I have had no problems switching to digital (*ist D). The only issue was to install the Firm Ware Upgrade 1.11 (allowing the use of K and M lenses) which is quite easy, storing the downloaded file on the CF card and follow some simple instructions. Remember to set camera to "other than A".
Of cource digital resolution is theoretical not quite as good as film. But in practice it seems to be even better, since you have no scanning issues. Get a good RAW-converter to obtain greater exposure latidtude and to avoid burned out high lights (overwxposure). Get a huge hard drive for your shots as well as an organizer software - like ACDSee. Then you are up and running and will have a lot of fun and some great photographs! Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Sam Jost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. november 2004 07:44 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Concerns About Moving to Digital (Quality of istD) > How many have had NO problems with their cameras, software, memory > cards, or what have you? Who has had serious problems, where the cameras > has had to go in for repair, or be replaced, within a year or less after > purchase? Who has had a problem, regardless of what it was, that caused a > loss of images, or prevented a shooting session from being completed? > > I've had my little Sony for 18 months or so, maybe more, and have not had > a > single glitch with it. I just put in a card, make sure the battery has > juice, and point and shoot merrily all day long. Can that be expected > from > the Pentax istD? I have my *istD since february and the only 'problems' I had was when the batteries gone empty it would not make pictures anymore but do something funny instead, like switching itself off in mid-picture. But hey, after a while I remembered that batteries might get empty after a few pictures (in that case it had been 2208 pictures and so many weeks that I had forgotten the *istD needs batteries at all). That had been after I noticed the batterie icon blinking low, that is. Otherwise I had no problems or other issues with the *istD. I had no need for repair or replacement at all. Sam
