----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> So, big question to all *istD owners: > After having purchased and used your new DSLR, are there any of you > who now have second thoughts? Perhaps wishing you had gone the Canon > or Nikon route instead? Given the opportunity to do it again, would > you still purchase the *istD? No second thoughts. I think it's a great camera that suits my needs. I've had a few prints made (8x12 or so) and the quality is at a level that I want. I'd still go with the ist-D for the SMC glass. > Even further, would you recommend it above other choices to someone > else who doesn't have any investment in Pentax Glass? For the price, no. Canon is cheaper to get into now with the rebel D, has upgrade potential to 10D and <gasp> 1Ds. also they offer USM and IS lenses. I played briefly with a Nikon D100 and thought its viewfinder was crap. > Obviously for me, I have a stray zoom or two (28-80 Tamron, 80-320 > Pentax) and an AF280T, 2 AF400T's and a bunch of 67 glass. Other than > that, I am free to choose any direction. So, is the *istD the right > choice? The only way to know is a side-by-side in-store comparison with whatever competition interests you. > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > -- > Bruce No problem, Christian
