Originally posted by bertwert Can I ask what those obvious reasons are? When I first started out with photography, I came across the K-50 when looking for a camera. For the same price as the Canikon entry level offerings, I got much more for my money - a much more capable camera that I am still happy enough using six years later...
What's obvious to one is not always obvious to every one else.
But, the case Pentax for is pretty straight forward.
The entry level lenses are as good was anyone's.
The intermediate level lenses are as good as anyone's.
The pro level lenses are as good as anyones if perhaps not quite as numerous.
They have specialty glass, like the DA and FA Ltds. and now a coming's DFA ltd.
They have lenses like the DFA*50 1.4 and probably the coming 85 1.4 that other companies can't match.(To be sure they also have lenses Pentax can't match, but that can' be area for avoiding Pentax, it goes both ways.)
You look at this thread
Just three lenses, your pick? - PentaxForums.com and you look at the lenses people select many are designed for and are unique to Pentax... so you have to ask yourself, if those are the lenses they like, how would it have been an advantage to them to suggest Canon or Nikon as the camera to buy when they were beginners? So many get comfortable and stay with what they buy first.
It just strikes me as an odd thing to say.
You can't get everything from Canon or Nikon, you can get from Pentax.
You can't get everything from Pentax you can get from Canon or Nikon.
So why would you assume a person with no experience will end up a Canon, Nikon, or Sony shooter and not a Pentax shooter? It's a self fulfilling prophesy.
The only people likely to recommend Pentax to beginners will be other Pentax shooters. If we don't do it ,no one will.
People who like your images taken with your Pentax gear are the target market for any future Pentax growth. I can think of no objective reason why Pentax would be worse than any other camera for beginner. They make some really cool stuff. There are tons of people like those clowns over at Donkey Pee Review recommending other brands for totally bogus reasons. (Like a beginner cares if Pentax makes a 600mm ƒ4 lens. They only do because places like DPR tell them they should. (Hell, I shoot birds and I don't even care that Pentax doesn't make those lenses. But a beginner should. Too funny.))
Last edited by normhead; 05-23-2020 at 07:03 AM.