Bojidar Dimitrov’s K mount page is dead Long live the Pentax K mount page.

2018-05-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Boz, had been looking for someone to update and maintain his K mount page for several years, and looks like a group of German Pentaxians, I hadn't tried to access the page in a while and it took a bit of searching to find it here. http://kmp.pentaxians.eu/ It looks like they're going to try t

Re: Pentax K mount - to - EOS adapter orientation.

2017-02-24 Thread Gonz
These guys have pretty much everything: https://www.mscdirect.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomeView?storeId=10054&catalogId=10001 On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 1:54 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 23/2/17, John, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>A local machine shop might be able to run up a one-off. >

Re: Pentax K mount - to - EOS adapter orientation.

2017-02-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
> Any ideas where I would find 100% longer screws to fit the standard > A*85/1.4 rear mount? Perhaps a Pentax service center? Or maybe special order from Grainger or Fastenal? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the P

Re: Pentax K mount - to - EOS adapter orientation.

2017-02-24 Thread Larry Colen
Steve Cottrell wrote: On 23/2/17, John, discombobulated, unleashed: A local machine shop might be able to run up a one-off. Good point. Actually that's what I did 14 years ago. I just need longer screws to make it work. Any ideas where I would find 100% longer screws to fit the standard A*

Re: Pentax K mount - to - EOS adapter orientation.

2017-02-23 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 23/2/17, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >A local machine shop might be able to run up a one-off. Good point. Actually that's what I did 14 years ago. I just need longer screws to make it work. Any ideas where I would find 100% longer screws to fit the standard A*85/1.4 rear mount? -- C

Re: Pentax K mount - to - EOS adapter orientation.

2017-02-23 Thread John
On 2/23/2017 3:13 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Okay, here's an interesting question. Pentax lens - to - other makes of camera adaptor rings. They're out there. Cheapies off eekBay and Amazon, and one or two decent makes. Here's the problem. My son uses the A*85/1.4 on his Canon C100 video camera a

Re: Pentax K mount - to - EOS adapter orientation.

2017-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Shim stock. Available at good auto parts stores here in sizes from .001-inch to at least .005-inch. Cut to fit the lens flange until you've backed it up 10 hours to the 12 o'clock position. Paul via phone > On Feb 23, 2017, at 3:13 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > Okay, here's an interesting que

Pentax K mount - to - EOS adapter orientation.

2017-02-23 Thread Steve Cottrell
Okay, here's an interesting question. Pentax lens - to - other makes of camera adaptor rings. They're out there. Cheapies off eekBay and Amazon, and one or two decent makes. Here's the problem. My son uses the A*85/1.4 on his Canon C100 video camera a lot. He loves the creamy bokeh and minimal de

Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page

2017-01-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't know if any old hands were aware of this but for a while Boz has been looking for someone to edit and maintain his web page. He has apparently moved on from Pentax. I was looking for information on an obscure feature and visited his page. There's an announcement that he's found a gro

Re: FS Friday: Pentax K-mount lenses - update

2014-08-30 Thread Stanley Halpin
Several of the lenses are either sold or are under consideration by someone. Gone for sure are the 12-24, 30, 60-250. Maybe gone are the 77 and 200 macro. So, still available are the following: - DA* 16-50/2.8 $450 - FA* 24/2.0$450 - DA 40/2.8 Limited $250 - A 50/2.8 Macro

Re: FS Friday: Pentax K-mount lenses

2014-08-29 Thread Zos Xavius
Can I cross post this to my facebook group? These prices are too good not to share and I'm kicking myself for not borrowing some money right now. On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Oh my if I had a spare $3000 would get myself a nice K3 and some newer > lenses. > > Jeffery

Re: FS Friday: Pentax K-mount lenses

2014-08-29 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Oh my if I had a spare $3000 would get myself a nice K3 and some newer lenses. Jeffery Johnson Photo Captures by Jeffery http://www.Facebook.com/photocapturesbyjeffery https://twitter.com/PhotoCaptures Bringing joy and happiness to lonely and depressed wal

FS Friday: Pentax K-mount lenses

2014-08-29 Thread Stanley Halpin
I’ve decided to go ahead and sell off much of my APS-C K-Mount equipment and take the plunge with a 645 system. - DA 12-24/4.0 $430 - DA* 16-50/2.8 $450 - FA* 24/2.0$450 - K 30/2.8 $ 75 - DA 40/2.8 Limited $250 - A 50/2.8 Macro$150 - K 55/1.8

Re: 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-06-02 Thread Jos from Holland
Or the Sigma 8-16 that I experience a lot sharper than the Sigma 10-20 that I once had. Greetz, Jos On 1-6-2014 21:53, John wrote: You might look at Sigma's 10-20 zoom. It's available in a fully automatic auto-focus *Pentax* Mount. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

Re: 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-06-01 Thread Brian Walters
27;ve just got a bit lazy... Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On 5/30/2014 11:59 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I just discovered that Samyang introduced to the market a new lens in Pentax K mount: Samyang 10m

Re: 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-06-01 Thread John
You might look at Sigma's 10-20 zoom. It's available in a fully automatic auto-focus *Pentax* Mount. On 5/30/2014 11:59 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I just discovered that Samyang introduced to the market a new lens in Pentax K mount: Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS Lens (Pentax K M

Re: Samyang 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-05-31 Thread Zos Xavius
>From what I can tell the samyang has better resolution than the sigma. Its also sharper edge to edge. It looks like one hell of a lens. On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:56 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > Hello Igor, while an f2.8 lens is certainly welcome, I for one would > prefer the Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6, as

Samyang 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-05-31 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hello Igor, while an f2.8 lens is certainly welcome, I for one would prefer the Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6, as it gives better flexibility - auto focus, electronic metering, many lenses in one, cheaper price. I believe a Tokina version of a SWA Lens is f2.8 too. Plus my copy of the Sigma is brutally sharp.

Re: 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
, but you would think that they'd tout having full metering compatibility with Pentax if they actually supported it. On 5/30/2014 11:59 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > I just discovered that Samyang introduced to the market a new lens in > Pentax K mount: > Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS

Re: 10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-05-30 Thread P.J. Alling
could be wrong about that, but you would think that they'd tout having full metering compatibility with Pentax if they actually supported it. On 5/30/2014 11:59 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I just discovered that Samyang introduced to the market a new lens in Pentax K mount: Samyang 10mm f/2

10mm lens in Pentax K mount

2014-05-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
I just discovered that Samyang introduced to the market a new lens in Pentax K mount: Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS Lens (Pentax K Mount) http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1024857-REG/samyang_10mm_f_2_8_ed_as.html I seldom get use of ultra-wide lenses. And when I tried Pentax 12-24

Re: Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-23 Thread Boris Liberman
On 10/22/2013 8:05 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: The lack of an EVF was also a concern to me. However even though my old Fuji had one, I've seldom used it (mainly due to low resolution and small size), thus my feelings are mixed about this... Well, times change. Technology changes even

Re: Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 22, 2013, at 01:25 , Larry Colen wrote: > On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 01:15:00AM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: >> On Oct 21, 2013, at 20:42 , Boris Liberman wrote: >>> The only thing that I don't like about K-01 is that you cannot attach a EVF >>> to it - you absolutely have to focus/compos

Re: Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 01:15:00AM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: > On Oct 21, 2013, at 20:42 , Boris Liberman wrote: > > The only thing that I don't like about K-01 is that you cannot attach a EVF > > to it - you absolutely have to focus/compose by the screen. In the bright > > light this may p

Re: Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 21, 2013, at 20:42 , Boris Liberman wrote: > The only thing that I don't like about K-01 is that you cannot attach a EVF > to it - you absolutely have to focus/compose by the screen. In the bright > light this may prove an issue. You could buy this accessory that attaches to > the back of

Re: Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 06:42:35AM +0300, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 10/21/2013 9:28 PM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: > > == THE DILEMMA == > > > > Therefore my question (or questions) is: is there any chance that > >a K-mount mirrorless will appear in the "near" future (i.e. 6 months > >t

Re: Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-21 Thread P.J. Alling
The K-01 was back in production, at least for a while. It returned in blue and white. http://photorumors.com/2013/07/04/pentax-k-01-marc-newson-camera-resurrected-in-blue-and-white-colors/ It was available from Adorama or B&H in that version in August IIRC. They don't seem to have them now.

