Pentax K100D is an interesting Digital SLR Camera.

Pros:

  • Has good reviews about the photo quality.
  • Built-in Anti-Shake, so you don’t need to spend extra for anti-shake when you buy an extra lens. This is a great feature cause if you buy other brands, you have to pay almost twice for the lens with Anti-Shake.
  • Takes AA batteries (Alkaline, Ni-MH) as well as Lithium-Ion.
  • Accepts SD Memory, which is getting more common now in consumer devices such as MP3 players, Phones. So if you run out of memory on your camera, you can plug out a mini-SD from your cellphone, plug it in the SD adaptor and use in your camera.
  • Supports both JPEG and RAW format.
  • Value for Money (around US$500).
  • Accepts all the Pentax lenses ever made. Yes Pentax claims that you can use any of the Pentax lenses ever made, the latest ones can fit on directly and the older ones need an adaptor.

Cons:

Not much really of an issue, seems like a good buy but may of concern to people.

  • 6 megapixel may be limiting for some: 6 MP is good enough to print A3 size prints, but may be issues if someone wants to use your photos for printing larger than A3 posters.
  • Weight: slightly heavier than Olympus/Canon in the same category.
  • Pentax not being the most popular SLR in some countries, getting choice of lens may be difficult.

Note: There is a cheaper K110D is also available which is identical to the K100D except it doesn’t have anti-shake. Anti-Shake is highly recommended so its worth paying the extra.

Read the review at DP Review, they have listed this camera under Highly Recommended.

See my photo album.