RE: My comments on Optio 430RS

[Michael Perham]

-----Original Message----- From: Brad Dobo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: November 19, 2002 5:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My comments on Optio 430RS   I do, and they are all good.  Personally, they are all the same to me (a Pentax trademark), and won't make a print ever and is a fun thing like if I break it, who cares....so I have the Optio 230.  Wonderful little thing.  As to the viewfinder, mine is probably similar, but good enough for what I use it for.  And yes, if I'm taking some important shots with macro, I use the display.  I have the same type of living room.  However,  I find that even when the camera is telling it is not in focus, it is.  I shoot anyhow, and looking at it on the computer, it's perfect.   Mike, you could do something for me.  I've had the Reps try this with all the other Optios, and they do the same thing but Pentax tells me it's not a P-TTL type feature.  It does not affect the shot, but my 230, the 330's all do this double flash.  Red-eye is not set, just straight flash.  It's a bug now according to someone I know.  Besides the drain on power and slight annoyance, it's not a big deal, however I am curious if the Optio 430RS did this as well or they fixed 'the bug', or termed it as a P-TTL feature.  Try it out and let me know!   Reply:   No double flash with the 430RS.  The auto focus assist light does its strobe like thing at low light levels, but no double flash.   I have the MZ S and F360, which does have P-TTL and a definite double flash so I know the effect.     BTW defiantly have some shots that are not in focus when shot in dim light and the green auto focus light has not indicated “in focus” when the shot is taken.  Others are OK and I think only because the focus was close enough and DOF has taken care of things.  But, defiantly not as sharp as when proper focus is achieved and no amount of sharpening in Photoshop can correct an out of focus picture.   Thanks for the comments.   …..Mike.