Re: Re: Image stabilizers on Pentax

2003-07-08 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Sylwester Pietrzyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >awake in the situation where there would be only some amateur class third >party lenses for their bodies. As a result less people would want to buy >such a poorly supported bodies (no matter how good would they be) and Pentax >35 mm system would soon

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2003-07-07 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
rspective)?= Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: onet.poczta Użytkownik Pĺl Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >Firstly, the MZ-models will be gone while the *ist is still around. So far the MZ-models ARE still around and there are no information about their discontinuation. > Secondly, you can cal

Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lens compatibility in perspective)

2003-07-07 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Lenses without aperture rings (WAS: Re[2]: Lens compatibility in perspective) > No it really isn't obvious. The obvious fact is that they have made "crippled" mount on what Pentax labels entry level bodies. This is n

Re: My Son...

2003-06-29 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: My Son... > I talked about being free and have made no mention of democracy. Of course. Mind that I wrote: "I think the Iraqi people feel it and are afraid of the possibility to be forced to accept the democracy".

Re: My Son...

2003-06-29 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: My Son... > My son is in Iraq. First, I really do hope your son will be all right. Best wishes for him and for you. > I do not understand the Iraqi people. At least the French formed an > underground and after the war

Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-23 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress > them, grow to love them.. Those who don't appreciate them go buy a fully loaded > clone or a fully loaded sport-ute or a Canon with 45 eye-focus points and then > they go out and take blurry handheld

Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-22 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Raimo Korhonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Vs: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress > But you have not used either. Your opinions should be classified under educated guesses, at best. My opinions are as good as those of the people who are about to buy such a camera

Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-22 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress > It is you who don't get the point that built quality costs and for many it is worth paying for. I can fully understand that not all want to pay extra for built quality but rather have ma

Re: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-22 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Raimo Korhonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Vs: Vs: Vs: Lens Mount Progress > OK, how many rolls have you put through the Dynax and how many through MZ-S? None. But I have the constant access to the Dynax 7 as my best friend uses it and so I very often play wi

Re: Vs: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-21 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Vs: Lens Mount Progress > In terms of features, no doubt Minolta 7 wins the game. But in terms of > built quality, I have yet to strip down a MZ-S to be certain. You can't > judge the quality from the "shell" only.

Re: Vs: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-21 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Caveman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Vs: Lens Mount Progress > DMF (Direct Manual Focus) Mode (Custom 22-2) - Also the excellent, bright viewfinder, DOF value display, last-4-films exposure data storage (with the option to plug in an external data bank),

Re: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-20 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Lukasz Kacperczyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Lens Mount Progress > I don't agree. Dynax 7 is a very different camera, built with a very > different philosophy. Actually this can be said about any other camera from any manufacturer. I believe every manuf

Re: Cost of cameras (WAS Re: Lens Mount Progress)

2003-06-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Rüdiger Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Cost of cameras (WAS Re: Lens Mount Progress) > Yes, but no other camera has it between the holes. The others have it > between the pictures and you have to cut it off, if you put the slides in > frames. The MZ-

Re: Re: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Raimo Korhonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Vs: Re: Lens Mount Progress > MZ-S is a bit overpriced but it has all the features I need and more. Great camera, all who have tested it have liked it. That is something beyond any dispute. I do not deny that it's a

Re: Re: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik fastpat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >Robert, if you think the MZ-S is overpriced, compare it to similarly-priced >cameras in terms of build quality, as well as features. It\'s built to a >noticeably higher standard than any other 35mm in the present Pentax line. >I have to agree with a

Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di

2003-06-13 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: K-mount again (was Re: More info on Tamron's new AF 28-75 f/2.8 Di > There is still hope... Yes, but the quest stands upon the edge of the knife:) Regards Artur

Re: K-mount compatibility (was Re: *ist D revisited)

2003-06-08 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Caveman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: K-mount compatibility (was Re: *ist D revisited) > While you guys are having fun with it... let me add that dropping > backward compatibility in K-mount à la Nikon means that from this moment > on, Pentax will be competing

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-08 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist D revisited > Thanks for saying that Mark, I wish that I could actuate that clearly > under pressure. And so do I. That's exactly what I think... Regars Artur

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-08 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist D revisited > I'm sure that if PDML had been around in 1980 some would have complained that LX didn't have full compatibility with screw mount lenses. Some would protested loadly that they couldn't use the origi

