Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens (please)

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005, Dave Kennedy wrote: Any idea what that lens will be and when it'll be released? No. They won't tell us, I don't think :-) I'm trying to figure out how to replace it. Do I go with the 50-200? Are you digital-only? If yes (or if you don't mind a bit of vignetting at the

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote on 22.08.05 12:25: The 2.5" LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Nice little update I'

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: The 2.5" LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Surely the -D needs an update a whole lot more than the Ds. I don

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: Of course, we'd like something better. The new AF540FGZ flash can make our good hopes grow... I was quite pleased with the announcement. But it looks very bad to me compared with the 500. What do people think? I tend to associate stylish, down to ear

Re: PEOW - Pacific NW Saltwater Flyfishing

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Jay Taylor wrote: Here is a shot I took at Brown's Point near Tacoma Washington (USA) after a morning flyfishing excursion. http://i.pbase.com/v3/87/63987/1/48035114.JonatBrownsPoint.jpg Very nice, I think. Can I ask a question of the knowledgeable folk: on my monitor th

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, John Francis wrote: On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 01:06:14PM +0100, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: Of course, we'd like something better. The new AF540FGZ flash can make our good hopes grow... I was quite pleased with the announc

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Aug 22, 2005, at 8:28 AM, John Graves wrote: Does this all mean that there will be no more firmware updates/improvements for the DS.I just received my DS in time for the annoucement. Urrrhhh. Never never buy a camera and assume that anythin

Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, John Francis wrote: For me - I don't *want* the Dn too early; it will be bad enough trying to get a new flash as well as the 12-24. Out of curiosity, were you upgrading your film cameras as much as you are indicating? :-) And what is wrong about buying the Dn (say) a ye

Re: The Photographer's Rights

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Bob Blakely wrote: I think it important to let folks talk as they wish. Otherwise, how would we know the fools among us. Hell, if they kept their mouths shut, we might think them wise. Occasional lapses of judgment aside (we all have them) we learn who is worth listening t

Re: What Would Make a DSLR "Obsolete"?

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: I think the same is true for digital cameras. That old Sony Mavica still shoots the exact same 640x480 jpegs that we marveled at, but we expect a whole lot more today. Better performance & cheaper price... I agree, but with a pinch of salt: if the 6MP

Re: GESO (my first) - KC Ethnic Festival

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: Nice set of pictures Stan. I liked the people best - Contrast and Dancers, although Cooking put me right there. The masks don't do much for me. Contrast is really good, worth a 2nd & 3rd look. My favourite too. Can you correct it in Photoshop to show us

Re: Why full frame?

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, E.R.N. Reed wrote: Kevin Waterson wrote: I really dont see why the rush is on to get a full frame sensor for 35mm. The current Sony chips used by Pentax seem to do the job for most folks just fine. How many folks need the extra size when I can make 40"x30" prints from the

Re: What Would Make a DSLR "Obsolete"?

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The same things that make any computer obsolete: 1. Memory capacity 2. Storage capacity 3. Processing speed 4. Form factor 5. Paradigm 1, 2, and 3 are givens. It's why not a single one of us can do any serious image editing on a 386sx system. 1-

Re: What Would Make a DSLR "Obsolete"?

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Mark Roberts wrote: I got two and a half years from my MZ-S before it was "obsolete" (that it, until I bought the ist-D). I think these were exceptional circumstances. Kostas

Re: OT: Need help with flower identification. Urgently!

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Stan Halpin wrote: On Aug 23, 2005, at 7:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Okay, Pentaxian gardeners. I need an ID. I'm finishing up a garden article for a sunday supplement mag. I have one flower pic I want to use, but I can't find the little bloom in any of my reference book

Re: film advance problem on MZ-5n

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, marco ferrari wrote: Sometime, but mainly with CR2 battery with about 10 rolls life, the film does not advance correctly resulting in a partial double exposures of some frames. This problem occurs at mid roll, for 1 or 2 shots, it causes a change in the gauge between the f

Re: question about primes: 100/2.8 and 135/2.8 FA (D)

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Igor Roshchin wrote: Thanks to everybody who responded to my question. I am still open to further comments, but I particularly interested to hear people's opinion about: What would be reasonable prices that one can find for any of these lenses used, in good condition? H

Re: Full specs for the AF540FGZ

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Thibouille wrote: 3. Auto discharge-angle adjustment When mounted on a PENTAX autofocus SLR (after the Z-10 and including digital-format models) equipped with an FA-, FA J-, DFA- or DA- series lens, the AF540FGZ automatically adjusts its angle of discharge to the lens' focal

Re: Qs about metering

I asked 3 weeks ago about getting white out of spot metering something white; I reminder below: On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Aug 5, 2005, at 2:52 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: - The rule of thumb says that, in order to get a very snowy picture to look white, you add

RE: Color Plus and other Kodak films?

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, Jack Davis wrote: Did the article define what was meant by "best"? As long as I can find it, I'll use no film with an ISO higher than 100. I have the same question, but for different reasons: I dismissed Kodak colour print film (I don't do slides) years ago as I found it

RE: Color Plus and other Kodak films?

On Sun, 28 Aug 2005, Jack Davis wrote: There was a time I avoided using Fuji print film due to my perception of a yellow bias. In my case (and as I was typing I thought that) the issue may have been the lab warming up colours. I found a mail-order lab that uses Fuji equipment and paper and I

Re: Flat contrast [Was: 55/1.8 Tak on 20D]

On Thu, 7 Jul 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Flat contrast is probably best described as a general lack of tonal separation. If you look at the histogram of a flat image, the tones will be all huddled in the middle of the range. Thus, they are too close to each other in terms of their relativ

Re: Qs about metering

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, mike wilson wrote: Impressive but that's a 500Kb image, Kostas. Not everyone is on broadband.. 8-) Apologies, I hope I did not offend people :-( Kostas

Re: Advice needed: to switch or not to switch....

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Michael Spivak wrote: Yeh i thought about it... but it's "older" and you know how fast things goes with the development of new features in DSLR cameras. The general statement should not matter in this case, you know exactly how fast it has gone so far: what are the differ

Re: Advice needed: to switch or not to switch....

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Christian wrote: I'll risk the flaming. Stick with the 300D. Except for the plasticy build and sub-par viewfinder, if you like it already, why switch? Features are pretty much the same as the Ds. Neither has a PC terminal. The "upgrade path" with Canon is clear at thi

Re: New Pentax Digitals

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Cotty wrote: Hi team, 2 new Optios: WPi: No SMC lens. (in a very posh hotel in Berlin - been filming for a couple of days at short notice - cock up over hotel bookings for me and reporter, so got upgraded

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Glad to hear it. The USPS often amazes me at how quickly they get letters and small packages delivered. Henry's take pride in using USPS; they think they are delivering superior service to their customers. I have seldom bought from the US, but have

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

On Fri, 2 Sep 2005, wendy beard wrote: --- Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Henry's take pride in using USPS; they think they are delivering superior service to their customers. Henry's? From Canada? Yes. I thought about that, (US rang a bell :-). I thought

Re: 28-70/4 is Soft

On Mon, 5 Sep 2005, Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) wrote: What I mean with soft, is more like a sharp image, with a kind of halo around every contrasty detail... Can you post a picture somewhere? While others have covered the element separation angle, I an wondering if you are experiencing digita

Re: Optio S40 ???

On Sun, 4 Sep 2005, John Celio wrote: 3. If you can't find the WR, then the Optio WP is the next best thing. Smaller, more zoom, better screen, faster performance, and is even more rugged and waterproof than the WR. And lens quality? Thanks, Kostas

Re: OT: Digital High Key

On Sun, 4 Sep 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You mean like http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/33.htm ?? Wow! Some attitude! Did you capture it like that or is it processed (other than the B&W conversion)? And is it backlit? Very good. Kostas

On films

I was buying film from my favoured on-line outlet. I noticed the following: - Fuji has a new 1600 they call Super G; they still have Superia 800, which may mean that, unexpectedly, they have a new formula. - Kodak now has a product called Elite; should be a rebadged Supra. - Kodak (UK at l

Re: Film Lenses on Digital

On Mon, 5 Sep 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: A D-FA50 macro lens is designed to be best at flat-field imaging, stopped down to f/8-f/32, in the near-focusing range. An A50/1.4 is designed for general pictorial use at wide apertures, and will not perform at its best at copystand distances. It

Re: setting white balance with studio flashes with istD

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005, Colin Miller wrote: Any thoughts would be appreciated. While others will make suggestions that apply to film as well, how about shooting RAW with Auto WB and fixing (in batch mode??) later? I would not be able to guide you on this either, but others may. Good luck with

Re: 28-70/4 is Soft

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005, P. J. Alling wrote: This looks like veiling flare, a symptom of the Aspheric lens element in the lens separating. It certainly is not blooming :-( Sorry Patrice... Kostas

Re: Teleconverter F 1.7x AF: any comment?

