Interesting.

I have had mixed results with various RAW convertors. Although PS Elements 3 is quite good, I hate the interface. Pixmantec's Raw Shooter gives me worse results (using the *ist D) than Pentax's latest software.

I don't want to spend hours editing my pictures, nor millions buying the absurdly over-priced PS CS, so at the moment I am generally shooting JPEG. Since my pictures are seldom printed, this works fine.

However, next time I want to shoot in low light I'll give RAW a try.

G

I'd be inclined to set the ISO at 800, then see if you have enough light to stop down a bit. 800 on the *ist D is surprisingly good, but 1600 is pretty awful.
G

The throat of a K bayonet lens is wider than 42mm, so the adaptors only work one way: 42:K, not K:42.

Buy an old SMC Tak lens. Just as good, and pretty cheap.
G

My tip is to use a digital camera. Then the wasted shots won't cost you anything!
G

Most people never connect by cable. It is easier to use a card reader, and doing so avoids this sort of problem.

G

I found that one of my old Sigma zooms would not work at all with a Pentax SFx, although it would work with the Z1-P. There are a number of compatibility problems with Sigma lenses.
G

Kim,

Manufactured goods have dropped enormously in price over the years. If I were paying £500 for a DVD player I would be concerned about quality, and would want lots of features.

But as I paid less than £30.00 at Tesco, I wasn't too concerned about either.

When things don't cost much, our expectations are correspondingly low.

G

It's a separate frame within the page. I use Opera, and I don't know whether Internet Explorer will allow you to load a frame separately. If it does, you'll then see the URL of the frame. If not, download Opera!

Opera has the world's best email program, incidentally. (IMHO!)

G

You're absolutely right. It's well hidden, but here's the link:

http://www.parkcameras.com/pentax/digitalcameras/istd.htm#prices

G

Are you sure? I couldn't see it.

G