Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-16 Thread edwin
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Cotty wrote: > On 12/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >> The Rebel may have a plastic chassis but the 10D (and D30/60) do not. > > > >The Rebel D apparently has a stainless steel frame holding the sensor and > >lens mount in registration. > >At least thats what I've be

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-16 Thread edwin
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, tom wrote: > > > -Original Message- > > From: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 3:40 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > > > > I wonde

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-16 Thread Rob Brigham
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > I did a couple of shots when I handled a pre-production > model. I never posted since I was asked not to. > > But from those shots I was quite pleased. I use 3200 quite > often when I shoot wedding ce

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-16 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 9:01 AM -- Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel -- -- -- > -- > -- > Rob Brigham wrote: -- > > -- > [. . .] -- > -- > > BTW anyone wondering about the noise in my sample pics -- for this test - -- > > it was

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-16 Thread Rob Brigham
gt; Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > On 15 Oct 2003 at 17:18, Rob Brigham wrote: > > > RAW seems to allow for an extra 3 stops in either > > direction which is actually pretty massive. > > Relative to what contrast setting when saving jpeg in camera? >

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-15 Thread Rob Studdert
On 15 Oct 2003 at 17:18, Rob Brigham wrote: > RAW seems to allow for an extra 3 stops in either > direction which is actually pretty massive. Relative to what contrast setting when saving jpeg in camera? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-15 Thread Rob Brigham
ction which is actually pretty massive. > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 October 2003 11:05 > To: pentax list > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > On 14/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >Right, I have done

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-15 Thread Bill Owens
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 9:01 AM Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > Rob Brigham wrote: > > > [. . .] > > > BTW anyone wondering about the noise in my sample pics for this test - > > it was shot at 1600ISO!! I notice reducing the exposure in t

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-15 Thread Keith Whaley
Rob Brigham wrote: > [. . .] > BTW anyone wondering about the noise in my sample pics for this test - > it was shot at 1600ISO!! I notice reducing the exposure in the RAW > software actually made the noise a lot better too, something that again > the jpg adjustments couldn't do - and not some

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-15 Thread Rob Brigham
-Original Message- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 October 2003 01:26 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > On 15 Oct 2003 at 0:59, Rob Brigham wrote: > > > Seeing the full size files, this is clear cut for me

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-15 Thread Eactivist
John Francis wrote: >> OK, now we're getting to the part where my analysis has to be spot on. > >Shooting motorsports, I'm not going to have time to review in camera. >Not something you want to do, in any case, with large heavy objects >whizzing by at 200mph. Not that I haven't seen people doin

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-14 Thread Herb Chong
- Original Message - From: "Jim Apilado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 3:40 PM Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > I wonder how many users of digital equipment carry a white card to do white > balancing? Ju

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-14 Thread Rob Studdert
On 15 Oct 2003 at 0:59, Rob Brigham wrote: > Seeing the full size files, this is clear cut for me. Jpg is not a > problem from a compression point of view, but creating the jpgs from the > camera is throwing away some of the information from the image capture > which can never be recovered. If y

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-14 Thread Rob Brigham
4 October 2003 10:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > I am 100% certain that both will be fine. Will do it later > today to satisfy your wishes, if someone else doesn't do it first. > > What I am more interested in is: > > 1

Re: Washo the photographer (was Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-14 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 10:25:28 AM, you wrote: >> Phillip Jones Griffiths (how come everybody in this email has 3 >> names?) commented scathingly on this once at a talk I went to. Said >> photographers were missing a lot of shots doing this. >> >Several of the equin

Re: Washo the photographer (was Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-14 Thread brooksdj
> Hi, > > Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 10:25:28 AM, you wrote: > Phillip Jones Griffiths (how come everybody in this email has 3 > names?) commented scathingly on this once at a talk I went to. Said > photographers were missing a lot of shots doing this. > >

