Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Oct 01, 2006 - By Patrick Singleton
The Pentax K10D is supposed to be the next Pentax K1000 – the camera a million people learned on, the one that showed inexpensive cameras could deliver great results, could last forever, that “pro camera” and “pro result” are related pretty much by coincidence. Technically, the 10-megapixel K10D is an ambitious camera, with both dust and shake reduction, excellent environmental seals and 11-point autofocus. We're told at Photokina that it will sell for 1000 Euros with the 18-55mm zoom, or a few hundred more with the far superior 16-45.
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Likes
- Good controls
- Shake reduction for all lenses
- LCD previews of white balance and depth of field
- DNG format for RAW files
- Good environmental seals
- Dedicated RAW button near lens           
Dislikes
- LCD view is narrow
- AE lock button in an odd place
- Styling less elegant than *ist cameras
- 3 frames per second is slow for burst mode at this level
 
Conclusion
We're eager to see the Pentax K10D's image quality. Read our likes and dislikes: the “Likes” are important. The “Dislikes” are quibbles. We'd call the K10D an ambitious camera, one that could be a top-end body for many kinds of photographers, including some pros – it could be a fine wedding or portrait camera. And *ist shooters clearly have an inviting upgrade path in the K10D.
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