>
> >I have seen my investment in K mount lenses go out the window
> >when Pentax decided against full compatibility.
>
> How does K & M lenses/non-A work on the *ist D (firmware 1.1. installed)?
> Do I have to focus and shoot stopped down (like with an old, preset lens) -
> with a dark vievfinder?
No. The camera works with these lenses when put in manual exposure mode.
The viewfinder stays bright (with the lens open at full aperture) except
o When actually taking the picture (naturally)
o When you push the green button. The camera then briefly stops the
lens down to the taking aperture, takes a reading from the TTL meter,
and selects a shutter speed that would result in "correct" exposure.
(This only makes the viewfinder go dim for a fraction of a second).
If you don't like that shutter speed, you can change it (and/or the
aperture, of course) - the camera is in manual mode, after all. (You
can use the exposure compensation setting to change the set value).
> What else wount work?
The main thing that doesn't work properly is the metering. It's not
giving you a full-time live readout of what it thinks would be the
shutter speed for a "correct" exposure. So you don't get aperture-
preferred auto exposure; you only get the hyper-manual mode.
How big a problem is this? That's a matter of personal opinion.
For some people it's unacceptable. For others it's no big deal.
> I have five or six very nice K or M lenses (35-300mm) that I would want to
> keep on using.
>
> I have
> Jens Bladt
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
>
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sendt: 8. august 2004 04:40
> Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Emne: Re: Caveman goes digital
>
>
> Like you, I have seen my investment in K mount lenses go out the window
> when Pentax decided against full compatibility. I don't care that Pentax
> came out with firmware that partially corrects the compatibility issue.
> About the only thing that Pentax has done that is correct is use AA
> batteries as the power source.
> I have the Optio 230 which also uses AA batteries. Recently got the tiny
> Sony U40 that takes AAA batteries. It only takes nine tenths of a second to
> fire the camera up, much faster than the Pentax.
> I haven't given up on film. I love slides. I love stereo slides.
>
> Jim A.
>
> > From: Caveman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 21:28:59 -0400
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Caveman goes digital
> > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Resent-Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 21:28:02 -0400
> >
> > Ok, I did it. It was time to replace the Olympus Mju II P&S with
> > something that doesn't eat film, and after considering Canon S60, Sony
> > V1 and Pentax Optio 555, I've decided on the Canon. Before you cry
> > "foul", you should hear that the main arguments were the sliding cover
> > design and the zoom starting at 5.8mm (28mm equivalent).
> >
> > So now I have some questions - not brand specific. I've read that some
> > people preffer to use these digi P&S with a "low sharpening" setting and
> > the lowest ISO, and do the sharpening later in Photoshop or whatever.
> > Their claim is that the sharpening is more gently done this way and the
> > noise is kept to a minimum. Is anyone here using a similar technique ?
> > Could you comment on it ?
> >
> > Second question - is there any point in buying high speed CF cards for
> > P&S digicams ?
> >
> > Third question - has anyone compared the RAW output with the finest JPEG
> > setting ? is it worth to shoot in RAW ?
> >
> > And the final question. Since now I'm on a shopping spree, I'm also
> > looking at something more serious, like a DSLR. In my price range are
> > the Nikon D70, Canon 10D and digirebel, and the *ist D. Which one should
> > caveman buy ? (in its infinite wisdom Pentax made my current lenses
> > unusable on the *ist, so I'm open to any suggestion).
> >
> > cheers,
> > caveman
> >
>
>
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