Re: There are days when...

2001-11-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I understand what's happening with your eyes, Mafud. My Father-in-law, in his mid 70s and a pro photographer for about 40 years plus, is also hitting the point where AF would be useful. The last set of H.S. Homecoming shots I saw were focused slightly behind the people. Not enough to make a

OT: HP photosmart scsi scanner

2001-11-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Must have been some pretty cheesy photography! :) Collin -- ... I had a stack of just developed Velveta and I fed the first one in the little slot. Set the scan for 2400dpi and -- --- Edith Keiler must die. -- Spock,

Multiple things...

2001-11-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
First, glad you're back, Mafud. Your recovery has been a part of my prayers. JeepGirl ... ... congrats. Will it be long before we see pics of little jeeps scooting around? G Len, ... ... 64 bytes of memory? I at least got to start with 256 bytes on my Elf II. Boy, were you ever

Re: Windows XP - Scary!

2001-11-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I was in a co-worker's office before leaving work this evening. 933 MHz. 512 Meg RAM. All brand new. Right-clicked on the desktop Dialog box comes up. Clicked on Properties. It was a 20-second wait before the desktop properties finally opened up. Thanks, Bill. Collin * * * * * * * * * * * *

OT: Today thrifting

2001-11-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Steven got a Carousel 4400 projector and a (needs some repair) Beseler color analyzer.. I got a Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35. Anyone interested? Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

OT: Another goodie

2001-11-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
While digging through a box of old stuff I picked up last year, my son found a most interesting item. In an aluminum canister is an unshot roll of kodachrome in 828 format! If any of you are collectors, this might be a nice rare item to have. (It's the only one I've ever seen.) Collin * * * *

ZX-M pricing

2001-11-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I see Pentax is giving rebates on the ZX-M. Any news on the future status of the body? Any upgrade in sight, perhaps? Collin * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: 8-track Lives!

2001-11-14 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Old tube amps really bring the bucks these days. So much so that some of the nicer ones will equal a mortgage payment! Your old 8-track recorders bring a bit as well. just my $2, Collin --- Now, Now !!! I just saw several 8-track players in 2nd hand stores

Re: Tokina AT-X 24-40 F2.8

2001-11-15 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
A very good lens. Little distortion. But, imho, don't replace primes. They still have their appications, esp. when you want the sharpest possible eng for an enlargement. Collin From: Hiroto Yamashita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I've been looking at a Tokina AT-X 24-40mm F2.8 to replace some

Re: Watermakrs

2001-11-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Some general thoughts on the subject: Watermarks may be useful, but it's not foolproof. They're supposed to provide some proof of ownership, and perhaps security. In digital work the origin (closely related to ownership) may be next to impossible to prove. Whereas with chemical photography,

Re: Rattlesnake Shake, Rattlesnake Yum

2001-11-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Okeene, Oklahoma, has a hunt cook every Spring. Not the kind of activity I'd personally enjoy, but ok for some, I guess. Especially perhaps for way-northerners. :) Collin ... I had a rattler chili once that was to die for. William Robb * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Re: Auro Show Snaps

2001-11-18 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
That means don't (1) grin a lot (2) make unnecessary eye (or other) contact (3) act as though you're in a hurry anything else ? Collin I don't think it has a thing to do with appeaance. I think it has to do with whether or not you trigger peoples paranoia. There is a huge difference between

FONG: Found On News Group

2001-11-18 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Though someone mgiht be interested in these: Subject: FS: Pentax K-mount Lenses Date: 17 Nov 2001 19:22:34 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ChrisPlatt) Newsgroups: rec.photo.marketplace.35mm All lenses have clean glass w/no scratches, marks or fungus, clean snappy diaphragms, smooth focus

Re: Discrimination against Cheeseheads!

2001-11-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
And let's not forget curds! I'm going back for Thanksgiving. Anyone want me to ship 'em some -- fresh? But more to the point, w/ IL, IN, MI, adding OH might work better. Collin --- From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] What, and leave out us from Wisconsin?

Re: why EI-2000 is total CRAP, UNUSABLE for anything but strong daylight!

