Then why on earth did you buy an *istD, Herb? Sounds like you should
have gone for a 1D Mark II. I would never buy a camera that was so
unsuited to my needs as the Pentax appears to have been for you.
Paul
On May 25, 2005, at 10:00 PM, Herb Chong wrote:
in my case, it's because the current bodies don't provide the
functions i need to make pictures that i was in a position to capture,
but the body didn't do what i needed. two things are 1) focus tracking
as the object moves about in the frame. Canon and Nikon's high end
offerings do it. the *istD works this way only if you keep the sensor
that locked focus on the subject, and 2) much larger buffer and faster
write speed. for 1), ever try to track a flying bird and keep it in
focus with a long lens? i use an FA* 400/5.6 for this and it's a bit
too long, but you need it for eagles over water. a FA* 300/4.5 would
be ideal for this kind of work, but by the time i found that out, they
weren't available in the US anymore. for 2), the usual way to shoot
small active birds is to be in continuous mode and snap a frame
whenever i anticipate an interesting pose. this could be 15 or 20
snaps in a one minute period. the camera can't possibly do this, while
there are 4 other cameras that can easily do this, and a couple that
come close.
Herb...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: Rumors About Pentax's Future
The most basic reason is because with hobbies one is involved for the
fun of it. I enjoy photography, both the art side of it and the
equipment side. I don't need a *justifiable* reason for a hobby or
hobby related purchase to you or anyone else. Just a reason. Got it
smart boy? :)
