Alin, I can and have used the *ist D all day and every day for several days
without ever using the menu to change settings! If you have one you will
know that you can set up three sets of settings, one of which will almost
certainly be your normal way of working. I took the time to do that, and
now find I rarely need to switch from one to the other.
I agree with Christian that all of the changes I need to make for normal
shooting are on easily accessed controls, not buried in menus: i.e.
ISO rating
Quality (RAW, TIFF, Jpeg 1-3)
White balance
Exposure mode
Shutter speed
Aperture (or on the lens I use)
Shooting Mode (Green, Program, Tv, Ap, Manual, B)
Exposure compensation
Bracketing
Drive mode (single shot, continuous, timer, remote)
Red-eye reduction
DOF preview
AE-Lock
Multiple exposure
AF - select Auto, central or specific point
The first half-dozen are those I would use most often, I guess.
Would anyone like to tell me what else you would expect to use during the
course of a normal session?
With all of the whinging and whining during the recent "Why would you
choose..." thread, an outsider could not be blamed for thinking that Pentax,
in the MZ-S and *-ist D had produced two absolute dogs of cameras, instead
of the excellent tools they both are. Ok, if you really really need 8 fps
and to shoot 30 shots in 6 seconds, go buy a Canon or a Nikon, but please
don't sit on this list and grump about Pentax not having sunk a huge amount
of resources in producing such a beast, when it is generally acknowledged
that the market for them is now pretty much owned by Canon. Not reasonable
behaviour on your part, IMO!
Rant over...
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alin Flaider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Christian" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 5:29 AM
Subject: Re: Digital MZ-5n
Christian,
Can you use the ist d for an extensive period without resorting to
the LCD back? I doubt so. That was my point.
BTW, I too prefer dials. [Why can't they make an MX digital!? With
all these variations on the *ist theme an MX-D will surely fit in
the r&d budget].
Servus, Alin
Christian wrote:
C> How so? It IS a digital camera. Do you own one? If not, how
extensive
C> have you used one? I'll stand by my statements below as far as
operation is
C> just as easy and straightforward on the *ist D as a "real" camera like
an
C> LX or MX.
C> You want fidly? Try a Super Prpgram or ME Super. I cannot stand
changing
C> shutter speeds via those horrible buttons. give me a dial (LX, MX and
YES,
C> *ist D) any day.