2001-11-30 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
OK, besides me, how many PDML members shoot full manual flash (anytime)? Always a manual mode for any deliberate composiiton requiring flash. No sense in having the sensor average off something I don't intend it to use. Collin Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * *

OT: Zeiss lenses for Pentax

2001-12-01 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1300692156 Interesting. I've not seen one of these before. Anyone else using it/them? Reports? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Edith Keiler must die. -- Spock, 1930 - This message is from the

Re: The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-02 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Please, tell me which rights and liberties have been lost? Collin I think Bush, the FBI Director and the Homeland Defense Minister-err, Secretary, might have something to say about what and which of the freedoms we Americans take pride in go next. What with all the public freedoms they are

Re: MX with LX screens, elaboration requested.

2001-12-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Sort of like cross-hairs in a gun scope. Collin --- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My memory may be wrong, but I thought there was a clear screen with crosshair available for the MX. Yes they did and I've got

Re: SUVs

2001-12-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
In Montana there is some officer discretion as to public safety matters. A Geo going 80+ (if it could) would certainly get pulled over. Collin - Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 07:27:22 -0600 From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SUVs I think Montana

RE: SUVs

2001-12-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Discussion about SUVs tends to be oriented around lack of efficiency and energy consumption. That is, they're a luxury which should be controlled. So how much does the luxury of photography add to environmental pollution? Or, even less-noticed, the semiconductor industry? Those who target

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #1675

2001-12-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Best nonsequiter I've read in a while. Collin Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:12:19 -0800 (PST) From: Juan J. Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: SUVs On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: ROTFLMAO! Hahhahaahahhhaahahaha! Watch out! We're coming after your MZ-S next! We'll replace

Re: flash stuff

2001-12-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
And with those flash bulbs, because of the long output duration, one has a method for outdoor fill flash without the thousand or so dollars needed for expensive strobes high-speed X sync bodies. And, in thrift shops, I get packages of a dozen bulbs for 90 cents frequently. (Haven't done

MX Case

2001-12-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Is there an ever-ready case for MX + Winder? TiA, Collin - 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: The New French Anti-Photography Law

2001-12-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Almost, but not exactly. You mentioned Bush and his responsibility for the loss of rights (placing his handlers under his monker). It's hard to take the politics out of a mention of public officials. (By politics I mean activities that occur in gov't, not party activities.) I tried to

OT Dialogue

2001-12-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
At this point I am dropping out of OT discussion. (at least for a while) Some of the dialogue is getting pretty personal and that's of low enough value to the group that bringing it to an end seems appropriate. Other parties with to join me? CRB -- . --- Edith Keiler must

RE: Jumbo Spotmatic

2001-12-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
So, JC, I hear you're getting into really large format photography? CRB * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Edith Keiler must die. -- Spock, 1930 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: HOLY CRAP - eBay auction

2001-12-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Nice outfit. But it's just not a Pentax. :) Perhaps it's another collection for JC to get into? G The 'Flex would sure be nice. They're fun to use. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1303216130 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

View Areas

2001-12-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I took my new-to-me MX ZX-M both out last night while Steven was giving a holiday concert in his HS band. The brightness wasn't much different. I think that's compensated for by the compression done on the ZX-M size. The field of view in the finder was the most noticable difference. There's so

Re: which 2 lenses and a teleconverter make the best combo?

2001-12-07 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
24mm 50mm 1.4x With these angles you get (a) groups, (b) individuals, and (c) close-ups. These would be my picks for general-purpose work. Right now, the primes I use are 35mm, 50mm, 100mm. I own but rarely use a 2x. It just sits there. I'll keep the 35mm when I can afford a 24mm. It's

Re: Pentax: Medium Format

2001-12-07 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Well-stated. For those who might be interested, you can get many medium format folders for less than $100US. Just a little more for a twin lens. (My son got a Rolleiflex 2.8C with a few light marks on the taking lens for $175US! Nice camera. A Yashica-D runs about $100US.) Compare this to

Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #1713

2001-12-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Amish Pentaxians? :) CRB At 04:16 PM 12/9/01 -0500, you wrote: Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 10:16:46 -0500 From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you hear that, PDML? MIKE SAYS THAT HE'D DATE A NIKON GIRL. Mike, you know I love you, but I fear you must be shunned over this. - -Aaron * * * *

RE: MX/ME winders

2001-12-11 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I've not checked the fit as far as mounting, but the advance coupling is the opposite gender. Pentax Could Have, with very little extra foresight, made them interchangable, but didn't. There was one for the ME and one for the MX. CRB - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To

Pentax Stuff

2001-12-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
www.mpex.com pentax dual cable release, 8+ $19.00 -- would be great for separate mirror prefire on your RB as well Pentax dial data LX for LX body, 8+ $69.00 Collin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: Flash question...

