On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 11:38:13PM -0400, Stephen D'Andrea wrote: > > 1. Can someone give me a brief explanation (or confirmation) of the > differences in the istD, DL, and DS (plus the "2" versions).
The D is the only body that has the ability to accept an external battery grip (although using one can cause problems on occasions), and it's the only one with two separate control wheels (one, at the front, for shutter speed; another, at the rear, for lens aperture). But it shows its age in buffer size and write speed, and is missing the over-exposure blinking warning introduced with the DS. The DS simplified the design, somewhat, and put some of the controls which had dedicated buttons on the D into menu options. It also went to SD cards, rather than the CF cards (or MicroDrives) of the D. The DL lowered costs further, replacing the pentaprism with mirrors. The DS2 (and DL2) are pretty much a DS or DL with a larger rear LCD. There are other differences (especially in the flash capabilities); go to one of the review sites if you really need more details.
