Digital Camera Review

First Impressions 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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Value
Value depends to a great extent on image quality, and we can’t be confident of that with the Pentax K10D – we didn't get a look at images. Still, when one considers the package – 10-megabytes, shake reduction, dust reduction, clever interface options, very good environmental seals, convenient manual and automatic controls – all that's left to find out about is image quality.
 
Who’s this Camera is For?
Point-and-Shooters – The casual user generally wants a lighter, simpler, cheaper camera than the K10D
 
Budget Consumers – The K10D could be a budget alternative to the Nikon D200.
 
Gadget Freaks – The K10D is a nice bundle of technology, but we're not sure if it distinguishes itself among cameras simply for gadgetiness.
 
Manual Control Freaks – Wait to find out about the image quality. If it's good, the K10D is a contender for this group.
 
Pros/Serious Hobbyists – We expect the K10D to be a contender in this category as well, if the image quality is there.
 
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