Pentax K100D Super - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Pentax K100D is up against some pretty stiff competition including Canon's Rebel XT and Nikon's D50.

Pros: Solid build-quality, excellent image quality, uses universally available AA batteries, depth of field preview

Cons: Slight shutter lag and minor AF lag

Verdict: Serious amateur shooters may have a few issues, but family snap-shooters, P&S digicam users just making the jump to a dSLR, student photographers, casual shutterbugs, and old timers with a collection of Pentax glass will appreciate the K100D's ...

Review summary: Shake reduction and not-quite-live preview.

Review summary: Pentax has today introduced the new 6.1 megapixel Pentax K100D and K110D digital SLR cameras. Both feature a large 2.5" rear LCD display, 11-point area Auto Focus, 1/4000 sec maximum shutter speed, support for SD memory cards, and the capability to ...

Review summary: The Pentax K100D is a 6.1 megapixel Digital SLR camera that features anti shake technology. It will retail for $699 (USD) and is expected to hit stores in July of 2006. The 'K' in the model name reflects the 'classic' nature of this camera - styled in ...

Verdict: It will retail for $699 (USD) and is expected to hit stores in July of 2006

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: The K100D and K110D digital SLRs were announced in May 2006, aimed as a straight replacement for the *ist DS series (actually the DS2) these two SLRs are designed to appeal to the affordable end of the digital SLR market but don't compromise on ...

Pros: About as good as six megapixel resolution gets, crisp and detailed, a big improvement, Excellent detail even at higher ISO's, overall noise levels on par with competition, Effective long exposure noise reduction (necessary too), Accurate and fast auto ...

Cons: Limited continuous shooting capability, buffer only large enough for four JPEG frames, Over-saturated default image tone ('Bright'), can lead to channel clipping, Relatively loud shutter release, Slightly humorous user interface compromise ('Cntnuos ...

Verdict: When we reviewed the *ist DS it was a camera which equally surprised and disappointed; on one hand it was one of those cameras which functioned beyond its expectation or billing, and on the other it disappointed with its relatively poor in-camera ...