Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-03 Thread John Coyle
Subject: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo - Original Message - From: John Coyle Subject: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo Just renewed my sub to the 37th. Frame - at least it's a sensible read! How many issues is Mike up to now? William Robb

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Coyle Subject: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo Not sure, William - he asked if I had safely received No.7, which I haven't, and confirmed I'm subscribed up to No.15 Wow. I got issue 7 last October 12th, but nothing since. You got a better deal than

ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Mark Roberts
I just came across a recent issue (possibly the latest?) of Popular Photography and saw an article titled 10 Secrets if the ist-DS or something similar. Besides being great to see such a great plug for Pentax, I was fascinated to note that the DS has one feature I commented would have been nice

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Fred
I just came across a recent issue (possibly the latest?) of Popular Photography and saw an article titled 10 Secrets if the ist-DS or something similar. Yes - August 2005. Fred

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
available for download as a PDF file. Godfrey On Aug 2, 2005, at 7:38 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I just came across a recent issue (possibly the latest?) of Popular Photography and saw an article titled 10 Secrets if the ist-DS or something similar. Besides being great to see such a great plug

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: The thing that pisses me off about this article is the fact that none of the ten things written about are secrets at all. All you have to do to find them and understand all about them is read the freekin' manual, where they are

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Andre Langevin
I was fascinated to note that the DS has one feature I commented would have been nice to have on the ist-D: spot white balance (whereby you can set custom white balance and the camera only reads the area within the spot metering circle rather than averaging the entire frame). Nice. -- Mark

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 2, 2005, at 9:58 AM, Andre Langevin wrote: I was fascinated to note that the DS has one feature I commented would have been nice to have on the ist-D: spot white balance (whereby you can set custom white balance and the camera only reads the area within the spot metering circle

Re: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo The thing that pisses me off about this article is the fact that none of the ten things written about are secrets at all. All you have to do to find them and understand all

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 2, 2005, at 10:24 AM, William Robb wrote: If everyone read the manual, Pop Photo would have 3 readers worldwide. lol ... What I don't understand is why people would waste their time reading Pop Photo when the manual is free and has so much more information in it. '-) Godfrey

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Have to be a lot more than that, each advertiser gets a least one free copy... William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo The thing that pisses me off about this article is the fact that none

Re: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread pnstenquist
should all be thankful that Pentax is getting some ink. Remember the old PR adage: Good ink is good ink, bad ink is good ink, no ink is bad ink. Paul - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo The thing that pisses me

Re: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Tom Reese
William Robb grumped: If everyone read the manual, Pop Photo would have 3 readers worldwide. I did read the manual and I still subscribe. I'm not sure if you counted me in that three or not. You can't ask for too much at a US dollar per issue. I've found enough content to keep by subscribing

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There are other things in the magazine. Sometimes (a few times a year) I'll pick up a copy, mostly to read the ads and see if there's anything new out in the world that may be interesting. Mostly I read it for free at a book shop while enjoying a cuppa Joe. It's certainly not one of those mags

Re: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
As Jimmy Durante sang: Ink-a-dink-a-doo Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember the old PR adage: Good ink is good ink, bad ink is good ink, no ink is bad ink.

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
As I said before, I think we share a lot more curmudgeonly behaviors than is often apparent. ;-) I bought this issue ... first time in years I've purchased a Pop Photo ... because I didn't have time to read it at the magazine stand. I should have taken the time: it cost me $5 or so and

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
BTW, I waste my time reading it because, at that time, I've got some time to waste. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi What I don't understand is why people would waste their time reading Pop Photo

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Tom C
Pop Photos's in color! ;) Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:29:37 -0700 On Aug 2, 2005, at 10:24 AM, William Robb wrote: If everyone read

Re: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo Have to be a lot more than that, each advertiser gets a least one free copy... Readers, Peter. William Robb

Re: Re: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom Reese Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo Since we're bitching about magazines, I dropped Outdoor Photographer because they pissed me off by putting all that Photoshop content in there. They print too much stuff that has

'Nother *ist Ds review

2005-08-02 Thread Jack Davis
I haven't read it yet, but I just received the Sept. issue of Shutterbug and on the cover is listed the *ist Ds under the heading of Test Reports. This only an alert for any non-subscribers who might soon walk by a magazine stand. Checked the review's bottom line. ..ISO 200 image quality

