My shop's Pentax rep dropped by earlier this morning during his drive around
the bay area to show off the new OptioWP. I asked him about possible ship
dates for a couple lenses, and he mentioned something pretty cool:
He said he was about 90% sure Pentax will be releasing a new (most likely D
--- John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> He said he was about 90% sure Pentax will be releasing a new
(most likely D
> FA) 50mm f1.4 lens, since the current 50 1.4 was discontinued.
There is
> nothing official yet, but he expects an announcement in the
relatively near
> future.
>
> So, for
- Original Message -
From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
That's good to hear. I've been using the Pentax-A 50/1.4 and
loving it, but have had a hankering for an AF series 50/1.4.
I'll wait a little while with this information. :-)
FWIW, i
I've noticed on that J Cowell's price index lists the F 50/1.4 as selling
for slightly more than the FA 50/1.4. Is this an aberration in his
statistics, or is the F a better lens? I'm guessing construction quality
would be the only difference. I've always understood the construction of the
F serie
ginal Message ---
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:55:47 -0600
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> - Original Message -
> From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi"
> Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
>
> >
> &g
I've noticed on that J Cowell's price index lists the F 50/1.4 as selling
for slightly more than the FA 50/1.4. Is this an aberration in his
statistics, or is the F a better lens? (...)
Tim
No, it is just not as common... Personnally I have never seen an F 50/1.4!
Andre
ussion List
Sent: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:27:18 -0800
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> I've noticed on that J Cowell's price index lists the F 50/1.4 as selling
> for slightly more than the FA 50/1.4. Is this an aberration in his
> statistics, or is the F a better lens? I'm g
ct a full
JW> frame digital?naah just dreaming.
JW> John
JW> -- Original Message ---
JW> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
JW> To:
JW> Sent: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:55:47 -0600
JW> Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
>> - Origi
- Original Message -
From: "John Whittingham"
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
FWIW, if you come across an FA50/1.4, it is a very nice lens.
I'd second that. Doesn't it make you wonder why a new 50mm, OK it
would
equate to approx 75mm on the *istD, portrait lens? or c
- Original Message -
From: "Tim Sherburne"
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
I've noticed on that J Cowell's price index lists the F 50/1.4 as
selling
for slightly more than the FA 50/1.4. Is this an aberration in his
statistics, or is the F a better lens? I
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> Hello John,
>
> The big reason for a new version is to have the focus clutch
> capability - it allows for instant manual focus touch up just like on
> the DA 16-45, DA 14 and DA 18-55. As far optical quality goes, it
> wouldn't surprise me if
> >> FWIW, if you come across an FA50/1.4, it is a very nice
lens.
> >
> > I'd second that. Doesn't it make you wonder why a new 50mm
OK it
> > would equate to approx 75mm on the *istD, portrait lens? or
can we
> > expect a full frame digital?naah just
dreaming.
>
> I have read th
uot;William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:27:19 -0600
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> - Original Message -
> From: "John Whittingham"
> Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
>
> >> FWIW, if you come across an FA50/1.4, it is a ve
--- John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Will it ever happen or will we be stuck with the present
> format, I'm not going digital until I know one way or the
other.
What's the big deal? If you buy into a Pentax digital body now,
you'll need one wider lens to handle wide field of view need
5:46 PM
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
I'd second that. Doesn't it make you wonder why a new 50mm, OK it would
equate to approx 75mm on the *istD, portrait lens? or can we expect a full
frame digital?naah just dreaming.
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005, John Whittingham wrote:
> Ah, never thought of that, unfortunately I don't own a Pentax digital SLR. I
> wish they had produced something like the MZ-D prototype.
No you don't. Had they gone ahead, they would now be like Contax (who
did produce a FF digital with the same disa
an 2005 20:04:10 -0500
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> if they are making the lens to have a useful market life of 10 years
> or more, a FF DSLR is inevitable, at a price, and if Pentax stays in
> the DSLR business.
>
> Herb
> - Original Message -
> From: "Joh
I've got both the F50/1.7 and the F50/1.4 and there isn't any difference in
the quality of construction. They tend to be pricey here in Australia but
that's probably because just about everything sold with a zoom, not a 50mm
prime. Both the F and FA 50mm lenses are quite rare secondhand. There are
cuss@pdml.net
Sent: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:03:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> --- John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Will it ever happen or will we be stuck with the present
> > format, I'm not going digital until I know one way or the
> other
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, John Whittingham wrote:
> > What's the big deal? If you buy into a Pentax digital body now,
> > you'll need one wider lens to handle wide field of view needs.
