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<blockquote data-quote="Mister Bumbles" data-source="post: 389480" data-attributes="member: 34301">The funny thing is, before I decided on the Nikon D610, I was considering just going with the Pentax K-3.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was about $1300 at the time, so not a huge price difference, but also offers in-body shake reduction so that even old manual lenses benefit from it.&nbsp; &nbsp; I grew up using vintage Nikon and Pentax cameras and at the time, they were all high quality really.&nbsp;&nbsp; My Pentax Asahi K-1000 took the exact same quality of photos as my Nikon F2A Photomic.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the end, I opted for the full frame option because I want the ability to print high-resolution images at large scale at some point. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Anyway, the point being, everyone said &quot;The price can't go lower on the K-3, it's so cheap now!&quot; when it was at $1100 on sale just six months ago.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then every 3 weeks, the price lowered.. and lowered.. and now the price is $796 and includes the grip!&nbsp; The Pentax K-5 series was around $1000 last January and is now only $496 and has been announced that the entire K series (except for the K-3) is being discontinued and being replaced by something else.&nbsp; So, It's *possible* that the D610 could see another drop in price before Christmas during holiday sales. *crosses fingers*.&nbsp; Companies have been so competitive on prices lately that all I can do is hope <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mister Bumbles, post: 389480, member: 34301"] The funny thing is, before I decided on the Nikon D610, I was considering just going with the Pentax K-3. It was about $1300 at the time, so not a huge price difference, but also offers in-body shake reduction so that even old manual lenses benefit from it. I grew up using vintage Nikon and Pentax cameras and at the time, they were all high quality really. My Pentax Asahi K-1000 took the exact same quality of photos as my Nikon F2A Photomic. In the end, I opted for the full frame option because I want the ability to print high-resolution images at large scale at some point. :) Anyway, the point being, everyone said "The price can't go lower on the K-3, it's so cheap now!" when it was at $1100 on sale just six months ago. Then every 3 weeks, the price lowered.. and lowered.. and now the price is $796 and includes the grip! The Pentax K-5 series was around $1000 last January and is now only $496 and has been announced that the entire K series (except for the K-3) is being discontinued and being replaced by something else. So, It's *possible* that the D610 could see another drop in price before Christmas during holiday sales. *crosses fingers*. Companies have been so competitive on prices lately that all I can do is hope ;) [/QUOTE]

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