Re: Pentax Spotting

Asahi was a great company, that made superb glass and wonderful state-of-the art cameras. IMHO, none of the corporate successors to the Pentax brand have lived up to it. For those who may not be aware of the name, "Asahi" is a popular brand name in Japan, including Asahi Beer (which is

RE: Pentax Spotting

End of London, but I bought it's exact twin in Adelaide about 15 years ago, and it still works like new. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: ann sanfedele Sent: Wednesday, 5 January 2022 6:59 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Spotting 3mmm   ?  hmmm :-) My first pentax

Re: Pentax Spotting

3mmm   ?  hmmm :-) My first pentax was the 1000 with th standard recommended combo of lenses to cover everything... 50,28,135  the 28mm instead of the 35mm was suggeted to me but I can't remember who clue me about it..it was a great decision.  I still have that 28mm I bought in 1975. ann On

Re: Pentax Spotting

I purchased my spotty from a PX in the far East. I was looking for a Minolta 101 SLR, which a friend had let me try, but it was sold out. The PX camera guy said that Asahi made the best glass in the world, and also showed me ads that indicated Honeywell was selling it under its own name in the

Pentax Spotting

Since regular TV is so terrible these days, I have been binge-watching some of my old favorites from previous decades. Tonight was an old episode of Six Feet Under, from the second season. Claire Fisher was planning to attend an arts school, and working on her portfolio. She breaks out her

Pentax Spotting

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Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

They Become "know nothings." Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 11:10 AM John wrote: > > What are people who don't have my advantages going to know? > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the Harry Potter books & then the films, but ... Thing is I don't get *ALL* of my news from facebook, twitter et al and I like to think my tastes are slightly more discerning. But if it hadn't been for "Pentax Spotting", I probably would

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

MARK! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 12:57 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I never gauge what movie to see by the reviews, just like I never gauge > what camera to buy according to the reviews. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 11:31 PM John wrote: > >> Would you have gone to see it if it hadn't been for the "Pentax Spotting" >> post? >> I probably wouldn't even have known about it. >> >> On

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

I would have gone. I saw several interesting reviews, and I like Steve Carell. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 11:31 PM John wrote: > Would you have gone to see it if it hadn't been for the "Pentax Spotting" > post? >

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

Would you have gone to see it if it hadn't been for the "Pentax Spotting" post? I probably wouldn't even have known about it. On 1/2/2019 15:37:44, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: It does not have the mass appeal of a Mary Poppins movie or a superhero movie. Those are the films that draw

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

It does not have the mass appeal of a Mary Poppins movie or a superhero movie. Those are the films that draw audiences today. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 10:26 PM John wrote: > Every review I've seen for "Welcome to Marwen" has been

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

Every review I've seen for "Welcome to Marwen" has been favorable, although I've seen some that said it wasn't as good as the documentary film "Marwencol". It's just not performing at the box office. On 1/1/2019 14:59:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I thought "Welcome to Marwen" was outstanding..

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

I'm glad to hear you say that, Godfrey. I loved Marwen, and Mary Poppins, the original and the current version, is bubble gum. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 3:09 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I thought "Welcome to Marwen" was outstanding..

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

I thought "Welcome to Marwen" was outstanding.. One of the best this year. At the showing I attended, about 80% of the nearly full house gave it a standing ovation. And yet the reviews I've seen thumb Marwen down in favor of that hideous, soulless, scriptless, and dull-witted Mary Poppins

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 2:17 PM P. J. Alling wrote: > This post may be the longest passage to ever be included in the annual > quotes list... > > On 1/1/2019 12:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > We saw Welcome to Marwen this past

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

This post may be the longest passage to ever be included in the annual quotes list... On 1/1/2019 12:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: We saw Welcome to Marwen this past weekend; Both my wife and I really enjoyed it. You may have to look for it in "art" theaters, rather than in the multiplex

OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

We saw Welcome to Marwen this past weekend; Both my wife and I really enjoyed it. You may have to look for it in "art" theaters, rather than in the multiplex cinemas at the malls. Yes, Steve Carell often has an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic in his hands often in the movie. He plays an artist who was

Re: Pentax spotting

ginal Message ----- From: "J.C. O'Connell" > > Subject: Pentax spotting > > > > > > > just saw a tv commercial for a new film > > > and it clearly shows a character using > > > a near mint pentax

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, Ken Waller wrote: >> The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> - Original Message - From: "J.C. O'Connell" >> Subject: Pentax s

Re: Pentax spotting

It looks like a Spotmatic F to be exact. On 12/11/2018 12:16 AM, Ken Waller wrote: The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "J.C. O'Connell&qu

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6dy7xQ8NeE On 12/11/2018 00:16:47, Ken Waller wrote: The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "J.C. O'Connell&qu

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The film was "Welcome to Marwen" and I think it is an Asahi Spotmatic. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "J.C. O'Connell" Subject: Pentax spotting just saw a tv commercial for a new film and it clearly sho

