Re: Pentax presentation - K20D feature (serious comment this time)

2008-01-24 Thread Lawrence Kwan
There are also a few other neat features in K20D: AF Adjust - no need to get the hack firmware and bother with service menu. There are two settings: Apply All use the offset for all lenses. Apply One calibrate one lens with memory capacity of 20 lenses settings. ISO Display - You

Re: Imagesensor Cleaning Kit O-ICK1

2007-04-17 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Rod Connan wrote: It is available again from the same guy http://tinyurl.com/378crj Thanks, I ordered one. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: Imagesensor Cleaning Kit O-ICK1 - report

2007-04-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Unfortunately, I did not see the post until today, and the kit is no longer listed by the ebay seller. Has anyone come across any other source for this? TIA. On Sun, 8 Apr 2007, Rod Connan wrote: Here it is -- http://tinyurl.com/33fg87 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: BATCH RAW CONVERSION?

2007-04-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, J. C. O'Connell wrote: anyone know of any other alternatives? this batch raw convertor is so different function from photoshop it seems kinda inefficient to be buying entire photoshop Bibble is another alternative. It has a lite and a pro version, and you can download a

Re: K10 Debug Mode

2007-03-17 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 16 Mar 2007, William Robb wrote: I downloaded a chart that some guy with a D70 made. It's printed off on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper. I used the 31mm, at about a 2 or so foot range. I haven't checked focus with any other lenses yet, that will be my project for tomorrow. There have been

Re: K10 Debug Mode

2007-03-17 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 17 Mar 2007, William Robb wrote: Initially, I used the 31, and got it looking good, then switched to the 14, and discovered the error was still there, so I adjusted until the 14 was good, and restested the 31, which was also still good. Have you checked whether your adjustment has

Re: Velbon sherpa tripod question

2007-03-15 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, Peter McIntosh wrote: One of its features is the legs can be splayed at 3 different settings, allowing the tripod to be set quite low. Trouble is, I can't for the life of me figure out how to move the legs past the first locking point. Is there anyone else out there with

Good deal on a camera bag

2007-03-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Especially if you are in Canada. Henry's has this Lowepro Rezo 190AW on sale at C$29 (US$24.7). And before March 31st, you get free shipping in Canada! http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PageDisplay?dest=frames.jspcurrency=CADstoreId=10001 BH is selling this same bag for US$69.95.

Re: Enablement: O-ME53 Magnifying Eyecup

2007-03-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007, Jim King wrote: On Mar 13, 2007, at 10:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: How is it on eye-relief? I'd buy one if it doesn't make it harder to see the whole field of view with glasses on. I have one of these magnifiers and found it to be a bit of a problem with glasses. I

Pentax Interview at PMA 2007

2007-03-12 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Here's an interview with Mr. Torigoe and Mr. Tatamika at PMA: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/other/2007/03/12/5799.html A translation was done by Katsura at Pentaxforums: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/35557-post1.html Basically, there will be replacement models for K100D and K10D this

Re: Olympus back in the game

2007-03-05 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Mon, 5 Mar 2007, John Celio wrote: What I'd like to know is, what is Olympus using for the sensor-shift mechanism? KonicaMinolta / Sony use mechanical tracks to move the sensor. Pentax uses magnets. What's another way to do it that would not infringe on other companies' patents? They use

Re: Remote assistant for K10D?

