I don't know the *ist DS, just it's older s*isDer, but this would apply nicely to the *ist D too, IMO:
"It turns on instantly. It focuses very fast and the shutter lag is unnoticeable. Even using flash I could shoot pretty much at will" Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. december 2004 23:01 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: *istDS Review on photo.shopping.com I think you will find that most of what you read on photo.net is pretty biased towards Nikon/Canon. About the only things readily believable in the article is that the guy is a slow learner and don't believe everything you read on the net. William Robb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Glass" Subject: *istDS Review on photo.shopping.com > <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. :-)
