The D provides a histogram on the preview with a touch of the info button, same as all the others I believe. Paul On Jan 26, 2007, at 6:44 PM, Cory Papenfuss wrote:
> 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
