Originally posted by nicolaie sorry if i offended someone, i thought the comparisson was unfair and i took a stand bringing my own arguments.
Hi nicolaie,
I can see your point. However, it has a flaw. You judge in third person, not having hands-on experience on both, K20D and 40D, yourself. Or Nikon D300.
Therefore, take the report of users who actually did as what it is: a most valuable source of information, esp. from such an experienced and unbiased photographer as Marc. And you are privileged to have received a direct response from him.
Don't blame a professional photographer for not caring about a 20% difference in burst speed or if an SD card slot is water-protected (actually with foam only...) while the rest of the body isn't. Rather, enjoy to learn about things which do really matter in every day pratctice.
On another topic: You seem to care a lot about ISO 1600 performance. Maybe, now that the DPReview test is out, you may find it interesting that, with NR set to strong, K20D JPEG images at ISO1600 have no more noise (or less) than the 40D at still retaining more detail.
Most here at pentaxforums prefer the choice taken by Pentax to preserve as much detail as possible and put noise reduction where it belongs: into the post production workflow. Personally, I find the removal of texture detail as done by the 40D at higher ISO not tolerable. Nikon D300 or Pentax K20D are much better in this respect.
On a final note: Whether its a Nikon D300, Pentax K20D, or Canon 40D, it won't matter much when it comes to the quality of your wedding photography: You will be the decisive factor. And if you
feel better going Canon, do so. This feeling does matter as well.