Yes, the DS2 was produced in very small numbers. Paul On Jan 28, 2007, at 3:29 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
> Was the DS2 a very short lived, relatively low production item > compared to the other istD series DSLRS? I am not > seeing many of them left on the new market and > almost none used while there seems to be plenty of the > istD and istDS out there both new and used at this time. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > P. J. Alling > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:14 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > > > The D supports hyper program with two control wheels as opposed to one > wheel on the Ds/Ds2 which doesn't support that mode. The D has a > smaller grip, (or perhaps I should say the Ds has a deeper grip), > and a > better finished body with a PC socket. > Thought the Ds has doors covering the various connections, SD card, > (the > > D uses a CF card), and nicer battery compartment are nicer. . > > In operation although the Ds/Ds2 write speed seems to be faster I've > been able to take 6 Raw files, (with noise reduction turned off), > before > > the D slows down as opposed to 5 with the DS, though once it slows > down > the D is very slow and takes longer to recover due to it's slow data > bus. > > The D has a battery grip with built in exposure controls, which would > probably be nice for use with linger lenses and when shooting > verticals. But seems to be problematic for it's primary roll of > supplying extra power from what I've read here and other places. > > Having used both I can say it's a trade off. I know that if and > when I > finally get a K10D I'll most likely be keeping my D as a backup, and > selling the DS > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > -- > > The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. > -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael > > > -- > 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
