I seriously doubt that there is anything that can hold a candle to the 5n when it comes to the sheer simplicity and intuitiveness of the user interface. I can simply place my hands on the top plate blindfolded and know:

   metering mode
   drive mode
   whether the shutter speed is set to A or not
   whether I have exposure compesation dialled in (but not how much)

The only other 2 things one would need to know, namely shutter speed and aperture you get from the viewfinder display ( without the blindfold :-) )

The MZ-S is great and it is now my main camera but It took me some time to be totally confident with it after having been spoilt by the 5n.

I don't own but have handled an *Ist-D and I must say first impressions were extremely positive it has that "right" feel to it. wrt to the ist-ds I would'nt want to switch between metering modes through a menu that is one control i want on a switch.

Patrick

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi,

The Ds has a great amount of interesting features but
its simplicity (few wheels and buttons) can make the
access to some of these features too complicated to be
really usable.

Being my current AF camera a MZ-5n, that has a
dedicated and very convenient commandment to change
between spot, multi-zone and CW metering mode, I am
worried about how does it works in the Ds and how
convenient it is to use 'in the field' (I use it a lot
in the 5n).

So, have any of you tried this in a Ds?

Thanks and regards,
Jaume


__________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail







Reply via email to