RE: K100D SDHC card question

2015-09-09 Thread Malcolm Smith
P.J. Alling wrote: > I think if it supports SDHC it will support the largest SDHC card, > which is 32mb IIRC. I don't know for sure, but, once again IIRC, the > K100D doesn't support the SDXD standard. I'd look it up but the U.S. > Ricoh-Immaging site which hosted the change logs for all Pentax

Re: K100D SDHC card question

2015-09-09 Thread Paul
V1.02 was the latest upgrade. The SDHC specification extends to 32GB so I would suspect that would be the largest size useable. You'd need SDXC compatibility for larger cards. -p On 9/9/2015 8:35 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Another question from the dark ages of digital photography. There was

Re: K100D SDHC card question

2015-09-09 Thread P.J. Alling
I think if it supports SDHC it will support the largest SDHC card, which is 32mb IIRC. I don't know for sure, but, once again IIRC, the K100D doesn't support the SDXD standard. I'd look it up but the U.S. Ricoh-Immaging site which hosted the change logs for all Pentax firmware is completely s

Re: K100d

2013-06-28 Thread John Sessoms
From: "P.J. Alling" The sad thing is digital cameras are disposable. Unlike film cameras that if you can find film to feed them will last, (effectively), forever. Finding film ain't gonna' be no problem. I just look in my refrigerator & there's enough to last the rest of my lifetime. I'd real

Re: K100d

2013-06-28 Thread P.J. Alling
The sad thing is digital cameras are disposable. Unlike film cameras that if you can find film to feed them will last, (effectively), forever. On 6/28/2013 10:16 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: Yeah, that would be annoying. My k-7 has started showing a vertical green line. Glad I'm not alone in the sens

Re: K100d

2013-06-28 Thread Zos Xavius
Yeah, that would be annoying. My k-7 has started showing a vertical green line. Glad I'm not alone in the sensor failing dept. I mapped the pixels and it hasn't shown up since, but I'm sure it will eventually on some random irreplaceable shot. The dust i have is behind the AA filter. it shows up at

Re: K100d

2013-06-28 Thread John Sessoms
From: Zos Xavius My k-7 has two permanent dust spots. They are annoying for sure, but not enough for me to replace the camera just yet. I wish this was just dust spots. This is a clump of about 150 bad pixels (if you blow it up enough in PhotoShop you can count them). If I shoot a dark frame wi

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Zos Xavius
My k-7 has two permanent dust spots. They are annoying for sure, but not enough for me to replace the camera just yet. On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 8:32 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Ed Keeney >> >> Yes, the subject says it all. I've been using the K100d for 6+ years >> now. It's been a great piec

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Zos Xavius
yeah, you shouldn't clean the plastic focusing screen with solvents. I should have mentioned that. I meant the glass itself. On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Mark C wrote: > On 6/27/2013 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: >> >> I would try some methanol (eclipse, sensor cleaner, etc) or failing >> that

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Larry Colen
Since it has happened to both Walt and I, I don't think that it is dirt, but rather something in the finder that is delaminating. On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:06:04PM -0400, Mark C wrote: > On 6/27/2013 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: > >I would try some methanol (eclipse, sensor cleaner, etc) or failin

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Mark C
On 6/27/2013 11:42 AM, Zos Xavius wrote: I would try some methanol (eclipse, sensor cleaner, etc) or failing that alcohol. The optics could be fogged internally though... :/ I'd be cautious with any potential solvent. I once tried to clean the ground "glass" focusing screen on a PZ series camera

RE: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ed Keeney Yes, the subject says it all. I've been using the K100d for 6+ years now. It's been a great piece of equipment. While at my daughters graduation this week, I was asked to take friends photos with their cameras (of course, I'm the only Pentax shooter). The first thing I noticed

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Bob Sullivan
I'd second Aahz's comments. Pentax has a reputation for viewfinders, but cheaped it out with penta mirrors. Check the manual or internet on hot pixels in your camera. There are tests to find them and kill them automatically. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Darren Addy
If your in-camera noise reduction is turned off, try turning it on and seeing if that improves things. Another option (for post) is this free utility: http://www.pixelfixer.org/ Hope one or the other helps! On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Ed Keeney wrote: > Yes, the subject says it all. I've

