I used the joystick extensively on the D, and I'm now using it a lot on the K10. When shooting autofocus, I almost always use selective mode, so I'm forever moving the autofocus zone with the joystick. The D stick was okay after I got used to it. The K10D stick is much better. Paul On Dec 1, 2006, at 10:33 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
> ...other than image quality, which I don't know yet. > > I have read posts from people who handled a K10D for the first > time, and > it sounds like suddenly the skies cleared, they talked with gods and > goddesses, and they understood the meaning of life. I am used to the > *ist D and PZ-1p. When I took the K10D out of the box I didn't have > any > such reaction. I found it's ergonomics to be > perfectly........adequate. > > But I have to say that it did grow on me quickly once I started > shooting > with it. Tonight I went out to take a few night comparison shots with > the K10D and the *ist D. Well, already I find the D antiquated. I now > realize how slow its electronics are. There is certainly much on the > K10D that Pentax did right. > > I am still uncertain about the 4-way joystick. Paul is right that > it is > easier to use than the one on the D. This is because it gives you a > click. But I rarely used the one on the D, because the things that I > changed often--ISO and drive mode--were on top. With the K10D, Pentax > forces me to use the joystick. This evening I have a bandage on the > tip > of my thumb, and found it awkward. > > The issue over the shutter button being hair-trigger was a false > alarm. > It is fine for autofocusing first, then taking the picture. I don't > know > how the newcomers over at dpreview got that one so wrong. > > Anyway, this thing really has grown on me in a short time. > > Joe > > -- > 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
