Greetings from the past. Some of you will remember me as a PDML regular, on
and off, In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a devotee of Ricoh and Vivitar
Series One lenses and self-styled expert on obscure third-party lenses. I
don't shoot much anymore, all the less so since buying my daughters a
digi
My 20mm lens is a Carl Zeiss Jena that has been adapted from its M42
mount. I find stopdown metering helpful in a wide-angle specialty lens like
this. If the viewfinder shows a bright view, I'm reminded that I've
forgotten to stop down.
Paul Stregevsky
sify, it does let
me add notations. More important, I can set the thumbnail size as large as
320 x 320 pixels. When your display is set to 2,048 by 1,536 (as mine is
when I edit photos; 1,920 by 1,440 when I don't), the large thumbnails are
welcome.
Paul Stregevsky
I used to own a KX. If you like its simplicity, rugged construction, large
viewfinder, and wide film guides, please give the Ricoh XR-1 (manual
exposure; = Sears KSX?), XR-2 (manual/auto), or XR-2s (manual/auto; = Sears
KS Auto) a try. They are very similar to the KX in size, specs, build
quality,
I used to own both the Fisheye MC Zenitar-K (Pentax) 16mm f/2.8 and the MC
Mir-47 Pentax K 2.5/20. I have since replaced them with a Sigma XQ 16/2.8K
fisheye and a Carl Zeiss Jena 20/2.8 Flektogon, an M42 screwmount that has
been permanently converted to a stopdown K mount.
The Zenitar fisheye's c
The Tamron Adaptall 200-500 f/5.6 listed for $1943 in 1991. I have records
of two prices:
$465 good, bigglass.net 2002-03-10
1522 Euros secondhandcamera.de, 2002-02-05, condition AB
2-touch zoom
1:3.5 macro
Close focus: 8 feet, 2 inches
Length: 14.25 inches
Weight: 6 lb.
95mm filter
Built-in lens
Alan is correct. Get the 77 for all-around use.
If the 77 disappoints you for portraits, spend another $150 and get a Helios
85/1.5 (M42, preset, huge and heavy, but a great portrait lens).
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Amy Hughes wrote:
"I was hoping someone would comment on the Sigma lens (28/1.8) you
mentioned."
Amy,
Sigma introduced the 28/1.8 together with a 24/1.8 and 20/1.8. From the
reviews I've read, the 28/1.8 is the most successful design of the
three-that is to say, it truly performs well over a wide
Peter Alling wrote:
"Even if noise was effectively the same at ISO 100 and 200 having the lower
speed would allow more DOF control in bright light without using ND filters,
(which can be a PITA)."
Point well taken, Peter. Currently my outdoor film is Fujicolor NPS 160. I
chose it because it has b
Jim Meeks asked:
"As a follow-up question regarding the best Pentax screw mounts, I've heard
about Zeiss and other makers like Vivitar and Soligor. Do any of these
lenses compare optically or in build? How about the new Russian lenses or
Cosina/Voigtlander? Thanks again."
Jim,
I have a great deal
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041020/323/f4wod.html
Paul Stregevsky
Welcome to the other side of the Potomac, Tom. I hope you get what's coming
to you. :)
Paul Stregevsky
I just searched eBay for "60mm" and found these primes for 35mm cameras:
Contax 60mm F2.8C 1:2 Makro-Planar T
Leica Classic Elmarit R 60mm 1:1 MACRO
65mm f/3.5 Elmar This is a special lens for the Visoflex III reflex housing
for Leica M rangefinder
Nikon 60mm micro nikkor autofocus lens (also
Peter asked:
"I was thinking about A 70-210/4... Is it really that good?"
Yes, Peter, it is that good. Pentax made three or four manual-focus zooms
whose results are, in every respect, indistinguishable from a great prime.
The 70-210/4 is one of them. The others that come to mind are the 35-105/3
evuenon, Vivitar) or screwmount
(Fujinon, Tomioka, Vivitar, Yashinon). The Cosinon's filter size was 58mm.
