Leaving aside a few snappies of a sleeping cat, I haven’t actually exercised the new camera yet. But I did take time out from a couple of pressing projects to work through the basic camera set-up.In most cases that meant trying to replicate the control layout and choices I have on the K-3 and 645Z so that I have consistency across the three bodies. E.g., consistent dial rotation on all three.
One disappointment so far. A few generations ago Pentax blessed us with the RAW button. Which allows one to switch from RAW to jpg at a whim from shot to shot. Over time IIRC that morphed into a RAW/Fx button which could optionally be programmed to do something else other than RAW/jpg switching. On the 645Z, K-3, and maybe earlier bodies the RAW/Fx could be setup to turn bracketing on. (But not off. Which always puzzled me.) On the K-1, we are blessed with two (2) Fx buttons. Either can be set up to do inconsequential things like choosing RAW/jpg, turning the horizontal level display on/off, etc. Neither can be set to turn on bracketing. To bracket one must go to the mode control, Up-Arrow, Right-Arrow across to the bracketing choice… The new Smart Dial on the top has a Bracket selection, but all that does is to let you control with the third control dial the bracketing spread. I will struggle through and manage to cope The camera looks good (except for the loss of most top deck display area), feels good, feels solid. I had expected it to be a touch taller, may have to consider the grip. Really Right Stuff has an L-bracket in the works available for preorder. Kirk has a camera plate in the works, available for preorder. Time for my Sunday morning Bloody Maria and then I’ll start fine-tuning AF on a few lenses… stan -- 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.
