- Original Message -
From: J. C. O'Connell
Subject: RE: Exposure
> Seemed to me that he was implying that
> he has the ability to expose every frame
> he shoots within 1/3 stop of a TECHNICALLY
> perfect exposure with a TLL meter reading.
> He has no clue that his camera/lenses are not
>
- Original Message -
From: David Chang-Sang
Subject: OT: Seamless Paper or Muslin?
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm curious, for those who use backgrounds, which do they prefer and
why;
> seamless paper or muslin?
>
> I've been considering purchasing a background for myself for portrait
and
> full
I believe sympatico.ca runs from coast to coast in Canada.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: T Rittenhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: virus
> Says something for Norton. Another poster said his McAfee didn't catch
- Original Message -
From: Lon Williamson
Subject: Re: Various and sundry
> We cannot afford to let Cotty into the states.
> Folks might start thinking 1776 was a mistake.
You mean it wasn't?
WW
That's odd, why 2 front lens caps.
--Daniel Liu
"The future is much like an eraser
that does not erase because it is not
yet an eraser."
On Wednesday, Jun 11, 2003, at 21:59 US/Pacific, Peter Alling wrote:
Nice rubber focusing ring on the lens, I wonder
Thanks for the personal attack. I really don't care what others think of me
it's what I think of myself. The general public will look and see nothing,
except for the few who know what a light meter is, and think 'that's kind
of cool'.
...and with that statement I don't think I really care what
Only when you take it out of context.
At 03:34 PM 6/12/03 +1000, you wrote:
Peter,
Remind me which case your arguing. This supports both sides.
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> No one make a DSLR for the old lenses because they made the old lenses
> obsole
Peter,
Remind me which case your arguing. This supports both sides.
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> No one make a DSLR for the old lenses because they made the old lenses
> obsolete when
> auto focus was introduced. (Except for Nikon and Pentax). Ther
So THAT'S what it's about, your public image. Anyone who cares what the
rest of the world thinks does not have the temperament to be a photographer
IMO.
regards,
Anthony Farr
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
(snip)
>
> P. S. Just because you won't feel ridi
OH dear
--- Caveman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check
here:
>
> http://www.ist.org/
>
> cheers,
> caveman
>
__
Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
I think this is it. From his memoir I think.
I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY
RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY
CLUB
THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER.
Grouch
Oh, please stop confusing the argument with facts, I've almost come to
enjoy it.
At 11:03 PM 6/11/03 -0400, you wrote:
mishka wrote:
i do not think so, not if the meter is linear.
hmmm, did we already speak of the reciprocity failure, and how the meter
takes this into account ? or about its infl
That's a bit odd.
At 10:31 PM 6/11/03 -0400, you wrote:
Check here:
http://www.ist.org/
cheers,
caveman
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
Mike Ignatiev a e'crit:
does anyone here know what manual focus pentax cameras can be triggered electronically. i know lx winder has electrical release socket.
anything less expensive?
best,
mishka
The Winder-II has too electrical release socket.
It can used with ME, MEsuper SuperA (SuperProgram
Nice rubber focusing ring on the lens, I wonder if that costs extra.
At 10:05 PM 6/11/03 -0400, you wrote:
Read the description for the lens, then look at the photo:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2934244461&category=15240
;-)
cheers,
caveman
Outside of a dog, a book is man'
Thomas Heide Clausen wrote:
> Not contradicting anything either, but just a word of warning.
>
> I went through London Gatwick with Provia 400 exposed at 800 in the
> carry-on a few weeks back. 4 rolls went through the carry-on x-ray,
> and were ruined, the one roll I kept in my pant-pocket (which
Or best offer.
At 10:15 PM 6/10/03 -0400, you wrote:
Scott Krahn wrote:
> Pentax K1000 with 300mm zoom lens, wide angle lens,
> flash, timer, 2 rolls of film, 2X extender and
> everything else seen in the picture. Email me if you
> need more details about any of the parts. This
> completely man
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I keep a fairly keen eye on prices, as do many others here.
