well i have a k1000 and a k100d and i would have to say the k100d with in the last 3 months it is fairly new to me and i love it though. no more developing makes a big difference to me, cause i am broke all the time but i will never turn my back on my k1000 it has been my workhorse for years and i cant even think of parting with it. i hav had it since 95 i mean its a great camera, but times are changing and i guess it was time to change to so hopfully this starts something to talk about in the group hit me up if you want to chat talk to you all later..

i skipped your first step and started with a k100d that i was able to get a couple years ago for under $300 with a lens. this past march i upgraded to a k7 and the k100d has assumed the position of honorable dust collector/camera for taking pictures of my k7 with new lenses on it.

cool i would love to get a k-x i am just waiting for the price to go down on them as they become an older model then ill grab one

if its film or digital, pentax is for me, i just seem to get the shots that i want without any trouble. there is something about pentax that beats the rest out there, i once used minolta, when i did weddings, which i no longer do. it just seems that i can point my pentax and get that important shot with ease. when i did weddings i always used film, but now that digital is here, what a difference, you can see it after you take it. thank you pentaxman.