Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-29 Thread Carlos Royo
Sylwester Pietrzyk escribió: > On 29.10.06, at 16:09 , Bob Shell wrote: > >> This doesn't mean it was used on a Pentax camera, though. National >> Geographic used to have an in-house repair shop that also did >> modifications, and they often modified lenses to fit different camera >> systems. Sa

Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-29 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 29.10.06, at 16:09 , Bob Shell wrote: > This doesn't mean it was used on a Pentax camera, though. National > Geographic used to have an in-house repair shop that also did > modifications, and they often modified lenses to fit different camera > systems. Sadly that all fell victim to budget cu

Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-29 Thread Bob Shell
On Oct 29, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > Shel, go to: > http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ > just type in "search" field word "Pentax" and see the results. You > will find some articles where either 645 or 67 were used for taking > photos. In one article I believe Pentax 35 mm ca

Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-29 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 27.10.06, at 23:10 , Shel Belinkoff wrote: > The National Geographic has some great photos in every issue, never > more > evident today while I was perusing a back issue. Is there a way to > find out > whether a photo was taken with film or digital, and maybe even > information > on the c

Re: Pentax 645 ultrawide ... (was Re: The Cameras of National Geographic)

2006-10-28 Thread Gasha
I own 35/3.5 MF version. I love the lens ... very good. Almost no distortions. Got from KEH a bargain for approx USD 350. New AF version is even better. Gasha Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with > 35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tem

Re: Pentax 645 ultrawide ... (was Re: The Cameras of National Geographic)

2006-10-28 Thread mike wilson
Mark Roberts wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >>Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with >>35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tempted ... seems like a 645 >>analogue of my Hassy SWC. Always liked 645 and 6x6 with a wide lens. >> >>How good is the 35mm lens for

Re: Pentax 645 ultrawide ... (was Re: The Cameras of National Geographic)

2006-10-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with >35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tempted ... seems like a 645 >analogue of my Hassy SWC. Always liked 645 and 6x6 with a wide lens. > >How good is the 35mm lens for the 645? anyone have any experien

Pentax 645 ultrawide ... (was Re: The Cameras of National Geographic)

2006-10-28 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Speaking of Pentax 645 ... someone has offered me a Pentax 645 with 35mm lens at a very low price. I'm tempted ... seems like a 645 analogue of my Hassy SWC. Always liked 645 and 6x6 with a wide lens. How good is the 35mm lens for the 645? anyone have any experience with it? Godfrey On Oct

Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-28 Thread Bob Shell
On Oct 27, 2006, at 5:10 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > The National Geographic has some great photos in every issue, never > more > evident today while I was perusing a back issue. Is there a way to > find out > whether a photo was taken with film or digital, and maybe even > information > on

Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-27 Thread John Coyle
essage - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 7:10 AM Subject: The Cameras of National Geographic > The National Geographic has some great photos in every issue, never more > evident today while I was perusin

Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ahhh - good idea. Thanks. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Scott Loveless > You'll probably have better luck researching specific photographers. > There are quite a few interviews and bios available online. > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > The National Geographic has some great photos in every

Re: The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-27 Thread Scott Loveless
Shel, You'll probably have better luck researching specific photographers. There are quite a few interviews and bios available online. e.g. David Alan Harvey used to shoot with a Leica and 28mm, 35mm and 50mm lenses, but has switched to a Nikon digital system. Sam Abell has stated in more than o

The Cameras of National Geographic

2006-10-27 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The National Geographic has some great photos in every issue, never more evident today while I was perusing a back issue. Is there a way to find out whether a photo was taken with film or digital, and maybe even information on the cameras or film that was used? One of the stories in that back issu