He has been to pro canon for some time now, some things he bashes the pentac for the canon still suffers from ( usb 1.1 ) and what we praise ( the shutter release collar ) we praise, the other things we aldready know about, his canno is superior tone rings loud and clear in here. This is Pentaxes first to market dslr, they hit a base run, they are up there in the middle of the pack, what did he expect? Hell at least we got a DLSR and one that is up to stuff with the rest, now I'll whine and complain when the DII isn't better ( thats what I'm waiting to buy to get into digital lol )
--- Rob Brigham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mr Reichman wades in: > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/pentax-istd.shtml > > > Not an endearing review. He covers all the relevant > points I think, both good and bad, but seems to do > so from an unfavourable predisposition. Cant say > any of his facts are incorrect, but everything seems > tinged with bias, and I don't agree with many of his > handling complaints which is purely subjective. > Unfortunately one of the major plus points of the > ist (its size) is one of his major gripes so it was > never going to win him over I am afraid. I still > cant believe how people moan about AA batts too - > this is a fabulous advantage. I can have a backup > set of rechargeables for £5 and an emergency set of > liths which last 10 years without losing their > charge. Plus I can use the batts in my flash or > nick the batts from there as yet another backup. I > don't know how the hell he got so few shots with a > set of Alkalines as he says either - must have been > a c**p brand. > > When I chose the missus digicam for Xmas, I was soo > pleased that I could get one which took AAs and CF > cards - great interchangeability with the ist, and > the right choce regardless. > > At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what Mr R > says if I like it but his tone was very sour for > some reason - perhaps it was just the way I read it, > but it seemed almost like a mission or vendetta to > shoot it down. I used to get hung up on which one > might or might not have the nth degree better > resolution etc - until I got the chance to order > one. The reviews werent out yet, there was no > feedback from owners yet either, but I didn't care > anymore because I liked it and it didn't matter if > CanujiKon xxx was better or worse, because they > don't take my glass. > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