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Larry Colen
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:12:15AM -0400, Ed Keeney wrote: > Yes, the subject says it all. I've been using the K100d for 6+ years > now. It's been a great piece of equipment. > > While at my daughters graduation this week, I was asked to take > friends photos with their cameras (of course, I'm t

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread P.J. Alling
I don't think the K100D includes hot pixel mapping, at least not available to the user. There may be a Repair Depot utility that you can run, or it may be available in debug mode, a process that is a.) not recommended to the faint of heart, and b.) not something I personally know how to enter

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013, Ed Keeney wrote: > > Yes, the subject says it all. I've been using the K100d for 6+ years > now. It's been a great piece of equipment. > > While at my daughters graduation this week, I was asked to take > friends photos with their cameras (of course, I'm the only Pentax > s

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Bill
On 27/06/2013 9:38 AM, Ed Keeney wrote: Zos & Matthew, Yep, it's not the diopter. Blurry and out of focus is one thing, a clear view is different. Are you sure you aren't just seeing the groundglass pattern on the screen? Pentax tends to put a coarser screen in to facilitate manual focus (

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Zos Xavius
I would try some methanol (eclipse, sensor cleaner, etc) or failing that alcohol. The optics could be fogged internally though... :/ On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Ed Keeney wrote: > Zos & Matthew, > > Yep, it's not the diopter. Blurry and out of focus is one thing, a > clear view is differen

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Ed Keeney
Zos & Matthew, Yep, it's not the diopter. Blurry and out of focus is one thing, a clear view is different. Thanks! On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Ed Keeney wrote: > Yes, the subject says it all. I've been using the K100d for 6+ years > now. It's been a great piece of equipment. > > While

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Ed Keeney wrote: > While at my daughters graduation this week, I was asked to take > friends photos with their cameras (of course, I'm the only Pentax > shooter). The first thing I noticed was how clear the subject looked > through the view finder. Hmm, I thoug

Re: K100d

2013-06-27 Thread Zos Xavius
Yeah, check the diopter. I don't know if the k100D has a dead pixel removal tool, but you might want to try that. My k-7 does, but is much newer. you can clone out the dead pixels in lightroom and then copy and paste those brush strokes to all your other pictures fwiw. A poor man's black frame. I w

Re: K100D and K110D

2010-11-11 Thread Thibouille
Yep, same but SR Thé k100d super has SDM compatibility on top. 2010/11/10, Nick David Wright : > If I understand correctly, the K100D and K110D are exactly the same > camera save for the shake reduction. The imaging sensor and image > processor are all the same, right? > > -- > ~Nick David Wright

Re: K100D and K110D

2010-11-10 Thread P. J. Alling
The specifications are the same, at least. On 11/10/2010 2:18 PM, Nick David Wright wrote: If I understand correctly, the K100D and K110D are exactly the same camera save for the shake reduction. The imaging sensor and image processor are all the same, right? -- "His lack of education is mor

Re: K100D and K110D

2010-11-10 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 10, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Nick David Wright wrote: > If I understand correctly, the K100D and K110D are exactly the same > camera save for the shake reduction. The imaging sensor and image > processor are all the same, right? That is my understanding. > > -- > ~Nick David Wright > http://

Re: K100D Super

2009-04-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 1, 2009, at 19:24, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I have the most recent version installed. Never used it beyond testing. Wretched drek. Lightroom 2 does everything for me nowadays, other than borders and annotation. Completely cool software on a fast machine. I watch my brother using

Re: K100D Super

2009-04-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I have the most recent version installed. > Never used it beyond testing. Wretched drek. > > Lightroom 2 does everything for me nowadays, other than borders and > annotation. I;m getting better with LR2, can't say enough good things about

Re: K100D Super

2009-04-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I have the most recent version installed. Never used it beyond testing. Wretched drek. Lightroom 2 does everything for me nowadays, other than borders and annotation. Godfrey -- www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets twitter.com/godfreydigiorgi On Apr 1, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Da

Re: K100D Super

2009-04-01 Thread David J Brooks
I was so unimpressed with the pentax software that came with my istD, i never bothered to upgrade or instal what came with the K10D. On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Nick Wright wrote: > Got the camera in the mail today! Woo hoo! Now to go shoot some pictures. > > Unfortunately the version of Pen