Pentax spotting

just saw a tv commercial for a new film and it clearly shows a character using a near mint pentax spotmatic in two different scenes. -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- PDML

Pentax Spotting - Milk

Saw Milk with Sean Penn yesterday on DVD (tremendous performance by Penn - definitely Oscar-worthy). Several scenes with clicking cameras, many of which were Spotmatics. Cool. Also loved Harvey's Leica in the early scenes... Great movie. Watch it if you haven't already. cheers, frank --

Re: Pentax Spotting - Milk

On Apr 18, 2010, at 8:32 AM, frank theriault wrote: Saw Milk with Sean Penn yesterday on DVD (tremendous performance by Penn - definitely Oscar-worthy). Several scenes with clicking cameras, many of which were Spotmatics. And Sean didn't punch the photographers? Guess he really was in

Pentax spotting!

Watching a documentary about Spencer Tunick. His camera(s)? Pentax 67. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

AW: Pentax Spotting at today's Brazilian Grand Prix

No wonder she has the biggest smile! Well seen greetings Markus -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Auftrag von Mat Maessen Gesendet: Montag, 23. Oktober 2006 05:38 An: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Betreff: Pentax Spotting at today's Brazilian Grand Prix

Pentax Spotting at today's Brazilian Grand Prix

http://www.formula1.com/photos/597x478/sutton/2006/d06bra1472.jpg Mixed in amongst the rest of the crowd photos. :-) -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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It might have been. The way movies are made the scene could have been shot at different times then stitched together. There are lots of times that the continuity is a film is screwed up this way, (in fact it's fun to look for them). At 04:41 PM 5/15/2001 -0700, you wrote: Aaron Reynolds

Re: More Pentax spotting

Ernest Alejandria wrote: Great!!! A fellow Beatles fan on the list. I have to plug in the old A Hard Day's Night tape into the VCR tonight just for the nostalgia. Don't forget to check what camera Ringo has. I'm going to have a second look at Help! tonight (I have it on LaserDisc but not A

Re: More Pentax spotting

Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Don't forget to check what camera Ringo has. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Pentax. My local Pentax service shop has a poster on the wall, featuring the Beatles with Spotmatics. -tih -- The basic difference is this: hackers build things,

More Pentax spotting

So, Vanessa gave me the Beatles Anthology eight laserdisc set for my birthday (those of you with laserdisc players and Beatlemania should be advised that the set, previously priced in the neighborhood of $250, is now $29.99 plus shipping brand new from several online laserdisc retailers and is

RE: More Pentax spotting

Aaron wrote: fourteen hours of Beatle-watching to do. And what do I find by the fourth hour? So far TWO references to the mighty Pentax! On the wall in the offices of the Norwegian Pentax distributor, there is a picture of all the Beatle members with a Pentax each. The shot is obviously

Re: More Pentax spotting

Aaron Reynolds wrote: Okay, I reread this message, and I've decided that I'm either obsessed or just really a geek. You're an obsessed geek. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Grain is the brushstroke of photography. - Man Ray - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

RE: More Pentax spotting

Beatles Pentaxes are probably S3, S2, S1, or S1a. Paul M. Provencher (ppro) -Original Message- From: Jostein Oksne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:44 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: More Pentax spotting Aaron wrote: fourteen hours of Beatle-watching

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Wow, I always thought that was Peter Jonkman. :-) Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, On the main screen for the Unofficial Asashi Pentax Spotmatic Home Page, there is a picture of ringo with a spotmatic. http://spotmatic.web-page.net/ Paul - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

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Do pregnant ones count? Bob Walkden wrote: Maybe it's more like one of Stallone's first movies, Death Race 2000. It's basically a really cheesy flick about a race accross America where you score points for killing people, and the winner becomes the next President. if you don't actually

Re: Pentax-spotting

Ernest Alejandria wrote: Estella Warren and a 67 in a movie should make it an automatic thumbs-up. And Gena Gershon! But since it's a Stallone movie, it's probably just another reincarnation of the old and tired Rocky theme. :) If only it were that good ... -- John Francis [EMAIL

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Aaron Reynolds wrote: Ryan Brooks wrote: - Quick shot of a 67 in the movie Driven. Well, I guess now I have to see it. It'll take more than that to get me into a cinema to see this. Heck, I turned down an offer of the premiere showing, complete with pre-movie access to the stars (but

Re: Pentax-spotting

John Francis wrote: Ernest Alejandria wrote: Estella Warren and a 67 in a movie should make it an automatic thumbs-up. And Gena Gershon! And Estella's a fine Canadian girl. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Pentax-spotting

Hello Pentax-fans, I could not help noticing a Pentax-user in the swedish nature-show Mitt i naturen-Film there was a short (.5 hour) documentary from and about the swedish nature-filmer and photographer Mattias Klum. It described his reportage about asiatic lions in India, and he used a couple