I disagree. I have a problem with my mobile phone when I pick it up. It has so many buttons that whenever I reach into my pocket for it I invariably take a picture or call Australia or whatever. I much prefer being able to grab my camera knowing that there is only one button that will switch it on.
The extra time taken to press the sgutter button and then something else is so tiny it's unnoticeable. John On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:29:32 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, he has a very good usability point. If you're going to press the > white balance button anyway, that should also wake the camera up. > Otherwise he has to press at least 2 buttons. It's good usability to > wake up when he presses any button, just as your PC wakes up when you > press any key or move the mouse. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of John Forbes >> Sent: 29 August 2006 11:32 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Stupid Pentax D-SLR Question >> >> What on earth difference does it make which button you use? >> One button is >> as good as another, surely. >> >> You make it sound as though the AF and metering have to rub >> their eyes, >> yawn, make unpleasant noises, and then ask where their breakfast is. >> >> Come on. >> >> John >> >> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:09:35 +0100, Douglas Newman >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> 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 >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