Re: The *ist camera

2003-06-07 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: The *ist camera When > third party > lens makers produce "Pro" quality lenses for not much more than Pentax > produces consumer > quality lenses who's do you think new users will buy? They have already been d

Re: The *ist camera

2003-06-07 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Heiko Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: The *ist camera > This is something, that I could accept. I did never mind the crippled > mount on a MZ-30/50/60, as there is no need to buy such a camera. But I > can't understand, why cost cutting is an argument

Re: Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re: *ist D revisited > To most people outside the Pentax circle, Pentax has been out of the game > for a long time. In other words, Pentax sells its stuff to the long time Pentax users mostly. Do you think it's good?

Re: Re: The *ist camera

2003-06-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Roland Mabo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >Pentax has patented a KAF3 lens mount with support for IS and USM lenses. Don't feel offended but calling for the patents we saw many times in the past years make me laugh. We saw NOTHING more than them... >They also have patented IS and USM

Re: Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Roland Mabo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >We don\'t know yet if this lens mount really is "crap". It might have support >for IS and USM. It\'s too early to tell. *If* it has support for USM and IS, >then I doubt that Pentax is going to tell anyone before they have released >IS and US

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist D revisited > As far as Pentax releasing new lenses in FAJ mount, perhaps they will have a > new FAJ* designation for the better quality ones. Look at the limiteds. Yes, that's possible. However, I w

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist D revisited > new lenses, including some ultrawides, are supposed to be on the announce list for the fall. Yes... more FA J lenses:((( Regards Artur

Re: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Anthony Farr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >IMHO the advances in TTL metering are attempts to become as good as quality >hand-held meters. Of course It\'s also MHO that multi segment metering calculates an >xposure that is correct most of the time but not every time, and the >photogra

Re: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Nick Zentena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >But that\'s not an open aperture M42 lens I don\'t think. Don\'t you have to >meter stopped down? Nope, you're right. It's a stopped down aperture lens - I missed the word "open". OTOH, how can one use automatic diaphragm of an m42 lens on a

Re: The *ist camera

2003-06-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: The *ist camera > I doubt that very much. Implementing IS/VR inside the body is not a very > practical solution imho. There's more IMHO... There is NO, and I mean NO, sign of implementing image stabilisation or/and U

Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Nick Zentena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses > But the MZ-5n doesn't meter right with open aperture M42 lenses. Or does it? I had no problem when using my Mir 20-M 20mm f/3,5... > If it's just stopped down then it's not really mu

Re: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Nick Zentena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: > I can\'t see too many people having K-mount lenses and not having an >external meter. Actually I do. There's no problem with built-in meters when using K-mount lenses with any Pentax camera except for the MZ-60/50/30 and *ist, so the exte

Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-04 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Alin Flaider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses > So DOF preview works in manual mode but not in Av mode. Conversely, > the camera meters in Av but it declines to do so in manual. > What a mess! Way to go, Pentax... :o< There's

Re: *ist SLR now available in UK

2003-06-03 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
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

Some technical questions (may be silly)

2003-05-31 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Hi, I've been recently reading the KMP for the who-knows-what time... but this time paying special attention to some details. There are several things I don't fully understand and so I need a bit of enlightement (I wasn't able to find the answers on the KMP). 1) the dental close-up lens and dental

Re: Re: ARSAT 35 mm Tilt & Shift lens

2003-03-30 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Peter Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >They seem to be available in screw mount I\'d go for that if I could find one. They ARE available in m42 mount. Cost about 650PLN (~$160) in Poland. The K-mount version is a bit more expensive (not much) and the Nikon version is a lot more e

Re: RE: DSLR - No meter needed

2003-03-25 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Nagaraj, Ramesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >IMHO as uncertainty reduces things become less exciting; so photography may not be so >much exciting. >This may vary from individual to individual and also whether you are pro or ameture. >I have not used any digital >camera. I would lik

Re: Re: Pentax <--> Canon

2003-03-24 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Roland Mabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re: Pentax <--> Canon > Artur, calm down. I am calm, really. > I have never accused you of anything. I don't agree with your opinion, but > this doesn't mean that I see you as a bad person so there's no need for y

