Not making a major issue of it, but the screen is a good 5 times the size of the viewfinder, plus one can zoom in on the part of the image they wish to inspect... I can see it being useful (though I would easily have traded 2 more megapixels for the feature).
Tom C. "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: K10D - More News >Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:12:41 -0400 > >Unfortunately the rear screen DOFP is the same as taking a photograph >you can't save. Not to mention the fact that the resolution on the rear >screen isn't really high enough to make a good determination of DOF >anyway. I personally think that it's a useless feature. I know some >will disagree. > >Tom C wrote: > > >I like the on-screen DOFP. Often hard to get a good feeling in low light > >through the viewfinder. > > > >Tom C. > > > >"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > >numbered." > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: K10D - More News > >>Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:51:53 -0400 > >> > >>Damn, it looks to me as if Pentax has decided to add as many "features" > >>to the mix as possible, without asking if these are necessary to the > >>likely target audience. More like, what can we implement "cheaply" to > >>set us apart, and get the bullet point count up. Oh, well. At least we > >>can hope the core operations and build quality will be solid. > >> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Well, I've only actually seen photos of the latest build of it, >courtesy > >>> > >>> > >>of my > >> > >> > >>>Pentax rep, but at least I've got a little more information for you to > >>> > >>> > >>chew > >> > >> > >>>on. The photos were taken this week, so this is about as current as it > >>> > >>> > >>gets. > >> > >> > >>>First off, the magic press-release date is September 13th. There's >still > >>> > >>> > >>so > >> > >> > >>>much I haven't been able to pry from my rep that I'm dying for this >date > >>> > >>> > >>to > >> > >> > >>>hurry up and get here! > >>> > >>>Body + 18-55 lens should be $899. A bit more than I expected, but >still > >>> > >>> > >>a damn > >> > >> > >>>good price. > >>> > >>>The name is definitely K10D (it was stamped on the body). Any remaining > >>>doubters can relax now. > >>> > >>>Remember in the PMA photos > >>> > >>> > >>(http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/), > >> > >> > >>>that unmarked button that was above the AF switch on the front of the > >>> > >>> > >>camera? > >> > >> > >>>It's now marked RAW, and I'm told it allows you to switch the camera to > >>> > >>> > >>RAW > >> > >> > >>>mode from jpg mode by pressing and holding the RAW button. I think I > >>> > >>> > >>would > >> > >> > >>>have preferred a custom white balance button, but I'm sure this >function > >>> > >>> > >>will > >> > >> > >>>be useful for people who shoot in jpg mode most of the time. > >>> > >>>The LCD screen is the same as on the K100D: 2.5 ", 210,000 pixels > >>> > >>>The battery grip has the same features as the grip for the *istD, >though > >>> > >>> > >>I > >> > >> > >>>can't say whether or not it connects to the body in the same way. > >>> > >>>The body is slightly different than the one shown at PMA, though not by > >>> > >>> > >>much. > >> > >> > >>>I'd be more specific, but I didn't have much time to really study the >new > >>>images. > >>> > >>>The mode dial on the camera's shoulder now has a lot more on it than at > >>> > >>> > >>PMA. I > >> > >> > >>>couldn't see much detail in the images, but the new stuff looked like >the > >>> > >>> > >>same > >> > >> > >>>sort of preset shooting modes you see on consumer cameras (sports, > >>> > >>> > >>portrait, > >> > >> > >>>night scene, etc). > >>> > >>>DOF-preview now functions in a very interesting manner (apparently it > >>> > >>> > >>does this > >> > >> > >>>on the K100D, but I didn't know that). Straight out of the box, when >you > >>> > >>> > >>use > >> > >> > >>>the DOF-preview function, it actually takes a photo and displays it on > >>> > >>> > >>the > >> > >> > >>>screen until you press halfway on the shutter button (no, the photo is > >>> > >>> > >>not > >> > >> > >>>saved on your memory card). If you want the more standard >thru-the-lens > >>> > >>> > >>DOF- > >> > >> > >>>preview, you can change that in a custom function menu. > >>> > >>> > >>>That's all I can remember. Have fun! > >>> > >>>John Celio > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>When you're worried or in doubt, > >> Run in circles, (scream and shout). > >> > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- >When you're worried or in doubt, > Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
