Re: Which one is stronger

2012-04-01 Thread Jack Davis
n the background.   Jack - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 7:42 AM Subject: Re: Which one is stronger On 4/1/2012 4:06 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > Here are my slightly less frivolous photos from the photo walk. > >

Re: Which one is stronger

2012-04-01 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 4/1/2012 4:06 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Here are my slightly less frivolous photos from the photo walk. I think I have a keeper in this set, but I'm not sure which one it is, 191, 192, or 194. They are three slightly different treatments of the same subject, and there are things that I

RE: Which one is stronger

2012-04-01 Thread Bob W
> >> > >> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629349397638/ > >> > >> Comments and suggestions on which is the keeper and why, or how to > >> improve them are appreciated. > >> > >> -- > >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > >> > > > > > None of them particularly stand

Re: Which one is stronger

2012-04-01 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 1, 2012, at 2:34 AM, Bob W wrote: >> >> Here are my slightly less frivolous photos from the photo walk. >> >> I think I have a keeper in this set, but I'm not sure which one it is, >> 191, 192, or 194. They are three slightly different treatments of

RE: Which one is stronger

2012-04-01 Thread Bob W
> > Here are my slightly less frivolous photos from the photo walk. > > I think I have a keeper in this set, but I'm not sure which one it is, > 191, 192, or 194. They are three slightly different treatments of the > same subject, and there are things that I like about

Which one is stronger

2012-04-01 Thread Larry Colen
Here are my slightly less frivolous photos from the photo walk. I think I have a keeper in this set, but I'm not sure which one it is, 191, 192, or 194. They are three slightly different treatments of the same subject, and there are things that I like about each of them:

Re: Leica M but which one?

2012-02-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Thibouille wrote: > Thank you all for your thoughts. > Will look at the links provided and certainly use other informations you gave. > Hope I can manage to get this project real. > > As for film is dead as Godfrey says, I think not. But darkroom though > might soo

Re: Leica M but which one?

2012-02-24 Thread Thibouille
Thank you all for your thoughts. Will look at the links provided and certainly use other informations you gave. Hope I can manage to get this project real. As for film is dead as Godfrey says, I think not. But darkroom though might soon be indeed (what a pity). APX100 @ 2.5€ per film (36 shots) is

Re: Leica M but which one?

2012-02-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Thibouille wrote: > I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). > I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but > doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. > > So, fot those who indeed shot with

Re: Leica M but which one?

2012-02-23 Thread Larry Colen
Light meters are for sissies. On Feb 23, 2012, at 10:21 AM, Thibouille wrote: > I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). > I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but > doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. > > So, fo

RE: Leica M but which one?

2012-02-23 Thread Bob W
> I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). > I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but > doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. > > So, fot those who indeed shot with an M, what should I look for? > Buying new is out o

Re:Leica M but which one?

2012-02-23 Thread Jim King
Thibouille wrote on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:21:15 -0800 > I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). > I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but > doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. > > So, fot those who indeed shot wit

Re: Leica M but which one?

2012-02-23 Thread Thibouille
Thank you. I was suspecting such an answer, and I admit I'm very happy with it :) Less money, and I'll be forced to train my meter so to say. May Kodak live long enough for my Tri-X needs. 2012/2/23 p. j. alling : > If you're using film, forget about a meter with a Leica and learn the > character

Re: Leica M but which one?

2012-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I bought both of my thread-mount Leicas on ebay. No problem if you only deal with people who have numerous sales and a 100% rating. If you buy a meterless Leica, you can get a meter that attaches to the flash shoe or use a handheld meter. A handheld incident meter is superior to most in-camera

Re: Leica M but which one?

2012-02-23 Thread p. j. alling
If you're using film, forget about a meter with a Leica and learn the characteristics of Tri-X, Most of my shooting with the Spotmatic II and Tri-X was well beyond the metering capability of the camera. In fact the first time I had a camera who's meter was even close to as good as a trained eye wa

Leica M but which one?

