(In reply) - I'd caution that with "little" kids, make sure that the camera has a strap on it, and hang it around their neck before letting them touch it. I...
In article <e343rs+vjl1@eGroups.com>, hypochek@... (Ted White) ... My father was a decent photographer, and seems to have put some thought into teaching...
That's a sterling idea, John. Getting young people started with a TLR really slows things down and makes them think about what they're doing. It's my...
Hi maxim I have a few of them. Schneider made a series of lenses for the old Edixa M42 screwmount. There were i think , 2-3 different series of these lenses......
Hello, Kelvin, Thank you forthe information and link. I have visited the site and have seen the photo made with Xenon 1.9/50. Unfortunately it is not big...
Hello all I have a Jupiter 9 lens with a bayonet mount for Kiev/Contax The lens bayonet is mounted on what looks like an m49 thread. Is there an m49 to m42...
I recently aquired the rather uncommon 120mm Takumar and would be interested to hear of any experience with the lens. I believe it's soft wide open - probably...
(In reply) - I got one of these Takumars in 2004 from a consignment dealer per their Web site, more out of curiosity than anything else, and tried it along...
The trend of course continues, and the shareholders won't put up with it. Go to Google News, enter "Kodak", and you'll see coverage from several news sources....
... ======================================== Kodak is in the midst of transitioning to a market where it loses money on every sale but tries to make it up in...
(In reply) - Kodak is moving from a market-leader role (analog) to becoming just another player (digital), and I don't think they're cost- competitive, in part...
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/011840.html Kodak is raising the prices of its film due to the digital camera revolution. Price increases for...
Philip: Granny can still get film for her 110 Pentax SLR (chuckle) at the drug store or the discount department store (Dollar General) but she's given up on...
Philip: The downward spiral continues! Not too surprising either: your average consumer hears all the digital hype from Kodak (among others) and concludes ...
Yahoo seems to be having some problems, based on a couple of us not seeing posts appear on the Spotmatic thread. Also, board posts get e- mailed to my Yahoo...
Well after carefully reading the result, I have a different conclusion to the matter. IN previous years, the decline of film revenue is in the margin of 50% or...
(In reply) - Film "net revenue" is not only about the quantity sold, but about the cost of silver and the rising cost of petrochemicals, and the overhead in...
I have to agree with the matter, I think the issue here is what, in the future constitute consumer film. It would certainly go something like niche product and...
http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news? e=pri&dt=060509&cat=business&st=5&src=wsj Kodak had held the lead for the last five quarters, according to IDC's ...
Anyone around who has experience with either of the following lenses on a Pentax Ist-DL? Novoflexar 400mm/5.6, MTO 1100mm/10.5, Exakta 18~28/4.0 any Tamron SP...
Hi Maxim, I also own a SL-Xenon 1.8/50mm made for Rollei QBM, a very nice lens of the early 70's. This was also made in M42 mount. This is an excellent lens of...
... DL? ... Bart, I have the MTO-1100 SA with M42 mount which I have used briefly on my *ist-D using a Pentax brand M42-K adapter. It fits on the camera with...
Has anyone here have any experience or information on the Helios 28mm f2.8 lens made in Japan? I just received one and it's a pretty nice lens, well built and...
You might check over at the ZenitCamera group. They may have some clue even though it wasn't Russian. If I remember correctly they were sold by TOE, the UK...
It was quite common analogy and commented that the 100 Takumar is for sharpness and resolving image, and the 120 for nice smooth portraits. But if you really...
Hello ! I'm new to the group (from France). I have a 350D and somme M42 lenses (Optomax 200/F3.5, vivitar 135/F2.8, Albinar 500/F8 T2, Lentar 250/F5.6 T2,...
Ron, I cannot argue on the optical quality of these lenses, but I own both the 28 mm and the 135 mm, and they are mechanically very BAD!!! If yours works fine,...
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