Looking @ http://www.mpex.com, RB67 prices have been dropping.
Unfortunately the Mamiya 6 and 7 are as high as ever.
cheers,
caveman
16-35/2.8
tv
> -Original Message-
> From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:39 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: tom's signature shot (was: Re: Pentax's future)
>
>
> tv's signature shot. Which lens was it this time?
>
> Christian S
drat, i just threw out a roll about 8x20 inches.not long ago.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 22:29
Subject: OT wanted to buy - a piece of polarizing gel
> I MUST be able to get a piece of 12"
I have both, muslins wrinkle so you got to throw the
background out of focus , Paper is great but a 9ft
roll is a PITA to handle and mount, I only use the
small 5ft rolls since I don't have 12 ft of room.
--- David Chang-Sang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
Hi everyone,
>
> I'm curious, for those w
mishka wrote:
i do not think so, not if the meter is linear.
hmmm, did we already speak of the reciprocity failure, and how the meter
takes this into account ? or about its influence on the color rendition
of the scene ?
What about lighting color temperature and scene colors and how the meter
I ment buying it in the UK.
- Original Message -
From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: Purchasing Film for Holiday in the UK
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for everyones replies. I'll try and arrange getting it sent to the
> hotel
I always suspect him of some wide angle. Fortunately the 1.5x factor of
the digital sensor quite tames his effort ;-)
Christian Skofteland wrote:
tv's signature shot. Which lens was it this time?
Christian Skofteland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Thanks for everyones replies. I'll try and arrange getting it sent to the
hotel.
The other reason for buying the film in the US is that it will be about 50%
of the price of buying it in Australia :)
Regards,
Paul
- Original Message -
From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[
Or Best Offer.
keith
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
>
> Scott Krahn wrote:
>
> > Pentax K1000 with 300mm zoom lens, wide angle lens,
> > flash, timer, 2 rolls of film, 2X extender and
> > everything else seen in the picture. Email me if you
> > need more details about any of the parts. This
> > complet
tv's signature shot. Which lens was it this time?
Christian Skofteland
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> http://www.bigdayphoto.com/images/MarkAndTom.jpg
>
> tv
>
>
>
>
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
He's claiming to be able to do
it without any type of compensation
for the settings or lenses actually
used. His equipment is 100% perfect
according to him.
no argument here. but Pal have tendency to exaggerate things, to put it
mildly.
In your example below, you did not
On June 10, 2003 10:29 pm, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
> I MUST be able to get a piece of 12" x 12" for
> less than the $79 K and M wanted to charge me -
> and they would have to have ordered it.
>
> I'd be happy with 8" x 8" - even if it has a few
> little scratches...
> having discovered that putting
I MUST be able to get a piece of 12" x 12" for
less than the $79 K and M wanted to charge me -
and they would have to have ordered it.
I'd be happy with 8" x 8" - even if it has a few
little scratches...
having discovered that putting a polarizing filter
on my scanner and then
placing a piece of
Check here:
http://www.ist.org/
cheers,
caveman
David Chang-Sang wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm curious, for those who use backgrounds, which do they prefer and why;
> seamless paper or muslin?
>
> I've been considering purchasing a background for myself for portrait and
> full body work but now I have a suspicion that seamless paper may be more
Looks excellent on my monitor.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> My trial roll of Velvia 100 came back from the lab yesterday.
>
> I then headed out to the state park where I've been (vainly) trying to
Scott Krahn wrote:
> Pentax K1000 with 300mm zoom lens, wide angle lens,
> flash, timer, 2 rolls of film, 2X extender and
> everything else seen in the picture. Email me if you
> need more details about any of the parts. This
> completely manual camera is in good condition and
> hasn't gotten mu
The most expensive backgrounds I have used were the back of IBM Tape Drives.
The cheapest was the sky.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: "Caveman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:54 PM
Subject: Re
Read the description for the lens, then look at the photo:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2934244461&category=15240
;-)
cheers,
caveman
> -Original Message-
> From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >My 70-200/2.8 IS should be here in time for this weekend's
> >gig...thanks Mark!