2007-03-03 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Does anyone know if we'll be getting the Remote Assistant software for the K10D anytime soon? Rumors, nothing more so far. JohnCPentax has confirmed that it is being worked on. At the end of last year, he mentioned possibly March as the release

200/300 now DA*SDM, 35 Macro Ltd, AF200FG Flash

2007-02-21 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Thibouille wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=22150903 So now the 200 and 300mm becomes DA* with weather sealing and SDM. Also new: 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited and AF200FG (no focus assist it seems). 60-250mm had a redesign and a tripod collar

Re: More good things announced it seems :) :)

2007-02-21 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, K.Takeshita wrote: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=22150903 I believe and hope these long FL prime DA*s should be DFA*s, unless they made them very very compact which I doubt. The official press release is online at pentaximaging. And it looks

Re: Yet more Pentax rumours (new lenses)

2007-02-04 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 3 Feb 2007, Thibouille wrote: Yes but we shall see what DA17-70 Pentax will offer us... /4-5.6? /4 ? /3.5-4.5 ? Mmm According to Richard Day, who has some connection with Pentax UK, at dpreview, it will be a DA 17-70mm IF-ED f/4 SDM (Pentax's USM). -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RAW processing for K10D

2007-01-20 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Other RAW converters: Bibble (PEF, beta version) Actually, there is now an official Bibble version v4.9.5 which works with K10D. And it can process both PEF and DNG files from K10D. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence

Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Here's a review of the DA* sister lens, the Tokina AT-X PRO 50-135mm f/2.8 (Japanese): Reviews with many samples: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/lens_review/2006/12/15/5255.html On the field use report: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/review/2006/11/21/5079.html Can't understand

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, K.Takeshita wrote: Every report I've seen said that Tokina lenses would not share SMC coatings. They share SMC coating. Trust me on this. If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare

RE: A better bounce card

2006-12-31 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sun, 31 Dec 2006, Markus Maurer wrote: Now, does anybody have an idea where to get some foam material ore anything else cheap for the card? In Canada, you can find it in Walmart in Arts and Craft section. It's called Foam Sheet by Creative Hands; in 18 inches x 12 inches size and all

Re: OT: Transcend Card Failure

2006-12-17 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Jeez, guys. There are defectives from any manufacturer. One bad card doesn't mean Transcend cards are crap. I came across this message at dpreview. I have no idea as to the credibility of the poster, you'd have to judge for yourself:

Re: SR Weirdness

2006-12-15 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, J and K Messervy wrote: I just tested my camera and more often than not, the sensor does not move. This backs up my experience when trying out SR in photos. I got the impression it wasn't working much of the time. Turns out it isn't. :( Make sure that for the testing,

Re: K10D and Wireless P-TTL

2006-12-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Patrick Genovese wrote: Say for example you wanted to do contrast control flash wirelessly.. Would it be possible to used the slave unit the main light and the controller for fill in ? or vice versa. Yes, and you can dial in the Master:Slave ratio in the flash. You can

Re: Pentax Interview III

2006-12-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, K.Takeshita wrote: Here is the translation. Thanks, Ken, for your effort. Since there have been many interviews like this lately and K10D's have been in hands of many folks already, this may no longer be too interesting. On the contrary, I found it very interesting,

Re: K10D Continuous Shooting

2006-12-09 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 9 Dec 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: I think the Transcend 150X card is equally fast and much less expensive. But it's good to see confirmation of the camera's fast write speed. My experience suggested the same. Check out the SD benchmark test here:

Re: I'm on the K10 D waiting list.

2006-12-09 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, David J Brooks wrote: Went to Henry's in Newmarket to get a PS for my daughters Christmas present, and wound up placing an order for a 10D as well. About 60 on back order, so he says. Try calling a few other Henry's stores. Each has its own waiting list. Last time I

Re: K10D WB system observations

2006-12-09 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote: The difference between our work flows is that you are likely aiming for a visually pleasing colour balance whereas I'm often aiming for an accurate and repeatable colour balance. The easiest methods to ensure accurate colour balance are to shoot

dcraw now supports K10D

2006-12-04 Thread Lawrence Kwan
FYI, dcraw now supports K10D. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-03 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 2 Dec 2006, David Bliss wrote: times is that SR does not work unless you hold the shutter release half- pressed for a few seconds, until the SR (hand) icon shows in the lower left of the viewfinder. If you just fire the shutter all the way, no SR. I don't think it takes a few seconds.

Re: K10D deliverd ...in Canada.

