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Comparison of the Nikon D70 and Pentax ist DS

Nikon D70

Pentax ist DS

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There really is very little difference between the 300d/D70/istDS in actual picture quality, the differences are more in physical dimensions, build quality (I hate the plastic feel of the 330d) and in the choice of features (example do you prefer the faster flash sync of the D70 or the smaller size of the ist DS?... I think I am going right now with Nikon D70 because everyone says it is the best thing ever....
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There really is very little difference between the 300d/D70/istDS in actual picture quality, the differences are more in physical dimensions, build quality (I hate the plastic feel of the 330d) and in the choice of features (example do you prefer the faster flash sync of the D70 or the smaller size of the ist DS?... I think I am going right now with Nikon D70 because everyone says it is the best thing ever....
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For a while, it was actually more dominant than CF, but people realized that CF was more practical and went for it.... It was good if you had several because they were thin enough to pack together in a small space....
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How they stack up

FEATURE

Effective pixels

6.0 million6.1 million

ISO rating

up to 1600up to 3200

Weight (inc. batteries)

679 g (24 oz)605 g (21.3 oz)

Dimensions

140 x 111 x 78 mm (5.5 x 4.4 x 3.1 in)125 x 93 x 66 mm (4.9 x 3.7 x 2.6 in)

Sensor size

23.7 x 15.5 mm (Nikon DX)23.5x 15.7 mm

Storage types

Compact Flash (Type I or II)SD/MMC card
Both have:aperture priority, shutter priority, 1.5 focal length multiplier, TTL viewfinder
Both do not have:image stabilization, movie clips
 
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