I don't see how you can say that the *istD stop down metering/NO AE on the fly with K/M lenses isnt crippled. Not only do you lose metering sensitivity compared to a a real PK mount at small fstops, AE *on the fly* is no longer possible. This is simply not as good as real PK mount and if it was then Pentax would have been doing it that way for last 30 years BUT THEY HAVENT because its NOT as good method of doing it as sensing the aperture setting ring method is, which the *istD doesn't do.
Im not saying green button technique is useless, its just not on the fly AE which pentax has had for over 30 years beginning way back in the screwmount era with the ES/ESII. JCO -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Predictable Pentax Look through the viewfinder of any dslr. I haven't seen one that's better than the *istD. As for the mount, if you had ever used the camera, you would know that it works great with K and M lenses. It's not even an issue. You tap the green button to meter. Not a problem. Easier than metering with many Pentax film cameras. It's interesting that you're so adamant about this, but you haven't tried it yourself. Very strange. Paul On Jun 3, 2005, at 7:23 AM, Mishka wrote: > i looked through the finder. it sucks. i don't care that canon rebel > has a worse one. the *istd finder still sucks. > the mount is crippled. > > but i meant my email not as criticism of *istD*, quite on contrary. > > best, > mishka > > On 6/3/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The Pentax digital mount is not crippled in any way. The viewfinder >> is quite possibly the best of any digital SLR. Paul >> On Jun 2, 2005, at 11:09 PM, Mishka wrote: >
