Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009-07-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Robb scripsit: - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino Subject: K7 Frame Counting I will complain about how remote the card format function is in the K7 menu. I swap cards between several different cameras, and want to format each before use. I'd like to see the format command

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009-07-17 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 17, 2009, at 20:56 , Graydon wrote: Anyone want to explain why there's any need to format cards in the first place? -- Graydon Need? There is no need if it came out of the camera you are putting it back into. However, many people have multiple cards for multiple devices.

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009-07-17 Thread Graydon
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 12:35:58AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: I think all cards are supposed to be Fat 16 or 32, depending on the size of the card. However I believe there are some differences in detail as to how they are implemented. The internal card reader on my desktop, which has no

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009-07-17 Thread Graydon
On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 09:57:53PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit: On Jul 17, 2009, at 20:56 , Graydon wrote: Anyone want to explain why there's any need to format cards in the first place? [snip] But you should format your SD card before you use it. Every time. Just to be safe! :-)

Re: K7 Frame Counting

2009-07-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Graydon wrote: On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 12:35:58AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: I think all cards are supposed to be Fat 16 or 32, depending on the size of the card. However I believe there are some differences in detail as to how they are implemented. The internal card reader on my

Re: K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-13 Thread David J Brooks
for luminous or saturation a bit, but now were near as bad as orange and red. Dave On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Okay, here are a few that I rapidly rendered. All shot with the K7 and the DA* 60-250/4. All at f4 or f5.6. This was part of a five frames

Re: K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-13 Thread paul stenquist
, here are a few that I rapidly rendered. All shot with the K7 and the DA* 60-250/4. All at f4 or f5.6. This was part of a five frames per second sequence. She missed! But I like her form here: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9471336 Continuous autofocus here with Grace on a tire

Re: K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-12 Thread Christine Aguila
metering sounded really impressive. It's 77 right? Not 72 or something? Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:08 PM Subject: Re: K7 pics for Christine BTW

K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Okay, here are a few that I rapidly rendered. All shot with the K7 and the DA* 60-250/4. All at f4 or f5.6. This was part of a five frames per second sequence. She missed! But I like her form here: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9471336 Continuous autofocus here with Grace

Re: K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-12 Thread Desjardins, Steve
I love just a lick. Steve Desjardins On Jul 12, 2009, at 9:56 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Okay, here are a few that I rapidly rendered. All shot with the K7 and the DA* 60-250/4. All at f4 or f5.6. This was part of a five frames per second sequence. She missed! But I

Re: K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Wonderful colors and not bad photos either! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Okay, here are a few that I rapidly rendered. All shot with the K7 and the DA* 60-250/4. All at f4 or f5.6. This was part of a five frames per

Re: K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-12 Thread Brendan MacRae
Nice work, Paul. Looking forward to ordering mine soon enough.   - Original Message From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 6:56:33 PM Subject: K7 pics for Christine Okay, here are a few that I

Re: K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-12 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:56 PM Subject: K7 pics for Christine Okay, here are a few that I rapidly rendered. All shot with the K7 and the DA* 60-250/4. All at f4 or f5.6

Re: K7 pics for Christine

2009-07-12 Thread paul stenquist
BTW, at this point, I can say with quite a bit of certainty that the metering on the K7 in the multi-point metering mode is quite a bit more accurate than that of the K20D. The autofocus appears to be slightly better as well, as does the high speed noise. But the exposure accuracy strikes

K7 addendum

2009-07-10 Thread paul stenquist
I like the new location of the green button. In hyperprogram mode, it comes into frequent play for me. And, believe it or not, I'm getting used to pushing the OK button before changing my autofocus point. Still don't like it, but I can live with it if necessary. Huge multi- day shoot early

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-09 Thread Cory Waters
Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? On Jul 8, 2009, at 07:51 , paul stenquist wrote: I will miss having a tray to hold the small remote. Isn't that what Cesar is for, or does he just do gates now.:-0 Dave I use it when I shoot VR panoramas for real estate

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-09 Thread Doug Franklin
Cory Waters wrote: This is so far the most disappointing news about the new camera. I almost always have the grip with me. I may or may not have a bag where I am and the chances that I have the bag with the bloody remote in it are very slim indeed. Pants pockets? You must be joking.

