Pentax K100D 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Shake Reduction and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens by Pentax
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Digital camera reviews of Pentax K100D 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Shake Reduction and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Digital camera Review: Extraordinary SLR Camera at Great Price!
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the finest Digital SLR Cameras you can buy. The camera strikes a nice balance between features and usability that both the amateur and professional photographer can appreciate.
The big difference between this camera (K110D) and the K100D is that his camera doesn't have shake-reduction.
The lens kit is very nice. Also, Pentax made this camera backward-compatible with it's old lenses, so you can take advantage of many of the high-quality lenses available on eBay at a fraction of the cost. This camera is especially good for the beginning/amateur photographer, and Pentax quality at this price is well worth it. In fact, this is the lowest-price digital SLR out there.
Note: One thing you might want to know is that with virtually every digital SLR camera, you cannot use the LCD screen as a viewfinder like you can with the point-and-shoot cameras. Many people spend weeks trying to figure-out how to use their LCD screen as a viewfinder and its simply not done on SLR cameras because the internal mirror (that makes it a single lens reflex camera) is covering the image sensor (CCD chip) so the LCD can only show the picture once it has been taken. Also, because of this, you cannot shoot movies/mpegs like you can on point-and-shoot. The real advantages of a digital SLR is both the ability to see through the actual lens and the ability to change lenses (neither of which you can do on a point-and-shoot). There are other advantages too (like shooting while zooming to create motion effects, etc.).
Digital camera Review: Excellent performance for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
Got this camera for myself for my birthday... sad I know... but what a great camera it is. It shipped with a 18mm-55mm lens which is ample for taking great photos out of the box. I recommend rechargable batteries. I bought 8 so I always have a set - takes 4 AAs. It has a very good image stablization feature you can turn on and off easily. The Auto Focus is fast and the variety of shooting modes means you can get just about any photo, quickly, once you learn how to work with them.
This camera is a great value and provides all the functionality needed to take excellent photographs.
Digital camera Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow - picked this up about a month ago, and have nothing but good things to say:
Pictures - As advertised, takes great pictures off the shelf with the lens supplied with this kit. Plenty of control if you want it, but a great "automatic" mode, too, when you just want to shoot.
Lens - I'm no pro, but this lens works fine. There's next to no distortion at the corners like i'm used to with my point-and-shoot.
Durability - Surprisingly tough. Mine took a dive onto pavement while I was shooting at the Hartford Marathon, and kept working like a champ.
Digital camera Review: Pentax K100D
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this body mainly to be able to use my old K-mount Pentax lenses, especially my telephotos. These old lenses don't allow for the auto focus so some adjustments need to be made with the functions menus before the camera will take pictures. Once that's done, they work great. The Shake Reduction is a real asset with a telephoto. One consideration is that the digital format effectively increases the focal length by a factor of 1.5 so a 600mm lens becomes in effect a 900mm lens. Fine for telephoto but it's not so good for wide angle when a 28 mm lens becomes a 42 mm lens. If you're into wide angle, it's probably better to buy the camera-lens package.Digital camera Review: My First DSLR
Summary: 4 Stars
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