I bought it last week for $1375. At that price, he wouldn't take a credit card, only a check. Of course, he also sold me a 512 MB compact flash card. !
I didn't have much time to check it out yet, but I grade it a an "A" for ease of use. For this test, I ignored the manuals, and just opened up the camera, inserted the batteries and the memory card, pointed it at something (in this case a maple tree with orange leaves against a blue sky), turned the camera on, point, shot, took out the memory card, stuck it in the printer, hit the print button, and waited to see what came out. The results were quite nice, IMO. Now I have to see what it can do when I learn how to use the camera and then run the shots through photoshop. Dan graywolf wrote: > Better buy it before he comes to his senses. He is not making 10%, he probably > is not making cost (dealer-price + overhead) at that price. > > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > I questioned it as well. He claims that's 10% over his cost, which he will give > > to his best customer. . . > > > > arnie wrote: > > > > > >>$1375?? > >> > >>where is this? > >> > >>at that price i would run, not walk, to nj. > >> > >>arnie > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 8:24 AM > >>Subject: DSLR Enablement needed. > >> > >> > >>>I visited my favorite local camera store here in Central New Jersey, USA, > >>>last night. They finally received the long-pomised *istd, and called me > >> > >>to > >> > >>>let me know. > >>> > >>>I really liked the feel and operation of the camera. The price, $1375 for > >>>body only, didn't seem out of line. Still I hesitate. > >>> > >>>Will the price come down in the near future? Will Pentax come out with an > >>>upgraded version soon, as they did to me with the Optio S earlier this > >>>year? Is it really worth all that money? Will I need to buy a new lens > >>>right away to take full advantage of its capabilities? > >>> > >>>Decision, decisions.
