Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: And a microprism is the ultimate. My old Praktica (long since stolen) had a lovely hybrid screen: A split screen centre surrounded by a micro-prism ring. The best of both worlds, in my book. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Christian
William Robb wrote: I don't know how the guys using the cheap Canons with their trash viewfinders manage. Superior autofocus? :-) drop and cover! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:58 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Graydon Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:05:06PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: proper split-prism viewfinder For me

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 22, 2009, at 12:29, frank theriault wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: And a microprism is the ultimate. My old Praktica (long since stolen) had a lovely hybrid screen: A split screen centre surrounded by a micro-prism ring. The best of both

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Christian
Bruce Dayton wrote: I have a friend who uses the lower end Canons. She has told me more than once that she really has to rely on the AF - manual focus isn't a real option - especially in dimmer light. Part of the problem with AF these days and lower-end bodies is the lower-end lenses used

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Dario Bonazza
Pentax DSLR. - Original Message - From: Graydon Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. Look kids, a real pentaprism And we kids may detect this how? Trapezoidal silhouette? Front of the viewfinder housing slopes like a 1915 battleship turret? Base

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: One of the more important features in the K20D that pushed me to upgrade from the K100Ds was being able to use the PUF as a flash controller. Up until then I never used the PUF and was considering gluing or taping it down so it wouldn't pop up when I occasionally hit the

RE: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Bob W
Look kids, a real pentaprism And we kids may detect this how? Trapezoidal silhouette? Front of the viewfinder housing slopes like a 1915 battleship turret? Base of the viewfinder housing almost as wide as the inner diameter of the lens mount? Protruding, rather than

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Jack Davis
You, also, expressed my thought very well, Mark. Jack --- On Wed, 4/22/09, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: From: Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Doug Brewer
Graydon wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:05:06PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: proper split-prism viewfinder For me, the above phrase is an oxymoron. Give me a nice matte screen. Mind if I ask why? Never did like the splitters. Too fiddly and given to blacking out. Give

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Christian Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. William Robb wrote: I don't know how the guys using the cheap Canons with their trash viewfinders manage. Superior autofocus? :-) drop and cover! Say that on forum-neurotica

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:29:18PM -0400, frank theriault scripsit: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: And a microprism is the ultimate. My old Praktica (long since stolen) had a lovely hybrid screen: A split screen centre surrounded by a micro-prism ring.

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: Is that different from what the Katz-eye screens do?  (From the description it sounds like the same thing...) I don't know. Never looked through one. I was merely commenting on generic split screen versus micro-prism versus

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:28:22PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:05:06PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: proper split-prism viewfinder For me, the above phrase is an oxymoron. Give me a nice matte screen. Mind if I ask why? I could not

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 02:32:07PM -0400, frank theriault scripsit: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: Is that different from what the Katz-eye screens do?  (From the description it sounds like the same thing...) I don't know. Never looked through one. Fair

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Luiz Felipe
Doug, using fast lenes the split is the better option, for me. I really hate when I can't change it for the matte for the long and dark lenses. But 90% of my pics are taken with lenses 5.6 or brighter. LF Doug Brewer escreveu: Graydon wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:05:06PM -0400,

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:31:01PM -0400, Adam Maas scripsit: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:05:06PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: proper split-prism viewfinder For me, the above phrase is an oxymoron.  Give me a

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
My big issue is that I don't want to have to focus first and then compose. Having the focus aid stuck in the middle of the screen requires me to have to point it at the subject (almost never dead center), focus, now shift and compose. With a nice matte, all I have to do is compose and focus at

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Christian
Graydon wrote: Which is certainly a good thing, but _how_? What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane of focus, or similar? Ummm, because the image in the viewfinder looks sharp? Your eye and brain indicate that it's in focus sending a signal

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote:  What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane of focus, or similar? On a good matte screen (among the screens I had for my LX was a grid-enscribed matte screen) objects seem to snap

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Doug Brewer
Luiz Felipe wrote: Doug, using fast lenes the split is the better option, for me. I really hate when I can't change it for the matte for the long and dark lenses. But 90% of my pics are taken with lenses 5.6 or brighter. LF sure. Doesn't stop them from being fiddly. I'm a

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:58:00AM -0600, William Robb scripsit: I have a very good matte screen for my Nikon F2 that makes the screens going into modern cameras look like a wet shower curtain. My major problem with focusing now is that the viewfinders are so bloody small. Dim as a burnt

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Jack Davis
...@alphoto.com wrote: From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 12:21 PM Luiz Felipe wrote: Doug, using fast lenes the split is the better option, for me. I really hate when

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:15:24PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: Which is certainly a good thing, but _how_? What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane of focus, or similar? Ummm, because the image in the viewfinder looks sharp?

