Shel, It was just a jpeg, I'm not shooting RAW yet. I wanted to get some jpeg experience before trying it, and I just finished the instruction manual last night. I'm still learning about the burnt out highlights. (You should see the 1st try...)
The istDs is a joy. I put the FA50/1.4 on it and snapped away. I had 400 jegs on the 1 gig card. No film cost, just shoot and see if you like the results! Downloads are fast with the USB2 interface and Bill Owen's suggestion of Photoshop Elements 3.0 has me looking at an album of 650 or so jpegs right now, with RAW capabilities later (as per John Francis). All my A lenses work and the A20/2.8 seems just dandy as a wide angle. The A400/5.6 becomes a 600! (I know Bill...) I enabled the K lenses on the camera last night and will try some of them soon as I learn the 'green button' thing. Multiple photos have not been any problem for me shooting jpegs. I can run off a burst of 2 or 3 or 4 with no problems. In fact, I've set the camera for continuous shooting all the time. It really helped shooting a Mom swallow feeding her chicks. (As a film shooter, you learn to get you finger off the trigger quickly.) I haven't seen any buffer problems here. It's not much of an issue for me. Overall, I'm more pleased with the results than I thought I would be. The resolution is better than I expected. The ease and convenience of use is better than I expected. The ability to shoot and experiment with shots is great. It's time to turn in the old Sony S85 Shel. No more frustrating shutter lag! Better resolution and picture quality. You can use all that old Pentax glass you have in hand. And it's instant gratification when you get back to your computer...no more waiting for the photo processor. The price of a istDs is under $600 at buydig.com. Regards, Bob S. On 7/11/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bob ... > > As much as I want to like this photo, the burnt out highlights on the fruit > are a read distraction, and the overabundance of red actually hurts my > eyes. It seems that the photo is a bit overexposed for digital. Did you > shoot RAW or JPEG? > > However, the photo did motivate me to plan a trip later to the big produce > market here and grab some nice, fresh, juicy, organic cherries. Did the > Michigan Cherry Board pay you well for this effort? I hope so, for at > least in my case, the photo got me salivating ;-)) > > BTW, how are you liking the istDs? > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Bob Sullivan > > > http://members.aol.com/dontmailbob/PAW4.jpg > > > > Michigan Cherries from the Saturday Farmer's Market. (digital from > > the Ds, just resized in Photoshop Elements 3.0) More later... > > > > Regards, Bob S. > > >