Re: K100D Super

2009-04-01 Thread Luiz Felipe
Congrats! Yes, Pentax cameras are very interesting indeed... post us some pics. LF Nick Wright escreveu: Got the camera in the mail today! Woo hoo! Now to go shoot some pictures. Unfortunately the version of Pentax Photo Lab that was included with the camera is not compatible with my Mac so w

Re: K100D Super

2009-04-01 Thread Nick Wright
Or maybe not, I just found that iPhoto supports the K100D super RAW files. Cool. On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Nick Wright wrote: > Got the camera in the mail today! Woo hoo! Now to go shoot some pictures. > > Unfortunately the version of Pentax Photo Lab that was included with > the camera is

Re: K100D shutter sound like...

2008-01-23 Thread John Bailey
Joe, Is the K100D "clunk" lowered pitched than the istD "snick"? John --- Joe Wilensky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've found that it sounds much louder than the *ist > D (I don't have > the *ist DS or *ist DL to compare). It reminds me of > the difference > between the Super Program and t

Re: K100D shutter sound like...

2008-01-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Since the *ist D and Ds have shutters that sound different from each other I couldn't tell you. On the other hand if the D and Ds sound the same to you then yes. John Bailey wrote: > Does the K100D shutter sound like the other Pentax > digitals, like the istD and DS? > > Thanks, > > John > >

Re: K100D shutter sound like...

2008-01-23 Thread Joe Wilensky
I've found that it sounds much louder than the *ist D (I don't have the *ist DS or *ist DL to compare). It reminds me of the difference between the Super Program and the ME Super, for instance, or between the PZ-1p and the ZX-5n, with the *ist D being the significantly quieter of the two. K

Re: K100D shutter sound like...

2008-01-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 22, 2008, at 8:25 PM, John Bailey wrote: > Does the K100D shutter sound like the other Pentax > digitals, like the istD and DS? It's pretty similar, a little less 'clacky' then the *ist DS was, probably because of the larger, heavier body. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: K100D Super review (Japanese)

2007-09-03 Thread P. J. Alling
The K100D Super has rubbish removal, "just gotta love Google translations"... Bertil Holmberg wrote: > DCWatch now offers a review of the K100D Super – http:// > dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/review/2007/09/03/6934.html > > I mention it here as it contains several photos taken with the new > DA*

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-03 Thread David Savage
On 8/3/07, Beaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 2, 2007, at 9:07 AM, David Savage wrote: > > > On 8/2/07, Beaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Did you know... > >> > >> That a Canon RS60-E3 remote shutter release will work, without > >> modification, on a K100D? > > > > Yes. > > > > Cheer

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Beaker
On Aug 2, 2007, at 9:07 AM, David Savage wrote: > On 8/2/07, Beaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Did you know... >> >> That a Canon RS60-E3 remote shutter release will work, without >> modification, on a K100D? > > Yes. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Beaker
Thanks for the link, I end up doing enough odd-ball things that it has a good chance of being used. Plus, it looks like an interesting site for a rainy day. Cheers Beaker On Aug 2, 2007, at 10:39 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Yes, and you could build your own for even less. > > http://www.instru

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I have no idea. I never owned a Pentax prior to the *ist DS. I would hope they did, but I don't know whether it would be compatible/adaptable to the DSLR cable switch connector. G On Aug 2, 2007, at 11:10 AM, Thibouille wrote: > Godfrey, didn't Pentax also made such shutter realease (with > i

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Thibouille
Godfrey, didn't Pentax also made such shutter realease (with intervalometer etc) for the MZ-S? 2007/8/2, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Aug 2, 2007, at 10:17 AM, John Graves wrote: > > > So I can use the Rebel cable on my *istDs? > > - All Pentax DSLRs use the same cable remote relea

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
You know, that's really rather ugly inside... Cory Papenfuss wrote: > On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, P. J. Alling wrote: > > >> Yes, and you could build your own for even less. >> >> http://www.instructables.com/id/E39XW91POAEZ7C935Q/ >> >> >> > > I build a slightly smaller, ergonomic, robust,

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 2, 2007, at 10:17 AM, John Graves wrote: > So I can use the Rebel cable on my *istDs? - All Pentax DSLRs use the same cable remote release and IR remote release. - The Canon RS60-E3 is identical in function and connector to the Pentax Cable Switch CS-205, and it's a bit cheaper. - Y

