K100D or K10D - Am I missing something?

Coriander · 2008-10-28T14:58:28+0000

I am a proud owner of a K100D bought 6 months ago. I think its a brilliant camera with its kit lens and a Tamron 70-300. I'm still exploring its potential, or my potential more like it, but having read a lot of comments in this forum on many subjects I'm getting the feeling that I really should have bought a K10D or even a K20D. Am I missing something that these other models have that will suddenly turn my photos into something wonderful:? :

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scottthehat scottthehat

1053 posts
18 years
devon (honiton)

Posted 31/05/2009 - 20:20 Link

Paulm0bsw wrote:

scottthehat wrote:
how much is the nikon 18-200mm vr lens, last time i looked i think it was £400, and prices have gone up s*it loads since then, i will stick with pentax,

Hi Scott, with the 18~55vr It's £359, the deal I have is with the 18~200 only,is £390, I know the 200 has 11 point metering and the Nikon has 3 point metering , I only use center weighted so that's not an issue,
I was also reading today samsung GX10 is really a Pentax K10 rebadged, this is all getting confusing . I'm tempted to have a change, My daughter is after the K100d sigma and kit lens, at 10 years old she is keen on photography so guess where the k100d going.
Paul

is this deal second hand paul, as the 18-200mm vr nikon lens is over £500 on it own,
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/271/Nikon-18-200mm-F3-5-5-6G-IF-ED-AF-S-VR-DX-N...
and the nikon d6o body is £299,
and yes the samsung gx 10 is a rebaged k10d same as the samsung gx20 is a pentax k20d, also the build quality of the gx10 will be alot beter than the d60 and the d60 is not weather sealed and no top lcd display,, i know where my money would go,

just keep snapping,

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CAMERAS = k200d + battery grip.
nikon d300 + battery grip.
LENSES = tamron aspherical DII 18-200mm f3.5/6.3,
nikon 18-200mm afs vr f3.5/5.6 g dx
sigma 150-500mm apo dg hsm os
sigma 170-500mm apo dg
FLASH = samsung sef36pzf flash + more.

nilescrane nilescrane

120 posts
19 years
London

Posted 31/05/2009 - 20:35 Link

I notice the GX10 body is still listed by Park Cameras at £289 if you google Park GX10, even though their site has it at £319. They honoured the cheaper price for me.

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Mike-P Mike-P

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18 years
Hythe,
Hampshire UK

Posted 31/05/2009 - 20:35 Link

Paulm0bsw wrote:

Hi Scott, with the 18~55vr It's £359, the deal I have is with the 18~200 only,is £390,

Are ou saying that the 18-200mm VR is £390 or the D60 plus 18-200mm VR is £390?. Either way its a good deal as the lens on its own at SRS is a touch under £600.

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Paulm0bsw Paulm0bsw

26 posts
18 years

Posted 31/05/2009 - 20:40 Link

NEW 18~55 VR and a D60 is £359 everywhere, including Harrods when I went there Friday, My deal was a new D60 body, and a shop demonstration 18~200VR lens, that's the deal £390

Edited by Paulm0bsw: 31/05/2009 - 20:42

Paulm0bsw Paulm0bsw

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Posted 31/05/2009 - 20:54 Link

I've just looked on a search engine and I think you all have been spending to much time with Pentax NEW Nikkor 18~200, you say are from £600/800, I just look on the search engine, New 18~200VR by nikkor prices £350.00,£390.00,£410.00, £525.00,THAT'S NEW. I'm amazed at you,honestly.

Pentaxophile Pentaxophile

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17 years
Nottingham

Posted 31/05/2009 - 20:54 Link

D60s were 250 quid in PC World at one stage! Unbelievable - nearly bought one myself when I went in to play with a Pentax K200D! It did not feel as solid as the Pentax though.

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Paulm0bsw Paulm0bsw

26 posts
18 years

Posted 31/05/2009 - 21:01 Link

Paulm0bsw wrote:

nilescrane wrote:
Having recently recently purchased a GX10 and being of a delicate nature I have to say I find it a heavy camera, with the 18-250 attached, to carry round all day. I can stick my K100D in my shoulder bag and hardly notice it's there. But it's nice having a new toy to play with!

Not totally made up my mind yet you see I've been loaned by a camera shop I use a Nikon D60 with 18~55VR & a 18~200VR lenses to play with for a week, and I have say I'm smitten, similar spec to the K200d, so Mr Pentax if you read these messages now would be a good time to offer me a really ground breaking deal.
Paul

As I said earlier I've been loaned this camera ,new out of it's box plus the lens, the manager of the shop is my neighbour, so as it seems such a good deal I'm going around there with a cheque imediateley.

scottthehat scottthehat

1053 posts
18 years
devon (honiton)

Posted 31/05/2009 - 21:06 Link

paul where is the one for £350, i found one for just under £500 the rest are over,