Coming up is a DA* 50-135, much higher quality than the Nikon, has supersonic motor drive so should be very fast autofoucus, constant aperture v nikons variable aperture, probably more expensive but .... better quality.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: 9/29/2006 2:25:26 PM > Subject: K10D vs D80 > > A coworker of mine asked my opinion. He's about to buy a DSLR, and his > main two options are a Nikon D80 and a K10D. > > Of course, I suggested he goes with the K10D, saying that its specs > are closer to a D200 than to a D80. He's leaning towards it, but says > that he likes that Nikon has an 18-135 lens--he doesn't want to carry > any extra lenses (!). > > I told him the kit DA18-55 is very good, but that I don't think Pentax > has anything equivalent to Nikon's 18-135. Is that so? Anything else > I should tell him? > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com > photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com > a book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net