On 20 Oct 2005 at 13:04, Michael Spivak wrote: > Hi Don > > The camera will _NOT_ work without a card. usually it won't even let > you make the "click"... Anyway, i use the CF cards with the Canon > system i have and the most effective value/cost is the 1G cards. it's > pretty cheap here. the 2X512 is a good option also. if you shoot alot, > i would suggest you to get 2X1G SanDisk Ultra II or Extreme III (those > are the cards i use for their speed and ability to work in different > temperatures).
Don, The camera can work without a card, I've used it sans card. It can be tethered to a computer via the USB card and remote controlled using the Pentax Remote Assistant software. Probably not a bad way to go with it microscope mounted actually. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
