Maybe an option to seriously dim the viewfinder display at night. It interferes with night photography in general.
Bob Blakely wrote: > Again... > > List of capabilities I want in my current K10D or next hand held image > computer, all of which could be made available from camera firmware > and/or Remote Assistant software: > > 1. Ability to turn off the viewfinder display. It's not only useless for > astrophotography, it greatly interferes with night vision and focusing on > stars, or even dark street scenes. > 2. Ability to adjust focus manually from the remote assistant, i.e. > adjust the little screw drive as desired in manual mode from the remote > assistant. > 3. Continuous digital preview selection (mirror locked up, screen > video) from the remote assistant (for remote focus). > 4. Zoom of the digital preview selection from the remote assistant (for > remote focus). > 5. Continuous (one frame per half second) transfer to to the remote > assistant of the zoomed of the digital preview (for remote focus and > for monitoring - great for elusive wildlife). > 7. Actual mirror lock (with AC adaptor for selenoid power if it's > necessary) to support the above and to allow capture at the desired > instant as it is seen. > > and via additional device: > > 8. Wireless (peferably via ad hoc 802.11n) transfer of all data and > protocalls available from the camera's USB port. > > Gawd! The things I could do with these capabilities! > > > > Regards, > Bob... > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > "I don't mind if you don't like my manners. > I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. > I grieve over them long winter evenings." > -- Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:56 AM > Subject: K10D Custom Function Suggestions for Pentax > > > >> I'm pretty happy with the configurability of the K10D via Custom >> Function, especially in the AE modes. But I do have a few suggestions >> for Pentax which would improve this even more. >> >> Here they are: >> >> Add custom functions to allow assignment of control dials in M, B(ulb) >> and X-Sync modes. >> >> For M(anual) mode, this needs two options, standard and reversed controls. >> >> For B mode, it needs standard and reversed controls, and standard and >> reversed controls with ISO on the second dial (Currently all you have >> is Aperture on the rear dial in Bulb mode). >> >> X(-sync) mode should be the same as Bulb. Reverseable dials and the >> option of having ISO on the second dial. >> >> The Custom Function 'Green Button in TAv and M' should be split into >> two functions. One for TAv with the current options, another for M >> with the current options and a Sv Line as well (set ISO). Currently >> you can choose Program Line(Green Button sets Aperture and Shutter >> based on the program line), Tv Line (Green button sets Shutter based >> on selected Aperture) and Av Line (Green Button sets aperture based on >> shutter). >> >> The Custom Function 'AF Button Function' needs some more options. What >> it needs are: >> >> Disengage/Engage AF when held - AF button disengages the AF drive when >> held while the camera's AF mode selector is in an AF selection, when >> the AF Mode Selector is in MF holding the AF button engages the AF >> system in AF-S mode and activates it. >> >> Disengage/Engage AF When Pressed - AF Button overrides the AF Mode >> selector position, toggling the AF system's engagement when pressed. >> As the K10D indicates MF in the viewfinder, this would allow quick >> switching between AF and MF with all AF lenses, even the older FA >> lenses without Quick-Shift Focus. It would engage AF-S mode if the AF >> Mode Selector is set to MF or AF-S, and AF-C if the AF Mode Selector >> is set to AF-C. >> >> Two more AF custom functions are also needed. >> >> The first is 'AF-C Priority', with two options: "Release Priority' >> (Default) and 'Focus Priority' >> The second is 'AF-S Priority', with the same two options, but 'Focus >> Priority' as the default. >> >> Also there needs to be a Custom Function 'Display ISO in Viewfinder' >> which would have 'Disable' as default (showing Frames Remaining) and >> 'Enable' as an option, displaying ISO instead of frames remaining in >> the viewfinder. >> >> As to the in-camera post-processing, it needs a little tweaking. First >> of all, the RAW Development needs a second save option. The current >> one needs to become 'Save as JPEG', and a 'Apply to RAW' options is >> also needed, that applies the selected settings to the RAW metadata >> and regenerates the embedded preview (I want this so I can fix WB >> after the fact in-camera). Also it would be nice if I could select one >> of the digital filters as a default for JPEGs (IE, I want to be able >> to select the B&W options so I can shoot in B&W mode rather than >> having to do conversions afterwards). >> >> -- >> >> So I'm going to send this to Pentax as a suggestion, anyone have any >> comments first? >> >> -- >> M. Adam Maas >> http://www.mawz.ca >> Explorations of the City Around Us. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > -- I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. 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