Gabriel, Nice shots from the Seattle farmer's market. They are all closed in Chicago. Yes, it is not hard to shoot older lenses with the current Pentax digitals. I know the batteries limited the number of pictures you took, but take more. It's one of the joys of digital versus film. Experiment, shots are free!
The K10D is a nice camera. I've had one for a month and it's great. But I wouldn't wait for it. I used an *istDs for 18 months before the K10D. If cash is an issue, pick up a Ds ($300 on Ebay) and get going. It will take you 12 months to figure out how to get the most out of digital and your computer/printer. By then, you'll be ready for the K10D and Andy can use the Ds. Regards, Bob S. On 1/15/07, Gabriel Cain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all. > > I borrowed a K100D from a friend for the weekend, mainly to get a feel > for how the actual process of using a manual lens with it is. I have to > say, it's quite easy to do -- lens+ae lock isn't hard, especially since > I've been shooting (intentionally) with a fully manual camera (K1000) > for the last two years. > > I took it along with me for breakfast and the farmers market here in > Seattle this weekend. I put a gallery up here: > http://gabrielcain.com/gallery2/v/pentax_test/ > Comments and criticism welcome/solicited. > > Overall, I'm pretty happy with the performance. I definitely > experienced the suck that is using Alkaline batteries with it, as I've > read here. 30-40 shots with no flash, and there they go. I bought a > pack of lithiums, and they've lasted for the last hundred+ shots. > That's pleasant, but I'm glad that the K10D uses a Lithium Ion battery. > > Gabriel, > whose saving his pennies for a K10D > > > -- > 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
