Pentax K10D - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Canon and Nikon currently dominate the semi-pro dSLR market, but all any camera maker has to do to unseat the sales leaders is to offer a better product at a lower price.

Pros: Solid build-quality with dust/weather/moisture seals, excellent image quality, digital and analog depth of field preview, Image stabilization with every lens, and automatic dust reduction/removal system

Verdict: Canon and Nikon currently dominate the semi-pro dSLR market, but all any camera maker has to do to unseat the sales leaders is to offer a better product at a lower price.  The introduction of the Pentax K10D is a big step in that direction.  The K10D ...

Review summary: The K10D offers features you don't normally see in sub-£700 dSLRs: a 10-megapixel CCD with integrated Shake Reduction technology, a weather-resistant body, interchangeable focusing screens and an 11-point selectable autofocus

Pros: Excellent photo quality ; well-designed and solidly built body ; premium features for its price class ; good kit lens

Cons: Occasional autofocus hunting ; Shake Reduction only buys you a little over one stop

Verdict: A great feature set for the price, pro-level customisation and excellent photo quality make the Pentax K10D a bargain amateur dSLR. Only unremarkable performance holds it back from joining the pack leaders

Review summary: The Pentax K10D digital SLR camera has 10.2 effective megapixels and a host of advanced technologies including a Pentax-developed Shake Reduction (SR) system and a weather-resistant body. It was designed to deliver high-quality digital images and ...

Review summary: The Pentax / Samsung relationship has been something of a strange affair when it has come to their DSLR output, continually resulting in two products that can only be separated by the maker's name and price...

Pros: Professional build quality, Top-end spec, Excellent price point, Good AF system

Cons: Multi-area metering underexposes too easily, Occasionally wayward auto white balance

Verdict: What we're looking at here is a pair of cracking DSLRs - the Samsung GX10 and the Pentax K10D - that redefine what we should expect at this price point. If you think 'Nikon D200 at a D80 price' you won't go far wrong and I'm genuinely shocked to be ...

Review summary: A great feature set for the price, pro-level customisation, and excellent photo quality make the Pentax K10D a bargain amateur dSLR. Only unremarkable performance holds it back from joining the pack leaders.

Pros: Excellent photo quality, Well-designed and solidly built body, Premium features for its price class, Nice kit lens, Occasional autofocus hunting, Shake Reduction only buys you a little over one stop

Cons: Occasional autofocus hunting, Shake Reduction only buys you a little over one stop