Thanks Daniel!
Don
> -Original Message-
> From: Daniel Matyola [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 8:08 PM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: Re: Optio S Memory card size?
>
>
> I have one of the original Optio S cameras. I have n
I have one of the original Optio S cameras. I have no problem
usindg a 1.0 GB card, as well as 512 MB cards.
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From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:39:51 -0700
>I've not
Thanks Bruce.
Exactly what I wanted to hear! ;-)
Don
> -Original Message-
> From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:01 PM
> To: Don Sanderson
> Subject: Re: Optio S Memory card size?
>
>
> Hello Don,
>
> My wife r
Hello Don,
My wife regularly uses 1gb cards in her Optio S.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Tuesday, August 16, 2005, 4:38:38 PM, you wrote:
DS> I just bought a pair of Optio S "fixer-uppers", one with a bad
DS> LCD and another with a mangled lens assembly.
DS> For a total of $69.00 I hope to transpl
Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 6:40 PM
> To: PDML
> Subject: Re: Optio S Memory card size?
>
>
> I've not heard of any cameras accepting SD cards that could not use
> up to at least the 512M capacity without any modification.
>
I've not heard of any cameras accepting SD cards that could not use
up to at least the 512M capacity without any modification.
Godfrey
On Aug 16, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Don Sanderson wrote:
I just bought a pair of Optio S "fixer-uppers", one with a bad
LCD and another with a mangled lens assembly
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003, Kenneth Waller wrote:
> At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to
> viewfinder is the statement that there is diopter adjustment in the range
> of -3 to +1 m, I can't for the life of me find anything about this anywhere
> else in the manual. Is this a t
At 04:35 PM 12/21/2003, you wrote:
Still getting use to a newly acquired Optio S. Seems like a really great
little camera, I am amazed at all the features.
I have a question for those more familiar with this little gem.
At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to
viewfinder i
Still getting use to a newly acquired Optio S. Seems like a really great
little camera, I am amazed at all the features.
I have a question for those more familiar with this little gem.
At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to
viewfinder is the statement that there is diopt
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-- From: Chris Murray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:21 PM
--
-- On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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-- > Dan mentioned his Optio S today.
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-- > I'm sad to report that the Optio S is off with my daughter now.
-- > The thi
Bob,
You're singing my tune. That is exactly what I have done. The Optio
S (when I can get it away from my wife) takes all the snaps.
Sometimes I have to use my Coolpix 990. Anyway, All the snapshots,
family stuff, etc. - anything I would have shot on 35mm is now shot on
the little digi's. My
I second that. These days, this is just the way how I use my cameras
as well: Optio S is such a great take it anywhere camera that it gets
most of snapshooting. For that purpose, results are just great.
OTOH, when I pick up MZ-S with 24 or 77 attached to it, my first
thought is like "Oh yeah, I
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Dan mentioned his Optio S today.
>
> I'm sad to report that the Optio S is off with my daughter now.
> The thing is so damned cute that I'm thinking about buying another one and chucking
> film entirely...
> (well not really) (g)
>
> I had it arou
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>>> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 6:07 PM
>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Subject: Re: Optio S - Additional memory
>>>
>>> I will be purchasing an Optio S shortly and want to purchase
>>> additional memory - 256 mb.
re mode with the
Optio S4.
I just ordered the Optio S from B&H.
Kenneth Waller
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From: "Francis Alviar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax Discuss List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 9:30 AM
Subject: RE: Optio S - Additi
Interested in purchasing an Optio S also. I've heard
that there is an Optio S4 out. What, besides the
higher MP count are the main differences between the
two and which one would you recommend? For existing
Optio S owners, how long is the battery life? Can you
shoot a long time between charges?
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Kenneth Waller wrote:
> I will be purchasing an Optio S shortly and want to purchase additional
> memory - 256 mb. Any yeas, nays or suggestions? Vendors to stay away from/or
> recommended?