Re: Washo the photographer (was Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-14 Thread Cotty
On 14/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >p.s. chimps, like us, are apes, not monkeys. You speak for yourself, mate ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk

Washo the photographer (was Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-14 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 10:25:28 AM, you wrote: > On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >>[Have you heard the term for that activity? It's known as 'chimping'; >>folks staring at their camera dispay anf going "Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!"] > ROTFLMAO! > That is hilarious! I see it all the ti

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-14 Thread John Francis
> > John, have you got a web site? Fast cars fast cars fast cars fast cars *~* I get my track access from motorsport.com, so most of my stuff goes there. I've got a few older shots up at my home page , and I've recently been given some space on a system operated by a

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Doug Franklin
Hi John, On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:36:27 -0400 (EDT), John Francis wrote: > Not that I haven't seen people doing that; sitting on the Jersey > barrier, back to traffic, paying no attention. I don't even stand around with my back to traffic when I'm flagging (unless I'm the yellow flagger). And I'm

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:33:36 -0600, William Robb wrote: > I can't actually verify it with my own little eyes, is that the > fine JPEG save is pretty much indistinguishable from RAW. As long as I can still do the manipulations I can foresee needing to do, without going nuts, or spending more time

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread John Francis
> > OK, now we're getting to the part where my analysis has to be spot on. > Shooting motorsports, I'm not going to have time to review in camera. Not something you want to do, in any case, with large heavy objects whizzing by at 200mph. Not that I haven't seen people doing that; sitting on th

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Rob Brigham
ber 2003 19:56 > To: pentax list > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > >> > We were snigering more at his attitude. Basically he was > saying you > >> > couldn't get acceptable images unless you did a WB with > a perfectly > >> > white

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Rob Brigham
that I do a lot of work with pocket PCs that use CF cards at the moment makes it easier to get hold of them cheaply. > -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 October 2003 21:44 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: *is

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >Yep everything is plastic these days, guns, supersonic aircraft, > >blankets, your drawers, my teeth (grin). Funny thing is there are ch

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" < Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > Jumping Jupiter Rob. That's a heck of a lot of space! I have 2X 512 Mb > cards and I've yet to fill both in one sitting. In fact I have only just > filled one in one sitti

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> Here's my little theory about WB - you don't need to worry >> about it. What have print labs been doing for years? Working >> with a media that is stuck on daylight balance but shot in a >> multitude of conditions. If you're making prints, find an >

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >That's not always practical, but I have just ordered my second 1Gb card, >so with 2.5Gb total I will be able to do it more often now. Jumping Jupiter Rob. That's a heck of a lot of space! I have 2X 512 Mb cards and I've yet to fill both in one sitting. I

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Yep everything is plastic these days, guns, supersonic aircraft, >blankets, your drawers, my teeth (grin). Funny thing is there are cheap >plastics and plastics that cost more than machined titanium. cheap and >plastic are not necessarily synonymous an

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Tell me about it. I buy high density polyethylene (HDPE) for fixtures and jigs for my woodworking, and its mighty expensive stuff. I buy it on ebay sometimes and machine it to the right dimensions. Its perfect for stable, low friction applications though. Plastic comes in many flavors! gra

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Monday, Oct 13, 2003, at 02:31 America/New_York, Rob Studdert wrote: Could also be an IT8.7/2 calibrated colour target too. We used a Kodak Q13 chart in the PhaseOne training course. But then again, this is a US$14,000 digicam with no auto white balance. :-) Note: we used a Q13 rather than a

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Bill Owens
> Fair enough. My attitude is that I'm the expert on composing the shot, > there's a geek in a coat somewhere who's the expert on making a print. > I've got my job, he's got his. > > tv Tom, In your position I would do the same thing. Since I'm doing my own printing, I find it's often easier t

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Here's my little theory about WB - you don't need to worry > > about it. What have print labs been doing for years? Working > > with a media that is stuck on daylight balance but shot in a > > multitude of condit

