Re: Thanks for the tips - Was : Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-29 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 1/29/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I found a *istDS for $329.99 new in box with USA warranty and > went with that. That's a good price. I just sold mine (used) on eBay for $450 + shipping. Enjoy it - you've got a good camera capable of some great images! -- Cheers, [EMAI

RE: Thanks for the tips - Was : Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-29 Thread J. C. O'Connell
ECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 7:09 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Thanks for the tips - Was : Differences between the *istD, DS,DS2? Sounds like you got a good deal. The DS is a good body, especially for that kind of

Re: Thanks for the tips - Was : Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-29 Thread Bruce Dayton
Sounds like you got a good deal. The DS is a good body, especially for that kind of price. -- Bruce Monday, January 29, 2007, 2:55:00 PM, you wrote: JCOC> Thanks for the tips everybody, especially the JCOC> part about the DL,DL2, K100D and K110D having JCOC> inferior non prism finders, I know

Thanks for the tips - Was : Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-29 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Thanks for the tips everybody, especially the part about the DL,DL2, K100D and K110D having inferior non prism finders, I know I would not want those at any price. I found a *istDS for $329.99 new in box with USA warranty and went with that. NO, it's not want I really want which would be a much h

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
; To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > > > The D supports hyper program with two control wheels as opposed to one > wheel on the Ds/Ds2 which doesn't support that mode. The D has a > smaller grip, (or perhaps I should say th

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:14 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? The D supports hyper program with two control wheels as opposed to one wheel on the Ds/Ds2

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-28 Thread P. J. Alling
essen > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:01 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > > > On 1/26/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is the DS2 better or worse than the DS >> or D and

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-27 Thread John Coyle
;>>> Or are there somethings it's lacking compared to an original D? >>>> thanks, >>>> jco >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>> Mat Maessen

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-27 Thread John Whittingham
> I'll ask again, maybe nobody noticed. > What was the sequence of the model release dates? > > D, DS, DS2, DL , DL2 or what? > > jco Are you thinking of buying one? John The information tra

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Not quite, Paul. The cameras were released in the sequence D-DS-DL-DS2-DL2 G On Jan 26, 2007, at 7:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Yes, you're sequence is correct. > >> D, DS, DS2, DL , DL2 or what? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread David Savage
The K110D & K100D came out at the same time. Cheers, Dave On 1/27/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So would this be the complete Pentax DSLR > sequence of release : > > *istD, DS, DL, DS2, DL2, K100D & k110D, K10D? > > ?? > > Or did the K110D actually come out later than the K100

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Adam Maas
D? > > ?? > > Or did the K110D actually come out later than the K100D?? > > jco > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Adam Maas > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 10:58 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss M

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread J. C. O'Connell
iday, January 26, 2007 10:58 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? Ergh, DS2 shortly after DL, not shortly after DL2. -Adam Adam Maas wrote: > Not quite, it's D, DS, DL, DS2, DL2. The DS2 came very shortly after > the DL2 and the DL actuall

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Adam Maas
dates? >>> >>> D, DS, DS2, DL , DL2 or what? >>> >>> jco >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of >>> Godfrey DiGiorgi >>> Sent: Friday, Janu

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Adam Maas
AIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of >> Godfrey DiGiorgi >> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:46 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? >> >> >> >> On Jan 26, 2007, at 5:21

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
gt; From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > Godfrey DiGiorgi > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:46 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > > > > On Jan 26, 2007, at 5:21 PM, Cory Papenfuss wrote

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Mail List Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? On Jan 26, 2007, at 5:21 PM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: >> - When I'm working on a tripod, I leave it on for the maximum time >> and turn on the histogram display. >> > Impossible with the -D without manua

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 26, 2007, at 6:05 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 27/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Different needs beg different uses: >> >> - I leave review on for 1 second most of the time, just enough to see >> if there are any saturation blinkies when I do a quick test sho

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 26, 2007, at 5:21 PM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: >> - When I'm working on a tripod, I leave it on for the maximum time >> and turn on the histogram display. >> > Impossible with the -D without manually hitting INFO every time, > no? Yes, it's only possible using the DS and later bodies.

