OK, will look into that.

Just been to the Trafford Centre and NO-ONE has Pentax in stock!

- Jessops admitted they have given alot of space to Sony as they have been paid handsomely to do so. THey can get stock in but they had none at the time
- Selfridges no
- Curries no
- John Lewis, everything but Pentax

Really poor, so means I will have to go into Manchester Town Centre instead.

Is there anyone on the forum who lives in Stockport who would be kind enough to give me 10 minutes with a K20d?

Cheers, James

... but more choice normally leads to more confusion!!!

I'll go on those recommendations for now. Has anyone got / seen the 50mm f1.7 as read some great things about that as well. Think it is an FA as opposed to a DA, though. Is the da 50mm f1.4 better?

Thanks, James

Thanks for the advice!

WIll check out srs and maybe give them a call.

Thanks again, James

Hi guys,

Up until about 30mins ago, I was all set on getting a Nikon D90 .... but, having just read this months What Digital Camera (cheap dslr shootout) where the K200d wins, I have switched focus to Pentax and want to know a little more!

I used to own a Nikon D70, and took it everywhere with me and got some great pics out of it. I had to sell it as I needed a bit of cash at the time, but now am ready to get another dslr as we are expecting our first little one, and I want decent pictures (my compact always leaves me so underwhelmed!)

As I said, I was looking at Nikon again, but the K20d has caught my eye - the fact that it seems to be genuinely well liked by all owners, and the prime lenses are also rated highly, not to mention the price! have all made me look this way. I have also seen quite a few "Pentax" pictures on the web and colours seem amazingly lifelike.

So, what I really want to know is what would you suggest I should be looking at lens wise for (so many prefixes to lenses, not sure what the all mean and which are the best - is FA the best?!):

1. General
2. Portraits of the little one (fast glass - 50mm f1.7??)
3. Future macro lens
4. Future long range for wildlife

I also notice that Pentax lenses seem much cheaper than Canon and Nikon versions.

Finally, where is the best place to buy from, or is it just a case of looking at the Jessops / Warehouse Expresses of this world.

Your help would be great!

Thanks, James