I probably will wait until the *ist D is available. But 3 things concern me.
1. Nikon's D100 is now ahead of the *ist D in terms of a learning curve-ie bugs, firmware updates, etc. Will the *ist D be perfect out of the box? I highly doubt it, but I guess that's the price you pay to wait for it. 2. Nikon now has a line of internal focussing & vibration reduction lenses-Pentax??? 3. Price. I can now buy a D100 for around $1500, use my AMEX buyer's guarantee program to price match down another $250, making my final purchase price $1250. Will the *ist D be in that price range? Thanks for the encouragement. It's getting harder every day that I see the D100 prices drop! --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve, > > I know it's tough, but my advice would be to hang > fire. There are 2 very > good reasons. > > 1. The *ist D is tantalisingly close now, and not > giving it a few more > months would be criminal - would you forgive > yourself if you jumped to > Nikon and all the world was jumping on the *ist D. > Could happen. Of > course I don't mean the entrenched N/C users, but > this little *ist D > could just be the DSLR that will bring serious > digital to the mass > market. Just depends on the pricing, and of course > the reliability. > > (Interruption - point of information, Boz sez: > > >If you can afford it, get the D100 now and be > prepared to resell it > >when the Pentax DSLR is available and if it meets > your needs. If you > >buy the D100 used, you will not lose much money > reselling it. If Pentax > >somehow messes up the DSLR, well, then you have an > alternative. > > Thank you, Boz) > > 2. I disagree. Nikon are obviously going to replace > the D100, but not > anytime real soon. This means that used D100 prices > are still higher than > they will be at news of a successor. Once a > successor is announced, D100 > prices will be cut in half. That might be later this > year. Could be a > dicey time to buy a D100. Waiting for the *ist D > will alleviate this. > Kill two birds with one stone. > > OTOH, this business of delaying the *ist doesn't > exactly inspire > confidence. I would bet you a pint of Fiddler's > Elbow that the *ist D > won't be on the shelf until back-to-school time.... > > OTOH, the D100 has seen a severe drop in new price > since it was launched. > Bit by bit, it has slipped and slided 50 notes here, > 25 notes there, > until it now resides firmly in Canon 10D land. Very > astute of Nikon, and > very aggresively priced. > > OTOH, the *ist D will take all your lovely lenses - > must be worth waiting > for. The worst thing that coud happen would be to > buy Nikon now, the *ist > D comes out, and you start fearing that you should > have waited, then > panic sell the D100 at a terrible loss..... > > OTOH, --- as Tevye says in Fiddler On The Roof - - > THERE IS NO OTHER HAND! > > (Hey that's two fiddlers in one email - I nearly > changed the beer for > something else just to avoid repetition, but heck, > it's such a good beer, > and it's such a good musical, so who's > complainin???) > > Tough decision. > > >I would wait until the *ist D comes out since you > have all these Pentax > >lenses. But you do have a situation. Frankly, I > think I would have gone > >Canon since Canon D30's and D60's are dropping in > price as their users wait > >for the upgrade - the 10D I think that's the model. > > Not all their users are waiting for the upgrade, > Jim. This user certainly > is not. I am more than happy to stick. I note that I > can trade in a D60 > and 500 GBP for a 10D but frankly I wouldn't be > tempted if it were a > direct swap. Can't put my finger on why. It's worked > beautifully since > new, the ergonomics are superb for my hands, the > controls fall easily to > hand (they have changed on the 10D and I can't see > the logic in it, > Spock), the polycarbonate body is very sturdy, no > creaks or groans, > everything works and works well, just simply love > the camera as a piece > of design - don't like the bulbous rounded looks of > the 10D.... > > ...oh yeah, I've been using it nearly 6 months and > never had a problem > with dust on the sensor - and boy you wanna see > dust? We shovel it out by > the dump-truck load. I use a broom to get the cat > hair off my desk. > Actually, a good blow is all you need (as the > actress said to the bishop) > with a rubber blower down the neck - dust on the > sensor is highly > overrated IMO. *ist D buyers take note. You won't > have a problem. > > So, far from being caught up in the 'must upgrade' > hype, I am quite a few > years away from ditching a reliable and robust > camera. Just like I was > back in the 80s when I bought an MX. A couple of > years later, did I > upgrade? No - I bought another MX. Heck, when the > shoe fits... > > Chuntering again, > > Cotty > > _____________________________ > Oh swipe me! He paints with light! > http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _____________________________ > Free UK Mac Classified Ads at > http://www.macads.co.uk/ > _____________________________ > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