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Toralf Lund
Graydon wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:29:18PM -0400, frank theriault scripsit: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: And a microprism is the ultimate. My old Praktica (long since stolen) had a lovely hybrid screen: A split screen centre

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:16:38PM -0400, frank theriault scripsit: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote:  What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane of focus, or similar? On a good matte screen (among the screens

RE: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread John Celio
Which is certainly a good thing, but _how_? What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane of focus, or similar? Ummm, because the image in the viewfinder looks sharp? Your eye and brain indicate that it's in focus sending a signal to your right

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Christian
Graydon wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:15:24PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: Which is certainly a good thing, but _how_? What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane of focus, or similar? Ummm, because the image in the viewfinder

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/4/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Your eye and brain indicate that it's in focus sending a signal to your right index finger to trip the shutter. Mark! Nice T-shirt. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/4/09, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm a look-around-the-frame kinda guy Mark. Good pickings in this thread. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

RE: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Bob W
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote:  What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane of focus, or similar? On a good matte screen (among the screens I had for my LX was a grid-enscribed matte screen) objects seem

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
Beattie Intenscreens are still around as http://www.display-optics.com/products_35mm-format_pentax.htm but I think they only have old new stock on hand. LX and PZ-1. If we all scream at them they may put out a model for the K10/20/xx model cameras. Eh? On Apr 22, 2009, at 12:23 , Graydon

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Toralf Lund
Christian wrote: Graydon wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:15:24PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: Which is certainly a good thing, but _how_? What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane of focus, or similar? Ummm, because the image in

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Margus Männik
Thibouille wrote: http://www.penta-club.ru/forum/uploads/post-1970-1240400101_thumb.jpg Really doubt this is fake. This also confirms current rumours. We all know the diameter of K-bayonet, so I decided to calculate the body size. It's approximately 120-125mm wide - in other words it's the

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Peter Loveday
I would shed no tears for the lack of a pop-up flash myself. As someone who frequently uses the wireless function to fire two external flashes using the pop-up flash, I would miss having the pop- up flash on the camera. Me too. I find it far too useful as a flash controller to buy a

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Peter Loveday pe...@loveday.org wrote: I would shed no tears for the lack of a pop-up flash myself. As someone who frequently uses the wireless function to fire two  external flashes using the pop-up flash, I would miss having the pop- up flash on the

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Luiz Felipe
And I agree with that first part. If the photo is some very close portrait, the movement from placing the focus aid (or the AF target) from the eye to elsewhere (assuming the eye as point of focus) when I re-compose the shot may get me either focus trouble or a waste of time and a perfect

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Apr 22, 2009, at 13:21 , Toralf Lund wrote: Christian wrote: Graydon wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:15:24PM -0400, Christian scripsit: Graydon wrote: Which is certainly a good thing, but _how_? What about the matte screen indicates that you're in focus, or the location of the plane

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:33:04PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit: On Apr 22, 2009, at 13:21 , Toralf Lund wrote: I'm also find it hard do choose the appropriate step on on the viewfinder focus setting (on the one body I have where there is actually such a setting.) I think this is

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Christian
Graydon wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 03:33:04PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit: On Apr 22, 2009, at 13:21 , Toralf Lund wrote: I'm also find it hard do choose the appropriate step on on the viewfinder focus setting (on the one body I have where there is actually such a setting.) I

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/4/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: I have hyperopia, myopia and astigmatism And all that time I thought you were just winking at me. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Christian
Cotty wrote: On 22/4/09, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: I have hyperopia, myopia and astigmatism And all that time I thought you were just winking at me. Dude, I'm lucky to actually see you... -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
FWIW, I am quite astigmatic - I wear corrective contacts and I have no trouble at all focusing on stock *istD, K10D and K20D screens - do it all the time. Maybe with glasses any movement of the lens pushing against the finder could cause a problem? -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, April 22,

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Stan Halpin
Christian - remember, this is Cotty you are responding to. Do you really mean to say I'm lucky to actually see you? Being around Cotty made me appreciate the advantages of being able to remove my (heavily corrected) contact lenses and going blind... (astigmatism, presbyopia, and myopia).

