Just got my 3rd sample from B&H this week, and everything seems fine...
finally. However, I have noticed the colour of the coating is quite
different from my other SMC lenses. It appears more like yellow with quite a
lot of reflection when looking from the front, while my other SMC lenses
have
First of all it was dead calm. Even the tiniest movement would have caused
the snow to come down. That's the biggest problem. One night we have a heavy
snowfall. I look out in the morning. "Oh Boy its like fairyland!" I say,
getting out the cameras. But by the time the sun is a diameter above the
on 22.12.02 1:39, Pål Jensen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Well, on my camera if press with the force you normally use, the button has a
> clear stop. You need to use force to continue to release the shutter. My MZ-S
> does not have soft release all the way down but it doesn't have the type of
> r
Hi,
Artur asked if anyone spoke Polish. My answer - male. Which
doesn't read correctly without the proper characters.
Mishka wrote:
> Rozmowiam troche -- zaraz slucham Czerwone Gitary :)
So you have obviously never heard SBB, who would blow them off
the stage.
> Przepraszam za pomylki.
Me,
Please Ignore
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Hi,
Herb wrote:
> My Epson 1270 printer has died,
Much more likely than what you are suggesting is that the belt
is tired (euphemism for completely and utterly ed) and
should be replaced.
You can tell this if you are getting clicking or banging noises
as the printer tries to operate.
Hello!
I was looking for some instructions how to make my own cable release for
ZX-L, searched the web, but it didn't turn up anything, except a link in
pdml faq: http://members.iinet.au/~celsim/mz6/cablerelease.htm, which
does not work.
Can anyone point me to a site or give some instructions
Hi,
Paal wrote:
> 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. After
> all, I've said from the day I saw the thing the first time that it wasn't for
> e
pls ignore,
Jostein
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 :)
>
>Hi guys,
Don't forget the gals, Dave :-)
>Now that I'm on holiday I've been thinking. I reckon it's possible to
>put a shutter release button into the base of the Z-1p grip strap, for
>use in "portrait" orientation.
Tools, drills, files, paint, BWAAAHAAHAAHAAHAA!
You can see my latest contr
About a million years ago when I worked i retail, the most asked question was "Which
camera is best?"
The answer then as now is "For whom to do what with."
Patrick
>Paul Stenquist
>Steve Pearson wrote:
>
> I'm still on the hunt for a Medium Format setup. I
> would like to hear suggestions fro
Timothy Sherburne wrote:
>
> Did you sell the C220 body alone, or did you package it with a lens?
I sold it with an early 80mm lens, the flare-prone, single coated version.
>
> I've been trying to decide between the two, and, honestly, it's not a matter
> of format for me. I'm comfortable with
David
Did you wind up buying the one you looked at Merkle in the summer.
One ? though.Do they have aother focus screens available.I found it
hard to tell if i was focused with the screen in the one you were
testing in the store.
Dave
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From: "David Chang-Sang" <[
The picture can be seen here. Not a good one, still...
http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/coating.jpg
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Hi all.
Question for you studio types:)
Finally had a chance to show the Delta 3200 enlargments i did in
class to the band at a Christmas party Saturday.They liked them a
lot and want me to do some shots like in the Beatles White
Album.Head shots,partial body candid etc(in some sort of studio or
On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:48:47 +, you wrote:
>Tools, drills, files, paint, BWAAAHAAHAAHAAHAA!
>
>You can see my latest contraption at:
>
>http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/mods/lcdcover.html
>
>Cot
Very ingenious and creative. Get a patent and an assembly crew - D60
owners will be flocking to your
Wellcome back James.Good luck in your search and Merry Christmas to
you and yours.
Dave
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You get used to the focusing.
I ended up buying one off a guy on Ebay - it's in great condition (almost
unused) and the only service I've had to do to it so far (touch wood) was
replace the light trap in the back; which I did myself.
I never did like the 45 degree finders and prefer, myself, to us
- Original Message -
From: David Brooks
Subject: What will i need for this
> Hi all.
