Just wondering how difficult it is to replace the focusing screen in
an MX. Is it as easy as changing screens in the LX.
Yes, just be carefull of the foam when using supplied tweezers.
And about the
metering when that's done, will the MX meter read over or under
normal? What about with the newer,
On 8 Mar 2005 at 21:29, Mishka wrote:
somehow, many PC'ed shots look very unnatural to me.
to me this is an effect that's applicable to very special situations
(basically, when you are shooting flat-looking objects). any
3d-ness ruins it.
seems even more special-purpose then fisheye...
I've
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:14:32 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Obviously a small (higher) f stop shows up fine detail that might get
blurred
with a shallower depth of field.
This is precisely what is not obvious to me. If the dust is on the
front element of the lens yes, it will
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:03:50 +, John Whittingham
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The 28-** lenses seem to have gradually declined in quality since the
28-105
FA power zoom and it shows in MTF scores, build quality and other
areas.
The old power zoom had good contrast and sharpnes, reasonable build
Quoting Margus Männik [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi,
lurkin' around in komkon.org pages I found SMC F 35-70 /4-5.6 lens
tested... However, I don't see such a lens in Bojdar Dimitrov pages.
Is
this lens something very uncommon or just an error?
http://plg.komkon.org/f35-70_4-56/f35-70_4-56.html
Perhaps a
I'll second that, Fred. I bought the Pentax-A 35-70 f4 for use on my
LX, and it is a really nice piece of workmanship, although a bit heavy
(balances fine though). Takes sharp photos and the macro is pretty
good too - I think it goes down almost to 2:1.
Regards, Jim (Newbie here; been
a Fanny means something different down here.
James
in wireless lighting at all and wouldn't like to pay more for something that
they completeley don't want :-)
I completely don't want to pay tax any more. how do I get around that? :)
James
When I break wind, smells like someone has died and people say oh my GOD
thus proving god isn't dead ;)
James
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:22:41 +, Nietzsche wrote:
God is dead.
m. looks like the rum had an affect on my typing :)
pentax A 50 1.7 outtie 6 blades
looks better doesn't it :)
1,2,3,4,5,6 yep 6 blades :)
James
I never heard of an A 1.5/50mm. I Know Carl Zeiss and Nikon made one each
just after the WW II.
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
pentax A 70-210 f4 innie 8blades
pentax A 50 1.5 outtie 6 blades
pentax A 135 2.8 innie 8 blades
pentax A 35-70 3.5-4.5 outtie 6 blades
Takumar smc macro 100 f4 innie 6 blades
Hanimar 400 f6.3 m42 screw smoothie 13 blades
James
Hi guys.
just took some pics of an event with my MZ-7 and pentax A 35-70 3.5~4.5 zoom
comments please.
Am an amauter, took 5 rolls of 25 and picked out the best ones.
James
ahhh.
how about I add in the url...
http://www.moretondistricts.org.au/photos.php?Pagetype=2album=46
james
P.s, who looks silly now?
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:46:03 +1000, James wrote:
Hi guys.
just took some pics of an event with my MZ-7 and pentax A 35-70 3.5
ahhh.
how about I add in the url...
http://www.moretondistricts.org.au/photos.php?Pagetype=2album=46
james
P.s, who looks silly now?
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:46:03 +1000, James wrote:
Hi guys.
just took some pics of an event with my MZ-7 and pentax A 35-70
on my A lenses?
has anyone looked at the new nickon lenses? they don't have an aperture ring at all,
what about cannon? minolta doesn't.
seams aperture rings are old hat?
james
I Have a MZ-60 given to me And have discovered that only F and FA (FAJ?) lenses will
work.
The 2 soft focus lenses that Don't have an A setting on the aperture ring won't work
either.
I only have A lenses and none of them work with the camera at all.
What a Crippled camera.
James
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:55:28 +0100 (BST), Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004, James wrote:
I have an MZ-60. it refuses to talk to my A lenses. only FA lenses with apture ring
set to A will work.
