Re: Anyone uses the FA 35/2 AL on a manual body?

2003-08-27 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I haven't used this specific lens but I have used the FA 28/2.8AL (which > is mechanically very similar - I'm assuming you're wondering about > manual focus feel, etc.) on my MX frequently. I didn't like the feel of the FA 28/2.8 on my MX. > I have no issues with the narrow focusing ring on the

Re: After K2: Super A/Program or...

2003-09-01 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> The K2 was still a horizontal shutter. Vertical shutters tend to be more > vibration prone. On his site, Boz claims it has a vertical shutter. Regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === interneto

Re: After K2: Super A/Program or...

2003-09-02 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> > > The K2 was still a horizontal shutter. Vertical shutters tend to be more > > > vibration prone. > > > > On his site, Boz claims it has a vertical shutter. > > Pardon me. > > William Robb You're forgiven :-) regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl

Re: knarftheriault@hotmail.com

2003-09-29 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> knarf??? Read that backwards :-) regards, Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] === www.fotopolis.pl === internetowy magazyn o fotografii

Re: knarftheriault@hotmail.com

2003-09-29 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> "Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky?" > "I think so Brain, but where are we going to find a place to CLA an LX > at this time of night?" LOL :- Lukasz

Re: OT - Panasonic DMC-LC1

2003-10-04 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> The previous thread posted by Thomas on this was slightly misleading. The > FZ1 is already out. This one is not: > > > > There's another page with some pics: > > > > This looks

Re: OT - Panasonic DMC-LC1

2003-10-05 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> What sort of uniqueness do you see with this one, vs. any other on > market right now? Manual focus ring on the barrel (hopefully - a_realy_manual_focus ring), aperture ring, shutter dial on the top plate, "classic" (familiar) design (not the most important feature, but still :-) Regards, Lukas

Re: OT - Ilford Gallerie

2003-10-23 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Just done a series of 16X12 prints for a friend on Ilford Gallerie Smooth > Gloss. WOW. You could knock me down with a feather. The paper quality is > superb and the pics GLOW. Apologies - I don't often use caps. It really > is stunning stuff. Epson just lost a customer. > > The Pearl is nice but

Re: My *istD cost just went up!

2003-10-29 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> *sigh* > > This camera is getting very expensive! > > [...] > I could have got a 1Ds for the money this thing is gonna end up costing > me! Well, yes and no :-) Imagine what you'd have to do to bribe the missus to justify the cost of a 1Ds... Spooky :-) Regards, Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===

Re: Enablement!

2003-11-01 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Congratulations Frank. The LX is still my all time favorite camera and > my most used 35. I'm sure you'll en joy it. I wonder why I haven't received Frank's original post yet. Somebody up there likes me Er... I mean, congratulations, Frank. Regards, Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===

Re: Have I done something to upset you.

2003-11-26 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> And Irish Wiskey is great much better to my way > of thinking than that nasty tasting stuff the Scots make. The best whisky/ey I've ever tasted was a 12 years old Bushmills single malt. Delicious. Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] === www.fotopolis.pl

Re: [new toy]

2003-12-01 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> It's arrived Sylwek?? Yes, it has. And I can confirm that he's smiling :-) regards, Lukasz PS. I know I'm not Sylwek, but thought I'd answer anyway :-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] === www.fotopolis.pl === internetowy magazyn o

Re: [SPAM] Pentax 28-105mm FA powerzoom

2003-12-02 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Is it only me, or does anybody else also receive some email from PDML with a "prefix" "[SPAM]" and a word "net" in the beginning? regards, Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] === www.fotopolis.pl === internetowy magazyn o fotografii

Re: [SPAM] Pentax 28-105mm FA powerzoom

2003-12-02 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> doesn't do it for me Lukasz - do you have a security setting selected in > your Options folder that may result in it? Or what about your anitvirus > software? I didn't change anything in any of my "options", "preferences" folders, but still_some_messages started to look like this. It all starte