Konica made a 57/1.2. Minolta may have made a 58/1.2. Someone made a 60mm in
th e1960s or 1970s, because I own several old books on how to take better
pictures, and I kept seeing the 60mm pop
the Sears than my Super Program. The only
reason I kept the Super Program was for the TTL flash, but autoflash
(non-TTL) isn't that hard at all.
I may soon be down to zero Pentax bodies and my one remaining Pentax lens
SMC 35/2K).
I hope I'm not kicked off the list...
Paul Stregevsky
I looked at my files of K and M42 lens photographs in the folder, "60mm to
79mm". I found nothing that begins with a 6; just the Pentax 77mm FA
Limited, a Carl Zeiss Jena 75/1.5 Biotar in M42, and and a Voigtlander Color
Heliar 75/2.5K.
No 58mm lenses, either.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
If you can spare $2000, the Sigma 120-300/2.8 AF.
Otherwise, the Tokina 100-300/4 AF, which is said to be even better than its
manual-focus forebear. Big and heavy, but a fine performer.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:11:45 -0700
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Value of SMCP 35/2.0
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Shel wrote:
"Any thoughts on what a reasonable eBay price for the above lens might be?"
I
/2K--but because my 50/1.7 and my camera are both Sears, and I
get a kick out of startling people who want to know the brand of my
beautiful black camera/winder/lens and how much I paid ($70).
Paul Stregevsky
Ultrahigh
resolution, small size, shutter priority, and an advanced, intelligent TTL
flash. The results should come close to the SMC 35/2 FA.
Paul Stregevsky
ot TTL? Or TTL vs. merely dedicated?
Does anyone here still use a nondedicated flash? If so, why?
Paul Stregevsky
d saw a haze (fungus?) across the entire
surface of at least one inner lens.
I've sold the lens to a PDMLer who is willing to have it cleaned.
Paul Stregevsky
at
$600.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/fz20.html
Paul Stregevsky
$170 for a Sigma 105/2.8 EX macro in Mint condition? Sure is. KEH has two
for sale, in EX and EX+ condition, for $265 and $286.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Chris Brogden wrote:I
>I found a Vivitar that did the trick. It's a 55mm f2.8 MF macro that does
1:1 without an adapter.
It's also available under the name Panagor.
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
indow?
AFAIK, Pentax was the only make to include an aperture window in a compact body
(MX). Modern Photography or Popular Photography once wrote that many OM
fans "never forgave Olympus" for omitting this feature on its OM line.
Can anyone tell me what other SLR lines use the same eyepiece accessories as
Ricoh XR?
Paul Stregevsky
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Size. Pentax evidently is betting they'll gain more sales by offering the
smallest DSLR than they'll lose by forfeiting the upward compatibility with
the DS's big brother.
Joseph Tainter wrote:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04091602nikoncp8400.asp
Paul Franklin Stregevsky
elIntern/28ZeissIkon/$File/BwP-
28.jpg
This is a kick in the short and curlies for Leica if it is a Digital RF,
it certainly doesn't look as if it wasn't a hurried job either.
Douglas
Paul Stregevsky
Get your free emai
rays.
To see these lenses, search for Sears 50mm on eBay. Then search again, this
time selecting "completed auctions only" in the Advanced Search box.
Paul Stregevsky
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Jim,
I can't speak from experience, but from all I've read, the Sigma 300/4 and
400/5.6 AF Macro lenses are winners. They perform well optically and they can
ffocus closer than anyone else's 400/5.6. However, I don't know how quickly or
older
designs. Sigma recently introduced not only a 24-60/2.8 but a second-generation
24-70/2.8. Certainly Pentax's own 24-35/3.5M remains a highly credible
performer, if you find that rather modest zoom range sufficient. And many are
happy with Pentax's 20-35/4 FA, though it is more
the following reason's why:
> 1) The camera is being used in a shot on film/tv/advertising and the
> name is not needed.
>
> 2) The owner is ashamed of the camera.
>
> 3) The owner is mad as a March hare.
