"The Pentax looks like a better camera for the money, but is it"

without going into too much detail.. yes i think it is a better camera for the money.. and both tamron and sigma produce some very nice lenses for it.. plus u can use all the old legacy lenses.. cheap and fun to play with even if some of them are duds..

trog

ps.. "the main one being how does it fit you".. yes.. but it has to fit and your wallet as well.. going the pentax way would fit more wallets than going the nikon way..