K10D vs D80

[Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail)]

Hi,

There are a couple 3rd party options comparable in functionality to 
Nikon's 18-135, although probably not in par in terms of quality, and 
definitely not supersonic driven:

Sigma 18-125 F3.5-5.6 DC
Sigma 18-200 F3.5-6.3 DC
Tamron 18-200 F3.5-6.3 XR Di II

I know nothing about the image quality of the Tamron.

I own the Tokina 18-125 and I'm quite happy with it. Very convenient, 
and gives surprisingly good results given the price. Again, it is 
probably not as sharp as the Nikon, but the prices can't be compared 
neither.

I can provide sample shots (with *ist DS) if needed.

C'mon Pentax, please crank out some all-purpose wide-range hyperzoom 
18-100+ with that supersonic drive thing!

Patrice

Juan Buhler a écrit :
> A coworker of mine asked my opinion. He's about to buy a DSLR, and his
> main two options are a Nikon D80 and a K10D.
>
> Of course, I suggested he goes with the K10D, saying that its specs
> are closer to a D200 than to a D80. He's leaning towards it, but says
> that he likes that Nikon has an 18-135 lens--he doesn't want to carry
> any extra lenses (!).
>
> I told him the kit DA18-55 is very good, but that I don't think Pentax
> has anything equivalent to Nikon's 18-135. Is that so?  Anything else
> I should tell him?
>
> j
>
>