Whew, what a list. I have *istDed, so the question for me is not to ist or not, but rather what is needed for the DaddyD:
MOST important of all, move all the viewfinder info to a position across the bottom ala the D100, so I can see the darn exposure bar, which right now I can't see unless I cock my face just so and look over in the corner of the viewfinder for it, even then sometimes the indicator blip is obscured. SECOND most important, add in-camera flash exposure compensation, like the PZ1p or D100, via a simple button/wheel combo. Geez, what were you thinking Pentax, leaving off a major feature that's been around on a Pentax body since 1992 or so. Also very important, add more options for the LCD review, such as showing histogram and blown highlights overlayed without going through extra button pushing, plus more options for how long the LCD stays lit, and an option to install custom curves like the D100, and more control over in-camera sharpening (say, 11 levels instead of three), and an option to switch function of the Tv-Av wheels, just for fun, and a lock switch for that pesky AF point selector dial, which my thumb invariably rotates when I don't want it to, and moving the ISO-WB-Quality selector off the left main Green-P-Tv-Av-M dial, maybe via an inner/outer dial, so the camera is always ready to shoot, and Oh, and add that aperture lever so my M lenses meter without the extra button push. Wouldn't a vertical orientation sensor be great, too? With auto rotation of images? Plus the ability to use a nice cheap mechanical plunger-type remote release would be helpful. Shorten the prism overhang - I can't do verticals by rotating the body counter-clockwise when using the F* 300/4.5 because the tripod collar locking knob hangs on the prism. re-design the four-way controller, lose the push switch built into it, add another button for that function, or a lockout of some sort. Don't worry about the Pentax Photo Browser/Lab software package, those programs are unredeemable. Just pay someone to add the Pentax name and raw conversions to some decent software photo browser/convertor software. Right now I download all my Pentax photos using Nikon software, but it won't "see" the Pentax PEF files, nor show all the header info correctly, so that's not a perfect solution. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
