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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
01-03-2013, 06:13 PM
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Hello, new to the forum, and thought I would comment on this thread. I recently lost my Nikon D7000 and Tokina 50-135 to salt water damage. Because I lost my main investment I've been looking at other brands. Pentax, for what I'm looking for right now is amazing spec and performance wise. But what is holding me back is what I believe are holding many consumers.
1. Lack of Camera's in stores:
If I want to try the latest Nikon/Canon I can walk to a local camera store or even convenience store and try it to see how it feels in my hand. To get a feel for a K-5 that I'm interested in, I have to commute 2 hours this weekend to hold the camera in my hand. That's discouraging to me, and far more to the average mom who just walks into her local store to get a camera.
2.Lack of Full frame:
I may never move up to a full frame camera, but I want to, and I cannot ever to that with pentax. I would buy the K-5 II sight unseen if I knew I could eventually upgrade to an FX body. It astounds me that they have not yet created a FF.
3. Lack of lens options:
While they make great special primes, Pentax are very much lacking a high quality midrange zoom, which are very popular with first time DSLR users.
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