Pentax K7

[Fortytwo]

DA* (or anything with a star in it) is more than a match for Canon L lenses or top spec Nikkors. Just because they're more affordable doesn't make them less. Pentax has a tendency to be very reasonalby priced compared to the compitition...

[Wicked Dark]

jj - Olympus is the same way - image stabilization in the body and it works with all my old glass, so given that Pentax and Oly are two very old companies who produced a lot of excellent lenses there's a huge variety for those willing to look. And yeah, the pro thing is funny. I wonder if I had a Leica if I'd be allowed to be one.

[casil403]

This guy is a National Geographic PRO photographer who shoots with Pentax cameras and lenses...one of the few.

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He seems to be doing okay with the equipment.

[Wicked Dark]

It takes guts to go against the crowd and win success. One really has to believe in one's work and that it can stand on its own, unsupported by the perceived cachet of a brand name. Look, I have respect for other brands, but not the idea that only two brands are worth using or can produce quality. It's ridiculous.

[casil403]

It takes guts to go against the crowd and win success. One really has to believe in one's work and that it can stand on its own, unsupported by the perceived cachet of a brand name. Look, I have respect for other brands, but not the idea that only two brands are worth using or can produce quality. It's ridiculous.

Well said WD!
To me it's the same old song and dance as a guy who loves his Chevy verses the guy who loves his Ford verses the guy who loves his Dodge.

[Wicked Dark]

thanks for the props. Yeah, it's one-upmanship brought on by low self-esteem much of the time. I made my choices of various hobby gear, motorcycles and cars and am happy with how those fit my needs. I don't usually have to defend any of them, but the camera thing gets right up my nose.

[F8&Bthere]

Funny, I thought it was just a conversation about Pentax's variety of lenses. There was no need for any knights in shining armour to come to anyone's rescue. Nobody was slagging any brand, they were just observations.

Don't make me pull out my well endowed lens guy photo again!
(http://www.photography.ca/Forums/f15...html#post56525)
He'll put an end to all our low self-esteem...

[casil403]

Funny, I thought it was just a conversation about Pentax's variety of lenses. There was no need for any knights in shining armour to come to anyone's rescue. Nobody was slagging any brand, they were just observations. Don't make me pull out my well endowed lens guy photo again!
(http://www.photography.ca/Forums/f15...html#post56525)
He'll put an end to all our low self-esteem...

LOL...that's odd....I thought it was a conversation about the Pentax K7.

[masp]

DA* (or anything with a star in it) is more than a match for Canon L lenses or top spec Nikkors. Just because they're more affordable doesn't make them less. Pentax has a tendency to be very reasonalby priced compared to the compitition...

Hi, pardon me for jumping in the middle of this thread.

Are Pentax's lens prices still competitive since they raised them last summer? I'm shopping for my first DSLR and I am considering the K7 (I would go with the Kx except for the lack of AF points in the viewfinder). However I was rather disappointed to see that they hiked the price on the 50mm f1.4 so much.

Also, what would be some good beginner lenses to go along with the K7 on a $1500-2000 (US) budget? Mainly, I would like to try to do some amateur birding with a sharp telephoto that is not too heavy, but also landscapes, maybe night photography and macro. Does Pentax have a good telephoto zoom that would fit the bill? Thanks!