I'd like to add a few with my own personal weighting/opinions
added. YMMV.
- Lesser build,
Still better than brand-C by a long shot. -D *larger* which could be a
detriment to some.
-no AF-C in all modes,
Most of my lenses are MF so it doesn't matter.
-no commander flash,
Built a long-cable shutter release
-no battery grip,
Irrelevant for me.
-no > PC Sync,
Irrelevant for me.
-most settings via menu rather than direct controls,
This is the biggest advantage to the -D IMO.
no analogue > meter readout.
? You mean "pretend" analog with sliding scale inside the viewfinder? My
friend's Canon Rebel XT has that and I prefer the +-EV in the -DS display.
- You gain a bigger buffer (on the DS/DS2 only),
- bigger LCD,
Even on the non-2 models?
- spot white balance
Shooting RAW almost eliminates white balance concerns
and a slightly higher flash sync.
neglibibly faster.
They are less camera than the D, but the DS/DS2 especially are more than
enough camera for most.
I'll add a few:
- DS has less stupid RAW files than D. Still uncompressed, but at least
packed so size is 10 megs as opposed to 15.
- D only has USB1, D{S,L,S2} has USB2.
- D has TTL for built-in flash on non-A lenses
- D has CF, D{S,L,S2} has SD. largely irrelevant but important for some.
- D has higher MTBF-rated shutter.
- D has less sharp JPEG rendering.
Again... these are tainted with my personal preferences. YMMV.
What really bothers me is that many of these issues could be fixed with a
firmware update. Marketing prevails and engineering loses, however.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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