Pentax K10D or Nikon D60?

[uba gomica]

Hi!

I have the oportunity to buy Pentax K10D (kit with 18-55mm and 50-200mm) and Nikon D60 (with 18-55mm and 50-200mm too) for about the same price!

The question is simple (ok! not that simple... ): Which one should I get?!

[Sistog]

i like Pentax K10D.. but Nikon is a good camera too! but i prefer Pentax

[GEli]

What type of photography are you using them for? What price are you paying, exactly? For anything but sports I would direct you to the K10D and tell you about the horrors of having a butchered lense lineup like the D60 does. For sports, it's a bit trickier, as the Pentax AF isn't quite fast enough for high end sports work.

So if the goal isn't "pro sports photog," get the K10D. If it is, come back and we'll talk more.

[filemanager]

Nikon. The top brands for cameras these days is Nikon and Canon.

I chose a Nikon because I prefer that my camera is made by a company that specializes in optics rather than a company that makes printers and other computer equipment!

Also, my father-in-law has lots of Nikon lenses for me to play with

But anyway.... Nikon!!!!

[uba gomica]

Originally Posted by GEli

What type of photography are you using them for? What price are you paying, exactly? For anything but sports I would direct you to the K10D and tell you about the horrors of having a butchered lense lineup like the D60 does. For sports, it's a bit trickier, as the Pentax AF isn't quite fast enough for high end sports work.

So if the goal isn't "pro sports photog," get the K10D. If it is, come back and we'll talk more.

I'm paying 780€ for the Pentax kit and 830€ for the Nikon.

And no, I don't want to do sport's photography.

I want artistic photography! And by that I mean landscapes, macro, and portait too.
I'm studying audiovisual communication, and I'm gonna choose video/cinema over Photography, but I want to have a good camera, you know, God knows if I'll change my mind!!!

I'm not saying that I'll do a professional work with this camera I'm gonna buy, but definitely it is not to casual photography neither.

Thanks

[GEli]

Originally Posted by filemanager

Nikon. The top brands for cameras these days is Nikon and Canon.

I chose a Nikon because I prefer that my camera is made by a company that specializes in optics rather than a company that makes printers and other computer equipment!

Also, my father-in-law has lots of Nikon lenses for me to play with

But anyway.... Nikon!!!!

Well, something being popular and something being the best (in terms of quality) are not mutually inclusive properties. They're quite often related, but not necessarily so. In this case, the brands you mentioned are only indubitably the top brands in terms of sales. The actual quality of the cameras themselves, when comparing cameras in a similar price bracket, isn't necessarily the best you can buy.

I guess what I'm saying is, buying something because it's popular is stupid if that's your sole reason for buying the item. Don't do that.

Also: Pentax doesn't make printers and other computer equipment. They make lenses and cameras, besides having a small medical imaging division. This, though, is still a ridiculous reason to not buy a Canon camera. A company having divisions other than division x does not mean the products made by division x are inherently inferior to those produced by another company that makes only x. Again, possibly related, but not necessarily. This is pretty clearly the latter case with Canon's products, as they produce some of the best cameras in the world in their given roles (the entire 1D series, for the best example).

And unless your uncle is willing to lend our friend Uba those lenses, it isn't really applicable.

Given that I'm criticizing your arguments, I should probably present my reasons for recommending the K10D over the D60:

-Ability to use every K-mount lense ever produced and M42 mount lenses with an adapter
-The Best lineup of prime lenses available
-Superior build quality, weather-sealed body
-AF is useable in every lense that supports AF (both screw driven and on-lense AF motors)
-Cheap Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4

[kittie1823]

K10D. I looked at one today over at D60 and that's what I would buy. It's got features like weather-proof seals and a far, far better selection of lenses. You can use any lens from the Pentax range, right back to the 1970's.

Also, Pentax is the oldest camera company in the world. They have a small medical imaging dept but they do not make printers or any of that gubbins.

[filemanager]

There's a reason Nikon has been "the best" so SO long. Quality!

[kittie1823]

Who says they're the best? You?

I personally find some Nikon cameras to feel a bit cheap compared to Pentax. Apart from the D80, they all feel too light to me. I like my cameras with a bit of heft to them- it makes me feel like I paid for something that was worth my money.

[filemanager]

Yep ME. They have always been a leader in the industry.

Probably the same reason you prefer Pentax - because you own one.