K20 D or GX20
Posted 26/07/2009 - 18:47
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Ben, I have decided to keep the K10 as a spare body. Might graft it to a `scope. I bought a K20, very nice piece of kit the focus is so much sharper than the K10.
Lemmy, you got a good deal with the GX20, I`m sure you did the right thing too.
Cedric
Lemmy, you got a good deal with the GX20, I`m sure you did the right thing too.
Cedric
Enjoy life
Posted 27/07/2009 - 10:57
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I sometimes imagine I'd kept all my old equipment and what fun it would be to play with it.
The Canon rangefinder with the underlever film wind, the old VN plate camera I trained with, the Nikon F with motor drive and 21mm 'riot' lens where you had to lock the mirror up and use a Leitz finder, the Pentax Spotmatic with 35mm f2 lens.
And the beautiful Hasselblad stuff, especially the 150mm Sonnar. All gone and where did the money go?
I wonder if I'll ever feel any nostalgia over my digital stuff?
The Canon rangefinder with the underlever film wind, the old VN plate camera I trained with, the Nikon F with motor drive and 21mm 'riot' lens where you had to lock the mirror up and use a Leitz finder, the Pentax Spotmatic with 35mm f2 lens.
And the beautiful Hasselblad stuff, especially the 150mm Sonnar. All gone and where did the money go?
I wonder if I'll ever feel any nostalgia over my digital stuff?
Posted 30/07/2009 - 09:49
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benjikan wrote:
Keep it as a back up and get the K20D.
If anyone wants to give me a K10D as a gift - It will be very welcome and loved!cedricd wrote:
Apart from the different name are there any worthwile differences between the Pentax and Samsung bodies? I had thought of trading up by exchanging my K10 D but the price hike of the K20 D has ended that idea. The part exchange on the K10 makes me want to keep it.
Cedric
I would keep the K10D, as the output at anything below 800 iso is very good. My philosophy is that selling digital camera's in their 2nd generation is akin to throwing them in the waste paper basket. Better to keep it or give it to someone as a gift.Apart from the different name are there any worthwile differences between the Pentax and Samsung bodies? I had thought of trading up by exchanging my K10 D but the price hike of the K20 D has ended that idea. The part exchange on the K10 makes me want to keep it.
Cedric
Keep it as a back up and get the K20D.
Cheers MZ
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Posted 30/07/2009 - 13:51
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JUst called dixons they have loads of gx20s avalible going to pick up 2 soon as i off on holiday
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Posted 30/07/2009 - 14:49
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organicimagery wrote:
JUst called dixons they have loads of gx20s avalible going to pick up 2 soon as i off on holiday
I got one tues from them, at £304 its a steal. If its a BAA ariport you can put them aside and pick up when you return too.
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Posted 30/07/2009 - 20:40
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I bought a GX-20 and kit lens today from Dixons Heathrow. At £305 it is now a brilliant 'entry level' kit to teach my daughter photography and use my old lenses - works out cheaper than a Km
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Posted 30/07/2009 - 23:59
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organicimagery wrote:
JUst called dixons they have loads of gx20s avalible going to pick up 2 soon as i off on holiday
Only managed to bag 1 of these as they said its unfair to other people, fair enough!Just hope its at my terminal as they shipping from a diffo store for me , Excellent service from them
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Posted 31/07/2009 - 18:30
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I wonder if this would affect the second hand - or even new - value of Pentax models?
Posted 31/07/2009 - 18:55
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lemmy wrote:
I wonder if this would affect the second hand - or even new - value of Pentax models?
i doubt it as there are not many left, dixons told me i can only buy 1 at that price,and the reason these so cheap is because dsg retail are not selling samsung dlsr any more.
I wonder if this would affect the second hand - or even new - value of Pentax models?
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Have Samsung undergone a styling makover?
Cedric
I think most people would agree that therer are hardly any functional differences and no performance differences at all.
I agree with benjikan in a way about keeping the K10, though I eBayed my GX10 and got £199 for it.
Since I only paid £299 for the new GX20, I felt in my case the new camera was almost paid for.