old digital/film debate

2002-04-28 Thread Nitin Garg
On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 10:28:28AM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: > > One interesting exclusion in the current crop of digital cameras is that even > though they write all manner of information into the file at the time of > capture none provide an option for the camera owner/authors name to be emb

Re: Why some need f/22 (was: Re: Thanks Ultra-Wide Anglers!(Now a few more questions...)

2002-04-28 Thread Nitin Garg
if the dof is not important, one can also use a filter to slow down the shutter further if one doesn not have issues about using a filter :) On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 09:54:29AM -0400, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > What's that? Could you not use a slower film? > > Mishka wrote: > > > a "b

marker bid of a different kind.... (smc 50mm f1.2)

2002-04-28 Thread Nitin Garg
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1349304300 I remember someone here looking for 50/1.2 and that the last one went for much more than this. I dont need or particularly want this one. Whoever wants it can take it :) (err... not free ofcourse). Is there any place where pdml-ers ha

Re: Another bargain!

2002-04-28 Thread Nitin Garg
S76, LR44,.. the list of compatible battery is long :) Just take the one you took to store and ask for an equivalent one. On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 06:53:17PM +1000, John Coyle wrote: > Picked an ESII in not bad condition today, for A$55 including an SMC > 50/1,4 and a Vivitar 2x converter, a c

Re: I WON!!! at Ebay

2002-04-27 Thread Nitin Garg
On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 06:54:10PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: Nitin Garg > Subject: Re: I WON!!! at Ebay > > > > That doesnt work for me atleast as i work from different comps > at > > different times. > > Goshers, you

Re: OT: Ebay search -- anyone knows the rules?

2002-04-27 Thread Nitin Garg
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/search.html On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 09:43:04PM -0400, Mishka wrote: > Does anyone has pointers to the complete syntaxis of Ebay search engine > queries? > > I have been able to find by trial and error that > > (pentax, smc, pentex) 85mm -(takumar,zoom,scre

Re: Vivitar Series I, 19-35.

2002-04-27 Thread Nitin Garg
On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 12:43:28PM -0400, Mark Cassino wrote: > At 10:56 AM 4/27/2002 -0400, jeff wrote: > >How good is this lens? > > I found it to be good, with the only major weakness being flare when the > sun directly hits the front element. Otherwise it is sharp and contrasty. > > I had o

Re: I WON!!! at Ebay

2002-04-27 Thread Nitin Garg
That doesnt work for me atleast as i work from different comps at different times. On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 10:35:16AM +, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Why not just bookmark auctions you're interested in? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > I've got one of those "marker" bids on the A100/2.

Re: I WON!!! at Ebay

2002-04-26 Thread Nitin Garg
On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 10:09:55PM -0400, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Another thing that happens is that often a number of people, some with > absolutely no intention of buying the item, place "marker" bids so that > they can more easily track the auction. This, too, drives the price up. > I do tha

Re: I WON!!! at Ebay

2002-04-26 Thread Nitin Garg
On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 01:02:12AM -0400, Fred wrote: > > Just one point more: I wonder just how many (few?) times there have > been where someone has spotted something "interesting" on eBay - > something so "interesting" that he/she wanted to bid on it > him/herself - that he/she ~still~ blabbe

FS: AF 500 FTZ Flash & possibly 50mm FA 2.8 Macro

2002-04-26 Thread Nitin Garg
hi, I have an almost new barely used 500 FTZ flash. I was hoping to use it with whichever pentax af body i get after my zx-5n died. But i am pretty happy with my current manual bodies and dont see getting a af body for quite sometime. I dont use flash much anyways. So, its up for sale. B&H lists

interesting item...

2002-04-26 Thread Nitin Garg
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1348991267 ugly but nice ? :) - 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 Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

good m42 deal on ebay

2002-04-26 Thread Nitin Garg
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1348986203 Its $58 including shipping BIN price. Seems pretty good to me. NMA. - 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 Users' Gall

Re: Portrait lens recommendations?

2002-04-25 Thread Nitin Garg
The takumar bayonet lenses were cheap consumer grade k-mount lenses. not worth $100 at all. There are better performing lenses available for less. On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 05:45:18PM -0400, J. Gerace wrote: > hcan you explain why? > > Nitin Garg wrote: > > >If its

Re: m42 to K adapter -- experience?

