Hi Steve, Good to see you back on the list. I had two *istD cameras, and they were very nice. Slow write speed but great images. I made many 13 x 19 prints and sold quite a few in gallery shows. At ISO 400 or below, you can make beautiful large prints. And if a bit of grainy noise is okay, ISO 800 is fine at that size as well. At 8x10, you can go to ISO 1600 and still get nice results. You can use all your Pentax lenses, you'll get open aperture metering in multiple modes with A lenses or newer. M and K lenses require a press of a button for stopdown and you'll get only center weighted meeting, but I've never found that to be a problem. I used numerous K and M lenses with my Ds. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 4/5/08, Steve Larson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > Sorry for my leave of absence, just been busy with family and stuff. > > I am trying to figure out what camera to get for the wife (birthday girl > >soon). Her point and shoot is dying > >and she is considering (with my help) a digital SLR. I was looking at a used > >ist D for $399 at a local > >shop and it looked brand new. It all started when we got a flyer in the mail > >from said local shop which > >had the D40 for $500. I need help !!!! The ist D really looked sweet, and I > >think I could borrow it once in a > >while and use my lenses on it, if that's possible. Is 6.1 MP enough for 8 X > >10's?? Yes, I am still shooting > >with my LX. > > Hey Steve, long time mate. > > Yes you'll get 10x8's out of the *ist D no problem. My wife uses an *ist > Ds and she likes it. I'll let others tell you about lens compatibility > on Pentax digital :-) > > LX. Ahhhhhhhhhh ;-) > > > btw film is dead you know. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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