You and I are evidently on opposite ends of the user spectrum. I picked up the A2 and figured out most of its functions and features, more than I usually need for my photographic work, without opening the owner's manual in about 5 minutes. There are many subtleties that the instruction manual then expanded upon and enhanced for me. It contains more features and options than most even recent film SLR cameras ever had, and presents them in a straightforward and useful way.
The biggest drawback to the A2 compared to a DSLR is the fact that its small sensor has only so much sensitivity. And, of course, being a fixed lens camera its flexibility is limited by the range and quality of the fixed lens. There's nothing wrong with the quality ... the range depends upon your photographic pursuits. I don't consider them as "SLR wannabes". They are a different kind of camera, their only relation to an SLR is in the general shape which is a successful shape dictated by human hands and faces/eyes for hand-held, eye-level cameras. The control paradigm is not the same as a twenty+ year old film SLR camera. If that is your model for camera operation there is no wonder you are so displeased with it. To use it requires learning something different from what you are used to. Just like learning to use a 4x5 view camera requires learning something quite different from operating a Pentax MX. G On Oct 18, 2006, at 6:32 AM, Thibouille wrote: > I dunno about ISO, I know that after couple minutes I played with it > the interface seemed really badly designed and I could easily find > what I wanted to. So you telling me I know nohing about it seems you > can't read or you wouldn't react like that but maybe you don't know > what fun is about. > > Now, it can be a lot beter than other cameras in its class, I dunno, I > just know I find it crap. Maybe a reason why I use SLRs and nothing > else. > For me, most of these cameras (A2-like) are SLR wannabees, problems of > small compact cameras with problems of DSLR but no advantage of any of > those. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
