On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 06:02:37 -0500, you wrote: > >On Mar 18, 2004, at 11:06 PM, John Mustarde wrote: > >> >> an option to switch function of the Tv-Av wheels, just for fun > >Sounds like someone doesn't have enough to do.
...can't put nothing over on you guys at all... actually I think this was or is a feature on some Canon body, once mentioned as desirable by a list member. The LCD is way too slow to respond, compared to the D100. I wait and wait and wait for the image to appear, then if my attention wanders the review disappears before I can look at it. Also, I think Pentax should up the frame and buffer rate, making it one better than whatever their direct competition such as D100 and 10Doffers, not because anyone really needs that slight increase, but because better specs help increase sales, and more sales of Pentax gear is good for all Pentax buyers. And while we're at it, how about a left-handed *istD, a complete mirror reverse of the camera as we now see it? With computers, reversing the dies and construction should be no problem. Hey if they do it with golf clubs, why not a DSLR? There sure won't be any competition. Plus the AF stinks. Way before the *istD appeared I appealed to Pentax to offer extreme improvements (at least in AF) over the D100 and then D30-D60, which by design used the Nikon and Canon second-tier AF system, but that did not happen. The AF in the *istD is not really bad, it's just not really a grand improvement over the PZ1p, and about on par with the D100 - 10D, despite several years Pentax had to implement hardware and software changes from the then-excellent PZ1p. I think the AF is really slow to respond, and occasionally locks onto the wrong spot and won't let go of that lock until focusing to some other distance and coming back. So am I unhappy with it? No, I don't get into buyers remorse unless the gear is totally unsuitable. The *istD is as good as the D100 and 10D in most ways that matter, but certainly not better. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
