Re: Scratches on developed film

- Original Message - From: Petter Jarbo Subject: Scratches on developed film > Hi, > > I got ten rolls of Fuji NPS back from the lab yesterday. One of the rolls showed a horizontal scratch about one third from the top of the negative all through the roll. Now I'm wondering if this scratc

Re: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

- Original Message - From: alexanderkrohe Subject: RE: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?) > The MX was released before the introduction of the > lithium batteries; it may not be safe to use the > lithium batteries in such cameras. I was using DL1/3n lithiums as far back as 1978. I am

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

"Maris V. Lidaka Sr." wrote: > > I have studied this matter thoroughly while keeping silent. > > The number of planets that can possibly produce life turns out to be 69. > > (No joke in there - it's a scientific fact) > > Maris Sure it is. As scientific as any other I've heard recently...

Re: Everything has to go

That's a Soligor 35-105 zoom frank theriault wrote: > > Soligor 3.5 constant aperture 25-105 zoom > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer

Re: Scratches on developed film

> Hi, > I'm not so sure it is the camera. All ten rolls where exposed the same day and the affected roll were the last or second last (can't remember) of them. > I don't think it was sand either. The scratch is ruler straight for 37 frames. > > I don't have

Re: *ist SLR now available in UK

Użytkownik Harold Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >A courier firm delivered an *ist SLR this morning. Congratulations!:) Please try some plain K-mount lenses (if you have any) on it in various modes. Many people wait impatiently for the incompatibility of the *ist with plain K-mount lenses

Everything has to go

What, is this man crazy? How can he do it for these prices? I'm getting rid of my screwmount stuff, too: SP500 SP Black SP Super Tak 1.4 50mm Super Multi Coated Tak 3.5 35mm Super Tak 2.0 55mm (2 of them) Super Multi Coated Tak 4.0 150mm Pre-set 3.5 200mm Tak with original case and embossed len

Re: For Sale

Barking up the wrong tree here: My daughter needed braces (I was supposed to pay only 1/2), my ex-wife needed jaw surgery first and then braces (guess who paid?), and the kid just had foot surgery. I hope you find a healthy family :-) Maris frank theriault wrote: > It pains me greatly to do thi

*ist SLR now available in UK

A courier firm delivered an *ist SLR this morning. Initial observations are that it is compact ! The camera body has been assembled in the Philippines and the lens was assembled in Vietnam the overall finish of the camera is good. At the moment I have not put the batteries in it or read the han

Re: For Sale

> It pains me greatly to do this, but I need a new bike, and (more > importantly) my daughter needs braces. Something's gotta go, and it > looks like the Leica. Bummer Frank. Those proofs i saw last year were tack.Dont ya just hate it when work gets in the

Re: For Sale

Oh yeah, I will happily ship outside North America, I'll just have to discuss the shipping costs in that case. thanks, frank frank theriault wrote: > Asking $500 US OBO, including shipping to Canada and US. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fear

Re: Scratches on developed film

I too think it's the lab. It has happened twice now with this particular lab. Two out of perhaps thirty rolls the last year. Is that acceptable? I don't think so, but I don't know what to expect. In all other ways the lab are really good. Last time around I sent the negs and copies back to the l

Re: Scratches on developed film

Hi, I'm not so sure it is the camera. All ten rolls where exposed the same day and the affected roll were the last or second last (can't remember) of them. I don't think it was sand either. The scratch is ruler straight for 37 frames. I don't have the camera here but I will check these plastic r

For Sale

It pains me greatly to do this, but I need a new bike, and (more importantly) my daughter needs braces. Something's gotta go, and it looks like the Leica. So, for sale, Leica CL, with Summicron C 40mm, original rubber lens hood, uv filter, (non-Leica) strap. Cosmetically, pretty good shape - no

Re: Hello and lots and lots "for sale"