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread tom
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > Auto may be OK when you are shooting RAW but it's a

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Rob Brigham
> -Original Message- > From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 October 2003 04:07 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > Here's what I do: > > - Shoot raw, auto WB. That's not always practical, but I have jus

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-13 Thread Rob Brigham
$79 !?!?!?! Did he sell ANY? > -Original Message- > From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 October 2003 04:07 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAI

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 Oct 2003 at 0:09, graywolf wrote: > Probably a Macbeth Color Checker. Could also be an IT8.7/2 calibrated colour target too. I have a print (scanner or digicam) and slide version, both come with calibration offsets on floppy and can be used to produce a customised colour calibration profi

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread graywolf
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:28:30 -0400 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:24:59 -0400 -Original Message- From: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL P

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread graywolf
Yep everything is plastic these days, guns, supersonic aircraft, blankets, your drawers, my teeth (grin). Funny thing is there are cheap plastics and plastics that cost more than machined titanium. cheap and plastic are not necessarily synonymous anymore (look at the price of those teeth). Cot

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread graywolf
You have to buy the vertical grip to get a PC terminal on a D100, but yes it it available though $150 seems like a lot to pay for a PC terminal (grin). Heiko Hamann wrote: Hi Cotty, on 12 Oct 03 you wrote in pentax.list: The Rebel may have a plastic chassis but the 10D (and D30/60) do not. P

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread John Francis
> > Here's my little theory about WB - you don't need to worry about it. > What have print labs been doing for years? Working with a media that > is stuck on daylight balance but shot in a multitude of conditions. If > you're making prints, find an expert printer and let him do his job. Yep. I

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Jim Apilado
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RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Oct 2003 at 16:28, tom wrote: > No one that I know. > > I actually went to a digital seminar thingie a while back which was > basically a front for this guy to sell his *really* white white-card. > He claimed you couldn't do "proper" photography without one. I was > with a bunch of photogra

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Oct 2003 at 18:04, John Francis wrote: > Not really. The other side of the grey card you carry for reflected light > metering is a white card that can be used for white balance. My Kodak grey card isn't white (or grey) enough to make a good balance from, I can't white balance from a whit

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Oct 2003 at 12:40, Jim Apilado wrote: > I wonder how many users of digital equipment carry a white card to do white > balancing? Just like how many digital slr users carry a light meter around > with them all the time so they can get more accurate metering that their > dslr doesn't seemingl

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Brigham
Not me - I know (from experience) better than to start something which will take hours to fix this close to sleep time! > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 October 2003 23:02 > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel >

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Bucky
Let's not mince words, Wheatfield. HAR. -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12-Oct-03 10:51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel - Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: *istD vs.

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread John Francis
> > I wonder how many users of digital equipment carry a white card to do white > balancing? Just like how many digital slr users carry a light meter around > with them all the time so they can get more accurate metering that their > dslr doesn't seemingly give them. Lots of extra stuff to carry

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Nope, I don't mean the diopter adjustment. If you have one, pull the lens >off and look up at the screen. You'll see the little metal thingy that is >used to hold the screen in place. Cool. One of you guys is going to *have* to pull that sucker outa th

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Brigham
- the kids always want to see the pic right after I have taken it! > -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 October 2003 18:45 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > > - Original Messag

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Brigham
21:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 3:40 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: *istD

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Brigham
The istD grip doesn't have any batteries integral. It takes 4 AAs just like the body. These last the same as the ones in the body. If you have both (first Pentax grip where you can keep the batts in the body?) then it uses them in parrallel. Number of shots depends on the batts used. > -Or

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> > Do people have a feel for how long a set of batteries last? >> >> Not long. I don't think a set of 4 AA NIMH batteries would >> go for more than >> a hundred and fifty shots. Mine shows low battery after >> about 75, but seems >> to keep going for qui