>
> Kenneth Waller
I have a Sandisk 256MB SD card in mine, no problems. I think I pai
I will be purchasing an Optio S shortly and want to purchase additional
memory - 256 mb. Any yeas, nays or suggestions? Vendors to stay away from/or
recommended?
Kenneth Waller
My comments here; context reproduced below.
On my Optio 550, I use the viewfinder most of the time. But it's not good for
framing macro stuff (major parallax error) plus there's a certain minimum
distance past which the eye can focus on the subject through the viewfinder
anyway (in other words,
I don't know, not having used digicams myself. A friend of
mine, a long time film shooter and darkroom type, just bought
a 3 MPixel rangefinder digicam, and according to him, the viewfinder
on these things is useless. He found himself quickly using the
LCD for all shots. Knowing him as I do, he
- Original Message -
From: "Ramesh Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I guess most of the people may be using LCD screen for
> everything; I do not think viewfinder adds any value.
>
> Do we need viewfinder at all?
>
> Thanks
> Ramesh
When I was shooting race cars at the track, the viewfinder
> Do we need viewfinder at all?
I have the Optio 230, and I always turn off the LCD to save batteries. I
only use it to compose close up shots because the viewfinder is
inaccurate in those cases.
I find that the 230 makes pretty good macro shots, but the flash is
useless beyond 6 or 7 feet.
Amit
rs attached and when i am making manual settings to any of the
controls. if i am not doing any of these, i have the LCD turned off.
Herb
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From: "Ramesh Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 13:08
Sub
Ramesh Kumar:
I guess most of the people may be using LCD screen for
everything; I do not think viewfinder adds any value.
Do we need viewfinder at all?
My girlfriend's digital P&S has a viewfinder and it really saves
batteries to not use the LCD all the time. When I borrow it, I use
the viewfin
Recently I brought OptioS. This is my first p&s camera
including film & digital and felt really uncomfortable
using controls and useless viewfinder.
Manual focus: I feel very uncomfrable using LCD screen
during the focussing. AF is not reliable.
Controls: To change some of the values, you need to
I find myself using it more and more, and it's nearly always in my
pocket in the Pentax leather case. My only objection is that the auto
white balance tends to go somewhat blue, so I usually use manual white
balance. I'm very impressed with battery performance and overall
quality. Even 8x10 prin
I am very happy with my Optio S so far. I traded the Altoids tin I used for
the fist month for the Pentax case, which hangs unobtrusively on my belt and
carries an extra battery and extra memory card as well.
I agree with most of what you have said. I have had no trouble with auto focus
on subjec
Hi Keith,
on 10 Aug 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>The more I read about the little Optio S, the more I'm tempted to buy
>one just to carry around with me, everywhere I go!
That's the biggest advantage of th eOptio S - you have a camera always
with you! The high battery capacity of the 450/550
Hi Bill,
on 09 Aug 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>I had a pleasant surprise this evening. I shot 53 "frames" in the Optio
>S at a wedding reception, used flash on all 53 and still had over 1/2
>charge left in the battery.
That's very fine for such a tiny camera. But you should try an Optio
450
You're right, of course, but for the "average" photographer, as most of
us are, being able to take 50+ flash-assisted photographs in one furious
session, and after that being able to take twice that many if you want
to...all on a single set of batteries, well, that's quite impressive!
How many of u
>I also have to pack three
>sets of batteries since my digicam is now a dinosaur.
like it's owner ;-)
Cheers,
Cotty
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On 10 Aug 2003 at 5:19, Keith Whaley wrote:
> You're right, of course, but for the "average" photographer, as most of
> us are, being able to take 50+ flash-assisted photographs in one furious
> session, and after that being able to take twice that many if you want
> to...all on a single set of ba
Jan,
If you buy in the USA, you have to ad sales tax, about 6%, if you order
out of state you don't but you have to pay for the shipping. When you
have it sent to the NL you have to pay duties, unless you can avoid it
in a smart way. Very often it still pays to buy it in the USA.
