I'd say go with the Canon it's a better camera by farplus the range of lenses for the Canon is way way bigger. Pentax has some problems although they might have ironed them out, but the two brands you will find are the best investment are Canon and Nikon.
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Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:28,
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Ooo controversial...I was leaning towards the Pentax...
From what I gather, Pentax/Nikon/Canon are the three makes to look at - anyone else is a johnny-come-lately to the proper photography game. Beyond that there is a lot of brand loyalty involved. I had heard that some of the early Pentax DSLRs were a bit ropey but thaT THEY'D LARGELY WORKED THOSE SORTS OF THINGS OUT AAAARGH CAPS LOCK!
Also I think a few of my folks had old Pentax cameras and I might be able to swipe some lenses off them.
Dunno - going to go down to the camera shop tomorrow and have a play with a few. And then probably shaft the poor shopkeeper and buy it online...
Cheers for the advice.
(From what I gather, Pentax/Nikon/Canon are the three makes to look at - anyone else is a johnny-come-lately to the proper photography game. Beyond that there is a lot of brand loyalty involved. I had heard that some of the early Pentax DSLRs were a bit ropey but thaT THEY'D LARGELY WORKED THOSE SORTS OF THINGS OUT AAAARGH CAPS LOCK!
Also I think a few of my folks had old Pentax cameras and I might be able to swipe some lenses off them.
Dunno - going to go down to the camera shop tomorrow and have a play with a few. And then probably shaft the poor shopkeeper and buy it online...
Cheers for the advice.
barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:34,
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I wouldn't bank on being able to use the old Pentax lensesespecially if they are designed for a film camera as a true Digital Lens has to be far more precise than the old film lenses and the focal point is far more critical on a digital lens. At best you will get a lens that you would have to use manually and even then you will get alsorts of image problems. Pentax is pretty much a johnny come lately but the brand loyalty is pretty much for a good reason. I own a Nikon and I love them but I would say Canon are as good if not better at some things that the Nikon isn't and vice versa.
I own a Canon HF100 HD-Camcorder and I love it. The two best of the best are Canon and Nikon by miles.
if the cost of Lenses are a problem use Sigma lenses they are excellent quality and a fraction of the price of a branded lens.
(I own a Canon HF100 HD-Camcorder and I love it. The two best of the best are Canon and Nikon by miles.
if the cost of Lenses are a problem use Sigma lenses they are excellent quality and a fraction of the price of a branded lens.
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Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:42,
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you can use the older pentax lenses and quite often get better resultsthan using cheap lenses on film cameras, When shooting on film you use the entire image circle and can have issues with definition and fringing in the corners, as you use crop sensors with the pentax kit it cuts out the corners and only uses the centre of the lens.
As far as I am aware there is no PK mount lens that cannot be used on the current crop of kit.
As always, with cameras this is always going to come down to personal choice. :-)
(As far as I am aware there is no PK mount lens that cannot be used on the current crop of kit.
As always, with cameras this is always going to come down to personal choice. :-)
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Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:47,
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Yes I have discovered an awesome amount of brand loyalty in this field!My main advisor is a dyed in the wool Pentax man who has converted to digital relatively recently. My bro is a Canon fan.
It may yet come down to the fact that the Pentax is available with a white body which looks absolutely mint!
(It may yet come down to the fact that the Pentax is available with a white body which looks absolutely mint!
barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:52,
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The white ones do look good but bear in mind the amount of lensesThat AREN'T available in white :-)
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^thisalso, the image stabilisation features of newer lenses help a great deal when shooting freehand
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Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:54,
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Actually the image stabilisation kit on the Pentax is meant to be the bees knees - that and the higher ISO range are 2 of the things that are drawing me to it...
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barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!,
Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:56,
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I got my Dad a dSLR for his sixtieth...... I think it was a canon, but can't remember. I'll gaz you the details and his feedback.
I got given a Pentax SLR for my 18th, and decided to upgrade to dSLR when it dies. And it turns out to be utterly indestructible: 15 years on, it's still going strong, with its 35mm film and its manual wind. So if the durability of that is anything to go by, the Pentax ought to be pretty good.
(I got given a Pentax SLR for my 18th, and decided to upgrade to dSLR when it dies. And it turns out to be utterly indestructible: 15 years on, it's still going strong, with its 35mm film and its manual wind. So if the durability of that is anything to go by, the Pentax ought to be pretty good.
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Thu 3 Dec 2009, 14:42,
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I think the Pentax has nice weather-proofing on it's DSLR bodiesMy Nikon D70 is pretty dated now being only 6 megapixels but it's got great build quality.
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