Re: Europen PDML propositions

2003-12-07 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> > Of course Mike, I'd love to see you and take to one of these beautiful > > places. The best time to go there would be mid spring or summer, anyway > > I'll let you know if I plan such a excursion - as a matter of fact I have > > never been there but heard enough to make me thinking ver often ab

Re: primes vs zooms

2003-12-08 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I assume that a prime lens of 50mm, let's say a FA 50 1.4, is always going > to be sharper than a FA 28-105 set at 50mm. Is this true, assuming that both > were set at the same f-stop? I guess it depends on the f-stop. At f/8 the should givie similar sharpness. Disclaimer - it's just a thought,

Re: OT: Wierd place names

2003-12-09 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Lake > Chargoggagaggmanchaugagoggchaunagungamaugg. > elddim eht ni sehsif ydobon dna ,edis ruo no shif > ll'ew ,edis ruoy no shif ouY You made my day, John :-) (actually it's late at night here, or is it mornig already? but I digress...) regards, Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: SMC Pentax-M 24-35mm 1:3.5 lens [eBay]

2004-01-13 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> So far I was mainly "silent reader" of PDML, and, after reading some nice > reviews here, I bought SMC-M 24-35 1:3.5 lens. Now I have to sell it :-( (I > bought FA 24-90). Here is the link to eBay auction: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2978833604 > Auction ends Jan-19-04.

Re: Pentax <--> Canon

2003-03-22 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Are all Nikon lenses created equal? No. They make cheap lenses and they > make expensive ones. The more expensive ones cost more for a reason. > There are a couple of MF Nikkor lenses that haven't changed optical > formula over many years (50/1.4 and 105/2.5), but the "mechanicals" have > gotten

Re: Crumpler bags

2003-03-25 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Crumpler - any listers have > any experience of these things? At least Paul Jones (don't like) and me (like). > Australian aren't they? Yup. I have one from the first generation (an older one, I mean) called "Oh Lord". It's VERY well made, seems indestructible (and I have one Billingham bag,

Re: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-26 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Now I need to get a laptop. I have the company's but it runs Windows NT > that does not support USB. I am hoping to get one by this weekend so I can > really go out and play with the camera. I'm not sure I understand it correctly - you're buying a laptop to be able to use a digital p&s? ;-) L

Re: Coatpocket camera

2003-03-28 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Even cheaper: Minolta HiMatic F - 2.8 40mm lens, > snip < Whoa... I'm having a deja-vu! :-) Lukasz

Re: the best 28mm to 30mm wide angle lens produced by pentax

2003-04-02 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> http://www.foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=13611 Small DOF is OK, but I hate the bokeh :-( Regards, £ukasz

Re: Help , my Optio S is missing!!!

2003-04-03 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I am looking for a car > adaptor, however, so I don't have a "cotty". LOL :-) Lukasz

Re: OT - late blast of winter

2003-04-03 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Worse that can happen is that I'll sit and have a beer all by my > lonesome - there ~are~ worse situations to be in... I guess you'd have to drink Mark's beer too - poor thing. Lukasz

Re: Moving on!

2003-04-04 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Newsgroups are supposed to be > about conversation, you can't demand to exclude topics that don't interest > you. But THIS mailing list is a PENTAX list, not anything else! We're here to discuss Pentax gear and photography, and not war nor political likes and dislikes. Lukasz

Re: Funny coatings comment

2003-06-07 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> What was funny or odd about the coating mentioned in the ad? > That he called it a golden color? I guess that's it. It's not golden but rather yellow. The lens on auction is the infamous 50/1.4 with a radioactive element (or something like that - I don't remember) that caused yellowing. Therefor

Re: What a super Friday!!

2003-05-30 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Wow, what a day indeed :-) Congratulations! > I think I will pop out and buy a lottery ticket!! You definitely should! I hope you have the time to test all this new equipment :-) Regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==

Re: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

2003-06-03 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
AFAIK MXs use normal 1.5V batteries. They weren't desinged for mercury batteries. Regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii

Re: MX vs LX or MZ-3 vs. MZ-S or ? (Long Boring Ramble!)

2003-06-08 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
=== www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii - Original Message - From: "Thomas Haller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 8:54 AM

Re: MX vs LX or MZ-3 vs. MZ-S or ? (Long Boring Ramble!)

