Daniel bought himself a Nikon DSLR (not sure what number, but I'll ask him when he gets here)
If it's the D200, D2H or D2X, then you're officially classified as rich people that I hate. ;-)
I did consider the Nikon D50 as a possible option before getting the Pentax, but decided against it eventually for a couple of reasons: over a year older, no image stabilization, smaller viewfinder (viewfinder being terribly important for someone with my eyesight, I feel, and among the cheaper cameras, Pentax seems to be the undisputed king in putting the biggest and brightest viewfinders on the cameras).
I briefly considered the brand new Nikon D80 as well, which sounds like a very nice camera, but it also lacks image stabilization (which really is rather useful, as I've found) and is way way way more expensive - and to be honest, probably too much camera for my needs. *LOL* I expect that for the next several years at least, any bad pictures I get with the Pentax are the fault of the user and not a shortcoming of the camera.
So he had it for two days, and then it got caught on something and fell on the floor -> cpu of lense broken! :-(
Ouch! I think my mother has a point in reminding me to keep the strap around my neck whenever I take the camera - especially with the huge weight difference compared to compacts, picking it up randomly and casually like one does with a compact might very likely lead to something similar happening to me. I'm very glad to hear Nikon's offering that kind of warranty!
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Date: 17 October 2006 19:15 (UTC)If it's the D200, D2H or D2X, then you're officially classified as rich people that I hate. ;-)
I did consider the Nikon D50 as a possible option before getting the Pentax, but decided against it eventually for a couple of reasons: over a year older, no image stabilization, smaller viewfinder (viewfinder being terribly important for someone with my eyesight, I feel, and among the cheaper cameras, Pentax seems to be the undisputed king in putting the biggest and brightest viewfinders on the cameras).
I briefly considered the brand new Nikon D80 as well, which sounds like a very nice camera, but it also lacks image stabilization (which really is rather useful, as I've found) and is way way way more expensive - and to be honest, probably too much camera for my needs. *LOL* I expect that for the next several years at least, any bad pictures I get with the Pentax are the fault of the user and not a shortcoming of the camera.
So he had it for two days, and then it got caught on something and fell on the floor -> cpu of lense broken! :-(
Ouch! I think my mother has a point in reminding me to keep the strap around my neck whenever I take the camera - especially with the huge weight difference compared to compacts, picking it up randomly and casually like one does with a compact might very likely lead to something similar happening to me. I'm very glad to hear Nikon's offering that kind of warranty!