Our picture needs are quite varied. We do some indoor pictures, both for room portfolios and normal shots of friends. We also take a lot of landscape and wildlife shots on hikes. Most importantly we wish to have more success with action sports shots, likely at a pretty good distance. We have been guided towards a Pentax K100D Super as a first DSLR. The 6.1 MP is fine for us I believe, and the fact that the anti-shake is in the camera body would potentially save us a lot on AF lenses. Recently while testing out the K100D, the salesperson suggested we look at the K10D, its' big brother. Lots of stuff we don't need, but the 10 MP and the better quality lens is appealing. Is it 0 more appealing, I don't know. The same salesperson suggested that we consider the Samsung GX10. Now that Samsung and Pentax merged, the GX10 is the same camera as the K10D, with a few cosmetic differences and comes in around 0 cheaper. It also has a slightly nicer Schneider lens. My biggest concern is how the two cameras (by this I mean the K100d vs. the other two) would work in daylight, taking zoom shots of fast action about 200-300 yards away. I think pretty much all DSLRs will do OK for our other needs. Or should I just be looking at a super-zoom point and shoot? I know both Canon and Nikon have good ones for a couple of hundred less than an entry-level DSLR. Any advice appreciated.
