Originally posted by cyberjunkie I still have an *ist D for this sole reason [TTL flash].
Originally posted by pathdoc I bought an *istDS secondhand for that reason. (It was under $100 and in perfect working order). It works great with the AF080C ringflash I bought here in the forums.
Same here (almost) -- I was able to obtain a pristine *ist DS2 (basically the same as a DS but with a larger LED display for my older-than-dirt eyes), that I use with an AF080C ring flash (or sometimes with an AF280T flash) along with an A 50/2.8 Macro, as my "dedicated eBay/Marketplace pics rig". Good ol' TTL works great with an *ist D, an *ist DS, or an *ist DS2.