Hello Eric, You seem to be bouncing around between different models. Maybe you could tell us better what your target price is so that we could hone in on models and deals that would work well for you.
>From a practical perspective, the older models will be slower to shoot and have smaller screens on the back. For example, I started shooting with an *istD - eventually aquired a second. While shooting weddings one really big issue was write speed to the card. Basically it took about 7 seconds to write a RAW image to the card. So the buffer was about 6 images. Now with a processional with of bridesmaids and groomsmen this could be a huge issue. I would need to shoot faster than once every 7 seconds. When I upgraded to a K10D, the write speed for a RAW file was about 1 second - this becomes a very reasonable rate. So the older models are going to function much slower - meaning take the shot and how fast it comes up on screen after and how soon you can shoot again when the buffer fills. K10D and later models really don't have much issue with write speed - a really long sequence could cause problems depending on buffer size, but for most people, not really an issue. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, June 25, 2010, 7:59:48 AM, you wrote: EW> On Jun 25, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> Check with the bible - Boz's site. >> http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/ist_D/index.html EW> Thanks, Bob. Didn't know about this. >> I prefer the *ist DS or DS2 to the DL, and they are a cheap way to try >> digital. EW> Yes, I think it'll be something from the *ist D series, and with EW> the information I'm getting here and elsewhere, I'm definitely EW> leaning toward DS or DS2. They seem to be rare in the used market, though. >> You should also recognize that you will need some computer horsepower, >> storage, and software. >> I started with Photoshop Elements to process and organize my pictures. >> And added a portable hard drive to store/backup the pictures. >> You'll find it's cheap and easy to save nearly everything you shoot, >> easier than trying to weed out the maybe's. EW> I have a high-end MacBook, the one just before the solid aluminum EW> bodies came out; a 500 GB Western Digital USB drive; and Photoshop EW> Elements. The camera's the missing element -- a digital camera, that is. EW> Thanks much, EW> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EW> Eric Weir EW> Decatur, GA USA EW> [email protected] -- 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.
