Re: A couple of istD questions

2004-01-10 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Anyone who compared it with the converter from Vuescan yet? On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 04:24, Rob Studdert wrote: On 9 Jan 2004 at 19:58, Herb Chong wrote: the DPreview site suggested the other way around. A guy I know well (me) tested it and came to the the exact opposite conclusion reached

Re: A couple of istD questions

2004-01-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Jan 2004 at 17:09, mapson wrote: Did anyone find a significant difference in quality between TIFF, RAW and the 'best' JPG while using *istD? TIFF and 'best' JPG are very similar in quality, the TIFF has the edge in quality (but only if you intend to make extensive modifications to the

Re: A couple of istD questions

2004-01-09 Thread Rob Studdert
On 9 Jan 2004 at 19:58, Herb Chong wrote: the DPreview site suggested the other way around. A guy I know well (me) tested it and came to the the exact opposite conclusion reached by DPReview. I don't know what they did wrong, Darios tests also highlighted the problems with the Pentax RAW

A couple of istD questions

2004-01-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
When using RAW or TIFF, can the camera record a JPEG as well? Is this automatic or can it be controlled, and can the size of the JPEG be controlled in either case? How long does it take the camera to be ready to shoot after first being turned on? Tks!

Re: A couple of istD questions

2004-01-08 Thread Bill Owens
When using RAW or TIFF, can the camera record a JPEG as well? No, it can only do one format at a time Is this automatic or can it be controlled, and can the size of the JPEG be controlled in either case? Yes, via the control dial on the top left. How long does it take the camera to be

Re: A couple of istD questions

2004-01-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Your response is seemingly contradictory. If the istD can only shoot one format at a time, how can the size of the JPEG file be controlled manually when using RAW or TIFF formats? Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you. shel Bill Owens wrote: When using RAW or TIFF, can the camera record a JPEG

Re: A couple of istD questions

2004-01-08 Thread Stan Halpin
You get one of the three formats, take your pick. If you pick RAW or TIFF, then use the Pentax or other software to save as JPEG later if you like. From turn on to ready-to-shoot? About 1/10 sec as near as I can measure. In any case, too fast to worry about. Stan Shel Belinkoff wrote: When

Re: A couple of istD questions

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
At 12:14 AM 9/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: You get one of the three formats, take your pick. If you pick RAW or TIFF, then use the Pentax or other software to save as JPEG later if you like. Did anyone find a significant difference in quality between TIFF, RAW and the 'best' JPG while using