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Cold, hard reality sets in...

Started Jul 9, 2001 | Discussions thread
Red Dawn
Red Dawn Regular Member • Posts: 495
Re: Cold, hard reality sets in...

Hi

I'm not here to judge your decisions, but to give my 2 cents worth...

I love my G1, but I'm getting a bit tired of dealing with its little problems. Like you, I wanted an SLR, which is why I sold off my G1 to get a D30. Never regretted it. It's a whole new world from prosumer cameras. Did it break my bank? it did, but it's still worth it!

I do not know what you find objectionable about the current crop of digital SLRs, but the price for a D30 has gone down, coupled with lots of rebates and offers.

Getting a D7 will ensure that you once again have to put up with those "little problems" that plague all consumer cameras. In this case, these problems seems to be magnified and numerous with the D7!

One example - battery life. You may think that you can live with the short battery life, but give it a few weeks, and you'll find it unbearable. I thought my G1 had impressive battery life too, until I got the D30! My, I'm amazed at how many shots I can already squeeze out of it, even without the optional battery pack! And the noiseless images simply made me wonder how much I've missed out on.......

Anyway, hope you will make a decision that you will be happy with

Red Dawn

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