Paul Stregevsky
--
As I recall, my former Pentax 50/1.4PKA was perhaps 90 percent as beautifully
colored and bokeh'd as the 1.4P, as sharp as the 50/2P in the center, and 90
percent as sharp as the 50/2P in the corners. Of course, it is also SMC
multicoated coated. If limited to a single 50mm lens, I'
passed
the Pentax SMC 35/2K in corner sharpness at every aperture. In this sense, it's
more versatile than my SMC 55/1.8K, which doesn't really shine till f/5.6 or
f/8.
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Scenes that didn't benefit from a fisheye: Everything else I saw, including the
parade itself, crowd scenes, and vendor booths.
Well, in a week or so I'll receive my Vivitar Series One 24-48/3.8K from Foro-
Schneider of Austria. That promises to be a decent f
Today was the last day for a friend at work; he was laid off. To give him a
proper farewell, about ten of the guys took him to Hooters. I was the
self-designated photographer.
For those of you outside of America, Hooters is basically a chain of
restaurants for businessmen. Though its icon is a hoo
And I thought I was the only perv among us who had her original cryptic notice
figured out...
Anyway, Tanya, I liked the foot shots shown from the patient's point of view. I
routinely take shots (or have the nurse do so) during office procedures at the
doctor's or dentist's. The docs love to ge
Some of the lists's favorite K-mount lenses are for sale in Russia at
http://www.ekta-f.ru/app/pentax.html
I can't figure out whether the posted prices are in Euros or what. Can one of
our Russian speakers tell us, and also tell us where the seller will ship to?
One third-party lens stands out:
Gonz wrote:
Wanna buy a Chinon?
No thanks, Gonz. I don't go out of my way to buy third-party lenses. I buy them
when they offer something I specifically want. I suppose the Chinon 55/1.2K
would be interesting, but my next normal lens will be a Pentax 50/1.4 PKA.
The only Chinon I'd love to have
Herb Chong wrote:
i also strongly recommend a charger that monitors each cell as it charges. it
will have one status LED for each cell. you'll get more useful capacity and
longer useful life this way.
rg replied:
Who makes chargers like these?
Maha, model C-401FS:
http://www.mahaenergy.com/stor
Shel wrote:
One thing that everyone seems to be missing is that the M and the A lenses
may provide different results wrt color. That may be an issue for some
people under some circumstances, such as photographing the same subject
using the different lenses.
True enough, but the lack of consistent
As a rule, anytime you have two lenses that are similar in focal length, it's
useful to differentiate them to add flexibility.
For example, I use two normal lenses:
1. f/2 to f/4: Rikenon 50/2P
2. f/5.6 to f/16: Pentax SMC 55/1.8K
I prefer the Rikenon for available light; otherwise, I prefer t
In eBay listings, and even on dealer websites, the 135/3.5M is very often
misleadingly listed as a "135/3.5K". I've even seen the 135/3.5K listed as a
135/3.5M, even though the deesignation "M" is nowhere to be found on the lens.
If there'a s clear photo of the lens from the front, you can look
Jim Colwell wrote:
That makes two SMC Pentax 18/3.5 sold on eBay in August - I bought the other
one. It cost less than this one (3835670112), but not a lot less...
There are two more for same at Kevin Cameras (http://www.kevincameras.com), for
$675 and $850. Plus other rare goodies, including an
I like to use a UV filter on each lens to protect the front glass. I'm now
shopping for an 86mm filter, and it's hard to find a top-end (Contax, Pentax,
Heliopan, B+W, or Hoya SHMC), multicoated UV filter in that size, in used
condition (and thus at a used price).
I can get a used Contax clear
While I don't yet own the Vivitar 24-48/3.8 zoom, I'm scouring the ads for a
filter and hood. The lens has a 77mm filter ring. But if I use a 77mm
filter, I'd have to buy a slim model, and that's expensive-especially when I
select a model with threads in front. I've also had inconsistent success
sc
Who needs another digicam that shoots no wider than 35mm? For my shooting
style, it's 28 or forget it.
In fact, I was advising another advanced amateur (a former Spotmatic user in
his fifties) who's poised to buy a serious digicam. When I told him that
most models with built-in lenses can't reach
at this was inspired by Southern (American South) humorist Ludlow
Porch, who explained for Yankees the difference between "naked" and "nekked":
"Naked" means that two people are naked.
