Recent content by Pentaxprism

There is no universal rule for the frequency of defragging; it depends entirely on the usage patterns which in turn govern the rate of fragmentation buildup. I set my defragger Diskeeper to auto defrag mode; it works perfectly, monitoring fragmentation in the background and defragging...

I love my ipod Touch Gen-2, but I'd never get an iphone for the simple reason that (i) it cannot multitask and (2) I need a physical keypad..I cannot type on a glass screen without royally bungling it up :( I am eagerly awaiting/hoping for the release of the Motorola Milestone/Droid here...

My SG$0.02: this HDMI cable scam is quite widespread it appears. Just recently, I bought a Pioneer upscaling DVD player (SG$170) which did not include cables; the salesman was trying to push a 'high end' HDMI cable that cost nearly as much as the player itself (SG$150!)!!! Even after I gave him...

I vote for Diskeeper 2009 Pro. Back when i had Vista, that's what I ran on it. Fast and efficient background auto operation that doesn't disturb other apps. Unfortunately, it's not free, but has a host of useful features such as system files defrag, multiple drive simultaneous defrag etc, so...

I played around with a pre-production K-7 a couple of weeks ago, and it's really impressive.:thumbs: Feels like a precision tool compared to the K20D..build quality is high..partly due to the Mag body I assume, the switches and knobs are well positioned, and the shutter makes a 'sophisticated'...

I used to have the Sigma 105/2.8 (Pentax mount) and it's an excellent lens optically. I can easily recommend it. Didn't like the noise it made during AF, but not a major problem. I sold it off a couple of months ago to fund a new long zoom, and I already regret it. Someone once told me that...

I think you pretty much nailed it.

:lol:Hilarious!:lol: VR/IS/SR is extremely helpful in locations like museums where prohibit flash and tri/monopods. If you can consistently get sharp images at 1/10sec and 25-50mm without some sort of stabilization, then congratulations!

That's music to my ears..er i mean, a nicely exposed image to my eyes.:D I think holding off on the purchase of the *300/4 was a good decision on my part. I almost bought one last month, but resisted the temptation and decided to wait. I could not have afforded both the lenses within such a...

Defrag improves file access times since it takes longer to read a moderate/heavily fragmented file compared to an unfragmented one. Same with free space fragmentation...writing a file as a contiguous block is faster than writing it into many small gaps inbetween other files. Sequential...

Speaking from personal experience, it's always nice to have VR/IS/SR, even with fast, 'short lenses'. I find that it makes a difference..even 'just' a 2 stop advantage is useful..if it means being able to use ISO 400 for static subjects, instead of going higher. Even otherwise, shots with SR...

If it's as good as the *16-135s then it will be awesome. ;)The first shots from the Dpreview forums do look promising. I was toying with the idea of getting the DA*300/4, but I'll be getting the 60-250 instead..it will be very versatile given it's zoom range. BTW, great lens collection you...

Why don't Nikon have a fast normal zoom with VR? It's a huge hole in their lineup. A 17-50 f/2.8 VR would be real nice. My friend recently bought a new dslr system..I tried to get him to go with a D90, the 70-200/2.8 VR and the 17-55/2.8 but he was tempted by the 17-55/2.8 IS from canon and...

:thumbs: How do you like the lens so far? It's next on my LBA list once it's released where I live:D

Since I had no legacy lenses to tie me down to a brand, I had the option of all brands when i chose my first dslr (K100DS) and once more when I upgraded to a K20D last year and decided to stick with Pentax. The reason i chose the K20D was -in built SR..all lenses are stabilized. -well...