I see dirty jokes everywhere . -frank Peter Alling wrote: > You see it too? > > At 08:39 PM 6/1/03 -0400, you wrote: > >There's a dirty joke in there somewhere... > > > >-frank > > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Opp

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

"Maris V. Lidaka Sr." schrieb: > > I have studied this matter thoroughly while keeping silent. > > The number of planets that can possibly produce life turns out to be 69. > > (No joke in there - it's a scientific fact) > > Maris Also, the countable number of those planets divided by the infin

Re: Scratches on developed film

Statistically, it sounds like the lab. Bring all ten rolls back and you'll get your (normally) wauranteed free roll. Then shoot 2 rolls of cheap film and bring it in to see the results. I changed photo labs because of that, but then almost all of my rolls had been scratched, so if you're otherwi

Re: Scratches on developed film

It is camera! I found, that 2 white plastic rolls are in approx the same place where i got scratches. At least it is so in my ZX-7. Sometimes you can blame sand... but not always. I had 2 scrached lines on my last roll. One of them was all thru the roll, 1/2 from top. The second was sometimes,

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

Really? I thought it was 42 DagT > Fra: "Maris V. Lidaka Sr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have studied this matter thoroughly while keeping silent. > > The number of planets that can possibly produce life turns out to be 69. > > (No joke in there - it's a scientific fact) > > Maris > > T Rit

Scratches on developed film

Hi, I got ten rolls of Fuji NPS back from the lab yesterday. One of the rolls showed a horizontal scratch about one third from the top of the negative all through the roll. Now I'm wondering if this scratch originates from the camera, the filmcanister or the lab. I'm inclined to think the lab i

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

I have studied this matter thoroughly while keeping silent. The number of planets that can possibly produce life turns out to be 69. (No joke in there - it's a scientific fact) Maris T Rittenhouse wrote: > Literally! > > The equation probably would give us a relatively precise indication > of

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

Literally! The equation probably would give us a relatively precise indication of the life out there, IF we had real numbers to plug into it. However, all we have is off the top of our heads BS. It is a case of having a method, but not having any data to use it with. We can give an accurate estima

RE: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 14:32:21 -0700 From: Thomas Haller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Alexander! > > Thanks for the great response! (Alexander, great...:-) >> >> "The Pentax service says no to the use of the Lithium >> battery in the MX." >> > Uht-oh! Why do they say that, do you know? Seems like it

Re: Pentax Optios have some steep competition

The only non crap focusing digicam I've seen is the Leica. They're solution is neat. At 02:56 PM 6/2/03 -0400, you wrote: From my strictly personal pov, it looks to me to be a better proposition than a DSLR. And it's interesting to note who are the contenders in the digicam race: Canon and Son

Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

Hi, Tuesday, June 3, 2003, 12:06:06 AM, you wrote: > Sure it's not initially nor is any camera but all M series cameras have a life > sized picture of the load procedure on their base (for the dummies) and if you > do as it shows you're likely never to have a bad load and after the second time

Re: PUG Comments Part Trois

At 09:29 PM 6/1/03 -0400, Frank wrote: "Alligator" by Peter J. Alling: My only major criticism is that it would be nice were it sharper, but you already know that . The minor one, is that I wish the 'gator were closer, but hell, if a 300mm won't get you any closer than that, I wouldn't want to w

Re: What do you do?

Paul Eriksson wrote: > > Today, the "compensation" for the milk in the book incident came, a FA* > 200mm from KEH. Excellent! > I guess I can't complain anymore . Well, I wouldn't! > The lens actually > had a little more wear marks than I expected but the glass is nice, just a > very l

Re: Hello and lots and lots "for sale"

You see it too? At 08:39 PM 6/1/03 -0400, you wrote: There's a dirty joke in there somewhere... -frank Caveman wrote: > Yes, there's a world wide shortage of sand, plastic, aluminum and screws. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true."

RE: What do you do?