"Nekked" means that two people are naked and up to something.
Paul Stregevsky
Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Paul,
Welcome back. I bought a Soligor 100/2 after reading your comments on
the list (archive actually). Did you finally get one yourself?
Kostas,
I ordered one from Mr. CAD in the UK in December 2001, then chickened out and
canceled my order. If
Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:[$200] seems a bit pricey for a
135/2.3 (not saying you're wrong), is that lens really that expensive?
Norm,
My extensive records of prices include only three sales of the 135/2.3 in K
mount:
$165 by Wall Street Camera in 1999
$136 on US Ebay in 2002 (the o
It's been a thrilling few months, but I'm afraid that my participation in
three camera-related lists has taken me away from freelance essay writing
(spell-checked, unlike my postings) and my wife and girls. WIth my lens
collection complete, I am quitting all the list (and two others:
rangefinders
Daphne wrtoe:
http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
For cryin' out loud, Daphne, speak up! Why so many? How do these cameras
compare? How is it that you gave up all but one particular Rollei and
returned to a Minox? You may be able to spare Shel a lot of search time.
(must...resist...making comments about women who can't make up their
mind...)
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In the United States, the three-day Memorial Day weekend begins Friday, May
25. If last February's Presidents' Day weekend was any indication, it will
be a great time to shop on EBay! Many avid American EBayers will be
traveling or enjoying the outdoors.
I began using EBay just before Presidents
Dan,
Thanks for brining the lineup up-to-date. I was unaware that you could get
spot metering on a contemporary compact.
With most the models that you've named have fine lenses and other strong
points, their extensive automation makes them a different breed from the
flexible manual-focus models
How rare is a black ME Super? Boz's site confirms that it was made, but I
can't recall seeing an ad for one until now:
ME-Super (black) c/w 50mm £120 at London Camera Exchange in
Farehams second hand stock list.([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or
http://www.lcegroup.co.uk (though stock is not listed online;
I found these curiosities under Pentax Screw Mount at
http://www.midwestphoto.com/WVCollectibles.html
75 f1.5 Biotar (coated), 9 $569
85 f1.8 Zeiss Pancolor w/case & caps, 9+ $375
Those are U.S. dollars.
Does anyone know how they measure up against the SMC Takumar 85/1.8?
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While I haven't shot chromogenic B&W since 1987, I distinctly remember more
than one review citing the frame-by-frame flexibility, at least for Ilford
XP-1. I can't recall "what happens" to the +2 or -2 ISO frames; they
werern't rendered less usable, just different. I don't believe it was about
gr
You might try the Audubon Society at http://www.audobon.org.
"Christopher Lillja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm a school publications guy and I need some help finding a good shot of a
red-tailed hawk. I need an original 8x10 print or larger to blow up to
poster size. The photographer can reta
Shel,
For the record: What the Heliopan that you tried the special-order,
multicoated version?
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Now I know why my email's In bin isn't full of willing buyers for my B+W MC
77mm 010 filter!
But seriously, Shel, yours is the first letter to directly compare SMC
filters with B+W RMC filters. I still have five lenses for which I must buy
protective -010 filters, so I'll follow your tip and get
Indeed, a key attribute of these films is that you need not commit the
entire roll to one ISO setting. Rather, you can choose your setting, frame
by frame, without fear that you will under- or overexpose the other frames.
Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Actually, none is 400 ASA preci
This is the multicoated version (Mfg Catalog # 66070252, list price
$158.00; B&H Catalog # BWUVMC77, B&H price: $77), not the single-coated
version (Mfg Catalog # 65070156, B&H Catalog # BWUV77) that B&H sells for
$46.25. The rim says MRC for Multi-Resistant Coating.
I bought the filter after ord
Gerald Cermak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
< Trust me when I tell you that the current FA35/2 creates no lens envy by
their owners - I have one.
It deserves to inspire envy. The only reason it doesn't, I suppose, is that
it's priced within reach of mortals.
