Originally Posted by stewart_photo
By the way, I forgot one of the best reasons to buy the Pentax - other Pentax users. Notice that none of the Pentax users here are trashing or putting down the Nikon D40 in this thread. Instead, you're getting honest answers about both cameras being roughly equal, with each pointing out slight differences between the two and most suggesting you try both before buying. I'm strongly suspect you won't find Nikon users being that generous to, or honest about, Pentax in their forums.
stewart
I would say that this forum is peculiar because of that (and this is why I only use this forum), but I would not describe all Pentax users as respectful to other brands. I have read things in the Pentax section of Dpreview that even today I am trying to forget.
