I concur. Ergonomics was a big factor in my decision to go with the *istD. Viewfinder image and features were also factors. But size for features was quite important. The Nikon choices were similar in size to the Canon stuff.
Bruce Saturday, July 17, 2004, 9:33:56 AM, you wrote: aw> http://phred.org/~alex/pictures/pentax/reduced/d30-vs-istd.jpg aw> On the left is a Canon EOS-D30 (with grip) and the 28-135IS lens (not aw> sure on max apertures). On the right is the *ist D with the 16-45/4 aw> lens (the largest one that I own). aw> The Canon stuff is probably great, and there is no doubt that the aw> selection of lenses is wider, but that is just too big. aw> I don't know who is going to keep the small SLRs alive though if aw> Pentax doesn't do it. The Olympus E-1 is also quite large and Minolta aw> seems to be releasing D-SLRs even more slowly than Pentax. aw> alex