2006-12-01 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, David S. wrote: My K10D is pre-ordered from LensShutter, their Vancouver warehouse has not received them from Pentax yet. Neither did The Camera Store and Vistek :-( According to Henry's, they are expecting the next substantial shipment in the week of Dec 11. --

Re: K10D RAW Question II

2006-12-01 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote: I have my K10D set to RAW only. If I set it for DNG format, a 2 GB card can hold 123 images. Then if it change it to PEF format, it still holds 123 images. How do I set it for compressed PEF files? Current firmware does not take into account of

Re: K10D, EXIF and manual lenses - how stupid!

2006-11-28 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: It is still as unusable as the DS for my night-time industry shots with bright light sources inside the frame. No idea what those 22 bit are good for, they sure don't help here. The nasty blueish flare with the The 22 bit A/D converter is not

Re: Pentax DPReview forum

2006-11-28 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Mike Hamilton wrote: Shocking. Who would think that a camera would produce ugly noise when underexposed 2 stops at ISO 1600? Even more shocking that this user would care, given his first statement that he uses the camera in the range of 100-400. Even more ridiculous was

Re: K10D - what's that rattle?

2006-11-27 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, John Francis wrote: I'm sure there is something (fixed magnet, spring mounting, etc.) to keep the sensor fixed in place if SR is not operating. Actually, there isn't; there is nothing holding the sensor in place. It only moves into position after the mirror initiates its

Re: K10D buffer trials

2006-11-26 Thread Lawrence Kwan
I think the main difference here is that the PEF requires compression, while the DNG does not. So the speed for PEF would depend on the balance between the increase in overhead for compression routine vs the reduction in write time because of smaller file size. Slower writing during

Re: K10D - what's that rattle?

2006-11-26 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, John Celio wrote: You guys are forgetting the permanent magnets that are also part of the system. I don't think the sensor plate would move much, if at all, unless one of the electromagnets is turned on to make it do so. But when the electromagnetic coil is not powered,

Re: K10D Photoshop CS2 - DNG vs PEF

2006-11-24 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Does the RAW format affect the RAW buffer? I.e. are you able to shoot more with PEF than DNG before the buffer fills up? On a related note regarding shooting RAW, someone in dpreview has shown that RAW output, contrary to my belief, is actually affected by the white balance settings.

Re: PESO - Sample 3

2006-11-21 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006, David J Brooks wrote: Wonder how the Sigma 500DG super will perform. There were two reports in dpreview that the Sigma did not work. But none of them were re-chipped version (one was bought this summer). I still feel that Pentax flash is a safer bet, especially for

RE: Lossless Compressed RAW?

2006-11-19 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Rod Connan wrote: The user stated that it was 'straight from the camera' and there was comment that the DNG compression was one of the reasons for the late appearance of the firmware. Seems the camera is producing compressed DNG :) Unfortunately, all other users have

Re: Lossless Compressed RAW?

2006-11-18 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006, John Francis wrote: I'm sure it was. It's just that almost certainly* this isn't exactly how it came out of the camera - at the very least it's been run through some piece of software (such as the Adobe DNG converter) which can read an uncompressed DNG and write out the

Re: Silly HDR Question

2006-11-04 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 4 Nov 2006, Tom C wrote: If I take a RAW .PEF file and adjust exposure -1 and +1 stop, saving each as another .PEF in Adobe Camera Raw, would that not for all intents and purposes, be the same as having taken three separate exposures at -1/0/+1 ? It is different. Adjusting the

More work for you Ken! Interview Part II

2006-11-01 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Sorry Ken, more work lined up for you. Being the official pdml translator is not easy :-) Interview Part II is up: http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/0611/01/news129.html Thanks in advance!!! -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced

Re: Ken Takeshita is:

2006-11-01 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Thanks, Ken, for taking the time. The interview was very interesting read. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Backing up images to DVD