2002-04-24 Thread Nitin Garg
On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 11:28:30PM -0400, Mishka wrote: > How painful is it? Not at all if you dont try to change between m42 and k mount lenses. > Does that mean stop-down metering? Yes. > I have heard that these are not "lens adapters", but "body adapters", > whatever that menas. Never he

Re: Slow ebay seller

2002-04-18 Thread Nitin Garg
http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MemberSearchShow fill in the contact info request form and ebay will email you the address and contact info they have on file. Hopefully it will still be valid. If its invalid then increase your level of worry about the transaction and act accordingly :)

Re: Ricoh XR-M vs. XR-P viewfinder (was: mixed day)

2002-04-18 Thread Nitin Garg
On Thu, Apr 18, 2002 at 09:39:31AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Nitin, > The XR-P and its successor, the XR-M, use the same matte. But the XR-P > offers a larger magnification (0.88X vs., I think, 0.80) and the > aperture window. That, and the option of manual film advance, is why I > prefer

Re: Did I Miss A Bargain?

2002-04-17 Thread Nitin Garg
n't use its language tools. I > know the picture shows a Nikon mount, but then I got the impression the > picture on the listing wasn't a picture of the actual lens. It looks a > little too polished to be the work of the average seller on ebay. > > On Wednesday 17 A

Re: Did I Miss A Bargain?

2002-04-17 Thread Nitin Garg
For quick rough translations use babelfish.altavista.com (google has translate.google.com iirr). Also, the pic shown in the auction is that of a nikon mount lens. On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 09:42:47PM -0500, Ken Archer wrote: > I saw this today with about 25 minutes to go didn't have time to get

Re: What is SMC-F designation?

2002-04-16 Thread Nitin Garg
On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 07:58:29AM +0100, John Leonard wrote: > SMC-A is manual focus, auto aperture. > SMC-FA is auto focus, auto aperture > but so (it seems) is SMC-F > > So what _IS_ SMC-F lens as distinct from SMC-FA? SMC-F is not auto-aperture. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Recommendations

2002-04-15 Thread Nitin Garg
> The two questions I have are: > > 1. Which 35mm camera body should I get (Pentax of course). An old manual > focus classic or a new, auto focus gem? If so why and if not why not? > Would you recommend other brands (sacrilege)? I would say ricoh body :) Pretty good and cheap. - This message

Re: Your desert-island kit?

2002-04-15 Thread Nitin Garg
If non-pentax k-mount bodies are allowed, the ricoh's xr-s (has solar cells) could be 1 option for a sunny island where battery availability is an issue and one really wants TTL metering and other assorted power requiring goodies. On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 02:14:55PM -0400, Bill Owens wrote: > Wow,

Re: pleasantly surprised by my xr-m

2002-04-14 Thread Nitin Garg
hi, On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 09:52:57PM +0100, Bob Walkden wrote: > Hi, > > On the Contax RX you have a PF option which lets you choose whether to > rewind fully into the cassette, or leave the leader out. I used to > make it rewind fully, but that caused problems when I wanted to > mid-roll rewi

pleasantly surprised by my xr-m

2002-04-14 Thread Nitin Garg
I finished my first roll of film in my xr-m. It was a pleasant surprise to find out when opening the back to take the film out that the leader was still out! The manual makes no mention of film leader out on rewind but if this is a assumed feature its pretty neat(and i hope the midroll rewind does

Re: Best Deal Ever?

2002-04-13 Thread Nitin Garg
Being price sensitive, I have actually got most of my equipment at low prices. My latest buy (a smc k 135-600mm) seems like a very good buy too. I paid $550. Keh's online quote thingie says they will pay $766 for it :) Looks like I will be able to recover my money and finance some more stuff if I

lens adapters

2002-04-13 Thread Nitin Garg
just wondering: What all lens mount types have adapters available to mount them on pentax k bodies. The adapter should be without an optical element preferably. M42 lens is 1. What other mounts ? thanks, nitin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.

Re: Collecting cameras

2002-04-12 Thread Nitin Garg
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 10:51:34AM -0400, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christian Skofteland > > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:44 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Whats your most used Camer

Re: Used flashes- good or bad?