Re: Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-21 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 10/21/2013 9:28 PM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: >> >> == THE DILEMMA == >> >> Therefore my question (or questions) is: is there any chance that >> a K-mount mirrorless will appear in the "near" future (i.e. 6 months >> till it

Re: Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-21 Thread Boris Liberman
On 10/21/2013 9:28 PM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: == THE DILEMMA == Therefore my question (or questions) is: is there any chance that a K-mount mirrorless will appear in the "near" future (i.e. 6 months till it hits the shelf)? Or should I buy the K-01 while it's still available in

Pentax K-01 follow-up? (or other Pentax K-mount mirrorless)

2013-10-21 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
(For the "meat" of the subject you could skip directly to the paragraph "THE DILEMMA". Below I add some context to it.) As I've mentioned yesterday in the thread <> I currently own a new-ish Pentax K-30 and an old FujiFilm FinePix S5600 / S5200. Although the K-30 serves me well, it

Re: No Pentax K mount for new Tamron 70-200/2.8 lens

2012-09-15 Thread Darren Addy
It does appear that people are happier with the "AT-X Pro" but I haven't figured out what specifications differences there are between PRO and a non-PRO Tokina AT-X. I've seen the SD designation on both the PRO and the Non-Pro. In any event, a lot of people don't seem to get the difference betwee

Re: No Pentax K mount for new Tamron 70-200/2.8 lens

2012-09-15 Thread John Sessoms
I've got the auto-focus version. I think it's a damn good lens. I haven't noticed fringing. From: David Mann That reminds me. Sorry to hijack the thread but does anyone have experience with the Tokina ATX Pro 80-200 f/2.8? I've seen one selling locally and a bit of googling shows some people m

Re: No Pentax K mount for new Tamron 70-200/2.8 lens

2012-09-15 Thread lrc
Tokina At-x sd 80-200/2.8 Not the pro. It will take some time to learn how to get the most out of it, but it certainly has potential. l...@red4est.com wrote: >Dave >I dont remember if that is the tkina 80-200/2.8 I have. Mine is manusl >focus and ehen I nail focus it is pretty sharp. >My s

Re: No Pentax K mount for new Tamron 70-200/2.8 lens

2012-09-15 Thread lrc
Dave I dont remember if that is the tkina 80-200/2.8 I have. Mine is manusl focus and ehen I nail focus it is pretty sharp. My shots from last night were shot with it. Some eith a tsmron 2x. I dont have thr exact url but its the most recent set, of Kim Nalley at Http://flickr.com/ellarsee Look a

Re: No Pentax K mount for new Tamron 70-200/2.8 lens

2012-09-14 Thread David Mann
That reminds me. Sorry to hijack the thread but does anyone have experience with the Tokina ATX Pro 80-200 f/2.8? I've seen one selling locally and a bit of googling shows some people moaning about fringing, but I'd trust PDMLers a bit more than random internet pixel-peepers. Cheers, Dave On

No Pentax K mount for new Tamron 70-200/2.8 lens

2012-09-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
$Subj. http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/09/13/Tamron-SP-70-200mm-F2-8-Di-VC-USD-ultrasonic-focus-motor-and-image-stabilization It looks like it might be a good lens. I kind of doubt Pentax would be rebadging that one... Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/ma

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-06 Thread Adam Maas
Peter Lacus wrote: > Adam, > big hit in Nikon-land, that's only because the Nikon 50/1.4 is fairly average in performance not because the Zeiss is legendary in its performance. >>> especially when it's Cosina Zeiss... > >> Yet several of the Cosina-built Zeiss lenses outperform t

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-06 Thread Mishka
I have 3 Cosina "Voightlander" lenses in PKA, and their build and optical quality is no worse than that of Pentax LTDs in every respect. They are quite costly too. best, mishka On 7/6/07, Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam, > > >>>big hit in Nikon-land, that's only because the Nikon 50

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-06 Thread Peter Lacus
Adam, >>>big hit in Nikon-land, that's only because the Nikon 50/1.4 is fairly >>>average in performance not because the Zeiss is legendary in its >>>performance. >> >>especially when it's Cosina Zeiss... > Yet several of the Cosina-built Zeiss lenses outperform their Contax > predecessors. No

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-05 Thread Adam Maas
Peter Lacus wrote: >> big hit in Nikon-land, that's only because the Nikon 50/1.4 is fairly >> average in performance not because the Zeiss is legendary in its >> performance. > > especially when it's Cosina Zeiss... > > Cheers, > > Peter > Yet several of the Cosina-built Zeiss lenses outper

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-05 Thread Peter Lacus
> big hit in Nikon-land, that's only because the Nikon 50/1.4 is fairly > average in performance not because the Zeiss is legendary in its > performance. especially when it's Cosina Zeiss... Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_p

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/7/07, Bertil Holmberg, discombobulated, unleashed: >Any views on Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 glass vs the Pentax version(s)? Yeah, you can see through the Pentax version. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com ___

