No. The mode dial on the D has Green/P/Tv/Av/M/B, plus positions for setting ISO, capture mode, and white balance. No preset programs.
On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 08:09:00PM -0400, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > Paul, does the D not have those presets? I could have sworn that it did. > > -Aaron > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subj: Re: K10D - More News > Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:50 pm > Size: 3K > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > 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. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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 > > > > -- > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
