My CF cards come out only if I hold the opening of the slot downwards, else they stop on their way out too early for me to get a grip on them. I do think this is a flaw. at least for me, as is the strap that gets in the way. I can live with it though. I also think the histogram should be available right after the shot. I don't need it often, but when I do, usually when using the unpredictable flash, I want instant review of the histogram.
The bad TTL flash control and the bad joystick control are my other gripes, but I still do like the *istD very much and I am very happy with it. On Sunday 30 January 2005 05:03, Larry Cook wrote: FJW> It is not just microdrives that stick. I have several compactflash cards FJW> from Lexar and Sandisk, 512MB, 1GB and 2GB and some pop right out when I FJW> press the eject button and at least one barely comes out and without the FJW> post-it tab that I use is a bitch to get out. You can't just tip the FJW> camera and it will fall out. You have to pull it out but with the FJW> post-it tab it is no problem. So what I assume is happening is that FJW> there is a specification with a tolerance range of how wide and thick a FJW> CF card can be and a spec with a tolerance range for the size of the FJW> *istD slot and between the size of the *istD slot and the CF spec some FJW> (and possibly a lot) CF cards stick in the slot and others don't. Those FJW> that don't pop right out. Those that do are annoying. FJW> FJW> Larry FJW> FJW> > Rob, I wasn't saying that you have to do as I did every time! That was FJW> > merely to indicate, IMO, how effective the eject design is in getting FJW> > the card out of the slot. In fact, I did say that tilting the camera FJW> > slightly down would be the best way. That's what I do when the camera FJW> > is around my neck: lift it up, hold the strap out of the way with a FJW> > spare finger, open the door and eject the card. It ain't that hard! FJW> > FJW> > Maybe the problem really arises with microdrives? How close to a CF FJW> > card are they in size (obviously, I have never used one and never FJW> > tried one in the *ist-D)? FJW> > FJW> >John Coyle FJW> >Brisbane, Australia FJW> > FJW> > FJW> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FJW> > To: <[email protected]> FJW> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 1:14 PM FJW> > Subject: Re: *istD-flaws FJW> > FJW> > FJW> >On 30 Jan 2005 at 11:15, John Coyle wrote: FJW> > FJW> > FJW> >The first is really a non-issue with the *ist-D! FJW> > FJW> > FJW> >Test performed just now: FJW> >Lay the camera on the desk, lens mount down, no lens, so the body is FJW> >perfectly horizontal. FJW> >Ensure the strap isn't obstructing the card door. FJW> >Open the card door. FJW> >Push the card eject button. FJW> >Retrieve the card from where it landed - 10 cm. away from the camera! FJW> > FJW> > FJW> > FJW> > LOL, you don't own any Microdrives obviously (not that mine FJW> > actually comes out FJW> > without a fight) FJW> > FJW> > The fact that the door can't simply opened to provide clear access FJW> > the card for FJW> > secure removal it is a negative in my books. There are many FJW> > instance that I FJW> > find myself in where I can't provide the ideal conditions that FJW> > changing the FJW> > card in a *ist D requires. For instance I often can't find a desk FJW> > when I'm in FJW> > the midst of a surging crowd, or on a dance floor, or chasing a FJW> > parade, or in a FJW> > huddle at the races or up on the fence at a motorsport event. I FJW> > have a tab on FJW> > my cards to assist in their removal (both are stiff in any *ist D FJW> > slot) but the FJW> > tab can also foul the CF door and my CF card case. FJW> > FJW> > I had no problems changing cards in these sorts of conditions with FJW> > my previous FJW> > CF based body. So what I'm trying to say is that it is a problem FJW> > for some FJW> > users, we aren't simply whingers this aspect of design is poor and FJW> > I hope that FJW> > they address it next round. It's fact nothing else, it doens't FJW> > stop the camera FJW> > from producing excellent images but it can be a PITA in some FJW> > instances. FJW> > FJW> >Rob Studdert FJW> >HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA FJW> >Tel +61-2-9554-4110 FJW> >UTC(GMT) +10 Hours FJW> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] FJW> >http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ <http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Edistudio/publications/> FJW> >Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 FJW> > FJW> > FJW> FJW> FJW> FJW> -- Frits W�thrich
