If I could get one for a little less than what I originally paid for a *ist-Ds I might be very interested, but for the current used price I could get a K20D and a K10D for backup, or the K20D with a 16-50mm f2.8. No matter how nice it isn't that valuable.
Doug Brewer wrote: > On Jun 15, 2008, at 4:13 AM, Cotty wrote: > > >> On 15/6/08, Sandy Harris, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> >>> A LOT more than I'd want to pay. That's more than a new >>> K20D, roughly triple the price of a k200d. Compared to >>> those, the Epson has fewer megapixels, no shake >>> reduction, lower maximum ISO, lower memory capacity, >>> >> This is all true. So why do you think that people would possibly >> want one? >> >> I think they command high prices because only 10,000 were ever >> made. The >> build quality is extremely good - with a metal chassis and skin. >> Hold a >> Pentax MX and you're on the right track. Access to a formidable lens >> range. 6MP is paltry by today's standards, but for making 20X16 >> prints, >> that's doable. Certainly 11X8 is not a problem. How many digital >> photographer's print their work these days? So for web work, 6 MP >> is way >> more than plenty. >> >> You know what? You can't even download the files from the camera or >> charge the battery in the camera. >> >> Yet if I had to choose one digital body, new or used, from anywhere in >> the world, from any manufacturer or camera shop anywhere, it would be >> this camera. Isn't that strange? Cannot think why :) >> >> >>> ... And I've seen reports of reliability problems. >>> >> If you could point me to any reports of reliability problems, I >> would be >> grateful. >> > > I gotta say that the few minutes I had to play with the RD-1, I was > very impressed with it. So much so that I did a half-ass search for > one until I realized it was really too far out of my price range. > > -- 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.