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Rob Brigham
r dslr doesn't > seemingly give them. Lots of extra stuff to carry. > > Jim A. > > > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 12:15:58 -0600 > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> &g

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I wonder how many users of digital equipment carry a white card to do white >balancing? Just like how many digital slr users carry a light meter around >with them all the time so they can get more accurate metering that their >dslr doesn't seemingly give

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Jim Apilado
Jim A. > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 12:15:58 -0600 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 20

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread J. C. O'Connell
tp://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 1:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel - Original Message - Fro

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "tom" Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > On the 10D you hit the WB button, spin a dial. The slected WB is > always displayed on the top panel. It sounds like there isn't really any advantage to one or the other. They are both g

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "John Dallman" Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > *istD has interchangeable screens... competitors don't > > It does? Nothing about it in my manual. Do you mean the variable diopter > setting on the viewfinder?

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > The 10D has good access to WB. I'm not sure that the > ist-D could be > > any easier. > > The ist D is pretty easy. Set the control wheel to WB, turn > the front dial > (I think) to the white balance you want, and

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread John Dallman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Owens) wrote: > *istD has interchangeable screens... competitors don't It does? Nothing about it in my manual. Do you mean the variable diopter setting on the viewfinder? --- John Dallman [EMAIL

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > The Rebel may have a plastic chassis but the 10D (and D30/60) do not. The Rebel D apparently has a stainless steel frame holding the sensor and lens mount in registration. At least thats wha

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Amita Guha" Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > Not true. There are something like nine or ten AF sensors to choose from > on the 300D. The 300D has nicer buttons for choosing this stuff too. The 4 way rocker on the ist D is kind

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > So it's OK to add all these "features" and drive up the > cost of the *istD to all buyers but adding the $10.00 K/M > lense compatibility was "off-limits&quo

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "tom" Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > Do people have a feel for how long a set of batteries last? Not long. I don't think a set of 4 AA NIMH batteries would go for more than a hundred and fifty shots. Mine shows low batter

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Fred
>> So, Bill, what's your point? > Just trying to show why the *istD costs considerably more than the > digital Rebel. I understand, Bill - I was just "kidding you" (notice the "" after my query). Please know that I was ~not~ questioning the worth of your post. On the contrary, I do agree that

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread J. C. O'Connell
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 9:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: *istD vs. Digital Rebel Excell

RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Amita Guha
> > *istD is faster...faster in waking up and operating than Canon > > the Canon takes a week and a half to wake up > > Um, the 10D takes 3 seconds. So does the 300D. ;) > *istD allows user to choose AF sensor(s) .. 'automatic' > with D Rebel Not true. There are something like nin

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >*istD has a stainless steel chassis... vs a plastic chassis for Canon >D100, S2, Sigma, 10D and Digital Rebel have a plastic chassis Hi Uncle Bill, I agree with the trend of your argument but a point of information regarding the above: from DPR

*istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Pentxuser
Excellent Bill, I may even take this is to the kid and tell him to study it... Vic *istD has a stainless steel chassis... vs a plastic chassis for Canon D100, S2, Sigma, 10D and Digital Rebel have a plastic chassis *istD has a MUCH larger and a spectacular viewfinder..vs all other

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Bill Owens
Just trying to show why the *istD costs considerably more than the digital Rebel. Bill - Original Message - From: "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 8:23 AM Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > *istD h

Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Fred
> *istD has a stainless steel chassis... [snipped many > favorable comparisons] Rebel Digital feels cheap and plastiky So, Bill, what's your point? Fred

*istD vs. Digital Rebel

2003-10-12 Thread Bill Owens
*istD has a stainless steel chassis... vs a plastic chassis for Canon D100, S2, Sigma, 10D and Digital Rebel have a plastic chassis *istD has a MUCH larger and a spectacular viewfinder..vs all other DSLRs *istD features glass pentaprism, like 10D has, better than Rebel's penta-mirror