David, In spite of my strong belief that in general digital is going to surpass film quality, and, most of all, adding so many new advantages that film will decline very quickly, in this specific case my advice is not to switch from MZ-S to *ist D. The *ist D won't give you the same quality you can get with the MZ-S and those fine lenses you own. I tried all of them on the *ist D: at slow ISO settings they don't even approach the quality you can get from them on a good slide film. Things can be different at high ISO settings, where digital SLR sensors (*ist D included) are so much better than film.
This advice is very specific considering MZ-S vs.*ist D (combining the so-so image quality of the *ist D and the so-so behaviour of those Pentax lenses on it). Sorry, I wish I could give you a different advice and I'm sure many folks won't agree with me, but I'm not going to switching from MZ-S to *ist D for that same reason. Also, my answer could be different when considering different makes. Dario Bonazza ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:28 PM Subject: Enablement needed > I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, > but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine > camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an > MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have > a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? > I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people > photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. > > David Madsen > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.davidmadsen.com >