2012-02-23 Thread Thibouille
I slowly convinced myself I needed to try a Leica (was hard actually). I don't wanna try alternatives *before* the M, if the M is nice but doesn't justify the cost, I'll look into Voigtlander and such. So, fot those who indeed shot with an M, what should I look for? Buying new is out of the questi

Re: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-22 Thread Miserere
On 22 October 2010 14:43, frank theriault wrote: > > Hmmm... > > Interesting that you revived this thread today.  I'm looking at the > title Mark mentions, then I realize that I posted "Cormorants at Dawn" > last week - a week after Mark's initial post. > > I guess I was subliminally inspired. > >

Re: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Miserere wrote: > > How about I ask your girlfriend? Ah, right, *that's* why you're not > responsible. > > Frank, my hero. Hmmm... Interesting that you revived this thread today. I'm looking at the title Mark mentions, then I realize that I posted "Cormorants

Re: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-22 Thread Miserere
On 5 October 2010 18:24, frank theriault wrote: > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> I was just voting on photos for the Pentax Photo Gallery and what >> should come up but a shot titled "Cormorants at Sunset"... >> > > I'm not responsible. > > In any way. > > Just ask my wife

Re: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-05 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > I was just voting on photos for the Pentax Photo Gallery and what > should come up but a shot titled "Cormorants at Sunset"... > I'm not responsible. In any way. Just ask my wife. ;-) cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."

Re: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/10/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >I expect we'll be reading this again on New Year's Day... Mark! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDM

RE: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-04 Thread Bob W
> Mark Roberts wrote: > > I was just voting on photos for the Pentax Photo Gallery and what > > should come up but a shot titled "Cormorants at Sunset"... > > > > > > > > I think if it was one of us, it would say "Cormorants (Official Bird of the > PDML[tm]. All Rights Reserved. Do Not Fold, Spind

Re: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-04 Thread Keith Whaley
Doug Brewer wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: I was just voting on photos for the Pentax Photo Gallery and what should come up but a shot titled "Cormorants at Sunset"... I think if it was one of us, it would say "Cormorants (Official Bird of the PDML[tm]. All Rights Reserved. Do Not Fold, Spindle,

Re: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-04 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: I was just voting on photos for the Pentax Photo Gallery and what should come up but a shot titled "Cormorants at Sunset"... I think if it was one of us, it would say "Cormorants (Official Bird of the PDML[tm]. All Rights Reserved. Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate. Sub

Re: All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-04 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm responsible only if, ironically, the shot contains no actual cormorants. On 10/4/2010 6:08 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: I was just voting on photos for the Pentax Photo Gallery and what should come up but a shot titled "Cormorants at Sunset"... -- "His lack of education is more than compe

All right, which one of you is responsible for this?

2010-10-04 Thread Mark Roberts
I was just voting on photos for the Pentax Photo Gallery and what should come up but a shot titled "Cormorants at Sunset"... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follo

Re: OK, which one of you sots was it?

2010-04-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Well at least they took the liquor, maybe in their stomach based on what was stolen. On 4/28/2010 2:53 PM, CheekyGeek wrote: Have we any PDML members that were in the Alnwick-Haldimand Township, ONTARIO late on April 26th? If so, I hope you have a good alibi: "On the 26th April 2010 at approxi

OK, which one of you sots was it?

2010-04-28 Thread CheekyGeek
Have we any PDML members that were in the Alnwick-Haldimand Township, ONTARIO late on April 26th? If so, I hope you have a good alibi: "On the 26th April 2010 at approximately 11:02pm, the Northumberland OPP was dispatched to a break and enter to a trailer located on Shelter Valley Road in Alnwick

Re: Spotmeter - which one to buy?

2008-08-28 Thread Beaker
On Aug 28, 2008, at 5:24 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: >> When I was shooting with a 6x7, I used both a spotmeter and incident >> meter. Actually, I used the incident meter most often. You really >> need both. When the light on the subject is the same as where you're >> standing

Re: Spotmeter - which one to buy?

2008-08-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: > When I was shooting with a 6x7, I used both a spotmeter and incident > meter. Actually, I used the incident meter most often. You really > need both. When the light on the subject is the same as where you're > standing, the incident meter is best. When it varies or whe

Re: Spotmeter - which one to buy?

