Trying to answer some :) > 1. How long will it take for my hand to stop telling me the front & > back wheels are awkwardly placed after 4 years carrying a *ist-D? > Yes... bad habits die hard. I switched to K10D fom Z-1p and do feel myself quite OK.
> 2. Why does it have to be so big? [By the way, the K200D doesn't feel > significantly smaller in the hand.] > To sit comfortably in photographers (!) hands. I would like to have it lighter, but definitely not smaller. FDP-style grip strap would also be great. > 3. 23M .dng files, yow... maybe .pef would be more tractable? > You may ask from Adobe, why DNG format has to be uncompressed. They may not answer though... > 4. Why, when I tried to auto-white balance an ISO-1600 picture of a > toddler in a bathtub using Lightroom's WB wand to click on the white > porcelain, did the baby's flesh go all mottled when you look close up? > All those auto-whatever-features are extremely bad idea in complex lighting conditions. Try RAW and manual conversion settings. > 5. Why, when I tried to do the same to an ISO-1600 shot of boys > playing soccer in a yellow gym, did it snap into violent purple? > I would like to see the actual picture. > 6. Am I going to need to buy a Power Mac to process large numbers of > photos in Lightroom without making my computer wheeze audibly? > No, just take a longer coffee break and make the music louder. > 7. Am I going to have to use the software that came with the camera? > Depends. Myself, I do like Photo Laboratory more than Adobe Camera RAW. Photo Browser is quite useless, but then again - Remote Assistant is SUPER. > 8. Why is there a prominent switch for turning the image > stabilization off, wouldn't you want it on always? > No, you need to switch SR off when camera is on tripod or other firm base. > 9. Why do you want a RAW button, wouldn't most people shoot in RAW > all the time or JPEG all the time? > Again - depends. Myself, I do not use it at all (I shoot only RAW), but I know several people who are enjoying it much. > 10. What do other people put on the "User" setting? > After switching from JPEG-shooting to RAW-shooting, I don't even remember... > 11. What's the smart way to use the Live View option? > No way. > 12. Why does the shutter noise have to be so loud? > This is a question to Sony, not to Pentax. Have you ever heard Alpha 100? > Some of the above are actual questions. -T > Some of the above are actual answers, too. BR, Margus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
