The Pentax K10D has been a popular amateur Digital SLR since its 2006 debut when it presented serious competition to the Canon EOS 30D and Nikon D200. It features a 10.2 effective megapixel CCD, RAW and JPG image format, a 2.5 inch LCD monitor, along with a a PRIME (Pentax Real IMage Engine) image processor and a great weather resistant body at a very affordable price.
The Pentax K10D has been a popular amateur Digital SLR since its 2006 debut when it presented serious competition to the Canon EOS 30D and Nikon D200. It features a 10.2 effective megapixel CCD, RAW and JPG image format, a 2.5 inch LCD monitor, along with a a PRIME (Pentax Real IMage Engine) image processor and a great weather resistant body at a very affordable price.
Pentax, well known for unique innovations such as its shake-reduction system, has also included their dust removal system with Special Protectant (SP) coating and shake mechanism to keep the CCD surface dust-free.
This digital camera, the 10.2 MP Pentax K10D (kit w/ 18-55mm lens), uses Pentax KAF2 lenses. It uses Secure Digital Card memory cards, and its CCD resolution is 3872 x 2592. The K10D has a 2.5" diagonal LCD screen on the back, and you can manually adjust the shutter & aperture. Its fastest shutter speed is 1/4000 second, up to a maximum exposure time of 30 seconds, and you can shoot 3 frames/second continuously. It has a built-in internal flash plus a self timer. It also offers a USB port and a video out port.
If you want the best deal on the Pentax K10D, be sure to compare prices before you buy. Our list of stores carrying the K10D (below) tracks merchants across the web who often have bargain prices. We update the price comparison as soon as we see that a price has changed, so you always know who has the current low price, and where the Pentax K10D is on sale.
16 Jul 2008Fantastic!I've had mine about 7 months now and have used it for family, outdoors and night sky pictures. Shake reduction works even with my old prime M series lenses. I have two autofocus D lenses (18-55 and 50-200) and use these most often, I like taking pictures with older manual focus lenses when I have the time. I'm still learning and appreciating more and more every time I use the camera. The battery life is much better than expected. For Pentax accessories, I have a second battery and the wired remo...–P. W. Sheehanfrom Amazon.com
31 May 2008Semi-pro!With the proper lens this camera can do everything that the big boys like Nikon and Canon can do! It has so many features sometimes I have to get the manual out to remember how to use them! Its fast, sturdy, waterproof and takes great shots! I've printed out some photos so far up to 8x10 size and they are as crisp as you can get and that is using the stock 18-55mm lens that came with the camera. I have yet to purchase a quality prime lens to test but if the stock lens does this good, I have no w...–T. E. Walkerfrom Amazon.com
25 May 2008LOVE THIS CAMERA!I don't want to get into any technical stuff on this camera. You can find it [...] website. This is a very nice camera to own, but make sure you buy a quality lens with it. I have had this camera for almost a year now, and I still love it.
"The K10D is the flagship camera in Pentax's digital SLR lineup. It arguably has more bang for the buck than any other camera in its class, with a 10 Megapixel CCD, optical image stabilization, dust removal system, support for two RAW formats, and a solid, weather resistant body."
"The 10.1-megapixel DSLR sports 22-bit processing, three frames per second JPEG capture-to-card capacity, weather toughness of a pro-level DLSR costing thousands more, in-camera DNG format support, sensor-shift stabilization and sensor-shake dust removal -- quite an impressive list, and that's only scratching the surface."