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Pentax K100D Super 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera Shake Reduction and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
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 Four Stars, February 03, 2015
By Dennis
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Good camera
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 Five Stars, August 03, 2014
By Daphne Rebecca Hoffman
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Love this camera. Very happy
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DO NOT MISS BUYING THIS CAMERA !!!!!, April 15, 2008
By perennialgardener
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'DO NOT MISS THIS CAMERA!!!
Several weeks ago, I purchased the Pentax K100D Super here on Amazon, after doing lots of research here and on other sites. I have been a somewhat serious amateur for 20 years or more, my last SLR being a Pentax Super Program. I also have been using an Olympus point & shoot digital camera, only 1.3 megapixels. It was time to upgrade!
There were several reasons I went with the K100D Super.
1. It is one of the few SLR digitals that uses AA rechargeable batteries. BTW, I use only the new Nimh that hold their charge seemingly forever. They work great.
2. It was compatible with the whole bag of Pentax lenses I bought 20 years ago! This saved me hundreds of dollars!
3. It has been out of production for 2 years, so this was maybe the last chance! Ebay only had 2, both used models.
4. It has a dust removal system, which several techie friends said I wanted.
5. It has the shake reduction system in the camera, instead of the lenses, like some other top brands. This is what allows you to have shake reduction with your old lenses.
So how do I like it, after several days of intense shooting in different conditions? Here is a list of things I like, in no particular order.
1. It uses all my old lenses, although the auto focus does not function with them. It does, however, not allow you to shoot unless the lens is totally focused.
2. One quick trip through the manual and I was able to find all the options on my own. There is a nice bright, large LCD screen on the back that shows all the info. When you review pictures you have
taken, you can see them full screen, or up in the corner, with the rest of the screen filled with all the settings that were in effect for the photo. There a several options for info display as well.
3. After talking to people who are using cameras that cost $2,000, I found that the top ISO setting is larger than theirs. It goes to 3200. If you do any inside shooting without flash, make sure the camera is set to be able to reach all the way to 3200.
4. Top shutter speed is 1/4000th of a second.
5. An available option is a great lens, 18-55 zoom. Don't miss this one!
6. I am using a 4gig SD card. At the lowest settings of pixels and quality, you can get almost 9,000 pictures on the card! At middle quality, you still get a couple thousand on a 4gig card.
7. If you have been using a point & shoot digital and are switching to SLR, you won't believe how fast you can shoot pictures. Pretty much as fast as you press the button.
8. I love the USB cord for transferring pictures to my computer. Using Windows XP, I didn't do anything but plug in. The computer set itself up for my camera and I just used a photo viewer I always use to move photos around, to transfer them into the computer.
9. One set of alkaline batteries that came with the camera wore out while I was just learning the camera. The rechargeable Nimh hybrids lasted all day, in fact I probably shot 400 or 500 photos, left it on much of the day, and the gauge still showed a full charge. 2 sets of these batteries are about all you would ever need.
10. I tried shooting outside in the dark with just lights in the neighborhood and the results were great, using the night shot setting.
11. This camera was envied all weekend by people who had higher priced digital SLRs. Takes great photos, gives you whatever amount of help you need, and lets you control whatever you want to. Even if you have never used an SLR of any type, don't miss this camera.
Possible cons -
1. The lens that comes with the camera on amazon has 5.6 or 4 as its widest aperture. That is one reason you have to use 3200 ISO inside without flash. I have a 55mm 1.4 lens that works great.
2. Make sure you start by setting the Sharpness option as high as it goes. The default isn't the best.
3. The metal loops that hold the straps are mounted vertically, when they should be horizontal. The way they are, when you wear it around your neck, the camera lens tends to point out, not down, even with a heavy telephoto lens attached. This makes it more likely to get damage on the lens or just bang it into people in a crowd. DO NOT NEGLECT TO BUY A SKYLIGHT 1B FILTER TO PROTECT THE LENS.
4. With a telephoto lens, this camera is heavy. But that does help to lessen shaking.
5. The auto white balance is still not too realistic inside with some types of light. When I set the balance manually, it was beautiful, the colors almost exactly what I saw with my eyes.
Hints -
1. Make sure to buy the big Canon camera bag, if you have 3 or more lenses and other gadgets like chargers. Otherwise you will have to go to camera stores and pay top dollar. Walmart, Target, even
big box electronics stores tend not to have nice big camera bags. I would also recommend buying a small bag that only holds the camera and a small lens, for when you want to just grab it and go. The big Canon bag is HEAVY when loaded, and you have to keep something that big with you at all times because people know what is in it!
