> Well I did it. My youngest brother
(15 years younger) was the recipient
of
> an 8MP Canon Rebel XT this weekend. It came with the cheapo 18-55 zoom they
> sell in the kit.
>
> He really likes photography and was not in a position to afford this at the
> time, so being his oldest brother, I treated him to it, along with a 1G CF
> and extra battery.
>
> This is a prime example of Pentax missing the boat. I would have gladly
> purchsed him an *ist D derivative if I felt secure in the 'Pentax future'.
> Having not released a better camera than the 'D' in almost two years, I used
> the mindset of "What if I was buying a new DSLR for the first time?".
>
> Needless to say he was happy.
>
> Tom C.
Hum. Tom
I have the Nikon D1 and D2H. Quess what . I use the istD as my all purpose/walk
areound
camera and i love the thing.
I predict your younger bro will see the eror of his way and convert to Pentax
as a day to
day camera.
Now ifhe needs 40 fps etc then he needs to upgrade to the Canons or Nikons.
I amd very satisfied with my istD as a "steath camera.People run when they see
the
70-200VR with 1.7b tele.
If i walk around with the istD and say....A50 f1.7, noone even knows i'm there
Dve
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