> Question for you studio types:)
> Finally had a chance to show the Delta 3200 enlargments i did
in
> class to the band at a Christmas party Saturday.They liked
them a
> lot and want me to do some shots
I had Aaron(yep he's still around)make 4 enlargments this summer
from the Y-M and they looked great printed at 8x8.I find i am trying
to frame the shot so as to be able to print whats on the neg.ie no
neg crop.
The Y-M's do not have extra lenses wereas the Mamyia C220 and 330
do.I may look in
I kept this in mind as I was shopping for Christmas presents this year.
I found that Ikea carries frames that are square, almost specifically for
6x6 images.
As you know, Ikea isn't that pricey, so if you need frames for the images,
head to Ikea.
Cheers,
Dave
P.S. No, I don't work for Ikea :)
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Hi Alan,
On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 03:58:27 -0800, Alan Chan wrote:
>The picture can be seen here. Not a good one, still...
>
>http://www3.telus.net/wlachan/coating.jpg
Hmm, hard to tell from this image ...
I just checked my own sample, and the coating looks very
similar to the FA* 85mm 1.4 and othe
On 22 Dec 2002 at 8:21, Leon Altoff wrote:
> I have yet to find a digital camera (I'll admit to only
> having tried about 7 different models over time) that handles closeup
> work anywhere near as well as I want.
Borrow an Olympus E-10 or E-20. Manual focus, optical and LCD finders, problem
solv
Alan, compare all other lenses you own, outside in daylight. I think your
past QC problems have you too suspicious of everything :)
I will take that lens off your hands for you, I won't mind a bit of yellow
:)
Happy Holidays!
Brad
- Original Message -
From: "Jan van Wijk" <[EMAIL PROTE
Just for curiosity, any one of you is making money from your Pentax gear (full-time or
freelance)?
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"J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pål wrote:
>> I didn't dismiss 6X6. I said it was a waste of space. It is.
>> Either you crop the film or you crop the paper. Hence, a waste.
>> Even Hasselblad are about to abandon the 6X6 format.
>>
>actually the 6X6 format is the MOST efficient med
Hello Pentaxians,
I desperately need advice - I want to buy macro lens
for my MZ-3, both for shooting macro and portraits.
There are two candidates:
Pentax-FA 100mm/2.8 Macro
Sigma 105mm/2.8 EX
I prefer using Pentax original gear whenever possible,
however this time I am hesitating, there are
i don't make any enlargements larger than 11x14, and even those on very rear occasions
(which means i did it twice in my lifetime). do i need the resolution of 100MP camera?
you bet!
on my computer screen, i can use all the resolusion i can get, as long as i can zoom
in and out. i don't care a
Could it be that the room lighting you used was on the yellow side ?
I guess so... (not really sure). I should check it in daylight and see what
happened.
regards,
Alan Chan
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> -Original Message-
> From: Frankie Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>
> Just for curiosity, any one of you is making money from
> your Pentax gear (full-time or freelance)?
Full-time.
tv
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>You can tell this if you are getting clicking or banging noises
as the printer tries to operate. It is a quite easy job to
change belts. It is an almost impossible task to buy new
belts. I've done it a few times at work by swapping belts with
p
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>Borrow an Olympus E-10 or E-20. Manual focus, optical and LCD finders,
problem
solved (for the mean time). Aperture to f11, due to the short actual FL any
smaller aperture would rob the image of sharpness. Email me for samples.
Cheers,
Rob Stu
Alan, compare all other lenses you own, outside in daylight. I think your
past QC problems have you too suspicious of everything :)
I think I have been suffering from paranoid schizophrenia since this whole
matter began 2 months ago. @_@ Hopefully the disease will die along with
year 2002 (o
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>Just for curiosity, any one of you is making money from your Pentax gear
(full-time or freelance)?<
how much money?
Herb...
> -Original Message-
> From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Just got my 3rd sample from B&H this week, and everything
> seems fine...
> finally. However, I have noticed the colour of the coating is quite
> different from my other SMC lenses. It appears more like
> yellow with quit
I think you might consider the Tamron SP 90/2.8 as well. At least it is a
highly praised lens in Japan. I have the FA100/2.8 which has nice bokeh, but
not razor sharp wide open. Colour is good. Manual focus might not be for
everyone. Aperture ring could be difficult to access on "fat" bodies lik
I just looked at mine under flourescents and the first element looks
yellow (you have to look at it from about 90 degrees).