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Igor Roshchin
I find Practical Photography (printed in UK) much better than the Popular Photography. I used to be reading it (some parts of it) regularly several years ago (1999-2000 or so), but then I found that I see less and less new material in it. I concluded that on one hand the content of that magazine

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Cotty
My input on photographic magazines: In used to subscribe to Amateur Photographer (UK) until about 18 months ago. Dropped it because the news pages were always 4 weeks out of date. The internet is much quicker, specifically DPR. The rest of it was basically tosh, and since the advent of eBay, the

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread Lewis Matthew
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] I do, however, subscribe to two of the best (IMO) photographic periodicals on the planet: National Geographic and Foto8. Thanks for the heads up on Foto8. I do subscribe to National Geographic and Nature's Best. Lewis

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread E.R.N. Reed
William Robb wrote: If everyone read the manual, Pop Photo would have 3 readers worldwide. Why so many?

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread E.R.N. Reed
P. J. Alling wrote: Have to be a lot more than that, each advertiser gets a least one free copy... William Robb wrote: If everyone read the manual, Pop Photo would have 3 readers worldwide. He wrote readers not recipients.

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Oh I'm sure some advertising people can read... E.R.N. Reed wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: Have to be a lot more than that, each advertiser gets a least one free copy... William Robb wrote: If everyone read the manual, Pop Photo would have 3 readers worldwide. He wrote readers not

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: E.R.N. Reed Subject: Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo William Robb wrote: If everyone read the manual, Pop Photo would have 3 readers worldwide. Why so many? Two would be Canadians (one a Nikon user, the other a Canon shooter), the other would

Re: ist-DS secrets in Pop Photo

2005-08-02 Thread David Mann
On Aug 3, 2005, at 4:43 AM, Cotty wrote: I found one excellent tip on the internet that is mentioned nowhere in my camera owner's manual - it's possible to actually take some pretty decent pics with the derned thing ;-) Do you mean I have to buy the DS to take good pics? I'll trade the

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Subscribers get their copy before it hits the newsstand, usually. I haven't subscribed in years. Godfrey Is the August issue of Popular Photograpy already out ? if not where did you get that info ? Here in Denmark, the current issue of Popular Photograpy is July.

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-13 Thread Jorn Ostergaard
OK, thanks. /Jorn Subscribers get their copy before it hits the newsstand, usually. I haven't subscribed in years. Godfrey Is the August issue of Popular Photograpy already out ? if not where did you get that info ? Here in Denmark, the current issue of Popular Photograpy is July.

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-12 Thread Scott Loveless
Another Ack! for the three of us that actually have an *ist. While the *ist screen is removable, there are no replacements. A very prompt individual from Pentax USA sent this in response to my query: While you can remove the focusing screen for cleaning, there are not other focusing screens for

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-11 Thread Scott Loveless
are correct, sir. The screen in the *ist is not user replaceable. On 7/8/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Joaquim Carvalho Subject: Pentax *ist DS / D Dear William, Do you also sell split image + microprism screens fot the *ist and *ist

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-10 Thread Carlos Royo
Jaume, I think that even if they discontinue the Ds now, and I don't think they are doing it at the moment, you will be able to find it for some time, just as it happens with the D. By the way, if I were to buy a DSLR, I'd choose the DS again. I think that the DL is a downgraded DS, and the

ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
So, the situation is as follows: There are full page advertisements of the new *ist-DL in nationals Spanish newspapers. On Monday I call Reflecta, the local distributor, in order to know its availability. 'It is just about to hit the shelves, we already have the product and have just started to

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Anything new is always going to be priced close to retail. Let the buyer beware. Meanwhile the knowledgeable few can snap up those DS cameras, not to mention the remaining D models. Paul On Jul 9, 2005, at 7:24 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: So, the situation is as follows: There are full page

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-09 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, I see the price lowering on the Ds model here in the USA, but no lowering of price on the D. Thank You DL! Regards, Bob S. On 7/9/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anything new is always going to be priced close to retail. Let the buyer beware. Meanwhile the knowledgeable few

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Sure, my point this time was not about the price but about the fact that it seems that they don't want to keep the Ds anymore, and just sell the DL when it finally arrives. (who knows, maybe thay already have it and hide it, just in order to sell the few remaining Ds... conspirancy theory here

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-09 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 9 Jul 2005, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: (who knows, maybe thay already have it and hide it, just in order to sell the few remaining Ds... conspirancy theory here ;-)) Given the chance to buy either at the same price, would you buy the DL? Who would? These two don't compete with each-other.

