Originally Posted by bass76

each brand of camera fills certain niche's i think. Each of them has their strengths and weaknesses. If there was one perfect camera, then the choice would be easy. I can't comment on any but pentax. For me the reasons i went with pentax include value for money - both in the body and the lenses, the backwards compatibility of every pentax lense ever made, the ergonomics of my camera (k20d), the robust body. The auto-focus is a little slower than canon and nikon but that doesn't make it slow, its relative. Camera choice is personal. So choose a camera for yourself for what you want, not what other people might say you should get.