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**vroom_skies** · 11-16-2008, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by lovely?

hahaha spaced there.

Ok, let me get this straight. If lighting is taken care of get the pentax, if I do need a flash then get the NIKON D80. (lol)

I think I got all of that, thank you for your explanations, you must have taken a good while making those posts lol. You've been lots of help, thanks! if I have any more questions down the road I'll ask you specifically.

Yup, you got it.
The reason I say that is because Pentax's flash system is rather pathetic compared to Nikon's offerings. However if there is no need for the flash system then the K20D is a much better camera then the D80.

As long as the reply's were of help, then I don't mind how long they take to write. No need to ask me specifically, if fact it's better not to as it always helps to get more then one persons input.

I see where Irish is coming from, but I would have to disagree. It's always best to have the camera in your hands while learning, plus it makes it a lot easier to test ideas & enforce methods. All SLR's work the same in theory, it just might be a different layout for each brand, but no book is going to help you there unless it's a book that is geared towards a specific brand, which negates the point all together.

Also I would strongly recommend the D80 at the very least on Nikon's side, if for nothing more then the better viewfinder.

Hope that helps