From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 09:51:00 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
John Forbes wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:04:58 +0100, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
From: John Forbes [EMAIL
From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/27 Tue AM 03:44:58 GMT
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Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Shoots at ISO's below 200.
That's useful
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
Comparing Pentax Lab with Camera Raw or any of a half dozen other
good RAW converters is kinda like comparing a 1975 home slide
processing kit with a calibrated, replenished E6 processing machine
maintained by a knowledgeable technician
In terms of a RAW Converter, I think you'd be better off with PS
Elements 3 or 4.
On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:48 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Do you have PSCS 1? It's just about as good as version 2
Nope, running Photoshop 7 still. When you have
On Jun 27, 2006, at 12:36 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
It wasn't a test, so it wasn't repeated. Al I'm saying is that the LX
with
it's OTF metering worked better than expected and gave 36 perfectly
exposed
negatives in very low and changing light.
I said nothing about saturated negs - I
On Jun 27, 2006, at 3:35 AM, mike wilson wrote:
Except the odds are high that my LX will still be (at least
capable of) taking photos when the DL2 is consigned to the landfill.
Why is that? What parts are surviving on your LX that are failing in
your DL2?
As someone who has killed
For what reason, Paul?
-Aaron
On Jun 27, 2006, at 6:13 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
In terms of a RAW Converter, I think you'd be better off with PS
Elements 3 or 4.
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From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:56 am
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On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:59 AM, mike wilson wrote
No, but the shutter could be.
I know there'sa guy here in Toronto who killed a Nikon D70 that way in 6
weeks.
Of course, he did 105000 or so exposures. Guy is a Pomerian breeder who
would shoot his pups with models. His technique came down to continuous
advance and hoping the pups did
From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/27 Tue AM 11:38:25 GMT
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Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
On Jun 27, 2006, at 3:35 AM, mike wilson wrote:
Except the odds are high that my LX will still be (at least
capable
From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/27 Tue PM 12:38:20 GMT
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No, but the shutter could be.
I know there'sa guy here in Toronto who killed a Nikon D70 that way in 6
weeks.
Of course, he did
Mike, why on earth do you think a Pentax LX will withstand prolonged
exposure to rain?
We happen to know that the LX has more than one mechanical fault that
will appear over time due to design issues; we don't know anything like
that about the new bodies. Why would you make assumptions that
I never quite got my LX motor drive to work correctly. Apparently, there was
enough drag in the transport mechanism that the motor drive would be fooled
into thinking that the roll was fully exposed, and go into rewind mode. I still
have the LX but sold the motor drive, when I was raising cash
On Jun 27, 2006, at 2:01 AM, mike wilson wrote:
Comparing Pentax Lab with Camera Raw or any of a half dozen other
good RAW converters is kinda like comparing a 1975 home slide
processing kit with a calibrated, replenished E6 processing machine
maintained by a knowledgeable technician
I meant only in comparison to using the plug-in converter with PhotoShop 7.
The software Godfrey suggested and other alternatives might be better. But the
RAW Converter for Elements is reportedly quite close in capability to the
version used with PSCS.
Paul
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ACR 3.x works with them. It's probably the best quality RAW conversion
for PEF's. You lose the advanced controls though.
-Adam
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
For what reason, Paul?
-Aaron
On Jun 27, 2006, at 6:13 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
In terms of a RAW Converter, I think you'd be better
On Jun 27, 2006, at 4:38 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
Except the odds are high that my LX will still be (at least
capable of) taking photos when the DL2 is consigned to the landfill.
Why is that? What parts are surviving on your LX that are failing in
your DL2?
My thought too. The
Not sure what Paul will say Aaron, but I have El 3 and loaded up the new ACR to
work with
D200
Nefs. Its a cheaper program, about $100.00 or less and you can do raw
conversions with
some
limitations. The main stuff is there, but you don't have the lens adjustment
parts.
I don't really care
From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/27 Tue PM 01:33:45 GMT
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Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Mike, why on earth do you think a Pentax LX will withstand prolonged
exposure to rain?
Because mine has. It's one of the selling
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/27 Tue PM 02:06:36 GMT
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Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
On Jun 27, 2006, at 2:01 AM, mike wilson wrote:
Comparing Pentax Lab with Camera Raw or any of a half dozen other
good RAW
On 27.06.2006, at 16:06 , Adam Maas wrote:
ACR 3.x works with them. It's probably the best quality RAW conversion
for PEF's. You lose the advanced controls though.
