RE: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread Bob W
Question one: What is chimping? A dumb, derogatory term given to the practice of checking exposures on the LCD using the review function. Oh, no. That's not chimping. Checking exposure (especially with the histogram) doesn't involve showing your capture to everyone else.

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread David Savage
On 2/4/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question one: What is chimping? A dumb, derogatory term given to the practice of checking exposures on the LCD using the review function. Oh, no. That's not chimping. Checking exposure (especially with the histogram) doesn't

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:04:13 -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Question 2 : I have photoshop elements 3.O I believe. Do I need to upgrade that? PSE3 can be used with the latest version of Camera Raw, which is v3.6. I would recommend upgrading to that version of the RAW conversion plug-in,

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread David J Brooks
FWIW, the battery life on the D200 was supposed to be around 800-900 shots, according to the reviews. At first, i was lucky to get 150 shots per battery. Now after a number of cycles, i'm up to something like 300 shots per. Maybe the Pentax battery needs a few charges to get up to speed as well.

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
I guess I must be doing too much chimping... :-) My batteries don't last to long. I do like the K10D review function better than the *istDS. I can actually get a pretty good idea of sharpness with the zoom function. And of course, I'm still reading the instruction manual and looking at

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread David J Brooks
Is this with the K10D Bob. I was hoping Pentax had that problem fixed.No problem with that, yet here. Dave On 2/4/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess I must be doing too much chimping... :-) My batteries don't last to long. I do like the K10D review function better than the

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread Thibouille
A lot less than with the D IMO but ANY ele ctronic device will act like that. My Walkman, years ago did the same... wait 10 minutes whenitn says it exhausted and you get 10 more minutes playing music. 2007/2/4, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Is this with the K10D Bob. I was hoping Pentax

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: my new K10D Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:16:22 -0500 Don't be afraid of RAW. It will expand your horizons significantly. But do get a good RAW converter. PhotoShop CS

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Yes...using the K10D. That's why I have 3 batteries.Bob S. On 2/4/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this with the K10D Bob. I was hoping Pentax had that problem fixed.No problem with that, yet here. Dave On 2/4/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess I

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-04 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Bob. I have only shot 200 pictures so far, but its showing full. Dave On 2/4/07, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, Yes...using the K10D. That's why I have 3 batteries.Bob S. On 2/4/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this with the K10D Bob. I was hoping

my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread Sandra Hermann
Not sure why, but I was sure I had to have one. So now I do. I added it to my collection of 4 other pentax slr bodies and 3 med format bodies. Now why would a single person need that many camera's not counting the 3 point and shoot pentax camera's I have. On a different note. I love

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Don't be afraid of RAW. It will expand your horizons significantly. But do get a good RAW converter. PhotoShop CS., CS2 or Elements. Battery life seems to be close to 1000 frames with no built-in flash use and moderate chimping. Paul On Feb 3, 2007, at 4:59 PM, Sandra Hermann wrote:

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
- Battery life per charge: around 1000 frames. - Don't be scared by RAW. Set the camera to the DNG format, get yourself a copy of Adobe Lightroom (the v4.1 Beta is still available from http://labs.adobe.com, the v1.0 release with LOTs more features and improved capabilities ships in 15 days

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread Sandra Hermann
@pdml.net Subject: Re: my new K10D Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:16:22 -0500 Don't be afraid of RAW. It will expand your horizons significantly. But do get a good RAW converter. PhotoShop CS., CS2 or Elements. Battery life seems to be close to 1000 frames with no built-in flash use and moderate chimping

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 10:39:00PM +, Sandra Hermann wrote: Question one: What is chimping? Using the LCD screen on the back of the camera to review images. So called because often you see a bunch of photographers all clustered around a camera, pointing to the screen and going Oooh! Oooh!

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread Sandra Hermann
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: my new K10D Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 22:39:00 + Question one: What is chimping? Question 2 : I have photoshop elements 3.O I believe. Do I need to upgrade that? http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 3, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Sandra Hermann wrote: Question one: What is chimping? A dumb, derogatory term given to the practice of checking exposures on the LCD using the review function. Question 2 : I have photoshop elements 3.O I believe. Do I need to upgrade that? PSE3 can be

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 03:04:13PM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 3, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Sandra Hermann wrote: Question one: What is chimping? A dumb, derogatory term given to the practice of checking exposures on the LCD using the review function. Oh, no. That's not chimping.

Re: my new K10D

2007-02-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
616 shots and the 2nd battery needs a recharge... I think the first one got 350 shots, so ~275 on the second. Regards, Bob S. On 2/3/07, Sandra Hermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure why, but I was sure I had to have one. So now I do. I added it to my collection of 4 other pentax slr