Small yes but so are all the other Pentax SLRs - and unfortunately - it doesn't help them in the marketplace.
I know we're all excieted about the *ist-D but let's remember to read the full article before we go hog wild on the camera. Waiting for the production model tests, Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 7:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *ist D is bloody small! > > > Yeah, I think this may actually be is number 1 selling point to people > who arent already tied into the lens mount. A lot of people using > prosumer cams could well be put off DSLRs due to the size and weight of > the damn things. This is one of the main arguments behing the 4/3 > system from olympus. But if we can have a body that small which still > takes our existing glass, that has to be better than 4/3? The other > advantage of 4/s is the smaller lenses, but Pentax seem to be looking at > that too (as does Nikon). However the adoption of DA lenses could > signal that full frame is a long way off, which does not please me... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 08 August 2003 11:56 > > To: Pentax List > > Subject: *ist D is bloody small! > > > > > > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxistd/Images/sidebyside.jpg > > > > I can't believe how small that is! > > > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > > > > ___/\__ > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > > _____________________________ > > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk > > > > > > >
