Lon, I think you'll enjoy the Optio SV. And one 512MB card will take a while to fill, even with max quality pix. Extra battery was a smart choice... Welcome to the digital world. Regards, Bob S.
On 3/2/06, Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is the first camera, Pentax or otherwise, > that I bought new for MySelf. Today. > Accesories: two 512MB cards, a spare battery, > and a cute little Lowepro case. > > The cards I bought I did for one reason: the > salesman showed me they can be pulled a bit to > reveal a USB interface. No reader needed. Neat. > > Initial impressions: faster than that first > Altoids Tin Optio S. Some VERY goofy modes, > but the lens is all glass, SMC, and 36-180mm > (35mm equivalent). It does M, Tv, and AV, but > only if you set it up to do so, and can't do > all three at once without punching into menus. > Two out of three ain't bad. > > I bought locally, I know some of you gave helpful > advice about buying on line, but with something like > this I like to sniff it and fondle it and shoot it > before buying it. I will never do Ebay again, and I'm > sure as hell not gonna buy from anyone but KEH sight- > unseen. > > I wanted a tiny digital Pentax with an Optical Viewfinder for > trying to get into the PUG at the last minute. This little > sucker is gonna deliver or I'm gonna kick it past the 50 yard line. > > Despite a WHOLE lot more modes than anyone in his right mind > would need, I think I'm beginning to understand it. I hope to > now post PESOs and PUGs. With an OptioSV. Geeenuwine pentax. > And new. > > And I'm gonna buy that 10MP DLSR after the rest of you early > adopters have bought it and analyzed it. > > > Thanks for reading. ---Lon > >
