> I hope you're wrong about the preset shooting modes. Or if it does have them, > I hope it has a switch for continuous autofocus as well, along with > individualwheels for shutter speed and ap. In other words, I hope it's at > least as professional in its operating modes as the *ist D. The price is much > lower than I expected. That's good news. I think. It makes one wonder if the > 645D is going to be a lot less expensive than most are thinking. Hmmmm.
If you looked at the photos in the link from my original post, you'd have seen there is indeed a switch for singleAF/continuousAF/MF, as well as shutter speed and aperture wheels on the front and back of the body (like the *ist D). The preset shooting modes on most cameras aren't usually a bad thing, by the way. They allow more people to get into a camera they might not normally be skilled enough to use. As we all know, Pentax could use as many buyers as possible right now. Honestly, sometimes I wish my D had some of those modes, if only for those times when I'm too tired to think straight. As for the 645D, I wouldn't hold your breath. I don't have any information one way or another, but since this is a first for Pentax, I think it's a safe bet that it's going to be relatively expensive, and that successive models will be cheaper (like the *istDS compared to the *istD). This is, of course, only speculation. John Celio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
