A few WEEKS !! I'd hate to be without my D for a few days. I just passed 13.000 exposures - in just 8 months. This makes 54 exposeres a day in average :-).
David Oswald Wed, 04 May 2005 22:46:49 -0700 Jens Bladt wrote: Dave, I guess: Either a cable from flash to camrea is not connected right (no cut off) or the RTF-flash is faulty. Or the TTL "mechanism" of the camera does not work. Does it do TTL with external flashes? If yes, the first may be the problem. The camera must be serviced either way. Regards Jens Yes, when I use my AF330FTZ (a TTL flash) exposures are accurate at any focus distance within the limits of the flash's capability. It is definately only the internal flash that exhibits this problem. I'll send it in, but I do hate to be without it, even for a few weeks. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 5. maj 2005 07:26 Til: [email protected] Emne: RE: Lens options for the *ist-DS Dave Since I got the *ist D 8 months ago, my 20mm has become my most used prime. I have noticed that photo jounalists very often uses a wide angle (24mm), then go very close to the subject. At f8 almost no focussing is needed. Everything will be sharp. My first choise prime would definitly be a wide angle, wider than 35mm. Then I'd shop for a fast telephoto lens. I seem to use my 105mm a lot lately. Like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/12431751/ Regards Jens Lens options for the *ist-DS David Oswald Tue, 03 May 2005 08:50:36 -0700 Setting aside the distinctions between DA, D-FA, FA, F, A, M, and basic K lenses, I wanted to discuss focal lengths for the *ist-DS. I've got my zoom kit pretty much where I want it for now: SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm f/4 ED AL SMC Pentax-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 IF AL SMC Pentax-FA 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6 Now I'm working on building my fixed focal length kit. Currently it consists only of the SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4. I love that lens; its focal length is great as a mild telephoto, very nice for portraits. And its so small, yields a bright viewfinder, and offers fast optics. Imagine buying an f/1.4 telephoto lens this size for a 35mm camera! That leaves me with some holes though: Wide, Standard, and longer telephoto. I think I've settled on what to work on accumulating: a 35mm f/2, a 135mm f/2.8, and a 20mm f/2.8. This still leaves me with a gap between 50mm and 135mm, but currently there's just nothing in the Pentax assortment I can afford at, say, around 85mm, unless I go for an M lens, and even those are not cheap... so I'll live with the gap for now. But then along comes the SMC Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 Ltd. This looks like an interesting lens. Its pros are: Compactness, great image quality, great bokeh, solid construction. Its cons are: wide open is only f/2.8, and it doesn't seem to fit into any particular suite of lenses. Is this a lens worth owning instead of my 50mm f/1.4? Or is it an "instead of the 35mm f/2"? I don't see its niche. Dave