Re: ist Ds clearance?

2005-07-09 Thread Joseph Tainter
Pentax's timing is always so exquisite. However do they do it so consistently? The August issue of Pop Photo has a three-page spread on the DS -- just in time for the camera to be discontinued. Joe

Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Dear William, Do you also sell split image + microprism screens fot the *ist and *ist DS? If so, please give me a price for 1, for 5 and for 10. Regards, Joaquim Carvalho

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joaquim Carvalho Subject: Pentax *ist DS / D Dear William, Do you also sell split image + microprism screens fot the *ist and *ist DS? If so, please give me a price for 1, for 5 and for 10. Hi, I was able to aquire a few screens for the istD through

Re: Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Re: Pentax *ist DS / D The original message from Joaquim ended up in my in box as well ... odd, since it wasn't addressed to me. And I try to be so careful about who my replies go to these days... b

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: Pentax *ist DS / D You are correct, sir. Every time someone calls me sir, I am looking around for my dad. It makes me sad, since he is no longer here. William Robb

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Your mail software is probably filtering using the To: field. As Kostas has guessed I BCCed the list. Shel Belinkoff wrote: The original message from Joaquim ended up in my in box as well ... odd, since it wasn't addressed to me. Shel [Original Message] From: mike wilson It wasn't

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread John Francis
I'm not William ... Joaquim Carvalho mused: Dear William, Do you also sell split image + microprism screens fot the *ist and *ist DS? If so, please give me a price for 1, for 5 and for 10. Regards, Joaquim Carvalho

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 8, 2005, at 8:00 AM, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: Thanks for the reply but I meant William Maxwell from Precision Optics How is Bill? He made me custom focusing screens for three Rolleiflexes and a Hasselblad in years gone by. A good guy, if sometimes a bit slow on delivery. ..I was

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Sorry for the confusion I caused a while ago with the BCCing to the list that made your filters fail. Anyway, here is the reply from precision optics. I'm now contacting Keoptics and will keep you informed. Dear Joaquim, I am currently involved in a cooperative venture to produce manual

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The D and DS models both have user interchangeable focusing screens. Pentax does not offer a screen with a split image focusing aid ... there are reasons for this. A German company, http://www.tekade.de, offered such a screen (custom made by taking a screen from

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/7/05, Joaquim Carvalho, discombobulated, unleashed: Sorry for the confusion I caused a while ago with the BCCing to the list that made your filters fail. Are you bill? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-08 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
I got a reply from Keoptics: Hi Joaquim, Thank you very much for your inquiry. I do not have Katz Eye(tm) focusing screens available for the Pentax *ist DS at this time. It is certainly be a model I'd be willing to develop a screen for, however. Since each model requires individual

Re: DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 3, 2005, at 6:36 AM, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: Anyone knows how? I tried and I'm confused, it only fires some of the times. Making your own should be easy, but I'm lazy. Canon Remote Switch RS-60ES3 is a perfect substitute for the Pentax D/ DS Cable Switch CS-205, and is cheaper ($26

LINK: Was DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-04 Thread brooksdj
Here is the link to Rob's answer and pictures to his remote. http://www.mail-archive.com/pentax-discuss@pdml.net/msg256824.html Dave Asked by me and answered by Rob Studdert a little while ago, as well. Do an archive search for this thread: Why the

RE: LINK: Was DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-04 Thread Amita Guha
I just put up something similar on my website if it's of any help to anyone. http://www.sunny16.net/cable-release-istD.htm Amita -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is the link to Rob's answer and pictures to his remote.