Unfortunately ACR as well as Lightroom have problems with some red
hues in PEF files :-( Silkypix or Aperture are much better in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I never quite got my LX motor drive to work correctly. Apparently, there was
enough drag in the transport mechanism that the motor drive would be fooled
into thinking that the roll was fully exposed, and go into rewind mode. I
still have the LX but sold the motor
?
As to LX repair frequency, it was a constant topic on my first stint on the
PDML. What kind of repairs were the barrage of DL complaints about?
-Aaron
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From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subj: Re: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Date: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:46 am
Size
Probably not if you drown it, as well. Drowning cameras has never been
good for their longevity.
The older, purely mechanical cameras could sometimes withstand a dunking
depending on water conditions and the care taken to clean and dry them.
Cameras with electronics were more difficult to save.
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I never quite got my LX motor drive to work correctly. Apparently, there was
enough drag in the transport mechanism that the motor drive would be fooled
into thinking that the roll was fully exposed, and go into rewind mode. I
still have the LX
topic on my first stint on the
PDML. What kind of repairs were the barrage of DL complaints about?
-Aaron
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Date: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:46 am
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On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I hope the DS I've ordered is a lot more durable than the
Canon I drowned so easily...
Not if you drown it, I don't think :-)
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Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I hope the DS I've ordered is a lot more durable than the
Canon I drowned so easily...
Not if you drown it, I don't think :-)
Kostas
yup yup
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Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Probably not if you drown it, as well.
Drowning cameras has never been
good for their longevity.
now you tell me :)
The older, purely mechanical cameras could sometimes withstand a dunking
depending on water conditions and the care taken to clean and dry
On Jun 27, 2006, at 7:44 AM, mike wilson wrote:
Yes, it does. Vuescan's RAW conversion implementation is derived from
the inclusion of the open source dcraw libraries. It does an good job
in many ways, with the usual Vuescan controls, if you like that way
of working. It does not do hot pixel
Sounds like the symptoms of a bad battery pack. Mine worked just fine
for the first year or so that I had it, then the battery pack started to
go and both my LXen started exhibiting that problem, if it had been only
one I'd have thought it was the camera. It's funny but the winder still
The pack was newly rebuilt by Pentax. I thought it was probably the result of
too much drag in the camera. However, the camera had recently been treated to a
CLA. Mine works fine with the winder as well. I still have it on the camera.
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frames.
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Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff
Sent: 27 June 2006 12:43
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Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Not a problem with a DSLR ;-))
IIRC, transport problems were
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
I have never seen Pentax advertising material claiming that the LX is
weatherproof.
I've heard quite the opposite because of the user-changeable prisms and
screens.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/reliability/index.htm
The bottom of
On Jun 27, 2006, at 4:29 PM, mike wilson wrote:
The battery problem was common to all alkaline-powered
cameras. With the LX, you had three choices - no battery, lithium cell
or the remote battery pack.
What battery problem? The electronics were functioning just fine when
it froze up --
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Jun 27, 2006, at 4:29 PM, mike wilson wrote:
The battery problem was common to all alkaline-powered
cameras. With the LX, you had three choices - no battery, lithium cell
or the remote battery pack.
What battery problem? The electronics were functioning just
On Jun 27, 2006, at 5:13 PM, mike wilson wrote:
Congratulations. Yawn.
What does that mean?
-Aaron
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One other factor that is not mentioned, but is very real - is usage.
Most DSLR users take more frames with their DSLR's than their film
equivalents. Usually by a wide margin. I can vouch for myself, that
I have taken more frames with my 2 *istD's in the past 2 1/2 years
than all the rest of my
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:04:58 +0100, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 06:29:20 GMT
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Mike,
I suspect that once you get the software sorted out
Sorry about that!!
Don't know where I got the idea you were using a laptop. I don't like
'em either - the keyboard's just too freakin' small for my hands and I
keep hitting the wrong keys.
-P
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Paul Sorenson wrote:
Ann,
Most card reader packages include a CD that has
John Forbes wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:04:58 +0100, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 06:29:20 GMT
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Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Mike,
I suspect that once you get
Most laptops nowadays have full-sized keyboards. Both my StinkPads do.
