Christine Just a few thoughts. I shoot with both Pentax and Nikon. My reasons are unimportant. But switching systems is very expensive and not something to be done based on a bunch of nattering in the forums.
If you look at the lens lines of both companies you'll see that Pentax has firmly committed to the aps-c format and has designed an excellent line of lenses for that format. No matter whether you shoot with zooms or primes you can assemble a very nice set of lenses that give good coverage over a fairly wide range. And by the way, there is nothing like the Pentax 10-17 zoom. Nikon, on the other hand has an excellent range of lenses for the full frame cameras, but has made some puzzling choices as to the selection of crop format lenses. And the selection of compact primes is non-existent. So look at the lens line carefully if you lean toward the D7000. Nikon Full Frame has a good selection of lenses but they are very expensive. You probably can't find a D700 right now even if you wanted one. It's at end of life and everyone is expecting an announcement of a follow on camera in the next few days. But don't hold your breath. And don't forget - Pentax builds shake reduction into the camera body. With Nikon you end up paying for vibration reduction with every lens. That makes the lenses a bit bigger, heavier and more expensive. So - I'd say look at the lens lines of both companies, think of how you like to shoot and buy accordingly. And as soon as you buy something quit reading the forums. Don't look back. Get out and shoot. GS George Sinos -------------------- gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: > So... I've been thinking more & more about stepping up to the k-5 > recently. In the interests of research, I wandered over to Pentax > Forums, just to see if there was any buzz, any good gossip, that might > influence my decision, or at least, timing. > > Well, I think that was a mistake. > > Down the rabbit-hole I went, for more precious weekend hours than I > care to admit. I got totally sucked in to the hand-wringing & > rumor-mongering & back and forthing over k-5 "issues". And what about > the the k-5 vs d7000 vs d700? Will there ever be a ff pentax > offering? Will it be mirrorless? What will ricoh do? Is there a > roadmap? New products this fall? Maybe in Feb, then? How about fall > 2012? Should we wait? Should we buy? Should we sell it all & move > to nikon? Can I get Hello Kitty on my next camera???? > > I know this is nothing new, but it's really the first time I ever > waded in this far. I think I may have PFOD'd. And now, I can't get > rid of the anxiety. Tell me it's gonna be ok... > > :) > -c > (Thanks for listening.) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
