I'm sure there's more to come, but
thanks for all the feedback. I don't
think I have any more reservations now
and will start looking for an *ist D at
once. I see KEH have one for just under
$700 -- is that about right? I don't
need lenses. I have those and most of
the time it will be on a microscope anyway.
I'll check the voltage on the flash
terminals. It works perfectly with an
MZ50 by the way.
Don
Paul Stenquist wrote:
The *istD works fine with the Pentax AF400T flash, which I believe is an
older unit than that Vivitar. Of course it delivers only manual and TTL,
since that's all the flash was designed for. The jpeg renderings of the
*istD appear to be just fine. Ken Waller shoots nothing but jpeg (thus
far) and produces absolutely stunning work.
Paul
Paul
On Oct 16, 2005, at 7:07 AM, Don Williams wrote:
Hi Boris,
Please let me have that link.
D
Boris Liberman wrote:
Jens,
I am sorry, but you're mistaken.
About the *ist D:
No mirror lock-up. But you can choose between 2 sec and 10 sec self
timer,
which unfortunately doesn't prerelease the mirror (like PZ-1). But
it still
reduces vibration (from you touching the camera).
If you set 2 sec self timer, it will *prefire* the mirror.
The most serious weakness of (all?) Pentax DSLRs is rather soft and
generally poor quality of JPG straight out of the camera. But if you
resolve to shoot RAW - you'll be just fine.
Don, I doubt however that *istD will work with older (high discharge
voltage) flashes... You may have to buy the adapter... If you need, I
think I have a link at home that points to at least one possible place
where this adaptor can be found.
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