Well, I guess a brief explanation would be good here. I'm very interested in photo(and new to this forum, hi!) and manage to do some atleast "decent" stuff with my P&S(A canon A590 IS) which I'm btw very satisfied with, at the right settings it can perform very well.
The problem is that I had the luxury of trying a Nikon D3 for some hour as the first SLR I've even laid my hands on and...wow, it really felt like the sky was the limit with what it could do. After trying it I was anyway sold on getting a dSLR for myself, not just quite as expensive. :P
I didnt really understand everything(or well..anything) about all the different settings but I really liked it. I like the kinda "professional" way it feels, kinda like that you really gotta learn it to make it preform for you. I am not looking for a camera that is going to allow me to take great pictures with all features tried in the first day, I want a challenge and when everything starts to make more sense to me I want to feel like the camera is more of a extension rather than of a limitation of my imagination.
Now, the question is: Do I, as a complete novice, need a K20D to give me something to really grow with? Would it be smarter to get a K200d instead, which perhaps is abit more rewarding for someone who's completely green on using a SLR or does it make sense to take such a big step from a P&S? A big advantage of getting a k200d is that I could buy a lens for the price difference.
I want a pentax, that's already decided. I just have a hard time deciding, especially with all these reviews about iso-performance and other well "minor things" for someone just starting out, since I'm confident both in the right hands take really nice pictures once you got them figured out. I don't want a easy camera though, I like having to work for something to turn out really good.
Second question is which of these 3 packages to pick if going for the K20d, I've tried to read up on all the lenses, but I'm still not sure. Getting kit + "kit"zoom lens would perhaps be good to get a good starter kit, but on the other hand I could easly pay extra for the "superzoom" in a couple of weeks if I feel like it's needed.
These are the 3 different kits I've seen which I can afford, but maybe you know of a lens(within the same budget) who would make even more sense getting?
Pentax K20D + DA 18-55 II/3,5-5,6 AL + DA 50-200/4-5,6 ED
Pentax K20D + SMC-DA 16-45/4 ED AL
Pentax K20D + Sigma 18-50/2,8
All help/input is appreciated.
Last edited by Karn; 07-31-2008 at 05:53 PM.