Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote on 3/29/2005, 11:41 AM: > > > > It's *very* early in the DSLR game and much to > > soon to tell development is yet to come. > >VERY early? Canon and Nikon on are their 3rd or 4th generation DSLRs >(Canon: D30 D60 10D 20D; 1D 1Ds 1DII 1DsII; Rebel, RebelXT. Nikon: D1 >D1x D1h D100 D70 D2H D2X (Nikon lineage is a little harder to figure out)). > >Pentax by comparison is still on their first generation.
Well, second, actually. But counting "generations" is a fool's game. Would you buy an inferior product just because its manufacturer has had more generations leading up to it? Of course not. The ist-Ds is every bit as much a contender in its price range as the Rebel-D and D70. I can honestly say that the Ist-D I bought a year ago meets my needs *better* than any competitor's product available at the time (or now, come to think of it). That's because size and weight are important issues for me, as is a good viewfinder and solid construction. The fact that it was the first generation DSLT from Pentax was of no concern to me then or now. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
