Hmmm .... very interesting ....

As you may gather from all the questions I've asked about
the camera, it does interest me.  The idea of a manual DSLR
sounds great.  Having used a digicam for a year or so, I've
come to enjoy the instant gratification of being able to sit
down and immediately work on making prints.

And I did like the size and feel of the camera when I played
around with John's.

Thanks, Paul ... BTW, can I turn off all the flashing lights
<LOL>

Paul Stenquist wrote:
> 
> Hi Shel,
> Given your preference for manual cameras (which I share btw), I'm sure you
> would love the *ist D. Because with a K or M lens, it's exactly that: a
> manual camera with a center weighted meter. You turn your aperture wheel
> the old fashioned way, by hand. You push a button to stop down and get your
> shutter speed (kind of like a spotmatic on that count). The camera will
> change the speed for you (okay, so that's one concession to modernity),
> but  you can pick another shutter speed with a wheel, just as you would on
> that spotmatic, an MX or an M3. The wheel just happens to be in a different
> place, and it doesn't have numbers on it. Finally, you focus or refocus and
> shoot. You can leave the camera set on manual all the time if you use only
> the classic glass. Hell, you can leave it on manual with new glass as well
> and just chuck the instruction book <g>. And of course you don't HAVE TO
> use the meter, you can just guesstimate shutter speed and ap if so
> inclined.
> Paul

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