Good report. I'm glad the camera became a tool for you rather than something to fight with. Look forward to more impressions as time goes on.
-- Bruce Friday, June 15, 2007, 11:48:16 PM, you wrote: Eac> Well, I erroneously said the mode dial on the K100D was on the other side Eac> from the DS (that's because I've been using my Canon a lot lately in the gap Eac> between selling the DS and getting the K100D). Eac> In actual fact, if you compare pictures of the two cameras, the *istDS and Eac> the K100D, they are extremely similar as to size, location of LCD screens, Eac> buttons, and dials. Very, very similar. The LCD screen on the back is bigger, Eac> but when I went out and shot extensively the other day with the K100D it felt Eac> like I was using the DS. It is a tad quieter than the DS (though Pentax seems Eac> to go in for noisy shutters, my Canon is a lot quieter. Maybe it's to emulate Eac> that old-fashioned mechanical manual SLR feeling). And it has better menus Eac> than the DS, overall. I can't say quite how they are improved, but they are. Eac> A little lighter weight, but still not a plasticy camera, and not too light Eac> weight. I haven't tested it with the AS off yet, but I have gotten sharp Eac> enough photos with it and the 50-200 zoom (which is not quite as good as the Eac> 16-45 I have). I find I am trusting in-camera AS as much I as I trust my Canon IS Eac> lenses (I am not the steadiest person in the world). Eac> I shot all day the other day with K100D, and I think the best thing I can Eac> say about it is it became "transparent" to me. I was not thinking much about Eac> the camera when I was shooting at all. Instead I was thinking about my Eac> photographs. The best tools are the ones that can become transparent, IMHO. Eac> So, yeah, it's only 6 mp, and it isn't water sealed and it probably isn't as Eac> good as the K10D, but I am happy. I do not regret "upgrading" from the DS at Eac> all. Eac> Anyone currently using a DS would find the move to the K100D a short move Eac> with only minor changes. Eac> I will probably try AS (off and on) later and maybe report on that Eac> separately later too. Eac> Marnie aka Doe :-) Eac> --------------------------------------------- Eac> Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. Eac> ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
