Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, As Sonny said, essentially the same size, the hand grip seems a little different or possibly a different coating. Weight is 90 grams heavier which is probably the stainless steel chassis. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/8/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >