Thanks for your input on the *ist. I will have to take a look at the other cameras you suggested. Cari
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bucky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 7:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *ist 35mm > > I played with one yesterday while discussing the D with my friend who > works > at the local Enabler shop. It's cute, I suppose, and handles nicely, but > I > HATED the interface for setting shutter speed and aperture, having been > used > to the Z1p's lovely layout (the Tv and Av wheels, echoed so considerately > on > the *istD). I do like the placement of the DOF preview feature, which, on > other bodies, has always seemed somewhat out of the way to me. > > Another gripe I noticed in the few minutes I played with it was the loud > "ZZZZZZZZIIIIIIIIP!!!" it makes when you release the shutter, almost like > the sound of those kiddies' toy cars with the flywheels and gears inside > them (you know, the ones where you push them on the table and get the > internal mechanism spinning, and then they keep going for a couple of > yards > with all that energy stored in the flywheel). Not bad outside or in > crowded > places with lots of talking going on, but WAY too loud to be unobtrusive > in > a quiet setting, and, subjectively, smacking of plastic and cheapness and > barely-adequate motors. > > Now, as someone on this list has said (and I agree), plastic is not > automatically a cheap substitute anymore. I am a fan of *good* plastic > construction, for weight issues, resilience, and the like. However, I > don't > like the nagging feeling that the machine I'm using is fragile. > > My preference would be to get a used MZ-5N or -3, although I am sure that > some will disagree. I had a 5N for a couple of years, and it was > supremely > intuitive in its interface, being essentially like the manual SLRs we're > all > on such intimate terms with. In the end, if you like how it feels and how > its interface works, then go for it, because that's all that matters. > > BTW, the Batt. Grip makes it MUCH easier to handle, IMO. I find the > Pentax > bodies a little hard to deal with because of their small vertical > dimension - I like to have more space for my hand. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cari Spano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19-Oct-03 15:56 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: *ist 35mm > > > > Has anyone used the *ist 35mm camera? I currently own the SF1 which I > have had since about 1987 and I am thinking about buying a newer Pentax. > I would love to hear some input on it. I would love to have the *istd > but that is way out of my price range. > > Thanks for your input, > Cari >
