>From the background you describe, I think you would hate the 300D, its c****y build >quality and lack of manual control. The 10D and *istD seems to be so close as far as >performance goes for that not to be your decider.
With the 10D you get better built magnesium body, Image stabilisation (if you buy the IS lenses) and USM (AF motors in the lens rather than body, which is quieter and possibly faster too - although the latter is arguable). You also get a much bigger, heavier body, possibly unsolvable AF problems depending on your luck and expensive proprietary batteries. With the *istD you get a much smaller, lighter body, better viewfinder (so I am told), K mount (semi)compatibility and use of standard AA rechargeables. You also get a plastic body (albeit still very solid and at least metal chassis unlike the 300D), and no future commitment to IS or USM. There is a guy on dpreview who has both, and would get the *istD over the 10D (only by a whisker though) if he had the choice again. It is, however, a personal choice. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 23 October 2003 07:41 > To: pentax-discuss > Cc: pentax-discuss > Subject: Just joined the list > > > Hello. > > I just joined the list today after being directed here by a friend in > the US. I'd like to introduce myself ... > > My name's Tyrone, and I've been involved with photography for > about 25 > years, mostly using Pentax 35mm gear, although I've enjoyed Leica, > Rolleiflex TLR and other medium format gear, and now digital. It's > nice to be able to use cameras that span more than sixty years of > technology and philosophy. I don't subscribe to the idea > that any one > camera brand or format, or any one technology, is "better" than > another. > > That said, I'm looking at buying my first DSLR, and am wondering if > anyone here has experience with the camera and can discuss its pros > and cons based on having used the gear for a while, and also how it > may compare to the new Canon 300D and the 10D, which are my other > considerations. > > Also, will my older manual focus Pentax K-mount lenses work on the > *istD? > > Thanks for any help, > > kind regards from Sicily, > > Tyrone > > > > -- > Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f Sponsor: Enoteca Squillari: da 40 anni soddisfiamo i nostri clienti con successo grazie all'ampio assortimento di prodotti di qualit� e ai prezzi pi� convenienti del web! Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=1985&d=23-10
