I do have Pentax , Nikon & Canon Dslrs
I keep Pentax around to use a couple lenses I own. I always loved the Vivitar Series 1 105mm 2.5 ever since I got my first sample in another mount back in 1993. Pentax dslr gives me best platform to use this lens via:
Skake Reduction, & full "A" aperture setting. Its the one reason why I keep K20D, & why I keep Pentax K-Mount in my system.
Canon's & Nikon's autofocus function I get from their f2.8 's is a DREAM compared to Pentax K20D. I guess K-7 fixed this slow & often hunting "re-checking" AF, but the K-7 camera is too small for me so I'll pass from K-7's $1299 thru $599 price points.
Anyways, I use Pentax K20D for manual focus capture & a unique kind of autofocus setup:
I use 300mm 2.8 Adaptall with PK-A mount and 1.7x pentax manual focus to autofocus function Teleconverter. I find this quite enjoyable to use but shake reduction on K20D is useless with the 5 pounds of glass mounted. I actually get sharper handheld 300mm 2.8 with or without 1.7x added than I do with SR activated.
So really its the:
My Cult Classic Macro,
My Cult Classic 300mm 2.8
& Pentax' Unique 1.7x mf>af that keeps Pentax Brand in my system.
Originally posted by edl I think my interest in Nikon was sparked when I borrowed a D300 + 85/1.4 in Tokyo. It would lock AF consistently for street work at night, when my K20D already gave up.
But for hiking I would go small too. I bet the K7 is great for that. The only advantage something like the D700 (or really the D700x when it comes out) might offer is the ability to use the 14-24/2.8 combined with large photosites to capture dramatic landscapes. But unless you're printing large an APS cam will be fine too.
I'm not a video guy, so I can't comment on that. Still trying to make my photography better
I think Samsugnian (sp) has Pentax, Nikon, and Canon.