RE: Optio S Memory card size?
Thanks Daniel! Don > -Original Message- > From: Daniel Matyola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 8:08 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Optio S Memory card size? > > > I have one of the original Optio S cameras. I have no problem > usindg a 1.0 GB card, as well as 512 MB cards. > > -- Original Message -- > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:39:51 -0700 > > >I've not heard of any cameras accepting SD cards that could not use > >up to at least the 512M capacity without any modification. > > > >Godfrey > > > >On Aug 16, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: > > > >> I just bought a pair of Optio S "fixer-uppers", one with a bad > >> LCD and another with a mangled lens assembly. > >> For a total of $69.00 I hope to transplant the good LCD and > >> wind up with one good camera. > >> The manual only mentions 16MB MMC/SD cards, does > >> anyone know if this camera takes larger cards and whether > >> it requires firmware updates to do so? > >> > >> TIA > >> Don > >> >
Re: Optio S Memory card size?
I have one of the original Optio S cameras. I have no problem usindg a 1.0 GB card, as well as 512 MB cards. -- Original Message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:39:51 -0700 >I've not heard of any cameras accepting SD cards that could not use >up to at least the 512M capacity without any modification. > >Godfrey > >On Aug 16, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: > >> I just bought a pair of Optio S "fixer-uppers", one with a bad >> LCD and another with a mangled lens assembly. >> For a total of $69.00 I hope to transplant the good LCD and >> wind up with one good camera. >> The manual only mentions 16MB MMC/SD cards, does >> anyone know if this camera takes larger cards and whether >> it requires firmware updates to do so? >> >> TIA >> Don >>
RE: Optio S Memory card size?
Thanks Bruce. Exactly what I wanted to hear! ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:01 PM > To: Don Sanderson > Subject: Re: Optio S Memory card size? > > > Hello Don, > > My wife regularly uses 1gb cards in her Optio S. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 4:38:38 PM, you wrote: > > DS> I just bought a pair of Optio S "fixer-uppers", one with a bad > DS> LCD and another with a mangled lens assembly. > DS> For a total of $69.00 I hope to transplant the good LCD and > DS> wind up with one good camera. > DS> The manual only mentions 16MB MMC/SD cards, does > DS> anyone know if this camera takes larger cards and whether > DS> it requires firmware updates to do so? > > DS> TIA > DS> Don > > >
Re: Optio S Memory card size?
Hello Don, My wife regularly uses 1gb cards in her Optio S. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 4:38:38 PM, you wrote: DS> I just bought a pair of Optio S "fixer-uppers", one with a bad DS> LCD and another with a mangled lens assembly. DS> For a total of $69.00 I hope to transplant the good LCD and DS> wind up with one good camera. DS> The manual only mentions 16MB MMC/SD cards, does DS> anyone know if this camera takes larger cards and whether DS> it requires firmware updates to do so? DS> TIA DS> Don
RE: Optio S Memory card size?
Thanks Godfrey, I'm hoping it will take bigger cards. 16s give a whopping 7 max Q jpegs per card! I was just surprised that the manual, which is quite extensive, doesn't have a list of compatible cards. The 16 is all they refer to. Don > -Original Message- > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:40 PM > To: PDML > Subject: Re: Optio S Memory card size? > > > I've not heard of any cameras accepting SD cards that could not use > up to at least the 512M capacity without any modification. > > Godfrey > > On Aug 16, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: > > > I just bought a pair of Optio S "fixer-uppers", one with a bad > > LCD and another with a mangled lens assembly. > > For a total of $69.00 I hope to transplant the good LCD and > > wind up with one good camera. > > The manual only mentions 16MB MMC/SD cards, does > > anyone know if this camera takes larger cards and whether > > it requires firmware updates to do so? > > > > TIA > > Don > > > > >
Re: Optio S Memory card size?
I've not heard of any cameras accepting SD cards that could not use up to at least the 512M capacity without any modification. Godfrey On Aug 16, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: I just bought a pair of Optio S "fixer-uppers", one with a bad LCD and another with a mangled lens assembly. For a total of $69.00 I hope to transplant the good LCD and wind up with one good camera. The manual only mentions 16MB MMC/SD cards, does anyone know if this camera takes larger cards and whether it requires firmware updates to do so? TIA Don
Re: Optio S operating info
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003, Kenneth Waller wrote: > At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to > viewfinder is the statement that there is diopter adjustment in the range > of -3 to +1 m, I can't for the life of me find anything about this anywhere > else in the manual. Is this a typo or is there really diopter adjustment on > this camera. It is probably a typo. I have the S4, and there is no diopter adjustment; it is fixed at -1 at 3m. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--
Re: Optio S operating info
At 04:35 PM 12/21/2003, you wrote: Still getting use to a newly acquired Optio S. Seems like a really great little camera, I am amazed at all the features. I have a question for those more familiar with this little gem. At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to viewfinder is the statement that there is diopter adjustment in the range of -3 to +1 m, I can't for the life of me find anything about this anywhere else in the manual. Is this a typo or is there really diopter adjustment on this camera. I don't know about the Optio S but on the Optio 555 there is a sliding control on top of the viewfinder. Gary J Sibio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~garysibio/ You know you're having a bad day when Elton John rewrites the lyrics to "Candle in the Wind" for you.
