I haven't shot the K100D, but I have used the DL, DS, D and the Rebel. Ergonomically, the Pentax's are far better. More comfortable to shoot with, far better viewfinder, better control layout. And the Pentax 18-55 is a significantly better lens than the Canon 18-55, with better build, quick-shift focus, included hood and distinctly superior optics.
The AF on the Rebel XT is faster, especially with USM lenses and in lower light. The AF on the Pentax's is quite acceptable and the K100D is known to have faster AF than the models I've shot. The advantages of the XT are the more comprehensive lens line (particularly zooms), bigger buffers and faster AF. The advantages of the K100D are superior ergonomics, lower cost, built-in Shake Reduction and better choices of digital-specific lenses, especially primes. -Adam 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 > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