>
> Let me know how it works out. *That's a lens I'd like to
> try out! (Wish
> I'd had time
Looking at their choices for backgrounds, these guys seem to be real
professionals. Although I suspect they're working for Playboy or something.
tom wrote:
This is a $5 shower curtain:
From: T Rittenhouse
I will use bed sheets.
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 19:20:12 -0400
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> IIRC the _checked_baggage_ X-ray machines can vary the intensity.
> (Not that this contradicts anything folks have said about the
> carry-on X-rays, even if I'm right.) I didn't think the carry-on
> scanners could
IIRC the _checked_baggage_ X-ray machines can vary the intensity.
(Not that this contradicts anything folks have said about the
carry-on X-rays, even if I'm right.) I didn't think the carry-on
scanners could be turned up.
-- Glenn
Now that would be a sight I'd like to see on Grandfather Mountain, a bloke
and 2 canucks !
Bill
- Original Message -
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: Various and sundry
> Hey, Cotty,
>
> Screw the Yan
sorry, i don't see the point.
say, you have two lenses: A and B.
you mount A. at f/8 and meter shows 1/125. you experimentally find that
it overexposes 1/2 ev
you mount B. at f/8 and meter shows 1/100. you experimentally find that
it underexposes 1/2 ev
so put these two compensations for THESE ex
As Mark Twain is reputed to have said about being ridden out of town on a rail,
"if not for the singular honor I would rather forgo the experience."
At 05:23 PM 6/11/03 -0400, you wrote:
We don't joke about ~real~ viruses around these parts anymore!
ciao,
frank (from the SARS capital of the West
Still a working KX, but over the last 6 months I have begun
to appreciate the MXen.
Lukasz Kacperczyk wrote:
FM3a - perfect for my 105/2.5
And already we have a controversial answer :-)
Lukasz
===
www.fotopolis.pl
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
=
Any pentax 50mm and the K135f2.5, and I have _no_ idea why.
zoomshot wrote:
Ok, we haven't had a survey for a long time so, which one is it and why?
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
Seemed to me that he was implying that
he has the ability to expose every frame
he shoots within 1/3 stop of a TECHNICALLY
perfect exposure with a TLL meter reading.
If it's about the technical definition. There's a way to prove such claim.
Hello, Paal ! Here is what you can
Hey, Cotty,
Screw the Yanks. C'mon to Canada for a visit. I wanna see you, Caveman
and Wheatfield sitting at the same table!!
cheers,
frank
Cotty wrote:
> >We cannot afford to let Cotty into the states.
> >Folks might start thinking 1776 was a mistake
>
> Trying to figure out whether that's
<< I've heard that in many cases, if they see a lead-lined bag, they
just turn up the power of the (new and more powerful) x-ray scanner
to see through it, which then subjects the film to more radiation
than it would have seen if it had gone through without a bag. Is this
true?
>>
Joe, I have
>We cannot afford to let Cotty into the states.
>Folks might start thinking 1776 was a mistake
Trying to figure out whether that's a compliment or an insult...
I'll have another drink instead.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=| www.macads.co
Pål Jensen wrote:
>John said that the PH-273 could not hold a Hasselblad with
a 150mm lens. However, my PH-273QL with the 645NII and the
heavy 120/4 Macro is rock steady. My guess is that the
PH-273 offer less optimal coupling between head and body as
it doesn't have quick release plates, only cork
Mr. Robb, I hope someone at Pentax Japan is reading this
recent spate of posts by you.
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Pål Jensen
Subject: Re: To Pentax in Japan (does anybody have their email address?)
Mark wrote:
Backwards compatibility isn't just about being able to us
As do I. Fortunately, I don't own many Leica lenses, and I didn't have
much room in my luggage.
Paul
U+B Scheffler wrote:
>
> I think there is yet another thing Paul teaches us: One camera with one
> (prime) lens can be enough to get impressive photos.
> I admit I often forget that fact.
