[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >1-Why did you buy a Pentax *istD.
I have lots of Pentax-mount lenses >2-Did you previously own a P&S digital prior to the D. Nope. >3-Did you compare printed quality of the D to scanned images before and or after the >purchase.. Yes. >4-What problems have you had with the D? None. >5-What do you like about the images printed from the camera. No grain, low noise. >6-What DON�T you like about the images printed from the camera. Not quite as high ultimate resolution as film. >7-What lenses, Pentax or other, do you find work well with your camera/shooting >style.(sharpness etc) >7a- What lenses, Pentax or other, do you find DO NOT work well with your >camera/shooting >style. (sharpness etc) Haven't found any that present a problem yet. >8-Has digital taken the place of 35mm film shooting for you To a large extent. >9-Do you still shoot film, if so what format(s) Some 35mm ISO 100 slide film for landscapes when lpm resolution is of prime concern. For black & white I shoot film (medium format). >10-How do you post process.(PS, Corel etc) Photoshop 7. >11-Do you shoot RAW or JPEG or what is needed for the job at hand. RAW when I can. JPEG when needs dictate (high speed shooting or when getting the most shots on a memory card is important). >11a-How big have you printed with quality you are happy with. 12 x 18 inches (the largest I can do with my printer). >12-How do you rate flash shooting. Hard to say: I don't have an up-to-date flash (P-TTL) so it isn't really a fair comparison to make with the old (TTL) flash I'm using (AF400 FTZ). I'm going to buy a new flash as soon as Pentax makes something more powerful than the AF360 FGZ or as soon as Sigma gets a Pentax version of their P-TTL flash on the market, whichever comes first. >13-If a Pentax rep stopped by your house, what would you like to tell him/her to fix >or >change or add.. ISO display! At least *somewhere* on the camera (without having to enter a menu). I'd also want immediate ISO switching ability (again, without having to change a function dial into a special mode. >14-What do you use the D for mostly ie: Portraits, sports, weddings etc. Pretty much everything. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