Re: Optio S operating info
Still getting use to a newly acquired Optio S. Seems like a really great little camera, I am amazed at all the features. I have a question for those more familiar with this little gem. At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to viewfinder is the statement that there is diopter adjustment in the range of -3 to +1 m, I can't for the life of me find anything about this anywhere else in the manual. Is this a typo or is there really diopter adjustment on this camera. Kenneth Waller
RE: Optio S
-- -Original Message- -- From: Chris Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:21 PM -- -- On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- -- > Dan mentioned his Optio S today. -- > -- > I'm sad to report that the Optio S is off with my daughter now. -- > The thing is so damned cute that I'm thinking about buying -- another one and chucking film entirely... -- > (well not really) (g) -- > -- > I had it around my neck for the past two days, and I -- couldn't tell I was carrying a camera. Plus, I get 4 -- megapixels when I take a photo and a 12X zoom. If I could -- resolve to live with that level of resolution, a digital SLR -- would be pointless. -- > -- > The Sony S85 I picked up for myself is 4 megapixels, -- compact, and has some additional features, but looks like a -- 6x7 compared to the Optio S! I'm beginning to think of -- digital in terms of snapshots and film in terms of serious -- pictures where magnification and detail will be enjoyed. -- > -- > That Optio S is sure a sweetheart! -- > -- -- I'm really happy with mine. Its nice to have a camera with me at all -- times. I was out shooting with my 35mm gear this weekend, -- and I put the -- optio S in my camera bag and couldn't find it LOL. -- -- I've only had it for a month, and I'm up to 900 images on it. All -- snapshots, but it will allow me to almost always shoot black -- and white -- now :) Actually, I'm shooting more film now than before I got the S. -- -- - Chris -- -- -- -- Chris Murray /"\ -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII My Optio S sits in a bag with the *ist D at the moment, but it did get over 3300 shots over a 7 month period... It has not gotten touched since I got the *ist D. Though it will still be used as a camera that will always be with me - it is a perfect camera to carry with you. I can still see snapshooting with it when I do not have the *ist D with me. The funny thing is, I showed the *ist D to the former squadron photographer - he shoots the Nikon D1H and D1X, which is how I got to be familiar with them. His first comment was how it was so small. He feared that he would not be able to find it floating in his gear bag :-) I commented that a grip was available. He thought he would need it since he had gotten used to the Nikon's size. My shooting season is about over but I still see my film use being the same as before. Last weekend I ended up shooting a roll of 35mm slides, two rolls of medium format rolls, and about 70 rolls of digital. Just wanted to add my little bit, Cesar
Re: Optio S
Bob, You're singing my tune. That is exactly what I have done. The Optio S (when I can get it away from my wife) takes all the snaps. Sometimes I have to use my Coolpix 990. Anyway, All the snapshots, family stuff, etc. - anything I would have shot on 35mm is now shot on the little digi's. My 67 is reserved for when I really care about the image quality or a paying job. The 35mm gear is basically all sold. --- Bruce Tuesday, October 28, 2003, 10:51:46 AM, you wrote: Rac> Dan mentioned his Optio S today. Rac> I'm sad to report that the Optio S is off with my daughter now. Rac> The thing is so damned cute that I'm thinking about buying Rac> another one and chucking film entirely... Rac> (well not really) (g) Rac> I had it around my neck for the past two days, and I Rac> couldn't tell I was carrying a camera. Plus, I get 4 megapixels Rac> when I take a photo and a 12X zoom. If I could resolve to live Rac> with that level of resolution, a digital SLR would be pointless. Rac> The Sony S85 I picked up for myself is 4 megapixels, Rac> compact, and has some additional features, but looks like a 6x7 Rac> compared to the Optio S! I'm beginning to think of digital in Rac> terms of snapshots and film in terms of serious pictures where Rac> magnification and detail will be enjoyed. Rac> That Optio S is sure a sweetheart! Rac> Regards, Bob S.
Re: Optio S
I second that. These days, this is just the way how I use my cameras as well: Optio S is such a great take it anywhere camera that it gets most of snapshooting. For that purpose, results are just great. OTOH, when I pick up MZ-S with 24 or 77 attached to it, my first thought is like "Oh yeah, I'm home here". More serious photography belongs there. Especially B&W stuff and slides. And I have to add, I still ~really~ like film. Not that some day, I won't go and buy an istD or its future reincarnation. Matjaz > > The Sony S85 I picked up for myself is 4 megapixels, compact, and has > some additional features, but looks like a 6x7 compared to the Optio > S! I'm beginning to think of digital in terms of snapshots and film > in terms of serious pictures where magnification and detail will be > enjoyed. > > That Optio S is sure a sweetheart! > > Regards, Bob S. > >
Re: Optio S
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dan mentioned his Optio S today. > > I'm sad to report that the Optio S is off with my daughter now. > The thing is so damned cute that I'm thinking about buying another one and chucking > film entirely... > (well not really) (g) > > I had it around my neck for the past two days, and I couldn't tell I was carrying a > camera. Plus, I get 4 megapixels when I take a photo and a 12X zoom. If I could > resolve to live with that level of resolution, a digital SLR would be pointless. > > The Sony S85 I picked up for myself is 4 megapixels, compact, and has some > additional features, but looks like a 6x7 compared to the Optio S! I'm beginning to > think of digital in terms of snapshots and film in terms of serious pictures where > magnification and detail will be enjoyed. > > That Optio S is sure a sweetheart! > I'm really happy with mine. Its nice to have a camera with me at all times. I was out shooting with my 35mm gear this weekend, and I put the optio S in my camera bag and couldn't find it LOL. I've only had it for a month, and I'm up to 900 images on it. All snapshots, but it will allow me to almost always shoot black and white now :) Actually, I'm shooting more film now than before I got the S. - Chris -- Chris Murray /"\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
RE: Optio S - Additional memory
I'm confused... I thought that the Optio S uses an SD type memory device? For someone who is ignorant about these things, are prices about the same for the same amount of storage in different formats? i.e. would the price of 256mb CF card be about the same as a 256mb SD card? Pat in SF > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:26:32 -0700, Amita Guha wrote: >> I got a 256mb Viking CF card from Buy.com for $30 after a $20 mfr >> rebate. Buy.com is definitely worth checking, as is J&R. >> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 6:07 PM >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: Re: Optio S - Additional memory >>> >>> I will be purchasing an Optio S shortly and want to purchase >>> additional memory - 256 mb. Any yeas, nays or suggestions? >>> Vendors to stay away from/or recommended? >>> >>> Kenneth Waller __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