Mine has green and purple on the other elements.
It looks slightly different from the 85/1.4 and 645 45/2.8. Neither
have the yellow element. Maybe it's an ED thing?
Don't
The real advantage of 6x6 is doing in doing photos for CD inserts. I almost
said record jackets, but that would be showing my age.
But, the real problem with 6x6 is croppophobia (fear of cropping). Many of
us males born in the 40's and early 50's have it. I comes from subliminal
memories of being
Christian,
I use the third party cord others have mentioned and a gizmo that
tilts the flash. I mount the cord on the hotshoe, then the gizmo,
then the other end of the cord, then the flash (usually a TTL lighter
than the AF280T) on the gizmo.
This puts the flash higher and you can tilt the gizmo
I have had the Sigma 2.8/105 EX macro for some time now (bought it from a fellow
PDMLer in like-new condition) and I am quite satisfied with it. The focusing direction
is not the same as in Pentax lenses but IMO this is not very important in a macro
lens. When shooting macro you have to use manu
How rare is this particular zoom?
I've got the A 35-70 F4, and third party
zooms that handle 70 to 300, and am thinking
about buying this particular M series lens
to "round out the zooms".
Is it seen regularly on Ebay?
Comments as to quality?
Thanks,
Lon
I am usually a lurker on the list, but reading all the posts from everyone here on Pentax digital, I find that most people have their facts misplaced.
First of all, the market isn't going full digital yet and it may not be for many years. The fact is, people still want good old fashioned "prints".
I have two manual focus Sigma lenses. One is the 50/2.8 Macro EX and its the
best (macro) lens I have - sharp as a blade. I'm still testing the other a
400/5.6 APO.
Don
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I had this lens for about a year and a half (picked up via eBay,
Buy-It-Now, $200) in truly mint condition. It has a wonderfully solid
feel, and the two-touch zoom approach seems made for a lens like
this. Images were beautiful, although I never fully put it through
its paces (such as testing i
I mean if you are using Pentax gear in your full-time or freelance job, would you tell
more about your work with Pentax equipment? Any comment on your gear? Any improvement
needed? Any product you want pentax to offer for your job? etc.
*
Mes
> The 645 users are definatly a minority here, and not as vocal. I know I
> had some serious second thoughs on my 645 after I got it. In the end, even
> with the constant 67 enablment and overlooking of the 645 on this list, I
> think I'm still very satisfied with my choice. Now, I just need to add
> > I prefer the 67 because it takes a better picture.
>
The camera doesn't take the picture. The photographer takes it. The camera
is a light tight box that hold the film flat so the lens can make the
picture.
Bill
On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Steve Pearson wrote:
> Can you tell me if the Yashica Mat LM has a self timer
> on it? I have actually been thinking serious about
> the Yashica Mat's, namely the 124, and would like to
> use it primarily for portraits of my family.
I also have a 124G (which, truthfully, I sh
> -Original Message-
> From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:08 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?
>
>
> > > I prefer the 67 because it takes a better picture.
> >
> The camera doesn't take the picture. Th
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for every Pentax-addicted and -sceptical
(including Bruce R. :-)!!!
I am leving list for two weeks. But mails will travel to my company's server
- thankfully my account is not limited in size (it is nice to administer
mail server :-), so I will have 1000's of lett
Rick,
I can't agree more, and have been telling everyone
I know not to buy digital yet unless they want to spend a lot of money on a
Pro camera. And even then look out.A Pro friend of mine bought one, an
expensive Nikon. He now regrets having sold his darkroom equipment.
He has to send any M
Folks.
Who can point me to an online A-Z of Roma? Should include particularly the
area around Ostiense (excuse the spelling).
Kind regards from sunny Brighton
Peter
On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, William Robb wrote:
> I can definitely see the attraction of the 645 as compared to
> 35mm, but I don't see the attraction as compared to 6x7, other
> than the weight, which isn't really as great as some would have
> us believe.
