On Mon, 17 May 2004, William M Kane wrote: > You're right about it being the better choice, but this is difficult > for me to explain to her. The Canon comes with a lens for 999, while > the Pentax is 1300 with the lens counting the rebates.
The Canon comes with a pretty cheap lens though. If she compared it with a good lens the difference would be much less. B&H sells the Canon 17-40/4 lens for $650 after rebate. The 300D is $900. That is $1550 in total, or $1300 for the Pentax *ist D with a similar quality lens (although the Pentax goes wider and longer) and better quality body. Batteries for the *ist D are much cheaper too. alex
