Re: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-16 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
t> You mean it's a double exposure? The shutter actually opens and closes t> and opens before the flash fires? IIRC, it has a default "second curtain" synchro (which is of course a technical nonsense as the shutter is leaf not focal plane), so it fires the flash the last moment before the leaf sh

Re: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-16 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Tuesday, July 16, 2002, 12:53:16 AM, Darryn wrote: DR> To add to the recent discussion, I've been playing around with a Konica DR> Hexar for a few months now and believe it's a great camera. However it's not The Silent mode is said to be more silent than any leica in operation! Even though it's m

RE: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-15 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Darryn Richter > > > To add to the recent discussion, I've been playing around > with a Konica > Hexar for a few months now and believe it's a great camera. > However it's not > really pocketable like a

SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-15 Thread Darryn Richter
To add to the recent discussion, I've been playing around with a Konica Hexar for a few months now and believe it's a great camera. However it's not really pocketable like a mju or some of the others mentioned. It's more like the size of smallish SLR body. If the abilityHowever it has some great f

Re: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-15 Thread andre
>Apart from the very expensive but superb cameras like Ricoh GR1s (I >like it! I wish I had the money for it, it costs like a SLR) and >Konica Hexar (the same money), it's hard to beat the Olympus >Mju:II (Stylus Epic in usa I think). The lens is really sharp >(comparable to other good primes) at

Re: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-15 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated 7/15/2002 10:00:40 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > So I was almost perfectly prepared to get two shots of the Range > Rover belching flames from every orifice on the other > carriageway as we crested a hill. Range Rover? Cotty -- please reassure the li

Re: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-15 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Having been caught out a few times recently, I planned ahead yesterday. I was travelling north along the major route through the UK and I knew that the British Motorcycle GP was on. Having the loan of Dennis K's MS-s and 28-70 2.8 (of which more in a later post) I was prepared for taking pi

Re: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-15 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
>>After the recent discussions about what people carry as a "just in case" >>camera and one a few weeks back about the "look" of photos from different >>lens brands (SMC vs. Series 1, etc.) I got to thinking it would be nice to >>have a P&S with similar optice to my SLR lenses. AC> I have bough

Re: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-12 Thread Steven Brendemuehl
The pc35af has a good lens. It is not multicoated. They are rugged little camers. steve - 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: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-12 Thread ERNReed
In a message dated 7/11/2002 9:27:18 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > It's brother, the WR90, has a very > ood reputation. Could be one of the greatest P&S ever. I don't know > if it is also prone to flare. > I've never noticed a tendency to flare on it. ERNR My pho

Re: SMC point & shoots?

2002-07-11 Thread Alan Chan
>Does anyone know if Pentax either now or in the past has made a P&S with >SMC optics? I would prefer a non-zoom model. > >After the recent discussions about what people carry as a "just in case" >camera and one a few weeks back about the "look" of photos from different >lens brands (SMC vs. S