On 15/12/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yeah, I wonder if that is it... basically decides its too damn bumpy.
> Still, I really would expect it to go to the centre, even if it made such an
> choice. Or perhaps if it hits the stop, it stays there to protect itself?
> I dunno, its o
On 15/12/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 01:00 PM 15/12/2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> >People are willing to pay unbelievable prices for classic Pentax glass now:
> >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270065029178
> &
On 15/12/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've done a quick video (sorry about the dodgy quality) to illustrate the
> sensor popping to a corner and locking issue I'm seeing in SR.
>
> http://www.users.on.net/~ploveday/SRTest.mov (its about 5MB)
>
> The movement of the camera looks a
On 15/12/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am sure its a great lens or people wouldnt be shelling
> out for it but I dont agree that any "FA" lens would
> fall into the "classic" category just yet. They are too
> new/young for that title at this point...
Check out any reputable di
On 15/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fast enough? Yuck. ACR will convert over 100 DNG files to full
> resolution PSDs faster than it took Brower to convert 12 PEFs to
> DNG. Adobe Bridge (CS2 package companion application) will show all
> the lens details too.
The Browser i
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On 15/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, I'm here. Must have hit the send button. Don't remember what I
> was trying to say. But I'm definitely interested in the diffraction
> limit. However, I generally try to avoid shooting at an ap smaller
> than f11 to be on the same side.
On 15/12/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What Paul said.
He's not often lost for words. You still there Paul? :-)
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On 15/12/06, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yeah, if you keep it pointed at the sun.
>
> Reminds me of the thing with the RADAR set when I was in AF Tech School.
> Stay out from in front of the antenna the radiation will make you
> sterile. Then after most of us ducked and dodged for the 31
Does anyone want to have a stab at estimating the practical
diffraction limit for the K10D? My *ist D resolution seemed drop off
from about f16, so I assume for a Bayer filtered sensor the practical
limit would be something like twice the airy disc diameter plus a bit
to account for the AA filter?
On 15/12/06, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Don't know about the 67 but the guy at the local camera repair shop
> warned me not to leave the mirror locked up too long - he claimed that
> if the lens is stopped down it will burn out the cloth shutter! Maybe an
> urban legend.
A 400/4 fo
On 15/12/06, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Of course there is always the question, will the print show the added
> color space or does the printer just down sample it internally? I would
> guess the later, so it would just be a convenience. Basically paper and
> ink will only reflect so muc
On 15/12/06, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I broke it thusly:
>
> The camera was sitting on my couch. If you were facing my couch, the camera
> was pointing to the leftish side. I tossed my TV remote at the right side
> of the couch. It bounced, my heart skipped a beat, and the corner
On 15/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So then why the disappointment? You bought it for a specific purpose,
> for which you are delighted that it served satisfactorily. Why not
> leave it at that?
>
> Have such a purpose in mind when you invest in a new flash unit for
> your ne
On 15/12/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I haven't even tried Photo Browser. I gave up on the supplied software
> after trying to process a .pef file.
>
> That software both sucks & blows.
Well Pentax Photo Browser 3 isn't too bad, it's fast enough, doesn't
crash as readily and is o
On 15/12/06, jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hmmm Maybe an auto panning detect in next firmware upgrade? :)
Why not just a menu option? It'd be a whole lot simpler than the WB menus.
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On 15/12/06, Peter McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why not use Adobe's DNG converter? You can convert bunches of PEFs this way.
> Pentax allows only 1 at a time.
Not K10D PEFs, no support yet.
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On 15/12/06, Matt Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was simply refering to the fact that when i as researching on what
> medium format to get i found several people complaining that the
> shutter slap on the pentax was horrible and "can" ruin anything slower
> than 1/60, I mentioned it a month
On 15/12/06, Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi!
> BTW, in case A, there are two color conversions:
> - Camera -> ProPhoto RGB (ACR does this one)
> - ProPhotoRGB -> sRGB (before saving, in PS)
> In case B, there is just one in ACR for Camera -> sRGB
>
> (I assume he
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On 15/12/06, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> With my D, I found that scratches and nose grease distracted me so much from
> the photo I was trying to see that I bought a Delkin pop-up screen shade for
> the DS and modified it for my D. This was also after I cracked the LCD
> screen and ha
On 15/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Rob.
