vermeers camera ( was first-ever Photo in the world)

Bob Walken wrote: In some ways photography has been around since at least the Middle Ages. There's a fascinating book by Philip Steadman called Vermeer's Camera in which the author argues that Vermeer used a camera obscura to paint his most famous works. He makes a very good case. Yes, maybe

28-70 problem ?

A week ago, I shot a few slide-films (Fuji 200) with my old SF1n and a few different lenses. I used to make many slides in the past, but changed to printfilm some years ago. All slides made last week look fine, perfectly exposed - except those made with the Pentax SMC 4/28-70 which all look

question about the new ZX6

Hi, has anyone seen the new ZX6 already ? From the description in the magazines, it looks like a nice camera. Does it have the mechanical aperture-simulator, in other words can all old K-mount lenses still be used ? Does anyone have experience with this new 28-90 zoom that comes wityh the ZX6 ?

Forget about this one.......????

Hi, I just read the new Chasseur DÍmages. They tested the pentax 1.8/31, the FA4/200 and the new 28-105. They find them to be okay, though all ( and especially the first two) to be expensive. This is becoming typical for Pentax, they write. They also test teleconverters, and their verdict on

Re: zx-m focussing screen in zx5n

John, Alan, did you do some additional testing ? I have called Pentax here in Holland for a ZX-M screen, and they quoted a price of USD 25,-- excluding shipping and handling. Wuld it be better ( and possible ) by installing an ever better screen like the one of an MX or LX. Guess an optician