> -Original Message- > From: Paul Eriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Today, the "compensation" for the milk in the book incident > came, a FA* > 200mm from KEH. I guess I can't complain anymore . Did I call this or what? tv

RE: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

At 02:59 PM 6/1/03 +0100, you wrote: Frank Theriault wrote: >I'm not a Sci Fi fan at all. I'm even less of a Star Trek fan (sorry, guys), so >I haven't been following this thread at all. But, I did read your post, Butch, >and you do pose some interesting questions, to which I have a few random >

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

You can change the assumed parameters to come up with 1 as the number of communicating life forms or lots more... As a tool it is useless as an arguing point it's priceless. But basically it's a way to pull numbers out of you a** that looks scientific. At 04:56 AM 6/1/03 -0700, you wrote: I just d

Re: OT: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

The drake equation quantifies nothing. But it does look impressive, which is the point. At 07:07 AM 6/1/03 -0400, you wrote: On May 31, 2003 11:59 pm, Butch Black wrote: > Given the Star trek thread am I the only one with reservations that mankind > will ever find another space faring species? I

Re: The problems of E.T. (was Re: pentax smc 15mm A turned into Star Trek Thread)

Actually the chemistry mitigates against most common variations of life as we sort of know it, such as chlorine breathers, or silicon based life to name a couple of the more popular ones. One of the most intelligent non human species are squid. If they weren't stuck in a liquid environment they'd

Trust Adorama Condition as much as KEH?

Hey folks, Do you all trust the Condition ratings at Adorama as much as you do the ones at KEH? I've only done "pig-in-a-poke" shopping at KEH and so far their condition ratings seem conservative, the stuff is as good or better than they said it was. What about Adorama? Can you compare their

Re: What do you do?

Paul, Pretty good deal. Guess I'm going to have to leave a few books out and see what happens... Bruce Monday, June 2, 2003, 9:30:12 PM, you wrote: PE> Today, the "compensation" for the milk in the book incident came, a FA* PE> 200mm from KEH. I guess I can't complain anymore . The lens

Re: What do you do?

Today, the "compensation" for the milk in the book incident came, a FA* 200mm from KEH. I guess I can't complain anymore . The lens actually had a little more wear marks than I expected but the glass is nice, just a very limited amount of dust. /Paul From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> R

Re: OT: Canon G5

Caveman wrote: They also have a secret weapon - the G Spot model. Isn't that the one specifically designed to photograph the worlds oldest profession? BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Damien)

Re: New Skin

Maybe I exaggerated a little bit but I swear the LX bit Stan! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Cesar Matamoros II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:11 PM Subject: RE: New Skin > Etu Christian? > > With the

Optio pics at the 12 Hours at the Point

Actual Pentax content! I crewed for my friend Matt at the 12 hours at the Point which is an SCCA endurance race held for the 5th year at Summit Point, West Virginia from noon to midnight on May 31-June 1. http://www.xian.us/12_hours.html All shot with the Optio 330 from the pit wall (I was ti

RE: Will Caesar go screwhead on us?

The ultimate complement. Thank you Tom. My M42 'collection' consists of only four camera bodies and 11 lenses. I have used the lenses on K-mount bodies though. I am used to using an external meter, so, even though one of my M42 cameras have an internal meter, I still use the external meter. Wh

RE: Will Caesar go screwhead on us?

A Peter, Don't feel bad that you only have one reskinned LX. I will have to bring both of mine whenever I make it across the pond... Too much time to take, to little time to take it, Cesar Panama City, Florida -- -Original Message- -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: Will Caesar go screwhead on us?

