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
