On 22 Jul 2005 at 7:27, Malcolm Smith wrote: > Well, given that no matter how many 'bells and whistles' are added to the > camera and people are still not happy, I'd say it was odds on they will. It > all > seems strange to me as a happy owner of an LX and an *ist D as they are. If > you > want photos that can be enlarged seemingly for ever in size, MF cameras are > cheap enough. But this isn't really about the images captured (or > compatibility > or anything else), it's about having it all and having it now. It might be > about > time that the next generation of cameras were fitted with wheels and you > programme into the camera what pictures you want; that you way you finally > remove the only thing that matters, the photographer...35mm, MF, digital or > disposable; cheap or expensive, the equipment doesn't take the image - you > do.
It's about film, not bells and whistles. I want a DSLR that I'm confident will provide me with the equivalent if not better than the quality that I was used to using top end 35mm film bodies and expensive film. The *ist D isn't there yet though I assume that you know that as you appear to still be shooting film. I have MF gear and fridge full of film but boy I'd love to be able to dump it and rely solely upon my digicam, the extra load and managing two image formats and very different capture media is a PITA. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
