The DS and DL series are identical externally apart from the LCD (DS has 2", DS2, DL, DL2 have 2.5"). The D is different, with a smaller grip on a slightly larger body. K-series bodies are larger.
-Adam On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Steve Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks for all the info paul. are the ist body sizes all the same size? i > ask because the wife wants a > small camera. > > steve > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:51 PM > Subject: Re: Taking back the ist ds > > > > On the other hand, if the more expensive camera is an *ist DL you > > might want to pass. That camera is newer but it doesn't have a prism > > viewfinder. An *ist D might also be more expensive than a DS, but the > > write speed -- the speed at which it records the picture data -- will > > be slower. But it's a more substantial build and can be fitted with a > > battery grip. That one is probably a toss up in my opinion. > > On May 15, 2008, at 9:31 PM, Steve Larson wrote: > > > >> writes that down. > >> > >> steve > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:53 PM > >> Subject: Re: Taking back the ist ds > >> > >> > >>> If it's an *ist DS2 you should go for it. > >>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >>> From: "Steve Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> maybe, but it was a model with more features > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Maybe now you know why the one you bought was a hundred dollars > >>>>> less.... > >>>>> > >>>>> William Robb > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> PDML@pdml.net > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > >>>> above and > >>>> follow > >>>> the directions. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >>> and > >>> follow the directions. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > >> and follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.