I wrote:
> Furthermore, there's no documented smc difference between K-series and
> M-series. Pentax claimed that when turning from M-series to A-series, smc
> was applied to all surfaces (including glass-to-glass ones), while K and M
> only had smc on glass-to-air surfaces.
I was wrong. The clai
Kevin,
Another sample image here:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p14e.htm
(click on the portrait to get the original image file)
Dario Bonazza
- Original Message -
From: "Kevin Waterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 5:16 AM
Subject: FA 8
Kevin,
You'll find examples of the quality it can deliver with the *ist D here:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p13e.htm
Dario Bonazza
- Original Message -
From: "Kevin Waterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 5:16 AM
Subject: FA 85mm 1.4 a
K-lenses were usually bigger and M-lenses were usually smaller (compared to
the equivalent K-series lens). Some K-series are among the best built lenses
ever, so if any manufacturing improvements happened, they were to the
purpose of saving money.
Furthermore, there's no documented smc difference
Lasse wrote:
> I noticed an unusually high number of Pentax 67 and 645 items for sale on
a Swedish second hand online store yesterday.
>
> Is this a sign of the times?
Yes, I believe so.
> And in that case, what does the sign tell us?
That if you are interested in that stuff, and wait a little
The way we call "our worlds" dates back to Columbus era (nothing to do with
iron curtain or economy), so Sven is right and others are wrong.
Dario Bonazza
- Original Message -
From: "keller.schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:47 AM
Sub
Please, when your (or somebody else's) comments are bringing discussion into
a rather different topic, please change subject of your message, so that
anybody can get an idea about which messages are likely to be of some
interest to them, and follow them accordingly.
Aren't you seeing how many diff
I believe that below 3 MP, pixel count was the single most important factor
when thinking of good blow ups. Today, when serious compact digicams are in
the 4 MP area or more, pixel count is no longer the main factor to look at.
A good 4MP is better than an average 5-6 MP, also when dealing with big
Yes and no. If you have a very good picture like those allowed by the best
digicams around (let's say 4 MP average), you can then easy
interpolate it up to 8-10 MP and still get a nice pixel-free blow up. That's
not theory, I saw many excellent examples of that.
If you have a so-so 6 MP picture, yo
JCO, so do you see we can agree?
I'm fully with you on this topic.
Dario (yawn) Bonazza
- Original Message -
From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:05 PM
Subject: RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
> Noisi
The F717 doesn't impress me so much. Images are sharp (sharper than those
taken by the *ist D, which is not so difficult), but noisy (=grainy) also at
100 ISO and too flat. Color balance is good, but the *ist D is better on
this respect. I didn't buy the F717 and I won't buy the F828.
Dario (very
The big mistake some makers are doing now (especially Fujifilm and Sony) is
increasing pixel count (even more than truly neded) without increasing
sensor size accordingly. More pixel in the same size mean worse S/N
(signal/noise) ratio, hence grainy images. In other words, they're getting
rid of on
David,
In spite of my strong belief that in general digital is going to surpass
film quality, and, most of all, adding so many new advantages that film will
decline very quickly, in this specific case my advice is not to switch from
MZ-S to *ist D.
The *ist D won't give you the same quality you ca
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>
> -Original Message-
> From: Dario Bonazza 2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:04 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I was a screwmount user when the K series camera was introduced. I
> remember we refered to it as the K camera with a bayonet mount. It was
> only later that I heard it described as the K mount. The mount was named
> after the camera.
Hi Paul,
Did you work at AOC design d
Names are necessary. Some names have a meaning, while others are just names
(long after their original meaning is lost).
Italian name Bruno means "dark haired", but my friend Bruno is blond haired.
Bruno is an Italian name rather appealing to German people, most of which
are blond haired. Mauro mea
http://oksne.net
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> - Original Message -
> From: "Dario Bonazza 2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 3:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Nikon to stop selling film cameras in Japan...
>
>
vs ME Super
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Dario Bonazza 2 wrote:
>
> > The problem is that the ME-F eats batteries like peanuts.
>
> Even without using the AF? Any ideas why?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kostas
>
The problem is that the ME-F eats batteries like peanuts.
Ciao,
Dario
- Original Message -
From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 1:51 PM
Subject: ME-F vs ME Super
>
> Simple question this time: is the ME-F an ME Super w
More picture details here:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p7e.htm
I added crops from in-camera TIFF and RAW to TIFF files.
Then I added crops from shadow areas in the big pictures at different ISO
settings.
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
William Robb wrote:
> I'd like to add that now lens designers have another medium to keep in
mind
> when they design optics, that being the computer monitor.
