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Oops! Found it! That will not mate with your Spotmatic. It's a K mount.

That does indeed seem expensive for a M42 on eBay. I can't seem to find it on eBay either. All I see with those specs are K mount Sigma lenses. I've found the KEH catalog to be a really good source of pricing (considering that everything is in what would be called "Mint!!!" on eBay), but can't seem to locate mine in this mess of a living room.

Thanks everyone. I will definately have to dig up that old thread and the multimeter. I'll definately have to pick up a PC socket to hot shoe adapter.

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<br> i have noticed the DS will some times shut off</i>

<br><br>Is it just going into sleep mode? You may want to check out what you have sleep mode set to in your Setup menu. I would direct you too it, but don't have my DS or manual at hand. If that is it, you can either turn that feature off or, like I do, set it for a short time to conserve power. Pressing the shutter halfway wakes it make up instantly, so I generally find no reason to leave it active.

I picked up an old Vivitar 225 flash in a box lot at an auction. It

is mostly fun junk (Brownies, a Bentley, a Chinon, ect.) but I am

wondering if this flash may actually be useful on my *istDS. I would

test it out and see what happens, but first I wanted to ask if anyone

knew of any darmage it could cause. This may seem silly, but my

knowledge of cameras drops off into the pathetic range when we get to

the subject of electronics. I don't use a flash nearly enough to

warrent $200 on the Pentax or Sigma flash made for the *istDS, but if

this one won't electricult my camera or anything, it may be fun to

play with.

I have never received spam at the address I use for Photo.net. I have, however, had different ISP, all with big names and standard monthly fees, sell my information to less-than-reputable marketers again and again and again. The AOL account I had tacked on to my parents' account ages ago began receiving spam hours after it's creation even though I had not posted the address anywhere or used it to sign up to anything. Now I am not blaming AOL, as there are lots of ways for someone who find an account, including a random e-mail address generator that makes a random string of words, letters, and numbers and takes it onto a domain used for e-mail. There is no way for them to respond to your query. You have informed them and if there is a problem that they can find and address, then they have.

Thanks Kevin!!!! My vote would have to be for choice C also, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at any of them.

My first run with a new set of rechargable 2300mAh batteries yielded a full 1200 shots without much flash use and with a combination of manual and auto focus lenses. From what I have read, this is a bit extreme. Currently, I usually kill off both SD cards (usually a combination of RAW and JPG totaling 200 to 300 shots plenty of reviewing) in a session and throw the batteries in the 15 minute charger while I upload my pics. They are not showing signs or slowing at that point, but I throw them in to make a good habit of it and not realize while going out to shoot that my batteries are half empty and I have forgotten the spares. 8 rechargables and the 15 minute charger set me back less than $30 (as much as one backup battery for my Nikon Coolpix) and I find it a bit comforting that I can pick up an extra pack of AAs at the nearest gas station should the highly unlikely happen and I run out of power. I never have had to though.

1408 forum posts and you've really never read the rules? That's damn near amazing.

<does that mean I'll be able to buy a film body cheaper???>

 

No, it means that the lenses are going to get crazy expensive like the K-mounts did post-*istDS. At least, that's my fear.

Yes, as someone one who never open the case of the 16MB CF card that came with my Nikon Coolpix 4500 before giving it to a friend, I have to say I am rather happy about not paying more for something that doesn't fit my needs. SLRs (and thus DSLRers) want control, whether it's sRGB vs. Adobe RGB or four 512MB cards vs. one 2GB card. Also, how much space you need depends on a variety of things, from how long of trips you take to whether you bracket a lot to if you shoot in RAW or JPG. I would pick up a 512MB (164 ***JPG or 46 RAW, if I remember correctly) and be ready to buy more media if necessary.

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As for the flash, there is an old dpreview thread about just this thing (only regarding the *ist D, not the *ist DS). You can check it out here:

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<a href="http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=8057093" target="_blank">http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=8057093</a>

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P.S. Package deals are rarely <i>deals</i>. And I know you've decided on body only, but unless you are buying the 16-45 anyway, the kit lenses is MORE than worth the extra few bucks. If you don't get it, it will cost you at least a couple hundred to get anywhere near that focal range - and with a crop factor, you will want it.

