Re: more *ist D pricing news...

2004-02-04 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:50:47 -0600 From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey William, I love how this topic quickly degraded to your rant. Originally, my rant was about people buying the camera in the USA and importing it to their own country because it was considerable

Re: more *ist D pricing news...

2004-02-03 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:32:55 -0600 From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news.. I don't know where you are getting your numbers. It sounds like you are comparing prices of a lowball US dealer (BH) with a high end botique in Canada. Hi

Re: more *ist D pricing news...

2004-02-02 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
I have always thought that bypassing the local distributor on new equipment is not the best thing to do. Pentax Canada, for example, does offer an international warranty on it's equipment, but Pentax USA, I believe, does not. Consider that if you are buying a product from a foriegn distributor,

Re: more *ist D pricing news...

2004-02-02 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
At 04:27 PM 02/02/2004, wendy beard wrote: You've forgotten to factor in the Tax you get clobbered for when the camera comes over the border and the shipping cost. So really, that camera from BH ~could~ cost (1815 x 1.15) + (40 x 1.35) = 2141 Well, I didn't *forget* so much as omit. I have

digital ei-100 usb problems

2004-01-27 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
Hey, does anyone still use the ei-100/200? I hadn't used mine in a couple of months but since then I've upgraded my computer (asus a7n8x) and win2k. It used to work fine with Win98/Me, but now I get USB errors. The ports themselves are fine, I have a scanner (lide 80) at 2.0 (I'm pretty sure

Re: digital ei-100 usb problems

2004-01-27 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
Thanks, yeah I did try looking for drivers. The pentax page (canada/usa/japan) only has drivers for win95/98/Me. I assume that means win2k/Xp is supposed to be automatic. I also tried connecting the camera to MacOS X. Nothing. Worked fine with my friend's Canon A70 a couple of months

Re: digital ei-100 usb problems

2004-01-27 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
That's a great idea. Now I just gotta find me a cheap reader. Thanks! You may need a CF card reader. My simple reader reads EI-100 formatted cards without problems. Sven

fs fa 28/2.8

2004-01-15 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
Hi, I've been quietly reading your quibbles, but anyway if anyone is interested, I find I don't use the FA 28/2.8 too much. 150$USD (or 200$CDN since I'm in Canada) + shipping I'd say 8+ condition. thanks, Daich

wide angles for 35mm

2003-11-12 Thread Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)
Hi everybody! I had the opportunity to use a 17-35/2.8 L over the weekend. And now I'm hooked. Is the difference between 17mm and 20mm worth going to a 3rd party lens and do any of you have any suggestions (of lenses you own or owned). I'm not a landscape kind of person. I was using the