Re: Little Pentax quiz

2003-03-23 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "David R Spaulding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Little Pentax quiz > What is the one feature that a couple of Pentax cameras have that, as far as I know, no other brand of film SLR has? > > Hint: It has to do with exposure Snap-in Focus? Regards Artur

Re: Pentax <--> Canon

2003-03-23 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Roland Mabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax <--> Canon > Pentax lenses are, by tradition, small and compact. > It's expensive to make small lenses with large apertures, but Pentax has > done better here than the competiton. Pentax 28 to 50mm lenses has

Re: Pentax <--> Canon

2003-03-23 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Roland Mabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax <--> Canon > >Btw, it's f4-5.6 which is slow, when everyone else has been offering > >f3.3-4.5 for years. > > Oh dear 1/2 EV difference. Not enough to difference to complain about. > I personally have never s

Re: WHY PENTAX? WAS: Re: Pentax <--> Canon

2003-03-23 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: WHY PENTAX? WAS: Re: Pentax <--> Canon These days I carry an ambient > light meter with me at all times. That's not because Pentax can't meter > accurately. That's because no reflective light meter will be as accu

Re: *ist

2003-03-20 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist > 'Nih'kon' (short 'i') as in the name 'Nick' or the Knights Who Say > 'Ni' Oh, them... Cutting trees with a hering, eh?:) In Poland we pronounce it in the same way... Regards Artur

Re: *ist - not compatible with K and M lenses (confirmed).

2003-03-17 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Roland Mabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist - not compatible with K and M lenses (confirmed). > Now I don't follow you. > The *ist is an entry level body, the entry model in the new *ist serie. > For years, ever since the MZ-50 came out, Pentax entry bod

Re: *ist - not compatible with K and M lenses (confirmed).

2003-03-17 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Levente -Levi- Littvay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist - not compatible with K and M lenses (confirmed). > That SUX... Yes, more than anything. Until now I was going to buy the *ist - but not anymore... I'll wait for something else. This means IMHO that

Re: Reply from Pentax UK.

2003-03-14 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Roland Mabo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >Pentax UK answered: >--- >Dear Roland, >The *Ist SLR can take all auto focus Pentax lenses. Hmm, I wonder if this is a sort of a "standard answer" for a "standard customer". I can imagine that the majority of current Pentax users can't tell th

Re: *ist and the lens mount.

2003-03-12 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Roland Mabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: *ist and the lens mount. > According to Pentax Germany and the press information PDF > (http://www.pentax.de/pentaxeurope/pentaxeurope_prod/pentaxeurope/v2/de/phot o/newsArea/news/PENTAXistA/prod.html), > the *ist is on

Re: *ist AF sensors

2003-03-04 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Michael Cross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist AF sensors > Cotty, > > I am convinced that multiple AF sensors exist only to sell cameras. I > never used anything but the middle sensor on my N80. Every time I tried > to use one of the other sensors, my

Re: Plastic lens mount on the FA J 18-35?

2003-03-03 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Pĺl Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >It is probably going to be cheap then. The FA J lenses seems to be strictly entry >level. That silver ring, however, together with the tulip lens hood, make this lens look quite pro-like, don't you think?:)) BTW, I've always thought that such

Re: Hands Up II: What About the Film *ist?

2003-02-28 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Michael Cross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Hands Up II: What About the Film *ist? > I'm thinking of getting a film *ist if it isn't too expensive. Anyone else? Me, but probably rather for my wife, because 1)I suppose the *ist is too small for me and 2)I like

Re: Hands up and be counted

2003-02-27 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hands up and be counted > I'm in! So am I:) Regards Artur --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie bilety lotnicze! http://samoloty.onet.pl

Re: *ist D photos

2003-02-27 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
I've just fallen in love with this camera. Its an excellent combinations of both MZ-like and Z-like designs. WOW Regards Artur - Original Message - From: "KT Takeshita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 2:50 AM Subject: *ist D pho

Re: Just thinking...

2003-02-26 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Just thinking... > Hey, if it's ready to go, why lose valuable sales time? Get it out here > so we can buy it. Why wait for folks to change their minds? Actually the answer to my questions came very quickly and I'v

Re: And it's HERE!

2003-02-26 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
You Knew :)) Admit It:)) Regards Artur - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 4:23 PM Subject: And it's HERE! > > > And > > > > It's > > > > >

Just thinking...

