Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-26 Thread keithw
Cotty wrote: Cotty wrote: Did I mention that we're off to see Alison Krauss in London in a couple of weeks? You lucky bad! Paul She's a dish. Oh yeah, and she sings real nice :-) And somebody in her band handles a fine fiddle and I hear some outstanding banjo playing. Her web

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-26 Thread Cotty
>Cotty wrote: > >> Did I mention that we're off to see Alison Krauss in London in a couple >> of weeks? > >You lucky bad! > >Paul She's a dish. Oh yeah, and she sings real nice :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-26 Thread Paulus Eriksson
Cotty wrote: Did I mention that we're off to see Alison Krauss in London in a couple of weeks? You lucky bad! Paul

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 20, 2005, at 11:17 PM, John Munro wrote: WoW!!! That's really, really impressive, Godfrey!!! 250 lbs. of anything, especially a pressed bench (whatever that is), is something I'm sure I could never pull off, oops, I mean press on/ off (?). Whenever I'm in San Francisco and need to

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/8/05, Cameron Hood, discombobulated, unleashed: >Your camera still sucks, though. If you think that's bad, you should hear me playing my Weber Mando ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-21 Thread Cameron Hood
Did I mention that we're off to see Alison Krauss in London in a couple of weeks? Cheers, Cotty That'll be a great show. Since 'Brother, where art thou?', there certainly has been a resurgence in bluegrass. And there are some amazing virtuoso musicians amongst them, and Allison Krause and

RE: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-21 Thread Jens Bladt
ugust 2005 17:56 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: FA*24/2.0 On Aug 19, 2005, at 6:19 PM, keithw wrote: > John Munro wrote: > > >> Godfrey, that's interesting what you have to say about the FA24. >> How did you tell it has "a lot of chromatic aberration&qu

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-21 Thread David Savage
LOL On 8/21/05, John Munro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Godfrey wrote: > "LOL ... I don't know, John. I'm just shy of 51 years old and bench > > press 250lbs easily. ;-) > > I hate carrying excessively large and heavy gear. Has nothing to do > with strength or age. > > Godfrey" > > ==

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread John Munro
Godfrey wrote: "LOL ... I don't know, John. I'm just shy of 51 years old and bench press 250lbs easily. ;-) I hate carrying excessively large and heavy gear. Has nothing to do with strength or age. Godfrey" WoW!!! That's really, really impressive, Godfrey!!! 250 lbs. of a

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Cameron, I'm one of those guys who saw great results from the FA*24 on film. I was worried about the lens until I saw Stan using it on his digital body in one of the photos posted to the list. That's good enough for me. And I have yet to see bad digital results from it. Perhaps I'll run some tests

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/8/05, Cameron Hood, discombobulated, unleashed: >Seen this? > >http://www.guitarshredshow.com/ Did I mention that we're off to see Alison Krauss in London in a couple of weeks? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com ___

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/8/05, Cameron Hood, discombobulated, unleashed: >At least you've got some decent glass on your franken-thingy... too bad >you're too old to hold it steady! > >Nyuk, nyuk. LOL You got me there pal :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http:

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/8/05, Cameron Hood, discombobulated, unleashed: > her Taj Mahal >shots look like the building was designed by Picasso. LOL Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Cameron Hood
I think you need to be cautious about putting down others for their findings. I do know how to use wide angles, as well as that lens, having owned two of them. My film experience was very good. My digital experience was not. -- Best regards, Bruce Present company excepted, Bruce. I always l

RE: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Cameron Hood
Yo Cam! Don't let the bastards grind you down Actually you made 2 mistakes, cos as well as not getting a DSLR for 2 years while you were hiding under a barrel, you then went and got a Pentax! Having played with my mother-in-law's Rebel XT, with her $85.00 battery packs (2 AA's stitched t

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread John Munro
Atta boy, Cameron, give them naysayers Hell!!! Viva FA*24! ===

