I was going to ask what a N*kon is. Sorry Doug:-)
Dave BTW i'm pretty sure you need to press the shutter button. I dont remember any other button waking the camera upo. Dave Quoting Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > What in the hell is a C*non? > > On Aug 29, 2006, at 6:09 AM, Douglas Newman wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> This is something that really annoys me about my C*non >> so I am wondering if it is different on Pentax's >> D-SLRs (specifically the K100D, but they're probably >> all the same in this respect). >> >> Like most modern cameras, the 20D goes to "sleep" >> after a few seconds. >> >> On a N*kon D-SLR you can press ANY button and the >> camera will wake up. The C*non needs yout half-press >> the shutter to wake it up. >> >> This drives me nuts - I still can't get used to it >> after a year. >> >> For example, let's say I just took some outdoor photos >> at ISO 100. Now I walk indoors. I want to take a photo >> at ISO 800 and switch from Daylight to Tungsten white >> balance. >> >> On the C*non, I have to half-press the shutter, thus >> activating the AF and metering, THEN change ISO and >> WB, and of course take the photo after that. >> >> On the N*kons, you could just wake up the camera by >> pressing the "ISO" or "WB" button, not having to >> pointlessly activate the metering and AF when I'm not >> ready to take the shot anyway. >> >> On a Pentax, can I wake up the camera from its slumber >> by e.g. pressing the "Fn" button, or does it require >> the half-press of the shutter like the C*non? >> >> Oddly, I never see this mentioned in reviews. I never >> even noticed it about the C*non until after I bought >> it - it didn't come up when I played around with it in >> the shop. >> >> It won't influence my purchase decision (I've already >> decided to buy), but it would be awfully nice if in >> this respect the Pentax is more like a N*kon than a >> C*non. >> >> New Doug >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> -- >> 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 > -- Equine and pet photography, York and Durham Region. www.caughtinmotion.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