Ok this is plain weird:Was LINK: Was DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-04 Thread brooksdj
Amita.Yes this is very helpfull I just realized something today gang. Thus the thread change. Back in the early 70's my Dad was a BIG CB freak.(I was aminor freak lol) Made my sister's room into his radio room after she moved out to explore the world.He also dabbled in SW,never did get his

Re: Ok this is plain weird:Was LINK: Was DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, The parallels with radio are striking.50 years ago, Short Wave radios were high tech stuff.A ham radio license meant you knew electronics and Morse Code.The hobby involved equipment, local clubs, and talking to peoplearound the world.Often the conversation was about equipment... Now this

Re: Ok this is plain weird:Was LINK: Was DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-04 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 23:57:40 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So now here in the 05's i'm sitting infront of a computer, essentially doing what he did in the 70's-80's with his CB only now with 000111001110's.LOL Interesting how the world changes, but we still do the same thing. Talk to

Re: Ok this is plain weird:Was LINK: Was DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-04 Thread Herb Chong
PM Subject: Re: Ok this is plain weird:Was LINK: Was DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter The hams are doing something I find pretty interesting ... hooking to the internet repeaters for frequencies that typically wouldn't go around the world. I've use it to talk from Atlanta to the St Lawrence

Re: Pentax *ist DS firmware

2005-07-03 Thread Jorn Ostergaard
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: Re: Pentax *ist DS firmware On Jul 2, 2005, at 5:45 AM, Jorn Ostergaard wrote: What is the newest firmware for *ist DS ? v1.02 Godfrey

DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-03 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Anyone knows how? I tried and I'm confused, it only fires some of the times.

Re: DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-03 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Joaquim Carvalho a écrit : Anyone knows how? I tried and I'm confused, it only fires some of the times. Same as *istD (Canon) My (french) page: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/trucs/telecommandes.htm

Re: Pentax *ist DS firmware

2005-07-03 Thread David Oswald
Jorn Ostergaard wrote: What is the newest firmware for *ist DS ? v1.02 anyone who now often Pentax update their firmware. There's nothing wrong with firmware 1.02, but maybe they would add new functions, like C. AF in all modes (except manual). For now its only presented i sportsmode

Re: DIY *ist DS remote cable shutter

2005-07-03 Thread Alan P. Hayes
Asked by me and answered by Rob Studdert a little while ago, as well. Do an archive search for this thread: Why the istD wired remote is so large or harebrained sch [eme] The part in brackets got truncated, I'm just including it for clarity. I'd leave it out of the search. It occurs to me

Pentax *ist DS firmware

2005-07-02 Thread Jorn Ostergaard
Hey All What is the newest firmware for *ist DS ? Greetings Jorn -- Jeg beskyttes af den gratis SPAMfighter til privatbrugere. Den har indtil videre sparet mig for at få 852 spam-mails. Betalende brugere får ikke denne besked i deres e-mails. Hent gratis SPAMfighter her: www.spamfighter.dk

Re: Pentax *ist DS firmware

2005-07-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 2, 2005, at 5:45 AM, Jorn Ostergaard wrote: What is the newest firmware for *ist DS ? v1.02 Godfrey

another ist-Ds question

2005-07-01 Thread Butch Black
Hi Guys When using the ist-Ds with K and M series lenses do I have aperture priority (AV) mode as well as manual available. If so, do I need to press the AE lock button to correctly meter in AV and is there any way to tell if my setting is correct in manual? I have set the PF to allow non

Re: another ist-Ds question

2005-07-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Well you kind of have AV mode, but only at full aperture. The lens will not stop down nor will the camera know what the lens aperture is set to. I'd avoid using AV mode with K or M lenses. Butch Black wrote: Hi Guys When using the ist-Ds with K and M series lenses do I have aperture

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-30 Thread brooksdj
Welcome to the world of 001001000100010g Some nice first samples Butch. I really like the mill and the BW bird. I have the A28 and it has become the standard lens so to speak for my istD. Dave Hi guys As promised Some photos from the new ist ds

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-30 Thread danilo
and the BW bird. I have the A28 and it has become the standard lens so to speak for my istD. Dave Hi guys As promised Some photos from the new ist ds. The bird pix were taken with the FA*300/4.5 at 4.5. The flower pix was with the M100/4.0 macro The mill