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread keithw
Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Cameron, I think you need to be cautious about putting down others for their findings. I do know how to use wide angles, as well as that lens, having owned two of them. My film experience was very good. My digital experience was not. Well, I'm going to keep mine,

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 20, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Cameron Hood wrote: ... Get a 24, and make up your own mind. ... That's exactly what two friends of mine in the UK did. John (DS body) bought one, used it for a month, and sold it: didn't like the CA, the weight or the bulk. Richard (D body) bought one and f

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 20, 2005, at 9:28 AM, John Munro wrote: ... The size and weight issue doesn't affect me as it does Godfrey - I suspect I'm older (and maybe stronger) than Godfrey, for I come from an era when it was sacreligious to use (or mention) "miniature", "lightweight" 35mm cameras among profe

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Cameron, I think you need to be cautious about putting down others for their findings. I do know how to use wide angles, as well as that lens, having owned two of them. My film experience was very good. My digital experience was not. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, August 20, 2005, 1

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/8/05, Cameron Hood, discombobulated, unleashed: >I delayed getting a DSLR for almost 2 years because people on this list >said that this lens was 'terrible on digital'; really really bad CA, >oh, my god. I didn't want to lose the use of my favorite lens, the 24, >so I didn't buy a digital

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Cameron Hood
I find it hard to believe that people have such mixed feelings about this lens - either there are some batch to batch discrepancies (highly unlikely), or (more likely) some of the posters really don't know what they are talking about, and just find they aren't getting the results they are after

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread keithw
John Munro wrote: Was/is yours an FA*24, or just an FA24? Godfrey prefers an FA over an FA*, for some reason... Do you? keith whaley === The plate on the side of my lens states, "SMC PENTAX-FA* 1:2 24mm -IF&AL-" I've never heard of an FA24 versus an FA*24; so, I checked Dimitrov's

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread John Munro
Was/is yours an FA*24, or just an FA24? Godfrey prefers an FA over an FA*, for some reason... Do you? keith whaley === The plate on the side of my lens states, "SMC PENTAX-FA* 1:2 24mm -IF&AL-" I've never heard of an FA24 versus an FA*24; so, I checked Dimitrov's site and couldn't

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 19, 2005, at 6:19 PM, keithw wrote: John Munro wrote: Godfrey, that's interesting what you have to say about the FA24. How did you tell it has "a lot of chromatic aberration"? Three different people have sent me a bunch of RAW files from the FA [The attachment star.gif has been

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-19 Thread Herb Chong
ness more than anything else. Herb - Original Message - From: "John Munro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:55 PM Subject: Re: FA*24/2.0 I'm not sure I'd recognize chromatic aberration, but one aspect of it I've been told is

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-19 Thread Herb Chong
nt: Friday, August 19, 2005 1:00 PM Subject: Re: FA*24/2.0 I dont have it but I have heard complaints that it has too much CA on the digital. Supposedly fabulous on film.

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-19 Thread keithw
John Munro wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: With regard to the D/DS bodies, there has been a lot of polarized discussion of it. Some love it, others hate it. I've seen both good and bad results from it. It is large and heavy. I saw a lot of chromatic aberration in some sample exposures I

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-19 Thread John Munro
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: With regard to the D/DS bodies, there has been a lot of polarized discussion of it. Some love it, others hate it. I've seen both good and bad results from it. It is large and heavy. I saw a lot of chromatic aberration in some sample exposures I was sent by my frien

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 19, 2005, at 9:41 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Any comments on this lens? With regard to the D/DS bodies, there has been a lot of polarized discussion of it. Some love it, others hate it. I've seen both good and bad results from it. It is large and heavy. I saw a lot of chromatic abe

Re: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-19 Thread Gonz
I dont have it but I have heard complaints that it has too much CA on the digital. Supposedly fabulous on film. rg Shel Belinkoff wrote: Any comments on this lens? Shel

RE: FA*24/2.0

2005-08-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Would like to add, especially in comparison to the K24/2.8 Shel > Any comments on this lens?