RE: Question About *ist D

2012-06-19 Thread John Coyle
time, constant refrain that Pentax jpeg's were too soft. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Monday, 18 June 2012 9:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Question About

Re: Question About *ist D

2012-06-19 Thread Jeffery Smith
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2012 9:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Question About *ist D Not a given at all, John. From all I've read folks generally expect JPEG shots to be basically cooked and ready to serve. A smaller percentage of JPEG shooters will crop and maybe do some

Re: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 11:27:45AM -0600, Joseph Tainter wrote: I am about to sell my long-unused *ist D to a colleague, for whom it is all the camera she needs. She will probably shoot JPEGs. I always use PEF, and recall that *ist D JPEGs were criticized for being soft and lacking contrast. I

RE: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread John Coyle
I use the middle settings for saturation, sharpness and contrast, and have never had an issue with the jpeg's. In processing, I find that using Unsharp Mask at 50-70%, radius 1 and threshold 0 works well for prints up to A4 (the biggest I've gone with digital uncropped). I don't know why

Re: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread Bruce Walker
Not a given at all, John. From all I've read folks generally expect JPEG shots to be basically cooked and ready to serve. A smaller percentage of JPEG shooters will crop and maybe do some basic exposure tweaks, but the majority of JPEG adherents expect the camera to have done everything, like

Re: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread David J Brooks
I only had troble with my 16-45 lens for softness, all others did quite well, and i did +1 on the incamera sharpness. Dave On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Joseph Tainter jtain...@mindspring.com wrote: I am about to sell my long-unused *ist D to a colleague, for whom it is all the camera she

RE: Question About *ist D

2012-06-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
Probably for the same reason they,d discard a slide that missed the mark exposure wise ! -Original Message- From: John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au Sent: Jun 18, 2012 4:09 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Question About *ist D I use the middle settings

Re: Question about ist-D battery grip

2005-07-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Pentax Customer Service should be able to provide this as a spare part. Godfrey On Jul 8, 2005, at 10:23 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Does anyone know if the battery holder for the ist-D grip is available separately? It would be very convenient to be able to have this clip loaded with 4 freshly

Re: Question about *ist D

2005-01-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been concentrating of microscopy for a couple of years now and have not done any normal photography. I have a question for the '*ist D' experts. Will the camera work without a lens attached? In other words if I put it on a microscope, in place of a

RE: Question about *ist D

2005-01-16 Thread David Wheatley
I've been concentrating of microscopy for a couple of years now and have not done any normal photography. I have a question for the '*ist D' experts. Will the camera work without a lens attached? In other words if I put it on a microscope, in place of a Pentax film body, will it take pictures

Re: Question about *ist D

2005-01-16 Thread Don Williams
Thanks Dave, Now all I have to do is find the money. Don David Wheatley wrote: I've been concentrating of microscopy for a couple of years now and have not done any normal photography. I have a question for the '*ist D' experts. Will the camera work without a lens attached? In other words if I

RE: Question about *ist D

2005-01-16 Thread Jens Bladt
It will work. You msut have firmware 1.1 installed and the cameraset to F-stop other than A. Use green button to meter/determine esposure. Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Don Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: