Rick Womer wrote:
Folks,
I've been on the "digital fence" for some time, and
had pretty much decided to buy the ist D successor
when it becomes available.
I'm getting itchy, though, since it doesn't look as
though the new body will be here by summer.
In May and June, a niece is getting married, I'm going
to GFM, my son is graduating from high school, and my
wife and I will be traveling in Europe. That's 50
rolls of Ektachrome right there, i.e. $500 with
processing.
I'm really not sure how I will feel about the "digital
workflow." It is possible that I will run screaming
back to film. I really like my slides.
Soooo... I can probably pick up a used ist D for
$700-800, looking at the recent prices on eBay and
KEH.
Worth it?
You know you're just going to end up counting votes Yea and Nay, right?
Mine's Yea.
I've had an *istD for a year and a half now (bought new, so of course
that means I paid way more for it than you're talking about spending.)
Knowing what I know (now) about using the *istD, if faced with your
choice I would buy it "in a heartbeat."
I have never seen, let alone used, the subsequent Pentax models, so I
can't in any way compare the *istD to them in any meaningful
(non-Rockwellian) way.
ERNR
