Re: Update on Bellows.

2008-02-14 Thread ntax
Interesting sidenote, the guy I bought it from lives in Concord, CA. Say, that's where I live, too! I wonder if that guy ever came in to Reed's when I was working there. We had a few Pentax afficionados that would come chat with me from time to time. Back to the topic: I own the k-mount

PESO: Missed the Train

2008-02-06 Thread ntax
http://www.neovenator.com/2008/02/train.html Details: K10D with DA21 1/25th f4.5 ISO 1600 Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco Really hot girl with an ugly bag Creepy guy with camera John Celio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: The Halo Effect (was Re: Pentax USA upping their game)

2008-02-01 Thread ntax
Dork doesn't even come close. Ken is a fuckin' jackass. John Quoting P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I beg to differ, Kenny Boy is not a Nimrod, he's a Dork. Mark Erickson wrote: I think it's a Halo Effect thing. Specifically, if Pentax is viewed as a viable Professional Solution,

Re: New Body vs. New Lens

2008-01-24 Thread ntax
So what's more likely for you next: new body or new lenses? While I would REALLY like to say I'll be getting one of the new items, the fact is that I probably can't afford any of them. However, if I could, my first move would be to sell my M* 300mm f4 and apply that money toward the DA*300.

Re: OT ... bicycle enthusiasts please

2008-01-14 Thread ntax
The logo is for Puma, and doing a quick googling for puma bicycle I came up with this: http://www.style.com/shopping/itemoftheweek/042305/ John Celio Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Yesterday I was in SF on a walkabout shoot with a friend. I spied this neat looking folding

Re: My preciousss

2008-01-14 Thread ntax
My recommendation is to get a deeper than stock hood for both the 43 and 77, and discard the filters. The clip-on caps are much better than the slide off and get lost stock caps, I agree. I don't use filters on any of my lenses anymore (besides a cir. polarizer sometimes), but I LVE

Re: My preciousss

2008-01-14 Thread ntax
P.S.: I thank Pentaxian.com every time I take out my DA21. Sometimes I sacrfice small animals to them on an altar in my back yard in the hopes that they someday smile upon me again. Um, John ... !! Oh Godfrey, you know it's not true. I live in a condo; I don't have a back

Re: 645D vs Canon vs Nikon vs Hassy

2008-01-11 Thread ntax
This comparison has come up before. Rarely do I hear anyone compare the potential market viability of the 645D to whatever Hassy is selling. Does anyone actually buy those damn things? A friend of mine religiously watches America's Next Top Model, and says that nearly every time they have

OT: Saturn (was Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list)

2008-01-07 Thread ntax
The Saturn division originally built very good little cars, a great first cut on subcompacts. GM simply starved them of money until they could be made over in the image of the parent company. Now Saturns are just plastic clad GM extrusions. They build keepers but the fish keeps rotting

Re: OT: Saturn (was Re: Question for automobile enthusiasts on the list)

2008-01-07 Thread ntax
The Sky's interesting, as it's a straight rebadge of the Opel Speedster (Same styling and drivetrain) unlike the fairly extensively modified Solstice (which is based on the Speedster, but not identical). Wait, you mean the Sky and Solstice aren't the exact same rebadged car? Are you certain?

Re: Holy crap, Pentax repair is fast

2007-12-19 Thread ntax
Well, if your camera shop is anything like the one I worked at, the fact that you're sending it off through them means it's probably going to a Pentax- authorized repair center, and not Pentax themselves. The place it's sent to may or may not be as fast as Pentax at fixing cameras, but I'd bet

Re: Why not have another Survey? K10 shutter count

2007-12-10 Thread ntax
Last photo I took (and kept) before sending my K10D off for repair was number 2580. I've owned the camera for one year now, but I'm something of a conservative photographer: I don't like shooting a dozen shots of one subject, unless there's a lot of action. This is probably because of two

Re: Interesting turn of events on www.pentaximaging.com

2007-12-05 Thread ntax
I saw a ZX-M (MZ-M) and an *ist in a San Francisco Ritz Camera last summer. Before Reed's closed, we still had some ZX-M kits in stock, though I think a local school was going to buy them all. We sold quite a few ZX-M bodies to a couple local schools over the years, actually. Damn kids kept

Re: Cameras you wish you still had

2007-12-05 Thread ntax
A: What cameras have you owned that you wish you had never gotten rid of? Every camera I sold last summer, especially the 6x7 and MX. Someday I'll replace them, I hope. B: And, just for fun, what cameras have you lusted for but never had? Oohh, lots. Back at Reed's, I got to play with many

Re: Thanksgiving

2007-11-22 Thread ntax
I don't really have anything to add to the thread, I just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving! to my fellow Americans. And to everyone else, thanks for being here and making up such a fun and dynamic community. Here's my Thanksgiving/Halloween/Harvest-themed photo: http://tinyurl.com/2unuxg

Re: PESO 2007 - 46c - GDG

2007-11-08 Thread ntax
Godfrey, you have a way with words as well as images. Very well said. http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/46c.htm And awesome photo, too. John Celio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

RE: PESO 2007 - 46b - GDG

2007-11-07 Thread ntax
I guess my distaste for the genre is, that for all appearances, it does not rely on the eye or skill of the photographer or the quality of the image necessarily to be successful. And that bothers me because someone could put ten of these in mattes and frames and show them to acclaim, when

WTB: Lens Hood for DA 18-55

2007-11-02 Thread ntax
Anyone have a lens hood for the DA 18-55 that they wouldn't mind parting with? I'm in no hurry to find one, but I finally got a raise last week, and I'd like to splurge a teeny bit. ;) John Celio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Artist on the Steps

2007-10-29 Thread ntax
http://tinyurl.com/32zo7j http://bp0.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/RyXlBAS56DI/A48/ nTSAGXW91SI/s1600-h/oct_29+001.jpg Very nice, Frank. IMO it would be stronger if cropped to the top stair to remove the distracting bits on top. Agreed. Cropping out the top would make this

Ok to post PESO theme idea?

2007-10-29 Thread ntax
I have an idea for a fun PESO theme (for anyone who is interested), but I'm unsure if such a thing is allowed. It does not conflict with current PUG themes, as far as I can tell. The point for anyone who wants to participate would be to post an image they've already taken that fits the theme.