you are right, that's why I have to assume what you write is what you are thinking.What I may think and what you may think I may think might
not correlate
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I remember that. However, being the incurable optimist that I am, that makes me think that they may have learned a lesson there. Besides, that talk was a lot less detailed than this time round.
Not true for D-SLR's. You'd know this if you understood how they worked.
Even bad phase-detection AF is glorious compared to good contrast-detection AF. The D30 and D60 were slammed for their sub-par AF. The AF is sub-par -- for an SLR -- but compared to non-SLR digicams, it is stellar . You can't make a phase-detection AF that's actually bad: there's only good, very good, and superb.
What? But digitals are actually less noisy than film: no film wind mechanism! I can't parse this!
The fact that they're selling it for less doesn't mean that the body is cheaper to manufacture. It clearly isn't. Canon seems to have been able to cut costs in the electronics and digital department (as is expected), and rather than put all of those savings into dropping the price, they've put some of them into improving the camera side (better AF, metal body). Polycarbonate is less expensive, like it or not.
Do you do a lot of concert/wedding/funeral photography? Is silent operation a critical requirement for you? -- Do you think it is a critical requirement for most of the market, meaning, would the market be willing to pay, say, $100 more for a metal body? I'm not so sure.
The *ist D hasn't been released yet, so we don't know about the build quality nor the performance. Pentax shows early pre-production samples at the PMA-show. I believe that Pentax has some surprises hidden up their sleeve and in the summer, we'll know.
Yes, I believe this too.
I don't agree 100%
Yep. From the pictures posted on letsgodigital, though, the samples look pretty late pre-production to me. I got the impression from the text that they're fully functional, too, but Pentax had requested not to post samples, as the firmware isn't finished yet.
Really? That's very good news: it means that they're serious about targeting the "SLR virgin" market, not just people with existing Pentax glass.
I got to handle a D10 today, as a matter of fact. I was surprised at how light it was: there wasn't a whole lot of difference in feel to the polycarbonate D30/D60. Viewfinder was the same, too: clear and bright but small (compared to film SLR's). I was a tiny bit disappointed by that, to tell you the truth: "magnesium alloy" had led me to expect the rock-like feel of an E-10 (or EOS-1 to EOS-3, for that matter). It fit my hand perfectly though.
I've no doubt about that. It's 2004 and on that's got me really worried.
I can't find the 7Hi for anything less that the MSRP of $1299 US. The 7i is readily available for $650 or less at dozens of reputable dealers on the web.
Yes, it's true. Special lenses for the *ist D will be released this fall. This is official news from from Pentax.
Cool! I must've missed this news item. Could you point me towards the source?
If you understood the difference between digital cameras and film SLRs you'd know that my statement was true. Trading insults isn't productive. Sorry, but your wrong on this one.
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Sorry, I didn't intend to be insulting. Would you care to enlighten me? A D-SLR meters and focuses using the same mechanism as its film counterpart. Apart from this, what could introduce shutter lag?
Oh yeah? Can you please tell me a brand of lens that equals the specifications of the 28-200 on the minolta dimage 7 series? Sure you can buy a sigma or tamron 28-200 lens, but they requre a full frame sensor and don't come anywhere near the GT-lens on the 7 series in image quality (lack of aberations and distortion). For the EOS 10D one would have to have an 18-125mm zoom lens (1.6X magnification due to smaller sized sensor). Can a lens with these specs be bought today in an EOS-mount, or any mount? I don't think so!
No indeed.
Hi Petteri,