2003-06-08 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
First of all - sorry for my previous "empty" reply :-) > [ ] Keep buying used MXs ? Yes. > [ ] Buy a used LX? No. > Or do I move on to an AF body? And if I go AF, which MZ? > > [ ] An MZ-3 (black)? No. > > [ ] An MZ-S? Yes. > [ ] Move to digital (wait for > the mythical Pentax D)

Re: MX vs LX or MZ-3 vs. MZ-S or ? (Long Boring Ramble!)

2003-06-09 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> What's not to like about the A 24-50/4? Nothing really. It's just that I realized that I don't really need 24mm, and, as I like small lenses and small bodies, this lens is simply to big for me. What I like about it, though, is the fact that it's very solid - it's built much better than other A l

Re: Vivitar series 1 28mm 1.9 VS Pentax SMC K 28mm 3.5 VS Pentax SMC 28mm M 2.0

2003-06-09 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
>From the three lenses you mention the K 28/3.5 is said to be the best (many consider it to be the best 28mm Pentax ever made). I guess (and it's nothing more than a guess) that it would have better flare control than the Vivitar. Also, the S1 lens focuses "the wrong way". I guess that everything d

Re: Favourite Body

2003-06-10 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> FM3a - perfect for my 105/2.5 And already we have a controversial answer :-) Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii

Re: Agfa Competition

2003-06-18 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> http://www.agfa.com/photo/multicontrast-competition/ > > Anybody here entering. prizes 1-3 a Leica M7, 4-6 a R9 and 7-12 a C1 I thought about it, but I don't make traditional prints, and any "digital" output is excluded :-( regards, Lukasz === www.fo

Re: Agfa Competition

2003-06-18 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> It is a B/W photo competition, not an Adobe Photoshop skills one. So? Since when can't a digital b&w print be called b&w photograph? Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotogr

Re: Agfa Competition

2003-06-18 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> > So? Since when can't a digital b&w print be called b&w photograph? > > > > Since the organizers decided so. And for the purpose of that contest, > that's how it is, whether you like it or not. Maybe I didn't make myself clear. I'm not negating the organizers' right to make their rules. Never c

Re: Agfa Competition

2003-06-19 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> They're nothing but despicable pretenders. ? Why use so harsh words? > They print a file from their > digicam and they call that "photography". It's file printing. I didn't say "pity I can't submit a print from my digital p&s", I said "pity I can't submit an inkjet print" (which, it occurs, I

Re: Agfa Competition

2003-06-19 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> HOWEVER if we ignore this as spiltting hairs and stick with the Oxford > definition, and a digital image on an inkjet print therefore cannot be > called a 'photograph', then what of an inkjet print made from a scan of a > 35mm negative - still inkjet but now called a photograph? And that's what

Re: Is an inkjet print a photograph? (was Re: Agfa Competition)

2003-06-19 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> And it's not. The process is photography, but the result is properly > called a slide and not a photograph. If you look at the Agfa contest > rules, you'll see they don't take slides either. And I didn't complain, > I'm not into the business of trying to pass slides as photographs. For me it's s

Re: Agfa Competition

2003-06-19 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> When people want to use "photograph" for "inkjet prints". So for you a photograph is a wet print and nothing else? That's pretty limiting. A photograph is (and always was) a general term 0 that's why you have a "wet print" or "inkjet print" that further explain the technique used to produce a pa

Re: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-20 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I think the MZ-S is a huge disappointment at its price > point, except for die hard Pentax users who don't want to > change brands. I don't agree. The reason I use Pentaxes is they make very nice, small no-nonsense camera (among others, that is). That's why I use a MX and a MZ-S. You say that th

Re: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-20 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Actually there is a camera which is quite a direct rival to the MZ-S - > Minolta Dynax 7. I don't agree. Dynax 7 is a very different camera, built with a very different philosophy. > It has weaknessess but it also has several strong > advantages over the MZ-S Agreed. Still, for me, the advanta

Re: Lens Mount Progress

2003-06-21 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> > Agreed. Still, for me, the advantages of the MZ-S are more important than > > those of the Dynax 7 (that's why I bought the latter :-) > > You mean *the former*, don't you?:) Nah - I'm a Minolta user in disguise ;-)) Of course "the latter", what was I thinking? Anyway, it was late at night...

