Hi Paul, interesting to read. This is really new terrain for me. Do you think the *ist DS is as practical to use and travel with as the D? Peter
>I get 2000 exposures on my *ist D on one set of lithium batteries -- >four in the battery grip and four in the camera. I've shot in the surf >in Malibu and standing under a waterfall in La Jolla Canyon. No >problems yet. I carry 3 1/2 gigs of CF cards, so a day's shooting is >easily accommodated. I plan to add another 2 gigs soon. I have my >little i-book in the hotel room and download the cards at night. I >can't imagine ever traveling without the *istD again. >Paul >On Jan 25, 2005, at 3:16 AM, Peter Smekal wrote: > >> Well, that was enlightening Jens. >> It seems to be better after all to stick to film cameras as serious >> travelling gear. >> Peter >> >>> For travelling (long trips) I'm not shure I'd want to bring a >>> digital. A few >>> years back I went to South Africa and didn't even bring my PZ-1. I >>> brought >>> my Super A. Mostly because it's light and small - and because of the >>> crime >>> rate in S.A. Tree weeks in South Africa and I didn't chaage batteries >>> even >>> once. >>> >>> If I should travel with the *ist D, I'd make sure to have: >>> Sufficient Insurance >>> Vosonic P300 card-reader/hard-drive >>> Extra batteries for harddrive and camera as well as battery chargers. >>> That's the big problem with digital - it's very battery consuming. >>> >>> And it doesn't handle moisture/wet weather very well. When I lived in >>> Irealnd, I did a lot of hillwalking, which meant I'd be walking from >>> 8 AM to >>> 8 PM - in the wind, sunshine and rain. I'd hate to see my digital >>> camera >>> spoiled by moisture. If you are travelling by car it's a different >>> story, of >>> course. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jens Bladt >>> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt >>> >>> >>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >>> Fra: Peter Smekal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sendt: 23. januar 2005 15:12 >>> Til: [email protected] >>> Emne: Digital anguish >>> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> it funny how one can get affected by everyone going digital, and by >>> all >>> talk about film being dead, or at least dying. So lately I've been >>> thinking >>> about trying to get an *ist D as long as some still are on the >>> market. It >>> seems to be not so unlike the PZ-1p/Z-1p with its Hyperprogram which >>> I like >>> and use a lot. One never knows what the next Pentax DSLR will look >>> like, >>> but probably (?) less like the PZ-1p/Z-1p than the *ist D. >>> But then again I wonder if the *ist D is that practical when you are >>> travelling (which is when I'm doing most of my photographing). My LX, >>> ME >>> Super and PZ-1p/Z-1p have been rather trustworthy travel companions. >>> And then I see all the slides, colour and b+w films I've shot during >>> the >>> years in different parts of the world, and start to wonder if it >>> wouldn't >>> be better to go digital by scanning and work on the best of all those >>> pics >>> to begin with. >>> Well, maybe its just sad to put some great gear into retirement (I'm >>> pretty >>> sure once I've managed to get a *ist D I will be toying around with >>> it most >>> of the time). >>> Any advice? >>> BTW What would you recommend as a good Mac-compatible scanner? >>> Peter, Sweden >> >> >>
