Quote: Andrew Faires;691121]On the basis of price it's an equal playing field here. Both cameras are currently priced about the same (both are in the $15-1600 range).
Here in Canada the K-7 can be had for that price, but not the D300 which goes for $1800.
Quote: Even then, the d300 isn't a k-7 killer because I didn't like how the d300 felt or how much it seemed to vibrate when the mirror returned (small but annoying things). And truth be told, now that the k-7's out and covers pretty much everything I've wanted in a camera I can breath a sigh of relief....I won't have to mod my 43mm ltd to fit a canon.
I fully agree with you on this ...the D300 may have a somewhat faster auto focus and a higher frame rate, but the K-7 has features lacking in the D300. I prefer the feel of the K-7 and I think Pentax have a better selection of pro caliber APS specific lenses.
If I felt I needed a full frame camera, I would chose the Nikon D700 especialy now that they have introduced a new 70-200 f/2.8 lens ...this is a workhorse focal range and the old one had a bad rap for IQ. And by the way, Nikon does not have anything like the DA* 50-135 f/2.8, which as I said is a workhorse focal range equivalent to the 70-200 in FF.