No, A lenses and F lenses with the aperture ring set to A will work
too.
You tell
have the lens positioned exactly right on the body.
Also, with the lens off the body, make sure the A contact
does move out into position when the aperture ring is moved
to the A setting.
No point. the MZ-60 is missing 2 contacts required for A lenses
Badly crippled K mount.
James
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:17:33 +0200, Jens Bladt wrote:
sell (I don't want too much money tied up i photographic equipment. Should I
sell my 6x6 equipment? Will I ever want to use my MZ-S or other 35mm camera
I'll have your MZ-S :)
James
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 00:31:55 +1000, Anthony Farr wrote:
James,
Could this be the camera you're thinking of?
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/beseler_topcon/beselet_auto100.htm
yes. that is the one.
did they ever make any more?
James
available for it. flash sync was any shutter speed due to leaf
shutter.
on a side note, didn't the pentax 6x7 have a leaf shutter lens with pc terminal on it?
James
.
James
.
Will report on how they look when I get them. I figure other bargain
hunters would be curious to know how accurately Adorama rates items.
James Burris
. It works at any
speed from 1/2000 down (stepless)
James
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 06:46:43 -0400, Herb Chong wrote:
That can happen with any camera you care to name, with OTF or not.
James
try it. aim a light at the camera and synch it to flash sometime during the
exposure when the speed is faster than X. it will give correct exposure
and not look right
. would love 0ne...
James
As with everything in business, I'm sure that the reason was financial.
:-) What I want to know is what the technical limitation was that made it
so expensive to implement, given that all modern Pentax bodies already
have an OTF sensor and the necessary
Just downloaded the mz6 pdf brochure thingy from the crkenndy site. look on last
page, the lens list. guess what?
the FA* macro 200mm f4 lens is listed
just goes to show, they DON'T read what they put on the website.
James
How fast are Adorama
F (made for the SF series - SFX, SF1, SF7 etc.)
Must dissagree with this one. The KF is for MEF only and as far as I know, there was
only 1 lens.
KFA is for SFX etc
James
Thanks for your comments. My problem was not enough contrast. The 1 hour
labs gave perfect and contrasty prints. I found I was going to filter grade
5 to get what I would normally get with a 2 or 3 but the prints still did
not seem as rich as what was printed on color paper at the lab. The
I was finally able to get my new scanner to work! (Once I updated from Win98 to XP,
it was a breeze!) My first scans were of shots I took at the Miss Washington Pageant.
I'll be adding more in the next few days, but if you'd like to check 'em out, you can
see the first batch at
Ironic that in the midst of all the discussion of the *ist and its upcoming digital
sibling, I chime in with this...
Largely for fun, I just picked up a Honeywell Pentax H1a with a 55mm f2 Takumar from
ebay. This will be my first screw mount. While I'm waiting for it to arrive, I wanted
to
Graywolf spake thusly:
Entry level cameras from 40 years ago sure were different than they are now
weren't they? Anybody out there think an *ist will be usable in 2043?
Based on some of what I've read here at PDML, some would argue that an *ist won't be
usable in 2003! ;) But enough about
JamesRel Wrote:
Hello all! I just wanted to know what kind of experience PDMLers have had
with the Minolta Scan Dual III. I would be grateful if anyone with this
scanner could answer the following questions...
I mainly wish to scan colour negatives, so how is the performance when
scanning this
I really can't put it any better than Frank did. But I did want to say that my
prayers are joining those of all the others here. Take care.
Jim Moniz
Actor, Photographer, and All Around Nice Guy...
www.jimmoniz.com
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Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 2:18 PM
Subject: Dumb Q - Pentax FA/F Lenses on *ist D?
Removed newbie from subject line; guess I've been around long enough now
not to be a rank newbie.
Kevin Waterson spake thusly:
What was the Peck movie where Peck played a man returned from war. Later he must
admit to his wife that during his service he had a liason with a women and from
that liason a child was born. The woman contacts Peck and asks for money to help
support the child.
