vvn> The eyepiece blind is a nice touch: It's an internal blind, or shutter, that completely blocks off the light for autoexposed timed shots. Unlike aftermarket blinds like HAMA's, this one allows Just like in K2 and K2DMDs :) vvn> The main reason I wanted to try this model was to have the moving needle with aperture-priority. I had assumed that the needle would float continuously as I merely aimed the lens here and there. vvn> That's how it worked on my Minox 35 GT and Olympu XA compacts.
vvn> Wrong. In order to use the exposure meter, you must keep the shutter release partially depressed. I find this arrangement awkward. Each time I remove my right hand from the shutter release to vvn> change the lens aperture ring, the needle swings to the bottom. I don't want to have to remember how many want stops to dial in; I want to SEE the results as I twist the dial. vvn> Does the K2 work this way? Or does the needle swing even when you remove your finger from the shutter release? The K2 works very nicely (or at least K2DMD, I don't have a plain K2) in this regard - if you pull the rapind wind lever into the "ready" position and depress the shutter release, it stays depressed and meters continuously as long as there are batteries inside :) When you push the lever back into storage position it flips up and stops metering. Or with the lever in storage position you can just depress and hold the release normally. Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - 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 .
