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Pentax and Samsung Dslr Questions
I will be looking for a Dslr in the coming months and I am intrigued by
the Pentax and Samsung offerings. I understand that they are basicly the same camera, and significantly have street prices at least $100 less than the Canon or Nikon equivalents. Reviews have been good, praising ease of use, picture quality and small size. Any reasons why I should not consider the Pentax or Samsung ? Thanks in advance ! Ross |
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Pentax and Samsung Dslr Questions
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:14:57 -0400, John Doe wrote:
I will be looking for a Dslr in the coming months and I am intrigued by the Pentax and Samsung offerings. I understand that they are basicly the same camera, and significantly have street prices at least $100 less than the Canon or Nikon equivalents. Reviews have been good, praising ease of use, picture quality and small size. Any reasons why I should not consider the Pentax or Samsung ? Thanks in advance ! Ross When you buy a DSLR, you're buying into a system. For most people, the camera body is only the first of many purchases. If the Pentax or Samsung bodies offer what you want, and if the systems offer what you'll want in the future, go for it. There are many reviews of both makes; study them, and learn what many experienced users have found. I haven't seen anything really bad about either, certainly nothing that would make either one unusable for the average user. In these things, it's usually small quirks that sway the mind, and these can usually only be found by handling the cameras in question. -- Bill Funk replace "g" with "a" |
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Pentax and Samsung Dslr Questions
John Doe wrote: Any reasons why I should not consider the Pentax or Samsung ? I'm happy with my Pentax DL. You should be aware, however, that there is a rumor out there that Pentax is about to introduce a new dSLR with 10 MP and IS. Bill |
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John Doe wrote:
I will be looking for a Dslr in the coming months and I am intrigued by the Pentax and Samsung offerings. I understand that they are basicly the same camera, and significantly have street prices at least $100 less than the Canon or Nikon equivalents. Reviews have been good, praising ease of use, picture quality and small size. Any reasons why I should not consider the Pentax or Samsung ? Figure out what lenses you need. Then buy the camera that fits those lenses. If you don't know which lenses you need, then consider buying a point-and-shoot instead; you'll save more than $100. The good Pentax glass isn't cheap, though the camera body may be. Put yourself in a position where you can compare the kit lens (the 18-55mm) to the 16-45mm alternative, since the latter is sharper. |
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Pentax and Samsung Dslr Questions
I use a Pentax *istDL.
I'm very happy with it.. Would I buy another Pentax DSLR... "Yes." www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru |
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Pentax and Samsung Dslr Questions
wrote in message ups.com... John Doe wrote: Any reasons why I should not consider the Pentax or Samsung ? I'm happy with my Pentax DL. You should be aware, however, that there is a rumor out there that Pentax is about to introduce a new dSLR with 10 MP and IS. Bill Don't forget they already have a 6MP with IS and it is a great little camera in the K100D, team it with the Sigma 18-125mm and you have a very nice reasonably priced setup. I would also recomend the Sigma DG 500 Super flash to go with it. If you can wait the 10MP K10D will be released soon, even better! |
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"Paul Mitchum" wrote in message ... John Doe wrote: I will be looking for a Dslr in the coming months and I am intrigued by the Pentax and Samsung offerings. I understand that they are basicly the same camera, and significantly have street prices at least $100 less than the Canon or Nikon equivalents. Reviews have been good, praising ease of use, picture quality and small size. Any reasons why I should not consider the Pentax or Samsung ? Figure out what lenses you need. Then buy the camera that fits those lenses. If you don't know which lenses you need, then consider buying a point-and-shoot instead; you'll save more than $100. The good Pentax glass isn't cheap, though the camera body may be. Put yourself in a position where you can compare the kit lens (the 18-55mm) to the 16-45mm alternative, since the latter is sharper. I have both lenses as well as the Sigma 18-50mm and I really love the 16-45 but you will not see its full performance unless you are making prtty large prints, the standard kit Pentax lens is quite nice even though it seems pretty light weight. |
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"simon" wrote in message ... I use a Pentax *istDL. I'm very happy with it.. Would I buy another Pentax DSLR... "Yes." www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru Nice shots Simon, all taken with the DL? |
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"Nice shots Simon, all taken with the DL? "
All pretty much taken with the DL. Some shots on the site, generally you can tell which, were also taken with a 2MP Casio point and shoot. These shots tend to be the ones on the site that are a bit more 'rough'. Lenses used with the DL were Sigma 18-55 and 50-100. Tamron 28-200. Simon www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru "Pete D" wrote in message ... "simon" wrote in message ... I use a Pentax *istDL. I'm very happy with it.. Would I buy another Pentax DSLR... "Yes." www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru Nice shots Simon, all taken with the DL? |
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50-100?
"simon" wrote in message ... "Nice shots Simon, all taken with the DL? " All pretty much taken with the DL. Some shots on the site, generally you can tell which, were also taken with a 2MP Casio point and shoot. These shots tend to be the ones on the site that are a bit more 'rough'. Lenses used with the DL were Sigma 18-55 and 50-100. Tamron 28-200. Simon www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru "Pete D" wrote in message ... "simon" wrote in message ... I use a Pentax *istDL. I'm very happy with it.. Would I buy another Pentax DSLR... "Yes." www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru Nice shots Simon, all taken with the DL? |
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