Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Never been that glad to be proved wrong! > > After the first look: > - the picture is still that of the film *ist; > - the viewfinder looks promising: 0.95x and 95% coverage,
Of course, that's because it only has to cover the smaller area exposed by the sensor, as opposed to the 24 x 36 area exposed in the film version. > still with the dreaded superimposed AF sensors; I agree, but that's probably the best solution when you start to get lots of AF sensors (which seems to be what the market is demanding) > - it is compatible with the K lenses! And they *specifically* mention K, M, screw-mount and 645 and 67 lenses! (They gotta be monitoring the list! HAR!) They do mention that there are limitations when using adaptors, but I assume that means no AF and stop-down metering when using screw-mount, 645 and 67 lenses. I'll let the inevitable pessimist contingent speculate otherwise ;-) > [there go two of my main objections...] > > - hyper-manual, never mentioned for *ist ! I expect hyper manual is on the film *ist, just because the control electronics are so similar, but the digital camera apparently has a pentaprism, rather than the penta-mirror of the film camera. Also note that the new wide angle being introduced is specifically described as being suitable for film cameras (it's not limited to the frame size of the DSLR). 28-54 equivalent means it'll be about 18mm to 35mm actual focal length. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
