Since people seem to think that the off-topic section is for political discussion, something that is frowned upon, I have temporarily closed the section. ANY political discussions in any other forum will be deleted and the user suspended. I have had it with the politically motivated comments.
Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:32 pm
I'm looking to replace my venerable Nikon Coolpix 995, and I'm looking to go Digital SLR. I know the Canon's are supposed to be top shelf, but with the abuse my Nikon has trudged through I've developed some brand loyalty.
That said, my Pentax K1000 will probably still be faithfully snapping pictures long after mankind has been wiped from the earth by a genetically engineered race of super-cockroaches. So when I saw they'd jumped into the digital market, I was intruiged.
The price point for the 6 MP SLR's I'm looking at is within my budget, even if I choose to throw in an additional lens. Here are my questions:
-Does the Nikon suck? (I can't come up with anything better for that.)
-The Pentax feels a bit cheap, like it wouldn't survive much of the 5-year old style abuse I tend to give equipment. Is this the case?
-I've got a handful of lenses for the K1000, is the Pentax using the same ring adapter for these lenses? It's not a huge issue if not. I don't tend to carry a huge assortment of gear.
Aside from all that, the biggest issue I have between cameras is the slow continuous shooting speed of the Pentax vs. the Nikon D50, and the Pentax use of AA batteries.
Suggestions? Comments? Suggestions of snide comments? FWIW I plan on purchasing from Circuit City, so the specific models are listed on their site.
Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:49 pm
Check out Steve's Digi-cam or the Digital Camera Resource Page also. They have great reviews and will give you the true skinny on the cameras.
Tim
Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:57 pm
If you want to get serious about digital photography, Pentax is not even on the radar. You have two choices, Canon or Nikon. Not to start an argument as I know others have digital offerings, but Canon and Nikon are so far ahead of everybody else, it is not even close.
And if you want serious no nonsense reviews go to dpreview.com. Steve's digicam site to be nice, is not the place you want to go for DSLR reviews. Stay away from the dpreview forums, they tend to get a little nuts.
Also join Naturescapes.net, (it's free to register), go to the digital topics forum and start your research. The photographers there really know what they are doing and talking about, with hardly any BS thrown in.
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