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4.5 stars
"World-beating camera at bargain price"
Pros: Construction, features, image quality
Cons: Built-in flash
Summary: The Pentax K10D sets a new standard for sub-$1000 cameras. With dust and weather sealing, shake reduction, and 22-bit A/Ds this camera breaks all records in quality construction and image quality. I have used many film and digital cameras in my day and this one has me cheering.
I find Shake Reduction helps a lot with hand-holding images at less than "recommended" shutter speeds. This camera has a 1.5x crop factor, so the slowest recommended handheld speed would normally be 1 / (focal lenth x 1.5). for a 100mm lens, that is 1/150 sec. With the K10D I find I can easily handhold that lens to 1/30 or even 1/15 and get sharp images.
The built-in flash is one weak point. It has a high infant failure rate. But the external flashes for this model are excellent.
But what I really can't get over are the rich, detailed textures and colors produced by this camera. It looks closer to film than any digital camera I've owned. Shots up to ISO 560 are flawless. ISO 800 is very pleasing, with a light film-grain look, and ISO 1600 is even quite good.
If you are looking for an advanced SLR, you must look at this camera. Pentax does not have the advertising budget of Canon or Nikon, so don't look for lots of reviews on this product -- go out and look at it for yourself. You will be amazed.
Where to buy
Pentax K10D (body only):
$599.99 - $898.00
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