Hi Arnold, on 17 Mar 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>took some 20 pictures which will be sent to me on a CD. I also got a >deck of cards the same size as the Optio S. Feel lucky - the day I was there the cards were out :-( [*ist] >- For the centre sensor as well as for two or three other sensors the >camera was able to focus on the line regardless of whether I held the >camera vertically or horizontally i.e. these sensors seem to behave like >cross sensors (whatever they really are). Good news! >- The button to release the lens must be pushed not into the direction >of the back of the camera as usual but into the direction of the optical >axis of the lens. Additionally - it has another position, i.e. the white mark on non-F/FA lenses is useless to attach the lens in dark surroundings. [*ist D] >simply is a dumbbell. The *ist D is a joy to hold, it feels solid, and >I was able to operate it easily. That was my impression, too. >- I have detected no possiblity to use the *ist D's monitor for the >composition of the image, i.e. it does not seem to show any image >before it is actually taken. Either Pentax will implement this feature in the final version or their pre-information are wrong. We'll have to wait and see. >- That prototype does not have an aperture simulator, thus it offers >the same funtionality with lenses as the *ist does. Let's hope that this restriction is related to the prototype, only. The *ist D is not an entry level modell as the *ist. Considering this and all I have read and heard so far I'm quite optimistic that the *ist D will be fully compatible to all Pentax lenses. >- If software updates will be necessary they would >probably be available through the internet. Very good point for Pentax. >- I would like to repeat: The *ist D really is a joy to hold! :) Thanks for your report - I think we have a quite complete picture of the actual *ist/*ist D situation. Cheers, Heiko
