50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Just curious about the serial numbers of the different K50/1.2 variations. Can someone post the SNs for their K50/1.2s and let me know if it's an early or late model. Thanks! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Fred
Just curious about the serial numbers of the different K50/1.2 variations. Can someone post the SNs for their K50/1.2s and let me know if it's an early or late model. Thanks! My K 50/1.2 lacks the mm after the 1:1.2/50, and it has the SN of 12038nn. I just took a look at some of my K2

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Fred
Just curious about the serial numbers of the different K50/1.2 variations. Can someone post the SNs for their K50/1.2s and let me know if it's an early or late model. Thanks! You know, Shel, what we really need is for Gerjan (or somebody) to put out a K-mount book with at least the same

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
LOL Actually, I was thinking along those lines last night while reading Cecchi's book. The thing about getting the damned job done is that, with a full understanding of the equipment, especially lenses and their various iterations and differences, you're able to get the job done with more

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Tim Engel
19 Dec 01, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just curious about the serial numbers of the different K50/1.2 variations. Can someone post the SNs for their K50/1.2s and let me know if it's an early or late model. Thanks! --- Shel Belinkoff Shel, I have two K50 1.2's SMC PENTAX

RE: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Kent Gittings
The / was a carryover from the Takumar days. Kent Gittings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tim Engel Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations 19 Dec 01, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Ken Archer
Finally, Doug, I think you have come around to the conventional way of thinking ;-) On Wednesday 19 December 2001 11:32, Doug Brewer wrote: So keep this in mind, you young photographers out there: unless you have five versions of every lens and can recite MTF data for every one of them, you

Re[2]: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Fred
unless you have five versions of every lens and can recite MTF data for every one of them, [snip] OK, Doug, but just don't get us started on Photodo MTF results bashing - g. Fred - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread James Kiker
Doug wrote: So keep this in mind, you young photographers out there: unless you have five versions of every lens and can recite MTF data for every one of them, you suck as a photographer and should explore other hobbies. And don't even =think= photography is about photographs. To me

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
- Original Message - From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:32 PM Subject: Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations So keep this in mind, you young photographers out there: unless you have five versions of every lens and can recite MTF data for every one

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Dec 2001 at 7:04, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Just curious about the serial numbers of the different K50/1.2 variations. Can someone post the SNs for their K50/1.2s and let me know if it's an early or late model. Thanks! Hi Shel, My K50f1.2 reads 1:1.2 50mm, its serial number is 1468197

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread David A. Mann
Tim Engel wrote: I have two K50 1.2's SMC PENTAX 1:1.2 50mm Serial Number 1467330 and SMC PENTAX 1:1.2 50mm Serial Number 1444624. Mine has the / and no mm. S/N is 1431xxx. Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ Why is it that if an adult

Re: 50mm/1.2 Variations

2001-12-19 Thread David A. Mann
Doug Brewer wrote: And don't even =think= photography is about photographs. You're right... it's about images! :) Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run