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 4, 2007, at 12:38 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> Besides, you can't buy an SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 new anywhere that I >> know of. > If I didn't already have it, that might be a consideration. > > But since I *do* already have one, I'm more interested to know if > there's sufficient "blow your

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread Adam Maas
John Sessoms wrote: > From: > Godfrey DiGiorgi >> On Jul 3, 2007, at 8:18 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> Any views on Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 glass vs the Pentax version(s)? >>> Or the Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 vs. Pentax SMCP-A 24mm f/2.8? >> Having had the Pentax-A lens, and based on the stuff I've seen wi

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > On Jul 3, 2007, at 8:18 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >>> Any views on Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 glass vs the Pentax version(s)? >>> >> Or the Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 vs. Pentax SMCP-A 24mm f/2.8? > > Having had the Pentax-A lens, and based on the stuff I've seen with > the Zeiss, I'd take th

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread Thibouille
gt; Alastair > > On 7/4/07, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Mensaje original > > De: Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Enviado: martes, 3 de julio, 2007 21:32:18 > > Asunto: Re: N

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Because lens on the photo is in Nikon F mount! :-) Cheers, Sylwek On 04.07.2007, at 11:12 , Alastair Robertson wrote: > why is there no A setting on the aperture ring then? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
11:12:03 Asunto: Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount! why is there no A setting on the aperture ring then? Alastair On 7/4/07, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - Mensaje original > De: Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread Alastair Robertson
: Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount! > > >They way I understand the last paragraph on the web page, the lenses > will indeed be KA mount. I don't necessarily claim to be fluent in > Spanish, though... > > You are fluent enough Toralf ;-) > &q

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-04 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original De: Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Enviado: martes, 3 de julio, 2007 21:32:18 Asunto: Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount! >They way I understand the last paragraph on the web page, the lenses will indeed be KA mount

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Adam Maas
John Sessoms wrote: > From: > Bertil Holmberg >> Any views on Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 glass vs the Pentax version(s)? >> >> Regards, >> Bertil > Or the Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 vs. Pentax SMCP-A 24mm f/2.8? > > The testing I've seen on the Zeiss indicates it's notably better in performance than the Nikkor 24

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 3, 2007, at 8:18 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> Any views on Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 glass vs the Pentax version(s)? >> > Or the Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 vs. Pentax SMCP-A 24mm f/2.8? Having had the Pentax-A lens, and based on the stuff I've seen with the Zeiss, I'd take the Zeiss. Besides, you can't buy

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bertil Holmberg > Any views on Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 glass vs the Pentax version(s)? > > Regards, > Bertil Or the Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 vs. Pentax SMCP-A 24mm f/2.8? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Adam Maas
Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 04/07/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Which is good news. An actually available 85/1.4 (although one that is >> inferior to the Pentax SMC-A version), a couple of superb macros, a 35/2 >> , a 50 that's not really worth bothering with (While the 50 has

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 04/07/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Which is good news. An actually available 85/1.4 (although one that is > inferior to the Pentax SMC-A version), a couple of superb macros, a 35/2 > , a 50 that's not really worth bothering with (While the 50 has been a > big hit in Nikon-land, th

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Adam Maas
Bertil Holmberg wrote: > Any views on Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 glass vs the Pentax version(s)? > > Regards, > Bertil > I think it was 16-9.net that posted a comparison of fast 85's. The SMC-A and Canon f1.2L essentially tied for 1st place. The Zeiss comes in behind the Nikkor AI-S (and therefore behin

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Any views on Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 glass vs the Pentax version(s)? Regards, Bertil -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Adam Maas
Toralf Lund wrote: >> [ ... ] >> The only downside is that it would be very nice indeed to see them >> support the Pentax KA mount rather than just the K mount >> specification. That would lend much more functionality to the Pentax >> DSLRs metering operations. >> > They way I understand t

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Toralf Lund
> [ ... ] > The only downside is that it would be very nice indeed to see them > support the Pentax KA mount rather than just the K mount > specification. That would lend much more functionality to the Pentax > DSLRs metering operations. > They way I understand the last paragraph on the w

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >These lenses are wonderful performers in Nikon mount and should be >equally wonderful in Pentax mount. > >The only downside is that it would be very nice indeed to see them >support the Pentax KA mount rather than just the K mount >specification. That would lend much

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread pnstenquist
Excellent! Now I just have to win the lottery. Paul -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >These lenses are wonderful performers in Nikon mount and should be > >equally wonderful in Pentax mount. > > > >The on