2008-08-28 Thread Gasha
After digging into list archives, i found 2 years old thread with similar subject. These old Pentax spotmeters look little bit bulky :D So i have to find sweet spot between functionality, price and size. Anything beyound of size like box of cigarettes is too much. It is nice, if you can pack all

Re: Spotmeter - which one to buy?

2008-08-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
I totally agree. That was why I went with a meter that combined both. My first experiences with hand held meters, all incident, was in film school. Back then I used the Sekonic Studio Deluxe analog model, a great little meter. Later I got the Minolta IV-F digital which made things go a bit faster.

Re: Spotmeter - which one to buy?

2008-08-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
When I was shooting with a 6x7, I used both a spotmeter and incident meter. Actually, I used the incident meter most often. You really need both. When the light on the subject is the same as where you're standing, the incident meter is best. When it varies or when you have to quantify a hig

Re: Spotmeter - which one to buy?

2008-08-28 Thread Brendan MacRae
I found an old Soligor spotmeter at the thrift store the other day. It was in ok condition, but I didn't buy it since I didn't have a 9v battery to test it. They only wanted $15 for it so they can be had cheaply if you look around. More likely though you'll be paying 50-100 dollars for one dependin

RE: Spotmeter - which one to buy?

2008-08-28 Thread Bob W
ilto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Cirvis > Sent: 28 August 2008 12:44 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Spotmeter - which one to buy? > > Hi all, > > recently i managed to make my own battery pack for Pentax 6x7. > Thanks for help from list, and good web re

Spotmeter - which one to buy?

2008-08-28 Thread Cirvis
Hi all, recently i managed to make my own battery pack for Pentax 6x7. Thanks for help from list, and good web resources. Im going very soon to do some walks and climbs in Italian/Swiss Alps, and i seriously consider to give a chance to 6x7. Then i need some external meter. I can gen one from e

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Bong Manayon
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/OrlandoandMoon.jpg > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Get-the-Shota.jpg > > I am in a quandry for next months Open Competition for the Camera Club. > Which one would you choose.? > > Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-D

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Boris Liberman
One with the moon seems stronger. Boris Walter Hamler wrote: > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/OrlandoandMoon.jpg > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Get-the-Shota.jpg > > I am in a quandry for next months Open Competition for the Camera Cl

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
s/v699/newtmaker/Get-the-Shota.jpg > > I am in a quandry for next months Open Competition > for the Camera Club. > Which one would you choose.? > > Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Eactivist
Club. Which one would you choose.? Walt == The first is lovely, but the moon looks unreal. Too big. So I'd choose the second. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be cen

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
r next months Open Competition for the Camera > Club. Which one would you choose.? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Jack Davis
/newtmaker/Get-the-Shota.jpg > > I am in a quandry for next months Open Competition for the Camera > Club. > Which one would you choose.? > > Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ___

Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Walter Hamler
Thanks guys. I was leaning toward the first one as well. I have it already printed and matted, and the horizon is corrected in the print :-) The second one is one I will save for a later competition that may have a theme better suited to that shot. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Bruce Dayton
xt months Open Competition for the Camera Club. WH> Which one would you choose.? WH> Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread pnstenquist
g.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/OrlandoandMoon.jpg > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Get-the-Shota.jpg > > I am in a quandry for next months Open Competition for the Camera Club. > Which one would you choose.? > > Walt > > -- > PDML Pent

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Christian
Walter Hamler wrote: > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/OrlandoandMoon.jpg > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Get-the-Shota.jpg > > I am in a quandry for next months Open Competition for the Camera Club. > Which one would you choose.? > >

Re: Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread P. J. Alling
ket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Get-the-Shota.jpg > > I am in a quandry for next months Open Competition for the Camera Club. > Which one would you choose.? > > Walt > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz

Which One to Submit

2007-04-27 Thread Walter Hamler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/OrlandoandMoon.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Get-the-Shota.jpg I am in a quandry for next months Open Competition for the Camera Club. Which one would you choose.? Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: Which one do you prefer"

2007-03-03 Thread Russell Kerstetter
I like the the way the face is in the b&w, but it took me several seconds to find the neck, so it was a very bizarre picture at first :) To me the color is easier to see what is going on, but I still like the b&w anyway russ On 2/28/07, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://img.photo

