Cotty wrote:
Biggest ones:
Stefan: Canon printer!
Me: Boxed sets of Voyager DVDs :-)
Alma: Pentax *ist Ds
Har, I been playing with this cute lil thing (the camera, not my wife).
1. Rocker switch affair on the back - it works fine, just need the knack.
2. Nice body build, feels solid enough. (my wife, as well as the camera)
3. Menu hierarchy seems okay, can't figure out how to change ISO but
what the hell, will read the manual eventually.
To change the ISO press the FN button to bring up the function menu...
(I had a bitch of a time getting used to that after the D).
4. Eyepiece rubber is flimsy and pretty useless.
5. Put some AAs in and in no time it was flashing 'battery depleted' at
me. Measured 1.47 volts across all. Harumph. Put some fresh one's in and
seems okay.
Use NiHMs or Lithiums. Alkalines are a waste.
6. Tried some old manual lenses on, icluding Tokina 17 3.5 and worked
okay - after I took it out of AF- S mode and left it in continuous. I
don't believe in single anything. No green buttons, it just works.
(Already upped the firmware to 2.0)
7. It's so sloooow compared to the 1D but hey, no surprise. Fast enough
for her ladyship. She loves the pop-up flash.
8. The SD card is easy to get at - same or different to the D?
The D uses a CF card, and likes to hold on to it. The Ds will launch
the SD card across the room. (A new very PDML Olympic event, maybe?)
9. So light, the whole camera weighs about the same as the 1D's battery
alone.
10. Overall, a nice little thing.
Looks like the MX will take a back seat for a while. We have a dodgy old
FA 35-70 macro that can do duty as a jack-of-all-trades lens for now.
Worryingly, she asked me what the next PUG theme was !
Cheers,
Cotty
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