Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I would think there could only be two reasons for going to the D1: > >D30, please. Going to Nikon would be a step toooooo far!
Oops. Sorry about that. It's so easy to get these things mixed up. Can't anyone come up with a model number for their digital SLR that isn't "D-something"? ;-) >>1) You really *need* the instant access to your images. For delivery to a >>bewspaper, I meant "newspaper"! >>for example, or for shooting photos at events and being able to >>print and sell them on the spot. > >That's a start. Losing the chemical process in the middle would be good. >I get the same thrills out of seeing digital pics up on a monitor as I >used to (and still do) developing my film. What I like is complete >control of the entire process, in my time-frame. Okay with B and W which >I do myself, but most of my stuff is C-41. Speed is the main reason I haven't bought a digital camera yet. I just rarely *need* results in less than 24 hours. >>2) You do a lot of wildlife photography and would benefit from the >>magnification factor or the focal length multiplication. > >I see this as only a slight advantage, and a big disadvantage. A 70-200 >2.8 becomes a great lens on a D30. But at the wide end, it gets costlier. >I could cope. Not me. I'm going to hold off until full-frame CCDs are out. I expect Canon and Nikon to be hot on the heels of Contax. >>Or possibly a third reason: Just to annoy Mafud ;-) > >Now *that* might be worth a chuckle or ten. No comment! -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
