I think the DS does not have wireless sync with the AF360FGZ. I have a D and recently was very tempted to get a DS as a second body because of the low price, but after I "calmed" down, I told myself that I should either save that money for a wide zoom (Pentax 12-24mm or Sigma 10-20mm) or for the new DSLR coming out later in the year.
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 21, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Brian Dipert wrote: > > > ... I was surprised to see little > > grumbling about the features that were stripped > off the *ist D in > > the *ist > > DS transition. > > I did mention that there were features removed for > the DS but that I > never missed them. > > > To whit (liberally borrowing from > > www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxistds): > > o Custom image sizes > > Utterly irrelevant. I always capture with full > resolution and full > format, in RAW format. > > > o TIFF image format option > > Again, irrelevant. TIFF is simply JPEG *** without > compression, > wastes a lot of space for extremely little gain. > > > o Hyper-program > > Never had it so I don't really know what I'm missing > if anything. I > do wish the DS had simple Program-Shift control, > like my Sony does. > > > o Program lines, vs picture modes > > o Two additional user memories > > Never use picture modes on the DS, never used > multiple custom program > settings on my other cameras that had them. The > program lines choices > I've never had but I haven't yet seen anything > particularly more > relevant than P, Av, Tv, and M exposure modes for my > photography. > > > o Altered metering range > > The DS has 1.5 EV less range, 1EV at the bottom and > .5 EV at the top. > This is not enough to matter to me .... I don't > think I've ever run > into the top of its range, and at the bottom I find > guesstimating and > bracketing more successful than metering. > > > o Two additional manual white balance presets > > Since I capture in RAW format exclusively, my > cameras are always on AWB. > > > o wider built-in flash angle of coverage > > Neither camera's built in flash is worth much other > than for > occasional fill in, and is occluded by a lens hood > on a wide angle > lens anyway. > > > o PC Sync flash terminal > > Not a big deal for me, but for some it might be > important. An adapter > to a PC sync terminal is easily available, however > ... although most > people I know using studio and multiple flash setups > use either > slaves or RF triggers rather than PC sync > connections. > > > o Continuous autofocus option in all exposure > modes > > This was added back to the DS with firmware revision > v2.0. > > > o etc....(what did I forget?) > > For those that use them, the powered battery grip on > the D is handy. > I don't use them. > > The larger, higher resolution LCD, improved write > and review > responsiveness, saturation warning display, and > lower price of the DS > mean more to me than any of these features. > > If you intend to stick with Pentax system in the > future and look > forward to buying the new, higher end body in the > Fall, buying > another D body now, which likely means buying a > couple more CF cards > which will be incompatible with the new body, seems > a costly step. > Better to put that money into a DS backup body at > half the price and > 4G worth of fast SD cards. > > Or pay the extra for the D body to have an identical > backup and buy > the SD cards anyway. And an SD->CF adapter or two so > you can use the > cards in your present D body as well as future > bodies. > > Godfrey > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