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Wilko Bulte
On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 10:55:15AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote.. > > On Jul 3, 2007, at 10:28 AM, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > >> It seems that there will be the MF models already available for > >> Nikon: > >> Planar 50 mm f1.4 in August > >> Later ZK Planar 85 mm > >> f1.4 and Distagon 25 mm f2.8

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 3, 2007, at 10:28 AM, Wilko Bulte wrote: >> It seems that there will be the MF models already available for >> Nikon: >> Planar 50 mm f1.4 in August >> Later ZK Planar 85 mm >> f1.4 and Distagon 25 mm f2.8 and 35 mm f2 >> >> At the end of the year, Makro-Planar 50 mm f2 and 100 mm f2 > >

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Wilko Bulte
On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 08:08:51AM -0700, Jaume Lahuerta wrote.. > I have just seen this in a Spanish (reliable) site: > http://www.quesabesde.com/noticias/carl-zeiss-zk-pentax,1_3449 You can have it automatically translated in a (sort of) English by working via http://babelfish.altavista.com > I

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
These lenses are wonderful performers in Nikon mount and should be equally wonderful in Pentax mount. The only downside is that it would be very nice indeed to see them support the Pentax KA mount rather than just the K mount specification. That would lend much more functionality to the Pent

New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

2007-07-03 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
I have just seen this in a Spanish (reliable) site: http://www.quesabesde.com/noticias/carl-zeiss-zk-pentax,1_3449 It seems that there will be the MF models already available for Nikon: Planar 50 mm f1.4 in August Later ZK Planar 85 mm f1.4 and Distagon 25 mm f2.8 and 35 mm f2 At the end of the y

FS: Pentax K-mount lenses

2007-02-16 Thread John Celio
SMC Pentax-M 50mm 1.4 with hood - $37 (obo) This lens is in excellent exterior condition. The glass is scratch-free but has some minor dust under the first element (does not affect images). I used this lens for years with my MX and *istD, and even shot a couple concerts with it. It's a fa

FS: DOI 2X teleconverter for Pentax K mount

2006-12-11 Thread Colin J
For sale: DOI 2X teleconverter for Pentax K mount. Near mint condition, possibly unused. Comes with original front and rear caps and leatherette case. This was an exceptionally good teleconverter, thought by many to be the best that was ever made for Pentax lenses. It received excellent

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/2/06, Krisjanis Linkevics, discombobulated, unleashed: >I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project >camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken >cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their shipping >rates to Eu

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Thibouille
I could send ya a Ricoh KR-10X if you want that. Made good pics but such a plastic crap it isn't fun to use it at all. Where are you located? -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 11:57:44AM +0200, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: > I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project > camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken > cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their shipping >

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread John Whittingham
net Sent: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:57:44 +0200 Subject: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted > I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my > project camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old > and broken cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies bu

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:57:44 +0100 schreef Krisjanis Linkevics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their sh

Re: Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Rob Studdert
On 10 Feb 2006 at 11:57, Krisjanis Linkevics wrote: > I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project > camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken > cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their shipping > rates to Europe

Pentax K-mount bayonet wanted

2006-02-10 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
I have been out of luck trying to obtain a K-mount bayonet for my project camera. Surprisingly Ebay prices are quite high even for old and broken cameras. Keh offers a good selection of broken bodies but their shipping rates to Europe are a pain. Maybe someone here on the list has either the mo

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Re: OT fridges (was Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Cotty
>> >Worse it might not stop with death. You know the stories about people >> >who die >> >and nobody notices? >> >> Nick, I work with some of these people! > > > Do they still get paid?-))) I think their widows do.. God this is getting morbid. Time to go pull a CF card from the frid

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 8, 2003 11:07 pm, Peter Alling wrote: > It seemed just as silly then as it does now, and I'm a software engineer. I wonder if they ever built the subdivision that was announced around 1999. Nick

Re: OT fridges (was Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 9, 2003 09:38 am, Cotty wrote: > > Worse it might not stop with death. You know the stories about people > >who die > >and nobody notices? > > Nick, I work with some of these people! Do they still get paid?-))) Nick

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 9, 2003 10:08 am, Fred wrote: > > So toasters and coffee makers hold conversations while I`m > > sleeping? > > Yes - the caffeine keeps the coffee makers up all night, and so then > they pester the toasters into staying awake... It's because the toasters are so hot-))) Ni

