"Why Pentax and not Nikon?"
C
Lurking is shirking.!
The guy, a Nikon user, seemed perplexed that I hadn't purchased a Nikon......He still couldn't understand why I hadn't bought a Nikon. I stopped talking to him.
What an idiot. Canon also make great cameras too.
Matt
GX20; DA 17-70 F4; 18-55 kit; Ricoh 50mm F2; Vivitar 75-205mm F3.8
I chose Pentax because they use all capitals in their logo.
Now I've heard it all

Jack.
I chose Pentax because they use all capitals in their logo. Unlike either Canon or Nikon.
And the decider between SONY and PENTAX was?

C
All manufacturers offer much the same modes and image quality is probably pretty similar, but all Pentax bodies will work fully with all of their current lenses (unlike Nikon) and they never make the base model feel crippled or cheap. The K-m feels solid and well made, as though they've just left a few features out rather than skimping on the build quality. The fact that any K mount lens will fit, work, and benefit from shake reduction just makes life so much simpler than Canon or Nikon users who seem to have to choose legacy lenses incredibly carefully.
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Lurking is shirking.!
I chose them for pretty much the same reasons as the OP. Plus the K-m was the best camera around for the money at the time I bought it.
The fact that any K mount lens will fit, work, and benefit from shake reduction just makes life so much simpler than Canon or Nikon users who seem to have to choose legacy lenses incredibly carefully.
Yet my Nikon works with every Nikon lens since 1977 and all AF Nikon lenses since 1986. How far back do we need to go?
The majority of buyers will not be buying a new Pentax body to use with a legacy lens.
Regards
I chose them for pretty much the same reasons as the OP. Plus the K-m was the best camera around for the money at the time I bought it.
The fact that any K mount lens will fit, work, and benefit from shake reduction just makes life so much simpler than Canon or Nikon users who seem to have to choose legacy lenses incredibly carefully.
Yet my Nikon works with every Nikon lens since 1977 and all AF Nikon lenses since 1986. How far back do we need to go?
The majority of buyers will not be buying a new Pentax body to use with a legacy lens.
Regards
Does your Nikon also stabilise those old lenses?
When I said "Amazing legacy lens support" it stretched further than just being able to fit the lenses on the camera.
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
you don't have to be mad to post here
but it does help
Jack

...when you can see the anti shake lenses working in the viewfinder it does give you a little more confidence in the photos you have just taken,
Jack

I can see the advantage to this, from a visual point of view.
However, I was using a Nikon at odd times today, and have to say the whine the VR makes when it's active drives me up the wall. Am I the only one that can hear it?
Dan
K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...



Jack.

robbie_d
Member
Victory Mansions
I replied:
In body stabilisation, effective for any lens I mount
Amazing legacy lens support
Weather sealing on bodies within my price range
Great ergonomics
Pancake lenses (had to show him the DA 21mm as he didn't know what I was talking about)
Great value for money
He still couldn't understand why I hadn't bought a Nikon. I stopped talking to him.
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.