Of course, mostly because it's a powerful way of inspecting pictures.
NOT because it can drive to grossly wrong information as recent discu
So we now know where Sigma copied the lens code from.
Dario
- Original Message -
From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:17 AM
Subject: Re: Oh, this is rich
> I originally commented that it identified my Sigma 300/4 as
So we now know where Tokina copied the lens code from.
Dario
- Original Message -
From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:29 AM
Subject: Oh, this is rich
> Yesterday I tried my Tokina AT-X AF 400 f5.6 on the *ist D. W
Sorry Steve, it's old news. It was announced late June.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/03062502leicadigitalr9.asp
Dario
(so much relaxed after testing the EOS 300D vs. the *ist D this morning)
- Original Message -
From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
S
s public domain.
>
> Herb
> - Original Message -
> From: "Dario Bonazza 2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 4:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Pentax *ist D vs. Fujifilm S2 Pro: final update
>
>
> > Do
ED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Pentax *ist D vs. Fujifilm S2 Pro: same pictures in same
conditions
> Dario Bonazza 2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Sorry, all *ist D pictures were taken with default settings
> for sharpness,
> > contrast an
Rüdiger Neumann wrote:
> It is not obvious on your home page, what camera gives the more natural
> colors as the colors are very different, you should at that.
The *ist D is better balanced. That's evident in studio shots, and less
evident in outdoors, where the true colors were somewhere in betw
After shooting a lot of pictures with short focal length lenses on the *ist
D today, I partially changed my mind, so I can correct myself here below.
DJE wrote:
> > 15/3.5 A
> > 20/4.5 SMC Takumar
> > 20/2.8 Zeiss Jena Flektogon
> > 24/2.8 A
> > 24/2 FA*
> > 18-35 FAJ
> > 24-90 FA
> > 28-70/4 FA
So I ended up trying several old and new lenses on the *ist D. A wide
selection of results is visible here:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p7e.htm
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p8e.htm
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p9e.htm
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p10e.htm
I won't comment here, as any
Just an explanation, as I don't want to be misunderstood. My sentence below
was mainly intended as a joke (as the smiley shows), since I'm convinced
that Pentax Canada is one of the best Pentax subsidiaries, maybe the most
active one. I wish all Pentax subsidiaries could be as committed as Pentax
C
Frank Theriault wrote:
> Curiosity piqued, I read on, and it seems that they're giving away an MZ S
> and an FA 24-80 zoom, along with bags, tripod, strap, that sort of stuff.
> They tout it as Pentax' "pro level 35mm SLR".
>
> So, kudos to the promo department of Pentax Canada. At least they're
Hi all,
I believe I've finished adding more and more pictures to my *ist D test,
including some (I believe) interesting comparison among lenses. Those shots
partially contradict some of my previous thoughts, where I was rather
convinced that you could find little difference among different lenses
Hello Rüdiger,
You wrote:
> Have you also compared the AF of the MZ-S with the *istD.
About fast-moving subjects, maybe the MZ-S can get one extra shot during the
same time (say 6 frames while the *ist D takes 5).
> Somebody on a
> German userforum reported, that the low light abillity is bette
More sample pictures here:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/t04p7e.htm
Dario Bonazza
Each.
Dario
- Original Message -
From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: File size and capacity ?
>
>
> Bill Owens wrote:
> >
> > > The Computer shows the files to vary in size by as much as one MB from
> > > a
No, he told the camera 'supposed' to have capacity for storing 57 shots,
then it actually stored 101 pix. It happened to me too, with different
cards, different figures and more or less same 1:2 ratio between calculated
pictures and true capacity.
Dario Bonazza
Keith Whaley wrote:
> But, that do
Italian import taxes are as follows (regardless new or used items):
20% VAT
4% customs duties
a few euros for extra costs I don't know remember.
So the due total is around 25% of item+shipping (yes, those taxes are
calculated on shipping costs too).
And don't forget the shipping cost itself, to
r as it does with 35mm film. That applies
> > whether you move closer to fill the larger film frame or crop down to
> > match the smaller sensor as both methods give the same overall
> > magnification.
> >
> > I repeat, in the final image the DOF is exactly the same with
Alex wrote:
> What suggests to me that your method is wrong is that it would give
> me a narrower depth of field than 35mm (using an equivelent lens).
> I know from practice (using a prosumer digital camera with a 1 2/3"
> sensor) that this isn't the case.
Alex, we are discussing using lenses des
No, I make unsharp masking in Photoshop, not in camera.