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-09 Thread David Savage
2009/7/9 Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com: Cory Waters wrote: This is so far the most disappointing news about the new camera.   I almost always have the grip with me.  I may or may not have a bag where I am and the chances that I have the bag with the bloody remote in it are very

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-09 Thread paul stenquist
Okay, that will work for me, since it has release buckles. Thanks Dave. Paul On Jul 9, 2009, at 8:27 AM, David Savage wrote: 2009/7/9 Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com: Cory Waters wrote: This is so far the most disappointing news about the new camera. I almost always have the grip

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-09 Thread Sasha Sobol
Btw, talking about straps - the one I found most comfortable is black rapid r-strap. And it has pocket (though I never used it). --Sasha On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:48 AM, paul stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Okay, that will work for me, since it has release buckles. Thanks Dave. Paul

Re: K7 Comparison?

2009-07-09 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 09:04:34PM +1000, Leon Altoff wrote: 2009/7/8 William Robb war...@gmail.com: I can think of several things I'd rather do, but as most of them involve middle aged women and leather straps, I expect I'll just post high ISO pictures from both cameras. So, high ISO

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
Good info! I have to remove and put back the strap depending on my usage. The Pentax one is clumsy to do this with. I'll be looking up the one you describe. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, July 9, 2009, 5:27:47 AM, you wrote: DS Cory, replace the supplied strap with something like the

K7 high ISO noise, low light performance

2009-07-09 Thread paul stenquist
I pulled my battery off the charger and took a few test shots with the DA* 16-45 in extremely low light. I posted two on photo.net. In this folder you'll see a near full frame of each and a100% crop. The ISO was set to 3200 and high ISO noise reduction is set to medium. I'd guess each was

Re: K7 high ISO noise, low light performance

2009-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Comparing them to the output from the D700 is hardly fair, I would expect the D700 to simply blow the K-7 away at high ISOs, the question is how does it compare to the D300... paul stenquist wrote: I pulled my battery off the charger and took a few test shots with the DA* 16-45 in extremely

Re: K7 high ISO noise, low light performance

2009-07-09 Thread paul stenquist
a valid basis for your opinion. Jack --- On Thu, 7/9/09, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: K7 high ISO noise, low light performance To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:30 PM I pulled my

Re: K7 high ISO noise, low light performance

2009-07-09 Thread paul stenquist
I would think its performance at high ISO is similar to the D300. But it would take a controlled experiment to be sure. The K20 wasn't far behind the D300 if at all, and the K7 seems to be a bit better than the K20. But any underexposure throws the results off, because upping the exposure

Re: K7 high ISO noise, low light performance

2009-07-09 Thread Jack Davis
Paul, did you actually shoot the same scenes with the K20 for comparison? Not suggesting that your well honed judgment isn't a valid basis for your opinion. Jack --- On Thu, 7/9/09, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: K7 high

Re: K7 high ISO noise, low light performance

2009-07-09 Thread Adam Maas
the D300 if at all, and the K7 seems to be a bit better than the K20. But any underexposure throws the results off, because upping the exposure in conversion increases noise dramatically. I'm still learning the meter on the K7. Both of these shots should have had + 1/3 stop or so of exposure comp

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
I remember seeing somewhere information that rechargeable AA batteries can be used with K7, but I don't see it anywhere in the specs. ... or was it an option if you get the grip? Bill (and/or somebody else), - could you please clarify this question? Igor Tue Jul 7 21:24:45 CDT 2009 paul

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Joseph McAllister
The camera takes a dedicated battery. The grip has two inserts, one for the dedicated battery, one for 6 AA cells. On Jul 7, 2009, at 23:36 , Igor Roshchin wrote: I remember seeing somewhere information that rechargeable AA batteries can be used with K7, but I don't see it anywhere

Re: K7 Comparison?

2009-07-08 Thread Leon Altoff
2009/7/8 William Robb war...@gmail.com: I can think of several things I'd rather do, but as most of them involve middle aged women and leather straps, I expect I'll just post high ISO pictures from both cameras. So, high ISO shots of middle-aged women and leather straps? My wife does

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 10:24:45PM -0400, paul stenquist scripsit: I'm annoyed that no aftermarket batteries seem to be available for the K8. I want at least four batteries, and I don't want to pay Pentax prices for an item that should be generic. It's not a generic item, though; the

Re: K7 Comparison?