2006-10-31 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, J and K Messervy wrote: I give up, I've tried repeatedly to burn image folders to dvd with zero success. I have a dvd burner and using cyberlink power dvd, tried to burn a few folders of images Is there some kind of secret to saving data files to dvd? No, there is no

Re: K10D aimed as D200 killer/Translation of interview

2006-10-31 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, K.Takeshita wrote: Last night, I posted a complete and literal translation of the entire interview with Pentax's Tatamiya. However, it did not show up anywhere including the Archive. Has anyone seen it? No, it did not show up. I think it has exceeded the message length

Re: More on the K10D Delay

2006-10-27 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote: Let's see...What are the possible conclusions?... 1. 2. 3. 4. . Or there other possibilities? Yes, maybe a few hundred other possibilities Take your pick. I don't know which is correct. None would be correct. The source of information

Re: For those who worry about K10D release...

2006-10-22 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote: It would be interesting to know what the planned max volume was. Officially 13,000 units per month according to an earlier K10D press release document posted at the Pentax Japan web site. No, that figure is just the initial production volume for

Re: Shake Reduction Question

2006-10-21 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006, David Savage wrote: Any moving part can break. What I'd like to know is how the sensor is fixed in position when SR isn't in use. The sensor is not fixed, it can be moved around by shaking the camera. Apparently, Pentax engineers have tested this exhaustively, and there is

Re: Show in Japan

2006-10-16 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote: And the high ISO images showed in Japan yesterday were taken with firmware version 0.20. Pentax is getting a lot of mileage out of that version. But don't forget the different hardware version prototypes. I read somewhere that Pentax were testing 4

Re: Pentax Japan delays K10D release date

2006-10-13 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006, Joseph Tainter wrote: I just don't understand Pentax. They are always shooting themselves in the foot. Don't you think Pentax would like to have plenty of K10D's for sale ASAP? This is a brand new camera, one of the most sophicated Pentax has produced. A slight delay

Re: AF500FTZ flash

2006-10-10 Thread Lawrence Kwan
That's because all the 3rd party flash implement P-TTL compatibility by reverse engineering. So they could only find out current implementation as used by existing models. When a new model comes out using a previously unused function, the flash will not work correctly. So for best bang for

Re: PTTL flash metering

2006-10-09 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sun, 8 Oct 2006, Thibouille wrote: I know it uses the same system as without flash (wihch is why there is a preflash) but is it influenced by the choice between spot/CW/Matrix ? Can I shoot spot with flash? I also wondered about this. But then I realize AE-L is not supported in current

Re: The JCO survey

2006-10-09 Thread Lawrence Kwan
No, I do not consider this as a desirable feature, even though I still have a few K and M lenses. I would rather save this extra cost towards a USM lens. On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Lon Williamson wrote: How many people here would consider an aperature simulator permitting (for K,M, and all other

Re: K100D- anybody bought one?

2006-10-09 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote: Anybody bought the K100D and how do you Like it so far? Is the anti-shake working As well as touted? Here's a light hearted janneman's lawnmower test of K100D's SR: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036thread=19647176page=1 Quite

Re: K10D D-LI50 and NP-400 Batteries

2006-10-03 Thread Lawrence Kwan
The only picture I found showing the connections is inside the pdf brochure. The picture is quite small though. The connectors positions do match that of NP400, the top and center indentations look the same. However, the side edges slot guide seems to be slightly different. They don't look

Re: Lightscribe

2006-10-01 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Feroze wrote: Does anyone here use lightscribe? Doing my homework, figured out the costing. What I want to know is if the disks fade after awhile, or if left in the sun etc This is from LightScribe web page:

Re: Pop Photo Interview mp3

2006-09-27 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Toine wrote: He also claims Pentax has a PC sync adapter in its portfolio. Which adapter? Here's one by Pentax: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlistA=detailsQ=sku=41175is=REGaddedTroughType=search -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pop Photo Interview mp3

