I bought a Pentax *istDL in July and was quite happy with it because I already had two Pentax tele-lenses which fit it. However, my wife bought me an Oly E-300 recently and I love it. It was also much cheaper than the Pentax but feels much sturdier, and as far as versatility and set-up options are concerned, the Oly E-300 is almost a 'pro' level camera compared to the Pentax. On the Pentax you have to go into the menu-system to change most things, whereas on the Oly there are dedicated buttons to change things quickly (things like WB, RAW or JPEG, Focusing Mode etc., they can all be changed with a dedicated button). I've since sold the Pentax -- even today it costs more to buy a Pentax *istDL body than an E-300 with lens, and yet the Oly is the more capable and better built of the two.