Have fun, I don't know what you consider affordable but he new DA
limiteds seem to more than a few dollars less expensive than the old
Limiteds, with the same quality build, though a bit slower, and no
aperture ring.
gfen wrote:
>On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
>
>
>>Anybody bought the K100D and how do you
>>Like it so far? Is the anti-shake working
>>As well as touted? What are the pros/cons
>>If any (other than K/M lens issues)???
>>
>>
>
>I did, it came in Friday morning.
>
>I haven't had much of a chance to use it, yet, but I've learned:
>
>#1 Lesson: Not caring about film cost kicks ass!
>I need to read the manual.
>Antishake is pretty clever. I'm hand holding below my old cutoff, 1/45.
>That it looks like using K/M lenses isn't so bad with the AE button.
>My old flash, an AF280T, no longer works with this body.
>The wireless remote doesn't let you utilize the autowinder, or whatever
>we'd call it. Multiple shot feature. Eh. Whatever.
>I need to read the manual.
>The digital preview version of DoF is actually pretty useful.
>That having a 50/1.4 turn into a 75/1.4 isn't desirable.
>That I wish they made and I owned a 35/1.4. I'll settle for teh 35/2.0.
>The lack of short focal length lenses bites.
>I've re-learned how nice Pentax lenses are.
>I wish I had camera movements. :)
>There's too many damned buttons.
>I need to read the manual.
>Wait, I have to set ISO? It does for me? Huh? What? Eh?
>Multiple AF points seems to be useless.
>Evidently, raw images from the camera don't go into Photoshop?
>I wish I knew what I was doing.
>I need to read the manual.
>I need to learn that I have a preview screen right on teh camera, and I
>don't need to go home, download the photos into the PC and then see what I
>got.
>
>I haven't really tried full manual mode, so I haven't had to get used to
>using wheels and buttons in combinations, although I rarely used anything
>but Av mode, anyways.
>
>Its a brave new world. I'm not sure I'm ready for it. I realized that
>after I came home and decided to look at the images, only to realize I
>oculd've proofed in the field and corrected for shoddy composition. Then,
>to muddle my way around a bit, and try to figure out how to get things
>into various programs left me befuddled. I really did forget that I can
>look at the preview screen in the field, and I truly regret the lack of
>camera movements.. You don't know how often you use them or how useful
>they are until they're gone.
>
>I know your beef is with the use of pre-A lenses. I haven't given it much
>work, but when I read from someone how to use the AE lock button to stop
>down, meter, and then display it in the view finder I became much more
>placated by it. Its still probably not idea for people who need to quickly
>function with their pre-A lenses, but for me, it works just fine.
>
>I'm somewhat confused, though, in reading that the newest lens lines
>forthcoming I'm going to lose the ability to autofocus, though. While I
>probably won't be able to afford anything with an asterik in its name, it
>bothers me none the less.
>
>I'd also like to see Pentax release a line of value priced, fast prime
>lenses for these things. If they're going to make 'em for a little CCD and
>omit the aperature ring, I'd hope they were within the price range of a
>non-pro. Alas, the days of the prime lens are probably as over as the days
>of film flagship bodies.
>
>Oh, and the last thing I learned from buying a K100D: I need to read the
>manual.
>
>
>
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