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Karn · 07-31-2008, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by WMBP

Indeed. Many of the high-end compact cameras can take very good photos. And they have various advantages that digital SLRs don't have: they do video, they're smaller (which is an advantage sometimes), they don't permit lens changes so dust is never a worry, etc.

That's a consideration. The cost of the camera is just PART of what you'll end up paying. Camera's no good without lenses, so you have to budget for lenses as well as the body.

Why are you set on Pentax?

I'd say, go with the body and the Pentax 16-45 f/4. And I've owned the other lenses.

Will

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Didn't really get the multi-quote system so this will have to do.

I'm aware of your two first points, I will still keep my P&S, It's very handy to just have around for well...anything. I also know lenses cost money, it even costs alot and in the long run I will ofc. improve my lenses.
I am on a budget now tho, it can't give me a K200d + DA* lens, but it can give me a K20D + one of the above lenses. I can't go higher than that. (Getting the camera through a company which I've helped out)

I'm set on pentax becuse I've read alot this week, about alot of cameras. When I started I didn't even know that Pentax made dSLRs. Actually, I was quite certain a Nikon D80 would be the best choice or maybe some Canon(the big 2!), but I'm not too convinced anymore :P Within my budget I can't afford a Canon 40d, Nikon d300 or a Sony A700, so no point in even comparing to them, and it feels like, atleast from the reviews I've read that the k20d is a much better camera than eos 450d, D80 or the A350.
I've then come to read some about the k200d also and would easly also buy that over the other non-weathersealed plastic toys (ops..!) in the same price range. If the k20d wasn't at such a good price I would already have buyed the k200d. Now the k20d is within my range tho, and that's where all these questions comes from, especially when only hearing good things about it now when people have owned it for awhile and actually thinking it's quite a big upgrade from the k10d.

What made me look into Pentax in the first place was the weather sealing, I plan to use my camera and everything that helps to protect it when doing so is in my opinion a great thing to have. I still use ABS and EPS on my car, even if I could prolly have managed without aslong as I would avoid harsh weather and snowy roads, but we do have that here in sweden and I DO plan to bring the k20d on every skitrip and mountain hike, so I do rate weather-sealing very highly in that regard. In the future getting DA* lenses is another thing I'm very fond off

Edit: I'm also starting to like this forum alot, especially the lens-review and slr lens discussion forums as of now when trying to decide between lenses

Hope my answer especially regarding why I'm sold on pentax helped you understand why it's the brand I've come to like the most so far.
Thanks for the input about the lens, it's also a big contender since I've read alot of good things about it. Maybe a telezoom could become a later project, hm..

07-31-2008, 10:50 PM	#11
Karn Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 30	Originally Posted by WMBP Indeed. Many of the high-end compact cameras can take very good photos. And they have various advantages that digital SLRs don't have: they do video, they're smaller (which is an advantage sometimes), they don't permit lens changes so dust is never a worry, etc. That's a consideration. The cost of the camera is just PART of what you'll end up paying. Camera's no good without lenses, so you have to budget for lenses as well as the body. Why are you set on Pentax? I'd say, go with the body and the Pentax 16-45 f/4. And I've owned the other lenses. Will ' Didn't really get the multi-quote system so this will have to do. I'm aware of your two first points, I will still keep my P&S, It's very handy to just have around for well...anything. I also know lenses cost money, it even costs alot and in the long run I will ofc. improve my lenses. I am on a budget now tho, it can't give me a K200d + DA* lens, but it can give me a K20D + one of the above lenses. I can't go higher than that. (Getting the camera through a company which I've helped out) I'm set on pentax becuse I've read alot this week, about alot of cameras. When I started I didn't even know that Pentax made dSLRs. Actually, I was quite certain a Nikon D80 would be the best choice or maybe some Canon(the big 2!), but I'm not too convinced anymore :P Within my budget I can't afford a Canon 40d, Nikon d300 or a Sony A700, so no point in even comparing to them, and it feels like, atleast from the reviews I've read that the k20d is a much better camera than eos 450d, D80 or the A350. I've then come to read some about the k200d also and would easly also buy that over the other non-weathersealed plastic toys (ops..!) in the same price range. If the k20d wasn't at such a good price I would already have buyed the k200d. Now the k20d is within my range tho, and that's where all these questions comes from, especially when only hearing good things about it now when people have owned it for awhile and actually thinking it's quite a big upgrade from the k10d. What made me look into Pentax in the first place was the weather sealing, I plan to use my camera and everything that helps to protect it when doing so is in my opinion a great thing to have. I still use ABS and EPS on my car, even if I could prolly have managed without aslong as I would avoid harsh weather and snowy roads, but we do have that here in sweden and I DO plan to bring the k20d on every skitrip and mountain hike, so I do rate weather-sealing very highly in that regard. In the future getting DA* lenses is another thing I'm very fond off Edit: I'm also starting to like this forum alot, especially the lens-review and slr lens discussion forums as of now when trying to decide between lenses Hope my answer especially regarding why I'm sold on pentax helped you understand why it's the brand I've come to like the most so far. Thanks for the input about the lens, it's also a big contender since I've read alot of good things about it. Maybe a telezoom could become a later project, hm.. Last edited by Karn; 08-01-2008 at 12:42 AM..