Originally posted by Peter Zack Absolutely, welcome to our little corner of the internet. I had a look at your other posts and wonder what other cameras you've used? I see you've been looking at prime lenses and wonder if you've checked out the Limited series.
thanks ! I did take a look at those before. actually, I'm a bit angry at myself for not buying some of those lenses, including the limiteds last March. I was thinking of buying some probably before May because I was still a bit having second thoughts on buying the K20D. the 700-800 deal was quite tempting to tell you the truth. the only reason that kept me from buying it is the shutter speed and fps. other than that, the K20D was perfect.
I can't believe that Pentax lens prices would balloon after a month. they now cost from 100 to 200 dollars more these days, including the 40 and 70. some sell it at price doubled (whatta bunch of wolves). anyway, on a positive note, the patience paid off I guess, otherwise I would be sour-graping right now for not waiting for the K-7.
I did manage to buy the lenses I was looking for, that I would use for majority of the shots that I would take. it wasn't easy looking for them though. the 50-135 has to wait til X'mas. it's price is a bit of a pain. if it weren't for the K-7, I would had bought it as well.
I'm a classic Nikon user, had a Fuji used for HDR imaging(the K-7 seems to bolster this feature now and include it in it's arsenal) , then Nikon dSLR user before the K20D hypnotized me to jump ship. I would say that Pentax is not a hoax nor only a marketing success. it is no longer a push-over and made the top dog brands something to be scared about.