Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Rodgers wrote: > Juan, > > Viewfinder quality is very important to me. I don't expect a camera -- > regardless of how advanced it is electronically -- to see for me! This > day and age some people I think, may. I think most Leica users > appreciate a good eyepiece. Rangefinder viewfinders, and certain Leica > SLR viewfinders, are the best of the best. > > Having a real pentaprism is a plus. The Nikon D100 has a pentaprism. > The popular D70 uses mirrors. All it takes is a glance into the > viewfinders of both to see there's a difference. > > I had coffee with Mark Rabiner yesterday. Knowing I have many old M42 > lenses, he told me about the *istD. I knew nothing about the Pentax > previously, but it sure is interesting. Small and I can use those old > Pentax lenses that haven't seen the light of day for years. They are > still great lenses. > Dave. I too have some wonderful old Pentax lenses..hence the Pentax ist DS is of some (limited) interest. I assume that you use the old screw mount lenses with an adapter, does this give you with these lenses...auto exposure? manual focus? thanks, Steve > Juan Buhler wrote: > >> Do compare both by all means, especially the viewfinders. The Rebels >> both have pentamirrors, while the Pentaxes, besides providing a bigger >> image, are real pentaprisms. >> >> The viewfinder is one of the bigger selling points of the Pentax DSLRs. >> >> Also, besides the old M42 lenses, the Pentax will work with all K >> mount lenses made, which is also a big plus (and is helping make those >> lenses really expensive lately.) >> >> j >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >