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[b]Pentax IstDL2[/b]
I hate to say this, but if you're a C**** user and you want a camera specifically for IR photography, C**** make special "Astro" versions of some of their DSLRs which have a different filter over the sensor without the usual IR cut-off. These sell for about the same price as the normal ver...
Posted by stevo on 10/06/2006 - 15:21
Raw setting
Ava, I would say that you should get a very good working experience with JPG first :) Processing RAW takes some practise (I would suggest at least a couple of weeks solid), and if you are struggling with other aspects of the *ist-D I would delay the use of RAW until you are completely happy with...
Posted by MattMatic on 03/07/2006 - 09:18
food for thought
Agree this is neat but I still consider it expensive. Besides I think the lcd would still be difficult to view in direct sunlight. I've also wondered what it would be like in sensor mode for doing macro/close-up. They still don't have dealers in Canada yet.
Posted by JointComms on 11/07/2006 - 13:52
food for thought
Definitely a neat gadget. The motion sensor mode looks interesting for those "bullets in flight and droplets of water" shots.
Posted by smc on 12/07/2006 - 12:46
food for thought
The motion sensor mode looks interesting for those "bullets in flight and droplets of water" shots. Nope. It'll be waaaay too slow. Those shots are generally done in a dark room, with the shutter open, and triggering the flash by sound or light. Either that or getting lucky with the shutte...
Posted by MattMatic on 12/07/2006 - 12:56
K100D
I'm wondering what Peter would think of the '35mm' section of the Pentax website (http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/35mm) full of digital SLRs! :? Oh, hang on, it's "digital.pentax.co.jp", how confusing is that? Any ideas on pricing of these new units yet? I was interested to see ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 12/07/2006 - 10:12
K100D & K110D
What's the difference..?? And when is the 10 MP Slr coming out..?? Ali. The K100D has a built in Image stabalizer whilst the K110D does not. The later will come out about a month later. Also the 10MP camera is due to be shown at Photokina late September and will probably be released at aro...
Posted by steelski on 20/07/2006 - 20:29
K100D & K110D
What i am wondering is is the 10 MP sensor is made by Sony or will it be a new model by Samsung? Interesting question, and oddly enough the Nikon D200 has the same sized sensor, and that's not likely to be Samsung made. With the Pentax/Samsung partnership, the K10D may well have a Samsung sensor. Th...
Posted by Mannesty on 20/07/2006 - 23:13
Where are they made?
I wonder if there will come a time when further development of digital sensor technology will be unnecessary and we will again see camera production runs lasting years, rather than months. Pentax's range of digital cameras are very good, but I can't imagine them ever being held in the same regard as...
Posted by Mannesty on 29/08/2006 - 01:54
Where are they made?
Now here's an idea - upgradeable sensors. I mean if you can plug a different CPU into the motherboard of your PC, it ought, in principle, to be possible with cameras. OK the sensor might have to be on a board along with some electronics to talk to the camera, and the first bodies for interchangeab...
Posted by Ammonyte on 29/08/2006 - 20:36
ist DS problem! Hope I can fix it :(
I have a pentax *ist DS SLR. Using kit lens 12-55mm SMC Pentax DA. I have a problem. In all my Auto picture and preset picture modes.. my meter fails to do anything. It autofocuses just perfectl... but my shutter speed is always 1/4000th and the Aperture is always 22. It never changes, no matter wh...
Posted by stevey500 on 10/09/2006 - 03:18
K10D news
From the EC-photo forum (thanks to a Dutch Pentax fan!) 1. 关于22-bit ADC The K10D incorporates a high-performance A/D converter, which faithfully converts the analog data collected by the CCD image sensor into digital data. With the highest resolving power (22 bits, or 4.2 million ...
Posted by Gwyn on 11/09/2006 - 13:30
IT'S HERE!!!!!!
Lucky I copied it first then. Here is the now missing 'press release' embedded photo's are missing. PENTAX ANNOUNCES K10D DIGITAL SLR WITH TEN MEGAPIXELS, SHAKE REDUCTION AND WEATHER-RESISTANT BODY GOLDEN, CO. (September 13, 2006)…PENTAX Imaging Company announced today the PENTAX K10D digit...
Posted by Mannesty on 12/09/2006 - 20:50
IT'S HERE!!!!!!
Brian, that would prove that at least one point in steve's spec is inaccurate because has it down as pentamirror. Then again there is reference to compatibility with 'supersonic' motor lenses ? I think they mean hypersonic. I was surprised at the shift from ISO 200 - 3200 to 100 - 1600. OK 320...
Posted by Mannesty on 13/09/2006 - 09:01
IT'S HERE!!!!!!
Hi IS, It does say "Choice of two preview functions (digital/optical)", so I'm guessing it's the same system as the recent DL2/K100 etc, where you either get a snapshot shown on the screen, or it closes down the aperture for you to see. The ISO range of 100-1600 is the same as the So...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 13/09/2006 - 18:28
IT'S HERE!!!!!!
Oh, okay. I was only joking. :D Anyway, according to the DPReview review, the sensor is different to the Sony, so who knows who makes it. It would make sense for it to be a Samsung, that presumably would help keep the cost down. Dan
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 14/09/2006 - 11:41
IT'S HERE!!!!!!
I think you made a fair point though. Pentax claim the anti-shake technology is their own, but the sensor seems to be from Sony, so who knows or cares where it comes from, as long as it works well :D
Posted by smc on 14/09/2006 - 11:48
K10D is Official on Pentax Canada
Finally, we get direct DNG format. You'd thind it would have become a standard a long time ago, but that's assuming people are rational. ISO 100 is useful, but it seems the native sensitivity of the sensor is 200. It will be interesting to compare noise levels between 100 and 200. B&H ...
Posted by Arthur Dent on 14/09/2006 - 00:02
K10D is Official on Pentax Canada
:shock: That's one mouth-watering preview Pierre! Thanks for the link! Wow! There are some serious "Wow" features :P :) TAv priority - you set the aperture and shutter speed, the camera selects the appropriate ISO rating. :) In-camera RAW processing (so you can get JPGs out without go...
Posted by MattMatic on 14/09/2006 - 09:28
K10D is Official on Pentax Canada
What I like about that camera is: * ISO 100 (would like to have 50 too) * Pentaprism * ISO confirmation is in the viewfinder * Can shoot RAW+JPG * 3 frame per second (till the card is full ??? that I'd like to see...) * SR absolutely! * water or weather resistant (now someone must to invent...
Posted by Saso E. on 14/09/2006 - 14:06
