Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >On Dec 13, 2007, at 2:50 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >>> hmm: I have never seen a point to being able to change drive mode >>> while looking through the viewfinder ... particularly for doing stuff >>> like setting a self-timer/mirror pre-fire. I only use that when I'm >>> using a tripod. As long as I have to look at the body to set a >>> switch, using the Fn menu is just as easy. >> >> I suspect you and I have very different shooting styles! I only use >> mirror pre-fire when I have the camera on a tripod, but it's sometimes >> a decision that I need to make very quickly in changing light. > >Hmm? When I have the camera on a tripod, I *always* have the mirror >pre-fire setting enabled unless I'm shooting at a motorsports event. >I turn it on before I snap the camera into the QR clamp...
Like I said: Difference in shooting style. I often use the pre-fire when shooting from a tripod, but sometimes need to time even tripod-mounted shots to an accuracy that the 2-3 second pre-fire delay precludes, so I sacrifice ultimate sharpness for speed & control. And I shift back and forth between these types of shots quickly and often in some situations. I also sometimes have to shift *quickly* from tripod shooting (with pre-fire) to hand-held (without) and vice-versa. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
