Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-25 Thread Miserere
Having owned a K10D with a tilted sensor for almost 2 years, I wonder how I will adapt if (when!) I get the K-7. After all, my brain is now hard-wired so that a level shot implies I rotate the camera clockwise a smidgen before I shoot. Now that I think about it, I can still shoot like this and the

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-21 Thread Thibouille
Sensor auto level can be disabled. You can also set it up so it show how far from level you are with camera without having the sensor correct for it. On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 5:35 PM, frank theriault wrote: > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Bruce Dayton > wrote: >> Saw this little blurb in the

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-21 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Saw this little blurb in the Washington Post online: > > "The K-7 also has a unique, nifty feature that uses the camera's > accelerometers to create an "electronic level" for perfectly straight > shots. Depending on the tilt of the camera, a r

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: "Joseph McAllister" The introductory video from Pentax Imaging USA shows this and many other features working. I watched it from the video bar link at the top of - http://pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com/ Hey, thanks for posting the video, Joe. Really enjoyed se

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Brian Walters wrote: >That's all very well, but what will I have to complain about in my PESO >comments if everyone gets their horizons ...er, horizontal? > >:-)> That's OK. The new feature will make sure the sensor's *level*, but that's not necessarily in line with the horizon unless you're shoo

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
On May 20, 2009, at 14:52 , John Francis wrote: On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 02:36:04PM -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: Saw this little blurb in the Washington Post online: "The K-7 also has a unique, nifty feature that uses the camera's accelerometers to create an "electronic level" for perfectly stra

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
On May 20, 2009, at 14:36 , Bruce Dayton wrote: Saw this little blurb in the Washington Post online: "The K-7 also has a unique, nifty feature that uses the camera's accelerometers to create an "electronic level" for perfectly straight shots. Depending on the tilt of the camera, a read-out on

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread David Savage
gt; Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > On Wed, 20 May 2009 15:17 -0700, "Jack Davis" > wrote: >> >> Yes, I could use that feature. I spend time cropping to level. ;) >> >> Jack >> >> --

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Brian Walters
09 15:17 -0700, "Jack Davis" wrote: > > Yes, I could use that feature. I spend time cropping to level. ;) > > Jack > > --- On Wed, 5/20/09, Bruce Dayton wrote: > > > From: Bruce Dayton > > Subject: K7 From Washington Post > > To: "Pentax-

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 02:36:04PM -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Saw this little blurb in the Washington Post online: > > "The K-7 also has a unique, nifty feature that uses the camera's > accelerometers to create an "electronic level" for perfectly straight > shots. Depending on the tilt of the ca

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, I could use that feature. I spend time cropping to level. ;) Jack --- On Wed, 5/20/09, Bruce Dayton wrote: > From: Bruce Dayton > Subject: K7 From Washington Post > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 2:36 PM > Saw this little blurb

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread David J Brooks
What about Franks. from the hip stuff. Will a bell go off.:-) Dave On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Saw this little blurb in the Washington Post online: > > "The K-7 also has a unique, nifty feature that uses the camera's > accelerometers to create an "electronic level" for

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On May 20, 2009, at 16:36, Bruce Dayton wrote: Saw this little blurb in the Washington Post online: "The K-7 also has a unique, nifty feature that uses the camera's accelerometers to create an "electronic level" for perfectly straight shots. Depending on the tilt of the camera, a read-out on th

Re: K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread John Francis
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 02:36:04PM -0700, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Saw this little blurb in the Washington Post online: > > "The K-7 also has a unique, nifty feature that uses the camera's > accelerometers to create an "electronic level" for perfectly straight > shots. Depending on the tilt of the ca

K7 From Washington Post

2009-05-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Saw this little blurb in the Washington Post online: "The K-7 also has a unique, nifty feature that uses the camera's accelerometers to create an "electronic level" for perfectly straight shots. Depending on the tilt of the camera, a read-out on the camera's screen shows the user whether the K-7 i