If the kit lens on a pentax k110d was all you ever had to work with - would it still be worth it?

[episodic]

I can either get a prosumer camera or a k110d with a kit lens right now. I really want to step up, as I am really enjoying photography. If the 18-55 lens was all you had to work with for quite a while, would that be alot better than say the powershots I'm use to working with? I've got to the point where I only shoot manually in all my shots, and I'm constantly bumping against the camera limitations, not to mention I'd like to do raw - etc.

What worries me is I like macro - how well will the 18-55 do? Can I enhance the macro cheaply with a closeup screwon lens?


Anyway. .. thanks for comments. . .

 

[tfinch2]

Get the K100D with the kit lens so atleast you'll have IS, and yes I could work with it.

There are A LOT of cheap lenses that work with Pentax DSLRs. Have a look at keh.com

 

[episodic]

Fuzzy replied to me any other thoughts here?

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: episodic
Fuzzy replied to me any other thoughts here?

I'm not fuzzy.

 

[Nyati13]

For an equal dollar figure a prosumer camera will be slightly more useful than a DSLR. But, in a few paychecks when you could afford to buy even 1 more lens, the DSLR becomes a better camera.
The Pentax K10D and the K100D have the Image Stabilization ( Pentax calls it Shake Reduction), it doesn't look like the K110D has it, and Image Stabilization is a very handy feature.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: episodic
Fuzzy replied to me any other thoughts here?

I'm not fuzzy.

Sorry - meant in a pm. . . Everyone could see your reply. . .

It is late