Re: Viewfinder magnification of the LX

2003-06-26 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> And the FE-1 magni-finder has impressive 1,35x ! > A joy to use, really! I imagine :-) Does it show the whole frame? Regards, Lukasz

Re: Viewfinder magnification of the LX

2003-06-26 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> > I imagine :-) Does it show the whole frame?# > > Yes Lukasz, > it does! Not good - I may want a LX one time after all... ;-) > The only drawback on this finder: No indication of the aperutre here. Tell that to Olympus OM users :-) Regards, Lukasz

Re: Gear happiness (WAS: Re: Leica R9/R8 digital back.)

2003-06-26 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Then maybe we could quote him from the Leica R8/R9 thread with: It's one thing to critisize something, and the other to repeatedly moan about how a certain company should do this or that while having no intention to buy the supposedly "better" product. Regards, Lukasz =

Re: Got the MZ-S afterall

2003-06-30 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Just got it today, so I have only been playing and studying a bit, > but if you always wondered what an MZ-S with the grip and > a nice 77mm Limited in BLACK looks like, see: > > http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/mz-s-77b.htm I hate you! I can't afford a 77mm Limited, not to say a black one! Or maybe

Re: Re: Got the MZ-S afterall

2003-07-01 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> > If you give it to me I'll show you how great it would look on the LX :-) > > It would look a bit like this (much nicer then on the MZ-S IMHO :-) > > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~geroc/P3032974m.jpg You keep posting such pictures here, and I'll put you in my "killfile" ;-))) Regards, Lukasz

Re: 43mm Limited

2003-07-03 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Cheers! > > Karen Nakamura > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > p.s. please don't ask me for the name of the store since I'd like to > make sure that there's still one of the lenses for me to buy for myself! > :-)" FWIW - I remember that woman from a RF List, and she seems an honest person. Regards, Lukasz

Re: Flame Wars

2003-07-09 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Is it safe to come out yet? Not really :-( Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii

Re: Cheerleading Part Deaux

2003-07-09 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
K 50/1.4. I'm a big fan of 50mm lenses, and this is the one I'd grab if only for its smooth focus and great feel. Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii

Re: Re[3]: On cheerleading

2003-07-09 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> If it wasn't for Doug, we'd all have to hang out on the Nikon list in > order to sing the praises of Pentax. LOL! Lukasz

Re: OT: Online compulsive disorder

2003-07-09 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I can just imagine the scene at the customs hall at Charlotte: > > [snip] > > - 'Yer plaishe or mine, darlin? Grandad Hilltop will haf to wait *hic* > > 'Sir, I'm married, I'm 54 and my name is Gus' > > - 'Sheesh, where da put me glashes? I'm orf! Trebles al round!' bang, wallop> LOL!! reg

Re: Cheerleading Part Deaux

2003-07-10 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Even though it is a chunk of glass, the SMC-K 50mm f/1.2 balances really > well on the LX. I have never been disappointed with this lens; even when > shooting close to wide open. I also really like the great color rendition > and excellent bokeh. Not to mention how bright it is with a SC-69 Sc

Re: [OT] Good shops with used photo gear in Paris?

2003-07-21 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Now here's a guy with priorities. :-)) This is going to be our second time in Paris, so we don't have to frantically run around city looking for museums, galleries, etc. We just want to relax, and "feel" the city. But it wouldn't hurt if I bought the M 85/2 there ;-) Regards, Lukasz

Re: *ist D is bloody small!

