Pentax K100D > Reviews

Advantages: Excellent Image Quality, Good shake reduction, Price, Ergonomics, Beginner friendly, Backwards compatibility
Disadvantages: Slower performance than other similar cameras

I've had this for just over half a year and loved every moment of it. Be aware as with any other SLR you will need a fair bit of money put aside for more lenses and accessories once the addiction starts kicking in. Overview: As well as being aimed at those wanting to move up into the dSLR market, the k100d is suited for those seeking slightly better ISO performance or a smaller body at an affordable price. Features: As well as the standard ... Read review

Advantages: EASY TO USE, BRILLIANT IMAGES
Disadvantages: NO SELF CLEANING

...good as with my old Pentax SLR film camera. The anti shake works so well that I have to pull myself up when using other cameras without it - it has made me a bit careless! The one drawback for me with this camera is that bits of dust have got in somehow, and I cannot clean them away, so I now have to retouch them out of each picture. If only it had a self-cleaning system as some of the more recent cameras do. ... Read review

I have bought the K100D 4 weeks ago, after a few hundred pictures taken, I can say that the Shake Reduction works very well, the Kit lens is very good for a kit lens, the camera has a ewll worked case and the standard batteries are easy to replace in case the rechargables are emtpy. Only the default colouring of the pictures is sometimes a bit to colourful.

A great value, this camera uses standard AA batteries, has shake reduction, a bright LCD screen and viewfinder, well laid out controls, a great feature set for the money, and a good built-in flash. The kicker for this model, is that ANY K-mount lens ever made by Pentax will work in this camera, albeit with limitations, depending on the lens. Many non-Pentax K-mount lenses also work without modification. I have had this camera for almost a year now, and I am quite happy with it. It replaces my K-1000, a workhorse which has been with me for about 20 years. I can still use my old lenses in manual mode, which is a godsend.

Advantages: Price, Auto function
Disadvantages: Flash

...works Backwords compatibility with almost anny Pentax lens. The shake reduction system actualy works, you can take photos with a 300mm zoom witout a tripod. Cons. Shutter noise is a bit loud. Auto focus takes a bit long when taking fotos in low light. There is no infra red to assist focusing. The Flash assisted focusing in low light, is very irratating and your sybjects can thingk you have alreddy rtaken the photo. Conclusion. Wonderfull ... Read review