Even my Praktica MTL5 had DOFP (albeit as stop down metering).

Dan

So, you're asking the people at Pentax User whether you should buy a Pentax or a Canon?

Are you expecting a non-biased response?

I've just sold an MZ-5n, it was a nice camera, but I hadn't used it since moving to digital, hopefully it's going to get more use from it's new owner. Selecting exposure modes was a delight:

If you moved the shutter speed dial away from 'A' and onto a specific speed, you were in Shutter Priority.

If you moved the Aperture ring away from 'A' and onto a specific aperture, you were in Aperture Priority.

If both were away from 'A', you were in Manual.

Put them both on 'A' and it was in Auto (program).

No fiddling around pressing buttons, you just turned whatever dial you needed to. Had a depth of field preview too, which I like.

Focusing was fast and accurate.

Hope that helps!

Dan

P.S. Did use a Canon 5000 (I think), briefly at a friends house. Didn't like it, but the photos turned out fine.

That's an autofocus teleconvertor, the KA mount is just the mount adaptor used to adapt the Adaptal lenses to any particular camera. K mount ones seem to come up quite often, but the KA ones are rarer.

Dan

Apparently I'll be shipping it to Australia!

Dan

Did it? Hmmm, got one on my 300/2.8, that would help towards the DA*! I was expecting about £30.

Dan

The post subject was Practical Photography so I'm guessing that one. Personally, I rarely look at the post subject if it's in the middle of a thread, so often get confused by a post like that one.

Dan

That's some friend! How long did it take him?

Dan

I think it's probably the rechargeable CR-V3s that the manual warns against. 7dayshop do a 2 pack of Panasonic CR-V3s for £7.80, which would save you money if you decide to go that route.

I always used 7dayshop NiMHs in my *istD, and they were fine, but that was without the shake reduction which I guess could be using up your power quicker.

Dan

Likewise. If I didn't have a Pentax, I'd almost certainly be using Nikon.

Dan

The D300 shot looks awful, but I suspect that's down to the harsh lighting (hope it's not the lens, which is significantly pricier than the Penatx kit one).

Dan