I just try to watch settings in the view finder. I have the front dial set to aperture and the rear set to ISO. I don't bump the front often...the ISO dial is more problematic. Usually I double check everything before I hit the shutter, but in fast moving situations you stop noticing that you are suddenly at iso 6400 @ f16. Whoops. I'm on the fence. Nikons I think require a button press for the dials to activate. This could be useful sometimes. At the same time I love that I can hold the camera up to my eye and start dialing in what I want immediately, so its a double edged sword. I typically preset my camera to the settings I want anyways. If things are changing a lot, I will use auto-iso and set a max ISO and just bump my aperture up and down to give me the shutter speeds I need. Adjusting the program line to a faster or slower speed depending on subject matter is also highly useful. I find that I use auto ISO on the k-5 a bit, where on the k-7 I was always trying to keep my ISO as low as possible with 1600 being my if max when IQ is not critical. On the k-5 I'll use 3200 without hesitation and even 6400...especially for black and white 6400 is pretty pleasing with the noise pattern resembling grain somewhat.
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Rob Studdert <distudio.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 24 February 2013 12:29, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > >> I know that there are some cameras where you have to lift the mode dial >> slightly or hold down a release button before you can turn it to change the >> settings. On the LX you had to hold down a button while you turned the dial >> to change the exposure compensation (dial in the same location). > > The K5 has a mode lock button at the top of the dial it easy to change > quickly if you're a contortionist. > >> It wouldn't be that difficult for Pentax to include that kind of an >> interlock on their next camera. Preventing e-dial creep would be a bit more >> of a problem. > > Wouldn't be too difficult, hel they can do it on washing machines, ie > hold exp comp and ISO buttons simultaneously for a second? > > -- > Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > 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. -- 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.