2003-08-08 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Well, as small as your ex-LX used to be :-) Imagine that you could use your > ex-A* 85/1.4 with it :-) The thing is, you wouldn't even need that A* 85/1.4 to have a very fast portraiut lens - an ordinary $100 A 50/1.4 would suffice :-) Regards, Lukasz

Re: First *ist D for sale siting

2003-08-09 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> >Price: 2,499.99 USD . . . body only > > P.S. Something tells me that this price won't stick when they begin > > 'official sales.' > > Well, if it does stick, Pentax just shot themselves in the foot. With a bazooka :-) Regards, Lukasz === ww

Re: Way OT - Mid-life Crisis

2003-08-10 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Hi Frank, Sorry to hear about your troubles. I'm right before the start of the reorganization of my professional life too, so I can imagine how you feel, even though my situation is way better (we have our own appartament, my new wife's got a good job). Still, I hope everything goes well, and you

Re: Well I'll be!

2003-08-14 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> While on the subject of Mike Johnston, I see he does a column in a > British mag called Black and White Photography, or some such similar > name. This month was - damn, I can't remember what it was about this > month, but I remember that as I was reading it, I was thinking, "my, > this is intere

Re: List Down?

2004-01-16 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Everything's fine here, only around 1 K messages to read ;-) And no - you haven't been kicked off the list, cause I wouldn't get your mail. regards, Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] === www.fotopolis.pl === internetowy magazyn o

Re: SMC-A 50mm f:2.8 Macro

2004-01-22 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> is the SMC-A 50mm f:2.8 Macro any good? Opinions? It's supposed to be good. I still haven't shot a frame with mine yet, though :-( > And what is the going > price of the lens? I bought mine on eBay for $75 - it's a user lens with a slightly dented filter ring, and with some ring mounted there,

Re: BW digital printing solution?

2004-01-23 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> The new HP printers do a good job on B&W; they have > light grey inks to make them an 8-color printer. B&W > on them uses ONLY black/grey inks; no color cast. Actually, there is some very slight color cast - namely, a green/olive cast. But that, of course, varies with the paper you use, just li

Re: MZ-S body cap?

2004-01-28 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Anyone ever try to calibrate that white body cap to > use as an incident meter? :-) But wouldn't it too wide a coverage for an incident meter? regards Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] === www.fotopolis.pl === internetowy maga

Re: Archival Digital Prints (was:I Sold One!!)

2004-02-01 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I'm using an Epson 1270 (earlier version of the 1290 - same inks, IIRC). Is this dye or pigment based? > For sales I make prints only on acid-free, 100% cotton rag matte paper. > And I treat the prints with Lyson Print Guard. The spray or he one you apply with a brush? What can you say about

Re: OT: D70 hands-on and long DSLRS rant

2004-02-06 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I actually think that modern dare I say consumer grade DSLRs put in > optical viewfinder more or less as an atavism of sorts. I don't think > that one is really expected to use this kind of viewfinder anyway. One > would normally use the LCD on the back of the camera. You can't use the LCD to co

Re: OT: Cosina/Epson Digital Bessa RF

2004-02-14 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> "Cool?" With an estimated retail body price of $6000? > > I don't think so. . . $6000 is an estimated price for a_Leica_digital M rangefinder, Keith. The Cosina/Epson is expected to be much "cheaper" (it'd better be :-) regards, Lukasz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===

Re: SMCT 85 struggling on *istD?

2004-02-17 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Well, there y'go ... never used a straight matte screen ... > > What do you mean by "finer?" I'm not Bruce, I I'll try to answer anyway :-) Matte screens in AF cameras are 'fine grained" and those in manual bodies are "grainy" - say like APX 25 vs HP5 in Rodinal :-) The graininess of the screen

Re: Idle black-and-white question

2003-01-23 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Well, I for one am reading :-) I enjoy reading everything about editing, making decisions what and when to shoot, differences about limitations imposed by the equipment we use, and other practical stuff. I *don't*, however, enjor reading something I have already read - like the second column which

Re: Best value in used pentax glass?

