Thanks Mark. Is that $1699 the street price? Thanks for posting the images, can't wait to hold a *ist D in my hands and try it out, including getting an enlargement.
Frits On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 20:04, Mark Roberts wrote: > Frits Wuthrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I have been un-subscribed due to my move since 27 July. Is there any > >news since then? > >How about the *ist D ? > > Oh, a bit :-) > Supposed to be hitting the streets (in the U.S.) next month. Price of > $1699 for camera body, $1899 with the 18-35 zoom. > A few of us got to try out a pre-production version last weekend at the > Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic. All-round favorable reviews for > appearance, ergonomics and performance. Enthusiasm ran very high. I have > some of the shots I took with it posted on my web site: > http://www.robertstech.com/temp.htm > Tom Van Veen, Bill Owens, Tom Rittenhouse and a couple of list lurkers > also tried it out. Their opinions and many responses can be found in the > list archives. Seems like a real winner to me. > >

