| Subject: | Re: which digital to choose?
| | Date: | Wed, 2 Mar 2005 02:39:44 -0000
| | From: | "Bandicoot" <"insert_handle_here"@techemail.com>
| | Newsgroups: | alt.photography,rec.photo.equipment.35mm,rec.photo.darkroom,rec.photo.film+labs,rec.photo.misc,rec.photo.technique.art,rec.photo.technique.misc,rec.photo.technique.nature,rec.photo.technique.people
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"Larry CdeBaca" <lcdebaca@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:L5ednSDnGKSspZPfRVn-oQ@comcast.com...
> Cruise over to www.dpreview.com
> Check out the reviews and forums. Form your own opinion armed with as much
> research as you can stand.
> Points to consider:
> Price range -- beware sticker shock. A new 35mm SLR can be had for less
than
> $200. Point-n-click digitals run from $200-$500 US. Better all-in-ones
like
> Nikon 5000 and 8000 series are $500-1000. Digital SLRs are $900-8000
> (depending on advanced features, sensor size, etc).
> Movies -- most DSLRs do not do movie clips. If you want movies, stick with
> Coolpix etc.
> Removable lenses -- I don't know if modern Pentax DSLRs will accept your
old
> lenses. Expect to replace your collection.
Any 'A' Pentax lens will work on the *ist D and *ist DS just fine. F, FA,
FAJ, DA, etc. ditto. Only the 'non-A' K and M lenses provide problems. Any
of the various reviews of the *ist digitals should explain all this.
Peter
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