Originally posted by JoepLX3 Too many choices to pick from!!!
For me at introduction the K-5 is too expensive and I want to buy my first DSLR soon!!!
- Should I go for premium priced K-r?
- Or should I go for cheap K-7/K-x and upgrade later?
4 APC Camera's is just too much!!! (at dPreview I read some posts stating both K-x and K-7 won't be phased out soon...)
If you think the K-5 will still be too expensive upon release and want a camera sooner than later I would say go for the K-7, unless you really need the low-light qualities of the K-x or (maybe) the K-r.
On the same token, if you do feel that you would eventually be upgrading to a K-5 at some point no matter which camera you happen to choose now then perhaps now you should get whichever camera body happens to be cheapest (the K-x, unless you find a used K-7) and use the money you'd save on the body to afford a higher-quality lens then you would otherwise get if purchased in a kit. Bodies come and go, but if you buy a good lens from the start it will shine now and continue to shine even brighter as newer bodies come along to take advantage of the optics.
That being said, it may not be "pro" glass, but the new PENTAX-DA 18-135mm weather-resistant lens just announced sounds very promising to me. My first lens was a Sigma 18-125 and I found that an extremely useful focal range with very minimal size and weight. The only thing missing from the Sigma was the weathersealing (and DC motor, if you count that a plus). This new Pentax lens keeps that incredibly useful range, offers weather resistance, and shouldn't be terribly big and heavy. In short, it sounds like a WONDERFUL walkabout lens.