I
I have one. I have a parts body to keep my other two alive. Send me your
address. I will send it for free.
Jim Fellows
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From: Ryan Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: HELP Super Program Screw needed !
Done! Check out the page.
Jim Moniz
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From: Levente -Levi- Littvay [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 10:30 PM
Subject: Street Prices
Need some help... What is the street price of the following:
A 20mm/f2.8
K 24mm/f2.8
A 24mm/f2.8
A 35-135mm (not
What if I take an M or K series lens and modify it for matrix metering per
Mark Roberts web site? I make sure that there is still metal contact on the
one pin location as there would be on an A version when the camera is in
the A position. I then set the lens to f22 and treat it like a lens set
I missed that section. I also figured if this was possible somebody else
would have thought of it by now.
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From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: What if *ist
What if I take an M or K series lens
: Super A with issues
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From: James Fellows
Subject: Re: Super A with issues
This happens with and without the use of a flash.
If the demarcation between exposed and unexposed film is sharp, it most
likely is a shutter curtain not fully moving out of the path
I currently own the older power zoom model. I am thinking of replacing it
with the newer 28-105. I am planning on replacing an older PZ model camera
with either an ZX-L or the new *ist (if I can use K mount lenses with out
issue) and was thinking it would be nice to have a faster more compact
I traded for Super A last year. I knew at the time it was a project camera.
Everything on it seams to work with one minor exception. I get the
occasional photo with a black stripe across the bottom of the photo. There
is no detail in the stripe. It shows up once in about every 5 to 8 frames.
This happens with and without the use of a flash. The flash is a Pentax
AF280T.
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: Super A with issues
- Original Message -
From: James Fellows
I have a Motor Drive LX with NiCad pack for sale. I purchased the motor off
eBay about a year ago with plans to buy a third LX. I mounted and tested the
drive with 4-5 rolls of film, and it worked perfectly. It is very clean,
with only a little rub on the screw that holds the rewind lever on. The
http://www.digitalcamera.jp/html/HotNews/image/2003-02/27/ist-D-1L.jpg
Nice, nice, nice!
Jim
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The New Pentax OllieCam?
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Hi! I am a fellow Washingtonian (Federal Way). Nice sk8ing shots. Feel free to
e-mail me if you live in the Seattle/Tacoma area, and wanna get together to discuss
f-stops or something! :)
Jim
(owner of a PZ-1P and a Super Program, not necessarily in that order)
PS that windmill...is it the
I have a Pentax MX Chrome body with an MX motor drive and Nicad Pack M for
sale.
The MX was my backup body when I was shooting professionally -- I ran no
more than 200 rolls through it back then. I acquired it from the original
owner (another pro) who also used it as a backup. It was serviced by
work.
Franka Pronto (Ennit 1:2.8/45) - Needs work
Franka Prontor-SLK (Isco-Gottingen Isconar1:2.8/45)
Fujica 35-ML (Fujinon 1:2.8/4.5cm) - needs cleaning but seems to work ok. I
remember this one, as it had the winder on the bottom.
James
MSN Messenger
or the likes.
I won't be staying long if the current trends continues.
James
Hi Mark,
I think you will enjoy the SF-1. I bought one and a ZX-7 early last year,
and really like them. The ZX-7 is probably my favourite, although I used
both with great results on the 'Tuilumne' after the Tall Ships 2002 in
August.
James
Sorry, that should read 'Tuolumne'. I have scanned only a fraction of the
74 slides taken, and these will be on my Web-site as soon as I can get my
computer upgraded and PhotoShop installed.
James
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From: James Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday
with
the mushroom an the letters S.N.A.F.U. below.
James
to look into it.
Even the most expensivedigital cameras have
to think for a second or sobefore taking a shot. Something that in
my mind,makes themdubious forportraits, action shot
etc.