>
> I'd much prefer to save the money and spend it on a good 36mm x 24mm digital
> body.
Start saving. Disregarding t
--- John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'd much prefer to save the money and spend it on a good 36m x
24mm digital
> body.
Well, then you're into a long wait. I don't expect to see
24x36mm sensors being available in volume production quantities
for at least 3-5 years, and the price wi
extra.
> On the Contax G2, manual focus was also controlled from the body
> ... That took some getting used to. :-)
I'll bet.
Best
John
-- Original Message ---
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:44:
More cost cutting, it's about time Pentax stopped following Canon and Minolta
trends, they never where scared of breaking from the norm.
John
-- Original Message ---
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:
trends, they never where scared of breaking from the norm.
John
-- Original Message ---
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:12:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, John Whittingham w
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, John Whittingham wrote:
> > Start saving. Disregarding the good bit (;-) the Canon is
> > 5.2KGBP. That's 500 times more than what you paid for your MZ-3
>
> They'll come down a bit in time, besides you pay for the technology etc.
According to folks in the list, not by mu
SD card Weirdness?
I'm happy they went to SD cards in the *istDS. Much smaller,
just as fast if not faster than what you can use with CF, and
much easier to get in and out of the camera. Less prone to
damage too.
Godfrey
--- Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ... Plus the SD ca
On 25 Jan 2005 at 14:37, John Whittingham wrote:
> I'd much prefer to save the money and spend it on a good 36mm x 24mm digital
> body. I would need more then one W/A lens or a very good zoom to replace 24mm,
> 28mm and 35mm lenses not to mention 17mm rectilinear and 16mm Fisheye that I
> also use
On 25 Jan 2005 at 21:01, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
> According to folks in the list, not by much, as the silicon wafers for
> this size have a great chance of yielding 0 (zero) usable sensor
> chips. I understood it to be a hard, physical limitation.
I think you may have misread, yields for CCD
--- Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Har, they'll try to wear you down. Next you'll be told that
the new zooms
> perform as well as primes (unfortunately even some of the new
"digital" primes
> aren't that spectacular in performance) and then you'll be
> told that loosing the aperture r
On 25 Jan 2005 at 14:38, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> I have no experience with Pentax zooms, but so far the primes
> I've bought (DA14, A28/2.8, A50/1.4, M85/2, K Tak 135/2.5,
> FA135/2.8, A200/4) have all proven to be very nice performers,
> comparable in performance with the Canon primes I use. So
41
To: "pentax-discuss@pdml.net"
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> I have read that full frame is the future. The $64,000 question is
> how far away from it are we?
Will it ever happen or will we be stuck with the present format, I'm not
25 Jan 2005 21:01:12 + (GMT)
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005, John Whittingham wrote:
>
> > > Start saving. Disregarding the good bit (;-) the Canon is
> > > 5.2KGBP. That's 500 times more than what you paid for your MZ-3
> >
> > The
release it and you think "did I miss something" :)
John
-- Original Message ---
From: "Nick Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:00:39 -
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> But you'll never know if Pentax are going to release a
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
I dislike zoom lenses, always get better results with primes
even in the Canon system where they've put oodles of money into
their L zoom lenses. The one Canon zoom I've always liked is
--- Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Interesting I suspect our experience and expectations differ
> somewhat.
That begs the question:
What are your experiences and expectations? With regard to which
lenses I listed?
Godfrey
__
Do you
. Cost cutting is inevitable and they are offering a
botch^H^H^H^H^Hworkaround. Don't hold your breath.
Where did I put the MX, it's here somewhere :)
John
- Original Message ---
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tue,
It *is* broke, check
http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss@pdml.net/msg205063.html
It's a goner; do other manufacturers support it even in the way
Pentax does?
More cost cutting, it's about time Pentax stopped following Canon and
Minolta
trends, they never where scared of breaking from the no
On Jan 26, 2005, at 5:12 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
Start saving. Disregarding the good bit (;-) the Canon is 5.2KGBP.
5.2 kilo-giga-billion pixels? Where can I buy one?
- Dave (waiting for a 24x70mm sensor with a Pentax 67 mount in front of
it)
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
On 25 Jan 2005 at 23:56, John Celio wrote:
> I've gotten a lot of stubborn, crotchety old photographers (usually men) in my
> shop who dislike body-controlled aperture when they come in, but love it once
> they've had a chance to really try it out in the real world. Something tells
> me
> you're
ng that body aperture control is wrong I'm just stating a preference.