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Different needs beg different uses: > > - I leave review on for 1 second most of the time, just enough to see > if there are any saturation blinkies when I do a quick test shot. > > - When it becomes distracting photographing people, I turn

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
> - When I'm working on a tripod, I leave it on for the maximum time > and turn on the histogram display. > Impossible with the -D without manually hitting INFO every time, no? -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., P

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
>> I also recall that the -D does not provide the option of a >> displaying a histogram after taking a shot. It's available, but only >> after poking through a menu or something. > > Or something. Just push the "Info" button. > > Personally I turn auto-review off, so it doesn't really matte

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Different needs beg different uses: - I leave review on for 1 second most of the time, just enough to see if there are any saturation blinkies when I do a quick test shot. - When it becomes distracting photographing people, I turn it off. - When I'm working on a tripod, I leave it on for the m

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Ditto. After a month or two I switched my D to no review mode. With my K10D, I immediately set it up to eliminate the auto-review. It's a distraction for sure. Like you, when I want to see what I'm shooting, I push the review button. Paul On Jan 26, 2007, at 7:17 PM, Digital Image Studio wrot

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Adam Maas
Cory Papenfuss wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Stan Halpin wrote: > >> Not based on personal experience, but the general consensus is that the >> primary shortcomings of the *ist-D compared to the more refined later >> D-series brethren are the D's smaller, slower, write buffer and its >> smaller LC

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally I turn auto-review off, so it doesn't really matter to me > whether or not the image that isn't being displayed has a histogram. > If I'm reviewing images I'm already pushing buttons - one more push > isn't going to make that much d

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Bruce Dayton
you are saying is the DS2 is the best of >>> all the pre-K series Pentax DSLR models in all respects? >>> Or are there somethings it's lacking compared to an original D? >>> thanks, jco >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 06:44:00PM -0500, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > I also recall that the -D does not provide the option of a > displaying a histogram after taking a shot. It's available, but only > after poking through a menu or something. Or something. Just push the "Info" button. Per

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
;>> So what you are saying is the DS2 is the best of >>>> all the pre-K series Pentax DSLR models in all respects? >>>> Or are there somethings it's lacking compared to an original D? >>>> thanks, >>>> jco >>>> >>>>

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Stan Halpin wrote: > Not based on personal experience, but the general consensus is that the > primary shortcomings of the *ist-D compared to the more refined later > D-series brethren are the D's smaller, slower, write buffer and its > smaller LCD. I was thoroughly pleased wi

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Cory Papenfuss
age- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> Mat Maessen >>> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:01 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? >>> >>> >>&g

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Stan Halpin
half Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:16 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > > > The original D has better build quality than any of its siblings, and > it > can be fitted with a battery grip. Fun

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread pnstenquist
> > > > Tom C. > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >Subject: RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > >Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:28:17 + > > > >The write s

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread J. C. O'Connell
D] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:16 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? The original D has better build quality than any of its siblings, and it can be fitted with a battery grip. Functionally, The DS2 is the

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Tom C
The way your spitting these messages out, I'd guess your buffer is either pretty small or maxed out. :-) Tom C. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? >Date: Fri,

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread pnstenquist
ay, January 26, 2007 4:16 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > > > The original D has better build quality than any of its siblings, and it > can be fitted with a battery grip. Functionally, The DS2 is the best.

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread pnstenquist
l respects? > > Or are there somethings it's lacking compared to an original D? > > thanks, > > jco > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Mat Maessen > > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread pnstenquist
t; From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Mat Maessen > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:01 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > > > On 1/26/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread J. C. O'Connell
riday, January 26, 2007 4:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? On 1/26/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is the DS2 better or worse than the DS > or D and in what way? The DS2 has a larger LCD screen than the DS. It

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/26/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is the DS2 better or worse than the DS > or D and in what way? The DS2 has a larger LCD screen than the DS. It also incorporated the change including AF-continuous mode from the DS version 2.0 software into its 1.0 software. So if you have a

Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Anybody quickly know the major differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? Is the DS2 better or worse than the DS or D and in what way? I know the DL and DL2 have inferior finders now, but whats the differences in these other three models? Is ANY one model of the istD series cameras better than all