Not noticeably, as far as the Rebel is concerned, at least compared to
the *ist-D/Ds, the K100D is supposed to have improved autofocus. The
Rebel is an 8mp camera, the K100D is 6mp but has in camera shake
reduction, the same feature requires special, (expensive), lenses on the
Canon. The upgrade on the Pentax would be to the 16-45mm which is by
most accounts a better lens than the Canon. The Pentax Kit lens is
supposed to be a better performer than the Canon kit lens as well but I
have no direct knowledge of that.
Gaurav Aggarwal wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Coming out of the lurking mode, I would like to get your views/opinion
>on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D) assuming no existing investment in
>lenses/flashes? The Pentax kit is around $100 cheaper in the US. Is
>Canon auto-focus better than the Pentax under normal lighting
>conditions? I am just an occasional amateur and use the camera during
>travel.
>
>And how would you compare the kit lens of the two? The canon kit can
>be upgraded to 17-85mm which is supposedly quite good. What would be a
>similar upgrade on the Pentax?
>
>I currently shoot ME Super with 35-105 f/3.5 and 70-210 f/4 but would
>rather move
>to auto-focus since I not too sure if I can use MF lenses without any
>manual focus assist on the K100D.
>
>Thanks a lot!
>Gaurav
>
>
>
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