Also... I found the Mom to be kind of funny and I can understand the frazzle as you note. What was most amusing was the advice to turn off the AF, knowing that the mom is likely taking pictures of the kids, and the AF will likely help get the quick takes (unless shooting in very low light with a slow lens)... then the suggestion that maybe the lens isn't on tight enough. When's the last time you had a K-mount lens on your camera not tight enough? :-)
Tom C. >From: "cbwaters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Clueless - on Yahoo Groups *istD >Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 14:59:35 -0400 > >I have two girls, 7 & 8 years old. >I totally understand where this mom is coming from. >It's easy to read mindless drivel on the inter-web (pdml?) with kids >running >around. Reading for comprehension? Well, lets just say I didn't read a >novel for years after Dana was born. > >CW > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:38 PM >Subject: Re: Clueless - on Yahoo Groups *istD > > > > She's probably a very sweet mom, which isn't a bad thing nowadays. Just >a > > little technically challenged. :-) > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > >>From: "wendy beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: Clueless - on Yahoo Groups *istD > >>Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 14:35:46 -0400 > >> > >>kiss a booboo? > >> > >>On 5/1/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > There is a very silly conversation that just occured in the Yahoo >*istD > >> > group. I've omitted the names to protect the innocent. > >> > > >> > QUESTION: OK let me preface this by saying that I know I could >probably > >>get > >> > the > >> > answer by reading my user manual. However... I have 3 kids uner 5 and > >> > they have not given me any time to read. Pictures I can take while > >> > they go wild, reading however doesn't sink in when you have to stop > >> > every 10 seconds to correct them or kiss a booboo. > >> > > >> > OK what is the little red square that blinks and beeps while I am > >> > looking the the viewfinder? Why won't it let me take a picture until > >> > that beeps? Its driving me nuts, I have missed many good shots >because > >> > of it. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > ANSWER: That is the auto focus working, You can use the camera in > >> > manual > >>and > >> > this will not happen but you will have to focus the camera manually. > >>Hope > >> > this helps > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > RESPONSE: I have tried in manual and it does the same thing. If its >not > >> > focused "properly" it won't let me take the picture, even if it > >> > appears focused to me or it is how I want the photo to look. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > NEXT ANSWER: Push the little button down on the side to manual >instead > >>of > >> > auto focus, and it will fire whether it is in focus or not. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > NEXT ANSWER: Ooops, I see that is what you just said. Sorry, I can't > >>think > >> > of anything else. Is the lens mounted tight? > >> > > >> > -- > >> > > >> > It's funny that there's time to sit in front of the 'puter, read and > >>write > >> > e-mail, but not time to look at the manual. Probably not a person >that > >> > needs or should have a DSLR. > >> > > >> > Tom C. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/782 - Release Date: 5/1/2007 > > 2:10 AM > > > > > > >-- >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
