On Thu, 29 May 2008 08:47:00 -0400, "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > Given those costs (God, Aussie prices are bad), Tell me about it.... With the Aussie dollar now approaching parity with the US dollar, a straight conversion would make the K20D with kit lens about $A1380. Even allowing for the vagaries of economics, it's difficult to understand where the additional $A600 goes..... Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > OK, Thanks. > > > > I'll have to take another look at the specs although the buffer isn't a > > major limitation to me. > > > > I expect to be buying towards the end of the life cycle of the current > > models so (hopefully) the price factor might not be so significant by > > then. At the moment the Australian price for a K20D with kit lens > > (which I don't need) is around $A2000 compared with the 200D at $A1200 > > with the same lens. That's enough to make me want to consider the > > options carefully. > > > > I know the viewfinder is an issue as well although I've used by son's DL > > and didn't find it noticeably different to my DS. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Brian > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Brian Walters > > Western Sydney Australia > > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > > > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- 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.