John Whittingham
Technician
-- Original Message ---
From: "John Celio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:56:43 -0800
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> >> It *is* br
-- Original Message ---
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:57:54 +1000
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> On 25 Jan 2005 at 14:37, John Whittingham wrote:
>
> > I'd much prefer to save the money and spend it
Rob Studdert wrote on 26.01.05 10:59:
> I've had my *ist D for over a year and shot over 10k images with it and I
> still
> don't like the body based aperture control. Granted I use it but I can't see
> one reason that it's so much improved over lens ring based controls that I'd
> love it? How is
nolta, Nikon, Fuji
etc.
sadly not many Pentax, I still prefer the aperure control on the lens.
I'm
not saying that body aperture control is wrong I'm just stating a
preference.
John Whittingham
Technician
-- Original Message ---
From: "John Celio" <[EMAIL
On 26 Jan 2005 at 11:58, John Forbes wrote:
> Funny. I've recently bought an old MX on Ebay, and I find it very
> difficult to change shutter speeds while metering through the viewfinder. I
> really miss the little wheels for shutter and aperture on the Z1-P and the
> *ist
> D.
>
> People
I can appreciate that in your case the old way was better. But for the
right-eyed majority, the little wheels are markedly superior once you get
used to them, IMO of course.
John
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:32:43 +1000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On 26 Jan 2005 at 11:58, John Forbe
On 26 Jan 2005 at 13:01, John Forbes wrote:
> I can appreciate that in your case the old way was better. But for the
> right-eyed majority, the little wheels are markedly superior once you get
> used
> to them, IMO of course.
Sorry if I came across a little gruff but I'm a little over being
Just a wee bit gruff! :-)
But I think I was just a wee bit dogmatic, so we're square.
John
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:30:33 +1000, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On 26 Jan 2005 at 13:01, John Forbes wrote:
I can appreciate that in your case the old way was better. But for the
right-eyed m
Original message
>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:30:33 +1000
>From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>It's a little like
>Tiptronic gears to me, adequate but not the same as having a
clutch and H
>pattern stick in hand.
You have to try Ferrari/Maserati F-1 style paddle shifters...
:-)
--- Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's a little like Tiptronic gears to me, adequate but not
the same as having a
> clutch and H pattern stick in hand.
heheh... Yeah, the Tiptronic is faster shifting and doesn't
interrupt power flow.
(Hey, I drive a Land Rover Freelander with tipt
Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:32:43 +1000
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
> On 26 Jan 2005 at 11:58, John Forbes wrote:
>
> > Funny. I've recently bought an old MX on Ebay, and I find it very
> > difficult to change shutter speeds while metering through the
viewfinder. I
> >
> > The ring movement was almost a reflex action in me,
I had to learn how to use an aperture ring control on the lens.
I learned photography with a Rolleliflex MX, where you control
the shutter speeds and lens aperture with two convenient
thumbwheels on the body. Got into the habit of it with my
On 26 Jan 2005 at 14:16, John Forbes wrote:
> Just a wee bit gruff! :-)
>
> But I think I was just a wee bit dogmatic, so we're square.
No problems, I just spent "Australia Day" overhauling a friends home security
after a nasty burglary the day before. Police advice to the victim "get a dog",
In a message dated 1/26/2005 11:18:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
the farty little wheel on the back I
> just tolerate.
>
> Rob Studdert
=
Ditto for the C 300D I am using. Little wheel sets shutter speed or
aperture depending on what else you trip on the came
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: Pentax 50mm News
Bollocks. If primarily shooting aperture priority or manual with a pre-set
shutter speed and manual focus an aperture ring around the lens works
exceedingly well. I'm now left eye'd so my thumb is always fighti
On 26 Jan 2005 at 21:13, Herb Chong wrote:
> i prefer everything on the body like the *istD has because i can run all
> critical functions one handed. in cold weather with gloves on, it matters a
> lot.
> the rest of the time, i don't care.
We don't have cold here (well not like where you are),
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> Hmmm, I wonder when one
> qualifies
> for old fartiness? ;-)
>
When one thinks one does, Marnie. So it's all up to you.
ERNR
In a message dated 1/26/2005 6:30:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> Hmmm, I wonder when one
> qualifies
> for old fartiness? ;-)
>
When one thinks one does, Marnie. So it's all up to you.
ERNR
Hehehehehe.
Marnie
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:45:47 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ditto for the C 300D I am using.
Let's start by saying it together::
"Canon"
Okay, very good. Now again:
"Canon".