Re: Which one do you prefer"

2007-03-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/28/2007 6:26:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/GirraffeBWweb.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/GirraffeFeedingweb.jpg My Giraffee shot, one in B&W, one in Color. Comments apprecia

Re: Which one do you prefer"

2007-03-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The color version definitely works better for me. Dan M On 2/28/07, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 28, 2007, at 20:22, Walter Hamler wrote: > > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/GirraffeBWweb.jpg > > > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/ > >

Re: Which one do you prefer"

2007-02-28 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 28, 2007, at 20:22, Walter Hamler wrote: > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/GirraffeBWweb.jpg > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/ > GirraffeFeedingweb.jpg > > My Giraffee shot, one in B&W, one in Color. > Color. Can't say why other than that the B&W look

Re: Which one do you prefer"

2007-02-28 Thread Bong Manayon
A Gestalt moment... (the whole is greater than the sum of its parts) The head looks disembodied...over all the color version somehow makes better "sense" of the context (apart from the title). The quality of the b&w is superb but it took me a nanosecond longer to get a sense of what is going on..

Which one do you prefer"

2007-02-28 Thread Walter Hamler
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/GirraffeBWweb.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/GirraffeFeedingweb.jpg My Giraffee shot, one in B&W, one in Color. Comments appreciated. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdm

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! You'll find what you need in the links: Indeed. When I said the 50/2.8 was better than the 105/2.8 I should have said marginally. But it is highly desirable for macros of insects and small animals or reptiles when you can't really get right up to them -- as you need to do with the 50mm

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Don Williams
The best Macro 50mm ever made was probably the Kern 50/1.8 Macro Switar which focussed to 1:1 without any tubes. If there was a way of using this lens on an *ist D with minor modification I'd be in the market for one right now. Don jtainter wrote: Boris, I have never heard criticism of a 5

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread jtainter
Boris, I have never heard criticism of a 50 or 100 mm macro lens for optical performance. It seems to be a simple matter to design for good performance. Still, some are, of course, better than others. KEH right now has several of the FA 50 F2.8 Macro -- marked down. Take a look at Boz's comment

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Lon Williamson
I've got this lens as a Phoenix, manual focus. Build quality is nothing to write home about, but it's light and gets the job done. It came with a two element diopter that I now use on the M 100 f4 macro. For the price, the Phoenix is good value. I've used it at f3.5 to 5.6 for portraits and have

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Don, > ... I've used a lot of > Macros and now have the Sigma 50/2.8 EX It's > about the best there is at the moment, > slightly superior to their very nice 105/2.8 EX. Mind if I asked you to elaborate on exactly how 50/2.8 is superior to 105/2.8? Also if you had used Pentax FA 50/2.8 macro, how

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! > I suspect Boris may want AF for when he is using the lens for normal work. That's exactly right. -- Boris

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Don Williams
I forgot to mention the aperture for the test shot -- it was 3.5 Don John Forbes wrote: I suspect Boris may want AF for when he is using the lens for normal work. I have things the wrong way around. My 100mm macro is the FA 100 2.8, and for a smaller, more portable, 100mm lens, I have the M

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread John Forbes
I suspect Boris may want AF for when he is using the lens for normal work. I have things the wrong way around. My 100mm macro is the FA 100 2.8, and for a smaller, more portable, 100mm lens, I have the M 2.8. It would be better if the M was AF, and vice-versa. John On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:4

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Don Williams
Hi Boris, I've tested the Sigma 50/2.8 EX Macro with a Tokina Doubler and have posted a picture here: http://www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/hold/EX50X2.tif Make of it what you will. It's Rob Studdert's printable version of the USAF test chart and I personally don't know what to make of it either.