Re: Optio S - Additional memory
If you go to the Pentax site, www.Pentax.com click on digital, click on Optio S, click on comparison charts, you can compare up to three different Pentax cameras. >From what I see, the main difference is the larger number of pixels (3.2-Optio S vs. 4.0 Optio S4) & the lack of color capture mode with the Optio S4. I just ordered the Optio S from B&H. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Francis Alviar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 9:30 AM Subject: RE: Optio S - Additional memory > Interested in purchasing an Optio S also. I've heard > that there is an Optio S4 out. What, besides the > higher MP count are the main differences between the > two and which one would you recommend? For existing > Optio S owners, how long is the battery life? Can you > shoot a long time between charges? Thanks. > > > Francis > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > http://shopping.yahoo.com > >
RE: Optio S - Additional memory
Interested in purchasing an Optio S also. I've heard that there is an Optio S4 out. What, besides the higher MP count are the main differences between the two and which one would you recommend? For existing Optio S owners, how long is the battery life? Can you shoot a long time between charges? Thanks. Francis __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
Re: Optio S - Additional memory
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Kenneth Waller wrote: > I will be purchasing an Optio S shortly and want to purchase additional > memory - 256 mb. Any yeas, nays or suggestions? Vendors to stay away from/or > recommended? > > Kenneth Waller I have a Sandisk 256MB SD card in mine, no problems. I think I paid $139.00 Canadian bucks. - Chris -- Chris Murray /"\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN http://apeman.org/ XAGAINST HTML MAIL Cell: 604.861.8307 / \/ Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Re: Optio S - Additional memory
I will be purchasing an Optio S shortly and want to purchase additional memory - 256 mb. Any yeas, nays or suggestions? Vendors to stay away from/or recommended? Kenneth Waller
Re: optio s
My comments here; context reproduced below. On my Optio 550, I use the viewfinder most of the time. But it's not good for framing macro stuff (major parallax error) plus there's a certain minimum distance past which the eye can focus on the subject through the viewfinder anyway (in other words, get too close and can't see comfortably through the viewfinder.) Also, the viewfinder doesn't provide shooting data, so if you want to see your settings while composing the shot, it would be necessary to use the LCD screen. I don't find the LCD screen very convenient most of the time anyway, because I don't wear bifocals but am probably, at most, two eye exams away from going into them! Optio 550 has a nice little viewfinder all the same, except that the diopter adjustment slider gets accidentally shifted waaay too easily. > on 8/23/03 7:42 AM, Lon Williamson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I don't know, not having used digicams myself. A friend of > > mine, a long time film shooter and darkroom type, just bought > > a 3 MPixel rangefinder digicam, and according to him, the viewfinder > > on these things is useless. He found himself quickly using the > > LCD for all shots. Knowing him as I do, he didn't start working > > that way just to look "in". He does it because it is the best > > way to work. > > > > Ramesh Kumar wrote, in part: > >> > >> I guess most of the people may be using LCD screen for > >> everything; I do not think viewfinder adds any value. > >> > >> Do we need viewfinder at all? > > > > > > I've looked at the Optio S, have not actually used one. IIRC, the viewfinder > was not bad. On my Optio 330RS the viewfinder is quite adequate for framing > the shot. Using the LCD rather than the viewfinder would never never be the > preferred mode unless: > a. you are talking about a camera with a viewfinder that is just too dark to > see through; > b. the camera is on a tripod; or > c. you are doing low-level macros, high-level over the crowd shots, or some > other weird thing and have no choice in the matter. What the heck, no film > costs to worry about, click the shutter and 1 out of 50 might work. > > I can guarantee you that physically there is no way you can get as steady a > shot with the camera held out in front of you as you can with the camera > held close to your face as you look through the viewfinder. And don't forget > that you are often shooting with 100 or 200 film (equivalence), low shutter > speeds, and not all that fast lenses. And the AF is going to be slower in > dimmer light, so just when you need to be steadiest, you get the longest > shutter lag and the biggest challenge to holding the camera steady. > > > IMHO, forget the notion of LCD as framing/focusing device. If you cannot use > the viewfinder on a given P&S digicam, don't buy it expecting to use the LCD > as a work-around; you will get lots of blurred shots. > > Stan >
Re: optio s
I don't know, not having used digicams myself. A friend of mine, a long time film shooter and darkroom type, just bought a 3 MPixel rangefinder digicam, and according to him, the viewfinder on these things is useless. He found himself quickly using the LCD for all shots. Knowing him as I do, he didn't start working that way just to look "in". He does it because it is the best way to work. Ramesh Kumar wrote, in part: I guess most of the people may be using LCD screen for everything; I do not think viewfinder adds any value. Do we need viewfinder at all?
Re: optio s
- Original Message - From: "Ramesh Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I guess most of the people may be using LCD screen for > everything; I do not think viewfinder adds any value. > > Do we need viewfinder at all? > > Thanks > Ramesh When I was shooting race cars at the track, the viewfinder was helpful for panning and the LCD useless. Christian
RE: optio s
> Do we need viewfinder at all? I have the Optio 230, and I always turn off the LCD to save batteries. I only use it to compose close up shots because the viewfinder is inaccurate in those cases. I find that the 230 makes pretty good macro shots, but the flash is useless beyond 6 or 7 feet. Amita
Re: optio s
manual focus on the LCD isn't very useful on any digital camera i have used. it's not high enough resolution and there isn't a digital zoom-in to any part of the image capture area for increasing focusing precision. i use my LCD for composing when i have an adapter lens or filters attached and when i am making manual settings to any of the controls. if i am not doing any of these, i have the LCD turned off. Herb - Original Message - From: "Ramesh Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 13:08 Subject: Re: optio s > Manual focus: I feel very uncomfrable using LCD screen > during the focussing. AF is not reliable.
