I'll take it a look, thanks. Were you crazy enough to give money to argentina's government???? :-) Regards
Albano --- Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The DL finder is unexpectedly bright. Despite the > pentamirror, at sight it > looks brighter than the D/DS one. > I guess it is the smaller magnification and > especially the brighter (less > grainy) screen. In other words, it is made the > Canon/Minolta/Nikon way: > brighter and less useful (useless?) for manual > focusing. If you can, check > it and then decide. > > Then, when you're OK, please give me back those > 15,000 Euros I lent Buenos > Aires municipality 10 years ago or so, and since > then stolen by them :-) > > Cheers, > > Dario > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Albano Garcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 6:33 PM > Subject: Re: I'm going the DSLR route!!!!! > > > > > > Ok, Bruce, I'll try that, thanks for the advice. > Do > > you know how the DL viewfinder compares? > > Regards > > > > Albano > > > > --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hello Albano, > >> > >> One thing you really need to do when you look > >> through the viewfinder > >> is to try to focus manually. Manufacturers are > >> trying to make the > >> viewfinder usable for pointing the camera and > >> composing, but because > >> of the penta-mirror and small size, they are > >> sacrificing the > >> granularity of the screen. So the view through > the > >> finder of the D70 > >> (what I last tried) was clear and I could point > it > >> at my subject, but > >> when trying to see any difference in focus on the > >> matte screen was > >> extremely difficult. Basically, it made the use > of > >> AF mandatory. So > >> when you look through them, be sure to see how > >> accurately you can fine > >> focus and how rapidly. Then I think you will > start > >> to really see the > >> difference between a good finder and a bad one. > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> Bruce > >> > >> > >> Monday, November 7, 2005, 9:10:54 AM, you wrote: > >> > >> AG> Hi Shel, > >> AG> Thanks for your thoughts. Of course I value > this > >> list, > >> AG> I've been here since 98 or 99, so I know it's > >> hard to > >> AG> get such a bunch of good people and great > >> knowledge > >> AG> available. > >> AG> I'll try to get my hands on the 3 cameras. > >> AG> So far I've just handled the D50 in the > store. > >> It > >> AG> surprised me how well constructed it is. The > >> AG> viewfinder sucked less than I would have > thought > >> (I've > >> AG> used LXs with new design screens, MX, FM > Nikons, > >> so I > >> AG> know what an excellent viewfinder is like), > it's > >> AG> small, but the image looks clear, even with > the > >> slow > >> AG> kit zoom. Seems very well constructed, it's > very > >> AG> responsive, feels great in the hands, and is > the > >> less > >> AG> expensive with the better warranty. > >> AG> Now I'll try to get my hands on the DL and > the > >> Rebel > >> AG> XT... > >> AG> Regards > >> > >> AG> Albano > >> > >> > >> AG> --- Shel Belinkoff > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >> Hi Albano ... > >> >> > >> >> Congratulations on your windfall. Can I > borrow > >> >> $100.00? <LOL> > >> >> > >> >> As much as I'd like to recommend the Pentax > DL, > >> I'd > >> >> be hesitant to do so > >> >> because it uses a pentamirror finder instead > of > >> the > >> >> nicer, brighter > >> >> pentamirror of the other Pentax DSLR's. The > >> other > >> >> cameras you mention are > >> >> reported to have "lesser" finders than the > other > >> >> Penntax DSLR's as well. > >> >> My experience with the Canon Rebel (the first > >> one) > >> >> and the Nikon D-70 seem > >> >> to support that. I should point out that I've > >> not > >> >> actually seen and > >> >> handled a DL, so my comments about the finder > are > >> >> based on reports of > >> >> others. It - and the finders in the other > >> cameras - > >> >> may be fine for you. > >> >> > >> >> They will all make good pictures - the > smartest > >> >> thing you can do, if it's > >> >> possible, is to try out each camera and see > which > >> is > >> >> most comfortable for > >> >> you. The features and the way the camera > feels > >> when > >> >> using it would be the > >> >> most important differences. > >> >> > >> >> The Pentax has one thing going for it: it can > use > >> >> older manual lenses, > >> >> screw mount lenses, cheap and inexpensive > lenses > >> >> from hundreds of > >> >> manufacturers. That may be a consideration in > >> the > >> >> long term, and, since > >> >> you already have some Pentax lenses, a short > term > >> >> consideration as well. I > >> >> bought the Pentax istDS for two main reasons: > I > >> >> liked the view in the > >> >> finder and I have lots of Pentax lenses. > Being > >> on a > >> >> tight budget, having > >> >> all those lenses made a big difference in > being > >> able > >> >> to use the camera > >> >> right away and keeping the price down. > >> >> > >> >> Another consideration was the PDML - I hung > out > >> on a > >> >> Canon and a Nikon > >> >> group, and this list by far has the most > helpful > >> and > >> >> accomodating people. > >> >> People like Paul Stenquist, Godfrey, and Bruce > >> >> Dayton, and others, have > >> >> been very helpful in providing lots of good > >> >> information (and letting me use > >> >> their gear in some instances) that helped me > >> better > === message truncated === Albano Garcia Photography & Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