>
> I'm getting good results without doing any explicit calibration, but
> I might try running some calibration tests to see what benefit they
> might have for me.
If you do so I'd be interested to correlate our results . The *
On 15/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rob,
>
> You mentioned that you spent time calibrating ACR. What tools did you
> use? I seem to recall you mentioning something about this before but
> I've looked and cannot find the specifics.
I used a GretagMacbeth Color Checker Chart a
On 15/12/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I hope the final version performs better than the beta because Lightroom is
> a resource hog.
>
> I am not impressed at all.
>
> My 3GHz dual core, 1GB RAM & 2x 300GB SATA hard drives on a RAID 0 array PC
> has a conniption fit just viewing th
On 14/12/06, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Probably, it's the hard against the stop that would worry me. I would imagine
> there would be something "built-in" to prevent damage, I don't always think
> about settings when panning a shot when the opportunity presents itself.
I would
On 14/12/06, Boros Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So there is really no silver bullet, and I should consider choosing a
> color space based on what kind of image I'm working with, and what the
> final output will be, and working with ProPhotoRGB in 16 bit is just a
> safe bet. Then the final
On 14/12/06, John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just as I thought, you'd need some control over the direction in the SR i.e.
> vertical movement only. I'd be afraid of damaging something if I left it on
> while panning.
I'm pretty sure it would be a band limited system which would be
d
On 14/12/06, Boros Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So the best would be to create a color profile of my printer (I don't
> have a printer yet) with PrintFIX or something similar and convert to
> that profile just before printing. This way I could be sure that I use
> the printer at it's best p
On 14/12/06, jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> has anyone tried panning with SR turned on with K100D or K10D?
> The results would be interesting to see.
I haven't tried it but this is what Pentax have to say about it in
their SR description literature:
"Does the SR system work during pan shots of
On 14/12/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In the end, whatever works for your needs is best.
ACR seems to be working for me (only 2.4 here) but then again I've
calibrated the camera (it took a few days and lots of CPU time) and I
have produced the two default profiles (a generic
On 14/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Very enthusiastic user report:
> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/pentax-10D.shtml
It's an interesting report, the bottom line of which MR hopes that
some of Pentax's technical innovations will spur on Canon et al to
build bet
On 14/12/06, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Isn't this whole discussion pedantic? :)
Quite.
> What I *meant* to say was the the per-channel transfer function
> from input to output is a function of WB and colorspace. Once the output
> has to be truncated to 12-bits
On 14/12/06, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That flies in the face
> of the idea that one can, "shoot in RAW and not worry about WB and other
> color settings."
The idea that RAW data is unaltered by WB settings etc isn't a rule it
was just a convention that was taken for granted when
On 13/12/06, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now, for example, if one were to apply a cloudy WB vs. a tungsten
> WB, the red channel gain would likely be at least a bit (i.e. f-stop) or
> two different. It makes sense to chose a different "dynamic range" for
> each channel base
On 13/12/06, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Umm... sorry. I'll have to throw the "bullshit flag" on that
> play. If one measures and analog voltage at 22-bits, does nothing to it,
> and then throws away the least-significant 10 bits to produce 12-bits, the
> results are abso
On 13/12/06, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Looks bronze on bronze to me. Has my monitor drifted that far? Since I
> can not remember when I last calibrated it, I guess that is possible.
Your monitor is fine.
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On 13/12/06, Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Godfrey,
>
> > Bit of a premium to get it to Israel, eh?
>
> more precisely it's premium to get it _anywhere_ outside of the USA.
> Price here in the UK is about £600 which is almost the same. And if you
> add some lenses it's probably worth to
On 13/12/06, DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Fra: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > On 12/12/06, DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > If you have three sensors, and they have, the difference between two
>
On 13/12/06, Boros Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Mark,
>
> Tuesday, December 12, 2006, 4:06:14 PM, you wrote:
>
> MR> The color space settings on your camera only affect JPEG capture.
> MR> Reichmann is talking about shooting RAW, in which case you're getting
> MR> the (hardware-depende
On 12/12/06, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> for those who can't get the above link to work try this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ynhr9b
>
> I sent this story to a friend in 'Stralya who is always telling me
> how much better things are down there.