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Adam Maas
Yes -Adam John Graves wrote: > So I can use the Rebel cable on my *istDs? > > John G. > > David J Brooks wrote: >> On 8/2/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> In a message dated 8/2/2007 6:17:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, P. J. Alling wrote: > Yes, and you could build your own for even less. > > http://www.instructables.com/id/E39XW91POAEZ7C935Q/ > > I build a slightly smaller, ergonomic, robust, and Mac-centric version from an old mic: http://filebox.ece.vt.edu/~papenfuss/imgp0634.jp

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread John Graves
So I can use the Rebel cable on my *istDs? John G. David J Brooks wrote: > On 8/2/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> In a message dated 8/2/2007 6:17:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>> Did you know... >>> >>> That a

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread David J Brooks
On 8/2/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 8/2/2007 6:17:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Did you know... > > > > That a Canon RS60-E3 remote shutter release will work, without > > modification, on a K100D? >

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Adam Maas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 8/2/2007 6:17:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Did you know... > > That a Canon RS60-E3 remote shutter release will work, without > modification, on a K100D? > > It is a shutter release for Canon's Digital Rebels. >

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/2/2007 6:17:07 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did you know... That a Canon RS60-E3 remote shutter release will work, without modification, on a K100D? It is a shutter release for Canon's Digital Rebels. I found it on the "used" shelf of the loca

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Or you can go a more "traditional" route and use a plunger. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330148506752&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014 Brian Walters wrote: > Yes it seems that some Canon and Pentax remotes are identical. This third > party supplier lists several digita

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes, and you could build your own for even less. http://www.instructables.com/id/E39XW91POAEZ7C935Q/ Beaker wrote: > Did you know... > > That a Canon RS60-E3 remote shutter release will work, without > modification, on a K100D? > > It is a shutter release for Canon's Digital Rebels. > > I foun

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread David Savage
On 8/2/07, Beaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you know... > > That a Canon RS60-E3 remote shutter release will work, without > modification, on a K100D? Yes. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K100D Shutter Release Cable

2007-08-02 Thread Brian Walters
Yes it seems that some Canon and Pentax remotes are identical. This third party supplier lists several digital and film cameras that can be used with the same remote. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190126643421 (this remote works well, by the way) Cheers Brian +++

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: > On 6/28/07, Adam Maas > >> Note that you do get certain things for that extra 40% or so that the D200 >> costs. > > I had a closer look at the B&H website. They list the D200 body at > $1499.95 (after instant rebate), the K10D body is listed at $744.95 > after a $50.00 mail

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/06/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We appear to have a few people on list who know more about camera > manufacture and the economics thereof than the people who make them. > It's surprising that there are not more camera manufacturers given the > level of knowledge and expertis

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread P. J. Alling
You know, I know quite a bit about digital design and digital controls, but hey what does that have to do with current camera design. William Robb wrote: > On 6/28/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> That sounds like perfect bullshit to me. It's a simple assembly easily >> manufa

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Thibouille
Nothing spécial to Adam but I had to respond somewhere. It's me or this thread isheading the exact way as a JCO thread so much people are complaining about?? Whatdid you expect, such compatibility with K mount on a K100D super? If so, I'm sorry but this is silly. Othrwise, it has nothing to do wi

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread William Robb
On 6/28/07, Adam Maas > Note that you do get certain things for that extra 40% or so that the D200 > costs. I had a closer look at the B&H website. They list the D200 body at $1499.95 (after instant rebate), the K10D body is listed at $744.95 after a $50.00 mail in rebate. This is getting to cl

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Adam Maas" >>> Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) >> >> A D200 is $1599CDN and a K10D is $1099CDN, you must be looking at an >> 18-200/D200 kit to get 2.5x

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread William Robb
> > - Original Message - > > From: "Adam Maas" > > Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > > > A D200 is $1599CDN and a K10D is $1099CDN, you must be looking at an > 18-200/D200 kit to get 2.5x the price. Not as big a difference

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread William Robb
On 6/28/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That sounds like perfect bullshit to me. It's a simple assembly easily > manufactured with similar assemblies in many other devices. However > there's no reason to use old technology. There are alternate designs > that would have totally digi