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Tom Reese wrote: have you ever used this Teleconverter? Have you some comments? In my experience, it doesn't work well with long lenses because it has a limited focusing range. The instructions are to set the lens at infinity then allow the teleconverter to do the focusing.

Re: split negatives

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: What brand camera is "**pples"? It does not matter, it has gaffer tape all over the logos. Kostas

Re: Spotted in Future shop

On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, Adam Maas wrote: Good prices, although I popped into my local FS tonight and they were out. Then I hit Blacks and they provided me with a bigger dilemna. They've now got the D at $899 body-only. Same price as the DS body (And damned near $800 cheaper than anywhere else I've

Re: [OT]First compact digicam with APS sized CMOS...

On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote on 08.09.05 15:07: Thanks Sylwek. This shows what Sony thinks of 4:3 for serious cameras :-) And I think it's a good sign for future image sensors from Sony :-) Ah, but do they still have a reason to make them available to Ni

Re: [OT]First compact digicam with APS sized CMOS...

On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote on 08.09.05 16:51: Seriously, I'd like to see something like that with Pentax on it (will Pentax ever make a prosumer digicam?). Many people would like it :/ With dedicated hot shoe and now with big sensor it can be even backu

Re: Decisions, decisions...

On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Herb Chong wrote: all of Pentax's SLRs and all of their DSLRs have limitations that prevent me from capturing in about 10% of the situations i shoot, by design. these are situations where i know the mid-level Nikon's and Canons are capable of getting the shot. Out of inte

Henry's and USPS (Hello Wendy! :-)

Thanks to Dave Brooks' enablement, I confirmed Henry's shipping policy. The point I recited from memory reads: "Sorry, unless otherwise stated in the listing, we do NOT ship by courier. And, we do NOT ship by UPS, or FedEx, even if it is on your account. We ship ONLY by Canada Post/USPS Prio

FA: Pentax P30n

My auction, so thought I would promote it. While there are no bids we can set a price and do a Buy it Now. If we do that, I offer free, 1st class recorded postage in the UK/5 pounds postage discount around the world. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7545191996 Kostas

Re: [OT]First compact digicam with APS sized CMOS...

On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: On 2005-09-08, at 20:16, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: How, they are the same price as a DSLR, more or less, aren't they? Add to the price of *istDl price of FA 24-90 or DA 16-45 and you end with 1050-1100$ price. So far SRP for R1 is 999$

Re: Rob Studdert

On Sat, 10 Sep 2005, Cotty wrote: On 10/9/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Hey Gang ... Has anyone seen or heard from Rob? I sent him a private email last week that has gone unanswered. Seems like it's been a month or so since his pixels have appeared here. Same here. I tel

Re: MZ-5

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Frankie Lee wrote: Anyone could tell me the major functional difference between MZ-5 and MZ-3? I may choose one of them. Thanks. http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/MZ-ZX/index.html and the links hanging off it. The -5n is closer to the -3 than to the -5. When looking for an

Re: MZ-5

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005, Frankie Lee wrote: Are their viewfinder is bright enough in focusing manual lens? I have no problem even with the MZ-50 (which has a penta-mirror). But your mileage may vary, and the maximum aperture of your lens is a critical factor. Kostas

RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Robert Whitehouse wrote: Thanks for the link - great photos. I "tested" this lens against a Pentax AF 28-90 and it came out a lot sharper. (tested = took a few shots in my back yard !) Look out for the bokeh (240KB, folks :-) http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/~kavousan/owl2_1200.j

RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Don Sanderson wrote: -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 11:59 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Pentax SMC F 35-135 f3.5-4.5 Look out for the bokeh (240KB, folks :-) http

