That's a nice list. Thanks Luigi. j
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 07:41:46 -0500, Luigi de Guzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 14 December 2004 00:23, William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter J. Alling" > > Subject: Re: Girlfriend going Canon, help! > > > > > Isn't your undying love and affection enough? > > > > Access to Juan's lenses should certainly be enough. > > > > However, if the bottom line is the bottom line. Canon will buy new > > customers every time. > > They can afford it. > > I'd have to agree here. Canon's distribution muscle really just buries Pentax: > the EOS 300D is *everywhere*--catalogs, computer stores, discount > warehouses, x*mart..... > > By comparison, I had to do a bit of legwork to get my eyes on a *ist D, never > mind my new *ist DS. The shop I bought my *istDS from only had two of them, > and none on display. The shopgirls were pretty intrigued by the camera, > particularly by its size (or lack thereof!) as compared with its competition, > but otherwise didn't know a great deal about it. > > As a result, I may have the first or one of the first *istDS cameras in my > whole county. > > The *istDS has certain advantages (so far as I've been able to tell) over the > EOS 300D: > > -Size & Weight. The *istDS is just barely smaller and lighter than the EOS > 300D. . > > -Build quality. My *istDS feels solid. The EOS 300D bodies I've handled > don't. This may be subjective. > > -Viewfinder. The *ist DS has a real glass pentaprism and a good standard > focusing screen. A real plus for manual-focusing. > > -Lenses: If you already have K-mount lenses that you're happy with, the *istD > or DS is the obvious choice. Also, Pentax lenses are less heavy & bulky than > their Canon counterparts. > > The EOS 300D, in fairness has the following in its favor: > > -Lenses. Image Stabilization and Ultrasonic Motors--two things the K-mount > can't offer. > > -CompactFlash, therefore Microdrive support. > > In the $900 dollar range, then, the *istDS should be a Rebel-killer, at least > on paper. That the *istDS is NOT a Rebel-killer, I attribute to the Rebel's > ubiquity (again, available EVERYWHERE) and to the notion that people are > looking to buy into the whole Canon EF *system*, with the promise of IS and > USM lenses--although if film SLR users are any indication, I doubt that the > vast majority will buy any additional lenses. Ebay is full of old SLRs being > unloaded with the one lens they were used with. > > By the time we get into the higher ranges of DSLRs, Canon, Nikon, and now > KonicaMinolta start to have considerable advantages over Pentax--unless > something changes radically and the MZ-D or an equivalent project shakes > things up considerably. > > Sorry for the rambling post. > > -Luigi > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
