>From Arnold >I insist that a software update should easily cure the problem. The way >the *ist and the *ist D are programmed now, in aperture priority mode >(which really is an "open aperture mode" when there is a K or M lens >attached) the light meter and the viewfinder information are switched >OFF while DOF preview is activated and ON while DOF preview is not >activated. It should be quite quite easy to have it just the other way >around in aperture priority mode or manual mode: Light meter OFF when >DOF preview is not activated and ON when DOF preview is activated.
I think also, if Pentax want to do it, it would be easy. The DOF botton with PF 17 on 2 will work like the AE-L botton doing a measure when stopping down and put it in AE-L memory. That would be a nice work around for K/M users. That would also have an advantage for Pentax. Pentax could wright, that the *istD IS compabible to K/M lenses. That would be a very good selling argument for some old K1000, ME-Super users. They will later see, that it is very unconvinient, so they will replace the lenses they use very often to new FA lenses. But they can still use there russian fisheye lens, which they are using ones a year with their new *istD.
