Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-12 Thread danilo
I'd probably feel lost if there weren't such info in the viewfinder of my camera (which is not a pentax I'm sorry), and that is because my first and loved camera was (this may also fit into the "your first pentax thread") an MX which too shows aperture and speed in the VF. btw, the camera was boug

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, I've never been a fan of a lot of finder info, but I find some of what is displayed in the *istD useful. The rest just goes unnoticed by me. For one, I like having the stop and shutter speed info there. As I said previously, when shooting in manual exposure mode or program, I can just

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Having looked through the finder of Bruce's D, I was a little disappointed in the brightness, size of the viewing area, and all the info it contained. But, when comparing the view to other cameras of the same or similar nature, I could see that it is a relatively good one. I'm not sure how much

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-11 Thread brooksdj
Shel. Cannot speak for the Ds, but the viewfinder in the D is fantastic. Thats what sold me on the camera. Would be nice if it showed a few more items,but it does what it was built for. Dave > Are they the same brightness, design, and do they show they

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 9, 2005, at 8:47 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Are they the same brightness, design, and do they show they same amount of the frame? They are the same, optically. The D and DS viewfinder information displays are a little different. Godfrey

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-09 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't have any hard data, but I've handled both and looked through both and I believe that one of the best things in the *ist-Ds favor is that it shares the *ist-D's penta prism finder. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Are they the same brightness, design, and do they show they same amount of the fram

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-09 Thread David Savage
As I understand it they are both the same. Dave On 7/10/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are they the same brightness, design, and do they show they same amount of > the frame? > > > Shel > > >

Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-09 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Are they the same brightness, design, and do they show they same amount of the frame? Shel