You mean 'settig F stop'? Geez, to think English is my first language! :-( OK, how about 'setting the F stop'? I'm getting used to it on the D but it's the only one I own that it's done this way, I still like to hear the nice *click,click,click*. Backlight? Easy, three to four clicks this a way. Black dog, three clicks that a way. Simple method, for a simple brain! ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:54 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PZ-1 versus PZ-1p > > > It's an unnatural act IMHO. > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > >Thanks Ern, that's a good point to know. > >Boz's site does list 2-second mirror pre-fire for the 1p. > >Didn't see that before, that's a biggie for me. > >I use that feature on the ist-D a lot. > >As far as setting the aperture a lot of my better glass is > >Pentax K or M so using the aperture ring is a natural for > >me. As a matter of fact I still find settig F stop from > >the body a little wierd. > > > >Don > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 1:05 PM > >>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >>Subject: RE: PZ-1 versus PZ-1p > >> > >> > >>Quoting Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I use DOF Preview mostly for closeup/macro, I usually use the KX > >>>for that because of the mirror lockup. > >>> > >>> > >>OK -- speaking of which -- there's no mirror lockup on the plain > >>PZ-1 but I > >>believe the -1p has it with two-second self-timer. > >> > >>ERNR > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on > during peacetime. > --P.J. O'Rourke > >
