I'm not Paul, but yes for all intents and purposes the *ist series bodies are all the same size. They are slightly differnet shapes, and the D has a slightly shallower grip. All of the rest are exactly the same size though the DL's are lighter than the Ds'. Hope that helps.
Steve Larson wrote: > thanks for all the info paul. are the ist body sizes all the same size? i > ask because the wife wants a > small camera. > > steve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:51 PM > Subject: Re: Taking back the ist ds > > > >> On the other hand, if the more expensive camera is an *ist DL you >> might want to pass. That camera is newer but it doesn't have a prism >> viewfinder. An *ist D might also be more expensive than a DS, but the >> write speed -- the speed at which it records the picture data -- will >> be slower. But it's a more substantial build and can be fitted with a >> battery grip. That one is probably a toss up in my opinion. >> On May 15, 2008, at 9:31 PM, Steve Larson wrote: >> >> >>> writes that down. >>> >>> steve >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:53 PM >>> Subject: Re: Taking back the ist ds >>> >>> >>> >>>> If it's an *ist DS2 you should go for it. >>>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>>> From: "Steve Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>>> maybe, but it was a model with more features >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Maybe now you know why the one you bought was a hundred dollars >>>>>> less.... >>>>>> >>>>>> William Robb >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >>>>> above and >>>>> follow >>>>> the directions. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