2001-12-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
It depends somewhat on the height of your ceiling. With the 285 and 280T (I have/use both as well on a ZX-M), if there's enough light reflecting, then you'll saturate enough to satisfy the settings. If you're just trying to make the flash less-direct, the it depends on the angle you're using.

Moisture

2001-12-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I was looking @ shooting today @ lunch, but it's misty -- with a little drizzle. How does one keep a lens free from this excess moisture? A hood is not always enough. Umbrella? Collin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Motor Drive-A

2001-12-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I was looking @ one at a good price today @ lunch. ($50) BUT, I put batteries in it, put it on a super program (no lens attached, no film) but it won't fire. Won't do anything off-camera either. Switch on side alternated between red and green positions. What else should I check? CRB - This

Huskers

2001-12-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Is it a good zood? I see they're teaching spelling in Nebraska, again! G Collin (really a Husker fan anyway) ---original I also have a 50-250 Tokina ATX zood. If I even need zood, it's there, so the 135 is really NOT doing me much good. L Levente -Levi- Littvay

Re: Intro and Question

2001-12-14 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Welcome. I also use a ZX-M, but have the A 50/1.4. Excellent lens. Reasonably priced. Just got my MX with winder last week, @ a bargain price. Winder MX feels a lot nicer than Winder MEII. Collin (who practiced a LOT of restraint not getting into the arguments about freedom, and correcting

Re: Bang Bang strikes again.

2001-12-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Congrats on the 6x7. I just love baseball terminology! Spring is almost here. Shall we plan a PDML/Cubs get-together this summer? On Fri. night I let a K-1000 with 200mm flash go. Didn't want to spend the time waiting for it. Someone got a good buy. $75 Buy-It-Now. CRB * * * * * * * * * *

Re: Info on 70-210 Takumar A

2001-12-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I picked up a Takumar-A 70-200 zoom and used it size-by-side with the Pentax-A 70-210. Same body, switched back and forth to verify what I saw in the finder. The Takumar version while not bad, whatever that means, didn't provide the sense of depth most similar to the human eye's optics. (I think

Re: 85mm shootout

2001-12-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Actually, I didn't see much difference except where the 'M' seems softer in all the prints. This makes the K 85/1.8 look like the bargain of the bunch. Very similar images to the best ones, but 1/2 the price. CRB * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Edith Keiler must

Thoughts about P3

2001-12-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Locally there's a couple of bodies available cheaply -- no real demand for them. They're in decent condition, and a modest $50 each. A-3000 and P3 The A-3000 I was familiar with, having used one for several years. A nice, solid body. The P3 I'd never looked at before. Metal back. Brass base

Re: ME Super with SMC-M 50/1.4

2001-12-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
not be participating much, if any, for the next week. Wife's grandfather (105 years old) passed away last night. We'll be going to Butterfield, MN, later this week. Collin Brendemuehl PS. Let's see -- Hutto BellSouth. I knew a Hutto in the Edmond, Oklahoma, area. You in that neighborhood

Re: MX winder

2001-12-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Push to the left the up for rewinding film. No sense in removing it to push the button up. Collin At 08:11 PM 12/17/01 -0500, you wrote: From: Joseph E Ringer III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MX winder I just aquired a used MX winder with no instructions and think I got it figured out except for

mm

2001-12-18 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
The mm on the lens designation would probably, in my estimation at least, be the result of a marketing dictate rather than a design change. In other words, if Pentax were the last to start using mm, it might have been advice from marketing that resulted in the change. With respect to the

Re: 50mm 1.2 (compilation)

2001-12-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I can't believe the distortion in those last two shots! Hang the resolution. Give me a natural appearance any day of the week. Collin --Original Message-- and most specifically: http://www.shinozuka-family.com/200110autumnlux2/kittyleaves4.jpg

Re: Got a free A50/1.4

2001-12-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Congrats. Maybe now people will hate someone besides me. :) Collin - Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:11:53 -0800 (PST) From: Juan J. Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Got a free A50/1.4 Another bargain:

Words (was -- Re: PDML numbers: Re: I haven't got *Ist D)

