Thanks all on camera advice..specially John Meyer

[Chuck (in SC)[_2_]]

Thanks for the help, ordered from B&H Camera yesterday morning, to be
delivered tomorrow morning..

Item Qty Item Description
PEDLI50 1 D-LI50 BATTERY f/K10D DIGITAL CAMERA

TA753004MPAF 1 Zoom Telephoto AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD

PERCF 1 Remote Control F

PEK10D1855 1 K10D DIGITAL CAMERA w/18-55 LENS KIT

IRSAU2SD2GB 2 2GB Ultra II Secure Digital


Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.
John Wayne 1907-1979

Chuck (in SC)

[Allen[_1_]]

What was the dollar amount :)

<Chuck (in SC)> wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the help, ordered from B&H Camera yesterday morning, to be
> delivered tomorrow morning..
>
> Item Qty Item Description
> PEDLI50 1 D-LI50 BATTERY f/K10D DIGITAL CAMERA
>
> TA753004MPAF 1 Zoom Telephoto AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD
>
> PERCF 1 Remote Control F
>
> PEK10D1855 1 K10D DIGITAL CAMERA w/18-55 LENS KIT
>
> IRSAU2SD2GB 2 2GB Ultra II Secure Digital
>
>
> Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
> If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.
> John Wayne 1907-1979
>
> Chuck (in SC)

[John Meyer]

In article >,
"Chuck (in SC)" <> wrote:

> Thanks for the help, ordered from B&H Camera yesterday morning, to be
> delivered tomorrow morning..
>
> Item Qty Item Description
> PEDLI50 1 D-LI50 BATTERY f/K10D DIGITAL CAMERA
>
> TA753004MPAF 1 Zoom Telephoto AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD
>
> PERCF 1 Remote Control F
>
> PEK10D1855 1 K10D DIGITAL CAMERA w/18-55 LENS KIT
>
> IRSAU2SD2GB 2 2GB Ultra II Secure Digital
>
>
> Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
> If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.
> John Wayne 1907-1979
>
> Chuck (in SC)

Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your new camera. I suggest going over
to dpreview.com and browsing through the Pentax SLR forum. Lots of good
advice and nice pictures too. For more inspiration you might go here:

http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com

Here's a tip for jpeg settings. You can choose from a lot of different
combinations but here's one that I like:

Image tone: bright
Saturation: +1
Sharpness: 0
Contrast: -1

I happen to like a lot of saturation, a leftover from my Kodachrome
days. You might find that too much saturation for some subjects.

And when I'm shooting something I consider important, or in poor
conditions, I shoot RAW. I also tend to use -0.3 EV for bright sunny
conditions to help preserver highlights.

JM

--
One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others can
not grasp. - Ed Wood

[Just Plane Noise[_2_]]

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:38:04 -0700, John Meyer
> wrote:

>
>I happen to like a lot of saturation, a leftover from my Kodachrome
>days. You might find that too much saturation for some subjects.
>
I thought it was us Ektachromeys who were saturation freaks! I always
thought of Kodachrome as more natural, which is why I liked the kick
from Ektachrome.

[Chuck (in SC)[_2_]]

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:16:40 GMT, "Allen" >
wrote:

>What was the dollar amount :)

$1079 including shipping..
I quit smoking 15 months ago.. and according to "silkquit" software. I
have saved $2954 thus far... So I've still got $2,000 of "reward"
coming to me!


Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.
John Wayne 1907-1979

Chuck (in SC)