>From what I read, saw and heard (I do not have a *ist-D yet) :
1. inboard flash advanced features : low speed synch + 2nd curtain synch
(only possible with 360FGZ or 500FTZ if I ame correct). For instance the
300D has it.
2. full compatibility with M and K lenses
3. full size sensor (to use my
Hello all,
I'd like your help : my Me Super blocks.
It happens while taking pictures : after a shot, the mirror does not get
back in place. When I take off the lens to see where it blocks, the curtain
is visible (not film) and the mirror is still in its upper position. Also,
when I pull down the
Thank you all for your answers !
OK, I think yes, its time for a good CLA on my Me Super ! I'm brave, but not
too much, so I will not completely knock down the camera myself. I'm totally
amazed by the quality of the website Steve has indicated to me ! What a
performance ! If some day I decide to d
Lukasz,
Phox is large shop, lots of new equipment; but when I was there last time
they had only 2 Pentax bodies (MZ3 and MZ5n) and no used Pentax equipment.
For used equipment it depends on arrivals... FNAC is very large shop.
My suggestion is that your friend, if he likes that, takes a map of Lyo
For sale :
SMC PENTAX-M Zoom f/3,5 28mm f/4,5 50mm
very nice condition, practically never been used, with caps and genuine
case.
Pictures on http://pentaxiste.org/article.php3?id_article=32
SMC PENTAX-M Zoom f/4 75-150mm, not used, very good condition, as new. Front
cap is missing.
Pictures on h
Hello to all,
In these days where some of us are really wondering about buying an *ist-D
or not, the question of hi-resolution scanning of negatives or slides come
up to the surface again. I've read in the press some enthusiastic reports
about the new scan elite 5400 : on the paper, it's a 5400dpi
: Have you tested the new 5400dpi film scanner from
> minolta ?
>
>
> Cyril MARION wrote:
> > Hello to all,
> >
> > In these days where some of us are really wondering about buying an
> > *ist-D or not, the question of hi-resolution scanning of
> negativ
Hello Feroze,
I am not a profesionnal nor an expert, but from reading some photo magazines
and because of my interrest in digital photography, I think I can put these
personnal humble opinions to the community :
> 1] A DSLR needs a lens of a higher resolution capability than
> a film lens?
YES,
Here's an interresting proof that CNN is really an essential TV company with
great knowledge about politics/geography:
http://lestests.com/images/cnn.jpg
(check where's Switzerland)
Cyril
www.pentaxiste.org
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> De : Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Envoyé : vendr
Hi Lucas,
It depends if your friend looks for used Pentax gear, or new equipment.
Here's a list
Bertorello's store is kind; they gave me a pentax poster during my last trip
to Lyon last october...
http://pentaxiste.org/photo-lyon.pdf
A+
Cyril
www.pentaxiste.org
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> De
I'm looking for this lens. Does anyone has got one for sale (preferably in
Europe - Paris) ?
Thanks,
Cyril
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Hi all,
Do you know any supply source, which can provide me with a WINDER ME II
remote plug ?
This plug has 3 small holes and can be attached to the winder socket; its
metal cap can then be screwed to the winder.
I tried to do-it-myself by modifying a Drive A / four holes / PENTAX plug,
with bla
Hello to our PDML's friends...
This post just to inform you about the creation of our website "Le site des
Amateurs de PENTAX"
You can find it here : www.pentaxiste.org
For those who are not affraid to communicate in French language, it's
possible to post your own contributions directly from th
not gonne 1st time..
> -Message d'origine-
> De : Cyril MARION [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Envoye : lundi 19 novembre 2001 17:36
> A : '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Objet : RE: Does Size Matter?
>
>
> Shel,
>
> What do you want to obtain ? What i
Hello the list
Fist of all, forgive me for this long post. But I wanted to shere these
thoughts with you. I just bought for my Club (an old-timer Car club) a new
compact digital camera. Not a reflex, no. Just a standard 4 megapixel
camera. A Casio QV4000.
To tell you the truth, Im totally
sur
Hi PDML listers,
I waited a long time before I send this e-mail, just to be sure I could'nt
answer by myself...
As a non-english speaking person I cannot interprete correctly of the
abreviations I see on the list.
I would appreciate someone explains the meaning of the following :
LOL
BTW
IMO
IIR
Hi listers,
I checked (maybe badly) the KMP but could not read the information. Does the
Z-1 / PZ-1 have this flash function ?
