Originally posted by link81 that's interesting. i wonder how it'll feel going the other way, (k30 first then *ist) I do like the 2 control wheels, and so far haven't really needed the top LCD. the screen and OVF work fine for me.It seems though that it will prove to be a more then capable backup/ kids learning DSLR though. The quality of its pictures definitely doesn't scream 6MP.
I also wonder. I wasn't sure I'd need the second dial, but I knew I'd miss the screen. I think to me the screen is still more important, though I like having it. I guess once you get used to something you will miss it. But as long as you never had it...
The picture quality of the istDS was good, yeah. I shot interiors for clients with it and no one ever complained. The photos were also printed at bigger sizes, no problem (though if you got close...). Onlyreason I upgraded was cause the buttons started to die... To much rain and usage. Oh, and the dial had died quite a while ago... rain I suppose. I once participated in a photo competition where it rained badly and the camera got quite wet... A few months later the dial started to die.