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istD-EV question + do I understand correctly?
Hi Ava! Your understanding is correct :) (With a slight tweak on the P mode...) The P-mode picks its own shutter speed and aperture combination, but you can also change the shutter and aperture as an override by using the thumb and finger wheels. (This is my preferred mode for day-to-day shoot...
Posted by MattMatic on 22/12/2003 - 14:36
Dye Sublimation Printer
Hi Matt, Congratulations on your purchase!! Just curious, how much are you paying for the printer? Also, how does the images compare to inkjets like, say.. the EPSON Stylus Photo 830 (or higher) ? Will the ink last as long as those printed at the Photo Lab? I know inkjet-printed images wil...
Posted by ShotGun on 23/12/2003 - 07:03
Dedicated flash
I agree my comment was a bit tongue in cheek but it's a method that can be added to your armoury when needs must and some users may not have thought of it. I can imagine it might be impractical when trying to direct children into the right pose etc. I have also used the wireless facility for candid ...
Posted by malcolmk on 05/01/2004 - 08:26
Cheapest place to buy a *ist D in the UK
As i dont have a lot of spare cash and finding the money for the purchase will be very tricky i really need to keep the costs down as much as possible. When things go wrong i hope with my fingers crossed they are a good company, failing that i fall back on my business experience and get all my ri...
Posted by Slime101 on 04/01/2004 - 17:05
Cheapest place to buy a *ist D in the UK
I first noticed mine when a cluster of 13 fell in a shadow area. I then went back over previous photos at the 200% setting in PS scrolling across and down the picture methodically. They were always there, same place same colours. Mine were mainly red or blue permanently.
Posted by malcolmk on 06/01/2004 - 11:35
Cheapest place to buy a *ist D in the UK
In case it wasn't clear, I'm now on my fourth *ist D, not third, but it's been excellent apart from the fact that it's hard work with my old M lenses and there's little new to replace them with. Have you tried the firmware update available from the Pentax USA site? I have just upgraded my *ist D fr...
Posted by peteb on 10/01/2004 - 19:44
Cheapest place to buy a *ist D in the UK
Park cameras do seem to be a great price for the UK, but with the dollar so weak vs the pound at the moment, I still think its worth the risk getting my friend to bring one back from New York for me in a few months. Would work out at £750 incl. tax then. Hmmm, do you think they'd price match that...
Posted by Anonymous on 06/05/2004 - 13:26
Cheapest place to buy a *ist D in the UK
Hi, Just out of interest, has anyone had to have an import repaired by Pentax UK and how did it go. I may be an old cynic but I feel there may be "conditions". A friend of my son decided he wanted a Nikon Coolpix just before Xmas and ordered it from the States having been told Nikon would hono...
Posted by Kim C on 06/05/2004 - 14:02
Cheapest place to buy a *ist D in the UK
Hi Jules, I may be doing Pentax a disservice, but your comments tend to reinforce my fears rather than allay them. A copy of proof of purchase is reasonable to prove that the item is still in warranty but surely this should be enough. The fact that you have to obtain an international warranty card ...
Posted by Kim C on 07/05/2004 - 11:28
Cheapest place to buy a *ist D in the UK
Hi Jules, Having seen the price drop on another thread, perhaps this solves your problem. The saving for an import has just about dissappeared!! :lol: You might want to have a look at the thread in troubleshooter on the S4. Despite the wordwide warranty, it looks as though on guy has to send his ca...
Posted by Kim C on 10/05/2004 - 09:51
Sutter lag S v S4
Hi Stephen Thanks for the reply. From my research I've found out, as you say, if I disable the autoflash, it cuts down on lag. Also, I found that depressing the shutter button halfway to lock the focus helps.....espaecially for those action shots! Thanks Again. Robert
Posted by rabvtec on 10/01/2004 - 01:11
Advice requested re memory for *ist D
I am now very close to ordering my *ist D. I'll probably order from the USA as prices there are so much lower. The saving will pay for a trip to NY if I have to take the camera back. (Of course it won't pay for four trips!) What I need is some advice on the best value memory to get. I don't w...
Posted by Anonymous on 13/01/2004 - 20:37
Advice requested re memory for *ist D
Slime101, In the end I decided not to buy from the USA, mainly because of the problems reported on this board concerning dead pixels. Most kit one buys these days is so well made that problems are rare, but the thought of perhaps having to send three cameras back to the States with all the atten...
Posted by George Lazarette on 02/02/2004 - 19:43
Has going digital changed your approach tp photography?
I have been shooting digital for a couple of years, albeit with a pretty poor camera by today's standards. The limitations of the camera have held me back from using it as much as I might have done, but I nonetheless think that the following aspects of digital will inevitably lead to a number of ch...
Posted by George Lazarette on 19/01/2004 - 12:56
Has going digital changed your approach tp photography?
George, There are some interesting points you've raised... I would certainly agree that digital has changed the way I approach photography. My first digital was the Canon S30 which I used solidly for a few weeks. When I went back to my Pentax Z1 it was like rediscovering photography ;) I then kn...
Posted by MattMatic on 19/01/2004 - 14:35
Has going digital changed your approach tp photography?
I certainly didn't want to suggest that a good photograph is just a matter of correct focus and exposure. It needs both art and craftsmanship. But, more experiment, more clicks of the shutter, more editing, less High Street processing, and more exposure to the critical gaze of others SHOULD lead t...
Posted by George Lazarette on 19/01/2004 - 23:37
Has going digital changed your approach tp photography?
George, thanks for starting an interesting topic. However I can't really agree totally with the points you have made. 1. From a personal perspective the 'no-cost' side of digital shooting has no led me to greater experimentation, more likely a lazy approach to picture taking as I can always just d...
Posted by Stephen on 20/01/2004 - 19:42
ist d (sony) remote
hello folks. Messing around the other day found that the remote to my sony minidisc fires the Ist D when in remote mode. numerous buttons fire it. Only fires though could not get it to focus. but set tit all up and fire away works certainly up to 8m away. might be worth a look to anyone who ha...
Posted by Ardent on 22/01/2004 - 21:12
ist d (sony) remote
Ardent, The remote control does not focus, even on the real one! (It's in the manual ;) ) When I get a moment I'll connect the Pentax IR remote to our storage oscilloscope at work and see what it's sending out. Maybe the codes can be programmed into a One-for-All, Palm, or Pocket PC :) Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 23/01/2004 - 07:04
ist d (sony) remote
Hats off to Matt. No use to me, but well impressed with the IR breakdown. As you say pays to read the manual a bit more carefully. Shame no auto Focus but I think I said in first post even if it did, you would not know what it was focusing on if you was not looking through the viewfinder anyway. pre...
Posted by Ardent on 24/01/2004 - 18:48
