Not a clue, it opens for me. Jack Davis wrote:
>I'm being told, "this page is not available on your server". Any >practical help appreciated. > >Jack > >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >>Well, I've only actually seen photos of the latest build of it, >>courtesy of my >>Pentax rep, but at least I've got a little more information for you >>to chew >>on. The photos were taken this week, so this is about as current as >>it gets. >> >>First off, the magic press-release date is September 13th. There's >>still so >>much I haven't been able to pry from my rep that I'm dying for this >>date to >>hurry up and get here! >> >>Body + 18-55 lens should be $899. A bit more than I expected, but >>still a damn >>good price. >> >>The name is definitely K10D (it was stamped on the body). Any >>remaining >>doubters can relax now. >> >>Remember in the PMA photos >>(http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/), >>that unmarked button that was above the AF switch on the front of the >>camera? >>It's now marked RAW, and I'm told it allows you to switch the camera >>to RAW >>mode from jpg mode by pressing and holding the RAW button. I think I >>would >>have preferred a custom white balance button, but I'm sure this >>function will >>be useful for people who shoot in jpg mode most of the time. >> >>The LCD screen is the same as on the K100D: 2.5 ", 210,000 pixels >> >>The battery grip has the same features as the grip for the *istD, >>though I >>can't say whether or not it connects to the body in the same way. >> >>The body is slightly different than the one shown at PMA, though not >>by much. >>I'd be more specific, but I didn't have much time to really study the >>new >>images. >> >>The mode dial on the camera's shoulder now has a lot more on it than >>at PMA. I >>couldn't see much detail in the images, but the new stuff looked like >>the same >>sort of preset shooting modes you see on consumer cameras (sports, >>portrait, >>night scene, etc). >> >>DOF-preview now functions in a very interesting manner (apparently it >>does this >>on the K100D, but I didn't know that). Straight out of the box, when >>you use >>the DOF-preview function, it actually takes a photo and displays it >>on the >>screen until you press halfway on the shutter button (no, the photo >>is not >>saved on your memory card). If you want the more standard >>thru-the-lens DOF- >>preview, you can change that in a custom function menu. >> >> >>That's all I can remember. Have fun! >> >>John Celio >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
