You can hold on to these cameras. My E-10 is a measly 4.2 MP and I find it perfectly adequate. The only problem is that it doesn't take K-mount lenses. If you are happy with 6 MP images, there's no reason to dump your *ist D. If, on the other hand, you must have the latest and greatest, you will dump it. The camera will then go to someone else, who will continue to use it.
I think this "obsolete next year" is more of a mentality than a technological issue as long as the images are satifactory in the first place, which I think 6MP is. OTOH, there's no question in my mind that these *ist D's won't be around as long as any film body. 10 years? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/19/03 11:02PM >>> Didn't you read? It'll be *obsolete*! That's what'll be wrong with it. Seriously, there are a few ways you could look at that statement: It may be obsolete because there will be cameras with higher resolution/better CCDs around for less money than now. Or it may be obsolete because...I dunno...there will be more features available? Personally, I find neither interpretation compelling. The camera, provided it still works, will provide the same performance and picture quality 5 years from now that it does today. Its usefulness is unrelated to the general state of the art. -----Original Message----- From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19-Oct-03 19:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain) > > if I had spent $1500 on a camera that will undoubtedly be obsolete in > less than a year. You reckon? What's going to obsolete it, then? And even if Pentax *do* come out with a new model (which I don't believe will happen) what's going to be wrong with the *ist-D?