-Adam
Paul Sorenson wrote:
Sorry about that!!
Don't know where I got the idea you were using a laptop. I don't like
'em either - the keyboard's just too freakin' small for my hands and I
keep hitting the wrong keys.
-P
On Jun 26, 2006, at 1:49 PM, mike wilson wrote:
1) The range of adjustment available with the Pentax LAB on RAW files
is almost exactly what the camera itself is capable of and provides
very little improvement over what you can do in full resolution JPEG
*** out of the camera. Other RAW
Paul Sorenson wrote:
Sorry about that!!
Don't know where I got the idea you were using a laptop. I don't like
'em either - the keyboard's just too freakin' small for my hands and I
keep hitting the wrong keys.
-P
All is forgiven -- the non-mouse is what gets me -- it was
hard enough
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Paul Sorenson wrote:
Sorry about that!!
Don't know where I got the idea you were using a laptop. I don't like
'em either - the keyboard's just too freakin' small for my hands and I
keep hitting the wrong keys.
-P
All is forgiven -- the non-mouse is what gets me
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Mike,
I suspect that once you get the software sorted out, much of your bias
against digital cameras will disappear. :-)
Once Pentax produces a digital LX, much of my bias will disappear, for
sure. As will much of my income and probably my marriage. 8
John Forbes wrote:
The LX does metered exposures past 30 seconds,
Useful once in a blue moon
Unless you do a lot of long exposures, like Ralf.
can adjust exposure during the exposure in Av mode.
Only useful when doing very long exposures - once in a blue moon
On Jun 26, 2006, at 4:21 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
The LX does metered exposures past 30 seconds,
Useful once in a blue moon
Unless you do a lot of long exposures, like Ralf.
Sorry, but I also occasionally do work which requires very long
exposure times. Metering in such circumstances is a
: Windoze versions and DS
Ann, I may have spoken too soon. After sending the last message
I
realized I hadn't actually used either the D or DS on the Win98
machine
since I installed a high speed card reader on my W2K box about 6
months
ago. So I tried them both and neither works
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 4:21 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
The LX does metered exposures past 30 seconds,
Useful once in a blue moon
Unless you do a lot of long exposures, like Ralf.
Sorry, but I also occasionally do work which requires very long
On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:02 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Sorry, but I also occasionally do work which requires very long
exposure times. Metering in such circumstances is a nearly total
waste of time. Experience and bracketing are more useful.
Except with OTF metering. Then metering for such work
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:02 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Sorry, but I also occasionally do work which requires very long
exposure times. Metering in such circumstances is a nearly total
waste of time. Experience and bracketing are more useful.
Except with OTF metering.
On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:41 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Use a laptop instead of a 23 monitor, transferring your storage card
to the computer to read it. Do it combined with focus bracketing.
Yep, take 6lbs of gear instead of a few ounces. Not practical for most
people, especially since you're already
John Forbes wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:51:00 +0100, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
disappear. :-)
The LX does metered exposures past 30 seconds,
Useful once in a blue moon
Hehe - even a new moon or a crescent moon :)
can adjust exposure during the exposure in Av mode.
Nope ...
Shel
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From: Ann Sanfedele
Shoots at ISO's below 200.
That's useful - wish the D did.
Ooops I hope the DS does
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On Jun 26, 2006, at 7:21 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
(Heck, the LX isn't
officially mine until I get that SG-1 to Aaron, which will arrive
tomorrow I hope).
It's very telling that I'm keeping the ME Super over the LX, at least
to me. I value the size, weight, flash sync and noise advantages of
On Jun 26, 2006, at 7:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
The LX does metered exposures past 30 seconds,
Useful once in a blue moon
Unless you do a lot of long exposures, like Ralf.
Sorry, but I also occasionally do work which requires very long
exposure times. Metering in such circumstances is
.
The result was 36 perfectly exposed frames. Exposure times were quite long
... some certainly in the area of 30 seconds or more.
Shel
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Date: 6/26/2006 8:21:29 PM
Subject: Re: Windoze versions
than others?
-Aaron
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On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:59 AM, mike wilson wrote:
OK. What's quicker? I've
On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Shoots at ISO's below 200.
That's useful - wish the D did.
