What have you been playing with? 8-0 Jack
--- Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My rep was just in with a pre-production K10D for me to play with. > My opinion > > in one word: > > > > *Pentaxgasm*HotDamnIHaveToGoChangeMyUnderwear! > > > > Mark! > > > I even got to play with the SR mechanism out of a K100D. It's > surprisingly > > heavy, and helps explain why the K10D is so much bigger and heavier > than my > > *istD (seeing them side-by-side was almost comical). The dust > removal system > > in the K10D feels odd when you experience it for the first time. > It feels like > > the sensor wants to jump out of the camera when it drops down for > the last time > > to jar any dust off itself. The nice thing is that the dust > removal process is > > very fast and doesn't interfere with taking a quick shot when you > turn the > > camera on (unlike the Olympus SSWF system). > > > > Before you ask, no, I wasn't able to take sample photos. This was > a pre- > > production model and was missing various features that would have > affected > > image quality. > > Darn, thats what I really want to see. I want to know what the > bottom > line is for that 22 bit ADC. What does it do for IQ? > > > > > The battery grip is really nice. The best part is that it has full > > > functionality even without a battery inside it. This means you can > have your > > grip on the camera without adding the extra weight of a second > battery and > > still be able to use all the buttons on it. > > > > Compared to my classic D, some of the controls are a little > confusing at first, > > but I have no doubt I'll be able to adapt to them quickly when I > get my camera. > > > > The viewfinder? Oh my god, it's beautiful! So big, so bright! > > > > Cant wait to see it. > > > I really like the post-processing options for RAW images in the > camera. The > > camera's computer is very fast, so working with images can be > nearly as quick > > as you like. > > > > The K10D's screen is interchangeable, but it is not compatible with > older > > screens, in case anyone was wondering. It looked a teeny bit > smaller than the > > screen in my D, but that could have been a proportional illusion > (the D being a > > smaller camera and all). > > > > The overall feel of the camera was really nice. The added weight > over my *istD > > is not necessarily a bad thing, and the grip rounds out everything > very nicely. > > > > My order is in. Is yours? > > > > Dont tempt me! > > > John Celio > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