Okay, this time on your own:
"."
See, that's not so hard, is it?
"I knew ya could do
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:45:47 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In a message dated 1/26/2005 11:18:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> the farty little wheel on the back I
> > just tolerate.
> >
> > Rob Studdert
> =
> Ditto for the C 300D I am usi
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:28:43 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> > Hmmm, I wonder when one
> > qualifies
> > for old fartiness? ;-)
>
> When one thinks one does, Marnie. So it's all up to you.
I've been an old fart since about age 21. :-)
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
It isn't better, only different. I find it makes the camera a bit more
difficult to hold when changing both aperture and shutter speed at the
same time, yes I know that's what hyper program is for but I just like
to keep my camera in manual mode most of the time.
John Celio wrote:
It *is* brok
On Jan 27, 2005, at 4:47 PM, frank theriault wrote:
Let's start by saying it together::
"Canon"
Okay, very good. Now again:
"Canon".
Okay, this time on your own:
Can-off...
Can't-on...
- Dave (still can't quite do it)
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
The answer is: 2008/9
>I have read that full frame is the future. The $64,000 question is
>how far away from it are we?
(with apologies to the Great Karnac)
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
On 24/1/05, John Celio, discombobulated, unleashed:
>P.P.S.: the OptioWP seemed like a very nice camera, but it wasn't a working
>model, so I couldn't take any sample shots with it.
Yeah but did you run some water over it?
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
|
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
>> Hmmm, I wonder when one qualifies for old fartiness? ;-)
>
>When one thinks one does, Marnie. So it's all up to you.
You don't *qualify* for old fartiness, you *aspire* to it!
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and w
Original message
>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:22:35 +1000
>From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>We don't have cold here (well not like where you are), we
have heat, plenty of
>it, two hands holding the camera stops it from slipping out
of sweaty hands :-)
Poor you :-P
Act
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:30:56 +1300, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can-off...
>
> Can't-on...
>
Don't get discouraged, Dave. You're doing very well. Just keep at
it, and soon, you won't believe you ever had this affliction.
cheers,
f***k
(my, that looks naughty, doesn't it? )
--
Only to those who can't spell the w**d.
frank theriault wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:30:56 +1300, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Can-off...
Can't-on...
Don't get discouraged, Dave. You're doing very well. Just keep at
it, and soon, you won't believe you ever had this affliction.
c
Hi, John.
> While I'm on the subject of niggles two of my
> pet hates are:
> 1. Lenses whos focusing ring turns in the opposite direction to a genuine
> Pentax lens. (Congrats to Sigma on the Syncho II lenses)
This is something that is less important to me now than it used to be. At
one time,
am quite used to one-
> touch zooms functioning as you describe.
I'm sure you're right there, although I do own one exception: SMC Pentax M 35-
70 f2.8/3.5, I've had some very nice results from it.
It's been good to share some thoughts and comments with you.
John
--
--- Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> my DA 14 is noticeably less sharp than my DA 16-45, and that
> is about the same as my FA* 80-200. i haven't shot enough yet
with my FA*
> 28-70, but given what i have seen from others, i expect it to
be equally
> good.
Less sharp ... in the center, at t
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: DA14mm f/2.8 quality (was: Pentax 50mm News)
Less sharp ... in the center, at the edges, at what f/stops,
etc, at what settings on the DA16-45? How are you comparing
them?
I find the DA14 satisfactorily sharp acros
ame.
>
> Herb...
> - Original Message -
> From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:08 PM
> Subject: Re: DA14mm f/2.8 quality (was: Pentax 50mm News)
>
>
> > Less sharp ... in the center, a
nuary 25, 2005 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: DA14mm f/2.8 quality (was: Pentax 50mm News)
Interesting. At f/8, the DA14mm's aperture is less than 2mm in
diameter where the FA16-45 is at 2mm or greater. Perhaps you're
seeing the onset of diffraction, reducing the resolution. How do
they compar
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: DA14mm f/2.8 quality (was: Pentax 50mm News)
Less sharp ... in the center, at the edges, at what f/stops,
etc, at what settings on the DA16-45? How are you comparing
them?
I find the DA14 satisfactorily sharp across th
1. You can feel how many stops you are changing by how much you twist
the ring. Body control dial means you need to either watch the display
or count the clicks. I can also feel where the aperture is by using my
thumb to feel for the A-lock button.
2. The right hand is busy enough (ahem). Dist
Derby Chang wrote:
1. You can feel how many stops you are changing by how much you twist
the ring. Body control dial means you need to either watch the display
or count the clicks. I can also feel where the aperture is by using my
thumb to feel for the A-lock button.
