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Any Trouble with your lenses?
Hi Chris, You got RTFM pretty much right! If you're competent in Elements, then you're more than half way there. It's the computer bit that represents the biggest learning curve for many people, unless they were already doing it. Check that you have the latest firmware (1.11). If not, he...
Posted by George Lazarette on 12/06/2004 - 12:04
Any Trouble with your lenses?
I saw this trread and I thought I would share my horrible experiences with the *istD I purchased it about 3 weeks ago and so far it has been nothing but a disaster. If you refer the thread "major fault with *istD" then you'll see what I mean. As I stated in that thread the shots just come out ...
Posted by Anonymous on 18/06/2004 - 12:18
Any Trouble with your lenses?
Sounds like a dud one to me :( Out-the-box with standard settings it should produce lovely images. Take it back and get it replaced. Quick. Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 18/06/2004 - 14:57
Any Trouble with your lenses?
Purchased the 1st D with Sigma 18-50 and 55-200. Have found the 18-50 a little less than brilliant in the resolution department so I thought that I'd try a Pentax 18-35. TOTAL DISASTER with the DOF being incredibly shallow when wide open at 18mm. Took some large group shots the other day and they w...
Posted by rew1950 on 27/06/2004 - 07:17
Possible Dead Spots on the ist d* ccd
I have noticed some black spots on some of my pictures particularly sky shots. I have carried out a quick test using white papaer and two lens, the standard 18-35 mm and a 28-90 sigma lens both show the dark spots.A friend of mine has the same camera and has taken his back to Pentax. Has anyone else...
Posted by Chris24 on 27/06/2004 - 15:31
Shutter Speed & Saturation
John is absolutely correct on both counts. CCDs are very linear, and have completely different characteristics to real film. That said, it's always best to shoot in RAW mode with the *istD and process from there - you get much more control over white balance, saturation etc. Even if you shoot in JP...
Posted by MattMatic on 05/07/2004 - 05:21
Optio S40;How do I delete a picture set as "welcome screen"?
It's a bit odd but it can be done press Menu then move to the set-up menu and down to screen settings In there you should see start-up screen use the right hand arrow to navigate into then next screen On this screen at the bottom there should be 3 option DISP Image MENU Exit OK OK ...
Posted by Anonymous on 18/08/2004 - 23:33
Disapointed with the quality of shots with S4i, help please!
Hi there I picked up an S4i last week because it is such a small camera it will allow me to take it everywhere and I assumed that being a 4 megapixel camera the quality would also be good even with the diminutive body. So far I have been extremely disapointed with the pictures I have taken and...
Posted by loGan on 08/07/2004 - 12:53
New convert to Digital
After my LX finally succumbed to ‘sticky mirror’ I decided it was time to move on, and having a large collection of lenses of the LX had only one choice the “istD. I have been lurking around these forums for a while and would like to thank everyone for the advice given on the *istD – it was very he...
Posted by Dave_Evanson on 08/07/2004 - 17:08
New convert to Digital
I looked into this a bit further (thanks to forum on dpreview.com) and found all I needed was the 4P Synch Cord B. Which has a hotshoe adaptor for the *istD and a 5 pin plug on the cable to connect to the AF400T. It only arrived today so not had much time to experiment, but the TTL function on the A...
Posted by Dave_Evanson on 22/07/2004 - 01:47
digital noise and image size with *ist D
Hi anneoc, you can download from NeatImage directly (just did a download of the NeatImage Demo setup for the 4 version, which I didn't try so far). I didn't buy it although I think you can produce files other than JPG with a licenced version. The Pentax profiles are for JPG*** and TIF settings (...
Posted by Prieni on 16/07/2004 - 12:15
*ist D lens compatibility
Roger, I’m also a recent convert from an LX (K-M series lenses ranging from 15mm to 400mm) to the *istD. My *istD arrived last week. I decided against buying just the body – and got a 24-90mm FA lens also. There were two reasons for this: I wanted to see just how good the auto-focus was and tryout ...
Posted by Dave_Evanson on 17/07/2004 - 17:10
Optio S4i - video file won't play on PC - sound only
I have an optio s4i - I can transfer the photos to the pc easily but when transferring the video file - when played on the PC, all that results is the sound file - no vision (Windows 98). It plays back fine on the camera itself but not on the PC! Windows Media player says it is looking for a new c...
Posted by Anonymous on 17/07/2004 - 12:48
*ist D Manual White Balance
Dave, Here's what you do: 1. Switch the mode to WB, and select the custom >[]< 2. Switch the mode back to P 3. Hold the white balance button down (next to the lens above the Manual/Auto focus switch) - the top LCD changes and shows "1" to indicate you are about to sample the white balance ...
Posted by MattMatic on 19/07/2004 - 12:55
What is going to be...?
The rumour mill suggests that Pentax will soon produce a cheaper digital SLR, and also a MF camera (645 replacement) using a 35mm-sized chip. Sounds crazy, I know, but that's from the CEO of Pentax. What Pentax WON'T do is produce a K-mount camera with a 35mm-sized chip. The future is APS-sized...
Posted by George Lazarette on 20/07/2004 - 12:31
*ist D Program Lines
George is correct. The MTF mode uses information from the lens, and uses the aperture at which the lens is sharpest. And yes, it needs an F, FA, or DA lens to be able to read it back (the lenses with the electronic contacts). The MTF also changes according to a zoom's focal length, and the MTF mode ...
Posted by MattMatic on 20/07/2004 - 10:09
*ist D Program Lines
Sorry, forgot the DA lenses, and of course the FAJ. Basically, any Pentax auto-focus lens will "do" MTF.
Posted by George Lazarette on 20/07/2004 - 12:16
Re: *Ist D functions AF & AP
If I understand you correctly, it sounds like you have the focus switch set to AF.C, rather than AF.S (the switch is the same as the Z1, located by the side of the lens). For the "dull" shots, check the metering mode you have selected. I find that it's too easy to accidentally knock the switch in...
Posted by MattMatic on 25/07/2004 - 06:35
Re: *Ist D functions AF & AP
Matt is probably right about the focussing problem. Personally, I set the focus to the central point, focus on the subject, then frame while keeping the shutter button pressed halfway. I can find no use at all for the multiple focus points, but no doubt they are useful for some people. As for ...
Posted by George Lazarette on 25/07/2004 - 09:36
Print Size Confusion!!
I have had the istD only a short while having only used medium format for some years but dug out my 35mm Pentax manual focus lenses has I was rather dissapointed witrh the zoom purchaced with the camera. I was amazed at the improvement in quality particually from my 50mm 1.7 partically good at 2.8 ...
Posted by Anonymous on 16/08/2004 - 15:58
