There was nothing I could do! He just wouldn't listen...

Failed to convice my Dad to purchase a KX...

He has decided to spend his birthday money on a Nikon D5000 instead with a kit lens and a Tamron 70-300. £619 (including Nikon cashback deal) from the highstreet chain that shall not be named. Not actually bad value I suppose.

I couldn't make him see the light of getting the white KX kit currently on clearance at Park Cameras (£439) and then getting a secondhand tele lens which would have given him about £110 spare.

The Nikon will serve him well but it's a shame he won't be able to borrow my decent lenses.

Actually, come to think of it, that's a positive for me! It only becomes a negative if he starts buying some good lenses.

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You will only prise my 43Ltd from my cold, dead hands...

Ah the power of salesmen!

They talk enough gibberish and know nothing, but still brainwash the unsuspecting into unwise purchases!

Still, he won't be pinching your lenses, that's a plus I suppose.

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Cheers, HG

K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.

Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...

I've some gallerieshere CLICKY LINK! and my PPG entries.

Will that Tamron autofocus on the D5000? Most (non-HSM) third-party lenses don't (nice one Nikon).

Yeah good one, the D5000 lacks screw-drive.
The Tamron 70-300 Nikon version does have a build-in motor though but some other lenses not.

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Stefan


K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ

The lack of a built-in motor is not that big a deal unless you're considering buying old lenses.

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PhilipGoh.com - Wedding and Portrait Photographer

Exactly the opposite of what happened to me (best part of 20 years ago mind) - I had a Nikon FE2 and he got a Pentax despite my "we'll be able to share lenses" pitch - worked out in the end though
Neal

I'm pretty sure my dad would rather use a Nikon than a white K-x .. to be honest I think I probably would as well

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. My Flickr

AH! A possible convert to the dark side!

The Photomonk

A friend of mine has a Sony, but recently admitted that he was sorely tempted by a white K-m when they came out. His wife (the one with the full frame Alpha) did not look terribly impressed by this, and even less so when I said "They're offering the K-x in the same colour now, and you can haunt ebay for cheap primes...")

I am slightly surprised that they don't do the 55-300mm in colours to match the K-x, considering that they bother to make 18-55mm lenses in the full range of shades. I'd have thought they'd be ideal for the deluxe kits with both.

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Matt

Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.

Pentax could bring out country specific special editions - blue strap, white body, red lens, for France (or UK).
Infinite (nearly) possibilities, and a camera bag which would probably give you a migraine....

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k5, 50mm FA, 18-55mm Kit, 50-200mm DA, 15mm Fisheye Sigma, 10-17mm DA Fisheye, 18-55mm DA WR, DA* 60-250, DA* 16-50

Actually, it would be interesting to see what Pentax's worldwide sales stats are for the different colors of the K-x. Might be a surprising eye-opener for some.

The Photomonk