Hello Paul, I can appreciate the feeling. I think you will enjoy the *istD. One of the nicest things is the ability to test and experiment (learn). Due to the low cost per shot (once you have purchased everything) and the immediate feedback. You can try out your ideas and learn more about how to correct issues and problems.
Have fun! -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, January 22, 2004, 6:38:14 PM, you wrote: PS> Well, I sold about $1200 worth of screwmount lenses in the last few PS> days along with my Spotmatic Motor Drive, so I ordered an *ist D. My PS> local camera store, which I truly appreciate, wanted $1599. B&H wanted PS> $1345. It was a no brainer. I also ordered the Lexar 1 gig CF card and PS> a card reader for my computer. I figure I'll need more cards at some PS> point, but at least I can get started. A couple of months ago I was PS> sure that I would wait for a 10 megapixel digital before buying, but I PS> eventually came to realize I had a lot of equipment that I not only PS> didn't use -- I didn't even look at it very often. Now I figure my PS> second digital body will be that 10 megapixel camera. The *ist D will PS> do nicely for now. Yeah, I'm going to miss some of my beautiful screw PS> mount lenses. To my mind there is nothing in the photographic universe PS> that is anywhere near as nice as those fluted metal barrels. But they PS> were probably not happy being stored in air tight bags in the back of a PS> dark closet. (Cesar got the best piece of screw mount glass I owned, -- PS> the SMC 85/1.8 . List member Bernd Scheffler got another of the great PS> ones -- the 120/2.8. So some of my good screw mount glass is still in PS> the PDML family. ) I have saved a half dozen very nice M42 lenses, and PS> I can still fondle now and then, so the separation isn't total. But PS> it's time to move on. I'm looking forward to exploring the world of PS> digital with my very modern manual focus K lenses <vbg>. PS> Paul Stenquist PS> (No longer a fondler)
