I almost always have my mode dial on P. Thanks to HyperProgram, it is extremely versatile and there's no fumbling.
I turn mine off, though; I carry it on my right with the strap over my right shoulder and the lens facing inward, and it awakens if it's merely asleep. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan, have you tried just leaving your camera turned on all the time? > That's what I do, and the battery life isn't noticeably impaired. It > goes to sleep after a minute (by default) and sleep mode is pretty > much as power-frugal as Power-Off. One touch on the shutter button and > it comes awake, faster than Power-On. > > I power it off only after I wrap up shooting, or to switch lenses or an SD > card. > > > On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Tv mode is my preferred mode of operation with the K-5 II S. It >> allows me to easily adjust shutter speed, and through that aperture, >> from one shot to another, without taking my eye away from the view >> finder. >> >> There is a danger, however. The wheel is rather close to the on/off >> switch. When I am walking around with the camera off, and I see a >> photo opportunity that will last only a second or two, my large, >> clumsy finger have a way of inadvertently turning the wheel as I am >> rutning the camera on. I have messed up several images over the past >> few days, especially at the San Diego Zoo. :( >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > 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. -- 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.
