----- Original Message -----
From: "Jens Bladt"
Subject: RE: Fps and buffer test - Pentax *ist D
Hello William
So, you ran similar tests :-)
I got mine from Berlin in August 2004.
So, it might be a late model.
I like it very much, but judging from the red light at the back, it takes
appr. half a minute to write a 5-shot-burst of RAW-files on to a Ultra II
card. It will take the camera 10 sec's to write just one RAW-shot!
This seemed too long to me - thus the test. I was actually surprised when
I
found out, that the camera could shoot more frames after just 9-10
seconds.
In fact its only 6 seconds after finishing the first five. That all i must
wait - 6 seconds.
When shooting sports, people etc. 6 seconds seem like an eternity!
What is happening is that it is writing the first frame to the card while
the rest are being shot.
Hence the sixth shot being a bit faster to shoot.
After that, the thing slows WAY down.
I find it's about 12 seconds per shot after the buffer is well and truly
full (5 shot burst + the sixth shot)
I don't shoot sports, but even in a portrait environment, I find it to be a
very long wait.
William Robb
