I agree with Bill. I've used the Pentax assistant software. The write
speed is slowed considerably. It's okay for some kinds of studio work
but not mass production portraiture.
Paul
On Apr 10, 2009, at 11:36 AM, William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens"
Subject: Re: Re: Using a PC as monitor for K20D
William
I guess children here are very much like children everywhere else.
Selfish, not behaving very considerate, using bad language, noisy
etc.
Nevertheless, a guy I know is doing 17000 school photografs every
august. I figure he must be making considrerately much more than my
yearly salery - in just two months - august and september. That's
worth at least some trouble - isn't it.
I dont want preveiw - just the after check.
Will the *ist D software be able to manage my K20D?
Jens, my point is that every extra piece of equipment you bring onto
the jobsite has the potential to distract you from your job, and has
the potential to turn your work area into a circus.
We shoot about a dozen schools per year, none of our photographers
has seen the need to take an external monitor (laptop) along to the
shoot.
If you are using a monitor as instant review you will have a time
lag, I don't know how long, between the time the picture is taken
and the time it shows up on the monitor.
In this time lag, you could just take another shot or two.
After the image shows on the external, you have to take your eyes
from the camera to check the shot, see if it's good and then either
let that student go, or take another shot.
Also, the screen just cannot be in view of the subject or they will
start mugging to see what sort of idiot expressions they can come up
with, but it also can't be in sight of the other students, for the
same reason.
Meanwhile, you've taken your eye off the ball, which is the subject
in front of you. You don't have his/her attention, anymore.
School photography is a bit of a pressure cooker. Generally, you
have a lot of kids to shoot in not very much time, and you really
need to crank them through. Also, kids are a bit like puppies in
that they are easily distracted. If you aren't keeping them engaged,
their little minds will wander, which can be a bit of a disaster if
you need to do another shot because of closed eyes or bad expression.
I really think the camera review screen is your best bet here, just
from conversations I've had with our photographers and the very
limited experience I've had shooting school photos.
I'm not saying it isn't worth some trouble, I just can't help but
think that overall it really could be trouble, more trouble than
it's worth.
I don't know if the istD software will manage the K20, but the K20
does have it's own remote assistant software.
Anyway, if you decide to take a computer along, I'd be interested to
know if it was beneficial, or if you just turned it off as a failed
experiment.
William Robb
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