Hi
I'm in the process of selling off my Pentax system and buying into Nikon. Let me say that I've really loved my K system, and if I could afford having them both, I would.
Here's what I'm replacing
- K10D w/ kit lens -> Nikon d300. Cost -300
- DA 40 -> Nikon 35/1.8 Cost +30
- DA70 + SMC tak 85/1.8 -> Nikon 85/1.8 AF. Cost +350
- Metz 48 -> metz 48. Cost -50
- DA 50-135 -> Nikon 80-200 2.8 AF-D. Cost +250
- Tamron 28-75/2.8 -> Sigma 18-50/2.8. Cost +87
Also, I've got a few other Pentax items which I'm not directly replacing, which means that so far the switch is paying for some dental work I need done.
Of course I'm letting go of some really nice glass and settling for a smaller setup, but who knows, I've been told there's something called NAS (Nikon Acquisition Syndrome), their LBA equivalent.
So far, here's what I like
- AF! (I knew, that's why I changed, but it's just beyond comparison). I can focus track a 4 your old running around in the garden at dusk with the 85 at 1.8 - something I absolutely could not do with the MF SMC tak or any pentax AF lens.
- Shutter blackout is unbelievably short. Bang!
- Affordable second hand quality glass. Compare the 550 for an 80-200 2.8 ("two ring", not the cheapest model) to the price on an FA* 80-200, or the 280 for an AF 85/1.8 to the price of a Tak or K 85/1.8 which is MF, or even the 50-135 in Nikon mount (Tokina) which sells for less than 400, to the cost of the Pentax version.
Here's what I don't like
- There's nothing like the DA limiteds.