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Christian
Ok, good point. How about I'm lucky to be able to see anything... much less you. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Stan Halpin wrote: Christian - remember, this is Cotty you are responding to. Do you really mean to say I'm lucky to actually see you? Being around Cotty made

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Stan Halpin
I selected the start of this thread and I then did a sort by Subject. Read the thread. The next message in my mail stash coincidentally was from early December - Subash quoting a Pentax executive as follows: Next year, we are planning to launch some three types, including minor design

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:33:46PM -0500, Stan Halpin scripsit: I selected the start of this thread and I then did a sort by Subject. Read the thread. The next message in my mail stash coincidentally was from early December - Subash quoting a Pentax executive as follows: Next year, we are

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Graydon Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. Which is why I, who think the K20D is a comfy compact size with splendid ergonomics, am not wailing about the prospect of a significantly smaller camera. I'm just morally certain they'll

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread George Sinos
I second that. I use the pop up flash in controller only mode for off camera flash. I'd hate to have to buy a accessory to do the same thing. gs On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:48, Graydon wrote: I would shed no tears for the

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:15 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Graydon Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. Which is why I, who think the K20D is a comfy compact size with splendid ergonomics, am not wailing about the prospect

Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR.

2009-04-22 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:15:47PM -0600, William Robb scripsit: - Original Message - From: Graydon Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. Which is why I, who think the K20D is a comfy compact size with splendid ergonomics, am not wailing about the prospect

Any new info on new Pentax bodies

2008-08-19 Thread 272yb
Does anyone have any good info about new Pentax bodies. I still have to replace my istD and not sure to wait or buy a K10d or K20d... Thanks Joe http://photo.net/photos/pjjdxn -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Any new info on new Pentax bodies

2008-08-19 Thread Adam Maas
show held every second year in Germany in late September. -Adam On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have any good info about new Pentax bodies. I still have to replace my istD and not sure to wait or buy a K10d or K20d... Thanks Joe http://photo.net/photos

Re: Any new info on new Pentax bodies

2008-08-19 Thread Jack Davis
Should have some info on such coming out of next month's Photokina. Jack --- On Tue, 8/19/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Any new info on new Pentax bodies To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 10:15 AM Does

Re: Any new info on new Pentax bodies

2008-08-19 Thread Toine
I noticed a serious price drop of the K20D in the last weeks. Can't wait :) On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have any good info about new Pentax bodies. I still have to replace my istD and not sure to wait or buy a K10d or K20d... Thanks Joe http

Re: Any new info on new Pentax bodies

2008-08-19 Thread P. J. Alling
PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Any new info on new Pentax bodies To: pdml@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 10:15 AM Does anyone have any good info about new Pentax bodies. I still have to replace my istD and not sure to wait or buy a K10d

Re: Any new info on new Pentax bodies

2008-08-19 Thread Adam Maas
, 2008 at 7:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have any good info about new Pentax bodies. I still have to replace my istD and not sure to wait or buy a K10d or K20d... Thanks Joe http://photo.net/photos/pjjdxn -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Got myself a new Pentax lens

2008-06-30 Thread Mark Roberts
I just received a Pentax T132 achromatic (two-element) close-up lens. BH had a used one for $59.00 so I thought I'd go for it. It appears to be in perfect condition. It's a +0.76 diopter lens, made for the 67 system but I'm hoping it works reasonably well on the FA-80-200/2.8 (I know people

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-04 Thread John Whittingham
There are an infinite number countable infinities, of course 8) On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 18:50:09 -0400, John Francis wrote How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:28:24PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-04 Thread AlunFoto
is it possible for anything to be close to infinity? Any philosophers out there? Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 April 2008 16:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: help needed for new

