Hello Paul, I would have done the same thing. I would not want to wait a week or more for the exchange. Sounds like what you are wanting to do with the camera initially is right up it's alley. Experimenting is very nice digitally. Hope the new one works properly.
-- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, January 29, 2004, 9:18:46 PM, you wrote: PS> Well, I'm glad that my problem showed up out of the box, so it was just PS> a matter of sending it back to the store. However, I bought a second PS> one and will wait for the refund on the first. I would have had to wait PS> another week for an exchange. I'm tired of waiting. I have some PS> tabletop shots set up in my basement studio that I want to do for PS> stock, but I've been having a tough time nailing them on film. I'm PS> looking forward to being able to experiment with immediate feedback -- PS> even if I go back and shoot them on MF. I also have another couple of PS> shots to do with a model that require some motion blur. Again, the PS> digital will help nail these. Looking forward to having some fun with PS> it. PS> Paul PS> On Jan 29, 2004, at 5:55 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: >> On 29 Jan 2004 at 13:55, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> Thanks Larry and all others who answered. I bought a second card at >>> lunch >>> time -- a 512 Lexar 40X. I still get the memory card error message as >>> soon >>> as I turn the camera on. So it's on its way to B&H. I should have >>> another >>> one tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed. >> >> That's unfortunate Paul, not a great introduction to the camera, I >> hope it gets >> resolved quickly for you. It seems that they have some issues to deal >> with in >> QC too, we have seen quite a few problems on the list that should have >> been >> picked up during rudimentary tests. >> >> The joy-stick on the rear of my *ist D seems to be getting worse, it >> looks like >> I'll have to ship it back at some stage, however I'm pretty reluctant >> to let it >> go. I just got my LX and LTD lens back from the official Pentax >> distributors >> this week (the one that was hand delivered for repair back in early >> December). >> >> Rob Studdert >> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA >> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 >> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ >> Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 >>

