I see this update was made available yesterday as I was traveling
home. Looks pretty nice. I'll install it on one of my DS bodies and
then see how it works before applying it to the other.
Godfrey
On Dec 1, 2005, at 12:06 AM, David Oswald wrote:
I don't know if anyone FROM Pentax reads this list, but if so, I
wanted to publicly say thanks for the firmware update for the *ist-DS.
I installed Version 2.0 tonight. It was just as easy as the
previous upgrade, but with seemingly much more benefit. The greyed-
out Fn menu options is a helpful addition indeed. No more
wondering why auto-flash doesn't work in 'P' mode (hint, in v2.0
that option is grayed out to reflect the fact that it's not really
an option). The AF-C and AF-S mode selection is probably the most
important and meaningful addition. This actually adds real-shooting
functionality that was essentially missing (or severely crippled)
in the earlier firmware versions. And putting Auto-ISO on the Fn
menu is "where it belongs". The changes to the custom menu are
helpful as well.
The new artwork for the various pic modes is fluff, but why not I
guess. ;)
Anyway, thanks for continuing to support us -DS users.
