On Monday 27 December 2004 22:24, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Some questions for those who've got the istDS: �How do you like it thus > far?
4 weeks and 1,200-plus exposures later, I love it. I don't understand all this "big hands uncomfortable with small equipment" ballyhoo. The DS is about perfect for my hands, and my hands span a third over an octave (er, an 11th) on the piano. My film body is an MX, which is small, and I have never been uncomfortable with either. Both cameras, MX and DS, have one particularly satisfying handling characteristic: most of the relevant controls are set so the camera can be easily operated one-handed. In practice, there are relatively few times you'd want to do this, but in terms of ergonomics, i's remarkably intuitive. Far more so than the Canon Drebel or the Minolta M7D. It mounts K mount lenses with minimal fuss. So I lose AF, AE, spot- and matrix-metering. Big effin' deal. I've been using centerweighted metering and manual focus up to now. > Was your choice between the D and the DS, or between a higher end > "prosumer" model and the DS? � The DS is smaller. Also, the DS is cheaper, and I don't need most of what the D has for the extra dollars I'd have to shell out. The real competition in my mind was between my friend's lightly-used 10D, a D70 (which we use at work), and the DS. The DS won. > What factors influenced your choice and > decision to go with the DS? Price. Handling. Lens compatibility. Viewfinder quality. Build quality, generally (over the Drebel). -Luigi
