Re: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder
Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Diagnostician's version of Occam's razor: When you hear hoofbeats, don't think 'Zebra.' That's exactly why I fear that the ISO range will top out at 400: If it were higher, Pentax would have said so.
Re: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder
That's exactly why I fear that the ISO range will top out at 400: If it were higher, Pentax would have said so. It isn't determined yet. As I said elsewhere, don't read tea leaves...lots about this camera is not yet set in stone one way or the other. Wait for the production models. --Mike
Re: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder
- Original Message - From: alexanderkrohe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 7:09 PM Subject: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder From: Rüdiger Neumann Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 07:15:23 -0800 From CNET.com: Unlike competitors, however, this camera has a 1.8-inch LCD that can be used as a viewfinder instead of just for playback and menus. As I understand it, this is also said by digitalkamera.de (it's in German) http://www.digitalkamera.de/Info/News/16/90.htm Does this mean that the *ist D has the video camera in the finder projecting an image to an LCD screen for preview as patented by Pentax back in 1999? Pål
Re: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder
It could be as simple as MLU when the screen is activated in shoot mode. If the regular viewfinder is just a little TV, why have a mirror at all? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/03/03 01:09PM From: Rüdiger Neumann Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 07:15:23 -0800 From CNET.com: Unlike competitors, however, this camera has a 1.8-inch LCD that can be used as a viewfinder instead of just for playback and menus. As I understand it, this is also said by digitalkamera.de (it's in German) http://www.digitalkamera.de/Info/News/16/90.htm Alexander __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
Re: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder
So far no one seems to know, I'm betting on some kind of MLU. At 07:23 PM 3/3/2003 +0100, you wrote: - Original Message - From: alexanderkrohe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 7:09 PM Subject: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder From: Rüdiger Neumann Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 07:15:23 -0800 From CNET.com: Unlike competitors, however, this camera has a 1.8-inch LCD that can be used as a viewfinder instead of just for playback and menus. As I understand it, this is also said by digitalkamera.de (it's in German) http://www.digitalkamera.de/Info/News/16/90.htm Does this mean that the *ist D has the video camera in the finder projecting an image to an LCD screen for preview as patented by Pentax back in 1999? Pål Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
Re: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder
Frits wrote: The German text refers to the LCD at the back, which 'apparently also works in recording mode'. It doesn't say anything about how it is done. You could be right, very interesting, this feature that sets this DSLR apart from the competition. I can see the PJ raising their *ist D above the crowds to make the shot, while composing using the LCD. I need to stop drooling... Most likely it is just a translation mistake... Pål
Re: The LCD of the *istD can obvioulsy be used as a viewfinder
On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, Frits [iso-8859-1] Wüthrich wrote: The German text refers to the LCD at the back, which 'apparently also works in recording mode'. It doesn't say anything about how it is done. I am a bit skeptical though. If this feature is real, I just cannot see how this could be left out of the press release. For all you know, the german web site may be getting the info from cnet :-) -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--
