> I'm in need for a second body guys and didn't really take much
> notice when the IstDS was released - can someone give me a
quick
> run down and some views as to whether it would be a suitable
> backup for my Ist D or should I just buy a second IstD?
Very briefly:
The DS has simpler controls (one thumbwheel rather than two),
improved write speed performance, more settings driven through
the menu and LCD rather than through discrete buttons, does not
have wireless flash built in (you need two 360s to do wireless
flash, can't do it with one external and the built in), does not
have "HyperProgram", will not take a battery grip, and uses
SecureDigital cards rather than CompactFlash cards. There are
other differences, both in features and in operation, but these
are the ones that I hear all the time as deciding points. The DS
has scene modes and such that the D does not, but they don't go
neither here nor there for me.
I bought a DS because I liked it more ... I prefer the simpler
control layout, ergonomics, and the things missing from the D
model are not particularly important to me.
That said, thinking of a "backup" myself, I would buy another DS
over a D simply because they would both use SD cards. If I had a
D, I'd buy another D so that I could use my CF cards in both.
What I'd like to see Pentax release is an "upgraded DS" follow
on with perhaps a couple of the D features returned and maybe a
skin in magnesium for a more robust feel without adding any
weight or size.
Godfrey
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