2003-01-24 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Another vote for the M 135/3.5. I can't speak fot the Takumars (never owned either of them), but they seem a good value too. And they're so small, and cute, and... Anyone got a spare Spotmatic? ;-) Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===

Re: "Best of 2002" now online

2003-01-26 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I don't mean to keep plugging my various writings here, but I thought people > might be interested to know that my latest "Sunday Morning Photographer," > which should be online by later tonight, is "The Best of 2002." > > Why don't you write about something less (I hope I'm using the word prop

Re: Apology

2003-01-27 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
It's been a while since we've had apologies on this list. Good to see we're back on the right track ;-) Regards, Lukasz PS. I'm glad the lens turned out OK. At $20 it's a steal. === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==

Re: Pentax FA lenses--some thoughts

2003-01-29 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Hi Mike, I haven't read any of the replys you got, so maybe you'll hear it a thousandth time, but what the hell. My dream kit would be 24/28 + 50/1.4 + 77/85. I'm not sure if the 24 wouldn't be too wide for me, but then again - I rarely use wide angle, so I might as well go really wide. The 50/1

Re: Just a dream

2003-01-30 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Dream on :-( Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January

Re: Pentax Optio S advance orders

2003-02-06 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I > couldn't get far enough away from _anything_ to take a decent picture with > that thing...not even the moon. You must be a very tall man, Mike. :-) Lukasz --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie bilety lotnicze! http://samoloty.onet.pl

Re: Exhibition preview tonight.

2003-02-07 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Lasse, It's very good news! I'm glad the pre-show went well. Is there a chance of seeing your pictures (preferably those that are going on display) on the web? Sorry, if you already posted the URL, but I'm unable to keep up with the list (aroung 800 unread messages in my inbox now). Regards and b

Re: Shameless Self-Promotion

2003-02-13 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
These are very nice pictures you have there, Tom. I like the wedding stuff (though I think sometimes the quality of the scans isn't that good, or there's something on my end), but what *really* made me go "wow" were the "projects", especially the "child custody". I think these are very powerful im

Re: Viewfinders on KX, KM, and K1000

2003-02-15 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Hi Boz, I don't have these manuals, but you can download them here: http://www.pentax.com/docstore/index.cfm?show=6 The quality of scans is awful, but they're readable. Regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The first Pentax 5M pixel digital camera - Optio550

2003-02-16 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Yes, unfortunately the Polish distributor who provided us with the info forgot to mention the press release embargo. I hope we (i.e. Fotopolis) won't get punished for somebody else's mistake. regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] =

Re: The first Pentax 5M pixel digital camera - Optio550

2003-02-16 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> And notice my smiling mug just to the right--thanks Lukasz! > > --Mike I know you asked for a 400 x 600 pixel photo, but that's all we could for you, Mike. I hope you don't mind ;-) Lukasz --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie bilety lotnicze! http://samoloty.onet.pl

Re: LX wannabe

2003-02-16 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I've been using a borrowed MZ-S for the past couple of days and find it's > not for me. What exactly you didn't like about the MZ-S? Just curious... Regards, Lukasz --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie bilety lotnicze! http://samoloty.onet.pl

Re: The first Pentax 5M pixel digital camera - Optio550

2003-02-16 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Gee, do you think Pentax will cancel the release and production of these > cameras, or just cancel your birthdays? The part about birthdays came to my mind (quite a scary thought, isn't it?) ;-) > I guess the worst that could happen is that you will be taken off the > list of people that are gi

Re: PMA News: Pentax ist, new Lenses and Optio 450 and 550

2003-02-18 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> They have released those FAJ lenses and the "world's smallest" SLR > *ist. Nothing for us... Well, I, for one, think 11-point AF and 16-segment metering are at least worth mentioning. I also kinda like the shape of the camera, though I'd like to look at the top plate first. Regards, Lukasz ==

Re: Pentax's greatest weakness

2003-02-19 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> So > ideal viewfinder would be something like the one on LX or MX... > Oh yes - that'd be very nice, though being used to the wonderful MX viewfinder I've no problem looking through the MZ-S. The newer viewfinder is more contrasty and brighter (I think), and therefore the difference isn't that s

Re: Digital *ist - would you buy it?

2003-02-20 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> I expect that it will support K mount lenses > but maybe not in all modes (i.e. not Program or shutter priority). It can't suuport plain K mount lenses in Program or shutter priority, because they have no electrical contacts. Even the good, old Super A doesn't offer Program or shutter priority w

Re: FS: MZ-S?

