Originally posted by dylansalt Not every one is "into" the Pentax ltd primes but like the flexibility of zooms.
Nikon have better consumer zooms wr IQ/Sharpness than Pentax imho
Pair the Nikon 16-85 & 70-300 with the D7000 and with exceptional accurate flash and you have a fantastic "budget" kit that will deliver IQ/sharpness almost in the "pro" league above any consumer Pentax zoom paired with the K5.
So although the video is rubbish there is definitely a case in point for the D7000 over the K5.
Which of those lenses is weather sealed?
I don't understand the point of Nikon releasing a weather sealed camera, when almost none of the lenses that are even slightly affordable are weather sealed. Beyond which, I really do think the build of the K5 is a notch above the D7000.
The Nikon 16-85 is a slow lens. Sure, it has decent IQ when stopped down to f5.6, but so do an awful lot of other lenses out there. The Pentax 17-70 f4 would match up pretty well against it, for less money (in the United States). As to the telephoto portion, I must confess that I am not that familiar, since I seldom shoot longer than 135mm. I own the DA 55-300 which seems pretty decent, but I don't really use it that much.