On a K10D, I did a quick comparison between the
12-24mm and the 24-90mm at 24mm & f5.6. One shot
full of bricks, trees, shade & sun, taken twice,
15 seconds apart.. The 12-24 is quite a bit
better, especially in the corners.
Color saturation is very slightly better with the 12-24.
But the c
I found under typical adverse conditions huge
blue fringing with my K10D and the only two
lenses I have tried on it yet: Pentax 12-24 and
Fujinon 400/4.5. Is it normal? Are some K10D
sensors worse than others? What can be done to
correct it in PS? Or using other software (in
Mac)?
--
An
My 135mm 1.8 focusing ring has a play of about 1
mm. Not much but enough to be annoying. Can I
fix that easily? Screws under the rubber band?
Andre
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Kodachrome 64, until it dies.
Andre
other guy who's making them for the Canons as well. Haoda...
check ebay item 7563008512 for an example.
-Cory
Hmm... 72 $ is indeed a bit expensive. Is it that good?
Andre
ones for LX.
Andre
I ran across the Katz eye. They sell them for the Canon and Nikon
D70's and from the news they're working on Pentax flavored ones as
well. Seems a bit pricey, but at least there will be an option for
those of us that use MF glass and long for easier foc
I
had (a like new specimen) was very good mechanically. But I don't
know if it ages well and stays stiff enough. The Takumar ones
(non-SMC), as I said earlier, are rapidly unusable.
Andre
Thanks Andre for your suggestions. Do you believe the F- lens is better
optically or just beca
#x27;t "Texas" be sharper? Was the camera on a tripod?
Andre
prefer a manual focussing lens,
the F lens has only a small plastic focus ring but you may get used
to it, or may not...
Andre
...I will be unsubscribing shortly...
Good luck with your work Frantisek.
Andre
And I have also seen it on LXs...
Is it anything to be worried about?
Depends on your eye with scissors... 1/8" is not that much of a
problem as 1/32"...
Andre
> Maybe even the ESII camera was introduced before the Spotmatic F.
I believe you're wrong about this.
Kenneth Waller
Peter is right but that was a tough one. ESII came out in june 73, F
in july...
Andre
kumar 85mm 1.8...
A black F has class...
Andre
.
Andre
Do you mean early Spotmatics would not give accurate metering with a
1.5V cell?
Andre
Spotmatics were originally designed to use a single 1.35 volt 625 or
PX13(?) mercury cell. Later models were designed to give correct
meter readings with 1.5 volt replacements as well.
Markus Maurer
I kept my feet in the film camera area... but yes, why not?
Andre
Canon 1DSmkII with a mount adapter?
How about a 5D?
-Mat
On 11/2/05, Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Spotmatic F
Second choice: Fujica 705 & 801 (brighter finder and silicium meter).
But way ahead i
Spotmatic F
Second choice: Fujica 705 & 801 (brighter finder and silicium meter).
But way ahead is... Canon T90 used with SMC Takumar lenses, each with
the proper Canon adapter. Multi-spot metering, flash spot metering,
8 images per second, etc...
Andre
vintage Takumar 35/4 will be a joy to use...
Andre
this problem. At the camera shop
they have seen many M35/2.8 with this problem. The solution is
cleaning the blade and add an "oil barrier" or the problem will come
back fast. The A lens aperture mechanism has been redesigned to
avoid this problem.
Andre
What is the shoutout I am asked to enter?
Andre
Canned air can eject propellant if it's used incorrectly...
Rob Studdert
Correctly means
(1) Keep the bottle straight (vertical)
(2) Don't move the bottle while in use
That simple AFAIK,
Andre
I have done no thought or research whatsoever on this topic. How
does it work?
Tom C.
From: Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: RE: I'm back & 5D news
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:43:43 -0400
Yeah, I want t
me to locate that slide.
Joe
Probably the scanner. I've seen this quite a bit with slide scans in
darker zones.