Collin, WOOHOO And yes, I was shouting. Finally my name (anglicized) in the subject of a thread!! I had mentioned this to a lurker friend of mine - I believe only one post on her part - that it would be neat to be mentioned in a thread's subject. And finally, I made it... Thank you. Now

Re: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

On 2 Jun 2003 at 18:33, William Robb wrote: > Just a brief adendum regarding what I found as relative life > expectancies beween 2 S76 batteries and a single DL 1/3n. > My experience was based on use in a Nikon F2s Photomic, which used 2 > rather bright LEDs > for metering. The lithium battery gav

Re: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

Just a brief adendum regarding what I found as relative life expectancies beween 2 S76 batteries and a single DL 1/3n. My experience was based on use in a Nikon F2s Photomic, which used 2 rather bright LEDs for metering. The lithium battery gave about 20 minutes of metering, the silver oxides gave

Re: Sensor cleaning - easy and fun to do (was Barn Owl, 1000 ISO, ufo's etc)

To clean mine i have several choices.I can buy the solutions and swabs at Vistek here in Toronto and HOPE i do it correctly(purchase cost +-75-80$) or take it to Nikon in Mississauga for them to do it,cost 80-100$. I even went and bought the $150 adaptor to lock up the mirror so as not to have the

Re: Archive link broken

FWIW, here's a bit more info: June 2, 2003 Mail-Archive is experiencing technical problems, all archives are temporarily offline and are being actively restored from backup. Because of the very large volume of data, this process takes a long time - multiple days so far, and possible a few mor

Re: OT: need help from UK members

On 2 Jun 2003 at 13:46, Alan Chan wrote: > Hi PDML members, > > I would like to buy some Opti-clean from UK and wonder if anyone could help me > purchase them and then ship them to me because the shop won't ship overseas? I > live in Vancouver Canada. The items I am interested in include: If it'

Re: OT: need help from UK members

On 2 Jun 2003 at 15:04, Alan Chan wrote: > Nope, nothing come close to Opticlean when it comes to cleaning inner > elements. :-) Good cleaning is a product of removing contaminants not adding them :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] h

Re: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

On 2 Jun 2003 at 12:38, Thomas Haller wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I know this is a beat-to-death topic, but I searched and searched and I > haven't found what I was looking for so I'm asking here. > > What do you folks think of using the Lithium DL-1 battery in place of two > MS76s in an MX? Below a

Re: Sensor cleaning - easy and fun to do (was Barn Owl, 1000 ISO, ufo's etc)

I don't have DSLR, but I imagine the sensor was sealed behind a piece of glass which should be hard enough for gentle cleaning. Or am I wrong? regards, Alan Chan Great, more web folk law blown to bits, all the crap that I've read about CCD cleaning danger/difficulties have been put nicely to res

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #378

Were that the case, I'd only have to look out my front door... -frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Gee, I thought we were all going out to shoot the "world's olderst professionals" > (prostitutes) between certain hours. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pes

Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

I think something we forget too often is how fun taking pictures can be. Not necessarily getting the shot and have the satisfication of seeing it "perfect", but rather the work involved getting it. I remember using a canon AF slr (rebel somethingorother) once: it was point, shoot, and pray. It'

Re: Sensor cleaning - easy and fun to do (was Barn Owl, 1000 ISO, ufo's etc)

On 2 Jun 2003 at 21:36, Cotty wrote: > *ist D purchasers may well be interested. I just cleaned the sensor on my > digi, no problem. I aimed an anglepoise lamp at some white paper and took > some shots. Then I followed instructions and cleaned the CMOS sensor, > which basically entailed the equive

Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

On 2 Jun 2003 at 14:46, T Rittenhouse wrote: > Where did you hear that? No one I ever knew claimed loading film in a Leica was > instinctive. > > Very well built, a pleasure to handle, sharp lenses, the world's best > rangefinder, yes. But, instinctive? Not likely. Sure it's not initially nor is

Re: PUG Comments Part Deux

Hi Frank, Thanks for the kind words and commenting on the whole lot! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California frank theriault wrote: > "Calla", by Steve Larson: > > Wasn't there some discussion here a while back about this lens? Wow! > This reminds me of those famous "pepper" photos by Weston.

