Hi Jose, on 19 Jun 03 you wrote in pentax.list:
>I'm new in the forum, and it seems that the new Pentax *ist (35mm) is not a >favourite among forum members. >Can anybody explain me in a few words why? In addition to Len's and Grawolf's replies: The *ist has mount, that doesn't support older SMC/SMC-M lenses (non-A-lenses). There are many useres who don't like this idea (some of them have a notable number of those lenses and they are disappointed that the *istD won't support them in a sensible way). But if I remember correctly then you are using only A-lenses. So this issue won't be a problem for you. >In other words, may I buy that camera, or the Nikon 75 or even the >veteran Canon EOS 300 are better choices? I would prefer the *ist. The F75's viewfinder is terrible and I don't like Canon's user interface. I have tried the *ist on the Cebit this year and I was impressed by the fast AF, the good viewfinder and the ergonomic user interface. It has the most sophisticated AF system of all. There is one thing all these entry-level camera's have in common: they look and feel quite cheap because of their silver plastics finishing. Not comparable to a solid Super A...;-) Cheers, Heiko
