Agreed. Although my flash shoe adapter wasn't all that much. About twenty bucks if I remember corectly. A Promaster I think. It works. I leave it on the end of my studio flash PC cord. That way it's still just a one move attachment. But, yeah, the camera should have had a PC connection. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 6:50 PM, William Robb wrote:
> It looks like a pretty nice camera. It's bigger than I have come to > like, but it is what it is. > So it goes. > I find it a bit ungainly at the moment, and a little unbalanced. I > don't > have the vertical grip yet, not sure when it will arrive. > They did a better job of delivery with the *istD, the grip was > available > with the camera. > Fit and finish is more of the same compared to the istD, but the > overall > feel is improved by the way the card and battery doors open. I never > liked the doors on the istD, I was always afraid of breaking them. > I like the feel of the istD cover material more, and the istD feels > better balanced to me. > I find the latches a bit fiddly to operate. > It feels better than it has a right to, given the cost. > It sure is fast. > The white balance is going to be a joy to use, anyone who hasn't read > that part of the book should do so. > I miss not having a PC socket. > I find the control wheels a bit badly placed, but I'll get used to it, > I'm sure. > The 4-way switch on the istD was a sore point with me. I still wish > they > had gone with buttons, but this control wheel looks like it will work > well enough. > I like how customizable the camera is. > The Fn menu is nice and fast. > The format command is a bit deeper in than I like. I would prefer > it on > the Fn menu somewhere. > As has been discussed, it would be nice if the shake reduction > could be > configured to tie it to the meter-on duration, though I bet it > would be > a real battery hog that way. > It is certainly as fast to be ready as the AF can secure focus, I > expect > it will be fine for most shooting situations. > I quite like the digital preview, it is like making a soft > Polaroid. It > will be a help for shooting product for sure. I am curious to see > how it > works with the remote assistant, wondering if the screen shot will > transfer to the computer for previewing. > Note to Pentax: Give me this and I'll forgive the lack of PC > socket...... > The AF switch is fiddly, a bit bigger and thicker lever would be nice. > I decided to modernize my portable flash, the old Metz 60 CT/2 will > still work fine, but sometimes a shoe mount flash is nice. > I came home with an AF540FGZ, which seems nice enough. > Wireless with the built in would be nicer still. > I was afraid the flash was going to have menus, but I haven't found > any > yet. > It seems to be accurate enough, though taking pictures of my dogs > in the > living room is not definitive testing. > > I'll be shooting studio with it tomorrow. I had to buy a really > expensive little flash shoe adaptor to make up for the lack of a PC > terminal. > > Have fun > > William Robb > > Note to Pentax: I'd like a PC terminal on the next camera you put in > front of me, and you may as well put an aperture simulator in it as > well, since it will have to be upscale from the K10 to attract me. > > > > > > -- > 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