Re: optio s
Ramesh Kumar: I guess most of the people may be using LCD screen for everything; I do not think viewfinder adds any value. Do we need viewfinder at all? My girlfriend's digital P&S has a viewfinder and it really saves batteries to not use the LCD all the time. When I borrow it, I use the viewfinder for most shots, and the LCD only in special cases like for extreme closeups where parallax is an issue, and for shooting where I can't place the camera to my eyes (like holding it in upstretched arms in a crowd). My own digital P&S has no viewfinder though. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/
Re: optio s
Recently I brought OptioS. This is my first p&s camera including film & digital and felt really uncomfortable using controls and useless viewfinder. Manual focus: I feel very uncomfrable using LCD screen during the focussing. AF is not reliable. Controls: To change some of the values, you need to do 3-4 clicks. Ex: To change the metering modes, it needs to do 3 operation. I am used Mz-5n where I do this with single click. Hope *IstD does not have this problem. I never knew there is something called Auto WB. In my camera, WB always stays in DayLight, I need to set it to Fluro.., Incan.. manually. I guess most of the people may be using LCD screen for everything; I do not think viewfinder adds any value. Do we need viewfinder at all? Thanks Ramesh --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've had one now for 3 days and would like to hear > what others who have it > think. I finally got a digital camera b/c I wanted > one that I could > easily take anywhere. (the ZX-5n with battery pack > and 500ftz could be > obtrusive at times) In the altoids tin it fits > neatly in the coin pocket > of my pants. > > Here are my impressions: > Pros > Size...Size...Size > I was very impressed with its macro capabilities. > Exposure and color balance seem to be dead on most > of the time. > Decent flash power for its size. > You can hand hold a much slower speeds with decent > results. > > Cons > Quite a bit of edge distortion but I was aware of > this from the reviews > and was willing to sacrifice this for the size. > After use, its not that > bad, and being aware of this, I can compose a shot > so that I can allow for > the edges to be cropped out. > > Auto focus seems to be pretty weak, it seems there > must be a pretty large > contrast to get a good lock. Anyone else having > trouble with this? > > Auto white balance doesn't work very well. Under > incandescent lighting it > always chooses daylight. I have set the feature > from EV to WB just to > overcome this. It does correctly choose fluorescent > light though. Anyone > else have this problem, or did I get a bad sample. > > Chris > > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
RE: optio s
I find myself using it more and more, and it's nearly always in my pocket in the Pentax leather case. My only objection is that the auto white balance tends to go somewhat blue, so I usually use manual white balance. I'm very impressed with battery performance and overall quality. Even 8x10 prints are excellent, IMO. Bill > I've had one now for 3 days and would like to hear what others who > have it think. I finally got a digital camera b/c I wanted one that I > could easily take anywhere. (the ZX-5n with battery pack and 500ftz > could be obtrusive at times) In the altoids tin it fits neatly in the > coin pocket of my pants. > > Here are my impressions: > Pros > Size...Size...Size > I was very impressed with its macro capabilities. > Exposure and color balance seem to be dead on most of the time. Decent > flash power for its size. You can hand hold a much slower speeds with > decent results. > > Cons > Quite a bit of edge distortion but I was aware of this from the > reviews and was willing to sacrifice this for the size. After use, > its not that bad, and being aware of this, I can compose a shot so > that I can allow for the edges to be cropped out. > > Auto focus seems to be pretty weak, it seems there must be a pretty > large contrast to get a good lock. Anyone else having trouble with > this? > > Auto white balance doesn't work very well. Under incandescent > lighting it always chooses daylight. I have set the feature from EV > to WB just to overcome this. It does correctly choose fluorescent > light though. Anyone else have this problem, or did I get a bad > sample.
Re: optio s
I am very happy with my Optio S so far. I traded the Altoids tin I used for the fist month for the Pentax case, which hangs unobtrusively on my belt and carries an extra battery and extra memory card as well. I agree with most of what you have said. I have had no trouble with auto focus on subjects relatively near to the camera, but shots in the far distance sometimes look a bit soft. Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've had one now for 3 days and would like to hear what others who have it > think. I finally got a digital camera b/c I wanted one that I could > easily take anywhere. (the ZX-5n with battery pack and 500ftz could be > obtrusive at times) In the altoids tin it fits neatly in the coin pocket > of my pants. > > Here are my impressions: > Pros > Size...Size...Size > I was very impressed with its macro capabilities. > Exposure and color balance seem to be dead on most of the time. > Decent flash power for its size. > You can hand hold a much slower speeds with decent results. > > Cons > Quite a bit of edge distortion but I was aware of this from the reviews > and was willing to sacrifice this for the size. After use, its not that > bad, and being aware of this, I can compose a shot so that I can allow for > the edges to be cropped out. > > Auto focus seems to be pretty weak, it seems there must be a pretty large > contrast to get a good lock. Anyone else having trouble with this? > > Auto white balance doesn't work very well. Under incandescent lighting it > always chooses daylight. I have set the feature from EV to WB just to > overcome this. It does correctly choose fluorescent light though. Anyone > else have this problem, or did I get a bad sample.
