Hi,
My local Wolf's had a day of camera reps last month and I was able to handle both the D and DS using the same lenses.
Parameters:
I was looking for the digital equivalent of my Z-1, with the type of function variability I've grown accustomed to using over the last 15 years.
I was forcibly "retired" from a really good job 3 years ago, so money is important.
I expect my wife won't want to use either, so overt simplicity is not important.
Feeling "to hand"
Both were slightly too small for my hands. The DS's deeper grip was more comfortable.
Use:
The DS assumes more of the details of photography than I'm ready to give up. It is much more novice friendly and not as readily modified.
The D worked intuitively after years of Z-1.
PIcture quality from both were pretty equivalent for what I was able to do during my hour's exploration.
Minor:
I've got several CFs from an Optio and prefer that format to the SD for storage media. I also have a CF reader.
I found NO DIFFICULTY removing the CF from the D. (If that isn't a strange looking sentence, I don't know what is.)
Result:
I went for the D and later got a battery grip (which is not going to be available for the DS). With the grip, the D handles quite well, even with a 300 (or rather, now a 450) lens.
They also had a 17-28 Pentax fisheye at a good clearance price. This, of course gave me a good long time to explain to my wife about why I needed such a wonderful unique lens. On the Z-1, it's a great full frame fisheye (which is what I wanted), while on the D, it's simply a wide angle zoom with controlled barrel distortion.
Anyway, I have this wonderful new tool (almost wrote toy) which I used extensively when I visited with my grandchildren and had dinner with some college friends I hadn't seen in over 40 years.
***Question:
Anyone know function of the "access lamp" on the back of the D?
Larry in Dallas
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