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13 years 7 months ago #1770 by majorjackie
I have been a Pentax man and have built a system of bodies, lenses, flashes and all sort of accessories related to Pentax for years, but I have been eying the D90 for some time. Do you think I should change or still keep on going with the Pentax system? I must say, my K10D is true a work horse and is very robust in any weather conditions and it does give me very good images, but the lens from Nikon has that little bit extra crispness. Also I will be in a position of using higher ISO's with the D90 without much noise creeping in. Any advice on what I should do?
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13 years 3 months ago #17668 by Baydream
Get the D90 and keep the Pentax as a backup camera, at least until you build your "stable" of new lenses.
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13 years 1 week ago #47998 by CarusoPhoto
I'd say you should check out thePentax K-5. The low light capabilities of this fab camera are quite good. I've shot at very high ISO with amazing results. It's built like a tank, weather sealed, dust sealed, useable in very cold conditions, and, of course, you already have a stable of lenses. As for the lenses, you may notice a difference with the updated body. Also, with the money you were going to invest in new Nikon lenses, you coul pick up some mighty nice DA* lenses or even a set of the terrific DA Limited primes.

Just a thought.
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13 years 4 days ago #50215 by Henry Peach
See if you can rent and try before you buy. There are a lot of online rental sites these days. I know I'll be doing that before I buy my next expensive lens.
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13 years 4 days ago #50261 by Screamin Scott
You should be able to get an adapter to mount Nikon Lenses on your Pentax (IIRC) should you want to go that route...
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13 years 4 days ago #50294 by Stealthy Ninja
Don't get the D90. It's pretty much been replaced by the D7000. The D7000 is a much better camera.
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13 years 4 days ago #50304 by Scotty

Stealthy Ninja wrote: Don't get the D90. It's pretty much been replaced by the D7000. The D7000 is a much better camera.


Agreed, d7000 takes it to another league.
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13 years 2 days ago #51165 by Joves
Well if you like the idea that you can use legacy lenses then Nikon is the one that is most like Pentax in that reguard. With the exception of a few you can use almost every lens that Nikon made for the F-mount. It is alot like the PK lenses for Pentax, I know I used to shoot Pentax with film. Fact is I still have my MX with a 50mm on it.
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12 years 11 months ago #54598 by Cappy
Nothing wrong with switching brands. Just whatever you switch to make sure it's a camera you are comfortable with.
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12 years 7 months ago #148069 by rob vorderman
I totally agree with CarusoPhoto.
Switching brands is not cheap. If money is of no concern at least wait and see when Nikon release the D400.

Rob.
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12 years 7 months ago #148083 by Justin Black
I also recommend the Nikon D7000 without hesitation. It is superb.
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12 years 7 months ago #148983 by Stealthy Ninja
YEs since I posted above about the D7000 I got one. Nice camera for sure.
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