I bought many ite
http://www.fotoversand24.de/fotoversand24.htm?vid=3feb3e3c7fac1f70fdc20fda07680a91&pid=997&tid=shop/4&cp=1&pmid=1&psid=21&mid=2&sid=3&ssid=32&ptid=shop/2
399 euro excluding memory card.
Are you located in Europe, perhaps the Netherlands based on your name?
Regards,
Frits
On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 1
My local photo shop (Millburn, NJ) has three in stock.
Bill Owens wrote:
> > I hope that belt-loop is a real "loop"!
>
> Yep, it uses a real loop, but I still carry mine in a pocket to be on the
> safe side
>
> Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ?
>
> They're hard
Hi Bill,
On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 08:15:57 -0400, Bill Owens wrote:
> Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ?
>
> They're hard to find in the USA right now, according to my local dealers
I will be near SF the first two weeks of october, so I can't use mail-order.
I will be
> I hope that belt-loop is a real "loop"!
Yep, it uses a real loop, but I still carry mine in a pocket to be on the
safe side
Any advice on where to get one in the Bay area near San Francisco ?
They're hard to find in the USA right now, according to my local dealers
they're backordered due to
Hi Daniel,
On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:00:10 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>I while back I related how I am using an Altoids tin as the case for
>my Optio S, and how well it works. Recently, I was browsing in a
>camera shop (something I do whenever I can) and looked again at the
>case Pentx sells f
Christian has noted.
Have you picked up a photo magazine lately? Nikon
and Canon advertise the crap out of their DSLRs
and digicams as well as their film offerings from
consumer to pro grade. What's so sad is that I
have yet to see an ad for the Optio S which is
such a big hit for Pentax, y
e between the
Optio S and the typical minilab print.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: "Lon Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: Optio S observations
> Bill, keep us informed about how the Optio S
Bill, keep us informed about how the Optio S does for you.
I'm interested in buying it.
Bill Owens wrote:
I had a chance to give my Optio S a fairly good workout yesterday
evening and thought I'd share some of my opinions with y'all.
Does it offer a TIFF or RAW option?
No, just jpg, which I dow
> > I had a chance to give my Optio S a fairly good workout yesterday
> > evening and thought I'd share some of my opinions with y'all.
>
> Does it offer a TIFF or RAW option?
No, just jpg, which I download and save as a tif or psd
Bill
> I had a chance to give my Optio S a fairly good workout yesterday
> evening and thought I'd share some of my opinions with y'all.
Does it offer a TIFF or RAW option?
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Alin Flaider a écrit:
Hi Bill,
Most likely there's no dedicated flash sensor. Instead it relies on
the ambient light sensor that measures during the pre-flash. Very
similarly to MZ-S operation in P-TTL mode.
The Optio S has a flash sensor,under the flash windows !
See owner manual p
Hi Bill,
Most likely there's no dedicated flash sensor. Instead it relies on
the ambient light sensor that measures during the pre-flash. Very
similarly to MZ-S operation in P-TTL mode.
Servus, Alin
Bill wrote:
BO> Apparently the Optio S uses a flash system similar to the M
e the
pre-flashes are telling the camera the proper settings to use for the
exposure.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Bill
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From: "Steve Morphet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:39 AM
Subject: RE: O
Bill Owens wrote:
>Apparently the Optio S uses a flash system similar to the MZ-S. In normal
>flash mode there are 2 quick flashed and in red eye reduction there are
>three. Has Pentax been able to get a flash sensor inside something this
>small?
I don't know how the MZ-S flash works, but I can
That's also true the initial price offering will drop rather quickly I'm sure.
At 05:15 PM 2/11/2003 +0100, you wrote:
Hi Peter,
on 11 Feb 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>>Amazon Germany (or the zshops) has it listed for 529 Euro
>Must be the VAT.
And a very conservative price policy by Amazon.
Hi Peter,
on 11 Feb 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>>Amazon Germany (or the zshops) has it listed for 529 Euro
>Must be the VAT.
And a very conservative price policy by Amazon. You can find various
German online shops offering the Optio S at 469,- Euro. That seems to be
a realistic streeet pri
Must be the VAT.
At 11:47 AM 2/11/2003 +0100, Scars wrote:
Hi!
Amazon Germany (or the zshops) has it listed for 529 Euro
http://s1.amazon.de/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y04Y2262953Y2956152/qid%3
D1044959909/sr%3D1-1/028-5489151-1156544
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From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL
On Sunday, February 9, 2003, at 09:27 AM, Paul Franklin Stregevsky
wrote:
1. You can shoot at ISO 320 (vs. Pentax's ISO 200).
2. You can transfer your images to your PC easily with a docking
station.
3. You can shoot images at 1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 960. I think the
Pentax
offers nothing in-b
Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apart from it's size, can anybody roughly tell me what the Optio S offers in
terms of specifications in comparison to other existing digital Point and
Shoots in the same price range?
You might want to consider the Casio version. The Casio--I can't think of
i
Bruce wrote:
>It's tiny, cute and will get you lots of babes.
Yep. It's the Canon Elph redeux. The Elph, men learned, was a babe
magnet--better than pherimones.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The official list price of Optio S in Japan is 65,000 yen, which is 5,000
yen more than Optio 330GS. Very attractive!
Regards,
Henry Chu
7/2/2003
From: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Good afternoon, Lasse!
Lasse Karlsson wrote:
>
> Maybe it's already been mentioned, but in that case I've
Good afternoon, Lasse!
Lasse Karlsson wrote:
>
> Maybe it's already been mentioned, but in that case I've missed it -
> what will the initial street price be?
The MSLP is said to be set at $425 at introduction, and street price
is expected to be only some $15-20 lower. That's only what I've rea
Well said :-)
Antti-Pekka
At 08:51 6.2.2003 -0500, you wrote:
>It's tiny, cute and will get you lots of babes.
>
>BR
>
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>>Why should I buy it?
>>
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It's tiny, cute and will get you lots of babes.
BR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why should I buy it?
Maybe it's already been mentioned, but in that case I've missed it -
what will the initial street price be?
Apart from it's size, can anybody roughly tell me what the Optio S
offers in terms of specifications in comparison to other existing
digital Point and Shoots in the same price range?
(I am no
Hi!
I'm not sure whether someone has posted it already or maybe everybody
else had already seen it, but on the pentax europe page are detailed
specificatins of it...
http://www.pentaxeurope.com/v2/en/photo/cameras/Digital/optio_s/index.html
http://www.pentaxeurope.com/v2/en/photo/cameras/Digital/op
Dan Scott wrote:
>
> http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/pentax_OptioS_uk.html
> has a first up on the Optio S. Haven't read it
> yet, but that's what I'm doing after I hit send.
I just visited there myself, and it's far and away the best look I've
had yet. Very good s
On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 20:53:23 -0600, Dan Scott wrote:
>http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/
>pentax_OptioS_uk.html has a first up on the Optio S. Haven't read it
>yet, but that's what I'm doing after I hit send.
I REALLY loved the comment telling Canon to start packing.
I don't see why not, you would be using a Pentax Lens.
At 07:07 PM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Iren & Henry Chu wrote:
> The new Casio EX-Z3 looks very similar to Pentax Optio S:
It is indeed a sister camera of Optio S:
http://www.exilim.jp/ex_z3/index.html
where you can see
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Iren & Henry Chu wrote:
> The new Casio EX-Z3 looks very similar to Pentax Optio S:
It is indeed a sister camera of Optio S:
http://www.exilim.jp/ex_z3/index.html
where you can see the same SMC Pentax Zoom Lens logo in front
I can't resist playing Devil's advocate.
Where it
Yeah and a docking cradle (I don't think the Optio has that?). The
casio looks better on the surface at the moment...
> -Original Message-
> From: Dario Bonazza 2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 09 January 2003 11:50
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Optio S specifications
>
>
> Pu
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