Re: My comments on Optio 430RS

[Brad Dobo]

I do, and they are all good.  Personally, they are all the same to me (a Pentax trademark), and won't make a print ever and is a fun thing like if I break it, who cares....so I have the Optio 230.  Wonderful little thing.  As to the viewfinder, mine is probably similar, but good enough for what I use it for.  And yes, if I'm taking some important shots with macro, I use the display.  I have the same type of living room.  However,  I find that even when the camera is telling it is not in focus, it is.  I shoot anyhow, and looking at it on the computer, it's perfect.   Mike, you could do something for me.  I've had the Reps try this with all the other Optios, and they do the same thing but Pentax tells me it's not a P-TTL type feature.  It does not affect the shot, but my 230, the 330's all do this double flash.  Red-eye is not set, just straight flash.  It's a bug now according to someone I know.  Besides the drain on power and slight annoyance, it's not a big deal, however I am curious if the Optio 430RS did this as well or they fixed 'the bug', or termed it as a P-TTL feature.  Try it out and let me know!   Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Perham To: Pentax-Discuss Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1:41 AM Subject: My comments on Optio 430RS Well I have been playing with my new toy for a couple weeks now and overall I am pleased with my purchase.  I particularly like the intuitive controls that seem to be a Pentax trademark, and I like the solid feel and overall quality of this digital P&S.  Image quality is good and I really like the skin tones it produces.   On the down side, the optical viewfinder seems to show only about 70% of the image.  I guess for critical framing, such as in macro work, I will have to use the LCD screen which shows a true image and for everything else I can crop tight and know I am not cutting off heads or hands etc.   My other complaint is the camera wont auto focus in the subdued light of my living room at night.  No problem with the MZS, but we are comparing apples and oranges here and I think I will simply have to manually set the focus to an appropriate distance and rely on DOF to do the job. Any one else have any observations on the Optio series �good or bad?    Cheers, Mike.