Changing the program for leaving the SR on when switching to self-tmer should be a simple matter. Altering the process flow for the SR after an if/then statement related to the self-timer should not be tough. I think this is simply an issue (again) of where the manufacturer thinks they know better than the customer what they want and need.
As for shortcomings with Pentax DSRs, this issue of not being able to leave the SR on is much more important to me than the other with its own petition concerning undoing the "crippled" K-mount. I could not care less about that. Give me more control over the SR.
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Originally posted by MSL If you are shooting at a fast speed, my understanding was that SR had little effect so would you need to turn it off?
I can't remember the recommended cutoff, but when you get above certain speeds, the SR can actually contribute to blurry pictures because the shutter can finish the eposure while the SR is still on the move because it is slower than the shutter at that point.
In other words, to personify it -
SR: "I detect movement, so I am starting to compensate."
SHUTTER: "I am opening now."
SR: "I'm still compensating."
SHUTTER: "I'm all done taking the picture."
SR: "WHAT?! YOU CAN'T BE. I'M NOT DONE COMPENSATING. I WAS STILL ON THE MOVE. Rats. That shot will be blurry due to me now."