Originally posted by ledohung Many times I almost move to Nikon… seriously, especially Ebay has some deal that I can get Brand new D600 or D700 at the price of 2nd but there is something still make me stick with Pentax: Pentax community, FA Ltd, Zeiss ZK (ZK shows different color from ZA, ZF or ZE), and Voigtlander
For example:
I always feel very refresh each time I see these pics
Pentax K200D:
But the K200D colors is not the same as K-5 and K-x generation sensors
I agree with you that there's something really special about pentax bodies and rendering though
Having never used D7100, I hope the rendering goes back to the K10/K20 style... and articulating LCD pleasseeee. not expecting too much though
Quote: ALL of the DA* (which are fully weathersealed, unlike some of the competition) and Limited lenses are easilly pro quality.
IQ wise yes but to be considered pro gear, DA* have many weaknesses, biggest of which being SDM, and the rather slow focus -both may have been remedied though, haven't followed too closely since I decided to stay away from anything SDM 3 or so years ago. I just remembered that these days we have the SDM screwdrive hack, which is really awesome, but having to buy an old camera in order to hack a lens doesnt seem pro to me.
I think pentax can really be THE outdoorsy-pro brand if they work really hard on it. For landscapes and rugged conditions. They already have the featureset, lenses and resources to do it. Pentax is an excellent entry level camera as well as the featureset is much better at the same price points.
IQ pentax lenses that exist is indeed equal to canikon's equivalents, but there are WAY more options in canikon, which may suit some pros better. eg Canon 17mm/24mm TS, Nikon 14-24, LOTS of UWA flavors outside the usual f/4-ish 8-24mm lenses, and primes in many FL (not just 50 and 70) that go down to 1.8 or even 1.4. OTOH they dont have anything close to DA lims though, so it's more of a "choose the brand that have the lens you want"
DA limited have really special qualities that I adore but imho more of an enthusiast lens. They have excellent qualities but for the price it's really slow. Most pros dont really care about gear size as long as it's still manageable. Most dont care much about "pixie dust" either (which DA 15 and FA 77 have in spades imho), as long as it works.