> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I would be surprised if new firmware and software is not out soon. Every > >review has mentioned the weak software the the inadequate in-camera sharpening > >tools, and this list is replete with complaints about the RAW conversion issue > >particularly. > > Michael Reichmann also complained about not being able to view the > histogram during post-exposure image review (as opposed to later image > playback). I didn't have time to check on this during by brief shoot > with the *ist-D but if this true he's right that it's a serious flaw, > IMO. But it's something that they ought to be able to address with a > firmware update.
To some extent that complaint reflects old-time thinking, where there was far more separation between image capture and playback modes. With the *ist-D I can push the "playback" button to see the last image whenever I want, and then push the "info" button to get the histogram. I'm not stuck with some arbitrary choice of post-exposure review time; in fact I usually set review down to one second, just to confirm that I got an exposure. But if I want to get the histogram I can get to it, and an indefinite review period, without ever leaving ready-to-shoot. It's also a mischaracterisation to describe the in-camera sharpening tools as inadequate. The main complaint is that the default value for the sharpening is too low, but even that opinion is not universally held; there are several people on this and other lists who are in 100% agreement with Pentax's decision to keep the default sharpening at a low level.