> Regar
> -Original Message-
> From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> And I choose tripod before USM. I never did figure out
> how this is supposed to be so wonderful. The bigger the lens,
> the harder to handhold. Jeeze, just how long do you want to
> hold even a 300mm lens waitin
I have some shots from Paris Las Vegas...it's not quite the same thing
though...
tv
> -Original Message-
> From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> I wish I ~had~ some shots from Paris...
>
> -frank
>
> Mike Ignatiev wrote:
>
> > I wish my shots from Paris were half as good.
I guess what I want to know about the two FAJ "sigma killers"
in the works is: are they _better_ than Sigma lenses?
Arnold Stark wrote:
Alexander,
When I invested into new and old Pentax equipment I did so because of
the compatibilty of the k-mount. Suddenly this compatibilty is reduced
for eff
Your mentioning large format shutters/apertures.
Those are not the same as 35mm shutters. For example, on
a large format shutter you could easily SCRIBE
a new aperture scale at the correct points, the
35mm SLR lenses arent built that way. They
cant be rescribed because the meter requires
a specific
that works well if your subject isn't moving rapidly from place to place. for certain
types of subjects, you have to wait a lot longer to get the shot you need if you
insist on using a tripod. i'm not saying it can't be done as obviously people have
done it.
Herb...
- Original Message -
Good lead bags are impenetrable by any amount of x-ray.
Paul
mike wilson wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Joe Wilensky wrote:
> >
> > I've heard that in many cases, if they see a lead-lined bag, they
> > just turn up the power of the (new and more powerful) x-ray scanner
> > to see through it, which then subj
Thank you.
Mike Ignatiev wrote:
>
> I wish my shots from Paris were half as good.
>
> Mishka
>
> > From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: OT:Twelve Hours in Paris
> >
> >
> > On a recent business trip to Paris I decided to stay
> > over one day and shoot some film.
Pentax K1000 with 300mm zoom lens, wide angle lens,
flash, timer, 2 rolls of film, 2X extender and
everything else seen in the picture. Email me if you
need more details about any of the parts. This
completely manual camera is in good condition and
hasn't gotten much use.
http://www.me.mtu.edu/~s
Joe Wilensky wrote:
>
> I've heard that in many cases, if they see a lead-lined bag, they
> just turn up the power of the (new and more powerful) x-ray scanner
> to see through it, which then subjects the film to more radiation
> than it would have seen if it had gone through without a bag. Is t
Luckily it was in an attachment. I do hate they way MickyShit won't let me
delete an e-mail before I open it.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Outhouse express will open it for you at it's default inst
Seemed to me that he was implying that
he has the ability to expose every frame
he shoots within 1/3 stop of a TECHNICALLY
perfect exposure with a TLL meter reading.
He has no clue that his camera/lenses are not
that accurate or consistent across all the
settings.
JCO
> -Original Message-
Cotty wrote:
> If you have a lead-lined bag, this is absolutely the way to do it. You
> backpack (or whatever) goes through the machine, they frown, it gets
> pulled aside, opened, out comes the bag, gets opened, out come the film
> cans - but do they get put through again?
>
Never in my experie
You have to do the calibrating.
For instance my old Graphex shutter on the Press Camera is consistent to
within 1/6 stop (checking 10-12 times for each speed) but is quite a bit off
the marked speeds, a modern electrically timed shutter should be much more
consistant. My incident meter reads to 1/
> -Original Message-
> From: T Rittenhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Says something for Norton. Another poster said his McAfee
> didn't catch it,
> and my AVG didn't catch it. However, I never open an
> unsolicited .exe file.
>
Yeah, Norton caught it for me.
tv
And I choose tripod before USM. I never did figure out
how this is supposed to be so wonderful. The bigger the lens,
the harder to handhold. Jeeze, just how long do you want to
hold even a 300mm lens waiting for the moment?
In fact, most of my tripod shots are pre-framed, pre-focused,
and I sit
Frank wrote...
> ps: Toronto, with it's huge inferiority complex, has yearned to be a
"world class" city for decades - well, we're finally known around the world
for ~something~!!
