I;m with Paul here. My istD is used for certain aspect of photography, and i'm sure we all know what i use the Nikons for.
They are tools. I like what i get from the Nikons for my horse work, except the D you know what, and i like what my istD gives me for general work. Oh and a buddy of mine just informed me of an Ospray nest near by our homes. I;ll give the Sigma 3000 and 1,4 tele a go with her. Dave Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Cameras are only tools. I'm not a fan or an advocate of any brand. > I've used most of them at one time or another. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> That borders on heresy coming from you, Paul. :-) >> >> I've actually heard lots of good things about the D200. >> >> >> >> Tom C. >> >> "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or >> numbered." >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> >Subject: Re: venting about lack of available 3rd party & other lense >> >Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:48:32 -0400 >> > >> >The Pentax K10, which is due next month, looks to be very similar to >> >the Nikon D200. Perhaps better if Aaron's secret feature amounts to >> >something. In any case, If I were to jump, it certainly wouldn't be >> >to Nikon. The only viable alternative I see is Canon. >> >Paul >> >On Aug 22, 2006, at 9:43 PM, Amita Guha wrote: >> > >> > > On 8/21/06, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> Amita, >> > >> >> > >> Jump when in-body shake reduction is becoming >> > >> available in a weather-sealed body? For Canon's >> > >> overpriced and underperforming glass, or third-party >> > >> glass? >> > >> >> > >> You've gotta be kidding. >> > >> >> > >> Rick >> > > >> > > No, I'm not kidding. The specs on the K100 series don't impress me, >> > > nor do the latest batch of Pentax lenses. I'm going to keep my best >> > > Pentax lenses and the *istD, so If Pentax decides to someday put out a >> > > body that is worth my money, I will snap it up in a heartbeat. The 3rd >> > > party glass thing is just a symptom of a larger problem. Bottom line >> > > is that I'm sick of waiting for Pentax to put out products that I >> > > actually want. I still love my existing glass, but I think three years >> > > is long enough to wait for a new body. >> > > >> > > In the meantime, I have my eye on the Nikon D200. I'm going to go look >> > > at one this weekend. I'm not certain I'm going to go to Nikon, because >> > > I want to wait for the camera shows, but I'm hoping to start a new >> > > system by the end of the year. I spent last weekend researching lenses >> > > for both Canon and Nikon and I'm satisfied that I can get what I need >> > > for either system, although I will certainly miss my Ltd glass. :) >> > > >> > > Cotty, Nate thinks that the 20D would be almost a step sideways from >> > > the *istD, although if I decide to go with Canon, I'll probably start >> > > with the 20D and go from there. >> > > >> > > Amita >> > > >> > > -- >> > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > > [email protected] >> > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > >> > >> >-- >> >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >[email protected] >> >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
