Yes, I'm sure the *istDS travels as well as the D. You can't add a battery grip, but you'll still get 1000 shots of so from lithium batteries and only slightly less from good rechargeable nicads. In lieu of the grip, you can carry an extra set of batteries.
Paul
On Jan 25, 2005, at 7:45 AM, Peter Smekal wrote:
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
