donnyab (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

using a dos and windows analogy is not a good idea both are shit OS's

CarmellaWelkes8 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

meehi feel very adventurous today any guys want to have an adventure

TheChimbleySweep (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You only need to press the green button to meter COMPLETELY MANUAL, OLD LENSES. And guess what? All of those old lenses that you have to press a button to meter for (who cares??) are automatically stabilized by over 2 stops with Pentax's IS. Unlike Canon, with whom if you want a sturdy lens, you'll pay top dollar. Read the manual and get over yourself. Btw, I know people who operate their K-7's in blizzards without a problem, something that a Canikon with that price tag cannot match.

TheChimbleySweep (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I don't see what's wrong with Pentax's menu system. Basic menus just mean less decisions to make and sub-menus to file through, which makes for faster shooting.

ajjs02 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Every system and control on my K 7 is adjustable if you want..EVERYTHING...Except....video Iso... In jpeg i notice my cam has more noise than a d7..... less noise than a d5...The gaskets are for weatherablity...this is field camera with no equal...shooting snowboarders 2 days ago... a d7 failed because of extreme moisture and temp.... that and every lens since 1975 made by Pentax fits on this ..D7' is better vid quality..but it's also twice the price..vintage lens's r manualFast andcheap

assa123assa123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I find the 'discussion' pointless. there is a sleep mode which you can adjust. but it has nothing to do with the meter. the meter goes on until the sleep mode activates again. modern meters are no big battery-eaters. I'm just sorry I spent so many letters on what? on a cheap plastic cropped outdated piece of junk. let's discuss rz67ii meter =) does it give you idea of shutter speed in ae?

AMiGR667 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I dunno who the fool is but I know needs to work on his manners. So, you're telling me that if your camera is around your neck in the on position on manual, it will be metering all day until the battery dies? It has no automatic sleep mode even? Of course it is a continuous meter reading, it's initiated by a half-way press of the shutter release here. What happens if you are in manual mode and look through the viewfinder for, a minute, without touching any buttons? Will it still be metering?

assa123assa123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hmm then why do I get continuous meter reading without having to press buttons on my canons? the exposure slider moves by itself in M mode or the shutter speed sets by itself in Av mode. so who's the fool here?

AMiGR667 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

No, you don't. You misunderstood what the guy said. Like every SLR with a built in meter I have ever used, you take a reading by pressing the shutter half-way. The "green button" just sets the aperture and shutter speed automatically to give you a starting point, which can be useful in some circumstances but I have never used. And sealing is the one reason I went Pentax to start with, I personally shoot primarily in quite hostile environments.

assa123assa123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Who the fuck was that?