Hi guys, I am soon to be in the market for a camera upgrading from my K200D. I have looked at the Pentax K-7 / K-x, Canon 500D / 550D, Nikon D90 and I think I have narrowed it down to the K-x and 550D.
My main purpose of the camera is to take nice pictures. I found that my K200D was limiting me because of the poor ISO performance and the lack of video recording.
I can get the Canon 550D for under $1000 and the K-x for under $700.
Here are a list of Pros and Cons I have found with these 2 cameras:
Pentax K-x
- Cheaper
- Inbuilt stabilisation
- AA batteries
- I have a few lenses already. Kit + FA 50mm 1.4
- Better high ISO performance
- Small and lightweight
x No battery grip
x Expensive lenses
x Poorer video recording quality
x Lack of visible focus points
Canon EOS 550D
- 1080p video recording @ 30fps
- High ISO performance is still pretty good
- High LCD resolution
- Battery grip available
- Lenses are cheaper even with image stabilisation compared to Pentax glass.
x Camera a tad more expensive
x Need to purchase lens with this camera
... at least that's what I can come up with from te top of my head.
Please help me decide. I know this is a Pentax forum so the opinions may be skewed, but any help would be appreciated.
Thanks