Friday 4 December 2009

First Impressions - In Use

The first pressure on the shutter button is incredibly light – almost a touch, with no sensation of movement at all. Shutter actuation makes a strange, squidgy sound. Is that the in-camera anti-shake operating? Very different from the Canon’s crisp “flap”, but very quiet.

AF seems reasonably fast, but noisy. Viewfinder field of view is good, but not as bright as I was expecting.

Out-of-the box, the rear control wheel sets aperture in Av or speed in Tv, but it's easy to change it to what I am used to, ie using the front wheel for the main settings and the rear one for EV compensation. But the front wheel is the other side of the shutter release!

The mode dial – main setting dial top left of camera – has to be released by pressing the central button, before making adjustments. This is worthwhile; as I have found to my cost with the Canons, the mode dial can be nudged accidentally when moving the camera in and out of the bag.

Some pictures coming soon.

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