I agree with you, Tom. I generally feel the same way. However, most potential buyers do not own a Pentax lens collection to influence their final choise of DSLR equipment.
IMO ther's two good resons to buy a Nikon ar a Canon: 1) The size of the camera system: Since the dedicated Pentax DSLR system (available lenses etc.) is very limited, not many people - other than those who already use Pentax SLR gear - will buy into the *'stD and *ist DS system. Perhaps first time (D)SLR users, who doesn't have a clue about what they may or may not need in a year of two, will find the small and well designed bodies attractive and buy int this system. This will apply to non professional photographers and perhaps a few more. 2) Branding I guess branding is very important for many DSLR buyers - the tests and reviews are quite difficult to read, understand, believe, assess etc., which means, that the easy thing to do is - forget about the reviews and simply choose a DSLR brand that pro's use: Nikon and Canon. The reasons for buying a Pentax are somehow less obvoius/conspicous, but could be: Small size, yet very durable (as opposed to D70 and 300D?) Ergonomic and pretty (?) design Performance (if not outperforming or even matching the competition, still very capable). User friendly "time-less" interface Good build quality and quality "feel". Overall image quality and system quality Anyway, it will be intersting to see more DS-reviews and sales figures! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. december 2004 20:26 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: *istDS Review on photo.shopping.com I don't have the *istDS, I have the *istD. I haven't physically used a Nikon or Canon, so I can't draw a conclusion. What I believe however is this: 1. I'm not unsatisfied with the *ist D. I'm very happy with it. I don't expect a camera to exceed it's design or any other design. 2. Much of what I read in reviews is a splitting of hairs. Reviewers and consequently consumers spend loads of time being concerned about parameters and performance that matter little in the real day-to-day world of actually using the product. When they do matter it's probably in a rare exceptional shooting situation, rather than the rule. Often a negative is offset by a positive in some other area and vice-versa. 3. With an investent in Pentax lenses, it doesn't really matter what a reviews says or how much a reviewer says one product is better than another... I'm don't have the money to dump my current system and start over, or invest in two systems. That's my $.02. Tom C. >From: Jon Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: *istDS Review on photo.shopping.com >Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 19:05:30 +0100 > ><http://photo.shopping.com/xPR-istDS~RD-163790294660> > >I read the above "user" review, and was a bit surprised at the comments on >lag and slowness. From other things I have read about the *istDS, it is not >so bad as this guy makes it sound. Does it feel as slow as this guy makes >it sound? I wonder if the name biased him? (looking for an excuse to buy >Nikon?) Now, I know that spec-wise and performance-wise (speed), the Nikon >is better, but I didn't expect the Canon to out perform the Pentax, at >least in a noticeable way. It's going to be a few months before I can get >my hands on these beasts, but I'm dying to know. :-) >-- >-Jon Glass >Krakow, Poland ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