If I'm correct this feature allows flash synchronisation at the end ot the
exposure time (when the 2nd curtain starts), instead of at the biginning
(when 1st curtain sta
s AF330FTZ / AF400FTZ /
AF240FT). I use a basic AF220T flash unit and for the volleyball club for
which I take pictures, I would like to have nice shots with illumination at
the end of the movement.
Thanks again for your answer,
Regards,
Cyril MARION
> Hi Cyril,
>
> The Z-1/PZ-1 has a ve
Hello,
I must add that in this May issue of CdI it is the first time the big
reseller 'CAMARA' has not mentionned any PENTAX item in its ad... The SIGMA
SLR's have replaced the PENTAX ones in the ad, and I just hope when the MZ-S
is released CAMARA will start again to advertize PENTAX.
Cyril
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Regards,
Cyril MARION
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5000F is not the average income in France but the minimum monthly salary,
exaclty 5800F, for 35hrs/week (called SMIC). Average income in France is to
my knowledge located somewhere above 1F a month.
Cheers,
Cyril
> That means the average is 5000FF, or 762, that is roughly
> the same amount
>
Hi,
I would thank all of you who have spent time to answer my questions about
the 17mm PENTAX fish-eye : Paul, Christian, Yoshihiko, Juan, Rob...
In the mean time I've been told of the ZENITAR 16mm fish-eye which costs
less (NEW) than half the price of the (USED) Pentax 17mm, and it has a f/2.8
a
ide of the body ? And 2 what
happens in case of battery failure ? Is there then an 'emergency' slutter
speed ?
Thanks in advance for any clue...
Best regards,
Cyril MARION
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Oops ! I wanted to say Z10-PZ10
> I tried to findout for you what was the film advance in fps
> for the Z1/PZ1
sorry
Cyril
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flash
! be careful to select a small diameter lens if you want to use the built-in
flash.
Here are a picture of my SUPER A
http://www.cymweb.com/pentax/SUPER-A.jpg
one of my Z10
http://www.cymweb.com/pentax/Z-10_02.jpg
and here a picture I took with it
http://www.cymweb.com/pentax/pug/
I hope this
CTED]
Objet: Re: Winder ME II cable release diagram
"Cyril MARION" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Does anyone has the ME II winder cable optional release wiring diagram ?
I'm
> trying to make my own cable but I can't find the way the 3 pins on the
> winder are used.
Hi Ralf, hi George,
I have cabled my remote triger according to George's contribution (pin N°2
is useless).
But I understand (from Ralf's contribution) that sometimes pin N°2 trigs the
light meter.
Is this feature implemented on specific Me II Winder series or in all models
?
On my winder no com
William,
I'll try this 'manual operation' next week-end... I thought an internal
wiring modification was possible, or the use of a kind of delayed flash
trigger. I'll continue to investigate, thank you for your contribution
Cyril MARION
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De:
Pal, you wrote :
> You won't find any test or Pentax user who by any
> reasoning would rate the FA* 85/1,4 as ~40% better
> optically than the A* 85/1.4 or A* 135/1.8.
Apart from your belivable opinion, I'm curious about where you got your
absolutely not contestable knowledge of the FA* 85/1.4 a
OK Pal,
I agree with you when you say that you must not trust 100% of what is
written (anywhere).
But on another hand do you think this magazine ranked the FA* 85/1.4 5 stars
(1993) to push customers to buy it, hands behind the eyes ? Or do you think
they ranked a 3 star only at the A* 85/1.4 (t
Hello the world,
Doug, you have probably missed some parts of the translation :
> A Scandinavian complained that a French magazine rated
> some Pentax lenses too high and others too low, so in
> response a French reader of said French magazine wrote
> to someone at the magazine. In response, som
Hello,
> Also, i know it is more modern camera's, but is the
> aperture priority mode and shutter priority modes
> stepless? Meaning could it use a shutter speed of
> 1/317th of a second if it felt that would give
> proper exposure.
Yes, the SUPER PROGRAM displays pre-defined values of shutter s
Hi, listers,
I wonder about the top performance and adjustements of the 17mm f/4
fish-eye. I bought one some monthes ago, and since then never managed to get
a correct focus in the viewfinder for objects located "far". In fact, when
the focus ring is on infinite, only the objects located about 6
Thank you for your comments...