SUMMING UP -
If you have some old Pentax lenses you like, and you like the Pentax brand, don't miss this camera!!!!!!!!!
2 of 3 people found the above review helpful.
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K100D Super - Great for getting into DSLR photography, February 18, 2008
By AndroidUser
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I've never owned any SLRs, just little point and shoots. I was looking for a DSLR that would help me with that next step and would accommodate my needs as my skills improve. I considered the entry level DSLRs from Canon, Nikon, and Pentax. You'll find a lot of websites that give you great reviews of all of them.
I decided to go with the Pentax K100D Super. I didn't like how the Canon's felt and thought the Nikon D40x was just too expensive and didn't have the shake reduction feature in body. I also have a lot of rechargeable AA batteries that I am able to use with the K100D Super.
I've owned it for almost two months now. I am not disappointed. The shift from point and shoots to DSLRs is a big one. You'll have to learn the basics of exposure no matter what camera you decide to purchase. My biggest challenge with the K100D Super was setting the white balance. The Auto White Balance feature doesn't work as well as my point and shoot. I find that you have to set it manually and can't rely on the automatic setting. It's something I never had to fiddle with before, but I found a lot of help on pentaxforums.
PROS:
-Price
-Features
shake reduction
lots of automatic settings for amateurs
lens system (you can pretty much use any lens thats made for a pentax slr)
-build quality and ergonomics
-uses AA size batteries.
CONS:
- auto white balance doesn't work well
I'm amazed at the quality of the images from the camera. I've already ordered another lens (1.4 50mm pentax prime lens) and look forward to many years of use out of this camera.
5 of 6 people found the above review helpful.
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best for its class considering the price, January 06, 2008
By Adri Febrianto
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I just recently made my jump to the DSLR camera after around five years being a pocket digicam user. My first digital camera was a very compact one megapixel, and then I changed it to the more megapixel count digicam which was Fuji 3.2 megs. Getting interested in using manual exposure made me ditch that and bought the Pentax Optio 550. It's my last pocket digicam before I bought this K100D Super.
What I can share about this great DSLR is this K100D Super is loaded with lots of features, such as Shake Reduction (a very useful features that allows me to take pictures indoor without having to fire the flash so I could take advantage of those sun rays sneaking thru' the branches of tree outside my room's window), 11 autofocus point, AA battery (ever run out of juice when you're in the middle of your fun day ?), a display on top of the cam, digital filter and dust removal capability. You can have all of these features at a price that won't break your piggy bank.
In Indonesia where I live, a shop offered me a very good deal where this DSLR can be had for as low as around USD 540.
The picture quality is top-notch, very crisp and clear. I cranked the sharpness setting one step higher, and the sharpness of pictures I've taken never let me down, even in high ISO and low speed.
Combination of those three factors (features, price and pic-quality) made this cam the most suitable DSLR for amateur like me.
If you're looking for a DSLR that could bolster your career as a fine photographer, this cam might not be right choice, as more advanced DSLR like K10D (also from Pentax), Nikon D200, or Canon 40D carry more features, perform better and provide better picture quality, but come with higher price tags.
This K100D is not without its downside. For action and/or sport photographer, this cam perform too slow when you use the continous mode. Very large print is somewhat not recommended as this cam only provides 6 megs.
Ask yourself what is your need in using the DSLR for you. After you already have the clear answer to the question, then you can match your need to the feature of the cameras.
Sorry if my English is bad, as it's not my native lang.
7 of 7 people found the above review helpful.
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my first DSLR, November 21, 2007
By cameraman
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Pentax K100D Super
I like this camera, because this camera use AA battery, and built in shake reduction, and dust removeal and cost me very little.
This camera do not get face detection that I like to have, and the ISO, that I like have 50.
I will buy another Pentax, if they make one, with the things that I like,
and for the same price.
I like Pentax use AA battery for all their cameras.
I have all the lens( 10 ), for Nikon, but the D40 will not drive them, so,
I give up Nikon.
I have all lens for Canon too( 9), I will buy Canon DSLR, as soon as the price come down. ( as long as they can drive my Canon lens.)
So, I have to say good bye to my old friend( Nikon ), and keep my other old friend( Canon ), and say Hi to my new friend Pentax.
5 of 15 people found the above review helpful.
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