Automation, higher flash sync (not counting LS l
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>He has to send any MF work out to a lab. He has a Nikon neg scanner and
colour printer but is limited in paper size.
Even the most expensive digital cameras have to think for a second or so
before taking a shot. Something that in my mind, makes
On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, frank theriault wrote:
> As you probably know, the 124's have a coupled meter, which the LM and
> EM don't. That's a huge convenience, but you'll probably end up paying
> from $150 to $200 or more, if you pick one up on eBay.
Except the meter in the 124 tends to be less accur
On Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Timothy Sherburne wrote:
> I'm not quite sure I'm following you here. Can you elaborate a bit more?
Unless you enlarge them to a square print, you'll be losing a portion of
the negative as you make ideal enlargments which the 645 would otherwise
enlarge to with no wasted negat
How rare is this particular zoom?
(...)
Comments as to quality?
Lon
Joe wrote:
It is a very short zoom range and is more like a lens that lets you
make cropping adjustments in the finder, or you can think of it as a
35mm, 30mm, or 28mm lens that lets you pull back to 24mm when you
need it.
I
On 12/22/02 5:57 PM, William Robb wrote:
> If you want an 8x10, you are cropping the neg, if you want to
> print full frame and are using single sheets of paper, you are
> trimming the print.
> Most labs now use roll paper, so they just advance the amount of
> paper they need to make the print as
Right, the "Ribba" frames. They look good, the price is right, and they come
in 5"x5" format, which is what I get my 6x6 proofs printed in anyway. The
mats can be a little wonky, though, so you have to hunt for the good ones.
Highly recommended!
t
On 12/23/02 4:43 AM, David Chang-Sang wrote:
>
Ikea has some glass "Clips" frames in 50cm x 50cm, too, that work great for
bigger enlargements.
t
On 12/23/02 10:02 AM, Timothy Sherburne wrote:
>
> Right, the "Ribba" frames. They look good, the price is right, and they come
> in 5"x5" format, which is what I get my 6x6 proofs printed in any
>>You can see my latest contraption at:
>>
>>http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/mods/lcdcover.html
>>
>>Cot
>
>Very ingenious and creative. Get a patent and an assembly crew - D60
>owners will be flocking to your door.
>
>My DSLR came with a clear, removable, replaceable shield. Take a
>note, Pentax -
Since I am retired, my photography is about as full-time as I want it to
be.
--
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San Antonio, Texas
"Business Is Going To The Dogs"
On 12/23/02 3:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> You might not be. The Mamiya 6x6 is difficult to use, because you're
> seeing everything out of the upper lens, while the lower lens is the
> taking lens. Framing becomes a matter of guesswork until you get used to
> it. And while you will get used to i
If you want just macro, the 100-ish lenses that go
to half life size are _much_ smaller and lighter than
their f2.8/full-life-size equivalents.
If I'm in a roaming macro kind of mood, my 100mm f2.8
full-life-size macro stays home!
-Lon
Ivan Prenosil wrote:
>
> Hello Pentaxians,
>
> I desperate
I think my Gossens are the regular Pilot: don't need batteries.
Despite being old, they're all within a half-stop of each other,
and meter about like my TTL meters do.
They're not good in dim light. Didn't Gossen market some Pilots
that required a battery and were more sensitive?
-Lon
frank th
Graywolf's comments made me think about this issue.
If the reason why people feel that 6x6 format is a "waste of space" due to
cropping then:
1) Do any of you shooting any of the other formats (35mm, 6x4.5, 6x7, or
6x9) ever crop? It would appear that if 6x6 is a waste of space due to
cropping t
I used a Mamiya tlr for years shooting weddings and 90% of the time I
used the sports viewfinder. Looking at a ground glass is not the only
way to frame a shot. Just ask the old Leica users.
On Monday 23 December 2002 06:14 pm, Timothy Sherburne wrote:
> Ummm, well, I've been working with the
24 mm is an extremely useful focal length - about the 4/24-35 I know nothing.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
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Lähettäjä: Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Vastaanottaja: PDML Pentax Discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Even the most expensive digital cameras have to think for a second or so
>before taking a shot. Something that in my mind, makes them dubious for
>portraits, action shot etc.