PAW: G and A

Never posted a PAW before. This is actually two, but very similar pictures. I would normally dislike the first one, as I have chopped the son's head on the left: http://www.epcc.ed.ac.uk/%7ekavousan/GandA.jpg (<100KB) However this one I like less, but do you agree/understand why? http://www

Re: PAW: G and A

Many thanks to those of you who commented on my PAW. Kostas

Re: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005, Igor Roshchin wrote: I am not sure if it was entirely my fault or indeed, a) this flash does not work as well with the DS as it does with ZX5n as a fill-in flash; Having spoken to a (Nikon) wedding photographer and read this list for a while, TTL flash does not work consi

Re: Ashes (was: Rob Studdert)

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, frank theriault wrote: Sorry, I still don't understand the game. However, what I really like is that they all look so smashing, dressed in white and all. Absolutely, and wooly-pully too! The sign of a true sport. The butchers watching over them too, hands behind back, I

Re: Ashes

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, E.R.N. Reed wrote: Kostas (plus, there's just 5 countries in the world that understand what's going on. Or at least they think that something is going on) There are more than 5 countries in the Commonwealth Caribbean. They're small, but they're still countries. My statem

Re: CR-2016 Lithium Batteries for istDS

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, Mark Roberts wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sep 13, 2005, at 2:15 AM, danilo wrote: I fear it is one *more* thing to be concerned about, as a button battery needs a simple removal/replacement procedure when it reaches its end of life, while a conde

RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, Jens Bladt wrote: The AF280T, however, will allow you to set the flash unit to a faster speed than the camera, which makes it possible to cheat the flash unit into giving slightly too litle light = this is a fill flash option. What in TTL mode? Using the slider at the back

RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, Jens Bladt wrote: Moving the slider in the back of the AF280T does not have any effect, when working in TTL Mode. I doubt it has an effect in Auto mode either, but I will let the more experienced/knowledgeable people speak. The slider is only an indicator for the apertur

RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Jens Bladt wrote: I wonder how the flash actually DOES work, if the light output is indifferent to the ASA setting? The flash quenches when its sensor is happy. If your lens aperture and distance were correct (indicated by the slider and thus affected by the ISO setting)

Re: Another quiz!

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: And if I was a woman, I'd be Aphrodite. Interesting... Was she his wife as well? Can't remember. Kostas

Re: How bad is the 135 F2.5 TAKUMAR?

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Glen wrote: For what it's worth, the lens I was asking about is the K-mount version. I'm not sure what difference that might make, other than the SMC coating. I think different formula as well, check Boj's site (and compare with the SMC Pentax 135/2.5). Kostas

Re: Some Posting Suggestions

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 12:45:46PM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: BOTTOM POSTING: many listers post their replies to the bottom of original messages, or at the bottom of a series of replies and threads. Often the post is just a simple "me too" type post

Re: Re: Another quiz!

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, mike wilson wrote: From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2005/09/14 Wed AM 10:20:01 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Another quiz! On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: And if I was a woman, I'd be Aphrodite. Interesting...

RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Jens Bladt wrote: Well, if the ISO setting on the back doesn't have any effect on the adjustments in the flash unit (if it's just a visual memory indication, as suggested by you) the flash meter will not know when to cut off the flash duration, will it? It will always cut

Re: RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, mike wilson wrote: All assuming that you are using the maximum synchronisation speed. Not sure that comes to play (and you mean minimum, no?). It's far longer that the discharge time, so why would it matter? As it's not fixed across cameras, I would expect the flashes to

Re: Mirror prism

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Frankie Lee wrote: Please advise which camera in MZ/ZX series consist of mirror prism instead of glass prism in viewfinder? Thanks. I don't see this info on Boj's site: http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/MZ-ZX/index.html Which one concerns you? The -S, the -3, the -5/5n are

Re: It's Here and It Works!