Well, Charlotte has a superiority complex in that it thinks it's better and
bigger than it really is :-)
Bill
Okay, then, Alin,
Since so many have reported that the apparent originating address seems to be
"sympatico.ca", and both Caveman and me have Sympatico addresses (maybe others, I
can't remember), is it possible that one of us passed on the virus?
When I received the offending e-mail, the forwardin
Hi everyone,
I'm curious, for those who use backgrounds, which do they prefer and why;
seamless paper or muslin?
I've been considering purchasing a background for myself for portrait and
full body work but now I have a suspicion that seamless paper may be more
convenient and, in the long run, mor
We cannot afford to let Cotty into the states.
Folks might start thinking 1776 was a mistake.
-Lon
Cotty wrote:
Hi Troops...
[snip]
Gee, remember when it was okay on the list to enjoy using your Pentax gear?
I know it's not the popular view, but I like my Pentax stuff. I don't spend
my time
Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's the BugBear. It uses the address books of infected computers to
> harvest email addresses that's used both for sender and recipient.
It doesn't use just the address book. It also scans your web browser's
cache and looks for "mailto" links on the HT
I wish I ~had~ some shots from Paris...
-frank
Mike Ignatiev wrote:
> I wish my shots from Paris were half as good.
>
> Mishka
>
> > From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: OT:Twelve Hours in Paris
> >
> >
> > On a recent business trip to Paris I decided to stay
> > over one da
It's actually French: M'Asahi, or "my Asahi".
Okay, that's a bad one...
One of my favourite eBay mis-spellings (other than Cannon, Pantax, Pentex, etc)
is Yashika - especially, it seems, from Germany (I guess they like "k's" ).
cheers,
frank
Joe Wilensky wrote:
> I never thought to bookmark "
Apparently the Optio S uses a flash system similar to the MZ-S. In normal
flash mode there are 2 quick flashed and in red eye reduction there are
three. Has Pentax been able to get a flash sensor inside something this
small?
Bill
Ahhh The K-1000 DOF trick.
Just don't drop the lens..
Arnold Stark wrote:
Well, with K- and M-lenses you can have all apertures with the *ist D in
manual mode, but you won't be able to have the camera meter in manual
mode with these lenses. Taking out the aperture lever would indeed bring
I'm a sympatico subscriber, too. I wondered the same thing about my 'puter. I
didn't open the attachment, though. Hope I'm ok!
cheers,
frank
T Rittenhouse wrote:
> Says something for Norton. Another poster said his McAfee didn't catch it,
> and my AVG didn't catch it. However, I never open an
We don't joke about ~real~ viruses around these parts anymore!
ciao,
frank (from the SARS capital of the Western World)
ps: Toronto, with it's huge inferiority complex, has yearned to be a "world class"
city for decades - well, we're finally known around the world for ~something~!!
Lasse Ka
Exposure compensation detents are full stops.
Pentax lied about synch speed. It's 1/90th.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Got two SuperPrograms.
-Lon
Alan Chan wrote:
15 - 1/2000 shutter speeds, synch is at 1/90 (although specified as
1/125)
???
Exposure compensation +/- 2 EV, cont
There's an ugly way around if Pentax does not change the firmware.
I've got a set of extension tubes from Pentax that does NOT couple
aperature. The smallest one is about 8 or 9mm of extension.
These older tubes are better built than the Pentax auto tubes.
Who the hell focuses at infinity anyways?
The problem is that he's claiming he gets a Something that he's not
defining what it is. I may claim that I can get the "trusty exposure"
anytime all day long 100% accurate. Can you argue with that without me
defining what a "trusty exposure" would be ? And of course, I may also
claim that it's
Wholly Mackerel! I didn't know that!
One more reason to NOT go with Outhouse Express... as tho' I need any more...
keith whaley
Peter Alling wrote:
>
> Outhouse express will open it for you at it's default installation settings,
> unless Microsoft has changed things.
>
> At 11:47 AM 6/11/03 -07
I apologize to the list for this post it should have been sent privately, or
not at all.
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: Rather
Outhouse express will open it for you at it's default installation settings,
unless Microsoft has changed things.
