On 8/29/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This morning I ordered an istDS. I'd like to thank EVERYONE who, over the > past couple of weeks or so, has replied to my many questions about the > camera and how various features and lenses work. I've thanked a few people > off list, and this is to cover any I may have missed. > > I'm excitedly looking forward to receiving this puppy. My Sony was > slightly damaged in a fall making it difficult to use on a tripod, and with > the price of the DS so low, and so close to the better quality P&S and > "prosumer" digis, it seemed like a good time to make the purchase. Reviews > in sites other than DPreview and Steve's have been quite positive about > this camera, too. Having used a Nikon D70, a Canon Rebel, and one of the > bigger Canon bodies, I knew they were not for me. Too cheap, poor finder, > or too heavy were my biggest complaints. The prosumer digis had problems > similar to the Sony DSC-S85 (which, for the most part, I really liked), and > as nice as the istD is (Thanks to Bruce for allowing me a day to play with > one of his), I just couldn't see my way to spend $600.00 more for it over > the DS, at least not for my first DSLR. > > I just hope I get a good one and then I can start complaining about the > lack of a full-frame DSLR from Pentax <LOL> > > BTW, what's the widest lens currently available for this camera, Pentax or > otherwise? No need to mention the new Penatx 12~24 zoom. >
Congrats, Shel, The list of us with no DSLR continues to diminish. <g> That being said, I know you'll love it, have fun with it, and grab many "digital captures" with it. <vbg> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