< But the 28/2.8 just isn't bright eno
Well, the 31/1.8 will be competing with Sigma's new 28/1.8 aspherical with
floating elements, at about one-fourth the price. Purchasing the Sigma will
be far easier to justify (or explain after the fact) to our wives.
Paal Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, its an effective way of filling ho
I sent the URL to my friend, an avid collector of vintage European cameras
and EBay addict. Here is what he had to say:
"I saw it yesterday. There is another one at 1.7 million and has bunch of
crap in it. At least this one has a bunch of Leicas."
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte
I know how you feel, Donald. Last week, I set my sights on a Canon Canonet
QL17 rangefinder. It was a GIII--the final, most sought-after model--and it
was BLACK, a combination nearly impossible to find. Unaware of what he had,
the seller mentioned neither fact in his title.
Having tipped my "gott
Fuji pioneered the "advance to the final frame" concept in its
point-and-shoots, I believe in the early 80s. Some pro-level SLRs (Contax,
possibly others) now let you choose whether the frame counter should "count
up" or "count down," roll by roll.
I agree with Ayesh: Keeping the exposed images s
That would be, "Urng."
petit miam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Urrnnngh.
> PS: I don't wish to touch off a dialog with any of
> our UK or "down under"
> members about how to spell analog, dialog, or gage
> (though I spelled them
> the American way just to spite you). :)
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Ayash Kanto Mukherjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What happened was that the teeth of the spindle on which the film runs,
slipped
quite often. As a result, it ended with superposed exposure between
adjacent frames.
I had this problem several times a year with my Minox 35 GT, Min
Pelican Products' URL is http://www.pelican.com.
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Mark Dalal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But since Porta and Supra are still packaged with films speeds on them and
lack the "when to use this
film" graphics on the box, I've got no gripe.
Well, I'VE got a gripe: Kodak's pro films come packed directly in a plastic
cylinder; There i
Norman Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't think Isaac, that it's necessarily the "dumbing down" of
photographers
that everyone is bemoaning, it's more the dumbing down of people in
general.
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The dashboards of some Audis, Fords, and other car makes no longer include
an ana
In all three of my Super Programs, the viewfinder often shows a different
shutter speed than the LCD on the top panel. The difference is usually just
one f/stop, but it's unsettling. Which readout should I trust?
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"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You must moonlight as a Ritz
Camera
salesperson.
I had the opposite problem when buying film recently at Ritz: a salesman
second-guessing my informed choice:
Me: "Do you have any of the new Fujicolor 1600, the version that uses the
fourh color layer?
S
Well, I finally settled on my "go-everywhere" SLR/lens, and it's not an
SLR, but a rangefinder, as one or two of you had suggested, only to have me
brush off your suggestion. I bow in abject apology.
On my belt, wherever I go, I wear a black Eagle Creek belt pouch.
In the pouch, I carry a Yashic
Believe me, Rob, I folded the rubber flange back as far as I could, with
all my force, but that Ricoh eyecup has one deep flange.
"Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Subject:
On 8 May 2001, at 12:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> So please, people: if your eyecup is removable, remove it eac
I had recently installed a large Ricoh rubber eyecup onto my Super Program.
Each time I opened or closed the camera's hinged back, the eyecup got in
the way. But by struggling I always managed to force the camera's back past
the rubber.
When I attempted to rewind the most recent roll of film, the
Why do the airport security guards insist on peering through the viewfinder
of a non-SLR camera? What do they think they're gonna see?
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Just for spite, I'd march in there with a 54mm lens on a Pentax 110 (if
there were such a lens).
Mike Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...the NHL prohibits long lenses (apparently so does Major League
Baseball). I went taking my Pentax Spotmatic and a
55mm Takumar lens and they still didn't wa
Scene from work, this morning; my friend's name has been changed to protect
the guilty:
Alfredo: "Paul, I must made a big mistake and I need your help."
Paul: "Uh-oh. Did you break something?"
