OT: for sale, *istD camera body

2006-08-31 Thread Gonz
I'm sad to see my *istD go, but I'm ready to move on to either the K10D or in the mean time the K100D. I would like to have the K100D as a backup to the K10D when it comes out. Here is the link to the auction if you guys are interested:

RE: Kite

2006-08-31 Thread Bob W
Hi Shel, thanks. I don't approve of all these abbreviations, and I never think about them when I'm composing an email anyway. If people miss my pics, well that's too bad for me I guess. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: PESO - My Favourite Model

2006-08-31 Thread Jens Bladt
I haev improved the first shot a little (different crop and some editing): http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/229851191/ Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Another K10D Rumor...

2006-08-31 Thread Gabriel Bovino Ferreira
nah... now why would I want to start another rumor... Let me just enjoy my K100D until I can actually hold a K10D :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D Rumor

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On DPReview there is a gentleman who claims that his local camera store in Portland, Maine showed him an advertising flyer for the K10D with the following specs: - 10 Megapixels That's hardly news...:-) - ISO 100 to 3200 ISO 100? That's news. - Shake Reduction Given the K100D, that's

Re: Full Frame/Canon

2006-08-31 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Tom C wrote: I don't know why anybody that has the mindset to shoot RAW format and spend the time post-processing would also not want the max resolution they could get. If file size is an overarching concern, trumping quality, then there's other 6MP models they can buy.

Re: K10D Rumor

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks, Shel. You have made your point. Would you like some coffee? Jostein On 8/31/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yawn Shel [Original Message] From: Douglas Newman On DPReview there is a gentleman who claims that his local camera store in Portland, Maine

K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On the subject of the K10D, there's so many eddies in the the internet flow that creating a summary of common knowledge could be fun. AFAIK, a list of reasonably well established facts include: 10 Mpx Anti-shake Evolved K-mount SD memory cards, with support for 2 GB cards. Rumors, here and

Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread Don Williams
I think 'approve' is the wrong word. Your approval doesn't matter one way or the other. I don't use acronyms because I don't need them -- my typing is fast enough. And I don't know them anyway. I think most stem from days of yore when amateur radio operators (HAMS) used Morse code to

Re: how can you say its male, not female creature was Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-31 Thread John Forbes
I know it's plural, but it is often used when people want a third person singular pronoun which doesn't specify gender. The problem is that no such word exists in English, and I, for one, rather hope that their becomes more generally adopted to plug the gap. Unless a better solution is on

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2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
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Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread John Forbes
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:11:41 +0100, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the subject of the K10D, there's so many eddies in the the internet flow that creating a summary of common knowledge could be fun. AFAIK, a list of reasonably well established facts include: 10 Mpx Anti-shake

Re: K10D Rumor

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 08:58 , Jostein Øksne wrote: ISO 100? That's news. Hardly surprise as Sony A100 and Nikon D80 which probably use the same sensor have iso100 ;-) Hm. Noone has seen this coming, I think. Recall one post from Rob written a few dayys ago and you'll be almost sure it's true

Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread John Forbes
It's not a question of whether you can type fast enough to type the whole phrase in full. It's a matter of putting a searchable string in the subject line so that people can use it to filter out the pictures. John On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:22:12 +0100, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: test

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 09:44 , Jostein Øksne wrote: . : Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Kite

2006-08-31 Thread David Mann
On Aug 31, 2006, at 5:54 PM, Bob W wrote: I would also have liked some sunlight on the grass. That's what I was thinking. The sky seems to be a bit overpowering in comparison. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Re: K10D Rumor

2006-08-31 Thread mike wilson
Haven't read it but I always assumed that one of the minor pluses of the Pentax SR system was that it functioned as a rudimentary antidust system, too. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/31 Thu AM 03:59:55 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: K10D

Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread Don Williams
That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise. By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth' or 'To be truthful.' The way our language is abused is often amusing and sometimes annoying. Don John Forbes wrote: It's not a

RE: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yes ... but I can't talk about it. Shel [Original Message] From: Jostein Øksne On the subject of the K10D, there's so many eddies in the the internet flow that creating a summary of common knowledge could be fun. AFAIK, a list of reasonably well established facts include: 10 Mpx

Re: OT: It didn't sell

2006-08-31 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/Zeiss-HFT-85-1-4-Planar-for-Rollei-SLR-with-EOS-adapter_W0QQitemZ150026522391QQihZ005QQcategoryZ48552QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Is this not the venerable lens that was compared to the A*85/1.4 on this list a couple of years ago?

Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Don Williams wrote: By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as Humble. As in Kate Humble. Bob, please use PESO and PAW. Thanks. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
lol You must have got the coffee, then. Posting at half past one in the morning... Cheers, Jostein On 8/31/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes ... but I can't talk about it. Shel [Original Message] From: Jostein Øksne On the subject of the K10D, there's so many eddies

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I generally don't sleep much don't drink much coffee either, except for an occasional cup of decaf. Shel [Original Message] From: Jostein Øksne lol You must have got the coffee, then. Posting at half past one in the morning... Cheers, Jostein On 8/31/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL

Re: Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread mike wilson
From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/31 Thu AM 08:30:20 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Kite -- acronyms That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise. By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as well? It's almost as bad

Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread Cotty
On 31/8/06, Don Williams, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm not trying to start an argument, merely making an observation. Is this the five minute observation, or the full half-hour? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: has anyone seen damage like this to a lens?

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
I had the repairman at Pentax Norway to look at the images. According to him, the damage is within a modular group of elements that should be changed as a whole. He explisitly told me he would not be able to just open it and clean it, so I believe it is not an easy fix. Jostein On 8/31/06,

Re: OT: It didn't sell

2006-08-31 Thread Bob Shell
On Aug 31, 2006, at 4:41 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Triangular aperture? Sold as seen @ $750? Ridiculous price. Yes, triangular aperture. The Contarex version of this lens and some of the earlier ones for Rollei have a three-blade diaphragm. I never knew why Zeiss used this very

Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread Don Williams
QED -- Now you see why I don't use them -- with certain exceptions of course. mike wilson wrote: From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/31 Thu AM 08:30:20 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Kite -- acronyms That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise. By

Re: has anyone seen damage like this to a lens?

2006-08-31 Thread Bob Shell
On Aug 30, 2006, at 10:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Look at the splotchy areas on the left and upper right. Very typical of fungus growth. Element separations are usually more uniform in my experience. It certainly won't hurt to send it to Colorado. But if it were mine, and I had a reputable

FS: Almost Friday

2006-08-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have four lenses on ebay: an M 50/4 macro, an SMC Pentax 85-210/4.5, a Vivitar Series 1 70-210/3.5, and an FA 28-105/3.2-4.5. I like all of these, but they're just not getting much use. The auctions end Sunday. No bids so far, lots of watchers. No reserves, modest first bids. The ebay URLs

Re: has anyone seen damage like this to a lens?

2006-08-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. Thanks much for this resource. Paul On Aug 30, 2006, at 11:38 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: The best lens person in the US who I would send any lens with that kind of growth on it to is John Van Stelton at Focal Point: http://www.focalpointlens.com/ Anyone who values their lenses

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Rob, who admits to having seen a press release, confirmed that it has a battery grip. When I searched the web for rumors, I found continued reference to extended dynamic range and advanced noise reduction. Both of these are apparently detailed in patents filed by Pentax. They also seem to be

Re: OT: for sale, *istD camera body

2006-08-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
Wow! Great job setting up your auction page. Excellent pics too. It will be interesting to see what it goes for. I was surprised by how much mine brought. Paul On Aug 31, 2006, at 2:00 AM, Gonz wrote: I'm sad to see my *istD go, but I'm ready to move on to either the K10D or in the mean

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Paul Stenquist
HAR! On Aug 31, 2006, at 4:37 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Yes ... but I can't talk about it. Shel [Original Message] From: Jostein Øksne On the subject of the K10D, there's so many eddies in the the internet flow that creating a summary of common knowledge could be fun. AFAIK, a list

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, who admits to having seen a press release, confirmed that it has a battery grip. When I searched the web for rumors, I found continued reference to extended dynamic range and advanced noise reduction. Both of these are apparently

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 12:56 , Jostein Øksne wrote: So while I cannot and will not blatantly disclose what I have been told in confidence, I'm happy to serve as a chaos pilot and summarise those things that are already well established in the public domain. But I haven't read all the threads

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread David Savage
At 07:36 PM 31/08/2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote: Check the 'ordered m K10 today'. Rob is dropping heavy hints (about weather sealing, mainly), and someone called 'gerasimov' from Bulgaria posted a credible list of features containing a 22 bit A/D coverter. That could be Aaron's 67-ditching

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:34:22 +0200 schreef Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Rob, who admits to having seen a press release, confirmed that it has a battery grip. When I searched the web for rumors, I found continued reference to extended dynamic range and advanced noise reduction. Both of