OT: Canon G5

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/03060201canong5.asp regards, Alan Chan _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

RE: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

Hello again Alan, > I don't know why the 3V lithium would damage > the circuit, but this web site suggested some > LXs were damaged by CR1/3N. > http://member.nifty.ne.jp/tsun2/libat.htm > I couldn't get the excite link to translate for me, but here's what I got out of BabelFish from AltaVista:

Re: OT: need help from UK members

Works too! But not for men (or women). :-) regards, Alan Chan Is it a fungicide or something ? ;-) _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Re: OT: need help from UK members

Alan Chan wrote: Nope, nothing come close to Opticlean when it comes to cleaning inner elements. :-) Is it a fungicide or something ? ;-) cheers, caveman

Re: Loading film in a Leica (was Pentax bashing)

Hi, Monday, June 2, 2003, 11:14:33 PM, I wrote: > -- > Cheers, > G. E. (Pavbob) Skinner that should, of course, read either B. F. Skinner, or G. E. Moore. I apologise for my bad behaviourists. Bob

OT: exciting Konica digital tomorrow?

http://www.konica.co.jp/personal/newproduct/index.html Anybody noticed this? Seems like something exciting is coming, espcially after you checked their samples. regards, Alan Chan _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months

Archive link broken

I am trying to access the mailing list archives from this page http://www.pdml.net/dbrewer/p4.html but I just get an error.. The requested URL /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ was not found on this server. Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ __

Re: Loading film in a Leica (was Pentax bashing)

Hi, Monday, June 2, 2003, 10:55:19 PM, you wrote: > T Rittenhouse wrote: >> >> Where did you hear that? No one I ever knew claimed loading film in a Leica >> was instinctive. [...] > rolls or so. In fact I've found that loading does become quite easy with > practice -- one might say instinctive

RE: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

I don't know why the 3V lithium would damage the circuit, but this web site suggested some LXs were damaged by CR1/3N. http://member.nifty.ne.jp/tsun2/libat.htm You can get the translation here: http://www.excite.co.jp/world/url/ regards, Alan Chan "The Pentax service says no to the use of the Li

Re: OT: need help from UK members

Nope, nothing come close to Opticlean when it comes to cleaning inner elements. :-) regards, Alan Chan C'mon. Isopropyl alcohol rules. _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=feature

Re: Loading film in a Leica (was Pentax bashing)

T Rittenhouse wrote: > > Where did you hear that? No one I ever knew claimed loading film in a Leica > was instinctive. I'd like to chime in here. When I bought a Leica screwmunt (IIIf RD), the pessimists here said I'd be selling it after loading a half dozen rolls or so. In fact I've found tha

Re: Pentax Optios have some steep competition

i just happened to be looking for a friend. Minolta has quite a series of macro accessories they advertise as suitable for their 7i digital camera, including two different ring light flash units. Herb - Original Message - From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL

Re: Pentax Optios have some steep competition

On Monday 02 June 2003 16:07, Caveman wrote: > I don't extrapolate it to the others - since they have different > personal interests, what works for me may be useless for them and the > other way round. > > cheers, > caveman I wasn't saying you were. By the way, I was looking at some of the acce

Re: Pentax Optios have some steep competition

Cotty wrote: Off the top of my head, I couldn't tell you who makes the lenses for Sony's digicams, Zeiss. At least on the top models. but I wouldn't immediately consider a Sony over a Canon because of those two, I know which one specialises in photographic items. Same for a Pentax, or a Nikon, or

RE: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

Hi Alexander! Thanks for the great response! (Alexander, great...:-) > "The Pentax service says no to the use of the Lithium > battery in the MX." > Uht-oh! Why do they say that, do you know? Seems like it can't be something intrinsic, they must be worried about leakage or something? Or maybe it

RE: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

Hi Herb, > "that's what is recommended in the manual, S76 batteries. > hard to argue with that." > Thanks Herb! I guess I forgot that. I was reading all over the web about "the Pentax battery replacement issue" but I was know now reading about other Pentax models, like the Spotmatic, without reali