2006-09-27 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, mike wilson wrote: Lawrence Kwan wrote: He also claims Pentax has a PC sync adapter in its portfolio. Which adapter? Here's one by Pentax: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlistA=detailsQ=sku=41175is=REGaddedTroughType=search If you look on KMP

Re: K10D/GX-10 DNG file here (link) +JPEG

2006-09-27 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Adam Maas wrote: http://users.skynet.be/thibouille/SG12.DNG http://users.skynet.be/thibouille/SG12.JPG Looking very good for such early firmware. Bit of CA, almost no bloom. Actually, this looks infinitely better than the 0.2 firmware K10D shots leaked in Pentax

Re: Current market share in Japan

2006-09-27 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, K.Takeshita wrote: http://bcnranking.jp/freepaper/12-00010332.html Pentax now 16.6%. They might reach 20% after the launch of k10D, as is expected. But it would face the launch of D80 and 400D (EOS Kiss Digital X). I won't doubt Pentax would do reasonably well in its

3 New DA* USM lenses

2006-09-20 Thread Lawrence Kwan
3 New DA* lenses announced: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2006/200646.html http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/news/2006/press-image/200646-05.jpg PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8ED AL[IF] PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8ED [IF] PENTAX-DA* 60-250mm F4ED [IF] Available in March 2007 -- --Lawrence [EMAIL

645D's CCD Upgradeable!

2006-09-20 Thread Lawrence Kwan
The 645D is announced as expected. Apparently its CCD is upgradeable from the present 18M to 30M: http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2006/200646.html Availability still not known though. -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA

Re: Pre-flash (p-TTL) tips?

2006-09-17 Thread Lawrence Kwan
One trick is to use the 2 second self timer. The pre-flash would fire first at the start, and the main flash would fire two seconds later with the exposure. Not sure if this is acceptable for your application. On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Mike Hamilton wrote: I'm doing a portraiture lighting course

Interesting K100D Ads :-)

2006-09-16 Thread Lawrence Kwan
Saw this K100D coffee wrapper ads posted by Betsy at dpreview: http://www.pbase.com/betsypdx/image/66871602.jpg Very imaginative and memorable :-) -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML

Re: K10D sensitivity?

2006-09-16 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Jens Bladt wrote: Is it true that the K10D only offers ISO 100-1600? (no over ride to 3200 like the D) But isn't it true that ISO 3200 in some cameras is just ISO 1600 pushed to simulate ISO 3200? Not sure about *istD*, but apparently many Canon's were like this from

Re: Who can translate Swedish for us?

2006-09-16 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, Bertil Holmberg wrote: Things are looking good for Pentax right now. Eight supersonic lenses coming up. Now, where is that medium format camera? Are you sure that those eight lenses displayed in the brochure are the upcoming USM lenses? Not by my interpretation. The USM

Re: Ordered a K10D

2006-09-16 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006, David S. wrote: Stores out here in western Canada do not have Pricing from Pentax yet are also not taking orders yet. Cameracanada.com is taking pre-orders at C$1,049.88. It is located in London, Ontario; so you may be able to save on PST (assuming that you are not in

Re: No wireless with RTF in K10D :-(

2006-09-15 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Gonz wrote: I also suspect that this information might be wrong. It doesn't make much sense. I wouldn't get my shorts in a knot over it quite yet. I agree. It would be a serious omission and is not likely to be correct. I am almost certain that this is true. First, this

Re: PDML Mini-FAQ Link

2006-09-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html Does the list filter out certain type of emails? When the Steve Digicam's press release was taken off line, I copy and pasted the text portion to the list; but the email seemed to have disappeared

Lack of AA Battery Power - they don't have a choice

2006-09-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amen to that. The Pentax designers could care less about accomodating owners of the *ist D, like myself, who have several CF cards. Lack of CF card slot, and the change to non-AA battery power is the big turn-off for me on the top-of-the line

