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 poss

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-05 Thread Christine Aguila
. Is it possible to show that pic, Doug or are there restrictions or did it get deleted? If so, no biggy. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 6:25 PM Subject: got the K7 in my h

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: 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 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 MZ-

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

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > >>On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Doug Brewer 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

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 4:51 PM, Doug Brewer 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: > > http://photos.drivingtheflies.com/index.php?page=albu

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Steve, I'm not Doug either, but I did fondle the K-7 on Saturday. Nothing is as small as the DS, but the K-7 is smaller and sharper angled than the K10 or K20. It feels notably smaller than the K10 or K20 and handles that way. See the comparison shots posted online. Plus the screen on the back look

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 and for aerial

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 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 ev

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 per

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 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

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 Scott Loveless
On 6/2/09, 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. ;-) I'm not Doug, but I did get to fondle the K7 a little bit. It's roughly the

RE: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Sent: 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 certa

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 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 K10D, i'm adjus

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

2009-06-02 Thread pnstenquist
Of course the synch speed isn't a deal breaker, and I'm looking forward to the new camera. But I couldn't control my inner curmudgeon, and felt obligated to add a contrarian note to the symphony of praise:-). Paul - "Doug Brewer" wrote: > paul stenquist wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jun 1,

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/1/09, 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. 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 Cigarette-free since

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 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 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 s

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 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, making certain t

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-01 Thread Pawel Hottowy
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 sample picture with tree

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

2009-06-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
you protester you... On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Bob Sullivan wrote: >> >> We hate you! >> Sweet deal with the K7. >> Pentax is taking care of you and the pdml. >> Bob > > stop the hate... > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman

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

2009-06-01 Thread David Savage
> -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Doug Brewer > Sent: Tuesday, 2 June 2009 11:00 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Off-List: got the K7 in my hot little hands > > Bob Sullivan wrote: &g

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

2009-06-01 Thread Doug Brewer
Bob Sullivan wrote: We hate you! Sweet deal with the K7. Pentax is taking care of you and the pdml. Bob stop the hate... -- 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

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

2009-06-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
We hate you! Sweet deal with the K7. Pentax is taking care of you and the pdml. Bob On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:25 PM, 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. > > Today I ran through some of the files, and I

got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-01 Thread Doug Brewer
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 to follow the rules given me- VGA size and nothing over ISO1600. This has firmware version 0.35 on it,