Re: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-25 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/21445611/ Hey, I recognize that building! I can't rememer which one, but it's s UniWat, from the 1970's expansion "let's make everything look like a concrete bunker" era. Nice, sharp image, Fred.

Re: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-25 Thread Graywolf
Contrary to what the "perfect is not good enough" folks say, you have to look at the use the things are designed for. Aux tele & wa converters do work quite well for snapshot size photos. You are correct they require no exposure compensation. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof"

RE: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-25 Thread Fred Widall
Well I shot a roll of APX 100 with the Petri and the results were quite good. The shutter speeds and aperture both seem to be working correctly. The lens seems reasonably sharp. Here's a sample. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/21445611/ Thanks to Don and Frank for their input. The auxillary

RE: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-22 Thread Don Sanderson
> -Original Message- > From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:45 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder > > I'll defer to Mr. Sanderson on the issue of p

Re: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-22 Thread frank theriault
On 6/22/05, Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My latest ebay purchase is a Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super > rangefinder, complete with wideangle and telephoto auxillary > lenses, and matching viewfinder. A nice fast Orikkor 45mm F1.9 > lens on it, and shutter up to 1/500 sec. > > First imp

RE: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-22 Thread Don Sanderson
ginal Message- > From: Fred Widall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:30 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder > > > My latest ebay purchase is a Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super > ran

OT - New toy: Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder

2005-06-22 Thread Fred Widall
My latest ebay purchase is a Petri 1.9 Color Corrected Super rangefinder, complete with wideangle and telephoto auxillary lenses, and matching viewfinder. A nice fast Orikkor 45mm F1.9 lens on it, and shutter up to 1/500 sec. First impressions are that it is quality camera. In weight and size it i