Originally posted by Wheatfield You are kidding, right?
How many questions get asked on this and other forums that are of the RTFM sort?
Put a feature into a camera and people will try to use it, and then complain that the manufacturer didn't implement this or do that.
I can just imagine how many shutters Pentax would have to replace (under warranty) if they had unlimited intervalometer ability built into the camera.
And guess what, they couldn't claim unreasonable use causing the premature wear out, since they built the ability to wreck the shutter into the camera.
I would be willing to bet that an intervalmeter with unlimited actuations would not cause any additional wear than you would get by setting the j[peg compression to minimum quality, and locking the shutter down (or using a switch to do so) and run until it is dead in continuous shot mode.
How many min resoution JPEGs can it fit on a 32GB card???
In fact, just shorting the shutter contacts makes an interval meter of sorts, just that it is at the maximum frame rate of the camera
this is actually a pretty silly argument. Assuming someone is seriously putting a 500 or 1000 frame time lapsed shot together. What is the cost of their time, the setup, and the cost of watching what ever is being photographed. research like that is worth thousands, so what does it cost in the end for a $50 custom built intervalmeter.
I think this is more someone trolling to complain against pentax and finding nothing better to bitch about