2003-02-21 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> BD> Any thoughts? > > Bruce, wait until the digital slr is confirmed. Otherwise you'll end > up with an *ist that missed its purpose. > I'd take Alin's advice, Bruce and wait just a little bit longer. If you finally decide to sell the MZ-S, and wouldn't mind splitting the package, I think I'

Re: Probably MZ-S focusing problem

2003-02-21 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> The first thing I'd suggest is to have slides made using both autofocus > and manual focus, and see which is sharper. I guess I'll have to do this. > You may need a dioptre > setting that falls between two of the pre-supplied settings. It's quite possible, the last time I checked my left eye (

Re: Probably MZ-S focusing problem

2003-02-21 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Possibly not, but in that case you'll just have to set it to the closest > approximate setting and trust the autofocus to do its job properly. > Hopefully an $800 US camera can be trusted to do that. :) > I certainly hope so :-) Though the difference will probably be only visible when using ope

Re: OT: message to Mike Johnston

2003-02-22 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Lukasz, > I've had a few e-mails to you bounce back to me. I've just sent you another > as a test... > > --Mike > It arrived safely (both of them :-) Thanks, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === int

Re: Mike's inexplicable Fuji fetish

2003-02-22 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> --Mike > > P.S. I wonder if we could--ahem--re-title this thread... > What - you don't like the word "inexplicable"? Lukasz --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie bilety lotnicze! http://samoloty.onet.pl

Re: Cover Shot

2003-02-22 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Congrats, Mark! Regards, Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday,

Re: It's Coming

2003-02-25 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Damn the Polish Pentax distributor - I know nothing about what's coming :-( Lukasz === www.fotopolis.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] === internetowy magazyn o fotografii --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie b

Re: It's Coming

2003-02-25 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Eventually he's gonna crack! > He's got to, or does he...? Maybe it's not the Mike we know but rather some evil N*** wielding android who set out to torture us? ;-) Lukasz > > t> http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/bw_ouzo_at_window.jpg > --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tani

Re: It's Coming

2003-02-25 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> >http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/crap.jpg > I love the name of that file :-)) £ukasz --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie bilety lotnicze! http://samoloty.onet.pl

Re: It's Coming

2003-02-25 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> > does this count as a cat? > > > > http://www.urbancaravan.com/images/jag_peeking.jpg > A... > car... > Black and white... >regaining strength Damn! I knew someone was going to make a mistake... Quckly, Tom - find something *really* nice for

Re: *ist D photos

2003-02-26 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Does it look slightly Nikon-y to anyone? Well, I don't know. All I know is I really like it. It looks much better than the film *ist. Actually, I'd like a film body that looks like that. Nice :-) Lukasz --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie bilety lotnicze! http://samoloty.onet

Re: Surface of D *ist's body

2003-02-27 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> At last - someone else has noticed! > > I was beginning to think I was imaginining it! > Me too :-) I guess we won't have much to complain about. That is, ff the price is right, the pictures come out fine and the camera really materializes in shops... What I'd really like to see is *ist D's fil

Re: Hands up and be counted

2003-02-27 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> WHERE IS THE BODY TO TAKE THE LIMITED LENSES? There's no need to shout - we hear you. Lukasz --r-e-k-l-a-m-a- Tanie bilety lotnicze! http://samoloty.onet.pl

Re: *ist D photos

2003-02-27 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Where are the *ist D > Photos. Here: www.fotopolis.pl (scroll down the page). As someone else on this list said quite recently - shameless self-promotion :-) And here: www.dpreview.com (unfortunatelly on the bottom of the page in the "old" news) - much more than on Fotopolis.. > (I assume that

Re: Asteriskist and asteriskistdee No. 1

2003-02-27 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Looking at the photos, I have to wonder if I would be inadvertently > programming the camera with my nose when I look through the viewfinder. > Don't you know? Most PDMLers attended a free worskhop ogranized by Pentax entitled "Your nose as the sixth finger" ;-) Lukasz

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