Originally posted by alman - For Canon and Nikon loyalists and for the new comers who are not Pentax loyalists I aks those who already have the Pentax K-7 why should we go for the K-7 instead of Nikons or Canons or even the Lumix GH1?
- The New Canon rebel for example alows auto focus in video mode by pressing the exposure lock button. It works but slow. The nikon does not have it at all. For those who have the K-7, how easy or difficult is it to do the video focusing compared to the Canons or Nikons.
- Finally if money is not an issue, would you still keep the Pentax k-7 or go for the DX3 or 5DMKII or even the GH1 as a new true all rounder?
Even if money is not a real issue, I would still have to get Pentax. (I think with a 20k budget Nikon and canon may be better, if size is not an issue). Why ?, because of the lenses.
You seems to be interested in the video capabilities, but my response is based on no weight given to the video feature at all...so, if this is so important then ignore it.
All the Pentax lenses have VR/OS thanks to in body stabilization. Pentax prime IQ is out of this world. How can you replace the following VR/OS lens in Canikon (I'll be missing a lot here)
DA15/4, (FA20/2.8), DA21/3.2, (FA24/2), (F/FA 28/2.8), FA31/1.8, DA 35/2.8, DA 40/2.8, FA43/1.9, FA 50/1.4, FA 55/1.4, DA 70/2.4, FA 77/1.8, (FA 85/1.4), a bunch of 135's, DA 200/2.8, DA 300/F4, DA 16-50/2.8, DA 50-135 2.8, DA 50-250. F4. Lenses within () are out of production but can still be bought.
All these lenses have at least 9/10 IQ...Canikon cannot match this.