As someone else said, you have to go through the menu to allow it to use
3200ASA. I suppose that it's set up that way so that if you allow it to
vary the ASA rating automatically, it will stop by default at 1600 - which
could be worthwhile in quality terms.
One of the first things I do with a new camera is to resist the temptation
to rush out and shoot stuff, but to sit down and work through the manual so
that I have at least touched base with every option!
But then I do that with all machinery- I even know how to program the VCR
(without having access to a 10-year-old), I can pre-set the stations on my
car radio, and the TV, etc..
John Coyle
(genuine techno-nerd, sometimes)
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: *ist D vs DS2, some questions
So I used Dave Brooks' *ist D last summer a bunch of times. Since then,
I've used a DS and now own a DS2. I noticed a couple of things and
thought I'd ask the list about them.
ISO -- I thought the maximum ISO on the D was 1600. Was it raised with a
firmware upgrade?
Dust -- No matter how clean I tried to keep it, Dave's D attracted dust
like crazy. However, both the DS and DS2 seem to not have anywhere near
the dust troubles that the D had. Was something done to keep the dust
away from the sensor on the newer cameras?
-Aaron
