Lisa, I had to chime in on this one naturally. MY first DSLR was the Pentax K110D. It was a great entry level camera. It did not have Image Stabilization, and was only 6 MP. After a while, it was no longer enough. A couple years later, it was time to get a new camera. The K20D was still quite high in price, and I the older K10D was selling for quite a bit less. The differences between the K20D and the K10D were nice upgrades, but not enough to justify the difference in price. However.......... with the advent of my K10D having an untimely accident, I am also looking for new bodies as well. The K7 is where I am headed. Although I have not held it, my experience with Pentax says it should be a good one. The differences between the K10D and the K20D werent enough to justify spending the extra money. The difference between the K10D and the K7, well.....yes.

Like it has been said though, know that buying that camera will not make you take better pictures. It will allow you stretch your canvas out being more capable than the previous bodies available. Remember, any person or camera can take a picture, but you have to SEE to be able to really photograph something.