The K10D & K20D are only marginally smaller and lighter than the 40D. If small & light is an issue, the new Rebel XSi might be something to look at. No SR, but it gets a much larger viewfinder (95%, .87x pentamirror, noticably larger than the K100D's) and improved grip design, along with a better battery than the XT/XTi.
-Adam On 1/24/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/24/2008 1:58:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> So what's more likely for you next: new body or new lenses? > > Right now, nothing. I have enough cameras and lenses. > > But my highest mp is 8, so eventually I want more mp. I have been sort of > waiting to see what Pentax does. While I like the K100D I have better than > the > Canon XT I have, I now have a line up of good Canon glass. > > I am very interested in the 60-250. On the whole, Canon seems to make more > telephotos and Pentax more wide angles. The more Pentax balances out it's > lens > line up, the more interested I get. > > However, for me, size is the big issue -- older lady with minimal upper body > strength now. I still haven't held the K10D, it may be too big and heavy for > me (with lens on). I looked at the Canon 40D recently and it was definitely > too big and heavy for me. The little female clerk who finally came around, > was totally overpowered by it herself. > > So the K200D is looking good to me too. But Canon might come out with > another Rebel XT(something) with a better viewfinder. If the viewfinder > remains > poor I am leaning more and more Pentax's way. > > I am very, very interested in the new Pentax cameras. And in the lens line > up. > > Waiting to see what happens. No rush to buy here, but very interested. > > Marnie aka Doe > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > 48) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