I agree with Keith. You can watch the two lists after submitting yoru work for critique, refreshing every few minutes and keeping ongoing lists to see who rated what (I was bored at work one day, give me a break!!) but it all it will do is aggrivate you. I always assume my 2s come from the people on my list that have blow-you-away portfolios. Compared to their work, mine is a 2. If I could see that it was coming from the people with nothing up, it would annoy me.

Not as unanswerable as you may think. If someone can tell me if the dSLRs *IstD & DS) have the same metering and shutter systems as the more recent SLRs, I will be more than happy to pull up the EXIF info on a couple of my DS shots to see if the shutter speed is listed as a uniform speed or something funky.

Well, first you'll have to promise not to jump on me for trying to help like you did the nice folks that posts above, even if I am a touch off from exactly what you want.

 

As for the lens, I have no idea. The 14mm is apparently too big and wide. The 16-45 is a nice, sharp, big, and relatively slow lens - so no dice there either. To be honest, I do not think that there is a small, fast 16mm out at the moment.

 

On to older lenses:

 

I have to experience with K mount (no auto aperture) lenses, but it my understanding from the manual that they work in manual mode with stopped down metering. The process is basically: set aperture ring to "M", set aperture with thumb wheel, press AE-L button and the lens will stop down and take a reading. I believe aperture priority also works, but this is where my knowledge gets foggy. This is also how the M42s work (with adaptor). It is not a terrible process, but I think I will stick to my KAs.

 

I have a couple of KA mounts (K mount + auto aperture setting). One is in use as my primary lens. They can be used in any mode. Metering, aperture, and shutter speed are set exactly like it would be with a brand new lens. The only extra effort is manual focus, and even that is helped by a focus confirmation light and nice semi-matte screen.

 

Oh, and for the screen, well, this I am at a loss on also, since I have been happy with the factory default screen. Split screen and center split are also available, but I have not seen them. I have considered the center split, but think that I will wait a while.

Please post a crop (do not resize) of a section where it is apparent. It could be a couple of dead pixels or dust,. With a better sample, we could probably figure it out.

 

Also, do they appear much more often when the lens is stopped down?

Yes. Exactly like they work on older cameras. Thanks for playing.

 

Sorry to be short with you, but this question has been asked a good number of times on this forum.

From what I have seen, the 43 (and everything else) sticks out a good bit compared to the 40 pancake. Why would they make it? Because it is small and that is, aparently, what they have decided their niche will be. I bought the DS for a varety of reasons (none of which involved size, oddly enough), but have heard from plenty of people who were entralled by the *istDS' size when compared to, say, a Nikon D70. So yes, when size and weight are deciding factors for many of the people buying your newest camera, considering size when designing a lens does make sense.

 

Two things keep if from my wishlist though. The focal length would actually suit my shooting well - on a film camera. Since I mostly use the DS though, that doesn't really matter. 60mm is just arkward. The other is the "digital only" distinction. I have heard rumors that it also works on a film body, but I'm not in a position to take a rumor into account when spending $400.

Walter, those photos are incredible on screen, but I cannot even imagine how stunning they must be as prints.

 

To answer a couple of questions:

 

The depth of my pockets is somewhat limited, but on a positive note, as a self-supporting community college student (read: poor as dirt, but no dependants) I have access to the school darkroom for a very nominal fee. The main expense will be film and paper, which should not be bad if I am careful and order film online ($8 for 36 exposure Ilford Delta 3200 135 from the local dealer, just as a point of reference.)

 

A few have mentioned tonality. THAT?S IT! It does not matter how many different ways I learn to convert a digital image to B&W, it just does not have the range and (for lack of a more technical term) creamy detail.

 

I have decided on the 67 format over the 645 because it fits my needs better. I shoot a lot of landscapes, rural stuff, and am just beginning to forge into portraits. My interests already lean towards things that are not moving very fast and the *ist DS always seems to have a manual focus prime on it, despite the fact that there are a couple of capable autofocus zooms in my bag.

 

And the prices on eBay are really promising. I know that a source like KEH will be charging a bit more, but just the fact that I will be getting in WELL under a thousand makes my day. I?m saving my pennies now and hopefully it won?t be more than a couple of months until my first attempts are scanned.