2003-10-03 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Back up the turnip wagon there, Glenn. Change never occurs in a vacuum, on its own, without external stimuli. You very admirably went half way with the point that there was a requisite for an additional application. (That's a lot further than many are willing or able to take the discussion.) But

istD and threads

2003-10-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
buffer fill up. How's the istD with this feature? What speed of C/F are you using? -- -- Collin Brendemuehl KC8TKA Ron Santo deserves enshrinement in Cooperstown. -- Me --

OT: Neat Little Toy

2003-10-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Cord was cleaning up had for $5 a little Argus 3d kit. I'm going to load it with some bw see what the results are like. It even comes with its own stereo-opticon-type device. Anyone else have/use one of these? -- -- Collin Brendemuehl KC8TKA Ron Santo deserves enshrinement in Cooperstown

RE: Old lenses and *ist D

2003-10-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
. -- -- Collin Brendemuehl KC8TKA Ron Santo deserves enshrinement in Cooperstown. -- Me --

Re: istD and threads

2003-10-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Ok. I'll be simpler. If you take 2 quick shots does it take twice as long to write to the CompactFlash? Also, spend the money on fast CompactFlash. You'll definitely appreciate the difference. Even in more basic digitals it a good thing to do. CRB Way over my head, though the thing seems to

Re: M Lenses

2003-10-07 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Optically, yes. They gained their reputation because of the lack of edge sharpness as compared to (a) the earlier K sm lenses, and (b) Nikon. It was interesting to read magazine reviews in the 70s. Nikon was the sharpest, period. Resolution was the ultimate goal of lens manufacturers and

If Pentax were like an automobile company ...

2003-10-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
... which one would it be more like? Jaguar -- Small, sleek, but not very reliable. GM -- A clumsy juggernaut with a mediocre product. Accura -- Not a Mercedes, but really nice for the price. ... or some other copmany ... and why? Collin KC8TKA

eBay buyer fraud attempt (was OT: eBay Plagiarism)

2003-10-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Very simple. You send eBay an email with the 2 URLs and this guys story. Describe the issue and seriousness of the problem fully. Send the other seller a copy as well. The truth scares people and they often correct themselves quickly. I had a facinating eBay sale issue a couple of months ago. A

They're all missing the mark

2003-10-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
From: Treena [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Has Pentax missed again? I just wonder how happy Rebel digital customers will be. Happy enough. Remember clone computers from before 1990? Real junk. But people were willing to buy cheap knowing that the good stuff would continue to drop in price and

Where was the first ist-D?

2003-10-15 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
The first LX was available in Sweden, iirc. Who stocked the first ist-D? CRB

Re: Da Cubbies

2003-10-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Paul, You're just jealous. Your tems didn't stand a chance to even go this far. CRB

Re: Ebay emails OT

2003-10-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Forward them to eBay. They hunt 'em down with big sticks. Big lawyer sticks. CRB

Re: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax Mad Scientists

2003-10-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
UPDATE: The basic mod is pretty simple -- changing M to A. And you don't have to modify anyting. 1) set the lens to the minimum aperture. f22, etc. 2) short the A pin to the body or lens. Use a piece of foil or 32 awg wire. Without the lens information pins you'll not get matrix metering

Digital vs Film observation

2003-10-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Since in the 60s - 80s so many Nikons were sold, I'm seeing shelves fill up with unwanted / undesirable F, F3, 8008, etc. Few Canon or Pentax used bodies. The Pentax are still being grabbed up by students. But the Nikon outfits cost more. So they sit and gather dust. The only Pentax that isn't

Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax Mad Scientists

2003-10-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
... with scratches, er I mean sketches... Must be a British thing. :) CRB

Re: Swabs and *ist D

2003-10-16 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
The E-1 vibrates dust off the sensor every time your turn it on. Also, the 5Mp ratio is working out well. And, the 4/3 ratio requires less cropping than the 6MP ratio and so the net is close to the same pixels per image. Looks like they've got a winner with some in-between features and in-between

Re: Digital vs Film observation

2003-10-17 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
This is what I've observed in Columbus. Also, the Blads are stacking up as well. Even the RBs and old Mamiya TLRs are dropping nicely (for the buyer). Besides, there are few 80s Pentax bodies available here. Students are using them. Relatively few s/m bodies remain in regular use. CRB Since in

FS: 2 bw enlargers

2003-10-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Two bw enlargers. I'm getting a newer one so these older ones need to clear out. #1 Dejur Versatile Professional. c. 1948 4x5. Has alignment issues. Requires futzing for a squared-up print. Fabricated Metal construction. (not cast aluminum) #2 (forgot the name) made in

Re: [OT] Oly E1 in shops...

