Peter, I've never held a DL, but would look for the better viewfinder in the DS or DS2. I've never touched the 18-55mm zoom, but am very happy that I went for the DA16-45mm. It is a dream in digital. Regards, Bob S.
On 3/17/06, Peter Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another old bugger. Hooray to us 50 year olds. > > I'm currently on board a plane to New York and am planning to join the dark > side. > > A long time film user, I had a digital P&S (Optio 330) which packed up when > I took it skiing last month. I've now worked out that an istDL at £300 > equivalent (Adorama prices) is better than spending £200 - 250 on a new > digital P&S. > > The list has until 0930 Sunday (EST) to persuade me otherwise. > > Also is it worth the extra $90 to buy an 18 - 55 or should I leave that and > get a better lens? > > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Collin R Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:25 PM > Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V06 #660 > > > > Does being 50 make me "elderly"? > > Or is it that I prefer chemicals for good monochromatic prints? > > > > But to the question ... > > No. They just prove the inferiority of digital. > > Everything is faked. Approximated. > > > > Want to improve them and really give them the "old" look? > > Take out the blue component first. Then convert. > > Plate and tin type emulsions had little or no blue sensitivity. > > There may be other fixes as well, but that comes to mind first. > > > > Collin > > > > At 05:16 PM 3/16/2006, you wrote: > >>Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:36:10 -0500 > >>From: "Fernando Terrazzino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: OT - So quiet in here > >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >>Content-Disposition: inline > >>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >> > >>I have the feeling that today's activity dropped a notch (march > >>break?) so I thought about asking to the eldery members if this effect > >>makes photos look like when you first started photography ;o) > > > > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > >
