Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-24 Thread Cesar
Andre, Not that I pay attention to how the combination looks - I spend my time looking through the viewfinder, but I have had a few people (quite a few of them women) comment on how good the Limited lenses look on the LX/MZ-S/*ist D. A couple of these women are photographers too :-) Now let

RE: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-23 Thread Tom C
cuss@pdml.net To: Subject: RE: Silver lenses on black bodies Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:19:02 +0200 H... I guess I'm kinda old fashioned. I believe silver lenses are for silver range finders or at least silver, metal cameras. I certainly prefere black lenses on my Pentax SLR's (P50,

RE: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-23 Thread Jens Bladt
n't really matter! Regards Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. august 2005 07:47 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Silver lenses on black bodies >And I got complaints about how s

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
f it looks silly or not. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Andre Langevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Silver lenses on black bodies > >And I got complaints about how silly the 43 ltd in silver looks on a D... > > I find the combo black MZ-S or IS

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Bertil Holmberg" Subject: Re: Silver lenses on black bodies Since the question is up – how easy is it to get the black LE lenses? It was too easy in Canada. I ended up with 2 of them. Another aspect – silver will always be silver while the

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Ah yes, a Silver limited on an *ist-DL, the dream lives. Bertil Holmberg wrote: Since the question is up – how easy is it to get the black LE lenses? SMC PENTAX-FA 1:1.8 31mm AL Limited is available in black I believe. Another aspect – silver will always be silver while the black will wear

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Since the question is up – how easy is it to get the black LE lenses? SMC PENTAX-FA 1:1.8 31mm AL Limited is available in black I believe. Another aspect – silver will always be silver while the black will wear off ne? The silver lenses will look great on the *istDL! Bertil

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Silver lenses on black bodies On Aug 20, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Andre Langevin wrote: I find the combo black MZ-S or IST D body with silver Limited lenses great. Same here: http://homepage.mac.com/god

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 20, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Andre Langevin wrote: I find the combo black MZ-S or IST D body with silver Limited lenses great. Same here: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/DS-28-105comp.jpg Godfrey

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 21, 2005, at 7:53 AM, David Savage wrote: Looks no more odd to me than having black lenses on chrome bodies. When you look through the viewfinder you can't tell what colour the lens is. ;-) Yes. Godfrey

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread David Savage
Looks no more odd to me than having black lenses on chrome bodies. When you look through the viewfinder you can't tell what colour the lens is. ;-) Dave On 8/21/05, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andre Langevin wrote: > > >> And I got complaints about how silly the 43 ltd in silver lo

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Andre Langevin" Subject: Silver lenses on black bodies >And I got complaints about how silly the 43 ltd in silver looks on a D... I find the combo black MZ-S or IST D body with silver Limited lenses great. Am I the only one? I pre

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread Derby Chang
Andre Langevin wrote: And I got complaints about how silly the 43 ltd in silver looks on a D... I find the combo black MZ-S or IST D body with silver Limited lenses great. Am I the only one? Andre I don't mind the look. I think the FA* lenses look pretty good in black bodies too.

Re: Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/8/05, Andre Langevin, discombobulated, unleashed: >I find the combo black MZ-S or IST D body with silver Limited lenses great. > >Am I the only one? I recently spied John Forbes in London such a combo. Certainly makes you look twice. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Pl

Silver lenses on black bodies

2005-08-20 Thread Andre Langevin
And I got complaints about how silly the 43 ltd in silver looks on a D... I find the combo black MZ-S or IST D body with silver Limited lenses great. Am I the only one? Andre