All of your pentax lenses are useable on the *istD. I have some FA
lenses, but I prefer many of my K-series versions and shoot with them.
The first release *istD did not have the necessary firmware to meter
with K lenses. The new ones do, and they work fine. It's simply a
matter of selecting your ap and pushing a button before you fire. The
camera will then select a shutter speed. It's center weighted metering,
and it works fine. Basically, you have a metering function similar to
ap priority on the LX. Of course, with A lenses, the *istD provides the
full range of metering option.
Paul
On Aug 7, 2004, at 9:28 PM, Caveman wrote:
And the final question. Since now I'm on a shopping spree, I'm also
looking at something more serious, like a DSLR. In my price range are
the Nikon D70, Canon 10D and digirebel, and the *ist D. Which one
should caveman buy ? (in its infinite wisdom Pentax made my current
lenses unusable on the *ist, so I'm open to any suggestion).
cheers,
caveman