2009-07-08 Thread Peter Loveday
I can think of several things I'd rather do, but as most of them involve middle aged women and leather straps, I expect I'll just post high ISO pictures from both cameras. So, high ISO shots of middle-aged women and leather straps? My wife does question when I look at images containing both.

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? I remember seeing somewhere information that rechargeable AA batteries can be used with K7, but I don't see it anywhere in the specs. ... or was it an option if you get the grip? Bill

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread paul stenquist
Roshchin Subject: Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? I remember seeing somewhere information that rechargeable AA batteries can be used with K7, but I don't see it anywhere in the specs. ... or was it an option if you get the grip? Bill (and/or somebody else), - could you please clarify

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread P. J. Alling
You need the, (not yet available in the US apparently), grip to use AA batteries. Igor Roshchin wrote: I remember seeing somewhere information that rechargeable AA batteries can be used with K7, but I don't see it anywhere in the specs. ... or was it an option if you get the grip? Bill

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? I will miss having a tray to hold the small remote. I use it when I shoot VR panoramas for real estate, and since it's in the tray, I can't forget it or lose it. It's too small not to have

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? You need the, (not yet available in the US apparently), grip to use AA batteries. Correct. The camera body will only use the dedicated battery. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread P. J. Alling
forget it or lose it. It's too small not to have a home! Paul On Jul 8, 2009, at 10:42 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? I remember seeing somewhere information that rechargeable AA batteries can be used

RE: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Paul would have us think this is a typo, but he secretly has the prototype K8 with telepathic AF. The batteries are in short supply because the LHC is still behind schedule and not making antimatter. I'm annoyed that no aftermarket batteries seem to be available for the K8. I want at least

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread paul stenquist
not to have a home! Paul On Jul 8, 2009, at 10:42 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? I remember seeing somewhere information that rechargeable AA batteries can be used with K7, but I don't see it anywhere

Re: K7 Comparison?

2009-07-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
be RAW files with noise reduction off. Joe - Imaging-resource already has a few. http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM 2009/7/7 Joseph Tainter jtainter at mindspring.com: The main feature of the K7 that I find attractive is the claim that it produces less noisy images at high

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
batteries. Igor Roshchin wrote: I remember seeing somewhere information that rechargeable AA batteries can be used with K7, but I don't see it anywhere in the specs. ... or was it an option if you get the grip? Bill (and/or somebody else), - could you please clarify this question? Igor Tue

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Graydon
On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 11:56:33AM -0400, paul stenquist scripsit: That won't work for me. I use the Tamrac neck straps that unclip. I have to remove the strap when I put the camera on the panorama head, otherwise it gets caught on the tripod during rotation. Keep the thing in your hatband?

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Joseph McAllister
Make a pocket for it on the camera strap, or put it in a film cassette and tape to your strap. On Jul 8, 2009, at 07:51 , paul stenquist wrote: I will miss having a tray to hold the small remote. I use it when I shoot VR panoramas for real estate, and since it's in the tray, I can't

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Joseph McAllister
Don't leave the strap at home, Paul !Unclip it at the site! On Jul 8, 2009, at 08:56 , paul stenquist wrote: That won't work for me. I use the Tamrac neck straps that unclip. I have to remove the strap when I put the camera on the panorama head, otherwise it gets caught on the tripod

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread David J Brooks
On Jul 8, 2009, at 07:51 , paul stenquist wrote: I will miss having a tray to hold the small remote. Isn't that what Cesar is for, or does he just do gates now.:-0 Dave I use it when I shoot VR panoramas for real estate, and since it's in the tray, I can't forget it or lose it. It's too

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Ken Waller
I will miss having a tray to hold the small remote. Thats why my pants have pockets. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? On Jul 8, 2009, at 07:51 , paul stenquist

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-08 Thread Doug Franklin
paul stenquist wrote: That won't work for me. I use the Tamrac neck straps that unclip. I have to remove the strap when I put the camera on the panorama head, otherwise it gets caught on the tripod during rotation. One of the better known bag and strap manufacturers, might even be Tamrac,

K7 Comparison?

