I think the main problem I'm having right now is the body selection, and I need to worry about that first in order to know how much I have left for lenses.
I've decided to create a pro and con list for each one:
*ist DL
Pros:
$160
2.5 inch LCD
very small
func menu that I loved on the *ist DS when I had it
ISO 3200
Cons:
No SR
6.1 MP
not weather sealed
no front dial (I'm used to it from Canon)
AA batteries
K10D:
Pros:
SR
Front dial
weather sealed
$350
10 MP
lithium battery
2.5 inch LCD
dedicated buttons
Cons:
ISO 1600
more expensive
much larger
heavier
No real increase in IQ
See the problem is that I could keep coming up with lists like that for each of them, but I'm leaning towards just getting the *ist DL so that I can start investing more in good lenses, and maybe the K10D price will continue to go down when the K-7 is released. If I get the *ist DL it's half the price, and I'm honestly not missing enough for it to matter, and I can add in that DA 40 pancake that I've been wanting to have.
So I guess I kinda decided in my own post, interesting when that happens isn't it? Although I just remembered how big SR is.
Now what lenses should I get?
Last edited by jct us101; 05-02-2009 at 02:09 AM.