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, John Francis wrote: To "beg a question" is to side-step it, and to assume the answer; to ignore the fact that there possibly might be a question there. Isn't this what he meant? It's certainly what he ought to do if he is happy with his method! Only i don't think Shel s

Re: OT: Historic documents in computer science

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, David Mann wrote: On Sep 16, 2005, at 7:15 AM, Bob W wrote: I have a font on my PC called Dijkstra, based on his handwriting. Way, way cool... Can you share an excerpt? Kostas

Re: Build Quality for 50mm/1.7 A

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: My understanding was that the 50/1.7 is the same, optically, through M->A->F->FA versions. The coatings may be different between M and A. I have no hard facts, just a suspicion I have read it in the PDML grapevine. Kostas

RE: OT: Historic documents in computer science

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005, Bob W wrote: I can't remember where I found it, but you can download it from here: http://tinyurl.com/78lx2 Many thanks. Very nice. Kostas

Re: SV: For the Collector who needs one of everything.

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005, mike wilson wrote: Cotty wrote: IFAIR the endoscope is currently the main source of income for Pentax. If it's not #1, it's certainly "right up there"... I don't think Pentax appreciates being made the butt of a joke like that... Yes. Enough of the wisecracks. Sadl

RE: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I KNOW the difference between open apeture metering and what it means in low light. Have you understood that the lens only stops down *momentarily* to meter and again *momentarily* to take the picture, and that at all other times it is open? Just

Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, P. J. Alling wrote: Have you ever noticed that in low light that when the lens stops down you cannot get an accurate exposure reading because you are beyond the meters rated sensitivity? That's what JCO's referring to. I haven't, as I don't have a camera with this featur

Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, Herb Chong wrote: that i have used mine. the only primes besides the DA14 that i use regularly are my D-FA 100/2.8 Macro, 31 Limited, FA* 400/5.6, and A* 400/2.8. these are excellent on film and are still excellent on digital. No 77? No 50/1.x? Intreesting... Kostas

Re: green button wars (again)

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Mark Roberts wrote: Between the mechanical linkage and the potentiometer, it also introduces two more potential points of failure. How often have these failed in the past? Kostas

Re: green button wars (again)

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Sep 19, 2005, at 11:09 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: When you're worried or in doubt,Run in circles, (scream and shout). I think this describes JCO's hysterical rantings on this topic perfectly. The irony is that PJ has offered it to us. While

Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Herb Chong wrote: i have the 77 and three variants of the 50 besides the FA macro. the only one i have ever used on my *istD is the FA 50/1.4. Sorry to insist: I am not clear if you have not used the 77 or if you have and you don't like it. Kostas

Re: istDS Exposure Problems

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, mike wilson wrote: From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2005/09/20 Tue AM 08:11:01 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: istDS Exposure Problems The camera was set at the same aperture, shutter speed, and ISO for both of these shots, made within a minute of e

Re: How Pentax Could Survive (was:Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm)

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, John Forbes wrote: bodies you want. As it is, your wholly negative and destructive attitude is designed to do the opposite. You are a sad and unpleasant person, and I wish you would go away, or at least restrict your contribution to subjects you know something about. Ph

Re: Re: istDS Exposure Problems

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, mike wilson wrote: From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2005/09/20 Tue AM 11:32:27 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: istDS Exposure Problems I'm starting to think that it may have been a sticky aperture. However, I'm going to pay careful attention

Re: Best high speed short telephoto?

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, Lucas Rijnders wrote: From pentax there are several 85mm lenses, the M85/2 is supposed to cost about ?150,-. I'm not sure if you'd call that reasonable... If you're willing to buy third party lenses: I can heartily recommend the Tamron SP90 1:2,5 macro. I have both the M

Re: Petition to Pentax? (was Re: How Pentax Could Survive)

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Special interest groups who wish to get someone's attention will sometimes buy an ad in a prestigious publication. A full-page ad in Japan's most prestigious photo magazine would probably get the attention of Pentax. I would guess it would cost abo

Re: Proposition and a Vote_ WAS_Petition to Pentax?

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, John Francis wrote: [how many cameras have you bought in the last 10 years?] ... New, I suppose? While I respect your opinion, I am not sure how you would expolit these data if you get a significant number of responses. Kostas

Re: A 20/2.8 on D or DS

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Is anyone using the A20/2.8 on the D or DS? Any comments/pics on the image quality? Try search for Rob Studdert and A20.2.8; you may get something (from memory not terribly positive). Kostas

Re: Proposition and a Vote_ WAS_Petition to Pentax?

