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A Killer Digital Lens
(And Other Digital Notes)
It's getting so we have almost an embarrassment of riches in DSLRs. From the Digital Rebel's discounted prices, which can reach as low as the mid-$700 range, to three professional überkameras (14N, D2x, and 1Ds mk. II), with lots of choices in between. Konica-Minolta's new Maxxum/Dynax 7D, which has received favorable reviews from Michael Reichmann on lula.wpengine.com and Bob Atkins on photo.net, looks like a "contendah," especially in terms of low-light shooting with primes, something no other manufacturer is likely to match anytime soon, if ever. And from Olympus we have the only truly purpose-built system, the fledgling E series. I can't wait to get the word about the Evolt, which looks to me like it's going to be a special camera. From Pentax we'll soon have a nearly miniature DSLR, the *ist DS. The list of alternatives is getting longer.

Still, I suppose we're all waiting for something, right? It's easy to get spoil...

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