Spectacular

9

out of 10

MaxVondel

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Great DSLR for all occasions

Oct 23, 2006

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Quality, size, range of lenses, easy to use
Cons: Fiddly small USB connector, Poor program dialup placement
Opinion:
A quality DSLR from Pentax. The supplied DA 18-55mm lens has great iamaging quality. Australian buyers please be aware that the local distributer does not supply the Pentax lens but substitutes some other brand. So I had to buy it from an overseas supplier. I would recommend that you stick with Pentax optics. I like the backward compatability with existing SMC pentax lenses. This camera is easy to use. I like to think that good photography is just you the photographer, a lens and your subject. Forget all that rubbishing around with camera factors. Sure you can tweak settings to your hearts content. But you can also sit back and let it decide for you with very reasonable results. To sum up, a great camera for all levels of experience, highly recommended. The only things that I found annoying were that the "no flash" selector was far removed from the AUTO setting. This is poor ergonomic design as the second ... Read more

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