Peter J. Alling offered for our consideration: > Canon only wins in image quality if you're looking for over sharpened > Kodak Max 400 type output. > Having played with both Canon and Pentax DSLRs in the same price range I > can't objectively say that > Canon has any obvious advantage over Pentax in focus speed, (Pentax is > noisier though, that might affect > peoples perceptions). Canon has the advantage of IS/USM where as Pentax > has unmatched backward > compatibility. If you don't have bottomless pockets the latter should > mean more to the advanced amateur > than IS/USM which most people buying in this segment probably can't > afford. Unless you need IS/USM > the logical choice should be Pentax. The problem is that most people > aren't particularly rational, (and Pentax > hasn't the wit to market and advertise it's advantages).
Anyone who can afford a DSLR can probably afford IS/USM lenses, too.
