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SD Card Compatibility
Daniel, I'll check out the DS vs D format in dcRAW when Iget half a chance. Yes, the DS is achingly slow at focus compared to the D. I don't think it's the lens at all, but the body. The grip is mire 'positive', and the shutter is 'softer'. Still prefer the D overall ;-) Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 12/05/2006 - 20:37
SD Card Compatibility
It made me think there was something wrong with it. The only thing I really prefer on the newer models is the 4-way rocker switch on the back - but then they go and spoil it by putting the AF point selection options in a menu! Oh, and the LCD's better. And that grip of course... :wink: Da...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 12/05/2006 - 20:44
SD Card Compatibility
The D motor is much more powerful. I just checked with an SMC-F 50/1.7 and the D really whips it round. The DS is infinitely more leisurely and can be stopped fairly easily. They probably expected you to be using huge lenses on the D. Let's hope they put the power AF motor on the new D replaceme...
Posted by MattMatic on 12/05/2006 - 22:11
SD Card Compatibility
Regarding SD card compatibility, does anyone know if the Datawrite 4gb 150x Datasafe SD Card is any good? It is very reasonably priced at around £55, but is this an indication of how good it is in comparison to say, a Sandisk Extreme IV? As the Datawrite card is a lot less pricey, does this ne...
Posted by kcmadr on 20/10/2006 - 03:43
SD Card Compatibility
Hi Roscoe. Near the end of the year when the prices come down (HA HA) I might think about a new K7 and a couple of 32Gb cards (If the pension will stretch that far) for my golden wedding cruise around the Caribbean. I know it looks like I'm showing off (Well a little bit) but my wife says she wants ...
Posted by vic cross on 26/05/2009 - 20:31
Adobe Photoshop Elements or Capture One for RAW ?
(Very kind of you George.) Just to explain my reasons why it's my favourite (still)... I've tried, I think, all the PC RAW convertors there are: dcRaw, Bibble Pro, Raw Shooter Premium (which I bought, thought I'd use but didn't), Adobe CS2, Capture One. Yet everytime I come back to Capture On...
Posted by MattMatic on 08/05/2006 - 09:43
I want a ist-dl for my manual lenses.......
My guess is they have too much Nikon stock and need to sell some. Pentax has neither been bought nor sold. Pentax are however in colaboration with Samsung on future developments. Samsung currently sells a camera (called something like GX-1) which is a rebadged *ist-DS. Have a look at page 180 of ...
Posted by Mannesty on 15/05/2006 - 22:43
I want a ist-dl for my manual lenses.......
Speak with your mouth...vote with your wallet. Spot on. Any store employing staff that lack basic product knowledge and provide cow dung information doesn't deserve a penny (or cent) of your hard-earned cash. Any K-mount manual focus lenses will work beautifully with ist D series cameras, espe...
Posted by Juno 60 on 19/05/2006 - 12:53
I want a ist-dl for my manual lenses.......
I see conflicting advice for using Pentax-M lenses (100mm F4 Macro and F4 200mm - which I have bought but not yet received) with my Pentax *ist DL. Correct me if I am wrong:- I need to set Manual Focus (naturally) on DL and then focus manually with the lens (naturally). Do I have to set th...
Posted by SPB on 25/05/2006 - 09:44
First Pic with 16-45 and ND Grads
Hi Peter Thanks for the comments, the rocks under the water are covered in patches of moss so yes the green is natural. I think I could have done better withthe water but hey, I'm still learning. The water flows here all year round, get pretty spectacular in winter.........guess I'll have t...
Posted by McBrian on 16/05/2006 - 21:29
Rechargeable CR-V3 from Uniross
Hi all :) Having had a pile of problems with NiMH batteries, the *ist-D and the grip, I found that Uniross now do a special CR-V3 rechargeable. The Li-Ion batteries are 3.7V, but Uniross have separated the charging pin, so presumably they include a diode to reduce it to 3.0V. They claim 100% com...
Posted by MattMatic on 19/05/2006 - 10:46
Rechargeable CR-V3 from Uniross
I'll be very interested to know how well these perform as the price is very reasonable when you compare it to the price of non rechargeable lithium battery - about 50% more plus the charger. I've also been having problems with regular AA Ni-MH cells as it seems that often one of the 4 cells looses c...
Posted by promhandicam on 19/05/2006 - 12:55
Long term future of PEF RAW
My somewhat limited understanding is this: there a (often gold colored) cd-rs that are sold as archival..think 20 or so years. I burn a dvd back-up and keep the hard drives. Yes I keep hard drives. they are the cheapest, per/megabite storage period. kept in an off site fire safe, and the dvds in...
Posted by Don on 19/05/2006 - 15:57
Long term future of PEF RAW
It's really quite simple. The PEF format will not be supported for ever. For long term storage, convert either to TIFF or DNG. For physical storage, I find CDs and DVDs a pain. Any minute now, we will be able to rent oodles of space on Amazon's servers for very little money, and this will b...
Posted by George Lazarette on 19/05/2006 - 21:21
Long term future of PEF RAW
I shall ignore the Windows/Mac thing. Suffice to say I had windows for 10 years or more and thing not highly of it. Linux and Mac are superior in many ways, but not all ways. One thing is for sure it ain't a safe environment so I am thrilled to be away from windows. Now back to PEF, inside every ...
Posted by SPB on 28/05/2006 - 09:18
Long term future of PEF RAW
Interesting, but the comment: I almost never shoot anything in raw, and when I do I never see any difference for all the effort I wasted anyway. Is completely untrue once you've mastered RAW, and use a decent convertor (such as Capture One). The same argument goes for speed, quality, colour matc...
Posted by MattMatic on 13/06/2006 - 10:48
Long term future of PEF RAW
I thought that would be interesting. I agree with the article very much on the amount of time and space taken up on my hard disk. Another thing is how to effectively back-up. I have 4500 photos and some other graphical files. Total with raw not all of the 4500 by a long way are raw, 12GB, make ever...
Posted by SPB on 13/06/2006 - 22:15
Long term future of PEF RAW
Mattmatic said: (I recently did two weddings and processed about 400 PEF files for each. It was a breeze and required zero PS work. Might be able to post a photo or two sometime I'm interested in seeing your wedding shots. I am interested in learning about raw workflows for Mac....I primarily sho...
Posted by Don on 14/06/2006 - 14:18
Infra Red Landscape
Just back from a week in the Lake District. I'm still wringing out the water from my underpants. I took a cokin IR filter with me and took this shot at Elterwater Pentax *ist DS, 16-45 mm DA lens, Cokin IR filter, 1/8 sec at f13 ISO400, handheld. Back to the drying out and sorting throug...
Posted by Ammonyte on 22/05/2006 - 21:21
Infra Red Landscape
Actually, I remembered as I walked down the road, the Corn was 3 years ago, this year it's Rape. Not so photogenic. :( So I wandered into my local park, and had a mooch about. Best of a bad bunch below: What I did try when converting my RAWs (in Pentax Photo Lab) was fiddling with the ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 30/05/2006 - 17:10
