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Originally Posted by bass76
What's wrong with Pentax? Apart from no FF cameras?
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Yeah, I'd like to know the same thing. I mean they are a little behind on the times, but they make real sturdy cameras.
So here's my opinion:
If you want a sturdy weatherproof workhorse go with Pentax.
If you want a pop camera, which has a lot of bells and whistles, but maybe not the best body design in the world go with Canon.
If you want something that's in between those two go with Nikon (this might not be the case with the D40/D40x/D60, that camera would be more like a Canon, although maybe a little more comfortable to hold.)
Then there's another way of looking at it, and that is: What camera line do you want to use for the rest of your life? Because once you buy a DSLR body and a lens or two you'll probably want to be able to continue using that lens... that's the biggest issue with Pentax that I have, their high-end cameras aren't really even high-end compared to the Nikon, Canon, Sony, and even Olympus (which reminds me, don't forget about Sony, they seem to make some nice bodies, I'm not sure what they have in lenses, but it's worth a look.) Perhaps this is what theboy was referring to.
The problem with that is that there's not much of anything so step up to as Pentax is concerned (there best camera is the K20D, which is probably about the equivalent to the Nikon D90.
Both Nikon and Canon are excelent cameras to go with in this regard as they both have a very nice selection of lenses.