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Peter Alling
Properly done it would be like having a efficient butler for a fraction of the cost, but without the enjoyment of mistreating the hired help, or the possibility of extra profits for the help from petty theft. At 11:59 PM 6/8/03 -0700, you wrote: Sounds like the machines were controlling the life of

Re: OT fridges (was Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Cotty
> Worse it might not stop with death. You know the stories about people >who die >and nobody notices? Nick, I work with some of these people! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK M

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Keith Whaley
Talk about dumb smart machines, once a fella had reported frequent and unremitting fax calls that didn't download any faxes. This went on for a long time before he finally insisted the phone company check it out. To make a longer story short, it was determined the "phone calls" came from an unatten

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Lon Williamson
Hell, that ain't even new. Most microcontrollers have had a model or two with code protection since the 80s. Rob Studdert wrote: On 8 Jun 2003 at 14:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And that there are any bytes left over in the address space to stick the new code into. (Of the two, recognizing the

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Lon Williamson
I cracked a game once myself (on a dare from a hardware type who thought it could not be done). The NOPs (plural, note) needed to be placed in several subroutine overlays that came into memory XOR-ROTATED, the game repeatedly clobbered all the interrupt vectors the debugger depended on, etc. Too

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-09 Thread Lon Williamson
, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 5:57 AM Subject: Re: Pentax k-mount Arnold, be careful with that. Figuring out how to add such a

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread T Rittenhouse
That's so no one can download the updated firmware from their website and analyze it instead, heh? Most protection schemes only keep the ignorant out. There are many hackers who find such a thing to be an interesting challenge. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Peter Alling
It seemed just as silly then as it does now, and I'm a software engineer. At 10:25 PM 6/8/03 -0400, you wrote: On June 8, 2003 10:19 pm, Peter Alling wrote: > Since most 30 year old appliances fulfill their purposes more > than adequately why would one want a networked refrigerator let > alone a w

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Jun 2003 at 14:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > And that there are any bytes left over in the address space > to stick the new code into. (Of the two, recognizing the > JMP instructions is the more easily solvable. How many > different embedded controllers are in common use these > days? ID

Re: OT fridges (was Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 8, 2003 10:40 pm, Caveman wrote: > Nick Zentena wrote: > > The common suggestion would be they would keep track of what was in the > > fridge. Re-ordering from your internet supermarket. > > C'mon. So if I buy by mistake the wrong film and I keep it in the fridge > some time before us

OT fridges (was Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Caveman
Nick Zentena wrote: The common suggestion would be they would keep track of what was in the fridge. Re-ordering from your internet supermarket. C'mon. So if I buy by mistake the wrong film and I keep it in the fridge some time before using or trashing it, the fridge will keep reordering the s

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Caveman
Peter Alling wrote: Since most 30 year old appliances fulfill their purposes more than adequately why would one want a networked refrigerator let alone a wireless one? Because they're really cool ;-) cheers, caveman

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 8, 2003 10:19 pm, Peter Alling wrote: > Since most 30 year old appliances fulfill their purposes more > than adequately why would one want a networked refrigerator let > alone a wireless one? On second thought I don't want to know. The common suggestion would be they would keep t

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Peter Alling
tor. Herb - Original Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 21:11 Subject: Re: Pentax k-mount > Well no, probably not. However Java was designed for embedded software > systems. > Truthfully I ha

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Herb Chong
you haven't seen the Bluetooth-enabled Toshiba refrigerator. Herb - Original Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 21:11 Subject: Re: Pentax k-mount > Well no, probably not. However

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Peter Alling
es is optimistic, but a man-week sounds reasonable, and that would be worthwhile. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 5:57 AM Subject: Re:

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Herb Chong
15 minutes work like originally asserted? they make enough cameras to make custom microcontrollers. Herb - Original Message - From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 14:20 Subject: Re: Pentax k-mount

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Herb Chong commented: > you assume you can recognize a Jump instruction. And that there are any bytes left over in the address space to stick the new code into. (Of the two, recognizing the JMP instructions is the more easily solvable. How many different embedded controllers are in common use th

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Herb Chong
you assume you can recognize a Jump instruction. Herb - Original Message - From: "Thomas Haller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 12:33 Subject: Re: Pentax k-mount > Reminds me of watching a guy at work replacing in t

Re: Pentax k-mount

2003-06-08 Thread Herb Chong
nhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 12:13 Subject: Re: Pentax k-mount > Been a long time since I did machine code programing. But since the firmware > for the camera is undoubtedly in CMOS or EEPROM these days. It would just be > a cas

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