Just my 3 pence worth.
James
and
contact info.
Anyway, I just thought I would drop an email to wish everyone a Merry
Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Like others on the list I am hoping for
a job, as it's been almost 13 months since I got layed off.
Warmest wishes
James
Same story here. My wife had a k-1000 and a couple lenses. It was just
natural to build from there. Her biggest complaint now is I have taken over
her hobby:)
Jim Fellows
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From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
I would go with the ZX-M. It has more shutter and aperture priority that
the P-3 does not have. It also has a built in motor drive. A quick look at
Boz's web sit will give the full list of features on both. The main
distracion on the ZX-M is it does not have a metal lens mount.
Jim Fellows
BlankFor some reason, the PDML Server has been sending emails to my hotmail
Account
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Last time this happened was when Doug Brewer was trying to sort out some
problems and he contacted me via my hot mail account.
James
I agree. I may not buy a new Pentax auto focus film camera, but wait 6
months to a year to see what Pentax comes out with. I have plenty of film
cameras already and would be more than happy to thin out that collection to
help pay for a new DSLR. My wife and I currently own the EI-200 and have a
Sigma 28 f5.8 AF
M 28 f2.8
M 28 f3.5
M 35 f3.5
A 50 F1.7
A 50 f2
A 135 f2.8
M 135 f3.5
FA28-105 f4-5.6 powerzoom
F 100-300 f4-5.6
A 35-105 f3.5 (my favorite lens)
A 70-210 f4
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From: Paul Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002
.
They also had a special on the HP ScanJet 4470 USB/Par (Open Box) @ $119.96.
Are these any good? Considering I will mostly scan my negs or slides initially
highest res possible, and PhotoShop them for the web.
James
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Kenneth Waller
Currently 35mm, but I may start colour MF photography with my Salyut-S and
RicohFlex.
James
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From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: Re[3]: Quality film scanner at an acceptable price?
Message text
Bruce,
What sort of price can one expect to pay for an Epson 2450? I'm in Canada of
course, and mainly use 35mm.
James
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From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: Quality film scanner
f3.8 Zoom(PS)
Centon 500mm f8 Mirror lens(PS/T-Mount)
James
Solyut-S
Best Regards,
James
Sorry should read:
2 Pentax ME Supers
James
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From: James Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: how many bodies do you own
ukasz,
Here is my 35mm camera list:
3 Pentax Spotmatic F
1 Pentax Spotmatic SP
1
But I need to find a FED-2 film take-up spool? Does anyone know where I can
find one?
James
http://www.jij.co.jp/news/021016/auto/401.html
Translates (Babelfish)
?? in lens exchange type digital single-lens reflex entry
The ?? with the goal of next spring enters into the lens exchange type
digital single-lens reflex camera market. Besides the fact that simultaneously,
in
be unbelievable.
James
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From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: To the pentax spies
Sounds like you are quite uninformed and a little slow mentally. My
statement had nothing remotely to do with condoning
I was thinking about selling my Nikon F + FTn Head + Nikkor 50mm/f2, but the
prices are way down(almost halved). Also some of my Pentax stuff, but missed the
boat again. May have better luck at the swap meet in a few weeks.
James
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From: Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED
BlankJust heard, the next swap meet is on the first Saturday in November at the
Cameron Centre near Lougheed Mall, Burnaby BC.
James
I agree,
The major-domo as used by the Vancouver Linux User Group and the old PDML took
hours for posts to appear. I've had replies to my posts appear ages before the
post reach my server(My emails are downloaded automatically every 5 minutes from
my server).
James
Dario,
What a wonderful collection, super stuff.
James
Congrats Dave,I been getting $1 rimless 8x10 - 4
clipsframes from loonie stores around Richmond andBurnaby, BC. They are
quite good.James
ebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=1
This made an interesting subject, 3 type of
Shinkensen.