Re: Optio S and battery use
Hi Keith, on 10 Aug 03 you wrote in pentax.list: >The more I read about the little Optio S, the more I'm tempted to buy >one just to carry around with me, everywhere I go! That's the biggest advantage of th eOptio S - you have a camera always with you! The high battery capacity of the 450/550 is a kind of funny, too: it simply wonderer when the first need to recharge the battery would ocur ;-) It took some days and I wondered if there was a problem with the battery indicatoer ;-) Cheers, heiko
Re: Optio S and battery use
Hi Bill, on 09 Aug 03 you wrote in pentax.list: >I had a pleasant surprise this evening. I shot 53 "frames" in the Optio >S at a wedding reception, used flash on all 53 and still had over 1/2 >charge left in the battery. That's very fine for such a tiny camera. But you should try an Optio 450/550 it gives you 200-400 pictures (depenent on flash usage) with one battery! Cheers, Heiko
Re: Optio S and battery use
You're right, of course, but for the "average" photographer, as most of us are, being able to take 50+ flash-assisted photographs in one furious session, and after that being able to take twice that many if you want to...all on a single set of batteries, well, that's quite impressive! How many of us NEED to take 200 to 400 photographs in a single session, especially a lot of them with flash? It shows not just how battery technology has come along, but how camera manufacturers have fine-tuned their products to be more and more efficient consumers of precious battery power! The more I read about the little Optio S, the more I'm tempted to buy one just to carry around with me, everywhere I go! keith whaley Heiko Hamann wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > on 09 Aug 03 you wrote in pentax.list: > > >I had a pleasant surprise this evening. I shot 53 "frames" in the Optio > >S at a wedding reception, used flash on all 53 and still had over 1/2 > >charge left in the battery. > > That's very fine for such a tiny camera. But you should try an Optio > 450/550 it gives you 200-400 pictures (depenent on flash usage) with one > battery! > > Cheers, Heiko
Re: Optio S and battery use
>I also have to pack three >sets of batteries since my digicam is now a dinosaur. like it's owner ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Optio S and battery use
On 10 Aug 2003 at 5:19, Keith Whaley wrote: > You're right, of course, but for the "average" photographer, as most of > us are, being able to take 50+ flash-assisted photographs in one furious > session, and after that being able to take twice that many if you want > to...all on a single set of batteries, well, that's quite impressive! > How many of us NEED to take 200 to 400 photographs in a single session, > especially a lot of them with flash? Anyone shooting a wedding/engagement/christening etc for profit or gratis will likely shoot over 200 shots using a digicam. I do. I also have to pack three sets of batteries since my digicam is now a dinosaur. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Optio S Case;
Jan, If you buy in the USA, you have to ad sales tax, about 6%, if you order out of state you don't but you have to pay for the shipping. When you have it sent to the NL you have to pay duties, unless you can avoid it in a smart way. Very often it still pays to buy it in the USA. I bought many items from B&H during the time I lived in the USA, and also later when I lived in the Netherlands or the UK where I currently live. I bought my 24-90mm from Peter in sunny Brighton, it was not worth it for me to buy it in the USA at that time. When I lived in Amersfoort, I had to pay a local shop twice the price I had to pay B&H for the Tamron macro 90mm AF, so you understand I picked it up on a trip to the USA (at that time the company was doing a lot better then now, so travel is now restricted). The local shop even never heard of the availability of this lens for Pentax AF. Oh well... In a few weeks I will be living in Amersfoort again, time will tell if I can find a job in the company in the Netherlands again, or I will be FMP'd a few months later. Groeten uit zonnig Wiltshire Frits On Fri, 2003-07-04 at 13:07, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Hallo Frits, > > On 03 Jul 2003 23:18:36 +0100, Frits Wthrich wrote: > > > > >399 euro excluding memory card. > > > >Are you located in Europe, perhaps the Netherlands based on your name? > > Yes, near Amstardam actually. > > The lowest prices (mail-order) here are about 399 Euro's too. > > With the current US$ to Euro rate (if it does not drop further) it should > still be 10 to 15% cheaper there. > > I have seen US$ 399 including a 128 Mb SD card in the US ... > > Regards, JvW > > -- > Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Optio S Case;
http://www.fotoversand24.de/fotoversand24.htm?vid=3feb3e3c7fac1f70fdc20fda07680a91&pid=997&tid=shop/4&cp=1&pmid=1&psid=21&mid=2&sid=3&ssid=32&ptid=shop/2 399 euro excluding memory card. Are you located in Europe, perhaps the Netherlands based on your name? Regards, Frits On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 13:20, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Hi Bill, > > On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 08:15:57 -0400, Bill Owens wrote: > > > Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ? > > > > They're hard to find in the USA right now, according to my local dealers > > I will be near SF the first two weeks of october, so I can't use mail-order. > I will be visiting a few of the big photo-stores I guess and see if I can find one. > > >they're backordered due to higher than expected demand. I got mine at the > >Wal-Mart website (www.walmart.com) for $397.00 US including a 128 MB SD > > That is a good price! > > Maybe prices will even drop a bit, they might plan for an Optio-S upgrade > end of the year or early 2004 ... > > Regards, JvW > -- > Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- Frits Wüthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Optio S Case;
My local photo shop (Millburn, NJ) has three in stock. Bill Owens wrote: > > I hope that belt-loop is a real "loop"! > > Yep, it uses a real loop, but I still carry mine in a pocket to be on the > safe side > > Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ? > > They're hard to find in the USA right now, according to my local dealers > they're backordered due to higher than expected demand. I got mine at the > Wal-Mart website (www.walmart.com) for $397.00 US including a 128 MB SD > card. > > Bill -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://geocities.com/dmatyola/ Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399
Re: Optio S Case;
Hi Bill, On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 08:15:57 -0400, Bill Owens wrote: > Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ? > > They're hard to find in the USA right now, according to my local dealers I will be near SF the first two weeks of october, so I can't use mail-order. I will be visiting a few of the big photo-stores I guess and see if I can find one. >they're backordered due to higher than expected demand. I got mine at the >Wal-Mart website (www.walmart.com) for $397.00 US including a 128 MB SD That is a good price! Maybe prices will even drop a bit, they might plan for an Optio-S upgrade end of the year or early 2004 ... Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
Re: Optio S Case;
> I hope that belt-loop is a real "loop"! Yep, it uses a real loop, but I still carry mine in a pocket to be on the safe side Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ? They're hard to find in the USA right now, according to my local dealers they're backordered due to higher than expected demand. I got mine at the Wal-Mart website (www.walmart.com) for $397.00 US including a 128 MB SD card. Bill
Re: Optio S Case;