>Just my 3 pence worth.
Hi James.
This is complete cock and bull (as we Brits say). If you are talking
about auto-f
>Folks.
>
>Who can point me to an online A-Z of Roma? Should include particularly the
>area around Ostiense (excuse the spelling).
>
>Kind regards from sunny Brighton
>
>Peter
That Italian buyer gone to ground then Pete? You know they'd much rather
spend their hard-earned money on the ladies, ri
It depends. If your first camera was a 6x6 TLR (mine was, a humble Yashica A) you have
learned to compose in the square format. When I bought my first Rolleiflex it was like
coming home - everything arranged itself so naturally in the square format, no wasted
space at all.
Now I have a Rolleifle
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Do any of you shooting any of the other formats (35mm, 6x4.5, 6x7, or
>6x9) ever crop? It would appear that if 6x6 is a waste of space due to
>cropping that would suggest that no one or very few crop at all when using
>any of the other formats. I pe
Given that 35mm lenses are the best there are, and that Pentax may
eventually have a real high end full frame 35mm DSLR, with the resolution at
or greater than the current offerings from other manufacturers, I can only
dream about the kind of quality we will get when shooting with some of the
b
My current box is a Pentium 4, 1.5GHz. In less than a year the top speed
has gone to 3.0GHz.
No need for me to upgrade for another year or two, unless some new "must
have" technology appears that I cannot add to my current computer.
Len
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No, Paul, a sharper lens will not partially compensate for camera shake. A
faster lens partially compensates for camera shake by allowing the use of
higher shutter speeds. The limiting factor is the amount of camera shake.
The best you can do is whatever the lens is capable of with no camera s
Having spent half my life with black & white, I am amazed at the number
of people who are obsessed with using every last mm of negative and
worry about lost negative space. I always thought that half the
photographer's job was done in the camera and the other half in a
darkroom. I see very fe
Rick wrote:
Some may argue that film sales has declined over the past few years and this may
signalled the end of analog photography. This is hardly from the truth as if you look
at the recent photo industry's sales survey, film is starting to make a come back
again.
REPLY:
Here in Norway we
Cameron:
> It is too bad that at this point, it is only a dream and conjecture.
> February, you say, Paal. I sure hope so; it has been a long wait.
Don't stick the full frame Pentax DSLR rumor on me. Pentax will show an APS sized
sensor DSLR in spring.
Pål
Alan wrote:
> Just got my 3rd sample from B&H this week, and everything seems fine...
> finally. However, I have noticed the colour of the coating is quite
> different from my other SMC lenses. It appears more like yellow with quite a
> lot of reflection when looking from the front, while my ot
Sunday morning while taking LX #5 for a test run after getting CLAd at
Pentax, Colorado, I decided to shoot the Nikon D1X for fun.
The D1X was coupled to a 20mm f2.8 D lens - equivalent to 30mm in terms of
field of view 'cropping.' The LX was wearing a 31 f1.8. I will be dropping
the slide film
The reason I won't go digital anytime soon is that I cannot manage thousands, if not
ten thousands, of multi megabyte data files. As I am a total wandering chaos the limit
of what I can trusted with is to archieve slides. Nor can I be trusted with taking
back-up of my files. I never do. Never ha
Cameron wrote:
> Given that 35mm lenses are the best there are,
I don't think they are. All things equal, smaller format lenses will be better. I've
heard that the Minox lens is way better than any 35mm system lens. No idea if it is
true...
Pål
Lon Williamson wrote:
> Maybe more to the point: Printing B&W scans using a Black-only cart
> yields, in my hands, dismal results. I actually print such scans using
> color carts. More tonality. It also helps a bunch to scan at more than
> an 8-bit setting for B&W (using my stuff, anyway).
>
>
Hi,
with all the talk on digital, I feel like returning to the good old
darkroom. My eyes ache much more from the monitor than from the
acrid fumes :)
I am thinking about new way of inexpensive darkroom illumination.
