RE: Ramblin' Man Keeps Ramblin' On

Mark D. wrote: It was also Walker Evans who was supposed to have said, after seeing an Edward Weston exhibit (or maybe it was Ansel Adams): Don't they have any people on the West Coast? I have Ansel Adam screen-saver; caption on one of the image is To the complaint 'There are no people in

RE: Scanning software

Hi Paul You can use Vuescan software(www.hamrick.com). You canuse the trail version of this application. Trial version is fully functional except it leaves cross marks on the scanned image. Final versioncosts 40USD. If you have doubts regarding the usage of Vuescan, "filmscanners"

RE: Anyone else using the Minolta Scan Multi II?

I visited minolta site and was surprised to see that software for Minolta Scan Multi II is not FREE. Minolta do not charge for Minolta Dual II software. Here is the link http://www.minoltausa.com/main.asp?productID=662whichProductSection=1which Section=2 Bye Ramesh -Original

RE: Colour-presentation of Pentax lenses compared to Other Brands

Does FA 50/2.8 Macro and FA 100 /2.8 are made of ED glass? Thnaks Ramesh -Original Message- From: Bucky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Colour-presentation of Pentax lenses compared to Other Brands Yeah, I agree,

RE: MZ-S questions

Hi These questions are about MZ-S. 1) Camera being in SPOT Metering mode, when I select different focus point, does the SPOT Metering area too change with the focus point? 2) Assume I am shooting a flat surface having different illumination at different parts. I select the focus point

RE: MZ-S (Please help me understand)

Hi MZ-S has 6 focus points and Exposure Data printing facility. These are not available in PZ-1P. Bye Ramesh -Original Message- From: Jeff Geilenkirchen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 7:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MZ-S (Please help me understand) Hi

RE: MZ-S (Please help me understand)

Hi This Flash sync speed stuff is bit confusing to me. With regard to MZ-S, some of the spec say flash sync is 1/6000 But pentax.com says following. Flash Synchronization: With RTF and via hot shoe. Sync speed: 1/180 sec I think I am missing something, pls explain. Bye Ramesh

RE: Wide Angle Lens Dilemma

Francis Tang wrote: I am lucky and am able to use the Cokin P system filters on my A24/2.8, even though Cokin quotes them as being able to go as wide as 28mm only. I don't get any noticable vignetting at about f/11 or f/16 but I haven't really used filters on that lens at wider apertures.

RE: OT: Sideways ND Grad

tv wrote: Just out of curiosity, which wideangle is giving you problems? I too have this problem with following combination. Tokina 20-35mm (At 20 mm) + Circular Polarizer Filter(Hoya) + Cokin P Holder. With the above combination I can see the edges of the holder in the view finder. So, I

Nuetral Graduated filter with ZX-50

Hi My friend has ZX-50 and he would like to use Nuetral Graduated filter for Landscape photography. I think spot metering is needed for metering while using NG filter. Since ZX-50 does not have the spot metering, how to meter while using NG filter? I think somebody must have encountered

Mz-S

Hi I had chance to touch Mz-S in Keeble's exhibition in PaloAlto, CA. I was curious about the hunting while focussing and found that MZ-S does not hunt while focussing uni-colored target. There were 2 Pentax reps and they said Mz-S will be sold in July. They said the price for 24-90 is

Which slide film to use?

Hi Since long time I have been thinking of using Slide film but kept on postponing. Now I have decided to take that final step of using it. I have few questions, please answer them a) What film to use? I do not know about the brand names of slide films. Mostly(75%) of the photos I take

RE: Portrait lens wanted

Hi http://www.vintagevisuals.com/pentax.htmThese people havelisted used F FA version of 100/2.8 Macro on thier site. They also claim that they have manypentax lenses which are not listed on the webpage. You can try here. Yes, eBay has become crazy, recently F 100/2.8 macro was

RE: MZ-3/5N Multiple Exposure.

Hi I have MZ 5n, it does not support Multiple exposures. Bye Ramesh -Original Message- From: Ayash Kanto Mukherjee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 11:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MZ-3/5N Multiple Exposure. Hi! I just need to know one thing. Is

Got 24mm /2.8

Hi After loosing an auction for BIN, I got used Pentax A 24mm /2.8 from http://www.vintagevisuals.com/pentax.htm. I paid 204USD, this includes tax shipping. The lens's external body shows usage. Glass does not have fungus, no marks; but when really observe the glass, I see few

400 /5.6 lens on ebay

Lately I am surfing more in ebay and found this 400 /5.6 lens. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1235284917r=0t=0sh owTutorial=0ed=989539195indexURL=0rd=1 Bye Ramesh - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

RE: OT newbie tripod question

Hi Recently I got Slik 700 DX. I paid 139USD for tripod and 16USD for Bag at www.adorama.com Before deciding to buy at www.adorama.com I did bit of price searching and here are the results. I found least quote at www.cambridgeworld.com and www.cameraannex.com but they said its out of

Scanner question

Hi I purchased ( online ) Minolta Dimage Scan Dual II from www.camerazone.com. www.camerazone.com has charged me 408USD for scanner and 30USD for multiple film/slide holder. But the manufacturer's manual says multiple film/slide holder is not an accessory. Sales guy had told me that

color reversal film?

Hi In the following link there is reference to "color reversal film". https://www.thecamerazone.com/productdetails2.cfm?Product_ID=RAP120 Could anybody tell what is "color reversal film"? Is "reversal film" another name to "Slide film"? Thanks Ramesh - This

RE: MZ-3 MZ-5n (WAS: The Flagship Direction)

Hi In Dubai, MZ-5n is sold with Date back and without Date back. Bye Ramesh -Original Message- From: Pentaxclover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 12:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MZ-3 MZ-5n (WAS: The Flagship Direction) Hello, In Europe,

RE: Monitor quality for a graphic workstation

Hi Recently I brought a 17" monitor; at that time I did some research on the net. This are the stuff I got from few sites. Q. What is the Importance of Dot Pitch? A. The RGB (red green blue) color beams of a monitor pass through a

RE: MZ-S semiprofessionel

The equivalent presentation on the Pentax.com website is titled: PENTAX LAUNCHES NEW FLAGSHIP 35MM AUTOFOCUS SLR, THE MZ-S PROFESSIONAL In MZ-S, does "S" stand for "Semi" :-)? Bye Ramesh - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

RE: MZ-S Motor drive speculation

Pal wrote: Theres no reason why fps should go down while the data imprinting is engaged. In contradiction to other dataimprinting systems, Pentax' data is printed while the film is winded and the exposure time the data is imprinted with is certainly so fast that the fps rate won't interfer..