I have a D200. I set up three custom functions A, B or C and then i can do a quick change for changing conditions.
I like the feel of the camera in my hand, i have small hands but i like the bulkier feel. Try the camera with a VR 70-210 f2.8 if you want to see fast focus.:-) Dave On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:47 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
