Pentax K100D 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Shake Reduction and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens

Pentax K100D 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Shake Reduction and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens

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• 6.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 14 x 19-inch prints
• 2.5-inch color LCD monitor; 11-point wide-frame AF
• In-camera Shake Reduction (SR) system to combat blur from hand shake or low light
• Auto sensitivity control up to ISO equivalent 3200
• Stores images on SD memory cards; powered by 2 CR-V3 lithium batteries or 4 AA-size batteries

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Brand : Pentax
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,DSLR Cameras
Rating : 3.9
Review Count : 94

Pentax K100D 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Shake Reduction and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens

• I got this camera to replace an old fully manual Minolta film SLR. I use to take photo\'s for a school yearbook, but now photography is just a hobby and I take a lot of quick point and shoot type photo\'s for work. I got this almost a year ago and love the camera and the Sigma 70-300mm lens I got along with it, but I get a much better quality picture with the sigma lens, the kit lens will only take ok pictures, I would suggest buying the body and getting a better lens to start rather getting a kit lens just to replace it later. I was very impressed with the anti shake feature, free handedly taking picture in low light with .5 to 1 second shutter speed and still getting a decent photo. In my opinion, this camera has a great battery life, with the energizer rechargeable 2500 mah batteries I can typically get around 800 photo\'s as long as I do not use the screen to view picture that much and don\'t let the batteries sit since they seem to loose a lot of there charge from sitting. The auto focus is good when you have enough light, but when there is very little light you mines as well just turn it off, I am not sure how this compares to other DSLR\'s because this is my first camera with auto focus. The auto mode for the aperture and shutter speed work to get a decent photo, that is what my camera is set to most of the time, but sometimes the picture is just a little underexposed. Overall the color is pretty good, but you sometimes may have to photoshop to help with the contrast and brightness. I have never had to take the contrast down with this camera, but have often had to add more to it, but that is an easy fix on the computer. When you go to buy memory cards, there is a noticeable difference from the standard to the extreme III cards, I have all extreme cards, but my grandpa uses ultra 2, I would recommend getting at least an ultra 2 card and not bother with the standard cards. The speed of the camera is pretty decent for consecutive pictures, you can take 5 consecutive pictures with no waiting between pictures on the highest quality, unlike the point and shoot camera\'s that take several seconds to take the next photo. Overall I would recommend this camera to anyone looking into getting into photography for fun or hobby as it is a great camera for the price, if you are looking for professional quality, then you of course will want to look towards a higher end camera that has more to offer, but if your not working for a big magazine company, then why bother with the hundreds of bucks more for a slightly better photo.Great camera, just needs a better lens.
• I was looking for my first digital SLR and chose this camera over the other brands (Canon Rebel/Nikon D40/80 /Sony/Olympus..) as well as Pentax\'s own K10D. I compared prices/features and reviews on other web-sites and the reasons for selecting the K100D were the quality and features offered for the price.Price - The current price of around usd five hundred with the 18-55mm lens is extremely competitive compared to other cameras that are now available in this range.Features - (a) In camera shake reduction was a big plus - helps avoid having to purchase expensive image stabilized lens of Nikon / Canon. The live view feature of the Olympus line was attractive, but the image quality reviews I read were more favorable for the Pentax than for the Olympus or the Sony.(b) Pentax advertises the fact that the cameras are backward compatible with numerous older manual / older auto focus lenses - to a far greater degree than other competing brands. This was not a deciding factor for me as I did not anticipate wanting to buy such lenses.(c) I searched the internet and read reviews comparing numerous cameras / lens systems and Pentax does seem to have a strong reputation for very high quality lenses at reasonable prices.(d) as against the K10D - this camera is at least two to three hundred dollars cheaper. It has numerous shooting \"modes\" similar to a point and shoot camera such as portrait/action/night shorts etc.. that should help a newcomer to these type of cameras. The K10D is a higher specification camera with a lot of control options that provide experienced photographers with better control - however I, as a beginner, preferred the simpler K100d. The K100D has an ISO capability of upto ISO 3200 and is said to be a better low-light performer.For a person like me (limited budget, new to digital photography wanting to move up from point and shoot) this camera has been a very good fit and I am happy with the purchase. Buying the 18-55mm lens together with the camera helped me learn how to use the camera. It also gave me an idea of what other lenses I would need. Subsequently, I bought a zoom lens for range greater than 55mm.ps: a new \"super\" k100d is expected to be released that has the ability to use the soon to be released Pentax DA* SDM lenses. The \'super\' model also has in camera dust reduction. However, I am told that in case you want to use the new lenses, the current K100D model is compatible and operates at the regular auto focus speed, without the fast focusing SDM feature. The current model is fast enough for my current skill level and I am not too concerned.I have enjoyed my past few months with the K100D + lens and have nothing negative to report. This camera (+ lens) has been a great starting point for learning digital photography.

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