Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/11/04, Sylwester Pietrzyk, discombobulated, unleashed: >Can I be your cashier then? I promise I'll make just right use of money for >your campaign ;-) Yeah but you're a damned Neeekon shooter now. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http:

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-22 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Cotty wrote on 22.11.04 22:44: > Lon, I hereby promote you to Manager of my Campaign. Start tomorrow ;-) Can I be your cashier then? I promise I'll make just right use of money for your campaign ;-) -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/11/04, Lon Williamson, discombobulated, unleashed: >Whell, hell, I'm voting for insanity. >Just like this last USA election. >You'll prolly win, to, Cotty. >I always pictured you a sharp but "nice" politician. Lon, I hereby promote you to Manager of my Campaign. Start tomorrow ;-) Cheer

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-22 Thread Lon Williamson
Whell, hell, I'm voting for insanity. Just like this last USA election. You'll prolly win, to, Cotty. I always pictured you a sharp but "nice" politician. Cotty wrote: Only if you own only Nikon glass and no Pentax glass. If you're on this list I'd assume the reverse is more likely to be true. I

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-22 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Frantisek wrote on 22.11.04 0:36: > Czesc Sylwek, Dobry den Frantisek, > Yes, I have compared it to something else ;-) I am sure it was another SLR camera, not just something else ;-) > I have been using D70 since it first came out, and before, I used LX > and AF "pro"/semi-pro film bodies from

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-21 Thread Frantisek
SP> Dark? Have you ever compared it to anything else? Or are you writing SP> this based on heard rumours? I have compared it directly to VF in *istD Czesc Sylwek, Yes, I have compared it to something else ;-) I have been using D70 since it first came out, and before, I used LX and AF "pro"/semi-

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-21 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On Nov 21, 2004, at 1:35 PM, Frantisek wrote: It has some quirks though - small viewfinder, small viewfinder, small viewfinder, small viewfinder, small viewfinder, dark porroprism, dark porroprism, ugly viewfinder, ugly viewfinder. Dark? Have you ever compared it to anything else? Or are you writi

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-21 Thread Frantisek
Well, D70 has some nice controls, the image quality is good. It is responsive. AF is good but only using the central point (other points suck big time). It's not entirely up to sport photography, sadly, because the predictive AF doesn't track the active subject that well, time to time it just refo

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
That should be "think", but hey it was spelled correctly. Peter J. Alling wrote: I sometimes thing people on this list have unlimited funds. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" Subject: Re: D70 vs DS Only if you own only Nikon glass and

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
The latter I think... Cotty wrote: Only if you own only Nikon glass and no Pentax glass. If you're on this list I'd assume the reverse is more likely to be true. It's amazing how they forget this, isn't it. I claim special exemption. Or insanity. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
I sometimes thing people on this list have unlimited funds. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" Subject: Re: D70 vs DS Only if you own only Nikon glass and no Pentax glass. If you're on this list I'd assume the reverse is more lik

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: D70 vs DS I claim special exemption. Or insanity. Special insanity. William Robb

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-20 Thread Cotty
>> Only if you own only Nikon glass and no Pentax glass. If you're on >> this >> list I'd assume the reverse is more likely to be true. >> > >It's amazing how they forget this, isn't it. I claim special exemption. Or insanity. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pasti

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Peter J. Alling" Subject: Re: D70 vs DS Only if you own only Nikon glass and no Pentax glass. If you're on this list I'd assume the reverse is more likely to be true. It's amazing how they forget this, isn't it. William Robb

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-20 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On Nov 20, 2004, at 2:44 AM, Alan Chan wrote: And worse of all, his D70 has back-focus problem so he has no choice but to accept slightly out-of-focus pictures from time to time. Another friend's D70 has misaligned viewfinder which makes the grid screen useless. Wow! So I'd be soo afraid to buy

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
al Message - From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:40 AM Subject: Re: D70 vs DS David Zaninovic wrote on 19.11.04 16:18: D70 body is $899 at the Wolf Camera. I wonder how does D70 compare to the

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Alan Chan
A friend of mine is a long time Nikon user and have F90X & FA, but has been unable to manual focus with the D70 because of the viewfinder. And worse of all, his D70 has back-focus problem so he has no choice but to accept slightly out-of-focus pictures from time to time. Another friend's D70 has

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread David Nelson
Sam Jost reported: the *istD just 'feels' better in hand, even the proud D70 owner said so. I held the D70 and had a play for a little while... In my hands it felt better than the *istD (deeper grippy bit), but not on par with the *ist D with grip attached. The viewfinder seemed not too bad to

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread David Zaninovic
If the DS was $700 it would be a clear winner, but at this price D70 looks better to me. Maybe the price will go down soon. - Original Message - From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 10:40 AM

RE: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Jens Bladt
PZ-1 like way the *ist D works is simply the best! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Sam Jost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 19. november 2004 19:01 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: D70 vs DS A few days ago I had the

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Sam Jost
;pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 6:52 PM Subject: Re: D70 vs DS On 19/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: All you need is a DS or D for parts, and a thousand dollars or so and you could graft the veiwfinder from the Pentax onto the Nikon just like yo

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: >All you need is a DS or D for parts, and a thousand dollars or so and you >could >graft the veiwfinder from the Pentax onto the Nikon just like you do with the >lenses. That is plus the D70 of course. But what an ugly brute! I'm thinking of de

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread brooksdj
> D70 body is $899 at the Wolf Camera. > I wonder how does D70 compare to the DS considering that it is at the same > price. Are the Nikon autofocus lenses really that much more expensive than Pentax ? I doubt it. I have the 80-200 and 35-70 f2.8 that i bought used for $900. 00 and $700.00 C

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Peter J. Alling
Steve Desjardins wrote: The D70 appears to be the darling of the photomags, and seems to be better than the Rebel D. Pop Photo just gave a nice write-up to the DS, which I got to read while spending 7 quality hours in newstands in Charlotte ariport last weekend. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/19/2004

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Graywolf
Ah, Cotty, Cotty, you are the type of guy who knows that is not true. All you need is a DS or D for parts, and a thousand dollars or so and you could graft the veiwfinder from the Pentax onto the Nikon just like you do with the lenses. That is plus the D70 of course. graywolf http://www.graywolf

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/11/04, Steve Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: >Pop Photo just gave a nice write-up to the DS, >which I got to read while spending 7 quality hours in newstands in >Charlotte ariport last weekend. LOL. Steve, you are a master of irony. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | P

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/11/04, David Zaninovic, discombobulated, unleashed: >The only problem with D70 is small viewfinder, can this be fixed somehow ? Sure, with a hundred D+M people and a half a million dollars. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottys

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Steve Desjardins
The D70 appears to be the darling of the photomags, and seems to be better than the Rebel D. Pop Photo just gave a nice write-up to the DS, which I got to read while spending 7 quality hours in newstands in Charlotte ariport last weekend. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/19/2004 10:18:16 AM >>> D70 bod

Re: D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
David Zaninovic wrote on 19.11.04 16:18: > D70 body is $899 at the Wolf Camera. > I wonder how does D70 compare to the DS considering that it is at the same > price. D70 has much more advanced photographer-oriented features than Ds. Other main differencies below. > Are the Nikon autofocus lenses

D70 vs DS

2004-11-19 Thread David Zaninovic
D70 body is $899 at the Wolf Camera. I wonder how does D70 compare to the DS considering that it is at the same price. Are the Nikon autofocus lenses really that much more expensive than Pentax ? What about third party lenses, is there a difference in price between third party lens for Nikon an