Pentax K20D - Expert Reviews

Review summary: If there's one brand that seems to instinctively cater for both the enthusiast and student it's Pentax, so it comes as little surprise to see the company upgrade its popular top-of-the-range 10-megapixel K10D. Although the headline feature is the 14.6 ...

Verdict: In all, this is an impressive upgrade to the original. It may be lacking in certain areas, such as direct access to some everyday features, but the K20D has all the hallmarks of a reliable, semi-pro workhorse that can be easily recommended

Review summary: Excellent performance and features, but at a price that's too high

Verdict: In the spirit of the mobile phone world, Pentax and Samsung have gone down the route of chucking as many features as possible into their cameras. As well as the mind-boggling number of pixels, there's a sensor-based image stabilizer, Live View (manual ...

Review summary: When you first take Pentax's K20D DSLR out of the box you'd be forgiven for believing the retailer had sent you the wrong camera, as its bodywork is virtually identical to that of its predecessor, the ...

Verdict: If you are planning on upgrading your K10D or just searching for a versatile and dynamic DSLR bristling with handy functions and providing high grade images with a host of image enhancement features, this could be a seriously good investment.

Review summary: A camera you can take to the beach

Review summary: A camera you can take to the beach

Verdict: Pentax has recently lagged behind Canon and Nikon in both the scope of its digital SLR range and sales of its cameras. This is a shame, as when the company gets it right its cameras are hugely impressive.