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 wouldn't be
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 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 and the
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 *ist D
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 had to
http://www.eye.fi/index.htm
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/
Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
--
PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List
PDML@pdml.net
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 here that the
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 ago
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.
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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.
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 one of
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 newer
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 of
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 much
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 focused
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
On 15/12/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chuckle 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
On 15/12/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What Paul said.
He's not often lost for words. You still there Paul? :-)
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/
Pentax user since
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. Of
People are willing to pay unbelievable prices for classic Pentax glass now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=270065029178
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/
Pentax
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 is
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 dictionary,
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 little
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?ViewItemitem=270065029178
Which lens is it?
eBay is blocked here
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 odd.
On 15/12/06, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The diffraction limits of optical lenses are
independent of focal length and absolute aperture.
Diffraction limits are inversely proportional to
f-ratio (f-stop) and the approx formula is 1500/f-ratio
in line pairs /mm. This means at f6.3
On 15/12/06, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's the second video that I've seen of the SR working. The sensor
moves around quite visibly. I just took a look at my own K10D, Bulb
setting, no lens mounted, and there is *no* sensor movement at all! I
hear a gentle buzzing, just like
On 15/12/06, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
15 is still jail bait. Even classic cars have
to be at least 20 yrs old here in FL to
get a classic auto tag. And even thats
pushing the envelope in my opinion...
LOL, I must admit I never expected any discussion on this thread to
head in
On 15/12/06, Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Rob
the prices for normal primes and even Takumar M42 ones rise a lot here too.
3 resellers I see often buy anything with the name Pentax on it here at
local auctions as well as on Ebay Switzerland. If you want to sell an old
body just
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 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, 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 better
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 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 to
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 opportunities to
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 are
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 it is
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, 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 we're
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-dependent) color
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
sensors with the same orientation but positioned on opposite sides of the
frame
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 fly
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.
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL
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 absolutely
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 based on
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 chart I
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
clearance
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20895457-5006784,00.html
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/
Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
--
PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail
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
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.
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE
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
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 bit
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, it makes
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 set
http://www.popphoto.com/cameralenses/3478/lens-test-pentax-21mm-f32-da-af-limited.html
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/
Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
--
PDML
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 the
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
shooting jpeg
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 myriad
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 mortals
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.
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL
On 09/12/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
100% crop:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5284188size=lg
What sharpening values were used on this image Paul and do you also
sharpen during RAW conversion?
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10
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 pretty
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, 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 whatever
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 simply
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 as a
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'll
They look useful:
http://www.joby.com/index.html
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/
Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
--
PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List
PDML@pdml.net
On 08/12/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Looks like it's made from flexible coolant hose :-)
Not quite, but my Plamps are ;-)
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/
Pentax
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, 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 :-)
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
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
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 ;-)
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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, 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 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 this case, the cover
just broke off naturally
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 :-(
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT)
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 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 ;-)
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
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.
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
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 transparent
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 More
On 05/12/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Menu/over two/down two/over one/up one/OK.
You really can't do it accidentally.
Like you can with erase/delete all?
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 05/12/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As a few here thought. Pentax stuffed up their numbers..
Yes, and got roasted for daring to suggest such incompetence existed.
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 05/12/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 12/04/06 7:10 PM, Bob Sullivan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Valentin the 'Caveman' was with us
Oh, Valentine!
I remember two PhD's in geology battling out every turn of corners of
threads, which was becoming a sort of institution' of the
On 05/12/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Once it became obvious that the K10 was going to be in great demand, it
was obvious that Pentax wouldn't be able to meet initial demand. Same
as Nikon. The same thing happens in the car business when a product
takes off. It's not necessarily
On 06/12/06, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's those little bumps on the lens mount that make the electrical
contact for reading info from the lens. Turn the aperture from f22 to
'A' and watch the last bump in the series move up 1 mm - contact! If
you don't have 'A' set, you don't
On 06/12/06, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe they listened too much to those who say they are doomed anyway .-)
Well let's face it, they aren't a premium photographic company stock
in the eyes of the vast majority of commercial analysts, there has to
be a reason for this, poor management
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 not
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 commercial analysts, there has to
be a reason for this, poor
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
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
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 ona
On 06/12/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just made a QD 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
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 speed
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 PS buyers it was interesting
to hear in
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) ;-)
--
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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.
--
On 06/12/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But perhaps more in the PS market. Yet knowledgeable sales people in
this part of the world are steering people away from high megapixel PS
cameras, because they understand the tradeoffs. The word will get out.
It generally does.
That's
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 home
1001 - 1100 of 1760 matches
Mail list logo