2003-10-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Yes, but the 3/4 ratio requires less cropping for a standard print. Hence you get roughly the same data onto an 8x10 as with a 6MP camera. CRB Date: 21 Oct 2003 10:00:23 +0200 From: Frits [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it only 5MP?

Re: *ist D: Enabled!

2003-10-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Great sig., Mr. Leonard Loopback Paris. Collin Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:12:05 -0400 From: LEONARD PARIS [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm sure that, if you think about it long enough, you'll discover the underlying evil intent. ;-) Len Paris --- *There's no place like 127.0.0.1

110 questions

2003-10-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
What's the size of a 110 neg? Anyone know the size of the sensor in the Fuji Finepix 4100? I'm considering a Franken-digital project. (My Fuji came from a garage sale for $5 with the lens broken off. I'd like a permanent lens for it. This might just work!) Collin

Hypermanual

2003-10-22 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Great feature. I've never had one of the Pentax bodies with it but ... I did get to use a TLR with it! Yes, on some the ss aperture can be locked together. Turn one and the other moves. It's a very practical feature, whether mechanical or electronic. CRB

Re: new to list and a question

2003-10-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Greg, Welcome. I sell a lot on eBay and prefer to only ship to US Canada. dpconsult.com Several packages have been lost in overseas shipments and nobody likes the situation. (The source for one of my negatives.) I usually set a reserve, when I do it, at the absolute lowest I'll take for it. At

A thought ...

2003-10-28 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Since we saw the announcement of a 67 Limited lens might we also see IS (equivalent) first on the 645 67? Just a thought. It would be consistent with Pentax' approach to Pro. CRB

RE: LXist

2003-10-29 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] A murder of LXs? (Black like crows.) An arsenal of LXs? (You shoot them. I particularly like this one.) Also... A battery of lenses? (Some are large enough to look like small cannon.) A constellation of flashes, lights? A can of film? (Ammo comes in

Re: LXist

2003-10-30 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Whould that not be the TV professional assistant version? :) D. Glenn suggested a clique. How about a ka-chunk? ;-) Cheers, Stephen

Good read

2003-10-30 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.news2web.com/cgi-bin/dnewsweb.exe?cmd=articlegroup=rec.photo.equipment.large-formatitem=320648utag= Specifically the reason for a shift lens and why movement is so basically practical.

Re: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen

2003-10-31 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Look here for more info: http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm Check the section: Plurals and Apostrophes

FS Friday

2003-10-31 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I have a RED Pentax PC35AF with winder and case. Can't get it to work. Anyone want it for a shelf collectible? $5 + shpg.

Re: Cropping

2003-11-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
This is one reason why 6x6 is used. You are the scissors. And, most any skilled 35mm machine printer (person) can control the machine to print full-frame. Looks like a letter-boxed TV show. Collin Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:55:37 + On 3/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: frank theriault

Re: Enablement! + film camera pricing.

2003-11-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Locall, one major film camera retailer pretty much only sells film cameras to bw students. Almost everyone else gets digital From $1000 to $2000, the nice solutions are really hot. And this Christmas they're going to get even hotter. Collin snip Still, if film were about to die I'd expect KEH

Re: GFM - looks like I will be there

2003-11-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:24:39 + From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] (b) a place to stay - which could be the back of somebody;s van.. There's a movie in this. Cheers, Cotty Deliverance? :)

The istD brotherhood needs a name!

2003-11-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
You folks work it out. It'll be a while for me. CRB

Re: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Argumentative and irrational. Sounds like a troll to me. Besides, pictures are composed of gray matter. Horrible pictures == lack of gray matter. CRB

Re: How to tell clear glass from UV glass?

2003-11-11 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Don't you mean transparent to a great extent? Also, what's the real difference between a Skylight 1A and a UV? Is one more clear than the other? Collin -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isn't all glass UV opaque to a great extent? William Robb

Re: *ist D aftermath

2003-11-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Because everyone really wants to live in Oklahoma. Hooker, Oklahoma, that is. One swimmin' pool (I think), no movie stars (that I know of). CRB Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 13:26:52 -0500 (EST) From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] (another trivia question: why 'hooker'?)