Andre
KAF 39000 is 36 mm x 48 mm and 39 megapixels!
All the best!
Raimo K
Right. Focal conversion would be a low 1.25X on a 645...
Andre
The sensor size is 33mm x 44mm
The info can be found here:
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4873.html
Shel
About 1.4X focal conversion on a 645...
Andre
An Adaptall 2 mount lens works like an A lens -
- if it is an A (or later) lens
...
Fred
You mean that Tamron lenses made before, say, 1984, won't act like an
A lens with the P-KA adapter?
Andre
42 adapters are cheap.
Andre
it to the Pentax K 85-210mm 3.5 for infinity to 1:10 (the
range of the Pentax).
Andre
e to find out, the 135/2.5 is the
only one of 9 Tamron Adaptall lenses that I have that I
consider a truly "above average" lens.
Don
What are the 8 ones that are average or below?
Andre
e with an A lens (Pentax or Tamron) that
has not a constant aperture?
Andre
Is the K T6-2X converter as good as the A 2X-S converter with these two lenses?
Andre
matrix metering for that lens?
Is matrix metering possible with an A lens (Pentax or Tamron) that
has not a constant aperture?
Andre
FXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
So, are the different contact patterns of the A lenses only there to
tell the camera which lens is on, thus allowing matrix metering ?
Andre
When using a Tamron lens with the KA adapter on a D series body, what
functions do we have? The adapter is not lens specific, its mount
contacts are basic...
Andre
e good results wide open in black and white. High
contrast is not what I need here.
Andre
lement and while trying to see something in adverse conditions
(sun hitting the front element at different angles) I could not see
any significant flare. Mystery...
Andre
ian hacker...
Andre
I'm in Toronto right now and in desperate need for beer. Where do
you guys buy it from, no stores are selling anything with alcohool
(except the "rubbing" variety), WTF, was prohibition declared in
Ontario or what ?
You need good beers anywhere? Go back to Montreal!
Andre
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClubM42/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spotmatic/
of each optical design.
Looking for a 58mm f2...
Andre
finity (that could change with temperature but it works in
summertime). The lens has to be hold by hand on the K mount body...
I'd like to put a K mount on it but, contrary to the 250mm, the metal
mount cannot be easily taken out. So I stopped the project... But I
have taken pics with it
also find
the new Voigtlander 40/1.4 as a S.C. lens, and it is more expensive
than the M.C. version!
Will there be a S.C. craze as there has been a bokeh craze?
Andre
The SuperTaks are multicoated, it's just not the SMC coatings, which
are better.
And darnit, I've been looking for a
Popular Photo found the lens to be very fine but they noted than at
28mm its vignetting was caused, they tought, by a "circle" not wide
enough for 24X36. Don't know it this makes sense. Maybe someone
could check out the exact words they used.
Andre
hort.
Andre
The original Tokina 28-70 Pro is the last zoom that Angenieux made
for SLR, bought and rebadged by Tokina. Further Tokina 28-70 and
28-80 models developped from there I guess.
Andre
And I got complaints about how silly the 43 ltd in silver looks on a D...
I find the combo black MZ-S or IST D body with silver Limited lenses great.
Am I the only one?
Andre
http://jfcampbell.us/photo/tamron300-5.6.htm
Andre
l.
It is probably better optically as it is a newer design but this is
not a rule of course...
Andre
mpact 300mm lens for someone...
Fred
Said to be as small as a 200mm lens! And with good optics. A
bargain for a hiker...
Andre
About the 100mm macro f3.5
I think it comes with a 1:1 adaptor.
Dave
I have used the adaptor on the 43mm (not 1:1 on that lens) and the
results were good.
Andre
they said it
will not be possible obtain that lens.
If such a sad thing happened, I guess B&H will soon be forced to
change "back-order" to unavailable.
No more 50/1.4... telephoto!