Ooops I hope the DS does
It doesn't -- shooting at lower than 200 ISO does not, apparently, make
the image any better. It's only of use for those doing long exposure
work who
On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:27 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I once did a series of shots - 36 exposures - in a darkened room
except for
the flickering light of a TV set. The film was TX. All I did was set
the
LX to AUTO and let the camera do the rest. I paid no attention to
reciprocity nor
versions and DS
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On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:59 AM, mike wilson wrote:
OK. What's quicker? I've never used it to adjust images, always
doing that in PS.
What do you use it for, then?
The Pentax LAB
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Shoots at ISO's below 200.
That's useful - wish the D did.
Ooops I hope the DS does
It doesn't -- shooting at lower than 200 ISO does not, apparently, make
the image any better. It's only of use for those
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 7:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
The LX does metered exposures past 30 seconds,
Useful once in a blue moon
Unless you do a lot of long exposures, like Ralf.
Sorry, but I also occasionally do work which requires very long
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:30 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Shoots at ISO's below 200.
That's useful - wish the D did.
Ooops I hope the DS does
It doesn't -- shooting at lower than 200 ISO does not, apparently, make
the image any better. It's only of
On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:40 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
That depends entirely on the sensor's native ISO.
Right -- I was explaining the specific case of the Pentax D cameras.
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On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Do you have PSCS 1? It's just about as good as version 2
Nope, running Photoshop 7 still. When you have and need three
licenses, you delay as long as humanly possible when upgrading.
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Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Jun 26, 2006, at 7:21 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
(Heck, the LX isn't
officially mine until I get that SG-1 to Aaron, which will arrive
tomorrow I hope).
It's very telling that I'm keeping the ME Super over the LX, at least
to me. I value the size, weight, flash
On Jun 26, 2006, at 11:44 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
Acros doesn't, out to the max Aperture Priority exposure the LX can do
(approx 120 seconds). Wish there was a colour equivalent.
Well, finally -- 30 years on, and they make a film that can keep up
with the camera. Maybe one day they'll make a
Hah... funny you should mention it, I always liked the FA.
My new rule is that whenever I get a camera I dislike I will sell it to Adam.
-Aaron
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Date: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:54 pm
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wrote:
Hah... funny you should mention it, I always liked the FA.
My new rule is that whenever I get a camera I dislike I will sell it to Adam.
-Aaron
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Date: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:54 pm
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It wasn't a test, so it wasn't repeated. Al I'm saying is that the LX with
it's OTF metering worked better than expected and gave 36 perfectly exposed
negatives in very low and changing light.
I said nothing about saturated negs - I said that they were perfectly
exposed.
Shel
[Original
Hi Marnie
Unfortunately the newer Elements versions don't run on Win98.
However, now that I have XP, I'm thinking of inversting in Elements 4
(I currently use Elements 1 - quite adequate apart from lack of raw
conversion).
Cheers,
Brian
+
Brian
Hi Ann
All you need is a card reader to use Windows 98. I now have WinXP but
I still download to the computer via a card reader.
Peter is right - the Pentax software doesn't run on 98 so, if you
shoot RAW you need another raw converter.
One you could consider is Silkypix - it has a free mode
your
choice of course Ann (and of course it's a free option!)
HTH
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 2:55 PM
Subject: Windoze versions and DS
Before I ordered the DS I called Pentax
From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon AM 04:55:24 GMT
To: PDML@pdml.net
Subject: Windoze versions and DS
Before I ordered the DS I called Pentax to ask a couple of
questions
could it deliver the size and resolution I wanted in prints
(that the stock agency
There is absolutely no reason to upgrade. Don't use the Pentax software
(which is terrible), and don't use the USB connection. Get a cheap
card-reader and use it to download pictures and upload firmware.
John
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:55:24 +0100, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon AM 09:53:50 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
There is absolutely no reason to upgrade. Don't use the Pentax software
(which is terrible),
Apart from the user interface (which
versions and DS
There is absolutely no reason to upgrade. Don't use the Pentax software
(which is terrible),
Apart from the user interface (which I find to be pitful but no worse
than many other applications) what is terrible about the Pentax
conversion software? I think I have version 2.1
On 6/26/06, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I might have to breakdown and install the windoze 2000
upgrade that has been sitting in the
drawer for 5 years...
