Shutter lag is there but if you pre-focus it´s not bad at all. JPEGs are enough for me. It is extremely convenient to have a camera in your shirt pocket, no DSLR can do that. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 8:45 PM Subject: Re: taking the plunge > Raimo, > I've got an SV and compared to the *istDS can you say 'shutter lag' !!! > And how many RAW pictures have you taken with the SV? > > Subash, > Welcome. Nice use of the palm frawn in the first shot. > You could get closer to the blooming flowers in the 2nd shot, > and I wish they fell into the bright patches of light. > Regards, Bob S. > > > On 11/23/06, Raimo K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Nice - but nothing my Optio SV could not do. >> I currently believe I will never buy a DSLR - too clumsy, I do not have >> so >> big shirt pockets. >> All the best! >> Raimo K >> Personal photography homepage at: >> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "SJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PDML" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 11:05 AM >> Subject: taking the plunge >> >> >> > hi, >> > >> > when i joined the PDML about a couple of months back, i didn't have any >> > pentax equipment though i was planning to get a k100d or a k10d. well, >> > eventually i went for a new *ist DS (with the DA 18-55). i thought >> > it'll be better to start humble since it'd be my first (d)slr. i got >> > the DS a couple of days back. two photos here: >> > >> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5243434 >> > >> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5243460 >> > >> > >> > these were taken walking around the front courtyard, with the >> > k50/f1.2. welcome comments, criticisms, critiques, whatever...since i >> > am here to learn (among other things :)) >> > >> > thanks for looking, >> > >> > regards, subash. >> > >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net