Are you into DSLR's

[bmattock]

Bill,

That what I get for speaking too broadly. I haven't had a chance to look through a D200 yet, but the istDS is defintiely better than the D70, D50, 10D, 20D, etc. that I normally think of. For a person on a DSLR budget the isDS is tought to beat, especially if they already have a supply of M42 or PK lenses on hand.

Best regards,

Don

I agree 100% with you. I am still very pleased with my choice. Also - there are beginning to be third-party providers pop up. Two companies making BRIGHTER viewscreens (the *ist DS is user-replaceable) and even ... wait for it ... with split-screen (misnamed 'rangefinder') and micro-prism focus aid! I needs me that stuff. $100 but if it works, well worth it for my tired old eyes.

I also agree that the Minolta anti-shake is terrific stuff. That was about the only thing that was swaying me when I was making my decision. At the time, there was only a 7D, no 5D, and the price difference was large. So I went with the *ist DS and I haven't been sorry.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[yossarian]

Sorry, I kinda fell behind. Ywenz, you put two words in one sentence which make my
skin crawl. I don't know what it is with me and Canon--probably my inherent resistance to anything hugely popular. As far as lens compatibility is concerned, I
presently have adapters to enable the use of M42 lenses on Canon EF and Minolta A
mounts, so I have plenty of options, with certain limitations in lens function, of course. It is partly the better performance at high ISOs which appeals to me, plus--again going against the flow--I prefer the smaller APS size sensors, because that
makes a 50mm more like 75 or 80 (depending on system)--I don't have the need
for ultrawides. Just think what a certain 75mm f/1.4 lens goes for, and you'll know
where I'm coming from with this. And I think the quality of most 50/1.4s would be
sufficient, when matched with a 6mp sensor, to perform rather well--good enough
for my purposes.
If Canon would make a DSLR exactly like their beautiful EOS IX APS SLR, that would
do it for me. OK, so it wasn't titanium (my fetish metal), but stainless steel is not
too shabby.

Fred