We used to be ten years behind the US but now
On 12/12/06, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Comparing the Transcend and Lexar cards I find that the cases are,
> believe it or not, slightly different in size. The Transcend case is
> very slightly wider than the Lexar--about 0.1-0.2 mm or so. The other
> dimensions appear the same. I
On 12/12/06, DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you have three sensors, and they have, the difference between two sensors
> with the same orientation but positioned on opposite sides of the frame they
> will be able to measure rotation. It is not very clear from the document,
> but at least
On 12/12/06, Boros Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> While I'm still learning color management, I have some doubts about
> this. AFAIK two color spaces are commonly supported in digital
> camreas: sRGB and AdobeRGB. If I set a camera to XY color space, I
> would not expect to get colors which ar
On 11/12/06, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm looking forward to trying out SR for macro work as well. I don't
> expect that it will allow me to do much with available light shooting,
> but if it lets me slow down the shutter speed by a stop or two that
> opens up a lot of opportuniti
On 12/12/06, DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sensor parallel to the sensor?! Of course .-)
>
> They say that they comspensate for a slight rotation in the sensor plane, but
> my guess is that the laregest movement is the pure translation horisontally
> and/or vertically.
It would be possible t
On 11/12/06, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The sensor will move through the same angle for any given lens, but as the
> APS-C sensor is smaller than a 35mm sensor, the distance travelled by the
> edge that is furthest from the fulcrum will be shorter.
Obviously the compensatory sensor m
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On 11/12/06, Rod Connan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The large movement available in the K10D sensor support plate is evidenced
> by the clearly heard thunk when you tip the camera from side to side (when
> the camera is off)
Scaling and measuring images of the SR mechanism I estimate the
clearan
On 11/12/06, Beaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone think a "tilt-shift adapter" that fit between a SLR and 645
> lens would be practical? (Wide lenses and leaning spires got me
> thinking about it.) The MF lens circle would lend a fair amount of
> movement. According to a lens registration cha
On 11/12/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm still not buying that one. Are you trying
> to say the K10D body alone is bigger and heavier
> than the *istD and three lenses?
No, I just can't squeeze it into what was a snug fit kit with the *ist D body.
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On 10/12/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I suppose this was easier on the E10 because the "live" CCD allowed it to be
> grabbed at any time without actually taking a shot?
No it actually made an exposure, the Oly being a hybrid SLR with
optical finder and fixed image splitter was a
Since I don't often shoot long lenses one of the most attractive
things about SR to me is the potential to make more use of available
light in my macro photography. However thinking about this and the
relevance of FL in the degree of correction that's applied got me
shinking about effective FL at c
On 09/12/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm guessing that because each joint has a little give, like springy, it
> would tend to amplify the vibration of the camera shutter/mirror action
> a little. Imagine "plucking" it without the camera attached.
I've got a set of Plamps, they are simpl
On 09/12/06, John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Unless they have consistant network problems, it makes me wonder if they're
> run by very orthodox religious folks. Even then, what would be wrong with
> letting your computers accept an order while you're off observing the
> sabbath (or whatev
On 09/12/06, F Mckenty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here is a shot of one of the setups that I used for this project.
> http://islandlight.ca/photos/food-photo-setup.jpg
> (The soft boxes are, as you may have noticed, garbage cans.)
Great softboxes :-) Any idea how much light you lose in them?
-
On 09/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I sharpen 15% during RAW conversion. I sharpened this with USM at 120%,
> 2.2 pixels, threshold 4. Does it appear oversharpened to you? I do
> usually go fairly close to the edge.
Probably fine in print but for screen the 100% crop looks pre
On 09/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 100% crop:
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5284188&size=lg
What sharpening values were used on this image Paul and do you also
sharpen during RAW conversion?
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On 09/12/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh, I'd agree, the people who are sufficiently sensitive are quite rare. I
> just happen to be one of them.
Me too, I hate the darned thing and it hates me.
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On 09/12/06, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The latest generation of nVidia cards do a little more than "allright".
>
> These things make dual-core or quad-core processors look like antiques...
Maybe but Matrox cards have reliable Windows drivers, very acceptable
performance for mere m
On 09/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I agree on everything but weddings. In my thankfully brief experience
> shooting weddings I encountered all kinds of light sources: Daylight,
> fluorescent, incandescent, candlelight, daylight-through-stained-glass.