Hi Daniel, On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:00:10 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >I while back I related how I am using an Altoids tin as the case for >my Optio S, and how well it works. Recently, I was browsing in a >camera shop (something I do whenever I can) and looked again at the >case Pentx sells for the S. It's a bit bulkier that the Altoids >tin, but it also holds an extra battery and and extra memory card in >an outside pocket. Best of all, it has a belt loop, which works >great because of the camera's tiny size. I love it! I hope that belt-loop is a real "loop"! Using a leather-case that had a strong metal belt-CLIP, I managed to LOOSE my Optio-S the day before yesterday ... So I am stuck with a loader and a spare DL-18 battery now :-( I plan to get a new one on a trip to the USA in october, prices for the Optio-S seem to be at least 20% lower in the states. Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ? Regards, Jan van Wijk -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
Re: Optio S advertising
Christian has noted. Have you picked up a photo magazine lately? Nikon and Canon advertise the crap out of their DSLRs and digicams as well as their film offerings from consumer to pro grade. What's so sad is that I have yet to see an ad for the Optio S which is such a big hit for Pentax, yet I've seen ads for the Casio version. Christian Pentax actually has no need to advertise the Optio S. According to my local Pentax rep, there are more than 40,000 of them on dealer backorders. Also, the Casio is not a "version" of the Optio S. The only thing Pentax about the Casio is the lens and possibly some firmware. The Casio isn't as small as the Optio S, and does not utilize interchangeable batteries. It must be placed in a charging stand to recharge the internal battery. In other words, if your battery dies while you're in the middle of a shoot, you are SOL until you stick it on the charger and wait for it to recharge. With my Optio S, it takes about 15 seconds to change batteries, and they seem to last for at least 100 or more exposures. Bill
Re: Optio S observations
I will Lon. So far it seems to be a great alternative to a P&S film camera for a carry with you all the time snapshot camera. At yesterday's picnic, all I wanted was snapshots to record the event with and it worked great for that. 4x6 prints are nearly impossible to see any difference between the Optio S and the typical minilab print. Bill - Original Message - From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Optio S observations > Bill, keep us informed about how the Optio S does for you. > I'm interested in buying it. > > Bill Owens wrote: > > > >>>I had a chance to give my Optio S a fairly good workout yesterday > >>>evening and thought I'd share some of my opinions with y'all. > >> > >>Does it offer a TIFF or RAW option? > > > > > > No, just jpg, which I download and save as a tif or psd > > > > Bill > > > > > > >
Re: Optio S observations
Bill, keep us informed about how the Optio S does for you. I'm interested in buying it. Bill Owens wrote: I had a chance to give my Optio S a fairly good workout yesterday evening and thought I'd share some of my opinions with y'all. Does it offer a TIFF or RAW option? No, just jpg, which I download and save as a tif or psd Bill
Re: Optio S observations
> > I had a chance to give my Optio S a fairly good workout yesterday > > evening and thought I'd share some of my opinions with y'all. > > Does it offer a TIFF or RAW option? No, just jpg, which I download and save as a tif or psd Bill
Re: Optio S observations
> I had a chance to give my Optio S a fairly good workout yesterday > evening and thought I'd share some of my opinions with y'all. Does it offer a TIFF or RAW option? z -- Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f Sponsor: Le offerte migliori per il tuo giardino... vieni a scoprirle da Peraga! Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=1476&d=21-6
Re: Optio S flash
Alin Flaider a écrit: Hi Bill, Most likely there's no dedicated flash sensor. Instead it relies on the ambient light sensor that measures during the pre-flash. Very similarly to MZ-S operation in P-TTL mode. The Optio S has a flash sensor,under the flash windows ! See owner manual p 9 ! Michel
Re: Optio S flash
Hi Bill, Most likely there's no dedicated flash sensor. Instead it relies on the ambient light sensor that measures during the pre-flash. Very similarly to MZ-S operation in P-TTL mode. Servus, Alin Bill wrote: BO> Apparently the Optio S uses a flash system similar to the MZ-S. In normal BO> flash mode there are 2 quick flashed and in red eye reduction there are BO> three. Has Pentax been able to get a flash sensor inside something this BO> small?
Re: Optio S flash
After reading the instruction manual AGAIN, I find that the Optio S delivers 3 flashes per exposure, both for normal and for redeye reduction, the difference being there is a greater delay when using redeye reduction. I'm guessing that this flash sequence is similar to that of the MZ-S, where the pre-flashes are telling the camera the proper settings to use for the exposure. Can anyone shed any light on this? Bill - Original Message - From: "Steve Morphet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:39 AM Subject: RE: Optio S flash > Bill Owens wrote: > > I don't know how the MZ-S flash works, but I can confirm the number of > flashes from the Optio S. Is it using the first flash to meter the scene, > and the second (with duration modified appropriately) to make the exposure? > I wonder if a seperate flash sensor is required. Can it not just use the > CCD? > > This weekend I used my Optio S to take some flash pictures in dim light, > and I have to say that I was very disappointed with the results. Nearly > everything was badly underexposed, to the point where I don't expect it > to be salvagable. I had checked the flash range specs in the manual, > and I knew I was working right at the limit (perhaps a little bit beyond > it :-). I think my mistake was to leave the camera set on 'Auto' ISO: > While the flash ranges are specified at 200, it seems that the camera > saw fit to choose 100 ISO for these pictures. > > I would have hoped to have spotted the problem straight away on the LCD, > but it seems that this can give a rather optimistic interpretation of > underexposed images. The histograms do show what was going on, but I > wasn't looking at them. I will, next time. > > I think I know what I need to do to avoid these problems next time. (It > may involve an LX and fast film). Any other tips, or GIMP/Photoshop > recovery techniques, will be gratefully received. Unfortunately the > event, a christening, is unlikely to be repeated. > > Steve. >
RE: Optio S flash
Bill Owens wrote: >Apparently the Optio S uses a flash system similar to the MZ-S. In normal >flash mode there are 2 quick flashed and in red eye reduction there are >three. Has Pentax been able to get a flash sensor inside something this >small? I don't know how the MZ-S flash works, but I can confirm the number of flashes from the Optio S. Is it using the first flash to meter the scene, and the second (with duration modified appropriately) to make the exposure? I wonder if a seperate flash sensor is required. Can it not just use the CCD? This weekend I used my Optio S to take some flash pictures in dim light, and I have to say that I was very disappointed with the results. Nearly everything was badly underexposed, to the point where I don't expect it to be salvagable. I had checked the flash range specs in the manual, and I knew I was working right at the limit (perhaps a little bit beyond it :-). I think my mistake was to leave the camera set on 'Auto' ISO: While the flash ranges are specified at 200, it seems that the camera saw fit to choose 100 ISO for these pictures. I would have hoped to have spotted the problem straight away on the LCD, but it seems that this can give a rather optimistic interpretation of underexposed images. The histograms do show what was going on, but I wasn't looking at them. I will, next time. I think I know what I need to do to avoid these problems next time. (It may involve an LX and fast film). Any other tips, or GIMP/Photoshop recovery techniques, will be gratefully received. Unfortunately the event, a christening, is unlikely to be repeated. Steve.
