Reasons? The two control dials sold me on the D
versus the DS. The pentamirror means I would
probably not consider buying a DL, even if it was
the only Pentax DSLR available.
I have the DS, and the two dials aren't a problem for me at all. My fingers
fall naturally on the dial and the "shift" button, if I need to rapidly
switch from shutter to aperture adjustments. (It's the sort of thing that
only takes a very short time to get used to.)
If I'm shooting manual, I often keep my index finger over the "shift" button,
and my second finger over the shutter release button. I don't have to
reposition any of my fingers to change shutter speed, change aperture,
initiate the auto-focus and metering, or to trip the shutter. I also don't
have to take my eye from the viewfinder to make any of these adjustments.
I'm sure the ergonomics of the D were nice, but the DS suits me perfectly.
I've got a -DS and for the most part agree. The only problem I
have with the single dial and the shift button is that depending on which
mode you are in, the dial means different things. If in Av mode,
it adjusts the aperture and the shift-dial adjusts the EV comp. In Tv
mode, it adjusts the speed, and shift-dial adjusts the EV comp. In
Manual, it adjusts the speed, and shift-dial adjusts the aperture. When
in P mode, it doesn't do anything by itself and shift-dial adjusts EV
comp.
I usually end up twidling the knob first to see what I'm changing
and then discover it was the wrong thing. Is that what "Hyper-Program" on
the -D would do for you? Let you use a normal mode (e.g. P), and then
manually adjust away from the automatically-chosen settings?
Anyway, it would be a nice feature, but the rest of the camera's
features actually draw me toward the -DS. Larger LCD, faster USB, SD
memory card slot, etc. The only thing I've discovered I'd like since I
got mine is TTL on the built-in flash. The -D does it, but the -DS
doesn't. Not a real big deal since one would probably want a more
powerful external flash in general.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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