The Pentax K20D body is a sturdy, comprehensive little beast. If you already own a Pentax K10D then it's probably not worth the upgrade - it doesn't offer that much more. But for first time buyers, those looking to upgrade from an older system, or maybe you're sitting on a mountain of Pentax lenses from the past - the Pentax K20D is a potentially savvy purchase. It may be somewhat underminded by the Samsung GX-20 however, given that's fundamentally the same camera but for a few hundred smackers less.
Lens wise, the kit lens isn't the greatest. But that's the way the story tends to go with entry-level kit bundles. Best advice would be to buy body only and plump up the extra pounds to get a truly decent piece of glass.
All in all, the Pentax K20D is a decent camera with enough features to keep top-end enthusiasts, travel photographers and possibly even some pros happy. It's not the 14.6megapixel sensor that makes this the camera what it is, that almost doesn't matter - it's the combination of intuitive layout, functions and relative ease of use. Whether it will do well in the market is a different matter - but there's no reason to shun Pentax on the basis of brand name, given that the K20D will give any other top manufacturers' products a good run for their money.
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