Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Nov 1, 2005, at 10:10 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
On the D however it's HyperProgram, and it jumps you into either
Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority depending on which you shift
(Tv wheel shifts into Shutter Priority, Av Wheel into Aperture
Priority) until you kick it back into Program with the green button.
This is IMHO superior to the standard Program Shift.
I still can't quite get understand the advantage. The KM A2 works the
same way that Pentax seems to label "HyperProgram", the Canon 10D
works the more traditional single-wheel program shift. With the
Canon, if in Program mode, I can get either the aperture or the
shutter speed I want by rolling one wheel, and I return to standard
operation by rolling the same control back. On the KM or Pentax, I
can do the same but need to be aware of which wheel I turn as well as
what's changing in the viewfinder display, and press yet another
control to return to standard operation.
What's the advantage?
Godfrey
I generally consider Program Shift to be a fast subsitute for switching
to Av or Tv. So the Pentax method allows me to quickly shift back and
forth between Program and Av (I rarely use Tv) while shooting, which is
what I really want rather than a substitute. It also allows me to
preserve 'shifts' between shots. I find it significantly more useful
than plain program shift on my F90x or F601m, for the rare time I'm
actually using an A or AF lens. This means I actually leave the D in P
when I'm using the 18-55 rather than switching modes.
That said, I do wonder why the DS and DL don't even have basic program
shift, it's an obvious feature, and one that all the competition has as
far as I'm aware (Drebel might not, but the Nikons and Rebel XT do have it)
-Adam
