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Should I switch from Pentax to Canon?
I love my K20D and have invested quite a bit in lenses, flash, etc. But after my recent trip to Japan, I’m getting frustrated with the slow focus, slow write speed, as well as lack of support and accessories from local camera shops. With the exception of Yodobashi, even Japanese camera shops had little to no Pentax gear.
I test drove the 50D and was really impressed with the capture rate and AF speed. Should I start eBay’ing my Pentax gear and start over? Or stick with the dark horse?
Hi C B,
There are good reasons for choosing Pentax (as I have), but fast AF, fast write speed, and support & accessories from local camera shops are not among them.
If those are the things you want, then yes, you should switch.
But you don’t say why you choose Pentax in the first place. I doubt it was fast AF, fast write speed, and support & accessories from local camera shops. What were the reasons, and are they still important to you? How much will you miss them (if at all) if you switch?
As you probably know, the K-7 has much improved AF speed. But Canon will continue to improve their models too.
I would suggest buying a 50D, and one lens for it that you expect to use a lot. Then, take it instead of the K20D when you wouldn’t have brought along your bag of lenses anyway.
Continue that for a few months. Do you find that you’re glad to take the Canon instead of the Pentax? Or do you find you’re rather take the Pentax?
After a few months of that at most, you won’t have to ask — you’ll know whether you want to switch. But I sure don’t know which way you’ll decide.
Of course, if you choose to keep the Pentax, you’ll lose a bit of money on reselling the Canon. But even so, it would be a small price to pay to be sure of which you really want.
Good luck and have fun!
Greg
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