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... Please see note on the battery door of the flash..it'll send batteries flying everywhere if you don't lightly tape it shut..Electrical tape is what I use...an elastic band may work too.

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So there you have it everyone.

When Pat get the camera , friday I am guessing, she can post her impressions and maybe some pics soon after.

The manual can be found here..

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/engli...-pdf/istds.pdf


One Note..
There is a trick to using manual lens like the 50mm F2.0 I sent. Pentax cameras are backwards compatible with most their lens unlike other mfgs. But because there are no contacts for the lens to communicate with the camera on exposure you have to use whats called stop down metering.. to do so is not hard, on IST DS you set the camera dial to "M" and compose the picture. Before taking the picture theres a Button labeled AE-L press that and sets the camera to the right exposure. Take the picture. Because of this feature we can use lens that go back to the 60s with Pentax. This process is only for the smaller manual 50mm I sent the AF lens works fine in mindless mode..I mean green mode.

lastly, when you get this system, don't compare it to what you use today. This camera was one of the first mainstream Dslrs out there and alot of technology has changed in the last decade. At the time it came out it was a pretty cool camera. Close enough to film cameras in operation and looks to make it easy for people to make the jump. Ironically though as you use it, you may realize that though our cameras have better sensors, more functions,more this and that, that really alls you need to take a good picture is not the most expensive high end technological wonder of the second... but just a camera capable of recording the moment.

al

[Second Hand Pat]

Very nice Al. Look forward to playing with it.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Al, can the camera trigger the flash remotely or just needs to be mounted on the camera?
Pat

[brewmaster15]

Pat the camera is capable of wireless flash, see page 153-158 of the manual. However it was only with a particular pentax flash at the time the camera came out. Whether it will work with more modern flashes I do not know. Certainly something to play around with. What I have done with it is to use wireless flash triggers with the camera and older flashes.. These are not expensive on ebay and work fine.

I sent the particular flash I did as it should work well if angled to the ceiling and bounced into a fishtank from the top...hint hint

al

[Second Hand Pat]

I will play with it Al
Pat

[brewmaster15]

One more note though to all getting this camera... DO NOT Mount any other flash units on the camera to try them. They may burn out the Electronics of the camera ..Only use the flash I have sent with the camera for on camera flash photography.Thanks

al

[Phillydubs]

Will there be a list created as to where we are in line and who is before and after, etc?

[brewmaster15]

Will there be a list created as to where we are in line and who is before and after, etc?

HI Phil,
Yes there will be a list...its basically whats here right now in this thread...

Camera is on route to Pat in Florida...then to Eric in New Hampshire,then to you....

[rickztahone]

I will mention this just in case anyone needs to be clear on this. On the pictures Al posted, you can see that on the lens itself there is an orange dot. There is also an orange dot on the camera body itself. When you release either lens from the body (a small button by Al's finger in the pic showing the mount), you re-attach a lens by lining up the orange dots and turning the lens until you hear a click (Al, I'm assuming there's a click?). Do not try to force turn the lens in to the mount if it is not flush or on an angle. It sounds more complicated than it is, but simply line up the dots and turn gently and you will be fine

[rickztahone]

Will there be a list created as to where we are in line and who is before and after, etc?

Al, feel free to use this in OP

Here's a list (in order) of the people that have confirmed they are interested in partaking:

• Second Hand Pat (Pat) - Florida
• ericNH (Eric) - New Hampshire
• Phillydubs (Phil) - Long Island
• nc0gnet0 (Rick) - Grand Rapids, MI
• Filip (Filip) - Macedonia-Europe - Pending International member
• Discus-n00b (Matt) - Columbia, SC
• smartinich (Steve) - OR
• rickztahone (ricardo) - Pacoima California
• Debow (Devon) - Waterbury CT
• sergiofly78 (Sergio) - Pending due to post count and join date
• RichT (Rich) Location unknown
• betteloney@hotmail.com (bette?) - Pending due to post count and join date
• laborelch Poolesville, Maryland