Originally posted by todd My daughter is amazingly creative so I am sure she'll be blowing me away in short order..
Yeah, well my daughter seems to do the same thing. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the K200D's CCD sensor gives nicer color saturation than the K-5. By giving her the K100D you're hardly shorting her on image quality.
Originally posted by todd Thanks yeah the way I see it, we'll just be sharing lenses since I have a pretty small arsenal, as you can see in my sig.
Decide on two lenses you can give her for the day. And as I mentioned, investing in one or two more could be a good idea. The A series is hard to beat! Or just a Cosina 100/3.5 macro could do the trick (I still have mine). I mention these lenses because they're ones I've kept and am still happy to use, despite the good * and Ltd kit I now have.
The DA15 is completely worth it, and you can't replace it with older lenses since you're working with APS-C. But the rest of the focal lengths (from 24mm to 135mm) you can cover with excellent older Pentax glass for around $200 or less each. The A24/2.8, A50/1.7, and A100/2.8 are a great trio, much like the 3 FA Ltds are a great set. Just get the best of these great-value lenses and you can forget about all (or most of) the rest you now own.