The basic control layout of the D80 and K10D are very similar. I do prefer the D80's location for the AE-Lock, but the K10D's DoF preview is better IMHO and the K10D's Fn menu is faster than the Nikon's menu-based setup. Note the Nikon 18-70 AF-S is a much higher-end lens than the Pentax 18-55, it's most comparable to the 16-45DA in performance and offers a lot more zoom range (In reality, the only thing similar for Pentax is the Sigma 17-70). That said, the 18-70 will AF faster on a D80 than anything on the Pentax, although the DA* 16-50 SDM will come close in performance. The higher-end Nikons(D80 and up) AF faster than any Pentax when matched with a good AF-S lens. However once it locks on, the Pentax will be at least as accurate in focusing. Note the D80 lacks any weather sealing and you need to buy VR lenses like the 18-200 VR to get stabilization, which is built-in on the pentax.
-Adam On 1/27/08, Gaurav Aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am hoping to buy my first Digital SLR and spent a few minutes in a > store before my wife dragged me out :-) I use a Pentax ZX-M with two > PKA zoom lenses right now (35-105 f/3.5 and 70-200 f/4). > > I thought that I liked the feel of Pentax K10D but then when I tried > Nikon D80 it sort of felt lot better. Was this because I spent too > little time inside the store and not outside etc.? I don't know. The > focussing on Pentax with the 18-55 seemed to hunt compared to the > Nikon that had 18-70. > > Has anyone had direct exposure to Canon and Nikon besides Pentax. I > searched the archive and read a few emails on this topic but wanted to > ask all over again. Sorry about this. My concern is that Pentax > autofocus may seem to hunt more and be less accurate. The salesman and > couple of other customers in the store all suggested that Nikon is way > better than Pentax. > > Gaurav > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
