A few random Photos from my new camera.

[Hoogle]

it is good for mass processing images and has the ability to upload directly to facebook\ flickr etc.

There is a reason there is hype behind Nikon and Canon they do take exceptionally good pictures when used right of course and I promise you now if you ever get really serious into photography 1 day you will upgrade to Nikon or canon possibly not for better image quality but mnore the flexibility they offer with add on products 3rd party products etc.

I tend to find that your first camera is your learning curve camera and then when you come to upgrade it then you will choose the make you like the look of when you understand how photography works more it may be that pentax offers you the picture quality you like. and you stick with it but your next camera will be your first real serious camera and there is a 90 % chance on whatever make you choose then you will stick to for the rest of your life. all nikons function the same if you know your way around 1 and how it works you will be able to pick up any nikon and use it the same as any other make so we like familiarity does not mean every nikon camera is the same picture quality etc I am referring to navigation etc.

but 10 years ago pentax really wouldnt have competed with nikon or canon but now the market is open the technology inside is all similar these days so in a year or 2 or even 10 when you swap your camera then maybe pentax will be also a market leader.

I am tempted though to get a high end canon all hough I love nikon I wouldnt mind trying filming stuff with a canon as they are better for filming. you never know I may fall in love with it and switch to canon.

[Hoogle]

And yes I am putting a lot of thought into it as my next camera will be a top end 1 so if I buy canon you are limited to canon unless you have money to spare because by the time you get all your extra kit and lenses you dont want to have to keep buying it again if you switch to nikon eventually though I will be running a high end nikon and a high end canon.

[Zeealex]

definitely ask mum about lightroom.

i don't like canon DSLRs i tried one out and it just felt weird, something wasn't right. i got put off by the Nikon because my english teacher told me she didn't like it much. but the pentax felt perfect and, to me, performed better than the canon EOS 1000D i tried out, so unless something goes terribly wrong with this pentax, that i find is down to bad build quality, i'll stick with Pentax they are slightly more conveniently priced, and at least i know i'm not paying for the word on the top of the camera.

[Hoogle]

well that is the most important thing is discovering what your comfortable with dont take anyones word for things though you have to try it out for yourself. I think at the moment the top 3 cameras on professional level are all nikon from reviews etc But I am sure people disagree. at the end of the day it is finding a camera that works for you. and even if it is purely your budget that is holding you back then definately get value for money yes the name bumps the price up but at the range your have got I really cant see a nikon or canon completely outclassing the pentax.

[Zeealex]

true, very true, the only downfall of the K-r is that the image size is small compared to most if it was a 14MP camera then i can see it being more of a competitor for entry level photographers. but I'm not particularly fussed, 12.2MP is ridiculously high as it is XD

i've always been a lover of the underdogs what can i say...

but two brands i will never use are Kodak, or Vivitar!! (apart from Vivitar's tipods i have one and it's quite good.) i think so far that's the biggest learning curve.

[Hoogle]

yes well there are budget ranges you stay clear from vivitar are 1 of them and Kodak are really just mass producers aimed at more the buget market. They have good lower end cameras but yeah I would stay clear.

the mp really do not matter that much unless you really want to print out really large images especially at the level of camera you have making it a 24 mp camera for less than £500 means they have cut corners somewhere.

[Zeealex]

true, i made the mistake of owning both brands, one was generally cruddy, and the other didn't take any battery brand other than duracell disposable ones, meaning that it used to eat money up like mad.

doesn't the MP count for some image quality purposes as well, or is that just the general quality of the lens and the sensor?

[Zeealex]

oh in case you are wondering what colour i got, i got the black one :P

[Fiza_fairy]

fab'lous .... 2nd one is great i just love that one