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-04 Thread timber
Yeah! Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice. :D If you add the M42 lens then you should also add the Pentacon Six and Pentax 67 and 645 lens too. There are adapters for 645 made by Pentax, and Pentacon Six lenses are very common to be mounted on any 35mm cam. .t There are an infinite number

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-04 Thread David J Brooks
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 April 2008 16:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: help needed for new pentax lens website I would think it best to restrict something like this to lenses that can be used without an adapter. It might

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-04 Thread David J Brooks
: help needed for new pentax lens website 42 John Francis wrote: How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:28:24PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Doug Franklin

help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Andreas Pfotenhauer
Hi everybody, as mentioned in the subject, i need your help :-) I'm in the process of building a website that will hold a database with all lenses usable on Pentax bodies (with preference for the digital ones). I know, there is Bojidar Dimitrov's excellent k-mount web page (and some others),

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Ok so the Leica S mount lenses could only be used a macro distances, but the Canon f0.95 would let in a lot of light! P. J. Alling wrote: Well you've set yourself an enduring hobby. Any m42 lens and the earlier m37 and c, (video, 8mm(?)), mount), Bessamatic or Kodak Retina IIIS/Reflex

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Well you've set yourself an enduring hobby. Any m42 lens and the earlier m37 and c, (video, 8mm(?)), mount), Bessamatic or Kodak Retina IIIS/Reflex with the proper adapter, I think there may even be a Leica S (m39) mount to m42 adapter which opens all of the Leica, and copies such as Canon,

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread pnstenquist
I would think it best to restrict something like this to lenses that can be used without an adapter. It might be worthwhile to include m42 Pentax lenses, but I would draw the line there. BTW, although you can fit a Leica 39mm screwmount lens to a Pentax with adapters, it won't focus anywhere

RE: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Bob W
: help needed for new pentax lens website I would think it best to restrict something like this to lenses that can be used without an adapter. It might be worthwhile to include m42 Pentax lenses, but I would draw the line there. BTW, although you can fit a Leica 39mm screwmount lens

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Andreas Pfotenhauer
Hi P.J., I didn't make myself clear enough it seems (sorry, english is not my native tongue, but i'll try my best). The point is not to have a *complete* list of lenses that in theory can be somehow attached to a pentax body, who would want that anyway? maybe such a list would be historical

RE: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Steve Desjardins
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 April 2008 16:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: help needed for new pentax lens website I would think it best to restrict something like this to lenses that can be used

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Scott Loveless
Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. I happen to like mathematicians quite a bit. They're much more useful than philosophers. Granted, it helps than I'm married to one. Now if only I could teach her to add 2+2

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 04:53:07PM +0100, Bob W wrote: anywhere close to infinity is it possible for anything to be close to infinity? Any philosophers out there? Bob Well, by definition, if any of the philosophers are out there then it must be possible for something to be close to

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 12:27:39PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. I happen to like mathematicians quite a bit. They're much more useful than philosophers. Granted, it

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Scott Loveless
John Francis wrote: On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 12:27:39PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. I happen to like mathematicians quite a bit. They're much more useful than philosophers.

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Adam Maas
But the Zenit M39 lenses can be used (Leica thread with M42/K register) -Adam On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:33 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok so the Leica S mount lenses could only be used a macro distances, but the Canon f0.95 would let in a lot of light! P. J. Alling wrote:

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Steve Desjardins wrote: I happen to like mathematicians quite a bit. They're much more useful than philosophers. Granted, it helps than I'm married to one. Now if only I could teach her to add 2+2 in her head. Mathematicians prove things. Addition is left as an exercise for the

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread John Graves
Scott, Sure.and the sine of the square root of 1 comes right up any time you ask. Huh? John Graves WA1JG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scott Loveless wrote: Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. I happen

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Scott Loveless
John Graves wrote: Scott, Sure.and the sine of the square root of 1 comes right up any time you ask. Huh? Hold on a sec. I'll ask. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Ah, but those are Zenit lenses another kettle of fish altogether. Adam Maas wrote: But the Zenit M39 lenses can be used (Leica thread with M42/K register) -Adam On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:33 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok so the Leica S mount lenses could only be used a

