Perry - The camera is sealed. I believe the rubber plug maintains the seal. The old sliding door would have leaked like a sieve.
I liked the door, too. See you later, gs <http://georgesphotos.net> On 11/29/06, Perry Pellechia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul, > I did catch the cut-out for the contacts cover. It probably will be > safe there but the sliding door on the D was a better solution. I am > not at all disappointed with the new camera but the smaller D is a > little more comfortable in my small hands. > > I'm still in the "paging through the menus" stage. It is also night > here so the real fun will have to wait until tomorrow. I was very > impressed with the SR. Took a 1/3 second exposure and was shocked to > see no evidence of camera motion. I am no where close to having your > "steady" abilities so SR is really going to help. I think I will > overcome my aversion to the size of the K10D very quickly! > > On 11/29/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just received my grip today. I love the K10D with the grip, but I'm > > a big camera guy. I was shooting almost nothing but 6x7 before I went > > digital. After a week of using the K10D, I feel the it is superior to > > the D in build. The surface is much more tactile and grippy. The > > protrusion on the right makes a better handle. As far as the cover > > for the grip contact opening, you'll find a cutout in the bottom of > > the grip where the cover can be inserted for storage. > > Paul > > On Nov 29, 2006, at 6:50 PM, Perry Pellechia wrote: > > > > > As luck would have it all three packages with my; K10D from Amazon, > > > 4GB SD card from Newegg and the grip from B&H all arrived at the same > > > time. I am anxiously waiting for the battery to charge but I am > > > fondling my new toy. > > > > > > The K10D is pretty big sitting next to the *istD. The accessory grip > > > feels a lot bigger in comparison to the grip for the D. The D-BG2 is > > > thicker and has a much more squared contour at the bottom that the > > > D-BG1. While not uncomfortable it is not as nice to hold as the D in > > > portrait orientation. I have pretty small hands and find the D pretty > > > comfortable to use. The K10D is rather roomy by itself. With the > > > grip it feels much larger that the D. > > > > > > For all the D owner who are worrying about the fit and finish compared > > > to the D. I will agree with the other comment. The K10D is fairly > > > equal to the D in build quality. One thing I do not like about the > > > K10D build is the rubber cover for the grip contacts. The sliding > > > door on the D is a better solution. I am afraid the rubber cover > > > (which has to be completely removed to fit the grip) is going to be > > > lost. > > > > > > If anyone wants side by side shots let me know. > > > > > > Perry. > > > > > > -- > > > <----------------------------------------------------> > > > Perry Pellechia > > > > > > Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry > > > <----------------------------------------------------> > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > -- > <----------------------------------------------------> > Perry Pellechia > > Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry > <----------------------------------------------------> > > -- > 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