2. The right hand is busy
Now that's what I'd call progress :)
John
-- Original Message ---
From: Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Pentax Discuss
Sent: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:58:26 +1100
Subject: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax 50mm
News)
> 1. You can
On 26 Jan 2005 at 21:59, John Whittingham wrote:
> Now that's what I'd call progress :)
Hmm, yes, I still haven't seen such a list to show why thumb-wheel control is
such an advantage over lens based aperture control :-)
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
This kind of point-counter point can be fun...
> From: Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> 1. You can feel how many stops you are changing by how much
you
> twist the ring. Body control dial means you need to either
watch
> the display or count the clicks. I can also feel where the
> aperture is
Pentax LX, MX, KX.
John
-- Original Message ---
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:09:51 +1000
Subject: Re: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax
50mm News)
> On 26 Jan 2005 at
On 26 Jan 2005 at 14:13, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> This kind of point-counter point can be fun...
Sure can :-)
> I always count the clicks with a lens ring, or have to turn the
> camera to look at the dial.
While I'm usually watching my shutter speed in the finder whilst on-the-ring.
> My righ
> ... I did laugh when I saw the example image of how to hold a
> camera in one of the late film body manuals, both hands
> gripping the body like a steering wheel, makes you wonder if
the
> designers of the gadgets are actually photographers.
lol ... I know what you mean. It's the most unstable
My preference is also for the aperture ring on the
lens. With the LX, I can even see what it is from the
viewfinder.
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This kind of point-counter point can be fun...
>
> > From: Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > 1. You can feel how many sto
et.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 27. januar 2005 00:10
Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Emne: Re: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax
50mm News)
On 26 Jan 2005 at 21:59, John Whittingham wrote:
> Now that's
Pentax LX, MX, KX.
John
-- Original Message ---
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:09:51 +1000
Subject: Re: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax
50mm News)
On 26 Jan 2005 at 21:59, Joh
rture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax
50mm News)
> The Pz-1/PZ-1p had both options. That's a progress! As far as flash
> photography goes, the *ist D has too.
> Someday, someone might make a camera, without the aperture simulator,
> but with the e-wheel moved from the body to the lens
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From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax
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> They don't really, they meter wide open, and stop down, all th
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, Rob Studdert wrote:
> On 26 Jan 2005 at 14:13, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
>
> > My right hand is much more prehensile than my left hand. I use
> > the latter for a support, and occasionally for manual focusing.
> > I like my right hand in control of all exposure (ahem).
>
> My ha
No, that would be holding it out in the air while using the rear LCD
screen as a viewfinder. ;-)
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On 27 Jan 2005 at 13:16, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
> Ah, I can tell you about that. I initially followed the advise on the
> MZ-50 manual to use the left to support (and handle) the lens. I ended
> up with invariably tilted horizons. I asked a friend, who suggested
> that I not flick the shutte
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Subject: Re: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax
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They don't really, they meter wide open, and stop down, all the way,
f
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Rob Studdert wrote:
> So now your images have straight horizons with shake induced blur?
The latter parameter never changed.
Kostas
On 27/1/05, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Oh, just thought of one more. Aperture rings let you set hyperfocus
>distance (not that I do it that much)
Very good point!
Doing landscapes on the 1D and K15mm I use the aperture ring constantly,
albeit on a tripod. It is nice to use.
C
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Emne: Re: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax
50mm News)
They don't really, they meter wide open, and stop down, all the way, for
exposure. I suppose that on an LX you'd get
the proper exposure, in automatic mode, but you'd have not a clue what
your
RC.
Thats very reasuring to know, thanks.
John
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Emne: RE: Things I like about aperture rings on lenses (was Re: Pentax
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> The Pz-1/PZ-1p had both
On 27 Jan 2005 at 16:45, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Rob Studdert wrote:
>
> > So now your images have straight horizons with shake induced blur?
>
> The latter parameter never changed.
So do they still contain shake induced blur?
:-)
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:45:10 + (GMT), Kostas Kavoussanakis
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Rob Studdert wrote:
>
> > So now your images have straight horizons with shake induced blur?
>
> The latter parameter never changed.
>
> Kostas
>
See sig, below...
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:13:30 +, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 27/1/05, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
> >Oh, just thought of one more. Aperture rings let you set hyperfocus
> >distance (not that I do it that much)
>
> Very good point!
>
> Doing landscapes on the 1D and K1
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