On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I wrote a really long rant about this, but my @#$#$^ email program froze, > > and I don't feel like retyping it. The gist of it was that the *istD is > > the smallest and least expensive of the three big 6MP DSLR's (10D, D100, > > *istD). > > Things change with the arrival of the D70
How so? The D70 isn't that much cheaper than the *istD, and it's an inferior camera in many ways. It's another plastic DSLR with a lousy viewfinder (only .75x magnification instead of Pentax's .95x), and no PC socket, .tiff mode, or MLU. It's a good camera for someone looking for a better plastic camera than the Digital Rebel, but it's still not built to the same calibre as the *istD. > > In any case, the *istD won't appeal to people wanting USM/AF-S, IS/VR and > > the ultimate in AF performance. But for the 99% of photographers who > > don't need those features on a regular basis, it will do just fine, and > > will even save them some space and money at the same time. > > The big question is : why pay somethimes a price quite same to other brand > without these features ? One, it's not the same price, it's less expensive. Two, go back and re-read my email. There are many, many advantages to the *istD that other companies can't match, and for many people these are more important than USM/IS. You know, AF whizbang technology is great and all, but it's hardly the most important factor for most people. chris
