RE: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-27 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-- -Original Message- -- From: Tonghang Zhou [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 6:45 PM -- -- On Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: -- -- It arrived from one of his stores the night before last. -- Yes, we know it -- -- I haven't seen any discussion

RE: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-27 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Butch, Thanks. It took a while for me to locate it though. There was no mention of it in all the periodicals and a web search was unsuccessful. On a whim I checked with Sandisk and found out that at least they made one. All the readers I had seen had USB interface with the computer. I prefer

Re: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-27 Thread Christian Skofteland
On Thursday 27 March 2003 10:58, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: Another comparison is in the time from powering the camera to when it is ready to shoot. This time is very annoying with the CoolPix 995. I think it is longer than with the CoolPix 950, but since mine is not operational anymore I cannot

The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-26 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Well, after having my arm twisted by my Pentax rep (what a guy), I decided to spend a little money and order the Optio S. My local store had not ordered any and since all the ones alloted to him were already doled out and spoken for by other dealers this was the only way to get one - other than

Re: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-26 Thread Christian Skofteland
On Wednesday 26 March 2003 14:55, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: a lot of stuff about his new optio s Cesar, Two of my co-workers bought the Optio S the day it arrived in the local camera shop (Ace Photo for those of you in NoVa). It is a tiny camera. I thought my Optio 330 was small but compared

Re: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-26 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
Now I need to get a laptop. I have the company's but it runs Windows NT that does not support USB. I am hoping to get one by this weekend so I can really go out and play with the camera. I'm not sure I understand it correctly - you're buying a laptop to be able to use a digital ps? ;-)

Re: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-26 Thread Keith Whaley
Cesar Matamoros II wrote: [...] I have not played with the manual focus much. And I do miss the Tv and Av modes, but I have the CoolPix for that. Pentax' own specs say there is a separate cable furnished for AV. But, you're holding it, so I yield the floor... Anyhow, good luck. I'm

Re: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-26 Thread Keith Whaley
The logic is impeccable, Lukasz... Would that *I* could afford to do so! Would that a 17 Titanium PowerBook was attainable, but Steve Jobs keeps the price high on purpose! I'd have to sell my house first... keith whaley Lukasz Kacperczyk wrote: Now I need to get a laptop. I have the

Re: The Optio S - - in my hot little hands.

2003-03-26 Thread Tonghang Zhou
On Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: It arrived from one of his stores the night before last. Yes, we know it I haven't seen any discussion about these points: what I'd be most interested in knowing about is whether the camera has shutter lag like the others and whether the focus is