Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
And which design is that? IIRC, there was the rectangular hood and a round hood, with the round one used most often with the 35/2.0. I use the Tak rectangular hood on all my 35mm lenses, even the 52mm threaded K-mounts with a 52~49 step down ring. "Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > Ooops,

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-28 Thread Cotty
>I received your email with the large attachment. Please don't send >large attachments through the mail. In my case the screw up the >computer because of their excessive download time. Plus, it's >considered poor form to to something like that. A 400K email attachment >is unacceptable, especia

Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Shel wrote: > The 28mm and 35mm hoods are of different designs, with the 28mm fitting > around the outside of the lens barrel and being secured with a clutch > while the 35mm screws into the front element threads. Which way does > the 24mm hood attach? Ooops, forgot that I use my 28mm

Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Len Paris
ember 27, 2001 6:48 PM Subject: Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 > Shel wrote: > > > I "don't have permission" to access that url. > > this one? http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb/web_1/texts > I can't imagine why not > > > Is the hood the c

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Rfsindg
Len, I'm not on a fast connection at home either ~ 51K and I don't like downloading 400K files. But the other thing you have to remember with Shel is his love of older, manual equipment. I've heard his phone/modem connection is just one step above a tin can and a string. Regards, Bob S.

Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The message I received is as follows: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /~bcasselb/web_1/texts/ on this server. What's the thread diameter for the ST 24/3.5? That's just about the only Tak hood that I don't have. Is it built the same way as the Bow-Wow hood, with two pieces, or mo

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, I have an older machine and a slow modem connection. Further, although my email program is set to limit the size of messages it receives, sooner or later I have to download the file. Not knowing the size of it until under way is a PITA. If I choose not to download it, it sits on my server

Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Shel wrote: > I "don't have permission" to access that url. this one? http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb/web_1/texts I can't imagine why not > Is the hood the correct hood for the 24/3.5 ST? It looks like the hood > from the 20mm/bow-wow. Yep. Also have the 2

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Len Paris
-- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 4:03 PM Subject: Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 > I received your email with the large attachment. Please don't send > large attach

Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I "don't have permission" to access that url. Is the hood the correct hood for the 24/3.5 ST? It looks like the hood from the 20mm/bow-wow. "Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > I agree, those old ones are the cat's meow. That shot is the > 24mm f3.5 SuperTak on a SPII - most likely t

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Len Paris
Yes, I understood what you were saying. But, you must remember, that anything you see on your screen was downloaded to your computer either by a web browser, an FTP client, or as an attachment to an e-mail. No matter how it gets there, it must be downloaded. If you look in your web browser cach

Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Shel wrote: > That's a great hood - and somewhat hard to find these days. Some of > those old, all metal, Takumar hoods are a real work of art, and rather > complicated and expensive to produce, too. > > http://www.orednet.org/~bcasselb/web_1/texts/24mm.jpg I agree, those ol

Re: Hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bill ... That's a great hood - and somewhat hard to find these days. Some of those old, all metal, Takumar hoods are a real work of art, and rather complicated and expensive to produce, too. "Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > Well, here's a shot of the predecessor to what you are >

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I received your email with the large attachment. Please don't send large attachments through the mail. In my case the screw up the computer because of their excessive download time. Plus, it's considered poor form to to something like that. A 400K email attachment is unacceptable, especially w

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Bmacrae
In a message dated 12/27/2001 2:55:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Actually, in order for a person to view any picture on his own > computer, he has to download them. There's no other way to get > the image there. > > Huh? No...I was speaking of posting them to a site

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Bmacrae
Thanks Cotty! This particular hood won't go on reversed as the clips are reversed as well so it won't work... It's not a link problem...it's a problem with me posting pix to a private group page on AOL instead of one accessable to anyone (ok, so I'm a dope). I thought anyone could access this

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Bmacrae
forget it len...I'll send you a pic via email off-list... Brendan - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Cotty
Congrats on your purchases, Brendan. About a year ago I did a lot of research (but obviously not enough!) on finding a clip-on type hood for my A*85. I ended up reaming out the iside of a Canon plastic clip-on hood, but there just wasn't the clearance available. So I reamed out another and jus

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Len ... If the MH-RA is the standard hood, I've got that, too. I was just curious as to how close Brendan's hood came to the 67 90/2.8 ... thanks for the offer. Len Paris wrote: > > I have the Pentax MH-RA hood for the A* 85mm f/1.4, if the > dimensions of that (in inches) would help, I'll

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Len Paris
OTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 2:27 AM Subject: Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4 > That's not a problem ... maybe you can post the dimensions of the hood. > I'd like to compare it to the 67 hood I'm using. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I s

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Len Paris
> I should post the photos to my FTP space but then you'd have o download them > to view them which is a waste of time. I guess i'll have to breakdown and > spend some time making a full web page or two one of these days. > > Brendan > - Actually, in order for a person to view any picture on his

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Len Paris
> here's a pic of what this setup looks like: > > http://prv-groups.aol.com/primelenspix/photos_photo1.adp?albumid =1&index=0 > > Regards, > > Brendan MacRae Er... What's the password? Len --- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and fo

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Bmacrae
It's 3 1/2" x 4 1/2". It projects 2 3/8" off the end of the lens. Comes with a nice case when bought new. Brendan - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://p

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's not a problem ... maybe you can post the dimensions of the hood. I'd like to compare it to the 67 hood I'm using. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I should post the photos to my FTP space but > then you'd have o download them -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-26 Thread Bmacrae
Shel... Well, how stupid is AOL anyway? I was under the impression that non-members can view group pages...I guess they can't without signing up for a Instant messenger ID which is pointless...I hate AOL... Ok...my setup is exactly like yours. And no, vignetting is no problem since this hood

Re: New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Brendan Congrats on the gear! I tried to access your photo and received a page asking for my AOL "screen name", and then had to register, get a confirmation e-mail from AOL, respond to that, etc. Never did get to the photo. That said, I prefer screw-in hoods, and have been using the Pentax

New hood for Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4

2001-12-26 Thread Bmacrae
Hey guys! Happy holidays all... well, this is one very happy Pentaxer here. Today my package arrived from Peter in sunny Brighton (camera-driect) and wow, what a boxing day I had! Two new LX screens (SG-60, Sc-69) and the Pentax-A* 85mm f1.4! All I can say is wowsers! Also, I'm on vacation un