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What I found with DS 2.0 Firmware
I was trying to see how the focus, exposure etc was effected by firmware upgrade. What I found. 1. focus was faster in low light. BUT focus was not necessarily where I thought it was. (Camera focused on frame) 2. Auto ISO worked as expected. (200-800) 3. Exposure was slightly under exposed (BUT...
Posted by joelw135 on 02/12/2005 - 15:30
What I found with DS 2.0 Firmware
It looks like the frame is in the centre of the image, not the candle. Was it with centre-only focus point? Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 02/12/2005 - 16:13
What I found with DS 2.0 Firmware
I set it up to have 4 fields of focus. 1. The Chain 2. The Candle Stick 3. The Pocket Watch 4. The picture frame. I was testing DOF and focus points. By looking at the picture you can tell the location of final focus. I took four separate low light shots to check focus.
Posted by joelw135 on 02/12/2005 - 16:35
SD cards
I have three cards - a 128MB, 256MB and a 512MB, all Viking (Toshiba). Has anyone else had problems with these or any other brand for that matter? The 256 began to display decode errors when playing back images on my Trust 910Z compact but the images were still visible on the pc. I downloaded th...
Posted by Kimbo on 06/12/2005 - 15:22
Time for a new DSLR sensor??
It seems to compare some DSLRs, certainly not any Pentax ones that I could see... Get the lens cleaner out John and sort out your glasses. There are two shots taken with a 'DS' and the kit lens. I think we are best doing our own testing wherever possible. Agreed, the 'DS' shot of the First Na...
Posted by Mannesty on 12/12/2005 - 22:27
Time for a new DSLR sensor??
It seems to compare some DSLRs, certainly not any Pentax ones that I could see... Get the lens cleaner out John and sort out your glasses. There are two shots taken with a 'DS' and the kit lens. I think we are best doing our own testing wherever possible. Agreed, the 'DS' shot of the First Na...
Posted by Mannesty on 12/12/2005 - 22:27
Time for a new DSLR sensor??
John, thank you for letting me view your images, I can see you take your camera with you everywhere! I will have a longer look at the portfolio and give you feedback later this week if you so wish. I understand your perspective on the matter of image quality from the Pentax DS, that being it look...
Posted by Anonymous on 13/12/2005 - 19:02
Time for a new DSLR sensor??
The reason I need a change from my 67 is because digital is undeniably quicker and less problematic and in the past the only drawback has been quality. However after experimenting with the top Canon (Eos 1Ds MII) I regretfully admit the quality is slightly better than my 67. Likewise with a phase b...
Posted by Anonymous on 13/12/2005 - 22:41
Time for a new DSLR sensor??
I though Phase One was up to 32 megapixels. The Canon has a lot of pixels, but they are small. Wait for the digital 645 or get a Mamaiya and a back. Larger sensors mean each photosite is larger, so the dynamic range and quality can be better. I find that six megapixels is plenty. Just a few y...
Posted by Arthur Dent on 14/12/2005 - 00:41
JPEG/PEF Muddle
I think you misunderstood me Arthur, my CF card had an uninterrupted sequence of 140 plus photographs, all but two are suffixed PEF. Just the two are labelled JPG. All the data is consistent with having manually switched to JPG and back again, except that I didn't. In fact it's so long since I adopt...
Posted by malcolmk on 15/12/2005 - 15:40
JPEG/PEF Muddle
It could most likely be a bad sector on your mem card causing a read/write error...if that be the case- it'll rear it's ugly head again when your card starts getting full... That's an interesting thought. It was a new Lexar 2GB card and I'd not done much more with it previously than test it worked. ...
Posted by malcolmk on 19/12/2005 - 17:04
which pentax digital camera..
AF lenses can feel less substantial than the very fine manual focus range, but the reults are up to par and they seem to be made well enough. Albeit in different materials. It does take some getting used to. 8)
Posted by johnriley on 16/12/2005 - 07:56
which pentax digital camera..
Only you can decide what you need, but the pentax DSLRs are capable of producing stunning A3 prints. Do you print bigger than this? I learned that 35mm is capable to print max 18x24. I know the D645 is coming next year, but i am afraid of the price it will cost... :wink: I already have the 35mm...
Posted by WJ Bons on 19/12/2005 - 10:54
DS and aperture ring and flash questions.
Initial impressions on using my new DS have been good however I'm not too happy about the way the camera works when using the aperture ring on the lenses I already had. I've set the camera so that use of the aperture ring is permitted however it looks like when I set an aperture that way the camera ...
Posted by niblue on 19/12/2005 - 15:22
ist DL... newbie....zoom lens question
For an 'auto-everything' lens by any other manufacturer, as long as it's described as "Pentax auto-focus" or words to that effect, that should be fine. If you're happy to consider a manual-focus lens then you're looking for a KA mount ie. with electronic information contacts. As you kno...
Posted by Kimbo on 16/03/2006 - 03:34
Soligor 70-210 Macro
Hi, I have just bought an ist DL and have the above lens. It doesn't fit. :( There is a part on the lens by the mount that sticks out too far to let it couple with the body.. (This is for illustration purposes only (taken with my P&S) and not intended to showcase my photographic pro...
Posted by LiamD on 31/12/2005 - 11:01
Switch over to ist
I've had my MZ50 for sometime now. However, switching over to digital has the appeal of not having to 'mess about' in the dark room. My main interests in photography are black & white, protaits and nights. I have a sigma 28-300mm and 400mm, pentax 35-800mm, 80-200mm and 50mm 1.7 lenses. I als...
Posted by simonsteph on 01/01/2006 - 16:21
Switch over to ist
To return to Simon's point about focussing, I think Pentax are pretty much on a par with other makes and I doubt that there's any difference between the *istD, DS or DL. The only real difference is the number of AF points and most discerning users switch to center point anyway - thus eliminating the...
Posted by Kimbo on 02/01/2006 - 21:26
Q: How to simulate *istDS remote control
Not unusual at all :) This topic was covered a while back. These threads may help: https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=378 https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=360 https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=266 https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...
Posted by MattMatic on 03/01/2006 - 03:39
Q: How to simulate *istDS remote control
Not unusual at all :) This topic was covered a while back. [links snipped Thanks for the links, which were very useful. I've downloaded the Palm sourcecode and will adapt it for PocketPC when I get a chance. /WW
Posted by WiRED on 03/01/2006 - 13:52