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Don Williams
Hi Boris, I don't think AF will help much with macro photography. I've done a lot of this and the best results I get are with through focus series and stacking with either Helicon Focus or CombZ. But if this doesn't appeal to you you can select the best one from your series and dump the oth

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Boris, My daughter has that one - actually she has the Phoenix version. They are all made by Cosina. The lens is light and small and optically it is pretty good. But the build quality is pretty plasticky. The manual focus feel is about average for an undamped AF lens. AF speed is ok. If

Re: 1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-13 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Boris Liberman wrote: A Russian Penta Club member approached me asking to sell him my Tamron 90/2.5 lens. I agreed. Same reason - unfortunately the lens is manual focus. Boris, I think/fear you will struggle with an AF Macro lens. Assuming that it's for inanimate objects

1:1 Macro lens, which one

2006-02-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! A Russian Penta Club member approached me asking to sell him my Tamron 90/2.5 lens. I agreed. Same reason - unfortunately the lens is manual focus. I am thinking of replacement. KEH has now very good variety of macro lenses at rather reasonable prices. Say, Sigma 50/2.8 EX macro goes for

RE: Pentax Digital P&S: which one?

2005-05-10 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 5:16 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Pentax Digital P&S: which one? > > > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > > > > Having not tried any of the others, I&#

Re: Pentax Digital P&S: which one?

2005-05-03 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > > Having not tried any of the others, I'm still a big fan of the 550. > Since the 550 is no longer made, I'd recommend looking at whatever successor > is currently available. It was replaced by the 555, if memory serves. Is that > curr

Re: Pentax Digital P&S: which one?

2005-05-03 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A friend wants to buy a Pentax digital P&S. What is the best one > overall (considering resolution, flare, noise, handling)? > > To me, S5i seems a good one. > > Andre > > Having not tried any of the others, I'm still a big fan of the 550. Sinc

Pentax Digital P&S: which one?

2005-05-03 Thread Andre Langevin
A friend wants to buy a Pentax digital P&S. What is the best one overall (considering resolution, flare, noise, handling)? To me, S5i seems a good one. Andre

RE: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-26 Thread Jens Bladt
You have got too strong hands!? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 26. januar 2005 23:43 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ? Fred mused

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-26 Thread johnf
Fred mused: > > > personally, I found the KA version less reliable, because often the > > contacts were just a tiny bit off and didn't make proper contact. It > > sure freaked me out when suddently I couldn't take a photo. I threw it > > out afterwards. Having to rotate the lens a bit on/off to be

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-26 Thread Fred
> personally, I found the KA version less reliable, because often the > contacts were just a tiny bit off and didn't make proper contact. It > sure freaked me out when suddently I couldn't take a photo. I threw it > out afterwards. Having to rotate the lens a bit on/off to be able to > get a photog

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-25 Thread Bill Owens
Somehow I do not think many of those folks are lurking on the list. BTW, even here in the Boone-docks I see more and more people chimping their cel-phones; I do believe that is what is going to replace disposable cameras. The Kodak Picture Maker kiosk has the ability to print via IR from cell p

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-24 Thread Graywolf
ras. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" Subject: RE: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ? The good thing about shooting didg

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-23 Thread Cotty
On 24/1/05, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: >The good thing about shooting didgatal is that, if the exposure is wrong, >you''l find out. Mark!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" Subject: RE: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ? The good thing about shooting didgatal is that, if the exposure is wrong, you''l find out. Heck, Jens, I found that out all the time shooting film. William Robb

RE: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-23 Thread Jens Bladt
out on my 'ist D before relying on it for film cameras. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: m.s.gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 23. januar 2005 14:27 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, whic

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-23 Thread m.s.gill
i have two tamron adapters K and KA and long list of tamron lenses.Whenever i put prime/zooms with KA adapter on MZ5 lens locked at minimum AE, received over exposure in programme mode the reason combination of aperture leafes and shutter. Few years back Tamron introduced a P adapter for program Ca

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-22 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
My 300/5.6 Tamron with the A Adaptall-2 mount works just fine on my Super Program. Collin "You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the relationship the greater the impact." Howard Hendricks

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-22 Thread Frantisek
Hi, personally, I found the KA version less reliable, because often the contacts were just a tiny bit off and didn't make proper contact. It sure freaked me out when suddently I couldn't take a photo. I threw it out afterwards. Having to rotate the lens a bit on/off to be able to get a photograph

