Originally posted by jhaji The K-50 for $309 with the free DA 50 @ Adorama is a much better deal than the K-30/18-55 @ woot IMO. And you can add a DA 35 for $80.
I'm holding out for deals on the K-S1.
Which is best depends entirely on what your personal needs are.
I'm switching away from Canon to Pentax, so I don't have an existing collection of lenses to draw from, and
whatever lens I get now will be all I have. Under those conditions, a mildly telephoto lens wouldn't be enough.
In addition, I want something WR (my very first Pentax camera was ruined many years ago when it was sprayed on at Niagara Falls).