LEDs. There are commercial solutions using LEDs, but they are abou
> > I have had the Sigma 2.8/105 EX macro for some time now (bought it from
a fellow PDMLer in like-new condition) and I am quite satisfied with it. The
focusing direction is not the same as in Pentax lenses but IMO this is not
very important in a macro lens. When shooting macro you have to use man
> -Original Message-
> From: Ken Archer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Having spent half my life with black & white, I am amazed
> at the number
> of people who are obsessed with using every last mm of negative and
> worry about lost negative space.
You and me both, but us darkroom types a
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>1) Do any of you shooting any of the other formats (35mm, 6x4.5, 6x7, or
6x9) ever crop? It would appear that if 6x6 is a waste of space due to
cropping that would suggest that no one or very few crop at all when using
any of the other formats. I
> -Original Message-
> From: Frantisek Vlcek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>
>
>Here I want to share the idea, hear some criticism, opinions...
>
>why LEDs?
> - very narrow spectrum. Red leds - ~640nm, +/- 20nm
> !!! Nothing
> below 600nm, nothing above 680nm! It's really
Light sneaking into the viewfinder of the MX in bright light tends to bias
the meter reading, and cause slides to be underexposed. If you don't wear
glasses, you can help avoid this by using a rubber eyecup.
http://ca.geocities.com/spirope/PentaxSLR.htm
This site has a diagram that shows how it works:
http://www.meade.com/support/telewrk.html
Mirror lenses are also known as catadioptric lenses.
I've gotten some very good pictures with my 1000mm f/11 mirror lens.
Focusing is tough especially toward dusk but I manage some decent pictures
even th
Lon Williamson wrote:
> The Super Program does have a PC socket, located in roughly
> the same place that KX/KM/K1000 do.
... but it is "straight" one. for TTL you must use
the gizmo that takes the 3rd (quench) signal from
the hotshoe. don't know the designation, though
Hi All -
I have a couple of ideas to photograph christmas lights, and was wondering
if there is some magic formula (ie: like 1/iso @ f16 for the moon). I
want to try and do this handheld, I really don't want to walk around with
my tripod all night. I was thinking of using Portra 400VC, or Fuji P
Hi, Lon,
I ~think~ the Super Pilot requires a battery, so maybe it is a bit more
sensitive that the Pilot.
They seem a good little meter, from your comment and others, so maybe that'll
be my choice for an inexpensive meter.
thanks,
frank
Lon Williamson wrote:
> I think my Gossens are the regul
Thanks for that, Collin,
Maybe I'll add that Sekonic to my "shopping list".
cheers,
frank
Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
> Steven & I use the old Sekonic 162 Auto Leader 3
> units. They've got 3 light level settings available
> and are very practical units for around $20 or so.
>
> Collin
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It seems to be not too far off, when I compare it to my MX meter. I'll hang onto it,
even as a
back up, and keep looking for something a bit newer.
thanks for the thoughts,
frank
Raimo Korhonen wrote:
> If your Weston works, it should be fine. Antique, even. And it can be restored (not
>cheap
Hi,
Mine isn't a Weston Master, it's a model 540, an old selenium cell (I assume,
since it doesn't take a battery). It doesn't seem to be that inaccurate, I
just want something a bit better, that may work in lower light situations, as
mine isn't too sensitive.
thanks for your thoughts,
frank
Dr
Hi, Tom,
Nope, not a Master (wish it was). I will hang onto it, but I'll keep looking
for something a bit better and more sensitive in low light. My old Weston will
make a good back-up.
cheers,
frank
T Rittenhouse wrote:
> If the Weston works use it. If it is a Master it is a better meter tha
Hey, Dave,
If Manulife is successful with their hostile takeover bid for Canada Life, you
may soon be working for Ikea!!
regards,
frank
David Chang-Sang wrote:
> P.S. No, I don't work for Ikea :)
>
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Mike, I think you might be right in your implication that the difference in
'feel' of the switch is related to production date. My MZ-S was purchased
in September of 2001, and the shutter release is very light initially - no
more than just taking up the slack rather than pushing on it. There is t
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