Dario
- Original Message -
From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: I got my *ist D and I LOVE IT !!!
> Have you changed the sharpness in the camera to maxi
Alex wrote:
> Don't forget that I shot these with a 24mm lens, so the depth of field
> is very large. Even at f4.5 everything from about 15' to infinity
> would be in focus, and nothing in most of these pictures is closer to
> me that 15' away.
Good point. The 24mm should become a 36mm, while de
Last July, Rüdiger Neumann wrote:
> It is interesting, that the the new D2h uses the same AF pattern than the
> *ist/*istD.
New Nikon and Pentax AF systems are very very close aeach other, with the
same layout, the same 9 cross-type + 2 linear type sensors, arranged as
follows:
+ + +
|
Pål Jensen wrote:
> These are lenses particularly suited for digital but it is not lenses with
reduced image circle.
Hmmm, sure about that?
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
Pål Jensen wrote:
> I don't remember but the Pentax name was considered, but not used by
another company in the mid 50's. It was either Nikon (!) or Contax.
>
> Pål
It was Nikon. Nippon Kogaku considered the Pentax name among those possible
for their rangerfinder cameras, but since such a name ha
The MZ-5n is supposed to be able to automatically choose between single AF
and
continuous AF (by detecting subject's motion), while the SF-1n has a manual
switch for choosing between those options.
Despite such auto-switching AF works rather well (the MZ-5 cannot detect
lower speeds and its AF cann
Andre,
As far as I know, things were more complicated tha stated by Mr. Gandy.
Both Asahi and Zeiss "invented" the name Pentax for their own purposes, in
different times and unaware each other. Then, when Asahi Pentax cameras were
put on sale internationally, Asahi folks discovered that Carl Zeis
Even the 645N II housings are magnesium-like plastic, with the same look of
the MZ-S, so why the *ist D should be magnesium? Only for fighting against
the EOS 10D? If it's magnesium, do you really believe that Pentax could miss
to point out that in their press release? It's possible, but not very
l
Confirmed by Italian importers too. Official TIPA motivation will be
released very soon.
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
www.dariobonazza.com
- Original Message -
From: "Rüdiger Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 8:54 PM
Subject: *ist is TIPA ca
No, not sure, I'm just afraid it is plastic.
Dario
- Original Message -
From: "Arnold Stark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: *ist D was not production type :-(
> How do you know that it is plastic? The sample that I handle
My frst camera was an MX, bought new in 1982.
I still own it and I took some pictures using it at 8th Pentax Day last June
22.
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
www.dariobonazza.com
> > Gasp! I've been a Pentax user
> since 1963 - Honeywell
> H3. Still have the
> > camera.
> >
> > Jim A.
> >
>
And since July 1 is also my birthday, it must be a great day indeed :-)
Dario
(hoping not to hurt Canadian friends with such an irreverent comparison)
- Original Message -
From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:35 AM
Subject:
I wrote:
> To be more precise, the hardware was production type for sure (including a
> standard serial number), nice finished and working well
I meant that all of the controls of the *ist D on show at Pentax Day were
working well, unlike the flimsy dials and 4-way controller seen on prototype
at
Rüdiger Neumann wrote:
> Hallo Dario,
> is there something new about the K-mount.
> Will it work in the same way as the analog *ist with all the restrictions?
> regards
> Rüdiger
Of course. This is the (revised) Pentax way!
Cheers,
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
www.dariobonazza.com
Pål Jensen wrote:
> What finish? Is it plastic or magnesium?
>
> Pål
>
I'm afraid it's plastic.
Dario
The green dots match well :-)
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Got the MZ-S afterall
> > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > I don't think they match very well. The 77
Hi all.
For those who have a few minutes to get rid of, I added some pictures to my
web gallery: http://www.dariobonazza.com/galle.htm
Those taken in Padua (http://www.dariobonazza.com/padovae.htm) were all shot
using the Optio 550, with the only exception of the "stripes and Lancia",
shot with my
Hi friends,
I forgot to tell you that the *ist D on show at Pentax Day last June 22 was
not production type :-(
To be more precise, the hardware was production type for sure (including a
standard serial number), nice finished and working well (as opposed to that
on show at PhotoShow last March), b
Hi friends,
Since AOHC member No. 499 just joined the club, next member will be No. 500.
I wanted to let you know that, so that in case anybody is interested in
getting such a "round" number...
For those of you who don't know AOHC, please visit www.aohc.it
Cheers,
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
www.da
Hmm... not so bad idea, but according to my secret source Pentax is going
even further. Very soon they will start selling just promises of outstanding
products to come.
