----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: istD Comments on Leica Photo.net
> Oh, how I feel your pain ... > > I'm no istd expert, far from it, but I do believe there's a > way to see the setting. Maybe some with more expertise in > such matter will chime in (John or Rob seem to have a good > handle on this). > > But I also have to laugh a bit at this complaint ... it > seems that many people want the camera to do even the > simplest things for them. It wasn't that long ago that we > had to remember our setting as nothing appeared in the > viewfinder or in little windows on the camera body. Then > the viewfinders became cluttered with lots of information, > and now it's expected that small TV screens be included with > the new cameras, where all sorts of information can be > viewed. I suppose it's progress ... Maybe I just have really low expectations, or perhaps I am easily impressed, I don't know. The lack of instant review histograms doesn't bother me. I've already pushed one button to turn on the stupid little screen, pushing another seems like a small effort. Nor does the lack of instantly available ISO. I can turn a dial as easily as pushing a button. By the time Pentax had everything possible on the LCD to keep everyone happy, there would be so much clutter you wouldn't be able to find what you wanted anyway. I laugh a lot at this sort of complaint. William Robb >
