most likely more expensive to produce. There are more moving parts which probably
require more hand work, with is a major part of the expense of production. The camera
you want would probably depend on your shooting style more than anything else. If you
want more control at your fingertips then you'll probably prefer the *ist-D if you can live
with more automation then the Ds. If you expect to shoot more action sequences then you
probably want the Ds. I chose the D even though I had to pay a bit more for it since I usually
prefer to shoot manually even when automation is available to me. I still occasionally find myself
taking a few quick shots and running out of buffer, which is quite frustrating.
New Concepts wrote:
Hello - first appearance on the list [pause for applause & congratulations............no?..............oh well....]
I've got a query about the D versus the Ds- I understand (mostly) the technical differences between them, but was wondering if the D is a fundamentally better quality camera than the DS, given that it was considerably more expensive when was released.
Was this extra cost the result of:
A - higher quality materials & standard of finish, etc
or
B - an assumption by Pentax that they could get simply get a higher price for it due to similarly high priced competition?
I suppose another way of asking the question is, was the Ds built down to a
price?, or did Pentax feel that market conditions obliged them to pitch it a
lower price than it deserved (in their eyes, obviously...)
I'm about to order one or the other, and since they are now both selling for
the same price I'd like to break the habit of a lifetime and actually end up
with the better product for a change
Many thanks for your time.
Regards
Pete.
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A man's only as old as the woman he feels.
--Groucho Marx