You pay a yearly fee and get nothing.
They earn money and spend nothing in annoying stuff such as R&D,
manufacturing, quality con
Next June 22nd we'll have a production *ist D to try at Pentax Day, so at
the end I'll get an idea of how it works.
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
- Original Message -
From: "Pål Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: Pentax's futu
Hi folks,
Maybe it's just a try to relieve after Pentax self-killing mistake of
getting rid of K-mount compatibility, but I added some new pictures to my
website.
BTW, pictures were shot with MZ-S and SMC Pentax FA 24-90 and SMC Pentax-F
300 f/4.5 lenses. Some kite pictures were shot with SMC Pent
I won't believe that for one second. When you (Pentax) remove diaphragm
simulator from top end models (like the *ist D undoubtably currently is),
removing aperture ring from your (Pentax) lens line is just a matter of
time.
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
> REPLY:
> I've been told that the FA-J lenses
Alexander wrote:
> Still I
> think expensive stuff will support the aperture ring,
> similar as the expensive Nikon gear does.
*ist D is expensive stuff, and it does not support aperture ring. I see no
turning point here.
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
That's exactly my opinion too.
Dario Bonazza
www.aohc.it
> Pentax loses thereby the only selling arguement in relation to the
> competition, the k-mount compatibility. Why should I buy a *istD with the
> pertinent lenses, if I can not use these lenses with my LX and MZ-S?
>
> If I transfer to a d
That's interesting to me. However, apart from more or less sexy body, more
or less complete line of lenses, more or less Pentax feeling camera (all of
them being important), the most important question among Pentax film camera
users (all of us) is:
Will the *ist D line capable to give pictures with
Pål wrote:
> Pentax have been bleeding edge in everything they have done except 35mm
slr's where they havent been bleeding edge for 20 years. This has sent their
marketshare for slr's from 30% to 4%.
> Digital is a totally different ballgame anyway.
Where they're trying (not sure they'll succeed
Five pix here:
http://digilander.libero.it/aohc/pressrelease/istde.htm
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: *ist D photos
>
> Hi All,
> I've been gone for fou
* * *
* * * * *
* * *
> 11 AF sensors, does anyone know the distribution?
I agree with Pål in finding it rather ugly, certainly not stylish.
To me, it recalls an APS SLR (do you remember the Pronea?), and that's not
so good news. I do hope the DSLR will be different, but I'm afraid it won't.
Time to switch to serious stuff?
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
It takes A-series lenses.
Dario Bonazza
> Doesn't say if it will take the SMCP(K), M,or A series lenses. (I'd bet
> on A but who knows).
Pål Jensen wrote:
> They did say "models" so I believe its more than a digital slr.
It could be a DSLR and a point&shoot, or maybe a DSLR and two lenses, or any
other plurality of introductions. It could also be an APS-size DSLR
(targeted to 35mm users) and the long awaited 645D (don't forget the
Hi friends,
Not true info here, but some clues from a Pentax press release I got.
Pentax is managing an international press conference next 13 March 2003 on
occasion of CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. According to Pentax, on that
occasion, they will reveal "new prestigious models" as their "European
Published in both my websites:
Pentax Club: www.aohc.it
Digital photography news: www.fotone.it
Direct link to specs page:
http://www.fotone.it/pentax/prpen301e.htm
Okay, okay, I'm way too late, but has everybody seen the full specs table?
Isn't it interesting that Casio EX-Z3 features a wider L
According to Financial Times, it's not exactly fusion, and Konica will be
the survivor:
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c
=StoryFT&cid=1039524244022&p=1012571727108
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Hello Arnold,
You wrote:
> just one question about your testing procedure: Do you do focus
> bracketing? I found careful focus bracketing to be quite important in my
> own tests.
Most previous tests were done by Carlo Lastrucci, not by me (with the
exception of the 24-90mm, published in Spotmati
Pål Jensen wrote:
> > I've got a 77mm Limited to test (again!) against two different 85mm
f/1.4
> > Star lenses (Mr. Lastrucci's one, which was tested by himself some
months
> > ago, and mine, bought one month ago).
>
> A pity you don't have two Limiteds as well as your previous opinion on
this ma
And more:
http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/908h.html
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
- Original Message -
From: "Dario Bonazza 2" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 12:36
another link:
http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/918h.html
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: Honda Rac
Pål wrote:
> Dario wrote:
>
> > According to comparative tests made by AOHC member Carlo Lastrucci,
> > the 77 Limited is not as good as FA* 85/1.4, since contrast is
excessive, at
> > least for Velvia film (shades are almost always deep blacks) and color
> > rendition is cold, too much different
Simon,
If you agree, I'll be happy to open a "DIY" section in AOHC website
(www.aohc.it), starting it with your cable instructions and diagram. Another
cable switch was suggested years ago for the MZ-5, but I cannot remember the
author (still here?).
