I guess you could have always asked that. Why did anyone ever buy a Pentax over Nikon or Canon as an entry level SLR camera? I think that features, feel, and price were always big factors. It could be that lens price and quality were factors as well. On the other hand, if you are going to buy an entry level SLR, then you may not know a lot about the line you are buying into.
IMHO, when the Pentax SLR was most successful in the past, it had feature rich lower end models (like the ME Super). Of course, back then, I don't think Pentax had an online cadre of loyal users who encouraged potential customers to buy another brand camera. Derek > Just a hypothetical question: > > If you did NOT own any Pentax or k-mount lenses, why would you choose this > body over the Nikon D50 or Canon 350D (RebelXT)? (price being equal or > near-enough; I believe the D50 is supposed to be much less than the 350D, > but let's ignore that right now) > > Christian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Village Idiot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:47 PM > Subject: Re: Pentax *ist-DL on USA website! > > > > It comes with a lens!!! DA 18-55mm Lens. > > > > Pentax is so smart. This well sell great. Its a good entry level camera > to get new users to buy into the Pentax brand. >