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, John Forbes wrote: invaluable. Input from a marketing person would also be highly desirable. Can I (probably controversially) nominate Dario? Kostas

Re: Proposition and a Vote_ WAS_Petition to Pentax?

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, John Francis wrote: Somebody who has bought five new cameras in the last decade is more likely to buy another one than somebody who hasn't bought a single one. Sure. But given that all will be signing the same request petition, what is the point of the number of cameras f

Re: Pentax future WAS: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request))

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote: No, I think John Mustarde (Texdance) would be much more interesting. Did'nt he have a bet with Pal that involved nailing some private parts to a tree if a Pentax digital SLR camera wasn't delivered by a certain date? Bob S. Who won? Kostas

Re: Orphaned Power Zoom Lenses

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Cotty wrote: On 21/9/05, Mark Erickson, discombobulated, unleashed: Power Zoom, of course! Waste of time!! And additonal weight. Kostas

Re: yay...15mm enabled

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, P. J. Alling wrote: There's a lot of light fall off in most ultra wide angle lenses. The sensor will be adding under exposure effects when that happens as well. Wouldn't the crop factor be in one's favour though in this case? Kostas

RE: its digital only....

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Don Sanderson wrote: Still getting pretty good prices for nice MZ-S's on eekBay. Absolutely. Whether I buy one from the EU or from the US (and pay taxes) the price is almost fixed at 400 GBP. Kostas

RE: its digital only....

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Don Sanderson wrote: As for Pentax, wonderful, but not for a pro who puts food on the table with their gear. IMHO of course. Don (Feeling like a traitor, but honest.) Probably you are more forgetful than a traitor. Forgetful of folk like Steady, who puts food on the tabl

Re: yay...15mm enabled

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Jim King wrote: Here are two shots (full size) of the proverbial brick wall, one at f5.6 (one stop down to give the lens a little slack) and one at f11. The one at f5.6 is terrible in the corners, while the one at f11 is a lot better. Do you think the one at f5.6 is repr

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, Kevin Waterson wrote: When shooting dance most of the performances are of 2 minutes approx. In that time I will fire off about 15-20 shots. I do this for 15-18 hours. Is there a use-by on amount of images shot using a digital, like a 2 year/50,000 shot warranty? What has b

Re: How Pentax Could Survive

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, P. J. Alling wrote: William Robb wrote: You haven't tried to shoot sports in the way it is being done these days. It's completely technology dependant now. Or: http://www.pbase.com/sjbousson/the_steal Is a pretty technology dependant set of pictures. I doubt if a manual

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, William Robb wrote: Aperture preferred automatic refers to an exposure function whereby the camera operator sets the aperture, and the camera sets the shutter speed based on a light meter reading. On the istD, this is done thusly: Set the aperture to the desired value. Pre

Re: How Pentax Could Survive (was:Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm)

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, Gonz wrote: Yup, and thats precisely why the green button solution is ok. We are talking STILL photography. You have time to compose, press the green button, and shoot. I am amazed at some of the arguments and definitions I see today. Or is that, one for Mark? Kostas

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, John Francis wrote: Let's face it - we've seen some feature-lists here that are never going to show up on a $2000 body in the next 3 years (and even some that will never show up on a camera aimed at any market Pentax stand a hope of capturing). I am *so* pleased you are in

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Kevin Waterson wrote: Most of the *istD work is done indoors on a tripod in a theatre. All the failures have been software related and this time seems to be no different, the flash will not fire from the hot shoe. Not sure that's software, but what do I know. What were yo

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Tom Reese wrote: Which K/M lenses do you have that don't have a modern equivalent? Depending on the price you have to pay? Or is money no object in the DSLR world? For example, is the 31/1.8 a modern equivalent of the K30/2.8? And if it is, can you give me a black Limi

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, graywolf wrote: So the way to make cameras more reliable is to remove ^ the mechanical aperture ring from the lens that is used only with that lens and replace it with a multi-position, multi-function switch that is not only used t

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, William Robb wrote: The 31 is available, but if you want to hold to an unrealistic notion of fair pricing for new equipment, I can't help that. Am I also going to get a lecture on free market and pricing? Tom was talking about equivalence. And equivalence was not define

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