Also, if you agree, I'll be happy to publish t
Found the pictures:
http://www.it.pirelli.com/it_IT/this_is_pirelli/communication/calendar/2003/
game_cal_it.jhtml?_DARGS=/common/calendario/gameNavigator2003.jhtml
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
- Original Message -
From: "Dario Bona
£ukasz Kacperczyk wrote:
> I've seen the pictures,
Where? Any link?
I've found the press release, but no pictures there:
http://www.pirelli.com/en_42/this_is_pirelli/press_room/newsTitle.jhtml?s1=4
200019&s2=4200060&display=4272&start=1
Thanks,
Dario Bonazza
---
Dear friends,
I put aside 5 posters for Stan Halpin and that's all.
Sorry and happy to say, but now Pentax posters are no longer available.
Sorry because somebody will get no posters, happy because it has been a big
success.
So please do not send money for more posters, as I have no more of them
Dear friends,
I put aside 5 posters for Stan Halpin and that's all.
Sorry and happy to say, but now Pentax posters are no longer available.
Sorry because somebody will get no posters, happy because it has been a big
success.
So please do not send money for more posters, as I have no more of them
Pål Jensen wrote:
>My guess is that this web site, or their Pentax source, is just
recirculating old
> images of a defunct prototype that might or might not be close to the real
thing.
I agree with Pål on this topic. That picture is identical in all details to
MR-52 prototype of Photokina 2000 (
I just wanted to let you know that I still have very few posters (20 to
25pcs) before they'll go out of stock.
Cheers,
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Here is the link:
http://digilander.libero.it/pentaxday/postere.htm
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Pentax poste
Ken Waller wrote:
> What was the size of the images that you were comparing?
Ken,
The pictures I refer to were around 50x70cm, not postcards.
In any case, my statement that "good digital SLR's can match more or less
the quality of 24x36mm film SLR's" means that they compare "more or less",
not
Deb wrote:
> I also dig the athletic person in front
> of the windmills at Essex. This could have been a
> typical touristy shot of a buddy with the windmill,
> but as it is, it's truly unique.
The story of that photo. I was touring Essex together with a friend of mine
and I had just taken a fe
There's an Italian word "tirocinio" which means apprenticeship, training, so
it has to do with somebody trying to learn something.
Maybe Tyro is a short for "tyrocinium", which sounds like the Latin versions
of the Italian word tirocinio. Since often Latin words also became
scientific or learned E
For those who can no longer withstand the talks about what did and what
didn't show-up at Photokina 2002, which I'm contributing too, does anybody
like any picture in my personal photography website?
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dario
For those who want to see something more about Photokina 2002:
www.fotone.it
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Consider the following:
1 - It is believed that current top of the line 6 Megapixel SLR's (Canon D60
and Fuji S2 Pro) can match more or less the quality of 24x36mm film SLR's. I
saw the pictures made with my friend's S2 Pro (and Sigma 15-30 zoom) and I
have to admit it's true. nothing worse than
Pål wrote:
> Is this impression in general or limited to the digital slr?
The lacking of a digital SLR is the best example of the critical situation.
However,
my idea about nothing REALLY new to be shown at Photokina is general.
> According to my Pentax sorces, they don't have the foggiest idea
Pål wrote:
> >Other
> > interesting patents (US 6370333, US 6393219) are for a multipoint
autofocus
> > system.
>
> Is this different from whats being used on the MZ-S? Cross sensors? Number
of points?
Go there: http://164.195.100.11/netahtml/srchnum.htm
Put the numbers you want in the query fie
Hi friends,
Here below you'll find the text on an article by me, published in Spotmatic
magazine No.33, about new developments by Pentax.
Is it of any interest to the current discussion about Photokina stuff?
Bye,
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Penta
In my website (link below), you'll find my article about the Optio 230,
published in Spotmatic magazine.
Cheers
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Have you noticed Pentax there?
http://www.femmefatale.nl/
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
Hi friends,
Among the other things, here are the final report and pictures about the
2002 edition of the Pentax Day:
http://digilander.libero.it/pentaxday/index.htm
Cheers,
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
I'll be there, from 24 to26.
Dario Bonazza
http://www.dariobonazza.com
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