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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-16-2007, 06:35 PM
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I'm with you in that thinking.... I'm prolly going to endup going with a K10D and then see how the K20D is and maybe add that to the arsenal. We shall see.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-16-2007, 03:42 PM
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Thanks for the nice insight on the matter, I will definitely take what you said into account on my decision.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-16-2007, 12:28 AM
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I do understand that I take the pictures and its not the CAMERA that takes them, I've been in photography for years as a hobby and understand that. I just don't want to spend hours, running my photos through an editing program to make them all look good. I do understand that some photos will need to be edited to adjust the levels to make them look the way that I want. I'm not looking for a point and shoot camera, I want DECENT DSLR that will produce DECENT images w/o the need to edit all the time.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-15-2007, 11:55 PM
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I liked the idea of having a TOTALLY weather-resistant camera, body & lens. I live in the North Western part of the country where it is damp 8-months of the year.... so when I heard about the weather-resistant body.... and then the DA* lens, to me it would be a perfect match for me, for what I do and where I live. I will have to try and find the sample shots done with at lens.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-15-2007, 11:23 PM
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I forgot to mention that in my original post about the IS built into the camera, that is a feature that I really like. I did have my mind set on the K10D, but b/c of the few reviews on the DA* lens ( in my mind, why get a body that is weather resistant when the lens that ARE weather resistant really are not that good?) and the need to do editing to EVERY photo to make them look good..... so what I want ot know, are the DA* lens good and really, how is the image quality (relating to outdoor landscapes and wildlife)?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
12-15-2007, 09:27 PM
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Hello,
I'm finally able to upgrade from a point-n-shoot camera to a DSLR. My passion is taking outdoor and wildlife photos. I've been narrowing down my options to the K10D and the EOS 40D.
I love the fact that the K10D has a weather-resistant body, this feature really caught my eye. I also the weather resistant lens that Pentax has released, the DA* series. These two features are really making me consider the K10D and the DA* lens. What is causing me some hesitation in the decisions process is that I can't find and reviews on the lens, I'd figure they would be out there since the lens came out in February I believe. How are these lens? Do they produce good images? Are they just as tough as the k10D body?
Also, reading through the reviews I have found for the K10D, many have said that the the K10D produces images that are warm and also doesn't produce images with not so defined borders. I have heard that adjusting the photos in Photoshop will solve this issue, or tweaking the sharpness in the camera itself. What I really want is a camera that takes very good photos w/o the need for editing the photos.
I've been playing with the 40D too. I have read only raving review on this camera. The 40D produces great photos in both JPEG and RAW w/o the need to edit them in Photoshop. The camera feels very solid in my hands like the K10D. It does have a larger screen with Liveview, more MP,nad has a higher FPS (for those wildlife action images). They say it has "improves weather resistant seals", but I'm sure it doesn't compare to the k10D seals.
I feel that the k10D is a great camera, but what is really stopping me is that I fell that the DSLR market is making an evolution to the next level of technology and that the K10D is the previous level (much like the change from 32-bit to 64-bit computer chips). The DSLR camera that I do pick will be my camera for the next 3-5 year. I don't want to look back in 3 months and think that I made a poor choice in technology and that my camera is so very out dated. Also not finding many reviews on the DA* lens is really make me hesitant to get the K10D, what's the since in getting a weather resistant body when the DA* lens are not that good???
Any help regarding my issue will help me in the decision process. Thanks.
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