It's not advertised much, but for the last nine months the D has generally
been sold for the same price as the DS in the UK.
I bought a second D a few months ago because the price had come down so
much, and I believe that it's successor, if it offers substantial
improvements, will be substantially more expensive.
As for the improvements, IS is not an issue for me, and I find that the
admittedly small buffer is seldom a problem in practice. I could have
bought the faster DS as a second camera, but considered the benefit of
having two identical cameras outweighed the benefit of a bigger buffer.
These are all personal criteria, and everyone is different. However,
whilst I accept that IS and speed are important for some photogrpahers, I
believe that most people will find any of the Pentax DSLRs to be quite
satisfactory, even if they have K or M lenses.
Please note I said "most" people. Those who are waiting and waiting are,
in my view, missing out on two things. The first is that it costs nothing
to press the shutter. This encourages experimentation and lowers the cost
of photography (unless somebody is silly enough to use a digital like a
film camera, and prints every picture he takes). The second is that there
is a big learning curve with digital picture processing, and the sooner
you start the better.
There is a lot of noise on the internet from those who think the Pentax
DSLRs aren't right for them. That's fine, but for every complainant,
there are hundreds of people happily taking photographs. The noise makes
it hard to put the matter into perspective, and that's why I sometimes get
drawn into arguments on the subject. :-) Just trying to redress the
balance!
John
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:33:39 -0000, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Not arguing John. The fact still is that the *ist D is almost two years
old, with some here believing or hoping it's replacement is forthcoming.
If I couldn't wait, I'd buy the D at a low price. Otherwise I'd wait.
Does it sell at the same price everywhere or just one particular
retailer?
Tom C.
From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: SV: Any reason not to buy a *istD?
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:19:08 -0000
In the UK, the D now sells for the same price as the DS. Your argument
no longer applies, in this country at least.
John
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:58:55 -0000, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Nor do I but the question is would you buy another?
I wouldn't.
Nor I. Not because I am patently unhappy with it. The *ist D was
all there was for Pentax users when it came out. While I dislike
the, IMO, reduced feature sets of the D(eviants), I'm not sure the
*ist D is worth a time and a half or twice as much as them at this
point in the game.
If I was set on buying a Pentax DSLR, I would hold off until there is
an *ist D successor, if one is forthcoming. If you can convince a
reseller to sell you an *ist D at a bargain basement price, maybe.
Tom C.
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