*istDS info needed!!!

[shirtz]

hey guys. i was just about to hand over my hard-earned on a canon 300d and now i hear about the new pentax!
anyone know where i can get a FULL review on this camera? it seems to be a direct competetor wit the 300d and possibly be quite a bit better.

please help!

[D70FAN]

hey guys. i was just about to hand over my hard-earned on a canon 300d and now i hear about the new pentax!
anyone know where i can get a FULL review on this camera? it seems to be a direct competetor wit the 300d and possibly be quite a bit better.

please help!

This is all there is so far.

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxistds/

[wishbone]

There is a pretty good preview at steves. I think this camera will do very well, it and the D70 are high on my list, even though the Canon rebates on the 300D are tough to ignore

[Barry Choksey]

There is nothing like Jeff's FULL REVIEW and count me in 'waiting list'
for Pentax ist DS

[Rex914]

This looks to be a very promising camera, especially given its aggressive $999 price point with lens. It's also the smallest, lightest DSLR to boot, almost making it into the "compact" category in size (but not weight of course).

[D70FAN]

This looks to be a very promising camera, especially given its aggressive $999 price point with lens. It's also the smallest, lightest DSLR to boot, almost making it into the "compact" category in size (but not weight of course).

Well, after 2 tries... hopefully...

[Rex914]

Had a really great experience with it in the store. Turns out to be exactly what it sounds like, a sturdily built $1000 DSLR. However, I just know that Canon has a card up their sleeve and may drop a bomb on us very soon, hopefully this coming week. Anybody considering an entry level D-SLR should wait (if that's not apparent already) and see what Canon introduces.

[D70FAN]

Had a really great experience with it in the store. Turns out to be exactly what it sounds like, a sturdily built $1000 DSLR. However, I just know that Canon has a card up their sleeve and may drop a bomb on us very soon, hopefully this coming week. Anybody considering an entry level D-SLR should wait (if that's not apparent already) and see what Canon introduces.

That should be very interesting. Where did you get that info?

[Rex914]

That should be very interesting. Where did you get that info?

You might be surprised next month...

My lips are now officially sealed.

This was in response to somebody asking about when a Rebel replacement was coming. Also, the rebate program ends tomorrow, another clear indication that Canon wants to start clearing it out of the stores to make room for a replacement. Finally, it has been 18 months since it was released. It's begging to be replaced soon. I don't know whether we'll hear something this week or not, but we're pretty much guaranteed to hear it sometime this month, at worst, at the PMA.

I'm actually more interested in what the improvements are. I'm praying that it becomes a stripped fown 20D, but that's dreaming I guess. I would just want it to have a sturdier body and more controls at the very least, so it gets on par with the D70 and *ist DS.

[Randy G.]

Like a lot of folks I have been comparing *ist DS to the D70 as there seems to be no serios competition to those two in that price range (I do not like the looks of the Rebel). With the current rebate s on the D70 we can just call the prices even ($44/90 difference body/kit) and go from there.

I am leaning towards the Pentax BECAUSE: higher ISO, takes AA cells instead of proprietary, smaller size, lighter weight, larger LCD, real USB 2.0 transfers, NTSC video output, and ability to save one user custom setting,.

The Nikon has faster shutter speed, and has a better continous mode from a superior image buffer handling system.

I have ruled out any other camera in or below that price range mainly for focusing problems and purple fringing). Those include the DiMage A200 , Dimage Z3, SOny F828, Oly Evolt E300, and Canon Pro 1.

Any comments or additional suggestions appreciated.