 

Thanks so much everyone for all of your encouragement. I think my working plan is the same as that of a few others - to use the dSLR for the immediate needs (carry around camera, event shooting, local sports, ect), and the 67 for the love and beauty of photography.

 

I don?t think I?ve felt like this since I ran my first roll through the K-1000.

This has a point. Trust me:

 

Back in the day, I had an ol' K-1000, 50/2.0, and free darkroom

access. I knew nothing except that I was in love. I knew that medium

format was this big, confusing abstract *thing* that was

prohibitively expensive and unnecessary. Blah! Who needs medium

format!?! I have my K-1000!

 

Then came life, equipment lust, moves, education on the technical

aspects of photography and, finally, digital. Yay digital! Nikon

Coolpix 4500 and then Pentax *ist DS to be exact. It was digital and

it was good. Instant everything. Control. No more film. Digital!

 

Somewhere in there (about a year ago) I aquired what I thought was a

harmless new toy - a Moskva 5, medium format (6x9 and 6x4.5,

depending on insert) Russian rangefinder. It does not focus perfectly

(the lense is not exactly perpendicular to the film plane), it is

cumbersome and hard to fpcus, it has no light meter. The negatives

that come out of it are beautiful. They're black and white and

gorgeous. I suddenly want my darkroom, my chemicals, a sheet of 11x14

and an enlarger that can handle it.

 

I'm. so. screwed. I thought that it would go away. It has not.

 

So the actual question I'm buring in all this babble is, how many of

you are running duel systems? Anyone gone from digital TO medium

format? Basically, how ridicuous would it be for me to invest in a

medium format system when I have a digital one? I'm not getting rid

of the *istDS by any means, but I've come to see it's strong point as

quantity of output. The output is GREAT for what it is. It is not a

6cm negative.

 

Okay, so I realize that I am on the Pentax 67 forum, so I may get a

biased response, but what they hay.

To answer the original question: it is important to remember that we have many international members, some of whom may not be farmiliar with the implications of those initals.

 

As for using real names, well, as I've explained before, that is an easy thing to say if you have a relatively common name. But if you were a young woman with a name so unique that, if plugged into any directory site like whitepages.com, your phone phone number and address would be the only listing, would you always register your accounts (the plural is to indict accounts at multiple sites, not duplicate account on pnet)? Possibly so, but I am not comfortable with that and so I appriciate pnet's lack of insistance towards real names. I guess I could've used "smith" or "jones" but, to be honest, when I signed up I simply forgot that full names were displayed here and am glad that I did not plug my last name in.

 

The internet is really not an anonymous place, as anyone (especially in the USA) can be tracked through ISPs that are more than willing to help in cases of serious (sriminal) abuses.

Everytime I pass the refrigerator, though the pnet version was much easier to print.

Unless you have filed for copyright protection with the USPTO, damages aren't possible. Th

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<a href="http://www.copyright.gov" target="_blank">copyright.gov</a>

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And while you're wading through that (ug! government website's are so messy!), you can shoot off one of these:

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<a href="http://builder.com.com/5100-31-5082448.html" target="_blank">http://builder.com.com/5100-31-5082448.html</a>. No reason to pay a lawyer for a simple C&D, though I am not discouraging the use of one more more complex matters.

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-post-new?topic_id=1901

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This forum is for questions and discussion related to Pentax

equipment. Note that photo.net also hosts a Pentax 67 forum for

discussion of the Pentax 6cm x 7cm <b>formart</b> SLR. You may wish

to post questions related to that system in the more specific forum.

Harry, people care about the ratings system because that is what the top rated photos page is based on. Getting on the TRP page means lots of exposure, and the input that comes with it (though it is debatable the value of input you get from people commenting off of the TRP front page) - pretty much all of the reasons people join this site.

 

The ratings also help a photographer to see their own photographs critically.

 

And because some people cannot seperate their own egos from the approval of their photograph, but that goes without saying.

The ratings are read by the filter everytime the TRP page is loaded. By default, you will get the 21 highest rated photos that have been sumbitted in the last 3 days, though you can change that criteria with the options at the top of the TRP page.

 

People are rating constantly, especially photos with a high exposure level, so the deck is constantly being reshuffled.