Paul, I did catch the cut-out for the contacts cover. It probably will be safe there but the sliding door on the D was a better solution. I am not at all disappointed with the new camera but the smaller D is a little more comfortable in my small hands.
I'm still in the "paging through the menus" stage. It is also night here so the real fun will have to wait until tomorrow. I was very impressed with the SR. Took a 1/3 second exposure and was shocked to see no evidence of camera motion. I am no where close to having your "steady" abilities so SR is really going to help. I think I will overcome my aversion to the size of the K10D very quickly! On 11/29/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just received my grip today. I love the K10D with the grip, but I'm > a big camera guy. I was shooting almost nothing but 6x7 before I went > digital. After a week of using the K10D, I feel the it is superior to > the D in build. The surface is much more tactile and grippy. The > protrusion on the right makes a better handle. As far as the cover > for the grip contact opening, you'll find a cutout in the bottom of > the grip where the cover can be inserted for storage. > Paul > On Nov 29, 2006, at 6:50 PM, Perry Pellechia wrote: > > > As luck would have it all three packages with my; K10D from Amazon, > > 4GB SD card from Newegg and the grip from B&H all arrived at the same > > time. I am anxiously waiting for the battery to charge but I am > > fondling my new toy. > > > > The K10D is pretty big sitting next to the *istD. The accessory grip > > feels a lot bigger in comparison to the grip for the D. The D-BG2 is > > thicker and has a much more squared contour at the bottom that the > > D-BG1. While not uncomfortable it is not as nice to hold as the D in > > portrait orientation. I have pretty small hands and find the D pretty > > comfortable to use. The K10D is rather roomy by itself. With the > > grip it feels much larger that the D. > > > > For all the D owner who are worrying about the fit and finish compared > > to the D. I will agree with the other comment. The K10D is fairly > > equal to the D in build quality. One thing I do not like about the > > K10D build is the rubber cover for the grip contacts. The sliding > > door on the D is a better solution. I am afraid the rubber cover > > (which has to be completely removed to fit the grip) is going to be > > lost. > > > > If anyone wants side by side shots let me know. > > > > Perry. > > > > -- > > <----------------------------------------------------> > > Perry Pellechia > > > > Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry > > <----------------------------------------------------> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- <----------------------------------------------------> Perry Pellechia Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry <----------------------------------------------------> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
