Adam Maas wrote:
E.R.N. Reed wrote:
I'm not contributing to the diatribes on either side -- just want to
comment on one comment.
Adam Maas wrote:
Now I'm significantly more annoyed by the film bodies with this
mount, as they do not have the workarounds that the digital bodies
do, and thus are essentially unusable with K and M lenses unless an
external meter is used. I'd love to add an *ist to my collection in
order to have a relatively modern film body,but until pentax adds
the Green Button functionality to the *ist, it's not an option.
Have you considered a PZ-1 or PZ-1p as a relatively modern,
well-stocked-with-features, film body? I think it's the closest film
sibling to the *istD.
It lacks decent AF. Other than that it's an option. But it's not
comparable to the D really, being rather further up-spec than the D is
(Faster shutter, flash sync and framerate for starters). The *ist is
it's closest sibling, the only major differences are the viewfinder,
hyper-program and PC-Sync.
I disagree about the lacking decent AF, but setting that aside, my
reason for considering it similar to the *istD is that it has
hyper-program and hyper-manual modes and the controls include two dials
for adjusting shutter speed and aperture, and the famous green or IF
button. So, of the Pentax film SLRs I've used, I found the PZ-1 the
closest in camera control interface to the *istD. Except that with the
PZ-1 you also have the option of using the aperture ring. (They also
look alike -- tasteful, serious-looking all-black cameras labelled PENTAX.)
Agree the PZ-1(p) have some higher specs than the *istD. OTOH, I think
electronic DOF preview and having a PC sync terminal are upgrades
relative to the PZ-1.
Now, admittedly I've never seen a film *ist in person. Does it have the
two dials and the two hyper modes also? And a button to set exposure
automatically in hyper manual?
About the AF -- as I rarely use any kind other than single centre-sensor
autofocus even on cameras that have other options, the fact that it's
the only option on the PZ-1 doesn't bother me. I guess if you prefer
multiple AF sensors, that might cause you to consider the PZ-1's
autofocus less than ideal.
