The DS is a little lighter, a little faster, and has one or two fewer features than the D. It's both simplified and a little higher spec, uses SD media instead of CF.
With the DS, you can use any Pentax mount lens. With A and later model lenses, you get full metering function. With M and prior K mount lenses, you get semi-automatic metering using Manual mode and the AE-Lock button, and you're limited to CenterWeighted and Spot metering patterns. With screw mount lenses, you mount the lenses with an adapter and get the same metering as with early K and M series lenses, but you have to stop the aperture down manually (no auto-diaphragm support). I believe the same is true of the D but you need to have the latest firmware revision and it operates s little differently. I chose the DS body as I liked it more, and it cost less. Image quality is excellent and the size/weight is fantastic. Godfrey --- Jim Hemenway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Folks: > > I'm new to this list. Along with some other brand cameras, > I've been > shooting with a Pentax ZX-5n. Since I have a bunch of AF > lenses for it, > I'm thinking of getting the *isD for digital work. > > I also have some Spotmatics with a bunch of lenses as well and > would > like to use some of those screw mount lenses on the digital > camera. > > If screw mount lenses are used on the D, is metering > available? When I > handled a D at a camera store several months ago I was told > that there > wasn't any metering possible for those lenses... but then I > later heard > that some sort of software upgrade had been made available. > Is this true? > > Also, can anyone here tell me if one can use screw mounts on > the DS? > > Other than the price difference, is there a reason to get the > DS? > > Thanks in advance, > > Jim Hemenway > > Some of my photos are here: > http://www.hemenway.com > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