2003-02-25 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
I just think to myself... Is it justified to expect Pentax to show more new stuff at the PMA? Even the DSLR? I mean Pentax has already presented a new SLR, 2 new lenses and 2 DP&S - that's quite a lot, isn't it?. If they have new stuff that is ready to be introduced, they'd rather do it at the c

Re: *ist complete specifications

2003-02-20 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Paul Franklin Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist complete specifications > I don't know, but Nikon's F5 also "knows" when it's being held vertically. Imagine a small orb, its interior covered with a pattern of electrical (optical?) sensors. A se

Re: *ist Custom Functions list

2003-02-20 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "jcoyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist Custom Functions list > Lawrence - let me have a guess for you: > > > > There are a few which I do not quite understand (those with ?) > > > > Note #3, Matrix metering linked to AF point. > The selected focus point

Re: PMA News: Pentax ist, new Lenses and Optio 450 and 550

2003-02-19 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Ken Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PMA News: Pentax ist, new Lenses and Optio 450 and 550 > gist, jist, kist, list, mist, pist...I think I like that one ;-) The last one actually sounds pretty much like pissed:)) Regards Artur --r-e-k

RE: The *ist: good name or bad?

2003-02-19 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Rob Brigham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >Why don\'t we have model numbers AND names like in so many other >products? Look at planes like the F14 Tomcat, F15 Eagle or F4 Pahntom >for example. I don't really like the idea of giving the cameras stupid names like Kiss, Sweet, Teddybear

Re: *ist will work with K and M lenses

2003-02-19 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist will work with K and M lenses > that's to prevent the unknowing from taking a picture with a lens that > won't auto-focus. Unless, of course, it is because of some problems of compatibility with the new matrix.

Re: *ist complete specifications

2003-02-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: *ist complete specifications > If this camera is going to sell well, of which I'm not convinced, it is going to sell well due to its size, not its features. Frankly, most people don't care about the specification as

Re: Canon Condescension

2003-02-13 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Canon Condescension > An excellent, excellent question. I can tell you, most photographers think > Nikon offers the best backward compatibility. Actually what I think is that Pentax ows to us users great words of

Re: Canon Condescension

2003-02-12 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Canon Condescension > [cannon lenses are] "all forward compatible too. So a lens bought today > can be used on > the EOS camera of tomorrow." I have never seen any Pentax ad, which stated: "Pentax lenses are all forw

Re: K and M lenses are now obsolete!!! (was: FAJ lenses)

2003-02-11 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Alin Flaider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: K and M lenses are now obsolete!!! (was: FAJ lenses) >- or these lenses are MZ-60 dedicated and intended to further drop >the price of the entry level slr kit. I'm pretty sure this is the case. The lenses

Re: Flash

2003-02-08 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Gary L. Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Flash > What, other then the guide number increase, would be a good reason to > purchase the AF500-FTZ over the AF360-FTZ? It would be used on the PZ-1p > and PZ-20 You probably mean AF360FGZ (not FTZ). The reasons

Re: Tantalizing news

2003-02-02 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Tantalizing news > This is pretty much my impression for awhile now picking up bits and pieces here and there. I suspect a new generation of SLR's. It wouldn't surprise me if they replace the whole current line-up. A

Re: New of Pentax ultra-compact D-SLR based on 110

2003-01-24 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Ken Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: New of Pentax ultra-compact D-SLR based on 110 > The camera uses the new, small xD Cards and is based on the Pentax car > 110 of end of the 70's. According to my limited knowledge of German, this is true... Is today

Re: For Sale - K mount/screw mount, auto/manual focus

2003-01-19 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Leon Altoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: For Sale - K mount/screw mount, auto/manual focus > (P)Z1(p)Grip Strap X 2 > One in box one not. Both in good condition, slight marks around tripod > mount. > Grip one (with packaging) > Price : US$50 > Grip two > Pri

Re: Re: Heads up a FdP PZ-1p grip on german ebay and for sale sort of.

2003-01-17 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: Hello:) I'm looking for the Grip Strap Fdp for my Z-1p so I'm interested in your offer. > >Pentax SMC K24:2.8 >Very good+ condition with Hoya multicoated filter. > >Pentax FA28:2.8 >I don't think I've ever taken a photo with this lens. Like new

Re: Heads up a FdP PZ-1p grip on german ebay and for sale sort of.

