K200 vs D60

nathanever82 · 2008-11-10T10:24:25+0000

Hello there! The other day a good friend of mine asked me for some advice on buying an entry level dslr, and I was immediately eager to help him! Wanting to be non-brand-biased, I immediately thought of the nikon D60, not because of the (good) reviews, but mainly because of the ease of use, and in-camera Jpeg results, and the general availability of nikon cameras. Obviously I also looked at the Pentax counterparts that we all know very well by now; I was incredibly surprised at the specs of the new K-m for example. And obviously I was positively impressed by the K200 - which is definitely a step ahead in the market and costs even less than the d60. I decided to go to Chiswick camera centre (I've heard that Chris at SRS is ON VACATION until monday...) where I knew I could find all the pentax bodies, and the nikon as well; I wanted my friend to feel the camera with his own hands, and choose the one that he felt was better. Andy, the manager of the shop, gave us some very very valuable advice, and was incredibly nice and welcoming; my friend ended up choosing the Pentax K200, mainly because of the useful top plate screen, availability of lenses, good in camera RAW developer, and mainly, toughness of the body and the great feel one has whilst handling such a beautiful object. In the end I was really pleased with his choice, and quite surprised that he actually went for the Pentax without any biased view and advice. This saturday I was, once again, very proud of my Pentax kit, and this is a great great feeling. Hugs to all! Nathan p.s. Sorry if you found the little story stupid, I wanted to share it with you because recently i've tried too many D700's and they hurt me quite badly....

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hefty1 hefty1

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Posted 19/11/2008 - 11:23 Link

ajex wrote:

How about this offer from RGB tech

http://www.rgb-tech.co.uk/product/1583

Are they any good???

Never heard of them to be honest, but they are a "bricks and mortar" shop and they appear on Pentax UK's site as a Pentax Pro Centre so you should be safe enough. The price is certainly a good one!

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ajex ajex

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Posted 19/11/2008 - 14:21 Link

Thanks Hefty1 ...

will give them a call...

cheers

Aj

hefty1 wrote:

ajex wrote:

How about this offer from RGB tech

http://www.rgb-tech.co.uk/product/1583

Are they any good???

Never heard of them to be honest, but they are a "bricks and mortar" shop and they appear on Pentax UK's site as a Pentax Pro Centre so you should be safe enough. The price is certainly a good one!