>I think many of us plan to "sit out" the first round of DLSR, either to buy >it used, or buy its better+cheaper successor, in 2004. I mean, people who >bought Olympus's excellent but underpixel'd E-10 Camedia felt like chumps >when the E-20 replaced it within a year.
This is an interesting point. Way back (in the digital) when, I had exactly the same thoughts regarding the D30. I waited, and sure enough along came the D60. That was what I was waiting for. Okay, the new successor is better still, but things like slightly inferior auto-focus and lack of facility to zoom right in on the LCD screen to check focus, I can live without. What I was waiting for was the 6MP sensor. To me, that was the cutoff between what *I* consider acceptable for my needs, and what I do not. If I had not opted back then for the D60, and was now eyeing Pentax proceedings with the interest and excitement that many are, I would without doubt be putting my name down for a *ist D (bloody mouthful!). You can take my word for it, 6MP is brilliant, 6MP is superb, 6MP is accessible (shortly) to you. Go for it and I do not think you will be disappointed. On the contrary, I think you will be over the moon with the picture quality. All new hardware onto the market uses the public as a final testing stage, it goes without saying. But if there's a bug, it'll get fixed. Let's face it, if your camera stops working, you either get one that does, or you get a refund, eh? I would absolutely love to see an *ist D with an A*85mm (127mm) f1.4 stuck on the front of it - that would be a pretty mean portrait cam for sure. With a 15mm (22mm) 3.5, an excellent landscape cam. With a 28-70mm (42-105mm) 2.8, great for grabs and street. But think of all that money you will save by not having to pay for processing. Sure, a half-way decent printer will cost, and ink is not the cheapest requisite around. Works for me though, and it's brought a great big smile back to my photography. You get one if those *ist Ds and I will guarantee you will not be able to put it down. Know how your best film gear stays locked away ready for outings? Digital means that you will be waving it around all the time - *cos it hardly costs anything to shoot the hours away to your heart's content* .... no film! Think about it. Cotty Pentax *ist d Enabling Dept. ____________________________________ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ ____________________________________ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ ____________________________________
