Originally posted by BCtoad I would like to see a viewfinder shutter for Studio work instead of that little piece you slide on the viewfinder.
I had one of those on a camera once (Ricoh XR2s). It was indeed handy sometimes, but then after a rought trip in a camera bag, the viewfinder shutter mechanism got stuck open and would no longer work. Fixing it would involve removing the whole top plate of the camera. Luckily, it wasn't stuck shut, so I could ignore it. Now I appreciate the low-tech solution of a simple viewfinder cap. Less to go wrong.
Originally posted by One3rdEV 1) Is the present Pentax digital design and construction subject to light leak between the sensor and eye piece during exposure in mirror lock up mode?
2) Is the presence of the flash hot shoe cover important for water splash or dust protection?
(1) Light leaks when using the viewfinder cap seem non-existant during MLU, long exposures etc with recent Pentaxes. I've never heard any reports of any issues.
(2) The hot shoe cover does make a contribution to camera WR. It adds another seal, essentially, over the hot shoe terminals. In a Pentax manual somewhere, I recall seeing a recommendation to leave it on to help WR.