Andre
Pentax Canada rep told my retailer that the FA 50/1.4 is now
discontinued and that they won't supply back-orders. Pentax Canada
gets their lenses directly from Japan, so I guess the lens is no
longer produced in Japan.
A new DA 50/1.4 on the way?
Andre
very
small, won't give a big enough image on a APS sized sensor.
Andre
...
Andre
be adapted this way.
Andre
What was the name of the 35mm camera that also featured interchangeable
backs like the Ektra?
Jim A.
There was a Mamiya single-lens RF that did.
Andre
n have the name of a person working there.
But I would try Kennedy in Australia, tel 61 3 9823 1555 (not sure
if the first numbers are good from your country). Send them a mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Good luck Manuel...
Andre
D1X is a very fine camera...
Be a bit more careful with overexposure, the sensor is older and has a
teeny bit less latitude so highlights can clip a bit more easily.
Frantisek
The same would apply to the D? Are recent sensors (any brand) better
on that respect?
Andre
de as well.
In a Pentax booklet, they mention that the A135/1.8 will be shown as
a f/1.7 lens. I understand the camera cannot show 1.8.
If this the lens you tried, it must be front heavy on the MZ-5n
although the grip would help.
Andre
Great gnus!
Less run for your life surrounded by your predators - cars...
Andre
Any idea when this lens will be available?
Andre
Roberts
Would it work on the D?
Could you describe how to do it on the DS?
Andre
2.8
2 lenses: 28 and 50
3 lenses: : 28/3.5, 50/1.7 and either 85/2 or 100/2.8
Plus a close-up filter for occasional macro
Andre
MX
Andre
My A 24/2.8 doesn't work as it should on recent bodies because, I
suspect, the small metal bead does not protrude from the lens mount.
How can I repair this?
Andre
e.
By the way, the 100mm f4 is excellent. With it, you need to add 50mm
of tube to get to 1:1, so either with the 50mm pentax tube or with a
combination of some of the tubes in the pentax set of three (or from
a set from another brand)
Andre
does he
deserve?
Great foregetfull dealer...
Andre
Seriously, you could tell him that you found no fungus on the lens.
You may get an answer that will tell you if he miswrote the add or...
that there really is some fungus if you look very closely with a
loupe! Better to know it...
Andre
d "fungus on this lens".
In an act of faith I tried to believe the guy really meant "no fungus on
this lens". I bought the lens, there's no fungus on it!!! :)
This guy seriously misrepresented the article, what feedback does he
deserve?
Great foregetfull dealer...
Andre
first camera you've really enjoyed,
even if some other great ones came afterwards. I could use the MX
eyes closed, although I'm not sure about what would came out of it in
such circumstances.
Andre
A sramp for example.
A live sramp of course...
...I meant a stamp!
Andre
Manual focus: MX
Auto-focus: MZ-S
Pocket camera: Espio Mini
Andre
Is this lens good? Will a 50mm F4.0 or F2.8 be sharper?
You would need to compare it using a subject with very fine details,
unlike the speed dial. A sramp for example.
Andre
http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7525002092
I don't care about SFX, 240FT.
70-210 is cool and 35-70 is a nice addition.
Anyone needs an SFX ? :D
It's an SFXn! Much more interesting than the SFX...
Andre
uot; shots?
Thanks
Have you tried the lens? It could yield nice pictures if separation
is only at the periphery.
Andre
> This is good news for people with old Metz SCA-system flashes. They will be
able to use them on the D and the Ds very soon :-)
> Tim
I wonder starting from what flash model their adapter would work in P-TTL...
Andre
ink I have an accessory WA panel for it, if you need it.
Andre
color
balance also.
It would be interesting to test it (or them) wide open.
The 3.5 has been adapted and used by Nikoneers for a while before
they had an equivalent optic for their F.
There is a version of the Takumar 200/3.5 with a tripod mount and one without.