> Individually and in myria
On 09/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>
> >Yes, for that kind of work, jpeg is better. I did my 300 or so wedding
> >pics in RAW, but I don't do this often. If I was trying to earn money
> >shooting things like weddings, schools or Santa pics, I would be
> >sh
On 08/12/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My quick and dirty learnings? It does take a little bit more
> resources to write out DGN or PEF + JPG's. Don't worry about SD card
> speed. I can't prove any difference in results right now.
Card speed will have a far greater bearing on t
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On 08/12/06, Jan van Wijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> However, I did play with the WB stuff a bit. and agree that
> it is very flexible but a tad complex for daily use.
> Perhaps you quickly get used to the parts you really use.
If you check the manual there really is no quick and easy way to se
On 08/12/06, Jostein Øksne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Bruce's argumentation is exactly my thoughts as well, or at least has
> been until very recently. I stumbled onto this post at OpenRaw that
> relates to Pentax raw files:
> http://openraw.org/node/1541
>
> If this holds for the K10D as well, i
On 08/12/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm thinking that it might be useful for cameras without SR in some
> situations. But if you have SR, I'm guessing that it would work as good
> as or better in > 90% of the situations, esp one where a heavier lens
> might be involved. If the lens is
On 08/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I shoot only RAW, so I always use AWB and correct the color temperature
> in conversion.
I only shoot RAW, so I never use AWB and don't have to correct colour
temperature during conversion, however I shoot a lot of photography
that's colour
On 08/12/06, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Useful or not, I frankly think it's plain UGLY!
I've never really considered the cosmetic aesthetic of my tripods ;-)
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Well I know I'm not supposed to diss the K10D but the honeymoon period
is over now so, has anyone else got past the glitter and sparkle of
the K10D WB system and actually tried to use it?
All the time I've been shooting using digital SLRs I've preferred
never used AWB and in difficult lighting I p
On 08/12/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I looks like it would have alot of vibration.
I'm guessing it's better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick
given the right application but I'm sure it wouldn't replace my
Manfrotto 058 :-)
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On 08/12/06, Michael Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The optimist in me hopes that your friend found a sales person who
> actually genuinely cared that she got the product best for her purpose.
> The cynic in me thinks that maybe that camera had an rewards program
> attached to the sale for the
On 08/12/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Looks like it's made from flexible coolant hose :-)
Not quite, but my Plamps are ;-)
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They look useful:
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On 07/12/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'd prefer a 13-14+ MP 35mm "full frame" DSLR.
The standard reply generally is: 645 is the new full frame camera! ;-)
But hey yeah, I'm with you, and chuck in an aperture feedback sensor
too, $3k would have me handing over the cash. No way I'
On 07/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I need the little disc that goes on top of the rewind lever. Don't
> know what happened to mine. Does anyone have a broken LX that they're
> using as a parts camera? Would love to find this piece.
> Paul
You should still be able to order it
On 07/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually, it seems to be best "price-to-features" ratio. One of my
> private clients whom I tutor recently bought her first digital camera -
> without consulting me. She ended up with a 4 megapixel Canon. She could
> have afforded one with Mor
On 07/12/06, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just received the Jan 2007 issue of SHUTTERBUG. Included in an article,
> "Photokina, SPECIAL COVERAGE" is a photo of a version of the 645D
> concept camera along with the comment,"..the 645 looked rather lonely
> as it sat in its sealed transpar
On 07/12/06, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually i'm more interested in compatibility with the k10d ... ??
Well yes my Sandisk cards appear to work in the k10D however I'm sure
that we will hear of some that don't.
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On 07/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tom C wrote:
>
> >I say again that the single factor a consumer understands, more
> >than any other, is size, i.e. mega-pixel count.
>
> Nope. It's price ;-)
Exactly best the MP/$ ratio ;-)
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On 07/12/06, Patrick Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Has anyone ever experienced compatibility issues with SD cards ?
Yes. My PCs integrated card reader which managed to read a 512MB Ultra
II SD card and a few others now refuses to recognize my new 2GB
Extreme III SD card. Of course it read
On 06/12/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Indeed. The K10D one can get in the way of the USB/Video/Remote door
> though.
