What one wouldn't do to enter a competition to try and win a new Pentax DSLR? It is worth every effort since it is a Pentax! The others might have the quantity in numbers produced, but Pentax has the best cameras for your money and will accompany you through your life. I personally do not own a K-50 or handled it. Obviously... if I had why bother enter a competition to win another one? First impressions... it looks like any DSL out there. So, if you fancy, you can personalize on the colours, choosing from yellow, red, blue... black... even pink it you'd prefer. Personally I'd keep to the traditional black, or maybe silver and black, though the dark brown is also nice and still looks different. The inside looks promising, with a 16Mpx APS CMOS sensor with lots of high ISO and with the all important shake reductions. Trust me, shake reduction is a requirement. It will not work miracles, but it does offer lots of help to improve your photos. Obviously supports RAW. You can choose from a wide range or lenses and accessories, including flashes and ring flashes. Pentax is always backward compatible so you can still use your old K lenses, including those manual focus lenses. If you're into videos, will it does also shoot videos.