Joe, Sometimes it just takes a little bit to recognize you've seen God and talked to the Angels... Regards, Bob S. :-)
On 12/1/06, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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