James
My Norton AV 2002 caught the following:
Date: 08/10/02, Time: 14:57:10, James Adams
on Q9V4Y6
The email attachment size.exe is infected
with the W32.Klez.H@mm virus.
The file was quarantined. but it must be on
the PDML server, as I rxed it a short time
before the server went down
, while they still teach
real photography. Also, I hope
film will be around for a few
more years, so my old Nikon
and Pentax equipment will be
in use.
James
That's easy - 20th of the
month.
jma
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From: David Brooks
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 30,
2002 1:02 PM
Subject: PUG interpretation
I need to let the mind go abit
on the PUG.I thought
bad weather but not ALL the
possibilities.
Some
.
James
than $10.95 for
Sensia II(Both date expired in Aug).
I've not tried Velvia or Sensia II, even
though I prefer Fuji films over Kodak, but
they can wait until I have a job.
James
multi-coating. I use predominantly Pentax,
but when I do use my Nikon F, the results
warrant it's use.
James
(6th attempt)
After several attempts to re-subscribe it
appears to have worked. I don't like the new
format and lost my links to PDML and
associates after a crash.
Can someone point me to the new PDML links
pages etc.,
James
Skyey Wavelets by Petr Pazour,
Dianna by Ma McRae,
More Reeds by Ken Waller,
Boy by Zhang Min,
Peggy's Cove by Martin Mielke,
What about the 81A and 82A filters? I and can't remember when. or what I
last used them for. I have a feeling it had something to do with
Daylight/Tungsten film or like that!
Is there a Filter FAQ on the Web?
James
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To: [EMAIL
I know this topic keeps coming up but I to metion what happened today. I
coach my 5 yeqr old's soccer team and today was picture day. There were
about 50 teams of 10 kids each and the photo outfit that was handling it had
4 stations setup. One for team shoots and 3 induvidual player shots. It
I have bought the Super Takumar 1:2.8/105 for $85CDN
($10 taxes).
Got to try out both the Super Takumar and SMC Tak at the weekend.
James
working
collection? Like the ME/MES/Program Plus I expect it has the brighter
viewing screen and easier focusing.
James
Steve,
I have a Takumar F 1:4-5.6 70-210mm, and an SMC-F 1:3.5-4.5 28-80mm zoom,
and used both on my recent sortie afloat at the Tall Ships, with excellent
results(SF-1 and MZ-7). When I get my slides scanned, I'll post a link.
James
mounts for use with my M42
and K-mount cameras. This is neat portrait lens, and gives great results.
James
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: favorite portrait lens (was Re: Orgin Myths
, back in Singapore in 1975(Super Tak) .
James
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From: James Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: favorite portrait lens (was Re: Orgin Myths)
Although I love both my SMC Tak 1:3.5 135 and Super Tak 1:3.5 135
).
http://www.marquis-kyle.com.au/otherstuff.htm
James
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From: Frits J. Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 4:52 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Help Please - Lunasix 3 instructions
James,
I have made a pdf file of the manual
,
or a least a link.
James
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From: Conrad Samuels [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 9:50 AM
Subject: [Spotmatic] OT:I say: where's the PDML?
I say you chaps, I know this is off topic, but what has happened to
the PDML? I used to get the mail every
Photomic FTn, KR-10 and XR-X 2000 are way better than
the Spotmatics, I don't know how my eyesight effects focusing with a
split-screens. Does anyone know how the split-screen technique works?
James.
.
, I don't trust them any longer. Also, won't such a retrofit
need both the focusing and light meter recalibrating?
James
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: Sleeper Lens / another 35mm 2450
Thanks Cotty,
I left the films with my friend, so he can scan them. Once I get them back,
I want to put them onto my web-space
James
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I also put three neg films in for processing, but the pesky machine broke
down half way through printing the last film, so won't get that until
tomorrow.
James
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:00 PM
Sorry,
Richmond is on the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada close to
Vancouver Airport. The City of Richmond is formed on two islands, namely
Lulu Island(City) and Sea Island(YVR airport).
James
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