2003-01-17 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: Hello:) I'm looking for the Grip Strap Fdp for my Z-1p so I'm interested in your offer. > >Pentax SMC K24:2.8 >Very good+ condition with Hoya multicoated filter. > >Pentax FA28:2.8 >I don't think I've ever taken a photo with this lens. Like new

Re: Re: Pentax 67II limited edition!

2003-01-16 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik Thomas Heide Clausen >http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pentax.co.jp%2Fjapan%2Fnews%2F2003%2F200302.html&lp=ja_en&tt=url "is suitable for railroad photographic set-up" Hmmm, how so? Do train move in 1/2EV increments or what?:) Regards Artur *

Re: Heads up a FdP PZ-1p grip on german ebay

2003-01-16 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
I'm looking for tis item, but I'd like to have a strap, too... This one apparently lacks it:( Regards Artur ***r-e-k-l-a-m-a** Chcesz oszczędzić na kosztach obsługi bankowej ? mBIZNES - konto dla firm http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbiznes

Re: Is one f-stop worth thousands of dollars?

2003-01-15 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: " W. Krasowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Is one f-stop worth thousands of dollars? > Hello to everyone, Hello Waldek:) It's nice to meet another PDML-er from Poland. Where are you from?:) Let me invite you to http://www.pentax.osw.pl (unless, of course, you

OT: Technical resources

2003-01-12 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Hi, Can anybody point me to websites containing serious informations about various technological aspects of the photographic equipment construction? I'm looking for some serious stuff, not the popular one which can be found on an average site for beginners. TIA Regards Artur ***r-e-k-l

Re: A standard zoom dilemma

2003-01-05 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Thanx, guys, for your responses. I have to think all things over and calculate a bit:)) Regards Artur --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Super tanie kwatery narciarskie. Od 300 zl/osoba/tydzien http://wycieczki.onet.pl

Re: Happy JRR Tolkien's Birthday

2003-01-04 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Happy JRR Tolkien's Birthday > Not to mention Gollum. One of the best computer generated characters > ever. Still, the strength of the TT are how marvelous the > cinematography is and how human the characters

Re: smc a 50/2 ?

2003-01-03 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: smc a 50/2 ? > what do folks have to say about the smc a 50/2 I had the SMC M 50/2 and was very satisfied with its performance. I believe they both have the same optical formula and glass.. > is it worth $40 us? IMHO it is. > an

Re: A standard zoom dilemma

2003-01-03 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A standard zoom dilemma > Why ever did you sell it? > > I have two of them, and even though I'm not using them at the moment, I > won't part with them. > > They've been replaced (for now) with the following: > >

Re: Happy JRR Tolkien's Birthday

2003-01-03 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OT: Happy JRR Tolkien's Birthday > JRR Tolkien begins the "Lord of the Rings" tale with a 111th birthday party > for Bilbo Baggins, calling it an "eleventy-first birthday ... a very curious > number and a very respect

A standard zoom dilemma

2003-01-03 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Hi, As I've just sold my trusty SMC FA 28-105/4-5,6, I need a standard zoom to replace it. I want it to be optically at least as good as the lens I sold and preferably a bit faster. It doesn't have to be AF. I'd also like it not to be too light, as I'm get used to counterbalance the weight of my Z-

Re: flash suggestion for a pz-1p?

2003-01-02 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: flash suggestion for a pz-1p? > don't bother with the AF330 Rob. It's a good enough flash unit, but > doesn't bounce, tilt, or swivel. Spend some extra bucks and buy an > AF500. They are infinately better. I use o

E-bay language:))

2002-12-30 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Hi, Not sure if it has already been posted to the PDML (sorry if it has), but I really like it:)) Taken from the pl.rec.foto. ** TERMS Antique.older than the dealer Old...as old as the dealer Early.younger than the

Weird FA 28-80/3,5-4,7???

