I am quite happy with the image quality and capabilities of the DS
for my work. When I realized that it sufficed for my needs, I decided
to wait through the summer to see if anything substantially better
would be announced for release before the end of the year. The DL was
announced, end of summer came, and nothing else was announced, so I
sprang for a second DS body. Within a week or so, the DS2 was
announced, but reviewing the changes and considering the additional
cost a new model will carry, the DS was a very good choice.
It will take significantly "better" specs/capabilities to entice me
to spend the additional money for another new body within a year. A D
replacement/upgrade will need 8-10 Mpixels with the same or better
noise characteristic, improved write speed, larger buffers, hopefully
SD & CF card capability (or SD card), etc, priced in the vicinity of
$1100-1200 to be worth my while upgrading..
What all this says is that it's really up to your desires and needs.
The 6Mpixel DS body is quite a good performer and will do a very good
job, and it's a very very favorable price at present (in the US
anyway). A better body will come along, but expect to pay
substantially more for it and wait a while. I count the time until it
gets here as "number of photo opportunities missed", that's
significant to me. It might not be for you, but only you can say that.
Godfrey
On Sep 6, 2005, at 1:07 PM, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote:
Hello everyone!
My brain hurts. To be brief, I decided to go digital - mostly due to
some unpleasant experiences with film&minilabs.
I'm sure I'll enjoy an *istDS, it's a great camera. But... I can't
stop thinking "what will the next model looks like?" - you know, few
more MPs would help me change the camera later (for me it's a very
expensive acquisition so I want to keep it as long as possible). Yes,
it's not a good idea to always wait for the next model (I won't - this
year or the next I'll have one) and the camera from your hand takes
better pictures than the camera you're just dreaming at.
But... it's September, few months until PMA (and that means new
cameras). What if Sony will have a new sensor? Or... Pentax said 3
cameras/year, and if the silver DS doesn't count, we should see
another announcement this year. I would really hate to buy a camera
only to find out I really wanted that newly-announced model.
Can anyone guess what will happen? When we'll see a the DS2/D
replacements? Or at least try to give me an advice, think a little at
this; what will you do in my place - it helps to know your brains
hurts too <grin>
Uhh... few months earlier or later I wouldn't had any problem.
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Best regards,
Alex Sarbu (which don't knows what "brief" means ;) )
