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Version 1.10 Firmware Released for Pentax *ist D
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Pentax have released a firmware update for the *ist D digital SLR camera. These are the changes:
- You can use the HyM (hyper manual) function when your lens aperture ring is set to a position other than the “A” position.
- You can use EV compensation in the M (manual) mode.
- If you are using the auto bracketing mode and the camera automatically powers down after a period of inactivity, the auto bracketing mode will not be cancelled.
Note that turning off your camera normally will cancel the auto bracketing mode. This enhancement only applies when the *istD engages its auto-power-off function.
- The file format and file system of the *istD are compatible with the EXIF 2.21 and the DCF 2.0 standards.
When you set [Color Space] in the *istD custom function menu to [Adobe RGB], your TIFF and JPEG image file names will change from “IMGPxxxx” to “_IGPxxxx” where “xxxx” is a 4 digit numeral.
Website: Pentax USA
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#1 Ed Garrard
I'm confused. I just read a review of the camera that stated that if the older manual lenses were used, the camera wouldn't even meter. Does this change that? I thought the aperture lever would be needed to add full functioning of these legacy lenses. Or is this only available for "A" series lenses and newer?
1:46 pm - Friday, January 9, 2004
#2 Mark Goldstein
Can anyone Help Ed out? I don't really know very much about the Pentax system and older lenses.
Maybe a quick phone call to Pentax is in order Ed?
3:05 pm - Friday, January 9, 2004
#3 John
They're talking about using the camera in manual mode with an auto-capable lens. If you have an old manual lens with no "A" on the aperture ring, you're stuck shooting wide open. If you have a screw-mount lens, however, you can manually stop down to whatever aperture you want. I've tried a large variety of old lenses on my *istD, and the screw mount lenses seem to work best (and are usually very sharp as well) when you're using an old manual lens. From my experience, if you want very sharp lenses for the *istD but don't want to pay a small fortune for current Pentax or other lenses, get some old screw-mount Takumar or SMC Pentax lenses. There are some incredible high-quality lenses out there just waiting to be used again.
Hrm, I think I went off on a tangent there.
John
Pentax Fan
P.S.: got a Pentax question? Feel free to ask me. (:
6:39 am - Monday, January 12, 2004
#4 Mark Goldstein
No worries John, you can go off on a tangent anytime! Thanks for that succint and helpful explanation.
11:37 am - Monday, January 12, 2004
#5 John
Umm, why is the word "screw" censored? Isn't that kinda silly when I'm simply referring to the lens mount?
btw, since the word will likely be censored here again, lets see if this works: 5CR3//-mount
3:39 am - Tuesday, January 13, 2004
#6 Mark Goldstein
I was wondering what that word was! pMachine has a default list of words that it censors - I'll amend the list to remove "screw".
7:18 pm - Tuesday, January 13, 2004