Peter wrote: "looks like the *ist D will have a strong following. "
REPLY: I find that you are very selective about this. When I red the discussion about the *ist D on dpreview yesterday, the essence was that $1500 was too cheap for the Canon and that Pentax would have a hit on their hands if they sell the *ist D for $800. Many were positive about it as long as it is free. As Minolta; well, Pentax is not going to set the DSLR market on fire so Minolta still have the oportunity. Pål