Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel: It'll be great for her. It has a mirror prism which is darker than the glass prism in my isDS. You and I will notice it but the kids don't. I don't have the kit lens but have heard disparaging remarks about it regarding very large prints. My daughter and husband love theirs with kit lens, and so far have shot hundreds of photos bat have made hardly any prints, and those have been less than 8x10 inches. Jim, "who uses only the central focus point" Hemenway Daniel Ridings wrote: > Hi all. > > My daughter is in the US right now and the prices I am seeing for > Pentax ist DL are simply great, from my point of view. She would like > her own digital SLR (she got spoiled by using mine so the compact > digitals are no longer in favor with her). > > What's the catch? is the K100 or K110 so much better that they are > dumping the prices on the older ones? I expect the K100 and cousins > would be a bit too much for her. > > Once again, my question is: What's the catch? > > Phil, this is the camera (the ist DL) that your daughter is pleased > with, right? > > Daniel