Re: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:38:45 -0700 From: Thomas Haller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > What do you folks think of using the Lithium DL-1 battery in place of > two > MS76s in an MX? The Pentax service says no to the use of the Lithium battery in the MX. Alexander __

Re: OT: need help from UK members

Alan Chan wrote: (x6) http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=110 C'mon. Isopropyl alcohol rules. cheers, caveman

Re: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

that's what is recommended in the manual, S76 batteries. hard to argue with that. Herb - Original Message - From: "Thomas Haller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 15:38 Subject: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?) > I'

Re: Pentax Optios have some steep competition

> From my strictly personal pov, it looks to me to be a better >proposition than a DSLR. >And it's interesting to note who are the contenders in the digicam race: >Canon and Sony. > >Cotty wrote: >> Oh.! >> >> Ah, but Cavo old

Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

> Gosh. Am I the only one that likes the ME Super too ? ;-) It's so > cute, especially when properly skinned ;-) I love the ol' ME Super, too. I happen to even love those cute little Up and Down shutter buttons. It's cute in silver and it's elegant in black. But not so cute when improperly skin

Re: Pentax Macro/pix for the web question

On Monday 02 June 2003 16:21, William Robb wrote: > The best way to light this sort of thing is to build a box painted white > on the inside and put a couple of 100 watt lights into it. The colour of > the light can be corrected with an 80A filter between the lens and the > reversing ring. > Depth

Re: Vs: Pentax Macro/pix for the web question

On June 2, 2003 04:32 pm, Alan Chan wrote: > >If he needs 10x magnification the only alternative would be bellows with a > >special real macro lens (like Zeiss Luminars) are needed - outside his > >budget, though. Maybe a microscope, too? > > But we don't know if she meant 10X on film, or just on t

Re: Sensor cleaning - easy and fun to do (was Barn Owl, 1000 ISO, ufo's etc)

Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I think it worth pointing out that in my case at least, the dust >particles weren't adhering to the actual sensor itself, rather a thin >transparent protective shield (glass?) that exists in front of the sensor Anti-aliasing filter. -- Mark Roberts Photograp

OT: need help from UK members

Hi PDML members, I would like to buy some Opti-clean from UK and wonder if anyone could help me purchase them and then ship them to me because the shop won't ship overseas? I live in Vancouver Canada. The items I am interested in include: (x6) http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?pr

Re: Pentax Macro/pix for the web question

On Monday 02 June 2003 16:32, Alan Chan wrote: > > But we don't know if she meant 10X on film, or just on the monitor. > > regards, > Alan Chan 10x on film is a microscope/magnifier (or a kludge of TCs, Tubes, and stacked lenses). 10x on the monitor is a good scanner and fine-grained film. Chr

Sensor cleaning - easy and fun to do (was Barn Owl, 1000 ISO, ufo'setc)

*ist D purchasers may well be interested. I just cleaned the sensor on my digi, no problem. I aimed an anglepoise lamp at some white paper and took some shots. Then I followed instructions and cleaned the CMOS sensor, which basically entailed the equivelent of locking the mirror up and firing the s

Re: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

AFAIK MXs use normal 1.5V batteries. They weren't desinged for mercury batteries. Regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii

MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

Hi Folks, I know this is a beat-to-death topic, but I searched and searched and I haven't found what I was looking for so I'm asking here. What do you folks think of using the Lithium DL-1 battery in place of two MS76s in an MX? I understand the original battery (mercury-something) started at 1.

