On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 03:38:46PM -0800, Nick David Wright wrote: # # I am definitely looking at the "lower end" cameras (I'm assuming that's what you mean by "bridge"). The upper end cameras are nice but really don't do anything for me that the less expensive models don't do too.
Bridge cameras are high end point and shoot. My favorite of them is the FZ50 which handles like an SLR. But since they were only produced for a short while, and handle so nicely, the prices are staing frustratingly high. # # The K100d super and the ist series look very appealing to me. The photos they make look very nice. For most of the pictures I take, the camera body is by no means the limiting factor on the quality. # # Shake reduction is handy but not a compelling feature for me. I've # handheld shots up to one second in the past without any problems. # # I'm just looking for something I can get into without spending a lot # of money right now. How important is it that you stick with Pentax? I have found the best deals on Craigslist, but that assumes a nearby metropolitan area. Somebody gave away an SP500 & 4 lenses today. The only pentax dlsr on the lcoal one today is a DL for $375 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/ele/1048047562.html If you can find something interesting in another area, maybe there'll be someone nearby that can look at if or you. # # ~Nick David Wright # http://pedalingprose.wordpress.com/ # # # # ----- Original Message ---- # > From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> # > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> # > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 4:04:39 PM # > Subject: Re: Looking for d-SLR body # > # > 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. # # # # # # # -- # 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. -- 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.
