Neither Pentax Nikon are not likely to go for full-frame sensors. They've both produced lots of DA leses, and Nikon has publicly stated that they will not make a full-frame sensor.

It's a new format. Learn to use it.

Intuitive to seasoned Pentax users, probably. Since he or she has never had one before, the manual could be quite useful.

And that's one of the things that makes Pentax unique. They think of things like that. They did it on the 67, too.

That means that the Samsung would have to include the necessary electrical contacts to communicate with the camera. No sign of that yet.

I have the K10D and grip on order, the grip is important to my style of shooting.

No mention of a vertical grip on the Samsung. And Pentax is the marque that uses the SMC. So the Pentax is for the serious photographers. But the Samsung, with it's well-known consumer name, is going to attract the well-heeled hobbyists.

Downoad thelatest version of ACR from Adobe, it'll probaby have your camera registered by now.

When I bought the *st D, I got the 16-45 and have never been disappointed. It's a great lens.

Oddly enough, the PC synch socket is the only thing I can find that isn't top of the line. A lot of pros use Pocket Wizards (and I used it as an excuse to get rid of the !@^%$ synch cord that I always get tangled in). I had a a three-arm cord so I wouldn't have to switch cords between the meter and the camera.

I promptly got tangled and tripped, so since my flash meter has a Pocket Wizard transmitter, I coughed up for a couple of trancievers.

So I forgive Pentax for the oversight, since it *forced* me to get the Pocket Wizards.

The K10D is in fact a pro-spec camera. If the mythical K1D ever shows up, it'll probably be an all-metal body and a Samsung sensor.

Hopefully a sensor with an aspect ratio more like 4:5 or 3:4 than 2:3, for the portrait and wedding market. That would be quite a coup!!

Multi-point autofocus is one of those things that the engineers do just because they can. It's useless for normal use, the camera has no idiea what you want to focus on!

I use the center focus point most of the time, or I select a specific sensor for portraits when I know the eyes will be at one end of the frame.