Eric and Bruce, I never had much of a problem with the *ist Ds and continuous shooting. My first experience was with some nesting tree swallows, and I'd get 6 or 7 shots in a burst before the buffer filled and I had to wait. (see here) http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/NestingTreeSwallows#
They were probably jpeg files, not DNG's, but that's a good option, and a faster write to the card. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Bruce Dayton <bkday...@daytonphoto.com> wrote: > Hello Eric, > > You seem to be bouncing around between different models. Maybe you > could tell us better what your target price is so that we could hone > in on models and deals that would work well for you. > > >From a practical perspective, the older models will be slower to > shoot and have smaller screens on the back. For example, I started > shooting with an *istD - eventually aquired a second. While shooting > weddings one really big issue was write speed to the card. Basically > it took about 7 seconds to write a RAW image to the card. So the > buffer was about 6 images. Now with a processional with of > bridesmaids and groomsmen this could be a huge issue. I would need > to shoot faster than once every 7 seconds. When I upgraded to a > K10D, the write speed for a RAW file was about 1 second - this > becomes a very reasonable rate. > > So the older models are going to function much slower - meaning take > the shot and how fast it comes up on screen after and how soon you > can shoot again when the buffer fills. K10D and later models really > don't have much issue with write speed - a really long sequence could > cause problems depending on buffer size, but for most people, not > really an issue. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Friday, June 25, 2010, 7:59:48 AM, you wrote: > > > EW> On Jun 25, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > >>> Check with the bible - Boz's site. >>> http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/ist_D/index.html > > EW> Thanks, Bob. Didn't know about this. > >>> I prefer the *ist DS or DS2 to the DL, and they are a cheap way to try >>> digital. > > EW> Yes, I think it'll be something from the *ist D series, and with > EW> the information I'm getting here and elsewhere, I'm definitely > EW> leaning toward DS or DS2. They seem to be rare in the used market, though. > >>> You should also recognize that you will need some computer horsepower, >>> storage, and software. >>> I started with Photoshop Elements to process and organize my pictures. >>> And added a portable hard drive to store/backup the pictures. >>> You'll find it's cheap and easy to save nearly everything you shoot, >>> easier than trying to weed out the maybe's. > > EW> I have a high-end MacBook, the one just before the solid aluminum > EW> bodies came out; a 500 GB Western Digital USB drive; and Photoshop > EW> Elements. The camera's the missing element -- a digital camera, that is. > > EW> Thanks much, > EW> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > EW> Eric Weir > EW> Decatur, GA USA > EW> eew...@bellsouth.net > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
