Hi, I don't know what Custom Image Sizes is, so I couldn't miss it;
Who needs TIFF when you've got RAW ~and ~ Photoshop; Hyper-Program is cool, but it's not worth $600+ which was the best price of a D vs the price for which I got the DS ; Program Lines/Picture modes - no need for that since I use Av 99% of the time - those are just bells and whistles, IMO; don't know about the diff in the metering range, can you explain? the DS has plenty of white balance options - and when shooting RAW they're really not that important anyway; Don't use flash but for silly snaps of my cat; Don't know what a PC Synch flash terminal is; I'm the only one using my camera, don't need more user memories, does the DS or DS2 have user memories? Continuous Auto Focus .... nah, don't miss that, never used it. So, what did you decide to get, and why? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Brian Dipert > Thanks to all who provided feedback on whether I should purchase a second > *ist D as backup to my existing *ist D, make the jump to the *ist DS/DS2 for > my second Pentax DSLR body, or wait for the upcoming 10 Mpixel next-gen. In > all the CompactFlash-vs-SD card debate, I was surprised to see little > grumbling about the features that were stripped off the *ist D in the *ist > DS transition. To whit (liberally borrowing from > www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxistds): > o Custom image sizes > o TIFF image format option > o Hyper-program > o Program lines, vs picture modes > o Altered metering range > o Two additional manual white balance presets > o wider built-in flash angle of coverage > o PC Sync flash terminal > o Two additional user memories > o Continuous autofocus option in all exposure modes > o etc....(what did I forget?) > > So....nobody misses 'em?