2002-04-12 Thread Nitin Garg
Used flashes are fine and cost less too. $90 for the af-280t sounds expensive to me however. It could be reasonable tho. I dont have it so dont know :) On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 10:28:26AM -0400, TM wrote: > Considering that a AF-280T costs about $150 new, is it worthwhile > to buy a used one in e

Re: Most Used Body Survey

2002-04-11 Thread Nitin Garg
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 01:52:05PM +1000, Paul Jones wrote: > Hi, > > My most used body at the moment is not actualy a Pentax. Then what is it ? :) I currently use ricoh xr-m and xr-10m. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow th

Re: Re: Slashdotted! Amy Hughes Lego Church

2002-04-11 Thread Nitin Garg
Whats wrong with /. ? I have never been to the site. Just asking. On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 10:26:58PM -0400, David Brooks wrote: > Amy did great work,but my initial impressions > of /. are 'control/alt delete' > > Dave > > Begin Original Message > > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: FUJI 100/100 SLIDE FILM

2002-04-11 Thread Nitin Garg
This link might help: http://www.photographyreview.com/pscFilm/Slide,Film/Fuji,MS,100-1000/PRD_83345_3118crx.aspx On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 08:18:17PM -0400, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > JUST BOUGHT 5 120 ROLLS OF FUJI 100/1000 > SLIDE FILM. ( 99 CENTS A ROLL!) > > Anyone ever used this stuff? Appar

Re: Re: OT: Spike's History ?

2002-04-11 Thread Nitin Garg
red to see the film. I > also said that it was marketed as "based on a true story" (I can > remember the radio/tv commercials). I never made claims that the film > actually had that phrase in the trailer/credits. > > Cheers, > Dave > > > Original Message: &g

Re: OT: Spike's History ?

2002-04-11 Thread Nitin Garg
as was the pen giving tradition. On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 10:47:37AM -0400, Mick Maguire wrote: > I heard that the Nobel speech was also a work of fiction too, that he wasn't > allowed to speak at all. > > Regards, > /\/\ick... > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubsc

Re: OT: Spike's History ?

2002-04-11 Thread Nitin Garg
When i saw the move "A Beautiful Mind" the credits said inspired from the events in the life of john nash. It didnt say based on true story. On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 09:04:54AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Isn't that the same way that the recent academy award winning "A > Beautiful Mind" won

Re: someone was selling pictures on ebay... question..

2002-04-11 Thread Nitin Garg
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss@pdml.net/msg66732.html Ann Sanfedele i know has done this before. But thats an old post. You might be talking of some other recent post. On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 09:08:26AM +0200, Rogier van der Peijl wrote: > Someone mentioned he was selling pictures o

Re: Best 2X TC for K mount

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
I read somewhere (dont remember where) that 7 element converters are much better than 4 element ones (or was it the other way round ? :)) I guess thats not much of a help :D On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 02:45:14AM -0400, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Did Pentax make a high performance > K mount 2X teleco

Re: Can K1000 meter correctly with M42 lenses ?

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
In the auto mode, the lens diaphragm stays open so the meter needle wont move. And the K-mount cams have no mechanism to push the pin of SM lens which causes the lens to stop down. So one has to always use them in manual setting (ie stop down metering). This actually allowed me to buy cheaply lens

Re: Can K1000 meter correctly with M42 lenses ?

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
I was using mostly SM lenses till a while back tho not on a k1000 but first a vivitar 4000s and then a ricoh xr-10. The results were always well exposed so it never occured to me that something was amiss (and i didnt have k-mount lenses to compare with anyways). I will try sometime tomorrow to ch

sigma xq 100mm macro

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1344692919 anyone have any experience with the above lens ? The "3rd party cult classics" page seems to indicate this is T-mount and thats about it. What about its performance ? thanks, nitin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

Re: New to group - Looking for advice : )

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
I got both links fine :) unless the pics i got to see werent what they were supposed to be... On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 03:49:39PM -0400, Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote: > Len wrote: > > Gee, Bill, what did you do to those pictures? They aren't there any more. > > ;-) > > > Bill Gates ate them,

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 11:06:46AM -0700, Bob Blakely wrote: > > > Japan and most of east asia (china, phillipines etc) are still not on > > the best of terms. What is history and what is recent past are very > > subjective. Its great that many animosities went by in a couple of > > generations -

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 11:06:46AM -0700, Bob Blakely wrote: > More idiocy! bah. > > > > > > Nor does it make her responsible. > > > > It does when the same colonial rule continues in the same way during her > > time as well. > > You do not understand responsibility. To be responsible for anyth

Re: OT: Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
purely from a "how it should be" perspective, i wouldnt worry about religiously keeping the batteries charged. But i would periodly recharge them so i dont find it dead when i need it. On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 11:20:51PM -0800, RK wrote: > Recently purchased a spare set of rechargeable Lithium's

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-10 Thread Nitin Garg
s > that the wars of the tribes would cease. > But when we disarmed they sold us, > and delivered us, bound, to our foe. > And the gods of the copybook headings said, > 'Stick to the devil you know.' " > --Rudyard Kipling > > From: "Nitin Garg" <[EMAIL PR

