Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had never considered a Pentax before. Immune to the Spotmatic myth from the Asahi Pentax era, I really never ever touched either a K1000, an ME Super, or their younger brethren. Well, I will be traveling soon and then I found myself in (mental) need of something to attach a tele lens to, typically a DSLR. Tried the Viso route, but that's not for me... The DMR is out of range, as I would rather prefer to spend that amount of money in some M lenses, if I had it (the $$$). After an unfortunate misadventure with a Canon 5d, I sold it and was heading again to the Nikon stable after some years of absence. D200 or D80? Well, a decision not that simple... I prefer using SD cards, as I have already lots of them since the M8 entered my life... OTOH, I have some really precious Nikkor AI and AIs glass from yesterday (24/2, 35/1.4, 85/1.4, the mythical 55/3.5 and 105/2.8 Micro-Nikkors, etc) But, one will not meter with the AIs, the other feels too heavy in my hands after months of using only the M8... Last Friday, I entered a shop and was handed a K10d... wow... what a camera. It looks and feels as designed for being used... I wondered, could I? Should I? I know some Luggers here are Pentax dslr users. Please let me know your real world real users opinions.... what do you like of it and what do you feel it lacks Reading the reviews (and I have read almost everything about it on the net), it looks like the camera of the year, it has lots and lots of useful features that users of other brands seem to have been forever claiming for. How about the lenses? I remember some Takumars of grand fame, and some highly regardedSMC Pentaxes (as the 85/1.4)- I have a Pentax 645 and I like its lenses performance, much better than their Mamiya's counterparts for instance... Anything similar will make me happy. And furthermore, those 21mm, 40mm and 70mm Limited pancake lenses look very yummy.. I will really appreciate any opinions you may give on or offlist Thank you in advance, Ed ps. sorry for the long post