Hi Don.
I think you will find this a fun camera to use. Its my day to day camera now.
I to hummed and hawwed before buying my D but i'm glad i did.
There is a bit of a learning curve to it, but it should not be to bad.
Format your card in the camera.
Dave
> Hi all those who helped me make up my mind.
>
> The *ist D will arrive here Monday. A
> Kingston CF card will come by mail from
> New Jersey and a La Crosse charger is
> already in the mail from California.
>
> Now lets see what kind of messes I'll
> get into. I hope I'll be able to provide
> a Pentax photomicrograph for PUG at
> regular intervals from next month.
>
> Don
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