Well, I have now found a UK dealer who has a few left at a reasonable price so I am about to place an order for my *ist D. Now I've just got to decide which lens !
As an interesting aside - while looking around I had a look at the Canon EOS 350D and was sorely tempted (despite being a Pentax fan). However the dealer (who sells both Canon & Pentax) advised me that the Pentax ist D and (DS) were "much better quality" than the Canon 350D which had been "built to a budget" (but was being sold at similar price). BobW -----Original Message----- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 June 2005 15:29 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: *ist D discontinued ? It is. So who cares if they still make it. I hope mine will last until a new metal frame Pentax body hits the shelves. Hopefully inclduding a very fast processing and writing speed as well as flash compensation options :-) Perhaps upgradeable exposure curves (avoiding burned out high lights). I heard that the D70 has a similar option. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Frits W�thrich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. juni 2005 13:39 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: *ist D discontinued ? I asked Pentax Netherlands about this in Sept 2004, and it was confirmed 'in between the lines' so to say. You could still buy a new *ist D. Apparently that is still the case. On Saturday 11 June 2005 19:10, Robert Whitehouse wrote: FJW> This is my *ist post (sorry !) to this group so apologies if this is an old FJW> thread. FJW> FJW> Having spent the last few weeks deliberating over purchase *istD vs *istDS FJW> (same price now in UK) I decide to buy *ist D. Rang camera shop to order and FJW> was told; FJW> FJW> "Sorry *ist D is now discontinued by Pentax and we will not be getting any FJW> more." FJW> FJW> Is this a well known truth ? FJW> FJW> BobW FJW> FJW> FJW> -- Frits W�thrich
