[nature boy]

Let us know how you like the Pentax k-x.  I will be picking up a DSLR soon and debating between it and Nikon offerings.  Enjoy your new camera dude

NB

[WerTicus]

Well its the first showing of a new generation of sensor, so I guess we should expect amazing things.

What is more amazing about the Kx is the dynamic range though. 

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxkx/page17.asp
Looks like the best they got out of it was 9.9ev which is pretty outstanding.

Should be interesting to see where it places once DxO do their tests on it, I predict it will be the top performing APSC camera there is, and might even encroach on full frame territory.

Of course that's until some new gen full frames come out   (ahhh progress)

[Wind Chaser]

Let us know how you like the Pentax k-x.  I will be picking up a DSLR soon and debating between it and Nikon offerings.

I'm loving it so far.  The Nikon D-5000 was about $100 more and had a few nice features that the Pentax doesn't have, but the superior performance of the Pentax won me over Nikons features.  Also the fit and feel along with the more intuitive interface of the Pentax was an important consideration.  Having said that, the Nikon D-5000 is a better choice than the Canon T1i 500d IMO.

[Goosepond]

Another interesting comparison between in-body stabilization and in-lens is this.

If you really need IS, either for long telephoto lenses and/or slow shutter speeds, the effect through the VF is totally different.

For IS lenses, when IS is turned on, that shaky image in the VF just smooths out very nicely so that you see the effect.

Now I haven't ever held an in-body IS camera, but from what I read (and it makes sense), you never see the IS effect in the VF. You just have to have confidence that it is working and hit the shutter button.

Gene