Help : Shifting to digital

Hello there.

I have a sturdy pentax film-based camera with wide-angle and telephoto lenses (both are AF K2 compatible). Somehow I am thinking of buying a digital SLR.

Could anyone suggest a budget DSLR? By the way, I am from the Philippines but I just moved in to Iowa to study my masters. so, somehow, my budget is abit tight. So, nothing fancy on the DSLR for a moment but at least I could have a good starting point as I shift to digital. Then I would just add on other peripherals as budget allows it.

Thanks.

You have existing Pentax lenses that will be useable on Pentax DSLRs, so it would be advantageous to take advantage of this.

Any of the *ist series of DSLRs would be fine, the *istDS, *istDS2, *istDL and *istDL2 all produce excellent results and are now no longer in production so remaining stocks may be available at a good price.

The current Pentax K100D and K110D are excellent 6.1MP cameras and are not expensive.

The Samsung DSLRs are the same as their parent pentax models, and the GX-1L with 18-55mm and 50-200mm lenses is available at an incredibly low price (£399 in the UK) If price is a major concern, this is what I would recommend. You get two lenses, an excellent body and the use of your existing lenses as well.

Hope that helps!

John

You can probably find a good used *ist series camera body, or even a K110 or K100D from someone who is upgrading, for an extremely low price. I saw a K100D with kit lens asking $340 not long ago.