2002-12-29 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4688&item=1947187529 Perhaps I miss something but I can't locate this lens on the KMP. Moreover, look at the box on the picture - the second aperture is actually f/5,6, not the claimed f/4,7. Or maybe this is the FA 28-80/3.5-5.6 AL but in diff

Re: OT: Polska (Was: A joke from Cotty)

2002-12-23 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Użytkownik mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >Artur asked if anyone spoke Polish. My answer - male. Which >doesn't read correctly without the proper characters. I think I understand it w/o the proper character:) > >Mishka wrote: > >> Rozmowiam troche -- zaraz slucham Czerwone Gitary :) >

Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)

2002-12-21 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Artur Ledóchowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock) > difference between the "stop", and the "increase of power". I mean "increase of resistance" of course

Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)

2002-12-21 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock) > I get offended when disinformation is posted. The MZ-S does have a two step shutter release. I have have no problems with the fact that not everybody like the MZ-S. Af

Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)

2002-12-21 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock) > It is utter and complete nonsense. My MZ-S, which I have in front of me, has a distinct half-way stop. Pal, I really respect you and your opinions. You are one of the

Re: a joke from Cotty

2002-12-21 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: a joke from Cotty > Rozmowiam troche -- zaraz slucham Czerwone Gitary :) > Jezyk polski nie jest bardzo daleko od ukrainskogo... > Przepraszam za pomylki. Wow:) Among the Polish music bands of the 60', I'd rather prefer

Re: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock)

2002-12-21 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Shutter button feel (Was: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock) > Mike wrote: > > > Seems to be a QC problem here. Having used an MZ-S for six > > months, now, I have to say that, apart from a few minor niggles > > and cost, the

Re: a joke from Cotty

2002-12-20 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OT: a joke from Cotty > DISCLAIMER: I live with a Polish lady, we have Polish relatives, and they > love this joke. It is posted with the utmost respect and adoration for All right, you flatterer:)) BTW, greetings to your la

Re: a joke from Cotty

2002-12-20 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Raimo Korhonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Vs: a joke from Cotty > Dobrze! > -Alkuperäinen viesti- > Lähettäjä: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Aihe: OT: a joke from Cotty > >Genkweeya Bardzo!!! OK, anybody else here speaks Polish?:)) Except from the P

Re: Re[2]: MZ-S Focus Lock

2002-12-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re[2]: MZ-S Focus Lock > Perhaps > the one you tried had been abused on the shutter button (easy to do > with a demo) and was damaged? Yes, I think this could've been possible. I'll try to check it out once again soon

Re: MZ-S Focus Lock

2002-12-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock > Not true. Both my MZ-S has a soft release that stops distinctly at a certain point and then you have to use significantly more pressure to release the shutter. It is virtually impossible to accident

Re: MZ-S Focus Lock

2002-12-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pat White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock > Artur, the MZ-S does lock focus when you depress the shutter button > half-way, unless the AF slider switch is set to AF.C (continuous), rather > than AF.S (single). Perhaps I made myself unclear, s

Re: MZ-S Focus Lock

2002-12-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: MZ-S Focus Lock > It does. Mine (both) have distinct plateau half way and it is virtually impossible to shoot accidentally. In fact, it has the same release as the 67II; the good old manual focus style. But I've sai

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: my kit > I'm curious about the type of equipment you use. It appears that to > do the outdoors/landscape stuff you might be doing a considerable > amount of hiking and such. What do you consider a reasonable type of >

Re: MZ-S Focus Lock

2002-12-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Robert Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: MZ-S Focus Lock > I just bought a MZ-S and I'll be damned if I can get > the focus lock to work when recomposing the frame. When I played with the MZ-S, I was dissapointed that its shutter release button does not fea

Jupiter-9 85mm f/2

2002-12-13 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
Hello, I wonder if anyone has any experience with this lens. I think of it as a portrait lens, of course - at least untill I have enough money to get one of the Pentax 85mm's (or the 77mm Ltd). I expect flare control not to be great (although if it isn't worse than that of the Mir-20M 20mm f/3,5 th

Re: If you left Pentax, what Scurvy Dawg system would you invite into your life?

2002-12-12 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: If you left Pentax, what Scurvy Dawg system would you invite into your life? As for the 35mm - Leica or Contax. The rest of the world (i.e. C, N and M) will go mostly digital sooner or later (or sooner THAN later), so

Polaroid back for 645?

2002-12-12 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1943673134 What is it? Regards Artur --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Masz dość płacenia prowizji bankowi ? mBank - załóż konto http://epieniadze.onet.pl/mbank

Sensors (Was:Re: Pentax digital SLR)

2002-12-06 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pentax digital SLR >Although Canon makes their own digital sensors they probably will be at a disadvantage if they stick to their own only while the >competiotion can choose from the offerings of various electronic g

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