2009-07-07 Thread Joseph Tainter
The main feature of the K7 that I find attractive is the claim that it produces less noisy images at high ISO settings. So I wonder if it is actually better than the K20D (which I consider to be pretty good up to about ISO 2000). Would anyone who owns both the K7 and the K20D be willing

Re: K7 Comparison?

2009-07-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: K7 Comparison? The main feature of the K7 that I find attractive is the claim that it produces less noisy images at high ISO settings. So I wonder if it is actually better than the K20D (which I consider to be pretty good up

Re: K7 Comparison?

2009-07-07 Thread AlunFoto
Imaging-resource already has a few. http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM 2009/7/7 Joseph Tainter jtain...@mindspring.com: The main feature of the K7 that I find attractive is the claim that it produces less noisy images at high ISO settings. So I wonder if it is actually better

Re: K7 Comparison?

2009-07-07 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Middle-aged? Steve Desjardins On Jul 7, 2009, at 6:11 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: K7 Comparison? The main feature of the K7 that I find attractive is the claim that it produces less noisy images at high ISO

What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-07 Thread Cory Waters
Amazon and BH don't seem to have a listing for the battery/vertical release grip or one for the whole camera with the kit lens. I expect if I was to buy the camera right now, I'd want the grip with it so there's no extra couple hundred dollars to spend later (unapproved, ya know?). Also,

Re: K7 Comparison?

2009-07-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Desjardins, Steve Subject: Re: K7 Comparison? Middle-aged? Twenty five. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cory Waters Subject: What's up with the K7 grip/kit? Amazon and BH don't seem to have a listing for the battery/vertical release grip or one for the whole camera with the kit lens. I expect if I was to buy the camera right now, I'd want the grip

Re: What's up with the K7 grip/kit?

2009-07-07 Thread paul stenquist
up with the K7 grip/kit? Amazon and BH don't seem to have a listing for the battery/ vertical release grip or one for the whole camera with the kit lens. I expect if I was to buy the camera right now, I'd want the grip with it so there's no extra couple hundred dollars to spend later

And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread Leon Altoff
I got a phone call just as I finished eating lunch and was wondering if I had time to go for a walk. Your Camera has arrived. OK I do have time to go for a walk. I managed to leave it in the box all afternoon (I did have a lot of work to do) and now it is unpacked at home. I'll charge the

Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Leon Altoff Subject: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived). Does anyone else on the list have one they have purchased from a shop? I'm hoping mine arrives at the local PPC (Pentax Profit Center) this week still. William Robb

Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread mike wilson
Leon Altoff wrote: I got a phone call just as I finished eating lunch and was wondering if I had time to go for a walk. Your Camera has arrived. OK I do have time to go for a walk. I managed to leave it in the box all afternoon (I did have a lot of work to do) and now it is unpacked at home.

Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread Leon Altoff
2009/7/4 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: Leon Altoff wrote: Looks like you are number one.  Spill the beans. I don't have a lot of beans to spill yet. Picture taking will happen over the weekend, so you will have to accept testing and setup for now. One major annoyance is that

Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread Tim Bray
. If you hang tight for a few weeks, there'll be an Adobe Camera Raw update that will handle the K7. In the interim, it's quite likely that existing software will have trouble with the K7 DNG too. I was a *very* early K20d adopter and had very little luck with image processing initially; fortunately

Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread Adam Maas
for RAW format, I have no other reason to upgrade Photoshop. If you hang tight for a few weeks, there'll be an Adobe Camera Raw update that will handle the K7.   In the interim, it's quite likely that existing software will have trouble with the K7 DNG too.  I was a *very* early K20d adopter

Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread paul stenquist
weeks, there'll be an Adobe Camera Raw update that will handle the K7. In the interim, it's quite likely that existing software will have trouble with the K7 DNG too. I was a *very* early K20d adopter and had very little luck with image processing initially; fortunately the ACR/Lightroom updates

Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread Leon Altoff
Hi Tim, CS4 already handles the K7, but the latest version of Camera RAW doesn't work with CS3 which is what I have. CS3 does work perfectly with the K7 DNG files (as Photoshop CS handled the K10D's DNG files, but not the PEF files). It's Adobe's way of making money. I have enough hard drive

Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived).