I've placed pictures on http://www.cymweb.com/pentax/test/ for comparison.
The 2 first are taken with my A 35-105 f/3.5 and the 2 last with the 50mm.
As you will see the 35-105 is far more accurate than the 50mm.
>>My A F/1.7 50mm is the sharpest lens I own and
Hello, list !
There is a SuperA for sale, in good condition, in Marseilles (FRANCE).
Any additional information qhould be asked to : M.CHABRAN, e-mail =
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This man went autofocus recently, with a brand new MZ-30.
He his willing 800FRF for this SuperA body (approx 122) and can se
Hi William and all,
When you were talking about 'nuking the PUG' were you talking about
transferring it into phpnuke ?
It would be nice to let the Pentax users publish themselves their pictures,
and the others visitors to publish comments on each picture without givig
the Pug webmasters too much
As required, here are the Cd'I last issues :
October (#237):
- Konika M-Hexanon 50mm f/1,2 ltd
* SMC-Pentax FA 200mm f/4 macro IF ED
* SMC-Pentax FA 28-105mm f/3,2-4,5 AL IF
* SMC-Pentax FA 31mm f/1,8 AL Ltd
November (#238):
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/2,8 L IS USM
- Leica Tri-Elmar-M 28-35-50mm f/4 a
Hello Mike,
I would be pleased to meet you & wife when you are in Paris.
Unfortunately, at the date of today, you share a specific parisan problem
with thousands of people coming to Paris and looking for exactly the same
thing as you're looking for : a place to live, not too expensive, not too
b
Sorry, typing error. Shoud have typed :
- Sigma AF 24-70mm f/2,8 EX DF aspherical
I was thinking of the Pentax one when typing...
Cyril
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De : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]De la part de Mark Roberts
Envoyé : mercredi 24 octobre 2001 21:24
À : [EMAIL PRO
Lasse, what do you mean ?
> Anyway, no wonder the French can't keep their films clean. I remember
> their toilets...
>
> Lasse.
Cheers,
Cyril
Paris, France
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Lasse,
Send me your text off line and I'll try to translate them for you
Cheers,
Cyril.
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> French OT:
>
> Are there any French speaking list members that feel up to helping me
> out a little in
> getting a few paragraphs in French correctly translated?
> I'm writing this art
> Pat White wrote :
> There may be technical reasons that make it difficult to
> replace a, say, 3-megapixel CCD with next year's 7-meg unit,
> but it would make DSLRs more attractive. You can take a
> 60-year-old film camera and use 2002 film in it, which I find
> pretty cool. I'd like a DSLR
Hello,
I use the A 24 f/2.8 and find it light and maniable. I like the contrast and
sharpness. I just dont like the distorstion which is quite sensitive,
especially for interior pictures.
Cheers,
Cyril.
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if any one had any opinions a comparison
> between these two
> le
é : mardi 19 mars 2002 07:49
> À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Objet : Re: FA*24/2 vs A24/2.8
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Cyril MARION
> Subject: RE: FA*24/2 vs A24/2.8
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I use the A 24 f/2.8 and find it light and maniable.
Hi !
This message addresses to the PDML maintainer. The frogs need some help from
their experienced Pentaxists cousins.
Our French speaking Pentax list (which runs on a majordomo server) suffers
of receiving all the messages in double;
if I remember correctly, the PDML had a similar problem last
I would like to change my multi-purpose Sigma 28-105 f/2,8-4 APO zoom used
with my Z1, for a true Pentax one.
According to some threads I read on the PDML, the FA 28-105 is THE zoom
which fits the best the PENTAX Z1. I personally find it a little big and
voluminous, and according to my experience
Hello,
I recently acquired a scanner together with calibration target and I would
like to know how to use it.
I have one target for reflective documents (Kodak Q60-R1) and another for
transparencies (Kodak Q60-E1).
I understand that the calibration procedure probably builds an ICC profile
for th
ve no personal experience of 28-105 lenses, except the
> Sigma you have, but generally they tend to be not so good at
> the long end.
> All the best!
> Raimo
> Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>
> -Alkuperäinen viesti-
> Lähettäj
Thank you Jerome for your answer, and the links to the PDML archives.
I find it to be a good idea to make a FAQ for the PDML. But a lot of work to
build it up. It has been mentioned on the www.pdml.net home page.
Thanks to your contribution I realized that this thread (28-70 or 28-105 or
24-90) ha
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