Originally posted by offertonhatter 
If you are looking for a good budget DSLR, at an excellent price, search for an *istDS. It has the same resulution as the K100D, but the advantage of the Pentaprism rather than the cheaper and darker Pentamirror
But one has to consider whether that is worth giving up shake reduction for! it wouldn't be for me - and I say this as someone who had a DS for several years and loved it but have since moved up to the K200D which has the same slightly smaller/darker viewfinder as the K100D. The difference, while noticeable, just wasn't a problem. But no way would I give up SR at this point.
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