Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don - Is the camera smaller than the istDL? About the same size? Weight about the same? Thanks. >Richard, >The new Pentax's have a slightly different body and the feel is a lot more >substantial. Focus is possibly 50% faster and it appears that they have >worked on the 3200 ISO noise so that it is less noticable than on the >*istDL. The viewfinder has a good ground glass such that focusing the 35mm >F3.5 was not any problem whatsoever and the focus confirmation was >pleasant(This was using the kit lens on MF) I still like the AA battery >power as you can use rechargeables, lithiums, cheap at the corner store, or >the very expensive CR-2's. After watching the Nikon crowd in search or >ENEL-3e's have a ready source of power is a good thing. Full disclosure >would include the fact that I am amasing a nice assortment of Super Tacky's >in advance of purchasing one of these puppies. I just found one of the >radioactive 35mm F2's in very clean shape for a song and does it cut >negatives. > >As to the Sony Alpha, I am reasonably unimpressed. This could have a lot to >do with the control sequence which for me is clunky. You might love >it. But, the body felt flimsy, the focus was not special, the viewfinder was >hard to manually focus, and I don't like the Minolta flash shoe. Obviously >you will need to handle one yourself as I had a very strong negative >reaction which is probably just me. Of course I get along fine with Canon, >Leica, Nikon, Panasonic, Pentax, Exacta, Topcon, Contax, Hasselblad, Fuji, >Rollei.... :) > >Don >don.dory@gmail.com > > >On 8/8/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>Has anyone handled one of these yet? I haven't found one in the >>Boston area yet and would be interested in hearing your impressions >>of it. Thanks. >>-- >>Regards, >> >>Dick >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick