To all that has been said I would like to add that the battery grip that you can get for the *ist D is a wonderfull accessory that makes the camera a joy to hold in portrait orientation - and it looks v*e*r*y cool!
And, there is the finder magnification. When you are used to film cameras (even the likes of a PZ-1 that has a relatively small finder image) you will find that the *ist D image is even smaller - and still it is the largest of the competition! I have looked through a Nikon D100 and I found this like looking into a tunnel - a lot of black, with a small image in the middle... >From the specification available, the D70 finder will be even smaller and that alone would rule out that camera for me. Sven Zitat von Tanya Mayer Photography <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: ... inclusion of its rechargeable battery pack etc > wins me straight away. Add to this the below US$1000 and I am extremely > impressed. Two of my favourite lenses are Tamron adaptalls, so all I would > need is a Nikon lens mount, one good AF zoom, a TTL flash gun and bam! I > would be shooting for around the same price as the *istD, and with some very > impressive "extras"... > > As far as lenses go, like I said, it would totally suck to have to buy all > new glass and flash guns, but OTOH, in the long run, I need to give my > clients the best quality shots that I can afford, and the Canon and Nikkor > lenses aren't exactly lacking in the quality stakes... Or are they? > > All I can say is that Pentax had better come out with something EXTREMELY > mind-blowing very soon, or they may have lost me as well... > > I think I will always keep my Pentax lenses and one of my Pentax bodies for > sentimental reasons and just for "fun", but on a professional level, I am > keeping my options open and right now they don't look to be headed toward > Pentax... > > What do you other "Pros" think? > > tan. > >
