Not quite right Cory - second press on the "INFO" button overlays the histogram.
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cory Papenfuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:44 AM Subject: RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > I also recall that the -D does not provide the option of a > displaying a histogram after taking a shot. It's available, but only > after poking through a menu or something. If that hasn't been fixed with > firmware, it's a huge negative (for shooting with pre-A lenses anyway). > > -Cory > > On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> It should also be mentioned that the D has dual control wheels -- one >> for aperture and one for shutter speed. The DS and DS2 use a single >> wheel. The D also has a PC socket. I don't believe that the others do. >> When using the battery grip, the D has seperate control wheels for >> vertical shooting. >> Paul >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> The original D has better build quality than any of its siblings, and it >>> can be >>> fitted with a battery grip. Functionally, The DS2 is the best. >>> Aestetically, i'd >>> say that the D is the best. All of them work very well. >>> >>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>> From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> So what you are saying is the DS2 is the best of >>>> all the pre-K series Pentax DSLR models in all respects? >>>> Or are there somethings it's lacking compared to an original D? >>>> thanks, >>>> jco >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>> Mat Maessen >>>> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:01 PM >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? >>>> >>>> >>>> On 1/26/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> Is the DS2 better or worse than the DS >>>>> or D and in what way? >>>> >>>> The DS2 has a larger LCD screen than the DS. It also incorporated the >>>> change including AF-continuous mode from the DS version 2.0 software >>>> into its 1.0 software. So if you have a DS with version 2.0 or later >>>> software on it, it is functionally identical to a DS2. I bought a DS2 >>>> because it came along at the right time, at the right price. >>>> >>>> Both the DS and DS2 have faster card write speeds than the original D. >>>> The viewfinders are identical to the D, and can have their focusing >>>> screens changed relatively easily. >>>> >>>> -Mat >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > -- > > ************************************************************************* > * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * > * Electrical Engineering * > * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * > ************************************************************************* > > > -- > 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
