I would expect the new model to be relatively power hungry in comparison... especially with shake reduction.
Tom C. >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: OT - new Oly takes xD and CF >Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:41:15 -0400 > >I kind of think they had to change the batteries, I've gotten a lot of >variability from the ones I've been using in the D and the DS. It may >be unfair but it reflects badly on the cameras. I'll bet its been one >of the major complaints they've gotten. I do wish that it were possible >to use AAs though, maybe in the grip, but that's water under the bridge >now. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Amen to that. The Pentax designers could care less about accomodating > >owners of the *ist D, like myself, who have several CF cards. Lack of >CF > >card slot, and the change to non-AA battery power is the big turn-off for > >me on the "top-of-the line" K10. > > > >Jim A. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>It's about half the size of a SD card. But that doesn't matter as far > >>as the point people were making about the Pentax is concerned. If a > >>camera as small as this Olympus can take a CF card and a XD card, then > >>a slightly larger camera like the Pentax should in principle be able > >>to take a CF and SD card. > >> > >>My E500 also takes XD and CF. not that I have any CF cards. > >> > >>-- > >>Cheers, > >> Bob > >> > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>>Behalf Of Cotty > >>>Sent: 14 September 2006 14:19 > >>>To: pentax list > >>>Subject: Re: OT - new Oly takes xD and CF > >>> > >>>On 14/9/06, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>No, xd is much smaller than a sd. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Thanks Bill > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- >Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > > --Albert Einstein > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
