On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 5:37 PM, gldnbearz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Adam, > > The tempting features of the K200D are the shake reduction, weather > sealing, and the fact that it takes AA batteries. I have an Optio > with a proprietary charger. Can't say as I always know where the > charger is when I need it.
Note that the battery life of a K10D or K20D is much longer than a P&S with a proprietary charger. 500+ shots in RAW is quite doable, and twice that with a grip. A single spare battery is all I've ever found the need for with most of my DSLR's (the Canon 10D was the exception, rather poor battery life). > > I knew about the viewfinder issue with the K200D, didn't know about > the buffer (don't know how it would affect the kind of photos I take), > and do have a 360 flash so P-TTL only might not be a problem. Again, > not sure of the outcome. The Buffer is small enough that it can be a real issue even when not shooting in continuous advance. I know I had issues with that with both the K100D and the *istD. > > Biggest draw back is I like the compact physical size of the DS. Any > "upgrade" would include a size/weight upgrade as well, I'm afraid. > Would anyone who has made this switch care to comment? > > Pat SR requires a larger body unfortunately. I found the DS to have the best ergonomics overall (the grip on the D is too shallow, the K10D is about midway between the two and the K100D was a almost as nice a handful, but not as solid). Weight isn't really an issue for me though, I currently shoot with the somewhat heavy Nikon D300. -Adam -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
