Shel,
I don't find to be a great idea mixing SD and CF, unless you truly need some
D specs.
Dario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: Decisions, decisions...
I agree 100% with Peter and Bruce, unless you want to go for a used body.
Then the KEH offer sounds pretty good. If after using the DS for a while,
I find that I like the idea of digital, I'm thinking that a good used D
may
be my second body, unless there's something really new from Pentax which
causes a great change in the price structure or available models.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: P. J. Alling
The Ds is often selling for less than the DL these days, which for what
it is, makes it an incredible bargain.
The Ds2 will probably sell for an intermediate price between the D,
(which is still a current model), and DL.
I don't think you could find a better price/performance ratio than the
Ds currently represents. The Ds2 is an
incremental improvement over the Ds, the biggest improvement being the
larger review screen on the back. Not
that useful IMHO. If the Ds is really such a large investment, you'll
probably be waiting a long time for the D
follow on to become as great a bargain. Get a Ds and enjoy shooting.
Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote:
>Hello everyone!
>
>My brain hurts. To be brief, I decided to go digital - mostly due to
>some unpleasant experiences with film&minilabs.
>I'm sure I'll enjoy an *istDS, it's a great camera. But... I can't
>stop thinking "what will the next model looks like?" - you know, few
>more MPs would help me change the camera later (for me it's a very
>expensive acquisition so I want to keep it as long as possible). Yes,
>it's not a good idea to always wait for the next model (I won't - this
>year or the next I'll have one) and the camera from your hand takes
>better pictures than the camera you're just dreaming at.
>But... it's September, few months until PMA (and that means new
>cameras). What if Sony will have a new sensor? Or... Pentax said 3
>cameras/year, and if the silver DS doesn't count, we should see
>another announcement this year. I would really hate to buy a camera
>only to find out I really wanted that newly-announced model.
>
>Can anyone guess what will happen? When we'll see a the DS2/D
>replacements? Or at least try to give me an advice, think a little at
>this; what will you do in my place - it helps to know your brains
>hurts too <grin>
>Uhh... few months earlier or later I wouldn't had any problem.
>
>
>
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