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread P. J. Alling
That sounds like perfect bullshit to me. It's a simple assembly easily manufactured with similar assemblies in many other devices. However there's no reason to use old technology. There are alternate designs that would have totally digital output, and be even less expensive, and more reliabl

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: >From: "Digital Image Studio" >> And for a relatively small cost per body they could make the >>claim of effectively 100% backwards compatibility. > >The best info I have been able to glean is a manufacturing cost of >about US$35.00 per body sold. What that would do to the ret

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Adam Maas" > Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > > >> AI conversions cost about $30 these days and can be done at home with a >> Dremel in a pinch. Nikon did factory convers

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/06/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The best info I have been able to glean is a manufacturing cost of about > US$35.00 per body sold. What that would do to the retail price, and if the > price increase would dissuade more people from buying than the increase in > compatability

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Digital Image Studio" Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) >> I don't know about Leica, but none of the Japanese manufacturers are 100% >> supporting their older lenses. Pentax is actually the best of the lo

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Adam Maas" Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > > AI conversions cost about $30 these days and can be done at home with a > Dremel in a pinch. Nikon did factory conversions for 25 years, I think > that's enou

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/06/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Pentax can't touch that anymore (since the MZ-S was the only body with anything similar in capability) even if a Pentax body can mount lenses from 1948. Pentax offers no more support than Canon does for pre-K mount lenses (and K mount was introduce

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/06/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The SDM support required a minor mechanical change to the miirror box, > changing the sensor would have required changing the entire imaging > subsystem. The other enhancements are mostly software. Minor to the point that it appears that they

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax used to and Nikon did for most, but woe betide you if you mounted the wrong series lens on some cameras. It kind of depends how "legacy" you want to get. m42 lenses give the exactly the same functionality, (as do medium format lenses), on modern DSLR's that they had on the first K moun

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 28.06.2007, at 16:13 , Adam Maas wrote: > Pentax can't touch that anymore (since the MZ-S was the only body > with anything similar in capability) Even MZ-S won't give you P-TTL and wireless flash with plain K lenses. Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" > Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > > > >> But it would be nice in K10D class body. Just like Nikon did in D200, >> where compatibility with manual l

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/06/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know about Leica, but none of the Japanese manufacturers are 100% > supporting their older lenses. Pentax is actually the best of the lot. And for a relatively small cost per body they could make the claim of effectively 100% backward

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread P. J. Alling
The SDM support required a minor mechanical change to the miirror box, changing the sensor would have required changing the entire imaging subsystem. The other enhancements are mostly software. Thibouille wrote: > Very true, but AFAICT, they did exactly the same with previous bodies > since ist

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Sandy Harris" > Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > > >> Does anyone actually do this right -- provide full functionality with >> legacy glass? I don't expect auto-focus f

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > > > That after 4 years of selling DSLR's they've got a good idea of the > importance of this information to 99.9% of their customers. They are still cate

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > But it would be nice in K10D class body. Just like Nikon did in D200, > where compatibility with manual lenses is better than in any Pentax > AF body, eve

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Sandy Harris" Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > > Does anyone actually do this right -- provide full functionality with > legacy glass? I don't expect auto-focus from old lenses, but being > able to meter

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling wrote: >Mike Hamilton wrote: >> On 27-Jun-07, at 9:04 PM, PJ Alling wrote: >> >>> They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of >>> functionality. If you read this you'd almost think that the aperture >>> simulator was back. A marvel of marketing speak. >> >

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread David Savage
On 6/28/07, Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 28/06/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rob, you were right... > > Generally yes, though I don't insist like some ;-) HAR! Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Adam Maas
Sandy Harris wrote: > On 6/28/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of functionality. If you read this you'd almost think that the aperture simulator was back. A marvel of marketing speak. >>> Yes, it's inter

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-28 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 28.06.2007, at 07:44 , Thibouille wrote: > Then again, a D40 (if I rememeber well) is not even capable of any > metering at all with old Nikon lenses. And higher-end D80 also. D40 doesn't allow AF with non-USM screwdriven AF lenses > Anyway I really wouldn't wait for a True Kmount compat

