Originally posted by t2490jh I just pulled the plug and ordered one. I have never been through a more exhaustive search in my life. I literally spent 9 months looking for a camera. I must have looked at 10,000 pictures through flickr.
I was down to the D7100, 70D, and Pentax K5II or K3. I missed out on the K5II black Friday deal since I procrastinated to long. Glad I did since I wanted the K5IIs.
I liked the lense selection overall on the Nikon but the oil/dust issue on the D7100 turned me off.
I liked the touch and swivel screen but hated the dynamic range and ISO performance. Liked the zooms but the primes were just ok.
I picked the K5IIs due to the weather seal and IQ. The colors just pop. I don't like the zooms due to the SDM issue. However, the primes kept me coming back and back and back. I'm going the prime route for the most part.
I am now in the Pentax club and I want to thank the members of this site for all the information that they provide.
Haha, I think I have just made a very similar decision. Although I had chance to use my brothers k30 lately, I have been following Flickr and this forum very close for the last 8 moths. I have had exact same list of cameras and k5lls with DA-50mm won my decision. I placed my order yesterday and now can't wait to get it!
Cheers!