But awfully ugly they are! I agree Canons or feels plastic as a plastic lighter.. So Oly,Pentax and Nikons have ok (or better) bodies.
2006/8/27, Douglas Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > --- Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, KM/Sony is even worse IMO... > > The A100 has disappointing image quality, but I think > the body itself is not bad. Not really special, but > certainly not bad. It is a reasonable size, seems > comfortable to hold and fairly well-built. I have only > played with it a little but it's OK. > > I think it is a lot nicer than the 300D or 350D and > probably the 400D too. These bodies are my absolute > least favorite modern D-SLR bodies, except maybe for > some of Olympus' odd creations (e.g. the E-300 which > is about as pleasant to hold as a brick). They are > cheaply made and have maddeningly poor ergonomics. > This is, of course, done entirely on purpose. Aside > from speed, the only reasons to buy a 10D, 20D or 30D > over a 300D, 350D or 400D respectively are build > quality and ergonomics. I don't like the ergonomics of > my 20D, but I can live with them. I don't think I > could shoot with a 300/350/400D, the ergonomics would > drive me mad! > > I will take any entry level body from Pentax, Nikon or > KM/Sony before these awful Canons. > > New Doug > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille ---------------------- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
