On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:26:33 GMT, "Erik J. Barzeski" wrote:

>I could add that I travelled to a shop in Miami and spent four hours
>playing with the two cameras. I'm hardly an expert, but the differences
>between the two were immense.
>
>I've now own a PD150 (since yesterday.) :)

Ah, but I remember how much resistence you put up
while some of us were trying to give you "da scoop"...;-)
From your early posts it was obvious you really did want
to go with the XL-1 - but you eventually did listen to
reason and the evidence...;-)

>Anyway, it could be that the original poster had no interest in buying a
>camera, and simply wanted to stir up this same old talk once again. I
>haven't seen him post again since his original... so...

Quite possibly...
Though it was good to see that on this and similar recent
threads I did not feel like I was standing almost alone
in pointing out the obvious differences in the choices...;-)
*Sometimes* it is amusing to see the extent to which those
who favor one choice over a generally-better-for-the-money
alternative will go in twisting both logic and fact, but
that is part of what makes these NGs sometimes so
interesting (observing human nature is a worthy end in
itself...;-).