Re: Fuji Super HG 1600?

2002-02-14 Thread Scott Astin
Very true...but the new Superia 1600 is an excellent film. From the results Ive had, I would rather shoot this, than Superia 800 underexposed a stop and processed accordingly. Contrast is good, Color is great, and the Grain is superb! Scott --- Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't s

Press Passes

2002-02-11 Thread Scott Astin
I live in the Salt Lake City area and am going to school in Logan (about an hour or so from SLC). As a student with a passion in Photography, (and although this idea might be too late) I would appreciate any information on how to get a press pass so that I might be able to take pictures at the ol

Pentax Focusing Screens

2001-09-15 Thread Scott Astin
Are the Pentax focusing screens interchangable between bodies...for example, can I put a MX/LX focusing screen in an MZ-S? What about a PZ-1p? Also, What screens are available for the MZ-S, and where can I get info on them? Thanks, Scott __ Ter

Re: Pentax - [small] size matters?

2001-09-07 Thread Scott Astin
I have fairly average sized hands (maybe a bit on the smaller side) and the feel of the early M/ZX bodies (the 50 and the 10) were good, although a little small and fairly plasticky. They were better feeling than the C the N or the M** equivilant. With the FG battery pack on my ZX-50

Re: cheapest 120 film/slide processing

2001-09-05 Thread Scott Astin
--- Tiger Moses <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any recommendations for really low price mail order > processing? > - You may want to look into Dale Laboratories. They are a mail order CO. out of Florida and do wonderful 35mm and medium format work. Ill see if I can find a phone number for you. C

MZ-S Flash capabilities

2001-08-29 Thread Scott Astin
Ive read Pentax promotional literature that says that the MZ-S has a flash that can synch up to 1/6000th of a second with built in flash or accessory units (360FGZ), but has a standard flash synch of 1/180th of a second. Can anyone shed some light on this? Scott