Bruce wrote: > >In all this discussion of aperture control, I forgot one very lame >behavior on the PZ-1p. It is somewhat of an oxymoron. It provides >this capability to change aperture by spinning a dial rather than >using the aperture ring, but the DOF preview button is mechanical and >requires you to turn the aperture ring to make it work. I had >forgotten about that, but now remember how it used to raise my hackles >a bit. Especially doing macros, I would spin the dial to set >aperture, press in the DOF button to view, and realize that I have to >use the aperture ring. > >Not only that, the dial doesn't work with pre "A" lenses, so to get >aperture priority, you still have to use the aperture ring. This is >probably what is meant by a somewhat confusing interface. Not quite >as clean and cohesive as it ought to be. I understand why, but, >nonetheless, it is inconsistent with the design philosophy. >
This is quite correct. Not having an electronic DOF preview is annoying, particularly if you're setting aperture on the body. A strange inconsistency, maybe due to the time of release, this is one of those things that I'm sure was improved on with the PZ-1pn (which Paal has mentioned was developed but of course never released). Rob _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
