Originally posted by stewart_photo The PopPhoto article, when describing the $1800 Nikon camera, mentions "Under-$2K is still advanced-amateur territory. By any bang-for-the-buck standard, this is one heck of a deal."
Not in my book.
While I don't disagree that $1.8K is a lot of money for a dSLR these days -
it was not that long ago even a p&s "bridge" type camera like the
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F707 was $1,000.
However the point is the Nikon D300 does set new standards for image quality (esp for high ISO) in digital photography - albeit at a price....
We can look forward to these new quality standard to eventually trickle down to more affordable dSLR - it'll just take a little time.......
The K10D is now pretty good bang for the buck - esp. in comparison to the other cited contenders.
BUT the K100D (Super) is even better bang for the buck -
at $357 for the body only -
or $435 with the kit lens (both prices after $100 rebate) -
this is lower than some p&s cameras!