Re: Canon users buy up stocks of high-end Pentax lenses (Was: Re: Come to papa........)

Canon users buy up stocks of high-end Pentax lenses (Was: Re: Come to papa) > On 9/9/04, Ryan Lee, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Adaptors? Doesn't he rip off the lens mount and just fix on one of those > >Borg Canon ones? Adaptor makes it sound so civil, surely not the

Re: Come to papa........

On 9/9/04, Stephen Moore, discombobulated, unleashed: >Oh ghod, NO! What have I done??! > >Yaaahhh!! > >Stephen Don't worry Stephen, it's *reversible*. ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

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On 9/9/04, Lon Williamson, discombobulated, unleashed: >And I for one have had e-nuff. Go to www.stopcot.net >to register your formal complaint to the Rules Board. LOL. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

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On 9/9/04, Henri Toivonen, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hey, that link doesn't work! >Where can I register my complaint? > >/Henri Right here bud. Talk to the back-focus. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps __

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On 9/9/04, Rob Brigham, discombobulated, unleashed: >Didn't you seel one of these a while back? I bought a mint in box 85 1.4 for £650. I used it for a year, then when I sold up to buy a digicam, I got £750 for it! I'm never that lucky. > >Have you come out of the deal quids in, or do you wish

Re: Canon users buy up stocks of high-end Pentax lenses (Was: Re: Come to papa........)

On 9/9/04, Ryan Lee, discombobulated, unleashed: >Adaptors? Doesn't he rip off the lens mount and just fix on one of those >Borg Canon ones? Adaptor makes it sound so civil, surely not the right term >for our barbaric Mr Cottrell. Jean Luc Picard indeed.. > >;) >Ryan Watch it Lee or I'll assimil

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Oh ghod, NO! What have I done??! Yaaahhh!! Stephen

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On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 16:14:27 +0200, Henri Toivonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, that link doesn't work! > Where can I register my complaint? > > /Henri > Just go to: www.pentaxians.for.truth.com and follow the directions. HTH, frank -- "It's about time we started to take photography

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Lon Williamson wrote: Yup. It is high time to kick Cot-ster off'n this here mail list. He's, he's... he's _bastardizing_ good K mount lenses. And I for one have had e-nuff. Go to www.stopcot.net to register your formal complaint to the Rules Board. Hey, that link doesn't work! Where can I regis

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Yup. It is high time to kick Cot-ster off'n this here mail list. He's, he's... he's _bastardizing_ good K mount lenses. And I for one have had e-nuff. Go to www.stopcot.net to register your formal complaint to the Rules Board. Christian wrote: Cotty wrote on 9/8/2004, 6:12 PM: > To fit Canon.

RE: Come to papa........

; To: pentax list > Subject: Come to papa > > > Can't keep a good lens down. > > Unfortunately I couldn't be with the auction at close to > snipe, so paid the price. It's no bargain but I'm really > happy. It's the best lens on the planet.

Re: Canon users buy up stocks of high-end Pentax lenses (Was: Re: Come to papa........)

CTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:57 PM Subject: Canon users buy up stocks of high-end Pentax lenses (Was: Re: Come to papa) > Hmmm. Assuming SRB use CNC type machinery, the setup cost for an EOS/K > adaptor would be the greater proport

Re: Canon users buy up stocks of high-end Pentax lenses (Was: Re: Come to papa........)

On 9/9/04, mike.wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >Just how many of those adaptors did you get made? > >Worried of Sunderland I'm setting up an EOSK kiosk ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

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On 9/9/04, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: >of aperture priority OR aperture priority Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

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On 9/9/04, Several Green PDMLers, discombobulated, unleashed: [various snipped remarks] As Graywolf says, the Ricoh uses K mount. Yes, I am going to adapt it, but no sawing involved. The aperture lever needs removing, other than that it's a simple operation involving 6 screws and some patience. I

Canon users buy up stocks of high-end Pentax lenses (Was: Re: Come to papa........)

Hi, Cotty wrote: On 9/9/04, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: to fit Ricoh. To fit Canon. Hmmm. Assuming SRB use CNC type machinery, the setup cost for an EOS/K adaptor would be the greater proportion of the price. In other words, the first one is expensive, after that, they cost slig

Re: Come to papa........

Ryan - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:51 AM Subject: Come to papa > Can't keep a good lens down. > > Unfortunately I couldn't be with the

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graywolf wrote: You are strange my friend. Most people who like Pentax lenses use Pentax cameras. Oh well, you do still have the MXen, don't you, or are you going to hacksaw the mount and fit it to your Canon? My guess? His NEW Canon... He already knows a K-mount Pentax will "work." The Ricoh is

Re: Come to papa........

Congratulations! Now you should think of buying a good camera to go with it. John On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:51:15 +0100, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can't keep a good lens down. Unfortunately I couldn't be with the auction at close to snipe, so paid the price. It's no bargain but I'm really happy

Re: Come to papa........

On 8 Sep 2004 at 22:51, Cotty wrote: > Can't keep a good lens down. > > Unfortunately I couldn't be with the auction at close to snipe, so paid > the price. It's no bargain but I'm really happy. It's the best lens on > the planet. > > ViewItem&category=

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You are strange my friend. Most people who like Pentax lenses use Pentax cameras. Oh well, you do still have the MXen, don't you, or are you going to hacksaw the mount and fit it to your Canon? -- Cotty wrote: Can't keep a good lens down. Unfortunately I couldn't be with the auction at close to

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I thought the eBay adv. said Ricoh, Cotty. Yeah, it did. http://tinyurl.com/55mg4 Isn't Ricoh a K-mount equivalent to Pentax? Anyhow, that seems to reveal that you're onto a Canon--again. Big grin! keith Cotty wrote: On 9/9/04, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: to fit Ricoh. To fit Canon

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Cotty wrote on 9/8/2004, 6:12 PM: > To fit Canon. > > > Oh good lord NO! -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Hey, I was going to lament, not too loudly, that my SMC 85mm is only a 1.8, but when i looked closer, yours is not only faster, but it's an A-* no less! I'm impressed! What a find! Congratulations! keith Cotty wrote: Can't keep a good lens down. Unfortunately I couldn't be with the auction at c

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Please tell me you're not going to "Frankenstine" this one... Cotty wrote: Can't keep a good lens down. Unfortunately I couldn't be with the auction at close to snipe, so paid the price. It's no bargain but I'm really happy. It's the best lens on the planet.

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On 9/9/04, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: >to fit Ricoh. To fit Canon. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _