Coming from that other thread ... >>> I can hold the *ist D comfortably in one hand at rest for a >>> couple of >>> hours, with the K10D using the same lens I have no chance. My hand >>> feels strained to get a good grip and the camera feels quite >>> heavy. I >>> know that the actual weight is not that much greater but I bet the >>> weight distribution is vastly different. >> >> The vertical grip isn't as nice to use either. The base flange >> needs to >> be substantially thicker, and the dial and shutter release placement >> isn't as good as on the D. >> I don't think my hands are any bigger or smaller than normal, so >> to me >> it looks like Pentax paid less attention to ergonomic details on this >> one than they did on the istD > > That may be a personal preference thing. While I haven't tried the > K10D yet (And sadly, I won't have one until next year as I ran > across a laptop deal that couldn't be turned down), I found the > *istD's grip to be on the small side, and the shutter placement is > awful (Far too easy to hit with the heel of the hand when shooting > with the main controls). That said, the grip on the D did make it > handle better, but the D's biggest problem is the shallow handgrip, > which was solved on the DS.
Definitely a lot of personal preference in ergonomics... I'm still in the "explore and evaluate" stage of K10D ownership. I don't think I've taken any pictures with it not mounted on a tripod yet. But handling it, I find it fits my hands pretty well. I won't make any real judgement until I fit the Hakuba Grip-LH hand strap as I'm so used to working with that fitted to my cameras that it feels odd without it. I've not been a big fan of battery grips in the past, however I bought the one for this camera to give it a try again. I find it improves the grip nicely and the camera remains well balanced. It does make it bulky but the balance is fine. Trying to learn how to use the grip's on-board controls, however, may or may not happen: I'm very accustomed to just turning the camera for portraits and it feels very weird to hold it any other way than with my hand on top. I configured the two wheels ... I put the EV comp control on the rear wheel and the Aperture/Shutter/ISO/Program shift on the front wheel as I use the EV comp control much much more than any of the others. I tend to make ISO, aperture and shutter speed selections looking down at the top LCD most of the time, not when looking through the viewfinder. It's nice to have direct control of EV Compensation without having to chord a button. The front wheel remains, to me, a poor choice for a control. My forefinger does not naturally move side to side that way, same problem I had with the front wheel on the 10D and the A2. I think the Sony R1's dual wheels remain a superior design: both are on the back and move easily with my thumb, with no confusion as they feel and work quite differently. So far the rest of the new controls just work or haven't yet risen to my consciousness. To me that means that Pentax has done a pretty good job of designing them to be and work as I expect without thinking too much. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