K10D extra tidbits from Japanese page

2006-09-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
The Pentax Japan K10D page is up (surprisingly being the last and one day late). Most are what we already know, here are some extra info I found: - Initial production is set at 13,000 per month (better reserve your pre-order now!) - Changeable Focusing screen is confirmed (apparently not

Re: K10D - NO PowerZoom :(

2006-09-13 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Am I really the only one who uses and loves this feature? Don't worry, powerzoom is available in K10D and mentioned in final press release (not the one that is floating around :-) Hmm... I don't think so. In the specs, under Lens Mount: Power

Re: SDHC Card Readers

2006-09-13 Thread Lawrence Kwan
But you don't have to use SDHC cards. I think the current batch of SD cards are fast enough. And by the time the price of 4G or 8G SDHC cards comes down, there should be plenty of SDHC card readers to choose from. On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Thibouille wrote: Yeah, I'm asking myself the same

dpreview's hands-on K10D preview is up

2006-09-13 Thread Lawrence Kwan
The Hands-on preview is up: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091305pentaxk10dpreviewed.asp -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Raw+Jpg Modes

2006-09-13 Thread Lawrence Kwan
And now, you can generate the JPEG in-camera post exposure with K10D: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/PentaxK10D/Images/Captures/TV2006090616253900-01.jpg On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Most of the time, I prefer to generate the JPEGs from the RAW files, but this is

Re: Vertical Orientaion

2006-09-13 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, David J Brooks wrote: Vertical orientation sensor. Sure it's a plus, but to be honest I wish I could switch it off on the 1D. There are times when I would like to see the pic on the LCD on the back in 'full frame' view, instead of rotated to the height of the shortest

Re: dpreview's hands-on K10D preview is up

2006-09-13 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Jack Davis wrote: Anxious to see custom function listing. It's there: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxk10d/page9.asp -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML

Office Press Release - Finally!

2006-09-12 Thread Lawrence Kwan
It's here: http://www.steves-digicams.com/pr/pentax_09132006_k10d_pr.html?AType=0 -- --Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- --Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA KeyboardNokia Ringtone Convertor-- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: New Optio 60

2005-07-25 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Amita Guha wrote: how are there aperture and shutter priority modes when (presumably) you can't control aperture or shutter speed? Yes, you can control the aperture and shutter speed. Apart from aperture and shutter priority, it also has full metered manual. --

Re: Pentax Profits Fall 42%

2005-07-21 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Herb Chong wrote: well, everyone seems to be in on it then, since individual companies seem to forecast around the same total, as do industry groups, at about 3.6M total for the coming year. shrug Forecast is forecast - i.e. guess work. Maybe an educated guess, but

Re: OT Broadcast email help

2005-06-09 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, Rob Studdert wrote: I have a friend who only has web mail access but needs to broadcast to around 450 email recipients periodically. Does anyone know which web base email would be the best to facilitate the task? Is Gmail up to it? Any help would be appreciated. Hi Rob,

Re: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the meantime US tax dollars are providing 375 million dollars of aid. That's almost two dollars per person. Not a bad number by any count. True. But CNN's Anderson Cooper also added that even the $ amount sounded large, to put it in perspective,

Re: Tsunami

2005-01-01 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, William Robb wrote: The company I work for (Wal-Mart Canada) has set up a disaster relief program in conjunction with the Red Cross. Donations can be made at any cash register Another easy way if you have a credit card is to donate online. You can go to redcross.ca

RE: Minolta Maxxum wth BODY IS

2004-10-14 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, J. C. O'Connell wrote: with body IS, you don't need a motor in the lens at all and you only need one motor system, in the body. The motion is the sensor and that is a lot smaller and lighter than lens elements so the motor should be smaller and lighter and quieter than lens

Re: OT: CD and DVD Quality

2004-04-08 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, Andre Langevin wrote: About CDs, I've been told to look for Made in Japan. Only ones in Canada are the Fuji, in 5, 10 and 20 pack, not the towers. Never had a problem with these. The general consensus is to avoid the cheapest ones. Unfortunately, even the named brand has

