They better just put the simulator back in the camera and make it work correctly, we would want DOF preview AT ANY TIME like we are used to. That and metering AT ANY TIME to.
--- Arnold Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to a good Pentax contact and to a very kind > invitation I was > today able to inspect a pre-production *ist D which > has just arrived in > Germany. This "pre-production"camera body is > believed to be not a > prototype anymore but equivalent to the final model > except for some last > software modifications. Also there was an *ist that > I could compare the > *ist D to. I brough FA, A, K and screw mount lenses > to try them all. > > The good news (some of it may be old news, though): > - the *ist D is solid - much more solid than the > *ist, and also heavier, > but not heavy. The body seems to be made of > magnesium alloy or something > like that. > - the body of the *ist D is small but its grip is > big enough to hold the > body comfortably. > - the user interface is very clear and owes much to > the (P)Z1 family > (hyper modes, 2 wheels etc...) > - the CCD sensor is protected by a glass just in > front of it. > - when compared to the *ist, the 11 focus sensors of > the *ist D cover a > larger relative area. > - Focus sensor selection is easy, and AF speed seems > to be quite fast. > - 2s mirror prefire self-timer > - Everything works fine with lenses in "A" position. > > The not-so-good news > - like the pototype shown at the CeBit, this *ist D > does not feature an > aperture simulator, so there is no mechanical > transfer of information > about the aperture selected on the lens > - With a lens not in "A" position the body fires > only if this is enabled > by the according custom function > - In aperture priority mode, with a K-mount lens not > in "A" position, > the camera chooses the shutter speed as if the lens > was set at open > aperture. And really, the aperture stays open during > exposure, no matter > what aperture is set on the lens, as the lens's > aperture lever is not > released by the camera but stays pressed down, so > that the aperture > stays open. I guess the same is true for the *ist. > - In aperture priority mode, with a K-mount lens not > in "A" position, > DOF preview can be operated, and the operation can > be heard, too, > however, the aperture stays open all the same. Well, > this is logical, as > the aperture really will stay open during exposure. > - In manual mode, with a lens not in "A" position, > the meter does not > work, but DOF preview does, just like with the *ist. > This really is a > shame. Why do the programmers of the camera not just > turn the meter ON > with DOF preview activated for manual mode? > - In aperture priority mode, the camera and its > meter work correctly > with manual aperture lenses like K28/f3.5 Shift, > K500/f4.5, K1000/f8, > and Srew Mount lenses with K-mount adaptor. > -the batteries do not last long > > Let's hope (never stop hoping) that the compatibilty > issue will be > bettered in a software update or in an updated *ist > D or in the > successor of the *ist D - this could be one advatage > of the short > production cycles of the digital age. > > Arnold > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
