This was my logic, I didn't want to trade viewfinder for SR, so I waited for the K10D. As Godfrey said, if I didn't have a *istDS I would've gotten a K100D with no regrets.
On 5/17/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I still enjoy using the *ist DS body. It is delightfully small and > compact. > > A friend loaned me a K100D body to test for an afternoon. It is > slightly larger/heavier than the *ist DS. Autofocus is slightly > faster. The viewfinder is slightly brighter but also slightly smaller > and not quite as contrasty. The AntiShake is a useful addition. But > fit it to a tripod, put the same lens on it, focus it properly and > get the exposure right ... there is no difference at all in a RAW > exposure file. A little faster writes to card memory, supposedly, but > a smaller capture buffer so it's poorer on sequences. > > I didn't feel the AS and small improvement in AF speed balanced where > the DS was at least as good or the expense of an upgrade. If I didn't > own a DS, it would have been a good buy. > > G > > > On May 17, 2007, at 8:59 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: > > > If so... > > Do you find the K100D AF to be much better (quicker, specially in > > low light)? > > Does the SR really work for you? (I mean, it let you take pictures > > that were impossible to do with the DS?) > > Do you find that the K100D jpgs are much better than the DS ones? > > Do you miss the DS bigger viewfinder? > > Do you miss the DS bigger buffer? > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