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 13:36 , Lucas Rijnders wrote: Over at digitalfotonetz.de someone has been prying around in his K100's mount, and found pre-drilled holes at the location of the former powerzoom contacts. As the DS and DL definately do not have this, assumption is the K10 will share

Re: OT: It didn't sell

2006-08-31 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Bob Shell wrote: I never knew why Zeiss used this very odd design. It does produce triangular out of focus highlights. Have you got a sample photo to share perhaps? Thanks, Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Tamron 28-300

2006-08-31 Thread Tim Øsleby
Welcome back :-) No comment on the lens. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Owens Sent: 31. august 2006 13:50 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Tamron 28-300 Just before I fell ill, I purchased a

Tamron 28-300

2006-08-31 Thread Bill Owens
Just before I fell ill, I purchased a Tamron 28-300 for an everyday walkaround lens. I still haven't had a chance to really use it, but does anyone here have this lens and if so, what's your opinion of it. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Tamron 28-300

2006-08-31 Thread mike wilson
No idea about the lens but good to see you back. From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/31 Thu AM 11:49:31 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Tamron 28-300 Just before I fell ill, I purchased a Tamron 28-300 for an everyday walkaround lens. I still haven't had a chance to really

Re: Tamron 28-300

2006-08-31 Thread cbwaters
BILL!!! So Very Happy to have you back. Cory - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:49 AM Subject: Tamron 28-300 Just before I fell ill, I purchased a Tamron 28-300 for an everyday walkaround lens. I

Re: Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread mike wilson
From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] But I haven't read all the threads thoroughly over the last weeks (I have had very prominent guests in my house, and they have of course had the right of way.), so I'd be grateful for help in gathering the bits. I've already said I'm on a diet! 8-(((

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread K.Takeshita
On 8/31/06 7:49 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exactly, space for powerzoom contacts was provided in K100D prototype, but it seems it disappeared in production K100D... People in Japan are reporting the same thing. They say the holes are sealed but could be pried open, but

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/08/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hows the chin Rob?, feeling better? Yes! Time for another uppercut. I'm fine, some interesting information is surfacing though! -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how can you say its male, not female creature was Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-31 Thread Doug Franklin
John Forbes wrote: [...] I, for one, rather hope that their becomes more generally adopted to plug the gap. I kinda like s/h/it for the singular. Since I'm southern, y'all works for plural. ;- -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:14:57 +0200 schreef Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 31/08/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hows the chin Rob?, feeling better? Yes! Time for another uppercut. I'm fine, some interesting information is surfacing though! :o) Anyone care to make

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 14:15 , K.Takeshita wrote: I guess what's happening is that the mount component is shared between K100D and K10D but those two contacts are disabled for K100D. Speculation (with some wishful thinking) is that these are definitely for USM (which is pretty well

Re: Peso My new love

2006-08-31 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Ken. I had already cropped out a leg on the right, i quess a bit more would not hurt. Dave Quoting Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Nice capture. Sure fits the lead in description. If it were mine I'd crop out some on the RH side. Kenneth Waller - Original Message -

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread David Savage
At 08:14 PM 31/08/2006, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 31/08/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hows the chin Rob?, feeling better? Yes! Time for another uppercut. I'm fine, some interesting information is surfacing though! I've been out of the loop the last couple of days so

Re: Tamron 28-300

2006-08-31 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Just before I fell ill, I purchased a Tamron 28-300 for an everyday walkaround lens. I still haven't had a chance to really use it, but does anyone here have this lens and if so, what's your opinion of it. No help with the lens, but man, I'm glad to see you!!! Boris -- PDML

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 14:31 , Lucas Rijnders wrote: :o) Anyone care to make an educated guess to RAW speed buffer given that JPEG is 3 fps 'streaming'? Well, if K10D is going to be 2x better camera than original *istD, then it should have the buffer for RAWs twice as big ;-) Cheers, Sylwek

Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread P. J. Alling
I always thought that IMHO stood for in my humble opinion though I suppose that you could interpret your way. Don Williams wrote: That hadn't occurred to me. I apologise. By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth'

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:15:42 +0200 schreef K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 8/31/06 7:49 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exactly, space for powerzoom contacts was provided in K100D prototype, but it seems it disappeared in production K100D... snip Speculation (with

Re: test

2006-08-31 Thread P. J. Alling
- Jostein Øksne wrote: . -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 14:38 , Lucas Rijnders wrote: They won't. Sharing between K10 and K100 is a more logical explanation. And don't forget Pentax seems to be on a 6 month replacement cycle with the lower end bodies. Enabling USM on the K100 for PMA (K100s? K200?) is quite easy now...