Andre
I found on the WEB that an excellent cleaner for fungus is Ponds Cold
Cream (or facsimile), It's used in Olympus agreed service centers.
You rub a tiny dab into the lens with your finger tip and clean off
with alcool. If some "spider web" remains, reapply cream and rub
harder...
Andre
I would like to know the lens register for the Contaflex.
Aprroximatively. In fact, I want to know if it is longer than K
mount register (45.5mm). The information is not available on the WEB.
Andre
thod for application?
Tom C.
I have had the same problem with a 400 Takumar. To fix the ring, my
repairman used some kind of black-colored silicone. Not my first
choice, but this may have rendered the repair economical.
Andre
hese 2 new cases at a
camera show, years ago.
Shipping would be $6 by boat and $12 by plane. That makes $20 for
case + shipping by boat and it would probably take 3-4 weeks. By
plane it is about a week I guess.
Andre
"Pentax Soft Case Super Program / Program Plus" Part no. 32660
Like New in Box. $14. each (+shipping)
I have two of them.
Andre
very good, but
much bigger.
Andre
I've been watching the FA 35/2 for awhile, and it seems to be scarcity that
drives its price. It seems to eternally be on back-order at B&H.
It was readily available from Pentax Canada last month!
Andre
Gitzo 1377M Sounds good. Gitzo uses their own QR plates?
Arca Swiss B1 About plates, is the generic brand (I forgot the name)
ok? Also, are the generic plates (that go for many cameras) OK for D
& LX?
Manfrotto 486RC2 Looks like it has no panning with degrees.
Andre
for that size lens, price is a factor since you need large and
secure, and that does not come cheap. what is the price pain point?
Herb
$125. Am I dreaming? I am opened to a used item though.
Andre
Are Giotto ballheads good?
If not, what is a good ballhead (with rotating base) for 35mm+400mm
or 645+200mm (or a total maximum weight of 2,5 kg)? Price is a
factor, weight not.
Andre
- Original Message - From: "Andre Langevin"
Subject: Re: Questions About Early Pentax Lenses
>But were the Takumar lenses coated inside the doublets, who can
answer that?
More to the point, why would they be?
William Robb
Indeed!
My understanding from talking to th
>But were the Takumar lenses coated inside the doublets, who can
answer that?
More to the point, why would they be?
William Robb
Indeed!
Andre
ting. His calendars are not my cup of tea...
Andre
double-coating).
But were the Takumar lenses coated inside the doublets, who can answer that?
Andre
d to believe, but true. There were lots of
'em out there.
frank
And Pentax system ruled in the years just before the Nikon F
appeared. Even after, some nikoneers F-mounted some Takumar fast
lenses (notably the 200/3.5 & 500/4.5 lenses) - at least some working
at National Geographic.
Andre
As colors don't relect the same amount of light, Pentax lists the
exposure compensation needed for each color. I translated the names
into real color patch (with pencils) with the needed compensation and
taped it on the meter.
Andre
Arcsoft Panorama Maker is not available as a demo for mac. Anybody
has tried the mac version?
Andre
Andre Langevin wrote:
Both Ist D I had are now sold...
Andre
Got any DSes?
keith
No... Good luck.
Andre
How would you rate it in overall & edge sharpness & contrast matters?
Nothing on Stan's site about it. Bummer.
Collin
No such lens! You mean either K120/2.8 or K135/2.5...
Andre
Both Ist D I had are now sold...
Andre
). I will be able to
handle the two-year warranty for the buyer, if needed.
Andre
Yep. And my D price is 1050. (or 1350. Can $) New in box with
2-year warranty.
Andre
Correction. (I looked instead of guessing :-). The D is 1199. The S
is 799. Both are in stock.
On May 21, 2005, at 3:23 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
He was talking about DS prices. Someone said it would be
Before Mr Webster formalized it you pretty much spelled things any
way that would be understandable.
graywolf
Thanks, I was looking for my dunce's cap...
Andre
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