Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >William Robb wrote: > >> but it's not too much >> difficulty to have a battery pack or winder on the camera. >> I will be peeved if the "improved" DSLR weighs less than the istD, >> and/or doesn't accomodate a vertical release and battery pack. > >I think the battery pack/vertical release is an essential item and never >used the D without it. I like being able to rotate to a vertical >orientation and use the vertical release (with associated wheelie >thingies). After years of not having it on my LX, MX, SuperProgram, etc. >I can't live without it now. If the D's successor does not have >provision for battery grip/vertical release you'd never be able to call >it "improved" :-)
What I'm hoping is that they keep all the good things about the ist-D and just improve it in other areas. I love having the battery grip and vertical controls, but I also love being able to remove it when traveling light. For my fall cycling trip in France I kept the ist-D, sans battery grip, and a couple of primes in my Tamrac Velocity 7 bag for a compact, lightweight kit. One day I put off recharging the batteries one day more than I should have. No problem: Just stopped in at a drug store/chemist's and picked up four Lithium AA and I was on my way again in minutes :) Needless to say, I hope they keep the AA power supply. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