Re: Tamron 28-300

2006-08-31 Thread P. J. Alling
A friend of mine has a copy that she uses on a Canon digital Rebel. It's an alright lens, the results are acceptable. I've played with it a bit and it seems to be well made, though based on my SMC Pentax 28-200 which is of a similar build made by Tamron, (maybe a bit more robust), it may not

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] It would be interesting to have possibility of adapting K100D for USM lenses ;-) But it is also possible that they planned to include USM support in K100D and dropped it because it wasn't complete and they wanted to

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 14:54 , Pål Jensen wrote: Maybe the contacts pop out the moment you mount an USM lens? I don't think so. In the patent that I found a few years ago these contacts were used to drive powerzoom lenses too. So if K10D would support USM lenses we could expect it to support

Re: Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hey dude, D'you fink your'e the only one? Jostein :-( On 8/31/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] But I haven't read all the threads thoroughly over the last weeks (I have had very prominent guests in my house, and they have of course had the

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:56:06 +0200 schreef Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 31.08.2006, at 14:38 , Lucas Rijnders wrote: They won't. Sharing between K10 and K100 is a more logical explanation. And don't forget Pentax seems to be on a 6 month replacement cycle with the lower end

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread K.Takeshita
On 8/31/06 9:14 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the patent that I found a few years ago these contacts were used to drive powerzoom lenses too. Those hidden contact (for K100D) are exactly where the PZ contacts used to be. Ken P.S. Sealing of these contacts are not

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe the contacts pop out the moment you mount an USM lens? Hm. I think that would mean that all the old powerzoom lenses would be unusable on the K10D. That seems unlikely, imo. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two wheels. Like the D. Fact or speculation? Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone care to make an educated guess to RAW speed buffer given that JPEG is 3 fps 'streaming'? So... 3fps is a fact? Streaming JPEGs meaning no buffer congestion for JPEG? Fact or rumor? Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/08/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P.S. Sealing of these contacts are not exactly the duct tape job, but I gathered that they are plugged some type of resin or something. May be it is a matter of removing those materials and upgrade the firmware? I vote this post for

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 15:12 , Lucas Rijnders wrote: Of course the Dynax 9 was a pro camera (if I understood Minolta's numbering scheme correctly), while the K100 is at the absolute low end of the DSLR market. Different customers, and different amounts of customers... I guess it would be

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:27:03 +0200 schreef Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 8/31/06, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone care to make an educated guess to RAW speed buffer given that JPEG is 3 fps 'streaming'? So... 3fps is a fact? Apologies: rumour from an unconfirmed

K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Based on the floaters from the previous thread, here's an update. The wish from John Forbes for a two-wheel interface aka *istD and (P)Z-1p seems so likely I threw it into facts at face value. Rob's battery grip goes in there as well, along with the claim of 3fps, which also seems very likely,

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:22:13 +0200 schreef Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 8/31/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two wheels. Like the D. Fact or speculation? Fact. Check out the PMA and PIE photo's that have been online since last febuary. -- Regards, Lucas -- PDML

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread K.Takeshita
On 8/31/06 9:23 AM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: May be it is a matter of removing those materials and upgrade the firmware? I vote this post for prediction of the month, nice going Ken ;-) Actually, the remark was with a bit of tongue-in-cheek which did not come out so

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread pnstenquist
Very good synopsis. You are well organized, aren't you:-) Paul -- Original message -- From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Based on the floaters from the previous thread, here's an update. The wish from John Forbes for a two-wheel interface aka *istD and

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 15:39 , Jostein Øksne wrote: Facts: 10 Mpx Anti-shake Evolved K-mount SD memory cards, with support for 2 GB cards. Battery grip HyperProgram (two wheels) 3 fps Speculations: Proprietary Li-Ion battery The evolution of K-mount is for in-lens AF motors Anti-dust

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread K.Takeshita
On 8/31/06 9:39 AM, Jostein Øksne, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then came all the observations of powerzoom contacts present in K100D. Was the subject on the power zoom feature? I thought people were talking about using these contacts for USM drive. I thought PZ itself is a dead issue (can see no

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:39:17 +0200 schreef Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Based on the floaters from the previous thread, here's an update. The wish from John Forbes for a two-wheel interface aka *istD and (P)Z-1p seems so likely I threw it into facts at face value. Rob's battery grip

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very good synopsis. You are well organized, aren't you:-) Um... Don't ask my wife that question, please... Meanwhile, the HyP got further support from Lucas with reference to published images, so that's now an established fact, while the