2009-07-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: And I don't even have to charge the battery (K7 has arrived). When I got my K20D I simply shot in RAW/DNG mode and did my conversions in an ancient PSCS 1 ACR converter. I now have PSCS4, but shooting DNG always works. Pentax

I wish I had the K7 this afternoon

2009-06-25 Thread Larry Colen
The cal fire plane flew directly over me about a second before it dropped the retardant on the fire about 200m away. My K20D took what seemed like forever to lock focus. It's probably a good thing for my productivity that I don't have anything that'll convert K20 raw files at the office. I did

Re: I wish I had the K7 this afternoon

2009-06-25 Thread Keith Whaley
Larry Colen wrote: The cal fire plane flew directly over me about a second before it dropped the retardant on the fire about 200m away. My K20D took what seemed like forever to lock focus. It's probably a good thing for my productivity that I don't have anything that'll convert K20 raw files at

Re: I wish I had the K7 this afternoon

2009-06-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 04:08:42PM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Where is your office? South San Jose, 855 embedded way, San Jose CA, 95138 Where was the fire? Along coyote creek trail between blossom hill/silver creek to about the park (Hellyer park?)

Re: I wish I had the K7 this afternoon

2009-06-25 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 03:58:46PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: The cal fire plane flew directly over me about a second before it dropped the retardant on the fire about 200m away. My K20D took what seemed like forever to lock focus. I never even heard the plane, and Larry's office is only a

Re: K7 video sample from British Jour of Photography

2009-06-14 Thread Cotty
On 13/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.1854.eu:80/2009/06/another_pentax_k7_video.html Thanks Trouble. Always amazes me when you see a demo video that shows off the capabilities of piece of technology in the worst possible way! Horribly handheld with atrocious

Re: K7 video sample from British Jour of Photography

2009-06-14 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
K7 video ...from the company that's just about to transfer its European headquarters to Paris. Hasn't anyone thought of the fact that K7 (pronounced kah-sett) is the common French abbreviation for a cassette, audio, video or otherwise. When I see K7 video, my brain automatically switches

Re: K7 video sample from British Jour of Photography

2009-06-14 Thread Cory Waters
I agree. That 5DMkII video with the night shots of the city and the helicopter stuff was fantastic. This video... um, not so much. CW Cotty wrote: On 13/6/09, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.1854.eu:80/2009/06/another_pentax_k7_video.html Thanks

Re: K7 video sample from British Jour of Photography

2009-06-14 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com I would, of course, be happy to receive a [K-7] unit for demo testing in the near future. Hey Pentax--ain't this a great idea! Please send Sir Cotty a new K-7 :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

K7 video sample from British Jour of Photography

2009-06-13 Thread Christine Aguila
http://www.1854.eu:80/2009/06/another_pentax_k7_video.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-09 Thread Doug Brewer
Christine Aguila wrote: I've read all the posts to this thread--I'll only add that I took a shot of Matt indoors in low light at 3200 ISO and it was the best 3200 ISO shot I've seen on a Pentax camera. I showed it to Doug Cory--Cory said, Hey, that's usable. I thought so too. Is it

Re: K7's at GFM

2009-06-05 Thread Miserere
was at GFM. He brought all the toys, 2 new K7's, the DA60-250, DA55, plus the DA15, DA35, DA200, DA300 and other lenses I'd seen before. The K7 is everything it is said to be. Smaller, faster, better than the K20D. Folks were impressed by the captured image quality, even with pre-production

Re: K7's at GFM

2009-06-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
,  --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/5/31 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: John Carlson from Pentax HQ in Colorado was at GFM. He brought all the toys, 2 new K7's, the DA60-250

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
or are there restrictions or did it get deleted? If so, no biggy. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 6:25 PM Subject: got the K7 in my hot little hands For a few hours

Re: K7's at GFM

2009-06-05 Thread Miserere
://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/5/31 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: John Carlson from Pentax HQ in Colorado was at GFM. He brought all the toys, 2 new K7's, the DA60-250, DA55, plus the DA15, DA35, DA200, DA300 and other lenses I'd seen before. The K7

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-03 Thread David Mann
On Jun 3, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: One thing I have noticed is that the directional pad, because of the larger LCD, is moved farther to the right, and I'm having some slowness in getting used to that. I think I'd like that. I occasionally bump the pad with my nose on my K10D

