Enjoyed the shot array and comments. Gives a sense of the possibilities. Thanks! --- George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just a few quick shots to see if the camera works. > > <http://georgesphotos.net/gallery/2158780> > > These were shot in the DNG format. Conversion was done by Adobe > Camera Raw with everything set to Auto. No cropping, sharpening etc. > All of these samples were shot with the DA 16-45. > > Just a side note - a few days ago there was discussion on file size > of > PEF vs. DNG. With either, the camera reads out 123 remaining shots > on an empty 2GB memory card. At this point I haven't run across a > menu setting to for any compression of raw files. Not saying there > isn't one, just that I haven't found it yet. > > The autofocus seems either faster or more decisive. Maybe both. At > any rate it gives the impression of being faster than the D. > > I enjoyed (and will continue to enjoy) using the istD. This camera > is > a major step up from the D. It's not just a slightly faster version > with more pixels. > > It would probably be a mistake to judge "how this camera works" and > the goodness or badness of those workings without actually using one > for a while. > > This camera offers a well thought out feature set. Many of these > features we haven't seen before and will likely change the way some > of > us work. I, for one, need to think through the scenarios where the > Sv > and TAv modes will be useful. > > The ability to set the camera to work within a ISO range, instead of > a > single ISO setting seems so obvious once you use it. > > After a quick run-through the manual with camera in hand, the > controls > seem to fall into somewhat expected places. Nothing seems buried or > convoluted. I'm looking forward to giving this camera a shakedown > over the next few weeks. > > See you later, gs > <http://georgesphotos.net> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $510k for $1,698/mo. Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
