Exactly. It's a PC camera. The current cool thing. But definitely not worth the money. Nothing in its resume suggests that it is. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If I could get one for a little less than what I originally paid for a > *ist-Ds I might be very interested, but for the current used price I > could get a K20D and a K10D for backup, or the K20D with a 16-50mm > f2.8. No matter how nice it isn't that valuable. > > Doug Brewer wrote: > > On Jun 15, 2008, at 4:13 AM, Cotty wrote: > > > > > >> On 15/6/08, Sandy Harris, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> > >> > >>> A LOT more than I'd want to pay. That's more than a new > >>> K20D, roughly triple the price of a k200d. Compared to > >>> those, the Epson has fewer megapixels, no shake > >>> reduction, lower maximum ISO, lower memory capacity, > >>> > >> This is all true. So why do you think that people would possibly > >> want one? > >> > >> I think they command high prices because only 10,000 were ever > >> made. The > >> build quality is extremely good - with a metal chassis and skin. > >> Hold a > >> Pentax MX and you're on the right track. Access to a formidable lens > >> range. 6MP is paltry by today's standards, but for making 20X16 > >> prints, > >> that's doable. Certainly 11X8 is not a problem. How many digital > >> photographer's print their work these days? So for web work, 6 MP > >> is way > >> more than plenty. > >> > >> You know what? You can't even download the files from the camera or > >> charge the battery in the camera. > >> > >> Yet if I had to choose one digital body, new or used, from anywhere in > >> the world, from any manufacturer or camera shop anywhere, it would be > >> this camera. Isn't that strange? Cannot think why :) > >> > >> > >>> ... And I've seen reports of reliability problems. > >>> > >> If you could point me to any reports of reliability problems, I > >> would be > >> grateful. > >> > > > > I gotta say that the few minutes I had to play with the RD-1, I was > > very impressed with it. So much so that I did a half-ass search for > > one until I realized it was really too far out of my price range. > > > > > > > -- > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > -- > 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.
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