The buffer on the *ist-D is actually larger than the buffer in any subsequent Pentax DSLR until the release of the K10D. The data bus is dog slow. You can actually shoot 6 raw images at about ~2.5 frames per second with noise suppression turned off. Just don't expect the buffer to clear for a very long time. Faster CF cards don't help at all. It's the camera buss that's the bottle neck.
Rebekah wrote: > How fast is the buffer in the *ist D? I'm looking around at memory > cards online and saw with a jolt several 266x 8GB cards. I remember > when I got a laptop that had a HARD DRIVE of 8GB and felt so proud of > it......Wow, I guess I stopped paying attention to the advance of > technology. Anyways, I've got a card that writes at 80x, and > occasionally I run into a moment where I'm waiting for pictures to > save before I can resume shooting. Is that the speed of the camera or > the card? If I purchased a 266x card, would the camera be able to > keep up, or would the speed of the card be downright pointless? > > Thanks in advance all ;) > > > rg2 > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