Re: MZ-6 - Cable Switch CS-205

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 02:35:06PM +0800, Simon King wrote: > Hi All, > I plan to make some comments on my new MZ-6 soon, but first of all a > question. > The remote cable release for the MZ-6/ZX-L is "Cable Switch CS-205" which > has a different plug to the cable switch F. > It's looks just like

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
And there was nothing arrogant about the original message. Nor do I think its mindless to (politely) add on a mailing list that not everyone shares the sentiment. ok, ok, no more on this :) On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 08:33:10PM -0700, James Adams wrote: > I don't know what was arrogant about the o

Re: End this RE: Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 10:59:50PM -0500, Treena Harp wrote: > Dude, you are SO wrong -- film sucks! Digital is the wave of the future, man > ... :) that it is. But i think "the future" is too far off for now. > > - Original Message - > From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
And yes, i dont know anything about your country, about her personal life or her family. That doenst change what happened to some colonial regions and the opinion of some people there. Similarly, you know nothing about my country and what people there went through. If you think stating that not ev

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
Of course she made significant impact. Just that it was negative for some. My memorial, impact or remembrance is irrelevant. A single insignificant person never counts but a collection does. I am as small a fart (or maybe even smaller) than you are but lots of small farts together can be awfully s

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
> > On Tuesday 09 April 2002 09:26 pm, Nitin Garg wrote: > > Right, she just continued to let the blood being sucked out of holes > > made by her ancestors. Innocent little girl. > -- > Kenneth Archer, San Antonio, Texas > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > This message is f

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 10:04:39PM -0400, Robert Woerner wrote: > I'd rather be ruled by the British Monarchy than by those who believe as you > seem to. Give it a rest already. Sheesh! :-) And what is it that i seem to believe ? > > Britain and the Allies saved the world from the likes of H

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 10:14:35PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Nitin Garg wrote: > > > > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 04:39:59PM -0700, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > > > Nitin wrote: > > > > > > > > Doesnt always work. Did the US govt say that to s

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 10:23:44PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Much of the United States was once part of the British Empire, ditto > Australia and Canada. I don't think any of us feel that our years as > subjects of the crown deprived us in any way. Do red indians (native americans as they a

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
e Queen Mum did not. Go back to school > boy. And take a cold shower. > Paul > > Nitin Garg wrote: > > > > Right and churchill (and many before him) was just the PM and the first > > colonizers were just businessmen and explorers, the british personnel in > >

Re: Spotmatics and screw mount lenses

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 08:47:22PM -0400, TM wrote: > Frank, > Thanks for the advice. > > I'll look into another Spotmatic body, maybe a II so I have the > hotshoe. > > I'm really, really slow w/ changing screwmount lenses- paranoid about > cross-threading and it seems really slow. Bayonet mount

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 04:39:59PM -0700, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > Nitin wrote: > > > Right, and Churchill ... ... riches of the > > colonies spontaneously moved to england on its own. > > C'mon. Let's please not get into dredging up accusations > regarding things of the past

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
ng. And she was a heroic and > charming lady. > Paul > > Nitin Garg wrote: > > > > The whole world might not agree. She was the colonial ruler of a lot of > > places which werent thrilled with the british rule :) > > > > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 01:05

Re: New to group - Looking for advice : )

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
Unless there is some feature you think the zx-m lacks and you really need, i would say go for lenses. Find out what focal length lenses you need (read on web. lots of info), and read up on those lenses (or ask the folks here who have experience with them). On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 06:46:49PM -040

Re: Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 02:12:21PM -0700, James Adams wrote: > She didn't have a lot of choice in the matter, yes she married a Prince who > was next in line to be King. Prior to King Edward's abdication, she had > probably given little or no thought to becoming Queen Consort, or to taking > on an

Very OT: FS: Nikon F5 + related stuff

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
In the off chance that anyone here is interested, I have some nikon stuff to offload. Not to pollute this list further, ask me directly if interested for details :) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forg

Re: The Queen Mum

2002-04-09 Thread Nitin Garg
The whole world might not agree. She was the colonial ruler of a lot of places which werent thrilled with the british rule :) On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 01:05:43PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Queen Mum, > > << May she rest in peace. >> > > There goes one of the true "heroes" of the 20th Cen

Re: 135-600mm lens on 3011BN+3030 head setup

2002-04-08 Thread Nitin Garg
to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nitin Garg > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 11:53 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: 135-600mm lens on 3011BN+3030 head setup > > > > > > Do you have a recommendation on a good monopod to use it with ? As it is > &g

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