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-22 Thread mike wilson
K/A Make sure you get a promise for return. They can be faulty with it being obvious. mike Jens Bladt wrote: Do any of you know which Adaptall mount I should look for, if I want to use a Tamron lens that will allow for uisng shutter priority or programed AE on a "A"-series body, perhaps even on

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-22 Thread Jim Colwell
Jens Bladt wrote: > Sat, 22 Jan 2005 02:32:09 -0800 > Do any of you know which Adaptall mount I should look for, if I want to se > a Tamron lens that will allow for using shutter priority or programed AE on > a "A"-series body, perhaps even on the *ist D (provided I use a "A-series > Tamron lens")

Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-22 Thread Jens Bladt
Do any of you know which Adaptall mount I should look for, if I want to use a Tamron lens that will allow for uisng shutter priority or programed AE on a "A"-series body, perhaps even on the *ist D (provided I use a "A-series Tamron lens")? It seems there are more than one Adaptall 2 mount (R1 and

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-09 Thread Henri Toivonen
0 dpi) ? Thibouille Collin R Brendemuehl a écrit : At 02:52 2004.12.08 -0500, you wrote: Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:34:50 +0100 From: Thibs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Scanner: which one? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; form

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-09 Thread Thibs
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Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-08 Thread Otis Wright
8400F is about US$140 at BHPHOTO.. in NYC. Anyone using the more expensive 9950F? Otis Wright Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Thibs wrote on 08.12.04 8:34: I'm looking for a scanner. I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds with

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Thibs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm looking for a scanner. >I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. >I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds with film back. > >Of course it is nowhere near a film scanner but I do not expect it to. >I absolutely need a normal scanner. Film

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-08 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Thibs wrote on 08.12.04 8:34: > I'm looking for a scanner. > I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. > I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds with film back. > > Of course it is nowhere near a film scanner but I do not expect it to. > I absolutely need a normal scanner. Fi

Re: Scanner: which one?

2004-12-08 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 02:52 2004.12.08 -0500, you wrote: Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:34:50 +0100 From: Thibs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Scanner: which one? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I&#

Scanner: which one?

2004-12-07 Thread Thibs
I'm looking for a scanner. I'm very budget limited so it'll probably be flatbed one. I know Canon do affordable (almost) flatbeds with film back. Of course it is nowhere near a film scanner but I do not expect it to. I absolutely need a normal scanner. Film one may follow if budget does too. Any cl

Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?

2003-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one? > William Robb: trainer of dogs and models. > Is there a correlation between the two? Youth > wants to know! Positive reinforcment, my friend. And never ask either to do more tha

Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?

2003-06-26 Thread Lon Williamson
William Robb: trainer of dogs and models. Is there a correlation between the two? Youth wants to know! William Robb wrote: ... When I am training a new model, I start with 35mm and work through to medium format, and then large format over several sessions before I expect to get anything good from

Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?

2003-06-25 Thread Caveman
Bruce Rubenstein wrote: Every bride has a concept of what a bride should look like, but doesn't realize that the marketed bride image is that of professional models. Knowing your veneration to "professional" everything... did you get a professional bride too ? cheers, caveman

Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?

2003-06-25 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
This is why the people skills of a photographer are very important for things like wedding photography. Every bride has a concept of what a bride should look like, but doesn't realize that the marketed bride image is that of professional models. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Non professional s

Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?

2003-06-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Caveman Subject: Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one? > > > Non professional subjects tend to be intimidated by large equipment. > > I sense a lewd something here ;-) You would. William Robb

Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?

2003-06-25 Thread Caveman
William Robb wrote: Non professional subjects tend to be intimidated by large equipment. I sense a lewd something here ;-) cheers, caveman

Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?

2003-06-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Andre Langevin Subject: Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one? > > The A85/1.4 hood is monstrous also, but with a cooler shade, the lens > is not that frightening I think. A nice hood I found for it is the > one for the Hexanon 85-210/3.5.

Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?

2003-06-25 Thread Andre Langevin
The time that I still had my FA*85/1.4, everyone was frightened whenever I point that damn thing at them. Everyone of them were amazed by how big the hood was. No such problem with the 77. :-) regards, Alan Chan You mean dogs bark at the f1.4 lens but keep quiet when you shoot them with the f2

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