New camera time...Need help!

[Barefoot]

You don’t mention what you’re most likely to be doing with the new camera which should be one of the considerations in making your choice. For instance, if you find yourself shooting fast action in low light or maybe low light conditions (weddings ect.) without the use of a tripod then the Nikon D90 or any of their models above that one is the way to go. Canon is the only other make offering entry/serious amateur models that can produce usable images at ISO’s of 1600 and higher. The Oly E3 does very well at ISO 1600 and above, but that’s what should be expected from their flagship model.

Don’t underestimate the usefulness of being able to shoot at high ISO’s and travel over to dpreview to judge for yourself which models perform best when pushed to the limits.

A D90 with the standard kit lens can be had for under $1300 and they can be found with 18-200mm VR lens for a shade over $1600.

[kstrong]

Here is the list of everything I just ordered:

Pentax K20D body
smc P-DA 10mm-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED fisheye
smc P-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
smc P-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED WR

Gotta love being approved for financing! Otherwise I would have gone with the K-M or the Olympus E-520 and wouldn't have been able to get any lenses with it.

Now I just have to find a bag for all this stuff....I've been looking into the Dakine Sequence bag..But its 200 bucks

[F8&Bthere]

Actually the price of the K-7 wasnt as bad as I was thinking, I can get the body for $1449.

I think I'm going with the Pentax K20D, which I'm getting for $990 and I'm going to pick up 2 extra lenses for it, getting a 10-17mm fisheye and a 50-200mm.

The K20D is a lot of camera for the money: built-in shake reduction (meaning it could apply to every compatible lens ever made for it, and there are tons!), high mp CMOS sensor with decent ISO performance, weather/dust sealed, and much more.

EDIT - ooops! I think I posted a reply not noticing there was a page 2 of this thread with some very recent posts that made mine mostly irrelevant. So I am deleting most of my contribution except for the small part that still maybe makes sense given the OP's already placed an order.

[kstrong]

Haha the best part about getting the Pentax is after I ordered it I found out they have a summer rebate going..Getting $150 back

I'll make sure to post up some pictures when I get the camera.

[vinuva]

I like to photos. All my photos are my favorite. I like to take natural photos.
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