Re: Optio S pre-order (and prices)
That's also true the initial price offering will drop rather quickly I'm sure. At 05:15 PM 2/11/2003 +0100, you wrote: Hi Peter, on 11 Feb 03 you wrote in pentax.list: >>Amazon Germany (or the zshops) has it listed for 529 Euro >Must be the VAT. And a very conservative price policy by Amazon. You can find various German online shops offering the Optio S at 469,- Euro. That seems to be a realistic streeet price for Europe. Cheers, Heiko Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
Re: Optio S pre-order (and prices)
Hi Peter, on 11 Feb 03 you wrote in pentax.list: >>Amazon Germany (or the zshops) has it listed for 529 Euro >Must be the VAT. And a very conservative price policy by Amazon. You can find various German online shops offering the Optio S at 469,- Euro. That seems to be a realistic streeet price for Europe. Cheers, Heiko
Re: Optio S pre-order (and prices)
Must be the VAT. At 11:47 AM 2/11/2003 +0100, Scars wrote: Hi! Amazon Germany (or the zshops) has it listed for 529 Euro http://s1.amazon.de/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y04Y2262953Y2956152/qid%3 D1044959909/sr%3D1-1/028-5489151-1156544 - Original Message - From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:20 AM Subject: Optio S pre-order (and prices) > you can already pre-order this camera at amazon.com for $399.99 > Pentax Optio S 3.2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom > Price: $399.99 > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B87HWM/qid=1044959095/ > sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-3772317-1367839?v=glance&s=photo&n=507846 > > Availability: This item will be released on April 21, 2003. You may > order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. > Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
Re: Optio S first look
On Sunday, February 9, 2003, at 09:27 AM, Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote: 1. You can shoot at ISO 320 (vs. Pentax's ISO 200). 2. You can transfer your images to your PC easily with a docking station. 3. You can shoot images at 1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 960. I think the Pentax offers nothing in-between its maximum and 1024 x 768. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, no one knows which is the better camera or bargain since neither is available yet. All we can do is compare spec sheets, which don't necessarily tell you which is the better camera either. But, since spec sheets is what we got ;-), for the $425 Pentax and the $450 Casio (suggested US retail prices), I see: 1.Casio's website lists the Casio's ISO as 50, 100, & 200 as does Pentax 2. The craddle is a Casio disadvantage (from my perspective). With the Casio you _must_ transfer your photos through the cradle and cable to a computer or a printer. Pentax needs only a USB cable. 3. Casio has committed to 4 steps in image size from min to max. while Pentax is "TBD" 4. Pentax has spot, center weighted, and matrix metering (3 metering modes) and Casio has matrix metering (1 metering mode) 5. Pentax is smaller and lighter than the Casio and cased with textured aluminum alloy. The Casio is larger and heavier than the Pentax and cased with plastic. 6. Pentax specs 11 MB of int. mem. and Casio specs 10 MB 7. Pentax has a customizable user function, but Casio doesn't 8. Pentax has time lapse modes that Casio doesn't, but Pentax has no double exposure and Casio does 9. Pentax has a voice memo mode which Casio doesn't (carry a note pad and a pencil along with your cradle and cable) 10. Pentax has "6x zoom" (2x digital by 3x optical) and Casio has "12x zoom" (4x digital by 3x optical) Specwise, the Pentax appeals to me more than the Casio does. Dan scott
Re: Optio S first look
Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apart from it's size, can anybody roughly tell me what the Optio S offers in terms of specifications in comparison to other existing digital Point and Shoots in the same price range? You might want to consider the Casio version. The Casio--I can't think of its model name--is a little larger and thicker, but it has some advantages: 1. You can shoot at ISO 320 (vs. Pentax's ISO 200). 2. You can transfer your images to your PC easily with a docking station. 3. You can shoot images at 1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 960. I think the Pentax offers nothing in-between its maximum and 1024 x 768. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Optio S first look
Bruce wrote: >It's tiny, cute and will get you lots of babes. Yep. It's the Canon Elph redeux. The Elph, men learned, was a babe magnet--better than pherimones. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Optio S first look
The official list price of Optio S in Japan is 65,000 yen, which is 5,000 yen more than Optio 330GS. Very attractive! Regards, Henry Chu 7/2/2003 From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good afternoon, Lasse! Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > Maybe it's already been mentioned, but in that case I've missed it - > what will the initial street price be? The MSLP is said to be set at $425 at introduction, and street price is expected to be only some $15-20 lower. That's only what I've read online...I have no way to know whether it's true or not. > Apart from it's size, can anybody roughly tell me what the Optio S > offers in terms of specifications in comparison to other existing > digital Point and Shoots in the same price range? > (I am not up to date on digitals.) Look at this, from Pentax themselves: http://www.pentax.com/products/cameras/camera_overview.cfm?productid=18263 There is a convenient comparison section accessible from that page. Also, a fairly comprehensive hands-on approach to a first look at the camera. This is a most excellent site: http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/pentax_OptioS_uk.html > Or in other words: > Why should I buy it? It will produce most excellent 4x6 photos or larger, with beautiful color and no noticeable lens physical (distortion) or chromatic aberrations, free from flare and glare. Beautiful SMC Pentax lens...with a maximum aperture of f/2.6, an equivalent 35mm focal length of 35mm to 105mm, and an impressive manual focus range from 2.4 inches to infinity! The other "why buy" reasons are up to you. If you want the most features with very credible performance, in the smallest package, this about fills the bill. > Why should I not? Only you can answer that. What is it you _must_ have that the S doesn't provide? No-one else can answer that for you. > (Other than the possible disadvantages of the > sliding lenses etc.) That this unique feature might be a 'disadvantage' in any way still has to be proven. Right now that is in the realm of wild supposition, with no single fact in evidence to support it. If that possibility bothers you, you could wait some 5 or 6 years, see if anyone reports problems from lens group misalignment... > > Lasse keith whaley _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
