It should also be mentioned that the D has dual control wheels -- one for aperture and one for shutter speed. The DS and DS2 use a single wheel. The D also has a PC socket. I don't believe that the others do. When using the battery grip, the D has seperate control wheels for vertical shooting. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The original D has better build quality than any of its siblings, and it can > be > fitted with a battery grip. Functionally, The DS2 is the best. Aestetically, > i'd > say that the D is the best. All of them work very well. > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > So what you are saying is the DS2 is the best of > > all the pre-K series Pentax DSLR models in all respects? > > Or are there somethings it's lacking compared to an original D? > > thanks, > > jco > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Mat Maessen > > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:01 PM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2? > > > > > > On 1/26/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is the DS2 better or worse than the DS > > > or D and in what way? > > > > The DS2 has a larger LCD screen than the DS. It also incorporated the > > change including AF-continuous mode from the DS version 2.0 software > > into its 1.0 software. So if you have a DS with version 2.0 or later > > software on it, it is functionally identical to a DS2. I bought a DS2 > > because it came along at the right time, at the right price. > > > > Both the DS and DS2 have faster card write speeds than the original D. > > The viewfinders are identical to the D, and can have their focusing > > screens changed relatively easily. > > > > -Mat > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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