Canon are generally very IR-unfriendly cameras. They use quite severe IR filtering, and even used IR film counters in some film models.

The real solution is to have the IR filter removed and a piece of plain glass inserted to replace it. Then the CCD itself is very IR sensitive. I understand some early Nikon cameras are quite good for this purpose.

I hope you are as delighted with your new pentax as we have been with our *istDS cameras.

I agree the IR performance is pretty good.

The theory was that the top controls were easier to see if the top plate of the camera sloped backwards.

It's not a feature that raises even the slightest glimmer of interest for me, but there are many who do like it.

I have looked throught the viewfinders on some of Pentax's competitors and cannot believe that people buy these cameras. Compared to the Pentax, they are dreadful.

As far as i can see, the *istDS2 becomes the K100D and the *istDL becomes the K110D. The added feature is ant-shake technology and of course a new name!

The Asahiflex models had a 37mm screw mount. There was an adapter to allow use of the Asahiflex lenses on the new 42mm mount bodies.

Only 10 hours?

So do I.

I think we're in danger of straying from the photographic discussion into totally different territory.

Please stick to photography and art guys!

Thanks.

I don't think we should dismiss anything out of hand. Art is about the perceptions and emotional response of the viewer as much as the creativity of the artist.

How can a can of Campbell's soup be art? Well it can, and can be strangely compelling as well.

Of course, we can be deceived as well, and artists may be sometimes having a cruel joke at the expense of a pretentious audience, but then maybe that in itself could be a statement and indeed be art.

There is also more conventionally recognised art as well, but some of it I'm personally not that impressed with. For example, I feel I want to like Constable but I find him lacking, and I much prefer the texture and compositional style of Dali.

But that's just me, and there's room for all tastes.