Re: Optio S first look
Good afternoon, Lasse! Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > Maybe it's already been mentioned, but in that case I've missed it - > what will the initial street price be? The MSLP is said to be set at $425 at introduction, and street price is expected to be only some $15-20 lower. That's only what I've read online...I have no way to know whether it's true or not. > Apart from it's size, can anybody roughly tell me what the Optio S > offers in terms of specifications in comparison to other existing > digital Point and Shoots in the same price range? > (I am not up to date on digitals.) Look at this, from Pentax themselves: http://www.pentax.com/products/cameras/camera_overview.cfm?productid=18263 There is a convenient comparison section accessible from that page. Also, a fairly comprehensive hands-on approach to a first look at the camera. This is a most excellent site: http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/pentax_OptioS_uk.html > Or in other words: > Why should I buy it? It will produce most excellent 4x6 photos or larger, with beautiful color and no noticeable lens physical (distortion) or chromatic aberrations, free from flare and glare. Beautiful SMC Pentax lens...with a maximum aperture of f/2.6, an equivalent 35mm focal length of 35mm to 105mm, and an impressive manual focus range from 2.4 inches to infinity! The other "why buy" reasons are up to you. If you want the most features with very credible performance, in the smallest package, this about fills the bill. > Why should I not? Only you can answer that. What is it you _must_ have that the S doesn't provide? No-one else can answer that for you. > (Other than the possible disadvantages of the > sliding lenses etc.) That this unique feature might be a 'disadvantage' in any way still has to be proven. Right now that is in the realm of wild supposition, with no single fact in evidence to support it. If that possibility bothers you, you could wait some 5 or 6 years, see if anyone reports problems from lens group misalignment... > > Lasse keith whaley
Re: Optio S first look
Well said :-) Antti-Pekka At 08:51 6.2.2003 -0500, you wrote: >It's tiny, cute and will get you lots of babes. > >BR > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>Why should I buy it? >> > --- * Antti-Pekka Virjonen * Fiskarsinkatu 7 D * GSM: +358 500 789 753 * * Computec Oy Turku* FIN-20750 Turku Finland * Fax: +358 10 264 0777 *
Re: Optio S first look
It's tiny, cute and will get you lots of babes. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why should I buy it?
Re: Re: Optio S first look
Maybe it's already been mentioned, but in that case I've missed it - what will the initial street price be? Apart from it's size, can anybody roughly tell me what the Optio S offers in terms of specifications in comparison to other existing digital Point and Shoots in the same price range? (I am not up to date on digitals.) Or in other words: Why should I buy it? Why should I not? (Other than the possible disadvantages of the sliding lenses etc.) Lasse
Re: Re: Optio S first look
Hi! I'm not sure whether someone has posted it already or maybe everybody else had already seen it, but on the pentax europe page are detailed specificatins of it... http://www.pentaxeurope.com/v2/en/photo/cameras/Digital/optio_s/index.html http://www.pentaxeurope.com/v2/en/photo/cameras/Digital/optio_s/spec.html bye Katrin Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 06.02.2003, 12:50:16: > > > Dan Scott wrote: > > > > http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/pentax_OptioS_uk.html > > has a first up on the Optio S. Haven't read it > > yet, but that's what I'm doing after I hit send. > > I just visited there myself, and it's far and away the best look I've > had yet. Very good site! > > keith whaley
Re: Optio S first look
Dan Scott wrote: > > http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/pentax_OptioS_uk.html > has a first up on the Optio S. Haven't read it > yet, but that's what I'm doing after I hit send. I just visited there myself, and it's far and away the best look I've had yet. Very good site! keith whaley
Re: Optio S first look
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 20:53:23 -0600, Dan Scott wrote: >http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/ >pentax_OptioS_uk.html has a first up on the Optio S. Haven't read it >yet, but that's what I'm doing after I hit send. I REALLY loved the comment telling Canon to start packing :-) Later, Gary
RE: Optio S: joint development with Casio (was Re: Pentax and Casio to merge?)
I don't see why not, you would be using a Pentax Lens. At 07:07 PM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote: On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Iren & Henry Chu wrote: > The new Casio EX-Z3 looks very similar to Pentax Optio S: It is indeed a sister camera of Optio S: http://www.exilim.jp/ex_z3/index.html where you can see the same SMC Pentax Zoom Lens logo in front I can't resist playing Devil's advocate. Where it has a SMC Pentax lens would we be able (legally) to use the Casio to post on the PUG ? BUTCH "Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself" Hermann Hesse (Demian) Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
RE: Optio S: joint development with Casio (was Re: Pentax and Casio to merge?)
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Iren & Henry Chu wrote: > The new Casio EX-Z3 looks very similar to Pentax Optio S: It is indeed a sister camera of Optio S: http://www.exilim.jp/ex_z3/index.html where you can see the same SMC Pentax Zoom Lens logo in front I can't resist playing Devil's advocate. Where it has a SMC Pentax lens would we be able (legally) to use the Casio to post on the PUG ? BUTCH "Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself" Hermann Hesse (Demian)
RE: Optio S specifications
Yeah and a docking cradle (I don't think the Optio has that?). The casio looks better on the surface at the moment... > -Original Message- > From: Dario Bonazza 2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 09 January 2003 11:50 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Optio S specifications > > > Published in both my websites: > > Pentax Club: www.aohc.it > Digital photography news: www.fotone.it > > Direct link to specs page: http://www.fotone.it/pentax/prpen301e.htm > > Okay, okay, I'm way too late, but has everybody seen the full > specs table? Isn't it interesting that Casio EX-Z3 features a > wider LCD than Pentax Opto S? > > Bye, > > Dario Bonazza > > http://www.dariobonazza.com > >
