I notice often they talk down the Pentax when I comes to lens availability. They brag there are more lenses available.
Tell me, aren't there hundreds of different makes/models of m42 lenses? Can the Nikon focus to infinity with these said lenses?--No. (Not without sacrificing optical quality.)
Are the Nikon APS-C cameras as backwards compatible with their lenses as Pentax? No.
Also, I seem to see a lot more pentax lenses at flea markets, shopgoodwill.com. Nikon lenses are fewer and more expensive.
Also the built in autofocus motor and image stabilization of the Pentax is very appealing. Not to mention that it can meter old glass (APS-C Nikons can't at all).
I just don't see how Nikon has Pentax beat with respect to lenses.
Side note: I can say that Canon has em all beat with respect to lens availability since so many good glassless adapters exist for various brands of lenses, but you have to spend a fortune to get a camera that has image quality on par with a Pentax K-X.
I am not going to lie, I've been very tempted by the new Nikon D5100--since its image quality is insanely good, can sync the flash better, more availability of accessories & 3rd party x-ttl flashes for cheap, and tethering--but I just can't give up the lens AVAILABILITY I have with the PENTAX. (It's a KEY reason I am sticking with Pentax.)
I just wish the consumers and prosumers would see the light and go for Pentax like they did back in the 70's & 80's.
Sorry, just had to let it out! Lol.
Last edited by geekette; 06-30-2011 at 01:01 AM.