I guess it may, no problems with my *ist D in this case, the cover
just broke off naturally :-(
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On 06/12/06, Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 06/12/06, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Indeed. The K10D one can get in the way of the USB/Video/Remote door
> > though.
>
> I guess it may, no problems with my *ist D in t
On 06/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Unbelievable. Pentax finally introduces a great product that is well
> accepted, no make that enthusiastically welcomed and widely coveted.
> And still the nihilists look for something wrong. You're a hoot, Rob.
If it fit everyone why the en
On 06/12/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Forecasting the future sales of a new product is one of the most
> difficult things to do when you're involved with creating the product.
> You lose rational objectivity. And you still don't know how the
> competition will respond. It's a t
On 06/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By the time the K10D was seen on Dpreview, the first run of
> production had already dropped and was probably being packaged.
> Pentax didn't have the advantage of seeing the response. Plus, they
> probably figured the new Nikon and Canon off
On 06/12/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rob,
> It's a competitive market place. Imagine what happens if Nikon or
> Canon introduced a 10mp camera at a price point 15% below Pentax.
> Suppose they get wind of Pentax's success and decide to 'buy' the
> market...starting tomorrow!
> Yo
On 06/12/06, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The high tech marketplace is littered with failed enterprises that
> mis-calculated their chances. I can think of 3 camera companies at
> least. Being conservative is often a wise course of action. Stop
> complaining about it until you are
On 06/12/06, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can't think how you managed such a gorgeous shot with such a problematic
> camera. :-)
Some of us are experts at work-arounds ;-)
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On 06/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yet Pentax managed it well. They delayed introduction. Provided a
> sufficient number of cameras to get everyone talking and have now
> delivered a second batch. They're getting it right.
Did you read Ken's translation? I doubt the Japanese
On 06/12/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But perhaps more in the P&S market. Yet knowledgeable sales people in
> this part of the world are steering people away from high megapixel P&S
> cameras, because they understand the tradeoffs. The word will get out.
> It generally does.
Tha
On 06/12/06, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It doesn't jam up the card door.
> Other than that, it's a few inches shorter than I like.
That's more a function of the door, its placement and strap lug
placement. The *ist D card door and slot was an excellent example of a
cr*p design.
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On 06/12/06, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Especially in combination with ugg boots and hands free torch.
>
> :-)
LOL, thanks Dave (for not showing the pic) ;-)
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On 06/12/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Canon could conceivably outgun the competition in price and megapixels if
> there were to be a price war.
Not could, would. Standing in a digital camera shop (no I am not
joking) which serves to a big crowd of P&S buyers it was interesting
to hear i
On 06/12/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've ridden the TGV in France. Tres cool!
> You really don't get a sensation of speed until you go round one of the
> (very gentle) bends. Then there's that feeling of subtle but powerful
> inertia familiar to anyone who's experienced high spe
On 06/12/06, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just made a Q&D translation of another interview w/Tatamiya. Some parts
> might be a repeat of what he said in his previous interview.
> Usual disclaimer and no proofreading applies :-)
>
> http://ca.geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/TatamiyaIn
On 06/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My Pentax strap is stil in the box, and there it will stay. I immediately
> attached the Tamarac strap that I took off of the D I sold. It has a nice
> padded area for the neck, and it can be detached easily when the camera is
> used o
On 06/12/06, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I've been noticing this too.
>
> It's a minor irritation but it is an irritation.
A side problem of which is that due to the way some listers reply or
how their mailers handle replies make most threaded readers (and the
archives) view the r
On 06/12/06, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Frankly, I find discussions of "archival media"
> amusing.
Yes, it's sad to find that films well stored have faded and colour
shifted in only a few decades. Thankfully it's easy to ensure that
digital files can be migrated to new storage media w
On 06/12/06, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 12/05/06 9:02 AM, "Digital Image Studio", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Well let's face it, they aren't a premium photographic company stock
> > in the eyes of the vast majority of com
On 06/12/06, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was actually saying that intercity diesel-electric trains in the UK
> are _much_ faster than steam ever was. They regularly _cruise_ at a
> speed which was the record for steam locomotives.
>
> Scares the willies out of me but only 'cos I'm
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