I hope you're wrong about the preset shooting modes. Or if it does have them, I hope it has a switch for continuous autofocus as well, along with individualwheels for shutter speed and ap. In other words, I hope it's at least as professional in its operating modes as the *ist D. The price is much lower than I expected. That's good news. I think. It makes one wonder if the 645D is going to be a lot less expensive than most are thinking. Hmmmm. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Damn, it looks to me as if Pentax has decided to add as many "features" > to the mix as possible, without asking if these are necessary to the > likely target audience. More like, what can we implement "cheaply" to > set us apart, and get the bullet point count up. Oh, well. At least we > can hope the core operations and build quality will be solid. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Well, I've only actually seen photos of the latest build of it, courtesy of > >my > >Pentax rep, but at least I've got a little more information for you to chew > >on. The photos were taken this week, so this is about as current as it gets. > > > >First off, the magic press-release date is September 13th. There's still so > >much I haven't been able to pry from my rep that I'm dying for this date to > >hurry up and get here! > > > >Body + 18-55 lens should be $899. A bit more than I expected, but still a > >damn > >good price. > > > >The name is definitely K10D (it was stamped on the body). Any remaining > >doubters can relax now. > > > >Remember in the PMA photos > >(http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pma2006/Pentax/), > >that unmarked button that was above the AF switch on the front of the > >camera? > >It's now marked RAW, and I'm told it allows you to switch the camera to RAW > >mode from jpg mode by pressing and holding the RAW button. I think I would > >have preferred a custom white balance button, but I'm sure this function > >will > >be useful for people who shoot in jpg mode most of the time. > > > >The LCD screen is the same as on the K100D: 2.5 ", 210,000 pixels > > > >The battery grip has the same features as the grip for the *istD, though I > >can't say whether or not it connects to the body in the same way. > > > >The body is slightly different than the one shown at PMA, though not by > >much. > >I'd be more specific, but I didn't have much time to really study the new > >images. > > > >The mode dial on the camera's shoulder now has a lot more on it than at PMA. > > I > >couldn't see much detail in the images, but the new stuff looked like the > >same > >sort of preset shooting modes you see on consumer cameras (sports, portrait, > >night scene, etc). > > > >DOF-preview now functions in a very interesting manner (apparently it does > >this > >on the K100D, but I didn't know that). Straight out of the box, when you > >use > >the DOF-preview function, it actually takes a photo and displays it on the > >screen until you press halfway on the shutter button (no, the photo is not > >saved on your memory card). If you want the more standard thru-the-lens DOF- > >preview, you can change that in a custom function menu. > > > > > >That's all I can remember. Have fun! > > > >John Celio > > > > > > > > > -- > When you're worried or in doubt, > Run in circles, (scream and shout). > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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