Hello all,

I am considering the ":* ist d" mainly because I have a lot of Pentax gear.

All my lenses are "A" manual focus and am wondering how easy it will be to focus as there is no split nor microprism focusing collar screen available for this camera.

I am not too confident of just relying on either the focus indicator or focusing without the above mentioned focusing screen.

What kind of experiences have you all had ??

I live in India where Pentax cameras ( unlike Nikon which are easily available ) are not available to test in a shop - thus this question.

Thanks

Jai Vora

Hello all,

When is Pentax to launch the new 14mm f/2.8 lens for the *istd camera - any time frame provided by the company ??

Thanks,

Hello all,

I would like to know if its possible to replace the Focusing Sceeen that the camera comes with one that has a MicroPrism Collar w/ Split Screen.

The reason being that I have a complete line up of Pentax Non-Auto Focus Lenses and would like to use them on the *istd - and manual focusing with the MicroPrism Collar w/ Split Screen will be much easier.

Also does the camera have a "true" Mirror Lock-Up capability when shooting ? Or is this feature only available when one needs to clean the ccd, like the Nikon D-100 ?

Would appreicate answers to both these questions.

Thanks,

Jai Vora