--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well here they are. I had 10 people respond, which > is what we had in our last Municipal > Election, LOL, > but hopefully this will be helpful. > I was hoping to here from more people who had > complains about the camera,but they did not > want to > play I suppose.:-) >
Well, I was going to answer. I even had the e-mail tagged in my folder to remind me to reply. I'll give you a few answers now instead :-) > 1-Why did you buy a Pentax *istD. > I wanted something light to carry around and I already had loads of lovely lenses > > 2-Have you previously owned other digital cameras, > either P&S or DSLR Yes, both Canon :-o > > 2A-Did you try or purchase other brands of DSLRS > prior to or since buying the *istD 10D. I only bought it because there was nothing available from Pentax at the time I wanted it. > > 3-Did you compare printed quality of the D to > scanned images before and or after the > purchase.. No because I don't have much patience with scanning > > 4-What problems have you had with the D. Was service > satisfactory.(asking this to see if > the camera > has constant faults of one nature or another) No problems but the little flat battery went dead about 4 weeks after I got it and it arrived with dust spots on the sensor > > 5-What do you like about the images printed from the > camera. > > > 6-What DON’T you like about the images printed from > the camera. > > > 7-What lenses, Pentax or other, do you find work > well with your camera/shooting > style.(sharpness etc) > 77 ltd is a beauty > > 7a- What lenses, Pentax or other, do you find DO NOT > work well with your camera/shooting > style. > (sharpness etc) Sigma 70-300 APO Macro Super. Awful! > > 8-Has digital taken the place of 35mm film shooting > for you > Yes > 9-Do you still shoot film, if so what format(s) I took the MZ-S out the other week with some Velvia. It's such a nice camera it's a shame not to use it more. Still have the 67 but haven't used that in ages either. > > 10-How do you post process.(PS, Corel etc) PS-CS & BreezeBrowser . > > 11-Do you shoot RAW or JPEG or what is needed for > the job at hand. Mostly jpeg for events, raw other times > > 11a-How big have you printed with quality you are > happy with. 16x20 > > 12-How do you rate flash shooting. Try to avoid it but will use for fill > > 13-If a Pentax rep stopped by your house, what would > you like to tell him/her to fix or > change or add.. Make the RAW files a bit smaller! > > 14-What do you use the D for mostly ie: Portraits, > sports, weddings etc. Snapshots ;-) Wendy