Re: Semi-OT: A little stealth project

Hi, clearly a case for the Pentax Nocta and a 2X eggs tender... or, rig up something like the things wildlife photographers use to get animals to photograph themselves by triggering an infra-red beam. Set up two cameras, one with a wide-angle lens to capture the throw and the ovoid trajectory tow

Re: Pentax Optios have some steep competition

On Monday 02 June 2003 14:56, Caveman wrote: > From my strictly personal pov, it looks to me to be a better > proposition than a DSLR. > And it's interesting to note who are the contenders in the digicam race: > Canon and Sony. A better proposition for what use? I was just at a 12 hour race on

Vs: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

Ah well, I did not intend to imply that loading a Leica with film would be instinctive - but taking pictures with same. I considered the matter in earnest when deciding what to take on a trip to Estonia next weekend which includes a visit to an exotic island - Kihnu - where the women still wear

31 Limited Wobble

Hi Joe, Does the front section of your 31 still wobbles slightly (can feel it if held by hand) after service? Or it is completely firm now? regards, Alan Chan Alan, I would say that it is stable and firm now. If you have a noticeable wobble, you may need to send it to Pentax. Joe

Re: Pentax Macro/pix for the web question

Sorry, Cotty. Its this cold. My brain is all stopped up. I meant Peter. Really. I did... Didn't I? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > EH?!?!? > > Not me boss. Dunno what yer drinking but can I have some?

Re: Pentax Optios have some steep competition

From my strictly personal pov, it looks to me to be a better proposition than a DSLR. And it's interesting to note who are the contenders in the digicam race: Canon and Sony. Cotty wrote: Oh.!

Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

I agree with you in the medium format solution. I had some luck and sold a lot of photos some time ago, but being fond of the square format I bought a 6x6 Bronica with 40mm, 80mm and 180mm lenses. The lenses are made by Tamron (Bronica is owned by them) and have that nice manual focus feeling

Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

Where did you hear that? No one I ever knew claimed loading film in a Leica was instinctive. Very well built, a pleasure to handle, sharp lenses, the world's best rangefinder, yes. But, instinctive? Not likely. I am glad I am not one of you old geezers, so I don't need AF. Of course, my opinion i

Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

the number of points is irrelevant. it is whether you have to think or just react to set focus with AF engaged. Herb... - Original Message - From: "Caveman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 14:13 Subject: Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limit

Re: Pre-Prom Pix with the PA-1p & fill flash

Thanks Bob, I recently got a Z-1P and I have a Vivitar flash with TTL capabilities that I had from my old 645. I am going to have to try it out soon. Yours look good. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Damien)

Re: Pentax bashing (was Re: another 31 Limited question)

The AF principle of use does not change in time. My understanding of it is that you have to overlay one of the AF sensor points on a point in the scene that you want to focus on. Then you can shoot away, or lock focus and recompose. Did you find it to work differently after 6 months ? In the ca

Re: Pre-Prom Pix with the PA-1p & fill flash

Dave, I used the AF500T flash mounted directly on the PZ-1p's off center flash shoe, shooting 200ASA film with the sun behind the subjects. I think that I had the camera dialed in at -.3 or -.7 stops for the fill flash. With the daylight shooting and film speed, the flash recycle time was near

Re: Pentax Macro/pix for the web question

Peter, I tried taking pictures of my wife's engagement ring when the setting wore out. The results were not very satisfactory... even with a Tripod, Bellows A, and A100/2.8 Macro. The depth of field was non-existant. I couldn't get the front & back of the stone in focus at the same time,

Re: Semi-OT: A little stealth project

Stephen, You should check out the coverage of the 300mm lens. You may need to use less, like a 135mm and pre-focus to catch your juvenile egg tosser. I'd use fast film and shoot thru an open window in the darkened house. The flash should reach out to get your image. Have you talke

Re: Pentax Macro/pix for the web question

You can get close to 1:1 with extension tubes and a 2x placed at the rear. The scanned results will easily allow the desired web display @ 10x. I suspect lighting will end up being more of an issue than magnification. (That is, if I understand the issue correctly.) Collin ---

Re: Pentax Macro/pix for the web question

>And, I am surprised at you, Cotty. Why didn't you just tell her she is out >of her depth? 10x of a diamond is microphotography (well maybe not if it is >the Hope), not macro. This is not a job for an inexperienced professional >product photographer to attempt with a tight deadline (remember the sp

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