Chris Stoddart replied...
Well the 'poxy Sigma lens' performance is probably no worse than the 'poxy Canon lens' at that price point. Also the *ist D competes with the Canon 10D not the 300D, so you need to price it against that. IF (<- big if) we get a Baby *istD at Photokina then that should be a similar sort of price to the 300D. Chris G'day Chris. The point I was trying to make is that the 300 D is the most common digital Canon where the *ist D is the most common (ONLY) digital available from Pentax at this point in time. If I wanted to lay down the cash, I want a Pentax, But price is telling me 300D Canon. As to the 10D, have never seen one in the flesh. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor > I did some pricing today with my local Photographic outlet. > A Canon 300D is about $1700 AU with a Canon EF 24-85 zoom. > A *ist D is about $2500 AU with a poxy Sigma 28-70 f2.8. > I can see why the punters are flocking to the 300D. It only takes a > single tax return and one is playing with a digi SLR. > Pentax on the other hand is a save for a rainy day or mortgage the > missus type price range and still end up with a poxy sigma lens. Well the 'poxy Sigma lens' performance is probably no worse than the 'poxy Canon lens' at that price point. Also the *istD competes with the Canon 10D not the 300D, so you need to price it against that. IF (<- big if) we get a Baby *istD at Photokina then that should be a similar sort of price to the 300D. Chris
