Hello Chris, I have to pretty much agree with you. I had already sold almost all my 35mm equipment quite awhile back so could have picked any body/system that I wanted. The *istD was more appealing for many of the features that you mentioned here.
On top of that, I almost never use AF - I find that it tends to weaken my composition. So IS/USM are not at the top of my list of features. I love my *istD!!! Bruce Tuesday, March 16, 2004, 7:02:00 PM, you wrote: CB> On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> If you own Pentax K or M or A, loosing the compatibility , an pentax >> user, will switch very easily to a 300D or a D70. ( if the lens cannot >> be used, why not use other brand ?) CB> 1. *istD is better built, having a metal chassis instead of a plastic CB> one. That's enough reason for me right there. CB> 2. *istD has better viewfinder (.95x instead of .75x magnification) CB> 3. *istD has pentaprism instead of pentamirror CB> 4. I like Pentax glass and their SMC CB> 5. *istD has the best battery grip CB> 6. *istD has HyperProgram and HyperManual modes CB> 7. *istD has a PC socket CB> 8. *istD has MLU with the self timer CB> 9. *istD is the smallest and lightest DSLR CB> 10. *istD, even with firmware 1.0, still works fine with my screwmount CB> lenses. CB> There's ten reasons right there. Give me another 20 seconds and I can CB> give you another ten. I wish people would stop slamming Pentax when they CB> finally put out an impressive camera for a comparatively cheap price. CB> Sure, Canon and Nikon will focus quieter and a bit faster if you buy their CB> ultra-pricey USM/AF-S lenses, and IS/VR is certainly a cool feature, but CB> how many people need those features? You don't seem to realize that AF CB> performance is only one small factor in a DSLR's overall appeal. Pentax CB> has a ton of advantages that N/C don't offer. CB> chris
