Re: a question about controls
On 27 Feb 2006 at 21:53, Aaron Reynolds wrote: When I used an istD a number of times last summer, I found the manual white balance controls counterintuitive and a huge pain in the butt. I find it a pain to use I must admit, especially when trying to also hold a white reference card in from of the camera too. Manual white balance on the DS2 seems to be brilliantly simple, and even though it's now in a menu instead of on a little button, I find it much easier. My old Oly E10 WB was really easy to use, it had a small dedicated WB button next to the shutter button which when pressed immediately took a WB measurement after which confirmation using the OK button set the value. When ever the WB was to manual the last value set was used, pretty darn simple compared to any of the *ist D variants. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
a question about controls
When I used an istD a number of times last summer, I found the manual white balance controls counterintuitive and a huge pain in the butt. Manual white balance on the DS2 seems to be brilliantly simple, and even though it's now in a menu instead of on a little button, I find it much easier. I admire simplicity; I hate menus. And yet I find most of the controls on the DS2 easier to work with because I don't have to change either my head's position or the camera's position to look at the top screen and those dials -- I just have to take my eye away from the viewfinder to see the rear screen. Anyways, I was just wondering if I was the only person who felt like that, especially about the manual white balance. As someone who bought a 67 over a 67II and who really admired the MZ-5, I never really thought I'd favor a menu/joystick combo over a button for anything. -Aaron
Re: a question about controls
I only used the manual white balance button on the D once or twice. I quickly realized that since I shoot RAW, there was no point in fooling with it. But it seemed relatively easy to work with as I recall. Paul On Feb 27, 2006, at 9:53 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: When I used an istD a number of times last summer, I found the manual white balance controls counterintuitive and a huge pain in the butt. Manual white balance on the DS2 seems to be brilliantly simple, and even though it's now in a menu instead of on a little button, I find it much easier. I admire simplicity; I hate menus. And yet I find most of the controls on the DS2 easier to work with because I don't have to change either my head's position or the camera's position to look at the top screen and those dials -- I just have to take my eye away from the viewfinder to see the rear screen. Anyways, I was just wondering if I was the only person who felt like that, especially about the manual white balance. As someone who bought a 67 over a 67II and who really admired the MZ-5, I never really thought I'd favor a menu/joystick combo over a button for anything. -Aaron
Re: a question about controls
I feel the same way. Good ergonomics is an exercise in good design. Whether with buttons or menus. :-) Godfrey On Feb 27, 2006, at 6:53 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: When I used an istD a number of times last summer, I found the manual white balance controls counterintuitive and a huge pain in the butt. Manual white balance on the DS2 seems to be brilliantly simple, and even though it's now in a menu instead of on a little button, I find it much easier. I admire simplicity; I hate menus. And yet I find most of the controls on the DS2 easier to work with because I don't have to change either my head's position or the camera's position to look at the top screen and those dials -- I just have to take my eye away from the viewfinder to see the rear screen. Anyways, I was just wondering if I was the only person who felt like that, especially about the manual white balance. As someone who bought a 67 over a 67II and who really admired the MZ-5, I never really thought I'd favor a menu/joystick combo over a button for anything. -Aaron
