FA 35/2 status at B&H and Adorama

I'm not getting my hopes up (well, maybe a little), but B&H currently lists it as "Out Of Stock" instead of "Backordered", and Adorama has a note claiming "This Item is on the way to our warehouse and is expected in a few days." Glenn

Re: AW: Rumors About Pentax's Future

keller.schaefer wrote: Lenses, for sure aren't a plus for Pentax either, these days. It took me quite a while to get hold of a FA 2,0/35 (no longer available new) and a FA 2,0/24 seems to be equally rare. I just got my brand new FA 35/2 from B&H less than two weeks ago. They can't make

Re: AW: AW: Rumors About Pentax's Future

Rob Studdert wrote: I learnt early that it's wiser to paddle with the current than against. I'd have to say it's easier to go with the current, but whether or not it's wiser depends on where you're trying to get to. I find going with the current to be very boring. Sometimes I try to paddl

Re: Most famous Pentax users ever

I just read a NY Times article (free registration required) on David Burnett, including a picture he took of John F Kennedy with a H3V. He doesn't use Pentax anymore, but it was an interesting article. He uses both digital and film, and takes a practical approach to deciding which one to use in

Re: Not so good this time.

Don Sanderson wrote: I do OK on eekBay, ...most of the time. This wasn't one of those times: http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/PoorThing.jpg . I'll just be going out back to bury it now. :-( Don It looks like someone already tried to bury it Glenn

Disablement?

I'm not surprised, but I find it kind of sad that no one really seemed to want this very bad. I guess I'm just weird, but since I got my *istD I've suddenly fallen in love with older and older cameras, the fewer features the better. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7501824539

PESO reflections

Here's a shot I took while walking through Chain O' Lakes State Park Saturday morning. The water wasn't quite as still as I would have liked. Comments are welcome. This image is about 200K. Glenn Reflections.jpg Pentax H1 Super Takumar 35m

Re: PESO reflections

Here's a smaller version that should fit on a screen better. reflections2.jpg <http://home.comcast.net/%7Egutenberg14/reflections2.jpg> Glenn glenn murphy wrote: Here's a shot I took while walking through Chain O' Lakes State Park Saturday morning. The water wasn't quit

Re: PESO reflections

Don Sanderson wrote: Nice shot. Chain O' Lakes State Park in Iowa?? Don -Original Message- From: glenn murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 5:35 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO reflections Here's a shot I took while walking through Chain O&#x

Re: PESO reflections

a nice moody shot, but It's a bit flat. I adjusted the levels, curves, brightness and contrast in PS and it makes quite a big difference. Just my 2 cents. Dave S On Apr 4, 2005 6:34 PM, glenn murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's a shot I took while walking through Chain O&#x

Re: No 135/2.5 today!

I think "Holy Buckets" must be an Iowa saying. The only other person I've ever heard say that is from the Des Moines area. Glenn Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Don Sanderson wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7504661223 Holy Buckets, I got tromped! After Cotty's

Re: Flanged rear lens caps for A and AF

He also sells M42 rear lens caps, but does not list them on eBay. Glenn John Whittingham wrote: Just oreder some rear lens caps with protective flange for A/AF series lenses from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] He asked me to mention that they're available despite not being listed in auctions on eekbay. Joh

Re: Hurrah for Shel Disrobing the Emperor

Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Paul, it's about economics, not quality. Even more so in the consumer market, because you don't ever need to have a picture printed again. Many, many people are happy with viewing their pictures on the camera LCD. Add the on

Re: Adobe to Buy Macromedia

In their market, I think Adobe is much more powerful than Canon is in their market(s). Look at the price of PS CS and tell me Adobe has any significant competition. That said, I must admit that unlike other companies in their position (Micro$oft), at least Adobe's products don't suck. Glenn Al

Re: Using Older lenses and Flash Systems with *ist D/DS???

jtainter wrote: "The second question is on the flash systems. Will the D/DS control a Vivitar 285 flash unit; both with and without the remote sensor? Are there any issues with the triggering voltages required for the 285?" There might be. I don't have this flash, but have read a lot of posts on

Re: OT: Take a course in philosophy, will ya.

Just because academic types write long texts about how free software is marxist doesn't mean that free software has marxist roots, or that the important figures in its development had any motivations in economic philosophy at all when they started writing their software. Linus Torvalds, Richard

Re: OT: Take a course in philosophy, will ya.

frank theriault wrote: On 4/25/05, glenn murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Free software means free as in freedom, not free as in free beer. I think that free beer is a type of Freedom. . Most people who write and use free software are more likely to describe themsel

Re: Film is dead...

frank theriault wrote: That's a rather cynical attitude, Tom. Do you not allow that there are some retailers out there who may actually be in if for more than just money? Perhaps some are actually camera buffs. Perhaps some feel that providing good service (both repairs and free after-sales advi

Re: Take a course in philosophy, will ya.

Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: http://www.linuxjournal.com/aggregator/sources/7?from=60 The GNU Project and Free Software Foundation (FSF) are based on a philosophy commonly referred to as the GNU Philosophy (can be read at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html) postulated and written in

PESO more reflections

Another one from Chain O' Lakes State Park Pentax H1 Super Takumar 35/3.5 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 Handheld F4 @ 1/125 http://home.comcast.net/%7Egutenberg14/reflections-2.jpg Comments/suggestions welcome Glenn

Re: PESO more reflections

thing. It makes it intriguing. Paul On Apr 27, 2005, at 1:19 AM, glenn murphy wrote: Another one from Chain O' Lakes State Park Pentax H1 Super Takumar 35/3.5 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 Handheld F4 @ 1/125 http://home.comcast.net/%7Egutenberg14/reflections-2.jpg Comments/suggestions welcome Glenn

Re: PESO more reflections

frank theriault wrote: On 4/27/05, glenn murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Another one from Chain O' Lakes State Park Pentax H1 Super Takumar 35/3.5 Ilford Pan F Plus 50 Handheld F4 @ 1/125 http://home.comcast.net/%7Egutenberg14/reflections-2.jpg Comments/suggestions welcome It

Re: PESO more reflections

Bruce Dayton wrote: A very artsy shot. I like what you did here with the smooth portion of the reflection plus the messed up upper part. Also the other elements protruding into the frame give it more interest. I wonder if the contrast is just a tad too high in this presentation? I think the c

Re: Survey: How many *ist D's and how many *ist DS's

1 *istD Jens Bladt wrote: I'd like to know the number of D-owners and DS-owners are ther on this list? I own 1 *ist D Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: film is dying(not dead just yet)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I decided to take the darkroom class again this winter,to break up the week and to use a facility i can actually stand up in. Previous classes were filled with a waiting list(8 students)The last few classes were upped to 12 students but this class only

Super Tak lens caps?

Hi everybody, I made an impulse buy this past week and am now the proud owner of a H3V with a Super Takumar 55mm 1:1.8 lens. I've never owned a screwmount camera before and don't really know much about them. The lens came with a hood with a skylight filter in it, but no caps. Does anyone know wh

Re: Super Tak lens caps?

A 49mm or 52mm clip-on slips all the way between the threads, 58mm is too big. The H1A/H3V manual says it uses 49 filters and 51 caps, and I'm not sure why they'd be different. Glenn William Robb wrote: - Original Message ----- From: "glenn murphy" Subject: Supe

Re: Super Tak lens caps?

amera may have an eariler lens than the manual you have is talking about. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- glenn murphy wrote: A 49mm or 52mm clip-on slips all the way between the threads, 58mm is

Re: Super Tak lens caps?

lter threads on the lens and add about 1mm. Gotta be 49, 52 or 55. Only sizes I've seen anyway. Don -Original Message- From: glenn murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 11:01 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Super Tak lens caps? Unfortunately the fi

Re: Super Tak lens caps?

7;s filter ring. Are you sure that's part of the lens? glenn murphy wrote: The outer diameter seems to be about 55mm, the inner diameter is around 53/54mm. The filter that was in the hood is a "Ednalite" Duraklad coated skylight. I put some pics of the lens on the web: http:/

Re: Super Tak lens caps?

like a standard super tak 55mm with an ugly aluminum stepup ring screwed into it's filter ring. Are you sure that's part of the lens? glenn murphy wrote: The outer diameter seems to be about 55mm, the inner diameter is around 53/54mm. The filter that was in the hood is a "Edna

Re: A short DSLR users survey

Rob Studdert wrote: OK we've now got quite a few DSLR owners on board with a bit of use behind them, how about a quick informal usage survey? For those DSLR users with 35mm gear who thought before buying their DSLR that their 35mm film usage would: Remain the same? Be halved?

Re: OT: Who's got my brain?

Bob W wrote: Hi, Here's a test/study for an idle Sunday morning, designed to learn about sex differences between brains: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/add_user.shtml It turns out that I have a woman's brain. So which woman? And who's got mine? How did they all get swapped around like

Re: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying?

I don't think film will completely die (I know it's another apples and oranges comparison, but weren't printed books supposed to be going away too?), but I'd have to agree that from the manufacturers' point of view it's all about money--through planned obsolescence. It burns them up that people

Focusing screen for ZX-30

I realize that many of you would suggest that I just get a real camera, but I was wondering if anyone on the list might know a part# and or vendor to get a replacement focusing screen for a ZX-30. I scratched mine badly while trying to remove some foreign objects, and it is now really annoying

Re: Yeah it's gotta hemi

I'm not old enough to remember when these cars were originally made, but the only "designed for NASCAR" Charger I know of was the '69 Daytona Charger. It had a 14" wedge nose on the front and a 24" spoiler on the back. Only 503 were made (at the time a production run of 500 was the min. require

PESO Vanishing America

I put together a collection of 21 photos I took this fall for a photography class at the local community college. Unfortunately, I don't have a flatbed scanner set up right now to scan the prints I made in class, so scans of the negatives are the best I can do for now. Comments and constructive

Re: PESO Vanishing America

rning. Over all your pics remind me of my own work in the darkroom (long long ago) - I often tried to do winter pics and only the sunny ones were the way I could accept. But you have the potential IMO, get it on! Best, Bernd -original message--- glenn murphy Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:21:13 -0800 I

Re: PESO Vanishing America

the landscape was changed. Henk T -Original Message- From: glenn murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 December, 2004 5:20 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO Vanishing America I put together a collection of 21 photos I took this fall for a photography class at th

Re: OT: Selling the Family Farm - was: PESO Vanishing America

Sorry everybody, when I posted my original message I was only thinking about the technical aspects of the photos. I should have known that considering the subject matter it would end up off-topic. Although I have strong feelings about the subject matter, I tried to avoid focusing on value judge

Re: OT: Flickr vs. Photo.net-was: PAW: A Payphone in Parkdale

Peter J. Alling wrote: frank theriault wrote: most popular browser in the world? It was, although maybe Mr. Gates has done something about that Not for some years now. In fact even most of the fanatical "anything but Microsoft" people, have only IE on their machines. This is truly a sha

Re: *ist D problem at ISO 1600?

Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, I guess the wise people of the *istderhood can enlighten me about an issue regarding the low light behaviour of the D. When shooting at 1600 (with noise reduction turned off) every now and then the pictures show a cartain amount of "striping", visible in the