*ist D is it to old?

MikeChip said:

I would not be without it and could not contemplate ever selling it.

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Too right, I regret selling my *istDS, similar sensor.

MikeChip said:

The only down sides are the [...] lack of image stabilization (which I have not found a problem).

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Yes, people place far too much stock on SR. On my K-5 I turn off SR when using the DA21 for street photography, response is instant as there's no need waiting for the green hand to light up. I can't see any difference in sharpness.

There is also something reassuring about a sensor which is firmly glued in place, rather than depending on wobbly magnets to hold it in position.
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Mike
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Absolutely not! Beautiful images. I am still using my 1st D while I am learning the complexiities of my recently purchased K-5. Damn good camera which has served me very well since I bought it in 2004. I have no plans to sell it and will use it as a back up to my K-5.

JRB

Spectacular. Cmos (or Pentax acquirers?) still have some way to go.
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Ask not what your camera can do for you, but what you can do for your camera
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Definitively, it´s crap. Throw it away (or even better, send it to me!). The crisp look of the CCD is passé.
(Gorgeous pics, btw!)

This thread is wonderful , thanks for starting it. You are doing a fantastic job with your *istD.

I spend most of my time using a K20d and will upgrade to a K5 in the next few weeks. However this thread has forced me to look out my old K100d, charge up the batteries and do a few flower shots. Thanks.

I remember when it came out and many "glamorous" critics started to state bad things about the new Pentax DSLR, including mocking its name. Time proved them all wrong. After having it since 2004, it has given me great fun, great images and pride in being a Pentax user since my youth. My camera is still in great shape, the CCD makes fantastic captures, and I don't still see a really important reason to upgrade. Perhaps the new full frame just announced. I also own the *istDS, another Pentax gem.

Very nice!
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R A Roberts

I would love the K5 but really can't justify the expense at the moment. The *istD still does most everything I want and the stuff it can't do is not enough to spend that amount of money to be able to do it. So, the *istD stays. Maybe in another year or two I'll pick up a used K5 . . .

Cheers,

Rod

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All I want is a digital back for my trusty K1000 . . .

Excellent work. While I use my K20D most of the time I still have my previous K10D and 2 *istD leftovers. One of the later has a gridded manual focus screen in it and I will likely keep that one and sell the other 2. I have no problem with using the *istD with any of my manual Tamron lenses.
Kent Gittings

Here's a quick shot I took with my *ist D and Pentax 18-250 lens, which I call my "vacation" lens. Not a bad lens at all for times when you need to pack light. Compared to the K5, the *ist D may seem old, but for daytime shots it does quite well, and, to be honest, seems to focus more consistently.

Is it still worth using? Most definitely!

Anyway, here's a shot from the Jersey shore, shot RAW, converted to JPG:





Cheers,
Pete

Two comments. Some years ago I went from the IstD to the K10. A friend of mine, who doesn't take many pictures, was insisting he needed to upgrade to more megapixels. As we looked at photos from the K10 he was raving at the sharp images and the detail and finally I said, "We left the K10 and went to the 6mp IstD about 35 pictures ago.

When I got the beta for Lightroom4 I went to raw files from 2005 to play with the software. As I edited the various photos I was reminded of actually how nice the IstD was.

To be sure, I love having the higher ISO, better dynamic range, shake reuction, and some of the other new features. For me, they could take movie mode and stuff it. If I wanted for be a videographer I'd get...ta-da....a video camera.
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Patrick T. Kelly
Oaxaca, Mexico