At 11:47 AM 6/11/03 -0700, you wrote:
No, you have to open the ".exe" program that came with the mail message,
in order to unleash the virus.
However, that's what they are counting on,
No one make a DSLR for the old lenses because they made the old lenses
obsolete when
auto focus was introduced. (Except for Nikon and Pentax). There are more
K/M mount lenses
in use than you give credit for after all Pentax still supports them, sort of.
At 07:52 PM 6/11/03 +0200, you wrote:
Pe
the problem is that he is making these claims
on cameras using TTL metering (open aperture)
that assume the selected f-stop and shutter
speed combination is not only perfect, but
also that changing the speed and aperture settings
to what is theoretically the equivalent exposure
is also perfect even
The Super Program/Super A will do it.
I expect the Program Plus/Program A does it too.
The A3000 might, but I've never tried it.
Basically, you need an electric shutter release.
Do you want me to try it on an ME Super tonight?
Regards, Bob S.
> does anyone here know what manual focus pentax camer
I think that the *ist is a good indication of the market they're after.
And this is a good hint for answering your question.
gfen wrote:
I totally ignore all the threads about this, so I have no idea of someone
threw this out yet..but is it possible there's to be four 35mm style
cameras in the li
Pål Jensen wrote:
There simply aren't that many K and M lenses in use.
On what data do you base your statement ?
cheers,
caveman
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, [iso-8859-1] Pål Jensen wrote:
> Yep. And that probably explains why the can't afford an expensive lens
> mount and a more expensive metering system.
I totally ignore all the threads about this, so I have no idea of someone
threw this out yet..but is it possible there's to be
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 19:18:33 -0600
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
- Original Message -
From: alexanderkrohe
Subject: Re: Pentax proudly presents a new lens mount,
the KAF3
> > BTW A system which *really* changed the mount
twice
> > was Mamiya (thei
Pål Jensen wrote:
If you still don't see why this ain't a decent definition, then let me
give you a cave example.
What you don't get that this is not about definition of expousre but getting the exposure you want with precision and consistency.
It is about photography. I assign part of the scen
Peter wrote:
> You are mixing two contradictory arguments in your post:
>
> 1.) Pentax doesn't care how many of these bastard things they market so why
> make them
> compatible.
That was not what I said. Or meant to say. Making them comoatible don't make any
difference for sales exept making t
I think there is yet another thing Paul teaches us: One camera with one
(prime) lens can be enough to get impressive photos.
I admit I often forget that fact.
Regards, Bernd
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 17:54:25 -0400
From: fr
> If you still don't see why this ain't a decent definition, then let me
> give you a cave example.
What you don't get that this is not about definition of expousre but getting the
exposure you want with precision and consistency.
It is about photography. I assign part of the scene to the tona
Peter wrote:
>Pentax is
> introducing
> a product that will compete on price, not on installed base on some
> perceived value but
> on price it has to cheep since it's not likely to be special.
Yep. And that probably explains why the can't afford an expensive lens mount and a
more expensive
Alin wrote:
> Don't know if the bulk Provia 100F that B&H is selling is pro grade,
> however I'm amazed by the level of consistency I kept getting for
> the last 3 years with this film, despite using different developing
> kits. The greens, the reds, the grays always turn the same shades
>
I've been told that Pentax have no plans of removing the aperture ring
from the more
expensive lenses. As usual, I might have been told bullshit...
Pål
If I recall correctly, photos I have seen of the FAJ 18-35 show both a
distance scale and aperture ring, unlike other FAJ lenses. So perhaps
t
Two reasons, well three really, Countries claim Sovereign immunity, (one of the
bad precedents set forth by the United States Constitution was to give the
Government
of a Republic the same immunity claimed by a King, a right claimed by all
Republics now,
but I digress), and you're not allowed to
I think we disposed of the expense issue quite some time ago. We also
disposed of the
reason why backward compatibility is important as well, see any of Mark
Roberts excellent
posts in this and other *ist-D related threads.
To respond to your supposed point.
They better sell all of the *ist-D'
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