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was the subject on the power zoom feature? I thought people were talking about using these contacts for USM drive. I thought PZ itself is a dead issue (can see no reason to resurrect it, particularly if Pentax are planning to equip lenses with

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/09/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very good synopsis. You are well organized, aren't you:-) Um... Don't ask my wife that question, please... Meanwhile, the HyP got further support from Lucas with reference to

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread K.Takeshita
I really do not want to stir the pot any further, but I just encountered a post in Japan that reported that; [He went to Pentax Forum (Sort of central service centre in Tokyo) to get the sensor cleaned. He tried to steer people there into the discussion on K10D, by telling that he was concerned

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread David Savage
Chuck it. Dave On 8/31/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what do you think, should we keep the PowerZoom in the rumor pool, or throw it out all together? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
More proof of HyP. But there's new acronym on that dial too; Sv. Jostein On 8/31/06, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 01/09/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very good synopsis. You are well organized, aren't

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread K.Takeshita
On 8/31/06 10:04 AM, Jostein Øksne, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what do you think, should we keep the PowerZoom in the rumor pool, or throw it out all together? If you ask me, I would throw PZ rumour out ;-). Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: has anyone seen damage like this to a lens?

2006-08-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 30, 2006, at 8:38 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: The best lens person in the US who I would send any lens with that kind of growth on it to is John Van Stelton at Focal Point: http://www.focalpointlens.com/ Anyone who values their lenses should keep that URL handy! They normally do

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 16:10 , Digital Image Studio wrote: An then there's the pic following found on the following thread: http://www.converse.ru/img/460805808.jpg http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=19822373 Yes it's a Sumdung but check out the mode dial Sv? Could it

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread David Savage
On 8/31/06, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 01/09/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very good synopsis. You are well organized, aren't you:-) Um... Don't ask my wife that question, please... Meanwhile,

Re: Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread mike wilson
From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/31 Thu PM 01:09:00 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: K10D - facts and speculations Hey dude, D'you fink your'e the only one? Jostein :-( 8-( indeed. Been out on my bicycle twice, leaving a

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:17:42 +0200 schreef David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 8/31/06, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 01/09/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very good synopsis. You are well organized,

Re: Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread mike wilson
From: K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/31 Thu PM 01:56:06 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2 On 8/31/06 9:39 AM, Jostein Øksne, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then came all the observations of powerzoom contacts present in

Re: Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Although not in your case vbg LOL GDR Shel [Original Message] From: mike wilson By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as well? It's almost as bad as 'To tell you the truth' or 'To be truthful.' The way our language is abused is often amusing and

Re: Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread mike wilson
From: K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/31 Thu PM 02:21:54 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2 On 8/31/06 10:04 AM, Jostein Øksne, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what do you think, should we keep the PowerZoom in the rumor

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 16:21 , K.Takeshita wrote: If you ask me, I would throw PZ rumour out ;-). In KAF3 patent both lenses were usable - USM and Powerzoom ones. It was easy to implement as both use the same, good, old PZ contacts for power. Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Rob Brigham
Hi guys - been lurking and not managing to keep up with the list for some time but starting to get K10D urges! From Roland Mabo: 10.2Mp APS-C sized sensor Hardware noise-killing processing (The K10D will have the lowest noise at high ISO of all the 10Mp cameras, thank's to new noise-killing

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:20:05 +0200 schreef K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I really do not want to stir the pot any further, but I just encountered a post in Japan that reported that; [He went to Pentax Forum (Sort of central service centre in Tokyo) to get the sensor cleaned. He tried

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 31.08.2006, at 16:34 , mike wilson wrote: Not for USM drive directly but power for the USM motor. There would have to be some sensor/logic coupling, also, to achieve focus. So I would assume more contacts in the bayonet. Mike, I think one digital contact in mount as used in F, FA and

RE: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread pnstenquist
This looks to be what Aaron and the other insiders saw. Thanks. Paul -- Original message -- From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi guys - been lurking and not managing to keep up with the list for some time but starting to get K10D urges! From Roland Mabo:

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Pål Jensen
Full metal body (Metal outside and inside, inspired by MZ-S construction) This is extremely unlikely and unthinkable at the rumored price. BTW The whole list is just an assemblages of the rumors floating around Pål -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread mike wilson
From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/31 Thu PM 02:20:46 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2 More proof of HyP. But there's new acronym on that dial too; Sv. And TAv? Jostein On 8/31/06, Digital Image Studio

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] So my real vote is no USM capability for the K100D :-). Many people might wish this be wrong and I have absolutely no foundation in predicting anything on this. The problem I have with this is that it is at odds with Pentax

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