Originally posted by barondla The GR mave have the best menu in the world, but it still causes a problem when all the other Pentax cameras one owns has something totally different.
It's only a problem if you allow it to be. As I mentioned in one of my earlier responses, in addition to Pentax I shoot some Sony gear, and really disliked the menus to begin with... but - after a short while shooting - I got used to them. The same basic settings are all there, just in a different presentation. Now, I don't even think about switching between Pentax and Sony... it just happens naturally. That's between separate brands - not
two flavours of the
same brand. If I can adapt that easily, so can you. From your posts in the forums, you seem like a smart enough chap. I'm
certain you can handle a slightly different menu system if and when it comes to a 645-series camera. It might take you a few days of shooting to adapt fully, sure; but that's not really a "
problem". We deal with far greater challenges in learning and practising our craft, not to mention the year we've all made it through
Any minor inconvenience from a redesigned camera menu will, I suggest, be more than compensated by the excitement and enjoyment of all the capabilities that new camera brings
EDIT: ... and here's the thing...
worrying about a new menu system won't change anything.
If the next 645 has it (and I'd say that's highly probable), you can choose to (a) embrace it, (b) stick with your existing camera, or (c) switch (but that also requires adapting to a new menu system
). Still, you have three clear choices... and no need to worry