I also recall that the -D does not provide the option of a displaying a histogram after taking a shot. It's available, but only after poking through a menu or something. If that hasn't been fixed with firmware, it's a huge negative (for shooting with pre-A lenses anyway).
-Cory On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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 > > > -- ************************************************************************* * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * ************************************************************************* -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