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-30 Thread Tim Sherburne
] wrote: Welcome to the world of 001001000100010g Some nice first samples Butch. I really like the mill and the BW bird. I have the A28 and it has become the standard lens so to speak for my istD. Dave Hi guys As promised Some photos from the new ist ds. The bird pix were taken

ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Butch Black
Hi guys As promised Some photos from the new ist ds. The bird pix were taken with the FA*300/4.5 at 4.5. The flower pix was with the M100/4.0 macro The mill was with the K 28/3.5 all hand held. The close up bird and mill were with minimum manipulation just slight curves and sharpening

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Tim Sherburne
Very nice. The last image with the bird silhouette is interesting; what was the background actually like? Tim On 6/29/05 13:48, Butch Black wrote: Hi guys As promised Some photos from the new ist ds. The bird pix were taken with the FA*300/4.5 at 4.5. The flower pix was with the M100/4.0

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://image48.webshots.com/49/4/12/80/382241280esmOPi_ph.jpg Nice. I particularly like the bird silhouette ... that's very special. Godfrey On Jun 29, 2005, at 1:48 PM, Butch Black wrote: Hi guys As promised Some photos from the new ist ds. The bird pix were taken with the FA*300/4.5

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Rick Womer
I'm being told I'm forbiddent to enter the sites because I don't have authorization. ?? Rick --- Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys As promised Some photos from the new ist ds. The bird pix were taken with the FA*300/4.5 at 4.5. The flower pix was with the M100/4.0 macro

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Butch Black
Very nice. The last image with the bird silhouette is interesting; what was the background actually like? Tim The yard next door. I kicked up the contrast on curves to take it out of medium gray. Butch

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
in the upper left center. I think this image with those components could be a great image. Just my $.01 worth Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:48 PM Subject: ist Ds photos Hi guys As promised

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
You forgot to ask may I. Works fine for me Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 6:48 PM Subject: Re: ist Ds photos I'm being told I'm forbiddent to enter the sites because I don't have

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Jack Davis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys As promised Some photos from the new ist ds. The bird pix were taken with the FA*300/4.5 at 4.5. The flower pix was with the M100/4.0 macro The mill was with the K 28/3.5 all hand held. The close up bird and mill were with minimum manipulation

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice, Butch. I especially like the bird and the mill. Paul As promised Some photos from the new ist ds. The bird pix were taken with the FA*300/4.5 at 4.5. The flower pix was with the M100/4.0 macro The mill was with the K 28/3.5 all hand held. The close up bird and mill were

Re: ist Ds photos

2005-06-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Shel... What's important: how the camera delivers the 'original' files or how a photographer can make photographs with a camera? Some of the photos I've presented here that have gotten the best comments have been ones that really didn't look like much coming out of the camera, but they

Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions

2005-06-25 Thread David Oswald
A lot of my wife's shooting is for business purposes, and her images are displayed at 640x480 or less (approximately). Givn that she reduces them so greatly once they come out of the *ist-DS, I'm fairly certain that there is no need for her to shoot at 6mp. Yet of course she wants/needs

Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions

2005-06-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jun 25, 2005, at 8:57 AM, David Oswald wrote: A lot of my wife's shooting is for business purposes, and her images are displayed at 640x480 or less (approximately). Givn that she reduces them so greatly once they come out of the *ist-DS, I'm fairly certain that there is no need

Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions

2005-06-25 Thread Maciej Marchlewski
David Oswald wrote: Is there any advantage to her continuing to shoot at 6mp, or should I teach her how to switch to 4mp or 1.5mp? It is always better to have more data in my opinion. If you have bigger image you can always crop more, noise from high ISO settings will be more reduced in

Re: Using *ist-Ds at lower resolutions

2005-06-25 Thread Powell Hargrave
). Givn that she reduces them so greatly once they come out of the *ist-DS, I'm fairly certain that there is no need for her to shoot at 6mp. Yet of course she wants/needs the best possible quality reductions within the limits of reasonable amounts jpeg compression for web display. Is there any

Focusing with manual lenses on the *ist DS

2005-06-24 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
It's a lot easier to use the focus assist with the central LED switched off (an option on the settings menu)

