It's a good thing for you that Cotty's on the other side of the world... David Savage wrote: > In that case get a Canon. > > Seems to have worked out alright for Cotty. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > At 12:05 AM 5/05/2008, Steve Larson wrote: > >> Hi PJ, >> The wife knows nothing about cameras. Thanks for all the info !!! >> >> Steve >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:22 AM >> Subject: Re: Hi all >> >> >> >>> Unless your wife is really a camera geek, you might go with the Ds. I >>> use both the Ds and the D and the Ds is a slightly better shooter in >>> action situations. The D might have slightly better autofocus, but >>> since I use mostly manual focus lenses I haven't noticed. The Ds does >>> however have slightly easier to manage raw files and slightly more >>> pleasing Jpegs right out of the camera. The Ds meter, also seems to >>> handle tough lighting situations a bit better. You can store about 20% >>> more Ds raw files on an equivalent memory card. The Ds is also a bit in >>> my experience easier on batteries. The D does feel more substantial and >>> better finished but the ergonomics of the Ds are slightly better. >>> > > >
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