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Wilko Bulte
On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 07:44:53AM +0200, Thibouille wrote.. > Very true, but AFAICT, they did exactly the same with previous bodies > since ist-D. > We shouldn't be surprised, really. > > Then again, a D40 (if I rememeber well) is not even capable of any > metering at all with old Nikon lenses. >

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Sandy Harris
On 6/28/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of > >> functionality. If you read this you'd almost think that the aperture > >> simulator was back. A marvel of marketing speak. > > > > Yes, it's interesting how the marke

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Patrick Genovese
My dealer in Malta mentioned this to me... apparently the release is quite imminent. On 6/27/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thibouille wrote: > > http://forum.xitek.com/sorthread.php?threadid=453926&bcsi_scan_934C20D41D700C9A=YajnSdzdeM6pxFJl5YIX8wEAAACtx44A&bcsi_scan_filename=sorthrea

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Thibouille
Very true, but AFAICT, they did exactly the same with previous bodies since ist-D. We shouldn't be surprised, really. Then again, a D40 (if I rememeber well) is not even capable of any metering at all with old Nikon lenses. Anyway I really wouldn't wait for a True Kmount compatibility on such a b

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > Disclaimer buried in paragraph 8. K mount compatibility proclaimed in > paragraph 2. I draw my own conclusions from that. yawn. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discus

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/06/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob, you were right... Generally yes, though I don't insist like some ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~di

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Rob, you were right... Mike Hamilton wrote: > On 27-Jun-07, at 9:04 PM, PJ Alling wrote: > > >> They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of >> functionality. If you read this you'd almost think that the aperture >> simulator was back. A marvel of marketing speak. >>

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Disclaimer buried in paragraph 8. K mount compatibility proclaimed in paragraph 2. I draw my own conclusions from that. Mike Hamilton wrote: > On 27-Jun-07, at 9:04 PM, PJ Alling wrote: > > >> They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of >> functionality. If you read

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 27-Jun-07, at 9:04 PM, PJ Alling wrote: > They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of > functionality. If you read this you'd almost think that the aperture > simulator was back. A marvel of marketing speak. Not so. "Available functions may be limited with certain l

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Digital Image Studio" Subject: Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems) > On 28/06/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of >> functionality. If y

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/06/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of > functionality. If you read this you'd almost think that the aperture > simulator was back. A marvel of marketing speak. Yes, it's interesting how the marketing speak reads

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
They still trumpet K compatibility, but fail to mention any loss of functionality. If you read this you'd almost think that the aperture simulator was back. A marvel of marketing speak. Peter Fairweather wrote: > Read all about it!!! > > http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/news_media_article?A

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 6/27/2007 3:29:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Read all about it!!! http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/news_media_article?ArticleId=9997175 6mp, dudst removal, support for SDM lenses Peter So I got my K100D just a little too soon, h

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Peter Fairweather
Read all about it!!! http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/news_media_article?ArticleId=9997175 6mp, dudst removal, support for SDM lenses Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Thanks for the link! Looks like it will be formally announced next week with delivery before the end of the summer. Bertil > > http://forum.xitek.com/sorthread.php? > threadid=453926&bcsi_scan_934C20D41D700C9A=YajnSdzdeM6pxFJl5YIX8wEAAAC > tx44A&bcsi_scan_filename=sorthread.php -- PDML Pe

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
But this was obviously the show stopper. > ???K100D,??,“??”?,?? Norm Baugher wrote: > Regarding SDM, I found this quite interesting: > " ?,??SDM" > Norm > > Thibouille wrote: > >> http://forum.xitek.com/sorthread.php?threadid=453926&bc

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Norm Baugher
Regarding SDM, I found this quite interesting: " ?,??SDM" Norm Thibouille wrote: > http://forum.xitek.com/sorthread.php?threadid=453926&bcsi_scan_934C20D41D700C9A=YajnSdzdeM6pxFJl5YIX8wEAAACtx44A&bcsi_scan_filename=sorthread.php > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

Re: K100D super (unofficial for now it seems)

2007-06-27 Thread Adam Maas
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > On Jun 27, 2007, at 7:54 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> I'm guessing that's the SSM-enabled K100D. Hopefully with a bigger >> buffer as well. > Just SDM and DR, don't count on other significant changes, you'll see > tomorrow... > > Cheers, > Sylwek > It'll be a mistak

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