RE: clever virus attack

2004-03-03 Thread Lawrence Kwan
unknown source. DON'T RELY ON YOUR ANTI-VIRAL PROGRAM! Unless you fully expected to receive such a file, JUST DELETE IT if you don't know what it is all about. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--

Re: OT:shipping to Canada

2004-03-01 Thread Lawrence Kwan
or Expedited service. There is a disbursement fee, which can be avoided if you call them and pay the taxes in advance after you got your tracking number. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--

Re: OT:shipping to Canada

2004-02-29 Thread Lawrence Kwan
thing is that their basic service does not have tracking or insurance; something you need to ask for specifically if they are important to you. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--

Re: Optio question

2004-02-17 Thread Lawrence Kwan
; the slight increase in noise is not very significant. S4 has better navigation buttons, longer exposure (4s vs 1s) and longer movie recording limit. And since S4 price is bound to drop with the release of S4i, this should be a better choice. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor

Re: Re: Two new Pentax products to be announced today

2004-02-12 Thread Lawrence Kwan
they already have a 16-45? Why not 14-?? in the first place? Cos primes has less compromise than zoom and it is faster at F2.8. A F2.8 zoom in this range would be quite a monster. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence

Re: OT: TV License Cost (Was Why digital cameras = better photographers)

2004-01-20 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Bob W wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/licencefee/ it's free if you're blind! Incredibly, no; you still have to pay even if you are blind! (albeit half price) -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net

Re: Optio S operating info

2003-12-21 Thread Lawrence Kwan
or is there really diopter adjustment on this camera. It is probably a typo. I have the S4, and there is no diopter adjustment; it is fixed at -1 at 3m. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--

Re: Why P-TTL? Follow-up

2003-12-18 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Joseph Tainter wrote: Lawrence Kwan wrote: And in case of *ist, it can give priority in the matrix metering area corresponding to the focal point. Off centered subjects is one example where P-TTL should be better. For this to work I assume one would have to use either

Re: Why P-TTL?

2003-12-16 Thread Lawrence Kwan
give priority in the matrix metering area corresponding to the focal point. Off centered subjects is one example where P-TTL should be better. Other reasons for P-TTL: multiple wireless TTL flash, high-speed sync TTL flash and flash exposure compensation. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service

Using your Palm as Pentax IR Remote

2003-12-15 Thread Lawrence Kwan
/download.html#pentax -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--

Re: Optio S4 - first impressions

2003-12-02 Thread Lawrence Kwan
, the shutter release lag is only 0.01s, one of the fastest in this class. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--

New OmniBounce model for AF-360FGZ

2003-11-08 Thread Lawrence Kwan
StoFen told me that none fit perfectly. And I was pleasantly surprised that he took the trouble to save my email and wrote me back yesterday to tell me about the new model released. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net

Re: *ist D + TTL flash = ?

2003-08-27 Thread Lawrence Kwan
saving reasons; just like the crippled mount. FYI, the Fujifilm S2Pro supports OTF or Off-The-CCD TTL flash as well as pre-flash TTL flash; while ironically, none of the Nikon DSLRs does. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: AF Coverage: *ist vs *ist-D

2003-08-25 Thread Lawrence Kwan
sensors in ZX series. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--

Re: *istD and the future (WAS: Re: Digital Formats and PartialCoverage Lenses)

2003-08-20 Thread Lawrence Kwan
forthcoming, cheaper DSLR's. 2) Design. The *istD is ugly with no design flair thats going to convince anyone. I got to use an *ist-D quite a bit last weekend and I disagree strongly with both of those points. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL

More serious competition for *ist-D - Kiss Digital/300D

2003-08-19 Thread Lawrence Kwan
designed for Kiss Digital. S stands for short back focus, and this lens cannot be used for 35mm SLRs. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--

  1   2   3   >