Alfredo: "Not exactly. I just submitted a winning bid on EBay for $375. But
the seller is in Australia
The Contax SLR databack lets you reserve the front two frames for
imprinting exposure data of the remaining frames--frame number, aperture,
shutter speed, ASA setting (I think), over/underexposure, and
day/date/time. The imprinting is made at the end of the rewind. Cool and
useful.
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Ramesh,
Pentax SMC coating is a definite asset in a wide angle.
The Sigma Super Wide II 24/2.8 has many fans. They praise the resolution
and contrast while cautioning about the Sigma's cheaper construction and
less-than-ideal flare control. It tied with Canon for first place on On
Olle Bjernulf$
Chris asked:
How much do those usually go for? I've been thinking of selling mine.
Chris, Daphne,
Here are the SMC 135/2.5K prices I've noted; if the condition is not
stated, if did not appear in the listing. I stopped tracking the 135K's
prices a few months ago because I had gathered so many UR
$200 is not high for a lens that shows up so seldom. I paid $200 for mine,
from Finland; the only other specimen I've found, other than on EBay, was
$171 from Sweden.
Jose Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...the local Pro Shop currently has one in Exc+ Condition ($200), if
anybody is interes
Daphne,
I used a Minox 35 GT and a Minox 35 ML as my main cameras for nine years.
Damn, they were quiet--no louder than a Leica M6, perhaps quieter.
It was wonderful to see the GT's needle rise and fall as I panned the lens.
But it was frustrating to underexpos shots because of the GT's whole-ar
I use Adobe Acrobat PDF every day. If anyone on the list would like to
"archive" their winning EBay bid in Acrobat, email me the URL and I'll send
you back the PDF file. Let me know how my browser should size the fonts
before PDFing: Small, Medium, Large, or in-between). Also let me know if
you wa
Antti-Pekka,
While I applaud your vivid subject line, my choice would be "Mama Don't
Take My Kodachrome Away." --Paul
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Chris Brogden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is hypocritical. If you are going to argue on ethical grounds that
it's unfair to extend > the auction (even though the seller has that
right), then you have to admit that it's
also unfair for the buyer to try and force the seller to sell it for
These prices are not far out of line when you consider their condition.
Here are the prices I've gathered, and I try to record all sightings of
such scarce, desirable lenses:
200/2.8A*:
$699 Min-, Woodmere, 16NOV00
$895 Cambridge (May 99)
300/4A*:
$537 Henrys.com, 8 and 8+ (two), 7/3/00
$449.
A classic-camera collector/user who has a high regard for Pentax has asked
me to post this question:
"Recently, I got two Pentax 2X TC's: the Rear Converter K T6-2X and the
Rear Converter-A 2X-S. Has anyone on the Pentax list who ever compared
these two units, or done any testing -- formal or in
Chris Brogden wrote:
So if we're agreed that "OBO" isn't binding in a legal sense, are you
saying that it should be binding in a moral or ethical sense? Or are you
arguing that "OBO" should not be binding in any way, but that it's
potentially misleading and vague, and that sellers should try and
Avoid EBA syndrome (EBay Anxiety); I spotted these over the weekend at
http://www.ritzcam.com/catalog/index.html
Pentax, 200mm f2.8 SMC A* ED (green star) w/built-in hood, both caps
#5696xxx (10-) $795
Pentax, 300mm f4.0 SMC A* ED (green star) w/built-in hood, both caps
#5304xxx (10-) $695
Pe
For my fellow SMC devotees who want old glass in nice condition:
13478 - Pentax lens: K mount 24 SMC/2.8 10- $225 w/case
http://www.prodevlab.com/body.html
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In the 1980s, here in the United States, a man placed his Mercedes-Benz for
sale. An attractive woman was interested, and they struck an unusual deal:
If she agreed to sleep with him 100 times, the Mercedes would be hers.
Perhaps she felt ashamed, perhaps he was no Don Juan, but it wasn't long
be
Private sales don't have rules? The more's the pity. Time was, a handshake
was binding, and an oral agreement was not dismissed for want of a piece of
paper.
My teenage son in Israel has spent the past year studying the Talmudic
tractate that deals with personal business agreements: "I agree to d
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