Real Digital

2003-11-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Check out the new View Camera magazine. The review of Better Light's 4x5 scanning backs is impressive. The top-of-the-line model produces a 309 meg image but costs $13k. The low end model produces a 50 meg image and is $6k. http://www.viewcamera.com Collin

DC PDML Outing (Ining?) #8 (?)

2003-11-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
So, you guys are going to be out-ed? CRB

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
A 300/2.8 is a 300/2.8 no matter the format it's on. Period. Now, 300mm on 8x10 is normal, but the magnification is EXACTLY THE SAME as on 35mm! It's just that 35mm has been seriously (severly) CROPPED! CRB Now imagine DA 300/2.8 - being 30% smaller andf lighter than A* 300/3.8 - wouldn't it

Re: New Pentax SMC-DA 3.5-4.5/15-26

2003-11-14 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
More to the original point -- if one want the magnification of a 135 format 300/2.8 on a format 2/3 its size one should purchase a 200/2.8. It's that easy. Collin Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:27:59 +0100 (CET) From: Jan van Wijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good point Collin, One other thing I never see

Digital Issues

2003-11-14 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I'm wondering more about trade-offs than advantages. There's some real losses with digital. For instance, CD-R media is showing itself non-durable, with some media only retaining data for a couple of years. Indexing systems are sparce, mostly inadequate. (I'm going to purchase a laptop this next

What I would buy today ...

2003-11-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
A 3 megapixel dslr for $300. Just take the fall-out sensors and software skip half of the cells. Would you?

Re: What I would buy today ...

2003-11-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:35:55 -0800 From: Jim Apilado [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think the Canon D30 is going to close to $400 on ebay. Jim A. I don wan no steenking Canon! CRB

So what happens ...

2003-11-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
... when a modern Pentax body starts overlapping frames? Is there a clutch in the take-up that begins to slip or is it gears? Just curious. CRB

Re: How hard is it to change a K-mount/

2003-11-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
The instruction list was good. I'll just add some additional thoughts and concerns: 1. Move the lens OFF the A position. Otherwise you risk having the A pin fly away. 2. The yellow Stanley set available @ your local Wal-Mart hardware department has one Philips that's a perfect fit for the

Re: How hard is it to change a K-mount/

2003-11-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
If you replace the A mount with the M mount the A pin will have to be removed. To do that ... 1. put the lens on A 2. Remove the mount slowly. 3. You should be able to pick up the pin assembly with a magnet and place it into a ziplock for storage until regaining your senses. CRB

OT: Enjoy digital

2003-12-01 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.news2web.com/cgi-bin/dnewsweb.exe?cmd=articlegroup=rec.photo.equipment.large-formatitem=321788utag=

Re: SAFOX VIII problems?

2003-12-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
This is the problem I reoprted months ago regarding the Canon dslr units. A local pro with 3 found that all of them focus differently. If Pentax is consistent in its error then that's better than the competition, though not what it should be. My suspicion would lean more toward design, esp. the

Pentax Japan site

2003-12-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
While making a brief visit to pentax' Japan site I noticed there was a museum section. So I went in. There was a picture of what appeared to be a LF Pentax! Anyone know anything about it? Collin

Just some ramblings again

2003-12-04 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
1974 The personal computer began practically with the schmatics for 8080- based systems around 1975. By 1978 you could get a SWTP, Altair, Imsai, Netronics ELFII, or any kit you wanted. Just learn to solder first. These were the ground-breaking computers 1980 The personal computer boom began

Theater collapse

2003-12-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
You guys in Toronto taking pics of the theater for PUG? CRB

Re: M$ found a new cash cow

2003-12-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Date: 09 Dec 2003 17:01:37 +0100 From: Frits =?ISO-8859-1?Q?W=FCthrich?= [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03120403microsoftisfat.asp Now M$ only has to get into the camera software. There's an easy solution. We'll shortly see

Re: M$ found a new cash cow

2003-12-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
FAT is a variation on the old CP/M file system, which was, iirc, like it's design, taken from Posix. (A subset of an older Unix.) It is unique and enforcing a patent is not a bad thing. Just a few years ago IBM did the same thing regarding the ISA bus and got Compaq, et. al., to shell out. As

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