Advice please: Purchasing NIKON DSLR

[marcdsgn]

I have PENTAX gear, my wife has NIKON but is yet to purchase a DSLR. She's now in the market, and we'd like to buy a NIKON body that is comparable (function-wise, not price-wise) to my PENTAX K10D. Anybody with hands-on experience between brands is most welcome to give me their wise advice. Thanks!

[StarForge]

I'm not familiar with the Pentax K10D, but you can use this

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp

to compare features with other DSLRs you might be interested in.

[marcdsgn]

Brilliant! Thanks for that link.

[aim54x]

Look at the D80/D90 and the D200/D300 range of cameras, the K10D sort of sits between these two model series.

[Mr Darcy]

The most important thing with bodies is how they feel in the hand.
Get her to go to a shop and try them out. Which feels better? Which has controls that makes more sense? etc
These are personal decisions and best made by the user.

My wife has a D70s. I have a D200. We each love our respective bodies & hate swapping (read as intended please - no gratuitous comments ).

However, I must ask.... Why not another Pentax? Then you can share (fight over!) lenses and accessories.
Since we both have Nikon bodies, we have a walk around lens each, and a (growing) number of shared lenses.

[chrisk]

i agree with darcy. its much more convenient to be able to share equipment.
either ditch the pentax and grab 2 nikon bodies or forget the nikon idea and buy another pentax.

if you dont mind mix and matching i'd be seriously looking at the d90. it looks like a ripper of a camera. another option is the 40d which is looking pretty appealing due to canons aggressive pricing. the thing is going for a song right now for what it is.