Pentax K100D

usability, price, performance, portability, durability

viewfinder, shutter

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

price

80% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Leistung, Bedienbarkeit, Preisleistungsverhältnis, Design, Bildstabilisierung

97% der Kundenmeinungen auf Amazon.de bewerten dieses Produkt positiv.

It may be the cheapest DSLR on the market, but the Pentax K100D isn’t short of advanced features, performance or image quality, and can comfortably hold its own against the Nikon D40. Build quality, design and handling are all superb, and the Shake...

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About as good as six megapixel resolution gets, crisp and detailed, a big improvement Excellent detail even at higher ISO's, overall noise levels on par with competition Effective long exposure noise reduction (necessary too) Accurate and fast...

Limited continuous shooting capability, buffer only large enough for four JPEG frames Over-saturated default image tone ('Bright'), can lead to channel clipping Relatively loud shutter release Slightly humorous user interface compromise ('Cntnuos...

When we reviewed the *ist DS it was a camera which equally surprised and disappointed; on one hand it was one of those cameras which functioned beyond its expectation or billing, and on the other it disappointed with its relatively poor in-camera image...

Solid construction; low price Top-mounted LCD status display

Noisier images at high ISO settings Low battery life

The K100D is a great entry-level SLR camera, with an unmatched price. Pentax offers an extensive array of lenses to buy separately, and the camera's interface and design make for a comfortable shoot. If you want a full-featured SLR with fairly advanced...

Solid build

A touch expensive ; Lack of features

The K100D is barely distinguishable from a whole procession of look-alike Pentax SLRs

Handling, image quality, ease of use, price

Pentamirror viewfinder, indistinct viewfinder info display, some key controls only in menus

Looking at the specification and the price, the K100D is certainly a lot of camera for the money. Results are good overall (bar my few caveats mentioned above) and handling is a doddle thanks to a neat control layout and compact size.

Aperture priority automatic exposureElectronic focal plane shutter with speeds from 4 seconds to 1/2000 secondTTL exposure meteringShutter speed shown in viewfinderAvailable with compact M-series lenses

Introduced in 1979, the Pentax ME Super was quite an advanced camera for...