Jesus Christ I ' m being antisocial at the family function and I ' m trying hard not to lose my shit to this picture <| sep |> K 10 D is a 10 MP CCD sensor , that captures great saturated color images , however since it is CCD , its great for long exposures , but for for pushing the ISO up to high levels . K 20 D is a 14 MP CMOS sensor , that has higher ISO capabilities , but has a fair amount of sensor noise . I had one for several years . My suggestion is the K 5 . The K 5 is a 16 MP CMOS sensor , that has excellent high ISO , and fantastic dynamic range . The body runs about $ 250 and up . Here is a test shot I did an hour before sunrise after I had packed up and was hiking out from a night of shooting . The Milky Way had risen too high in the sky and it was getting to be sunrise , so this was just a test shot to see how the landscape would work . The lights from Phoenix , 50 miles away were lighting up the face of the mountain . generalphotography 302426 dtelastrophotography 2016 imgp 8176 stitch 1 web . jpg Here is one from about 11 pm and absolutely pitch dark no moon . photographictechnique 275180 d t e lgpsastrotrackingmilkyway 2015 imgp 4128 stitch 1 web . jpg Here is an evening shot right after sunset . You can find a nice used K 5 here . photographicequipmentsale