On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:31:58PM -0800, Nick David Wright wrote: # # Looks like I'm going to start shooting for the local paper on an # occasional basis again, which means I'm going to need a digital # SLR.
Depending on the work you're doing, you may be able to get by with a bridge camera. Craigslist in this area frequently has K100Dsupers for under $350 with kit lens. For me, shake reduction is a very compelling feature, especially if you'll be hand holding. It's also about the same size as the *ists, and the K2000. Another interesting feature of it is that it has a weak anti-IR filter so I can have a lot of fun with IR filters over my flashes. It's my understanding that the *ists don't have shake reduction, and if you'll be handholding in available light, in any sort of adverse conditions, the extra stop of speed it can give you is worth a lot, especially when you consider what it costs to bump the speed of a lens by a stop. With the price drops on the K20D, if there's any way you can come up with that money, it's an amazing deal. I heard about someone who did a $600 counter offer to the prodigital2000 buy it now price on ebay, and won the auction a few weeks ago. # I wonder if anyone here has an older one they'd be willing to part with for a reasonable price? It's very tempting to use that as an excuse to upgrade to a K20, but there are things I really like about my K100 and even when I do upgrade, I'll want to keep it. -- Photographs are like sentences, the best ones have both subjects and verbs. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
