What about image quality? Some claim that the images of the ist D are rather soft compared to the ist DS. Peter
>I'm checking out the ist Ds and comparing it to my ist D. Just in case >anyone is considering both cameras, here are my impressions: > >At first glance, the deeper handle seems odd, kind of holding a Canon. >Although I think it could grow on me, I'm just too used to the ist D. > >The display is gorgeous comapred to my ist D. The increase in >resolution is noticeable. Size too. The font used in the menues seems >a bit crummy and badly rendered, though. > >The side door (for usb, power and remote) is much better than the >clumsy rubber business of the ist D. > >The little joystick is usable, as opposed to the one on the ist D >(which, as I said already, might as well be painted in, it would make >little difference.) > >Changing settings through the main display and the "fn" button is >easier than I thought it would be. It's a Pentax after all, ergonomics >are above average. > >Shutter sounds different. Maybe a little bit louder, maybe a little >bit less smooth or more plasticky. Maybe that's the sound of $400... > >Hyper program would be great, but the Av and Tv modes are easy to set >and use, I don't think that's a big problem. > >The 18-55 is what it is, a little consumer zoom. Seems OK as a first >SLR lens, but I expect my gf will outgrow it at some point. > >All in all, it seems like a really nice camera. I'm happy with the >istD, but I'd probably get an istDs if I were shopping today. > >BTW, she's putting black tape on it, she says my istD looks much >better with it... :-) > >j > >-- >Juan Buhler >http://www.jbuhler.com >blog at http://www.jbuhler.com/blog
