Their comments, I believe, are based on build quality and general feel - nothing to do with image quality. I suspect if it were stuck on a telescope, ergonomics wouldn't matter much.
-- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 3:45:05 PM, you wrote: TC> Bruce, TC> I'm curious why the shop people thought the Digital Rebel was junk. Was it TC> based on look and feel ? What about image quality? TC> I'm asking because right now the Rebel is the top selling DLSR for TC> astrophotography. I haven't had a chance to try the *ist D yet with my TC> telescope, but depending on results I get with the *ist D I wouldn't mind TC> trying the Rebel. TC> Tom C. >>From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >>To: Nick Clark <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> >>Subject: Re: *istD EOL... >>Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:33:08 -0800 >> >>I was in my local shop yesterday - mostly Nikon and Pentax, some >>Canon. They are selling about five D70's everyday. People just keep >>walking in a buying them. They think highly of the *istDS, but it >>doesn't sell anywhere like the D70. Pretty much the word is out in >>all media that photographers and would be photographers that the D70 >>is THE camera to buy. Pop Photography proclaimed it Camera of the >>Year. Size doesn't matter to most people at the time of purchase. >>Later on, when having to carry the extra they might care, but it is >>too late. The best Pentax can do with the *istDS is be respected. My >>shop thinks the DRebel is junk next to the DS and they are very >>willing to tell any potential customers. But they are really making >>their money on the D70. It could well be the camera that saved >>Nikon's hide. >> >>-- >>Best regards, >>Bruce >> >> >>Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 3:18:50 PM, you wrote: >> >>NC> My local dedicated Camera shop says the *istDs isn't selling. >>NC> They have it and the 300d and D70 (and the Minolta which is >>NC> humungous) on display alongside each other. Even though the Pentax >>NC> is smaller, they say the reasons people don't go for it are partly >>NC> the SD card but mostly the difference in price. The 300d is >>NC> something like GBP200 cheaper. >> >>NC> Nick >> >> >>NC> -----Original Message----- >>NC> From: "Pål Jensen"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>NC> I think it will be more than enough. As high-end DSLR are >>NC> larger than medium format cameras, and consequently suffers from >>NC> the same lack of portability, the market niche is definitely >>NC> there. Mind you, Pentax need to design cameras that look small, >>NC> not only are small. The problem with the *istD(S) is that they >>NC> look big. Products that are going to sell on their smallness need >>NC> to comunicate their size through design. Small cars don't look >>NC> like shrinked big ones. If they did they wouldn't sell. The small >>NC> SLR's of the past looked small without any reference. Pentax M >>NC> series and Olympus OM's had a slim smallish look whereas the >>NC> *istD(S) look big and fat until you actually handle one or see a >>NC> photo of it next to the competition. Since most people never see >>NC> or handle a Pentax theres nothing telling them how small they are >>NC> unless they do a lot of homework. >>NC> The Pentax 40mm pancake lens is agreat idea. It is a pity >>NC> though that Pentax haven't made a pancake camera. >> >> >>NC> Pål >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
