You should do a closer comparison on feature set before deciding that
what's competitive should be based on price range vs. actual features.
Even at its low price the Pentax is weather sealed. It has full support
for older, manual focus lenses (including mechanical auto diaphragms)
and supports IS with these old lenses. The IS needs to know the focal
length of the lens so the firmware allows you to input the focal length
for older lenses. Something that Oly could do but has elected not to.
I don't think there's an analog to the 7-14 (14-28) but there is a very
highly regarded 12-24 (18-36) that was a joint development exercise with
Tokina. Take another, more detailed look.
Chuck Norcutt
Sandy Harris wrote:
> On 10/21/07, Ali Shah <alizookoman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Although Olympus wants to compete with the likes of
>> C*non and N*kon - I believe the real competition will
>> be Pentax. The K10d specifically is similar to the E-3
>> in many ways. The K10d is less expensive and Pentax is
>> offering rebates ...
>
> I think the K10d competes with the E510, not the E3, at least
> in pricing terms.
>
> Checking B&H
>
> Pentax K10D $699 minus $100 rebate
> Olympus E510 $719
> Nikon D80 $875
> Canon 400D $593
>
> Without IS, I don't consider Canon or Nikon competitive for
> my use. I'd take the Pentax on body features and price, but
> factoring in lenses, I'm not sure.
>
> The E3 is competing in another price bracket:
>
> Olympus E3 $1699
> Nikon D200 $1499
> Canon 40D $1299
> Canon 5D $2199
>
> I'm not buying in this range. If I were, I think it would be 5D
> for full frame and image quality vs. Olympus for the IS and
> lenses like 14-35 F2 which has to be almost perfect for
> some uses, like wedding photography.
>
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