> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/01/05 1:08 PM >>> > Just a hypothetical question: > > If you did NOT own any Pentax or k-mount lenses, why would you choose > the *ist DL over the Nikon D50 or Canon 350D (RebelXT)? (price being equal or > near-enough; I believe the D50 is supposed to be much less than the > 350D, > but let's ignore that right now) >
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > if you showed someone all three cameras and they did not already have a > Canon/Nikon brand bias, then I think the *ist DS or DL could do OK. I > like small camera bodies, and it has just as nicer fell to it than the > Rebel (IMHO). > Ok so one reason to choose the DL would be ergonomics/size. Good reason. Any others? I compared the Ds next to a RebelXT. The Ds viewfinder was WAY better, but, let's play entry-level user here: the Canon offers "more" megapixels (remember, new users are interested in pixel count; why else would manufacturers be cramming 8mp into teeny digicams?). and we don't know how the DL's viewfinder will compare. I'm just curious how the pdmlers would sway a new entry-level consumer. Christian
