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>>66101 1. Pentax makes two weather-sealed lenses: the 16-50/2.8 and the 50-135/2.8. There may also be some older K-mount weather-sealed lenses, I don't know. 2. Even if they didn't, a weathersealed body without a weathersealed lenses is better than nothing. It won't fully accomplish its purpose, but at least it protects against spills and other assorted maltreatment. This is a minor point, however. 3. I think it's safe to assume most photographers (and thus probably the OP, too) don't usually need or use anything past a medium telephoto. AFAIK, the only types of photography where extremely long telephotos (say, >200mm) are typically used are wildlife, sports, and commercial fashion shots. It's a consideration, of course, but most photographers stick (either out of laziness, creative decision, or just being too broke to buy long glass, I don't know which) to shorter focal lengths. At least all of the photographers I know and most of the others I otherwise know about. 4. Third-party and older lenses. Are you telling me out of all the telephotos Pentax, Sigma, Tamron, and Tokina, and everyone else have made for the K-mount, now and in the past decades, there isn't a decent selection of telephoto lenses?
I think the K10D is the OP's best choice (assuming, as others have said, he can get a good lens selection with these) followed by the 30D and the D80, though I could see switching the other two.
But like ac said, the OP's best idea would be to go to a camera shop, hold them, and buy the one of the three that feels the best. That outweighs all the minor technical difference between all the cameras mentioned.
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