I agree with the last person. If you have lenses already, wait for the digital camera that can use it. I have no investment in SLR lenses. I sold my aging Contax RTS with all of its non-zoom lenses, as I had bought the Contax G1 with its superior lenses, and use medium format rangefinders for other work.
Personally, I am not planning a huge investment in all kinds of lenses, as I don't do all kinds of photography. At this moment in time, I own no loose lenses, except two large format lenses that cover 5x7.
I have been thinking Fuji S2 or even Kodak 14n as well.
Somehow inner wisdom tells me to wait for the new Fuji S3, but how long do I have to wait. The new sensor they put into consumer digicams have not lived up to expectations, but neither did a previous version of their honeycomb appraoch in consumer digicams. But it did well in the S2, reason being that the pixel sensors were bigger. So, only time will tell if they will indeed produce a killer amera that can use all that fine Nikon glass.
Since I am looking around for a digital SLR that will produce very fine images, I am totally open.
Olympus E1- No way, and too expensive all things considered
Pentax *ist - no way, the camera is not quite there yet
Canon DRebel? - no way, too primitive a camera
Canon D10? - No way, too many focussing issues; and images look decidedly soft compared to the Sigma D10.
Nikon D100- too old a camera by now. Capable, but again, Sigma D10 is sharper.
Kodak 14n? Not an all around camera, but is capable of very fine outdoor photos at lower ISOs, but is plasticy I heard. And overpriced, probably. But some reputable dealer is offering this one for around $3600 USA warranty. Tempting, to say the least.
Canon 1Ds? - I wish. But overpriced for my wallet.
Sony F818, do I hear someone suggest? No way. It will have too much noise, guaranteed, and no interchangeable lenses. Add-ons are a joke. And with 4 colors in the sensor, it's not 8MP, more like 6 in real life (8MP ÷ 4= 2 times 3 colors(RGB) makes 6MP).
new Nikon D70? It's just going to be a competitor against the Rebel.
So, personally, I am not all that happy with the current crop of choices. I would liekla COntax type built with sharp lenses and a killer sensor, Foveon, CCD or cmos. As long as it produces killer images.
So, does the Sigma SD10 seem like a crazy choice from my point of view?
Of course, I could reverse engineer my buying process and first buy the lenses and then the body.
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Unless someone knows something is in the works, that I don't know about.