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Doug Franklin
Scott Loveless wrote: John Francis wrote: On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 12:27:39PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: A mathematician doesn't care what the value of 2+2 is; Relating this to things that happen in the real world is a physics problem. Christie says I like him. She doesn't think very much

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Steve Desjardins
I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/03/08 5:11 PM Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. Steve the philosophy major Bob W [EMAIL

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Doug Franklin
Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. Steve the philosophy major Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/3/2008 11:53 AM anywhere close to infinity is it possible for anything to be close to infinity? Any philosophers

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Doug Franklin
Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Well, then, that lets the infinity of human stupidity right out. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread John Francis
How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:28:24PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/03/08 5:11 PM Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Scott Loveless
42 John Francis wrote: How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:28:24PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/03/08 5:11 PM Steve Desjardins wrote:

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Doug Franklin
John Francis wrote: How many countable infinities are there? I don't know, but I'd guess there's an uncountably infinite number of them. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread P. J. Alling
An infinite number, you can count them all you want... John Francis wrote: How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:28:24PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Doug Franklin

Re: help needed for new pentax lens website

2008-04-03 Thread Ken Waller
42 Are you suggesting coconuts migrate? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: help needed for new pentax lens website 42 John Francis wrote: How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03

Historical NEW Pentax Lens Prices, List and Street. Anyone have any info?

2008-03-25 Thread J. C. O'Connell
hi yall, I have been very interested for a long time but not finding any NEW price information on all NEW Pentax lenses made since the spotmatic (1964) era. I have found a few NEW list prices for a few years here and there but no NEW street prices for the older lenses. I would be very interested

Re: Historical NEW Pentax Lens Prices, List and Street. Anyone have any info?

2008-03-25 Thread Brendan MacRae
. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi yall, I have been very interested for a long time but not finding any NEW price information on all NEW Pentax lenses made since the spotmatic (1964) era. I have found a few NEW list prices for a few years here and there but no NEW street prices

Re: New Pentax Ad

2008-03-03 Thread Christian
Joseph Tainter wrote: Over at Ned Bunnell's web site: http://nedbunnell.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-k-ad.html That's my kind of add... I prefer a twist of lemon to the olive though... :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New Pentax Ad

2008-03-01 Thread Tim Bray
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the spilling Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels? Sigh... -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New Pentax Ad

2008-03-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Tim Bray wrote: On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the spilling Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels? Of course. It's the law. ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: New Pentax Ad

2008-03-01 Thread Peter Fairweather
Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels? Yes!!! It's the high megapixel count that makes the K20D a possible success story. I wouldn't even mention the weather sealing. Definitely no reference required to the quality of the pictures!! I worked out that a full frame

Re: New Pentax Ad

2008-03-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 1, 2008, at 2:58 PM, Tim Bray wrote: On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the spilling Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels? Sigh... -T Yes. While megapixel count

Re: New Pentax Ad

2008-03-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: New Pentax Ad Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the spilling Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels? Of course. It's the law. ;-) It's also what consumers have been programmed to key

Lessons in supply and demand: The new Pentax DA * lenses

2007-08-02 Thread Roman
http://1001noisycameras.blogspot.com/2007/08/lessons-in-supply-and-demand-new-pentax.html snip The initial production output for these lenses was at 1000 per month each http://1001noisycameras.blogspot.com/2007/07/two-pentax-da-lens-go-on-sale-in-japan.html. /snip It seems I'll get mine in

Re: Lessons in supply and demand: The new Pentax DA * lenses

2007-08-02 Thread Margus Männik
Roman, I don't know if we live in different Estonias, but AFAIK our Pentax dealer is going to get initially AT LEAST 50 of both DA* lenses (100 in total). Those should arrive around August 15. This year. BR, Margus Roman wrote:

Re: New Pentax software and K10D firmware

2007-04-27 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Remote Assistant user manual, converted from .chm, to .doc: http://perso.orange.fr/krg/temp/PPRmanual.doc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: New Pentax software and K10D firmware

2007-04-27 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Michel Carrère-Gée a écrit : Remote Assistant user manual, converted from .chm, to .doc: http://perso.orange.fr/krg/temp/PPRmanual.doc And now converted to PDF: http://perso.orange.fr/krg/temp/pprmanual.pdf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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