I was at a party Saturday and a friend, playing drums in the band, asked if I could get some shots with his camera, rather than just using mine. A D200 with the 18-200 VR lens.
I haven't seen any of the photos yet, so I can't speak to the image quality, but I can say that shooting with the D200 really made me appreciate the ergonomics of my K5. Some of my issues are undoubtably unfamiliarity, but while I gripe about having to use two hands if I want to review photos on the K-5, it seems as if half the controls on the D200 are out of reach of the right thumb or forefinger. Changing mode, or ISO was a complicated process, and if they have the equivalent of the Tav mode, I couldn't find it. Focus with the 18-200 didn't seem to be any faster, if even as fast as with the 16-50 on the K-5. It's probably just unfamiliarity, but I didn't see a button conveniently marked as AF to disable AF once focus was locked. And the shutter, while not as loud as the D700, was a far cry from the whisper quiet snick of the K-5. I will say that I liked the feel of it in my hand. It was noticeably bigger than the K-5. I like that I can make my K-5 bigger with a grip if I were to want to, but if space is at a premium, I can also make the camera smaller, and easier to carry. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