OTOH - maybe the only reason Windoze 98 SE isn't in the
list on the site Shel pointed me to
is that the writer didn't think
From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 12:16:18 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
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It's very slow, and has an extremely limited range of adjustments.
John
OK. What's quicker? I've never used it to adjust
On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:59 AM, mike wilson wrote:
OK. What's quicker? I've never used it to adjust images, always
doing that in PS.
What do you use it for, then?
The Pentax LAB and BROWSER are slow and do poor RAW conversions
compared to almost any other RAW converter I've tested.
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 01:55:50 GMT
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On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:59 AM, mike wilson wrote:
OK. What's quicker? I've never used it to adjust images, always
doing
P. J. Alling wrote:
Well, they're not exactly right. I'm able to connect the camera to my
win98se machine.
Phew -
For starters, that's really all I need to do.
However if you plan to shoot raw and need the Pentax
photo lab software it won't install on 98, maybe not on ME, though I
On dialup this may take a couple of days...
Mat Maessen wrote:
On 6/26/06, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I might have to breakdown and install the windoze 2000
upgrade that has been sitting in the
drawer for 5 years...
OTOH - maybe the only reason Windoze 98 SE isn't in the
list
Brian Walters wrote:
Hi Ann
All you need is a card reader to use Windows 98. I now have WinXP but
I still download to the computer via a card reader.
Peter is right - the Pentax software doesn't run on 98 so, if you
shoot RAW you need another raw converter.
One you could consider is
(and of course it's a free option!)
HTH
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 2:55 PM
Subject: Windoze versions and DS
Before I ordered the DS I called Pentax to ask a couple
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From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
On dialup this may take a couple of days...
From what I hear about Ann's host, more like a couple of weeks..
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Ann, I may have spoken too soon. After sending the last message I
realized I hadn't actually used either the D or DS on the Win98 machine
since I installed a high speed card reader on my W2K box about 6 months
ago. So I tried them both and neither works. Seems that the Pentax
Drivers have
- Original Message -
From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Ann, I may have spoken too soon. After sending the last message I
realized I hadn't actually used either the D or DS on the Win98 machine
since I installed a high speed card reader on my W2K box about 6
On Jun 26, 2006, at 7:39 AM, mike wilson wrote:
OK. What's quicker? I've never used it to adjust images, always
doing that in PS.
What do you use it for, then?
Win ME, PS6. Pentax Photolab2.1
I'm not sure you understood the question. Do you use it for RAW
conversions or what?
The
In a message dated 6/25/2006 11:39:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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Hi Ann
All you need is a card reader to use Windows 98. I now have WinXP but
I still download to the computer via a card reader.
Peter is right - the Pentax software doesn't run on 98 so, if you
shoot RAW
Message -
From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
On dialup this may take a couple of days...
From what I hear about Ann's host, more like a couple of weeks..
William Robb
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When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles, (scream and shout
Ann,
Most card reader packages include a CD that has the Win 98SE driver on
it and instructions how to install the driver. Your laptop probably
only supports USB 1.1, but be sure to get a card reader that uses USB
2.0. The reader will be backward compatible and should work on your
current
Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Ann, I may have spoken too soon. After sending the last message I
realized I hadn't actually used either the D or DS on the Win98 machine
since I installed a high speed card reader on my W2K box
missing.
John
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:59:05 +0100, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 12:16:18 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Re: Windoze versions and DS
It's very slow, and has an extremely limited
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 04:35:46 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
On Jun 26, 2006, at 7:39 AM, mike wilson wrote:
OK. What's quicker? I've never used it to adjust images, always
doing
P. J. Alling wrote:
Ann, I may have spoken too soon.
You'll be hearing from my attorney vbg
After sending the last message I
realized I hadn't actually used either the D or DS on the Win98 machine
since I installed a high speed card reader on my W2K box about 6 months
ago. So I
Paul Sorenson wrote:
Ann,
Most card reader packages include a CD that has the Win 98SE driver on
it and instructions how to install the driver. Your laptop probably
only supports USB 1.1, but be sure to get a card reader that uses USB
2.0. The reader will be backward compatible and
From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/06/26 Mon PM 06:29:20 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Windoze versions and DS
Mike,
I suspect that once you get the software sorted out, much of your bias
against digital cameras will disappear. :-)
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