Re: Focusing with manual lenses on the *ist DS

2005-06-24 Thread Cory Papenfuss
How is that? I'll try it, but I'm just wondering how it's easier... less distraction while you twiddle to find the green hex? -Cory On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: It's a lot easier to use the focus assist with the central LED switched off (an option on the settings menu)

Re: Focusing with manual lenses on the *ist DS

2005-06-24 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Cory Papenfuss wrote: How is that? I'll try it, but I'm just wondering how it's easier... less distraction while you twiddle to find the green hex? Right -Cory On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: It's a lot easier to use the focus assist with the central LED switched off

Re: Focusing with manual lenses on the *ist DS

2005-06-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I usually turn off the red focus indicators on the screen when doing manual focus too. I don't like having the central focus indicator pop up in the middle of my trying to see the sharpest focus point. I usually ignore the green indicator too. ... It seems to me that one sometimes lights

Re: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ?

2005-06-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On my D, TTL flash only works at 200-400 ASA (800ASA) - after that, the images get overexposed. No matter which flash I use. Who wants a flash at 1600-3200 ASA anyway? I do! http://www.robertstech.com/temp/redbird.jpg Taken last night for my Nature Guides

Re: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ?

2005-06-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks to everybody who suggested what to try. Unfortunately I had tried that before.. Since that I tested my flash with 3 (*ist DS x 2 and film body) other bodies, and found that TTL works fine. So this must be the problem of the new body I purchased :-( Strange, that everything else works

Re: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ?

2005-06-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: Re: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ? Strange, that everything else works in a brand new camera, except for the flash TTL. Who would think? TTL flash is not one of Pentax's strong points. William Robb

RE: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ?

2005-06-18 Thread Jens Bladt
://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Igor Roshchin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. juni 2005 22:40 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ? Thanks to everybody who suggested what to try. Unfortunately I had tried that before.. Since that I

*ist DS: US warranty vs. grey market ?

2005-06-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, I finally purchased (and received a day ago) a brand new *ist DS (thanks to those who helped with the answers - mostly implicitely). I was surprised that it came without the warranty card. So, I called the Pentax (in the US), and they told me that some products come without such a card

TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ?

2005-06-16 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hello! I am confused.. I just tried to play with my new *ist DS and mny old AF500FTZ flash. I have tried ISO of 200 and 400 with lenses Pentax F 50/1.7 and Tokina ATX PRO 28-70/2.6-2.8. The aperture setting on the lense was set to A. I found that TTL just does not work, and the flash seems

Re: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ?

2005-06-16 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:40 PM Subject: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ? I found that TTL just does not work, and the flash seems to fire to the full power. I thought the TTL should work

Re: TTL with AF500FTZ and *ist DS ?

2005-06-16 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
I have an AF500FTZ and it works, didn't you forget to put the flash in TTL mode? On Thu, 2005-06-16 at 18:40, Igor Roshchin wrote: Hello! I am confused.. I just tried to play with my new *ist DS and mny old AF500FTZ flash. I have tried ISO of 200 and 400 with lenses Pentax F 50/1.7

Re: First *ist Ds shots

2005-06-14 Thread brooksdj
I went to the Arboretum at 7 AM this morning. Put the A400/5.6 on the camera. Cranked the ASA up to 800 as it was a bit overcast. Was quickly rewarded with this...(warning, big for dial-up readers) http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Deer41.jpg This

Re: AF behaviour in Continuous Shooting in *ist DS (long)

2005-06-14 Thread Carlos Royo
other sources of information. In that process, I have read the PDF manuals for both the *ist D and DS present in some Pentax websites. Today, when reading the manual of the *ist DS, I have found the following text about how AF works when using Continuous shooting: The focus is locked

Re: First *ist Ds shots

2005-06-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Still feeling my way here, so I don't exactly know what to expect 'Out of the camera' with the *ist Ds. Regards, Bob S. On 6/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to the Arboretum at 7 AM this morning. Put the A400/5.6

Re: First *ist Ds shots

2005-06-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks to all who responded on the RAW conversion issue. I've bought a copy of Photoshop Elements 3.0 and will load it up soon. Regards, Bob S. On 6/13/05, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 04:24:43PM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: Jens, Thanks, I am going to try

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