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-03 Thread David J Brooks
Any one try it with a flash.?? Dave On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Desjardins, Steve wrote: Doug, How does it feel in your hands?  I was very fond of the *ist D and DS but less so of the K10D.  I'm kind of hoping for a cross between the *ist D and the

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-03 Thread tbeilby
I saw a few shots done with the onboard. Close ( 2-3 ft), no hot spots, blown highlights, ok, if you want to use the onboard. I would think a dedicated flash would fare as well or probably better. I do know that once it was in my hand, my hand didn't want to release it's grip. Fit my hand like

Re: Off-List: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: For a few hours on Saturday I did my best to find something to dislike about the K7, but I was unsuccessful. Let me help: The 1/180th synch speed. Paul Today I ran through some of the files, and I will be posting a few

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Brewer
Pawel Hottowy wrote: Doug, Would be nice to see some photos taken with natural color setting. I did not like colors in samples from K7 I've seen so far - no subtle gradation, very 'monochromatic' colors to me - and I believe/hope it was because of the bright setting. The best would be some

Re: Off-List: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Brewer
paul stenquist wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: For a few hours on Saturday I did my best to find something to dislike about the K7, but I was unsuccessful. Let me help: The 1/180th synch speed. Paul OK, you got me. I suppose that could

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/1/09, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: For a few hours on Saturday I did my best to find something to dislike about the K7, but I was unsuccessful. Allow me to translate. For a few hours on Saturday I did my best to keep the drool from dripping onto the K7. -- Scott Loveless

Re: Off-List: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread pnstenquist
, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: For a few hours on Saturday I did my best to find something to dislike about the K7, but I was unsuccessful. Let me help: The 1/180th synch speed. Paul OK, you got me. I suppose that could be an issue if I ever used

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Even so, it's producing some outstanding stuff (well, as outstanding as I ever get...) and the metering is lust-worthy. Doug. One of my big concerns with my K10D vs my D200 etc, is that just about every shot i take on the

RE: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Desjardins, Steve
: Monday, June 01, 2009 7:25 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: got the K7 in my hot little hands For a few hours on Saturday I did my best to find something to dislike about the K7, but I was unsuccessful. Today I ran through some of the files, and I will be posting a few, making certain

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/2/09, Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote: Doug, How does it feel in your hands? I was very fond of the *ist D and DS but less so of the K10D. I'm kind of hoping for a cross between the *ist D and the MZ-S. ;-) I'm not Doug, but I did get to fondle the K7 a little bit

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 07:25:10PM -0400, Doug Brewer wrote: For a few hours on Saturday I did my best to find something to dislike about the K7, but I was unsuccessful. I've got something to dislike, the fact that I don't have a copy of the finished version sitting in my camera bag right now

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Even so, it's producing some outstanding stuff (well, as outstanding as I ever get...) and the metering is lust-worthy. Doug. One of my big concerns with my K10D vs my D200 etc, is that just about every

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands Dave, the metering of the K-7 is effing amazing. Doug had some shots that we couldn't believe: Scenes that presented amazingly difficult tasks for metering were handled perfectly, with no blown

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Even so, it's producing some outstanding stuff (well, as outstanding as I ever get...) and the metering is lust-worthy. Doug. One of my big concerns with my K10D vs my D200 etc, is

Re: Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Jens
I must say I'm quite happy with my K20D. I'm actuaælly considering buying a second one. Perhaps I should go for the K7 in stead. Or maybe the new K7 will make used prises of the K20D drop a bit (if any are available at all). I'm definitely selling my K10D. I just use it for back-up

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
kind of hoping for a cross between the *ist D and the MZ-S.  ;-) I'm not Doug, but I did get to fondle the K7 a little bit.  It's roughly the same size and weight as the K100D.  I didn't hold it long enough to really get a feel for the ergonomics. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: oh, yeah, sorry Dave. I've been knee-deep in computer issues today and have only half watched the list. Here are three samples, just quick grabs to see how the camera handled things:

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Brewer
Desjardins, Steve wrote: Doug, How does it feel in your hands? I was very fond of the *ist D and DS but less so of the K10D. I'm kind of hoping for a cross between the *ist D and the MZ-S. ;-) It seems to be about the size of the istD, but sharper, with a more pronounced grip, and it is

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Even so, it's producing some outstanding stuff (well, as outstanding as I ever get...) and the metering is lust-worthy. Doug. One

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