Eric, You've got to know about KEH. They have a DS and DL for sale now. Their quality has been as rated, or better. See Pentax digital cameras. http://www.keh.com Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > On Jun 25, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > >> you seem to be bouncing around between different models. > > I'm a rank amateur, and a bit on the poor side, too. > >> Maybe you >> could tell us better what your target price is so that we could hone >> in on models and deals that would work well for you. > > Well, I've been open to purchasing a new Kx. But lately I've been thinking > something even less expensive, even very inexpensive, the best thing I could > get cheaply to experiment with to see whether photography, especially > digital, is going to be the thing for me it sometimes seems like it is. > There's a *ist DS with lens on eBay right now with an opening price of $250, > two days to go, and no bids. I wouldn't want to go much more than that for > that setup. > > Sometimes I think, being poor, should I invest time, money, and effort in > photography -- I've had enough experience to know that it has an effect on > me; I start seeing things differently; I pay attention to things I wouldn't > even even have noticed otherwise; I'm more engaged, in more than one respect > -- or should I save the money and really buckle down to getting serious about > learning to play the classical guitar I've been diddling around with for so > long. > > Another factor is that I'm an old man. Never said that before, but it's true. > >>> From a practical perspective, the older models will be slower to >> shoot and have smaller screens on the back. > > I figured I could live with the small screen. Probably knew back there > somewhere about the slower shooting, but it hadn't occurred to me. Don't know > if it would be a problem for the kind of experimenting I imagine myself > doing. A lot what interests me would involve still shots. I'm involved with > recreational sports for kids, and could see myself shooting some action. But > even six or seven shots would be more than I could get off with my film > camera. > > I appreciate the suggestion of things to think about. > > Sincerely, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > > > > > -- > 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.
