Because then you have complete control over the output image.
Within Photoshop, resize to 360DPI and the exact dimensions that you want printed. Then to sharpen, view at 50% (which gives a good approximation of the print), and run unsharp mask - you want the screen result slightly OTT with a little bit of visible halo. That should give a very crisp inkjet output.
(See the sharpening tutorials on www.thelightsrightstudio.com )
HTH!
Matt

Nice story Nathan
Do you mean you like the D700...? I suspect this is your meaning. What you should try is this - pack a camera bag with the D700 and the FF lenses and try lifting it Now pack a similar spec K20D gear and try that (I tried it with a Canon 20D gear... put me right off!!)
Your arms and shoulders will probably thank you for using Pentax APS-C
Matt

Not at all
(As long as you buy some Pentax lenses! Hahaha! :lol)
Welcome
Matt

For a shot at f/2.8 that looks absolutely on the button
Matt

Tooks,
No, I meant it that way round - but you're correct as well

1) Solid tripod - no SR
2) Hand held keeping camera still with static subject - SR
3) Hand held keeping camera still with moving subject - well, either, but slow shutter speed may not be what you want!
4) Panning (either hand held or on monopod) a moving subject - SR off

When you try and pan a moving subject the SR tries to compensate for the camera movement and understandably gets it a bit wrong! After all the SR is assuming you are at least trying to keep the camera steady!

Does that make more sense?!
Matt

Oh, and don't use SR when trying to pan a moving subject
(Seem to remember this somewhere in the manual!)

As long as the camera is still - use SR.
If the camera is not still then don't use SR
Matt

Mike,
We've been using the K20D with extension tubes + SMC-F 100mm/f2.8 and a tethered AF540 for doing very high macro work. Took images of BGA (Ball Grid Array) components that have tiny balls, 1mm apart (IIRC). Magnification was pretty impressive and having the extra MP did help in that case.
Not sure how useful it would in other circumstances though...
Matt

PS. Sorry for going off topic

No. Every camera can have focus issus - not just Pentax.
Ned Bunnell had some interesting things to say about it... the K20D is one of a very few cameras that allows the user to adjust focus. All the rest you send the camera AND lens back to base to be calibrated.
Matt

ISO3200
The K10D and K20D do have different qualities - CCD vs CMOS.
However, I have found that when shooting RAW I can go one or two stops further with the K20D. Even up to ISO2500 the images come out surprisingly clean.
Sorry I don't have other examples I can post online.
I'm happy
Matt

But the K20D high ISO performance is excellent as well
Matt