[foxycce]

Hello guys have been looking at cameras for a few weeks now after a new camera to replace previos camera, i am looking at the pentax k10d, the cannon 1000d or the 400/450 d i can get a new k10d for about £250 mark the cannon 1000d is £319 and the 400d is £299 the k50d is quite a lot more i am after bod only as will get a 18-55 lens as well as a 200/300 lens advice or comments greatly appriciated

[T0MAT01]

I think you need to specify a budget.
From what you've written, it's fairly easy to suggest the 450D twin lens kit (18-55 IS & 55-250 IS), but that might be way out of your price range.

I can't really say much about the Pentax, but I had a feeling that the K10D had been superseded.
IIRC It has got a weatherproof body though, whereas the Canon doesn't.

[paulyoung666]

go to a shop and handle them all , you could buy the most expensive camera in the world , but if it feels wrong then ...... , the canon 1000d felt the best to me compared with a d60 and a200

[foxycce]

ok thanks for the replys i have bought a new pentax k10d body only was a good price as well,so just looking at getting a 15-200 mm lens so that should cover all aspects then

[Pirate!!]

Ahoy!

Did you cross-reference the K10D against the Samsung GX-10? Same body/mount, just different button layout and menu @ £319.00 with kit lens or £355.00 for twin lens kit from Park Cameras (maybe cheaper elsewehere).

[foxycce]

Originally Posted by Pirate!!

Ahoy!

Did you cross-reference the K10D against the Samsung GX-10? Same body/mount, just different button layout and menu @ £319.00 with kit lens or £355.00 for twin lens kit from Park Cameras (maybe cheaper elsewehere).

no i didnt sadly ,i paid £200 for the camera all boxed as new and it has only been used indoors it was a 2nd camera and never used so think i have done very well,so is the samsung and pentax in effect the same camera?

[Pirate!!]

Originally Posted by foxycce

So is the Samsung and Pentax in effect the same camera?

Ahoy!

You did VERY well with your purchase . And yes they are almost identical.

Pentax is branded for the European market and the Samsung version for the Asian market. Different sized hands and fingers and brand recognition (it's true). A bit like Vauxhall in the UK and Opel in Europe, though Pentax is better recognised here than Samsung and vice versa in Asia, so when shopping around, you're likely to find the Sammy cheaper than the Penty, though they are essentially identical.

Olympus/Panasonic share the 4/3 mount, Sony/Minolta the A-mount, Samsung/Pentax the K-mount, so it's becoming more common to have different brands collaborating and sharing mounts.

Here endeth the lesson

[foxycce]

Originally Posted by Pirate!!

Ahoy!

You did VERY well with your purchase . And yes they are almost identical.

Pentax is branded for the European market and the Samsung version for the Asian market. Different sized hands and fingers and brand recognition (it's true). A bit like Vauxhall in the UK and Opel in Europe, though Pentax is better recognised here than Samsung and vice versa in Asia, so when shopping around, you're likely to find the Sammy cheaper than the Penty, though they are essentially identical.

Olympus/Panasonic share the 4/3 mount, Sony/Minolta the A-mount, Samsung/Pentax the K-mount, so it's becoming more common to have different brands collaborating and sharing mounts.

Here endeth the lesson

thanks fir the info