Yes, yes! Let me add that the sharpening issue could be as simple as
Canon expecting you to use the jpeg's as web images, and Pentax
expecting you to use them as 8x12 prints. Also you can always add
sharpening later. You can not (easily) remove it. So in my opinion
Pentax's is a better way to do it. I keep in-camera sharpening turned
off on my Oly.
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John Forbes wrote:
Boris,
The flash Don mentioned is relatively modern, and will therefore
almost certainly have a voltage of ten or less, which will be fine
with the *ist D. Don's question related, I think, to functionality,
not safety.
However, it's easy enough to check with a voltmeter.
As for JPEG softness; that's irrelevant. This canard came, I think,
from DPReview, and they were comparing the D with the over-sharpened
stuff that's comes out of cheap Canons. Nobody of any sense expects
to take a JPEG straight from the camera without some tweaking. The
truth is that *ist D JPEGs are preferable to Canon's because they are
NOT over-sharpened.
John
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:07:44 +0100, Don Williams
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
--
Boris
