Another cutdown is one wheel to handle both aperture and shutter when in manual mode and some functions are set via menus rather than dedicated buttons - translated it means that for those who frequently change settings may find the camera more clumsy - more evidence that it is targeted for a different audience than the *istD.
Bruce Tuesday, September 14, 2004, 12:32:07 PM, you wrote: MR> Martin Trautmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>On 2004-09-14 14:45, Nenad Djurdjevic wrote: >>> I just read the *istDs review on dpreview. What a great camera! Yes, it is >>> a cut-down *istD >> >>Hm - where and how is it cut-down? MR> No mirror prefire/lock-up MR> No continuous autofocus MR> No hyper-program mode MR> Only one manual white-balance pre-set MR> Non-adjustable exposure program lines MR> Poorer meter sensitivity (EV1 rather than EV0) MR> No meter bar graph in viewfinder MR> Narrower flash angle coverage MR> *Probably* less K/M lens compatibility MR> Where the ist-Ds is better: MR> Faster flash sync MR> Bigger rear-panel LCD (may consume more power, though) MR> Histogram in immediate image review(!) MR> Bigger, faster buffer
