Published: 2007-03-01, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Excellent photo quality; well-designed and solidly built body; premium features for its price class; nice kit lens.
Occasional autofocus hunting; Shake Reduction only buys you a little over one stop.
A great feature set for the price, pro-level customization, and excellent photo quality make the Pentax K10D a bargain amateur dSLR. Only unremarkable performance holds it back from joining the pack leaders.
Abstract: Pentax K10D Digital Camera Pro Review by Laurence Chen The Pentax K10D is a weather-sealed digital SLR with a 10-megapixel sensor, built-in Shake Reduction technology, and a sensor dust removal system. Pentax K10D Studio Test ImagesISO 100 Sample >> IS...
Very responsive
Good overall image quality
Built-in Shake Reduction
Rugged weather-resistant construction
No convenient Program AE settings (macro, portrait and so on)
Supplied software is weak
Supplied lens could be better
Any first-time D-SLR buyer should put the Pentax K10D high on the list—it’s a very good 10MP camera offering lots of room to grow as you spread your photographic wings. And its combination of good image quality, built-in Shake Reduction and st...
Abstract: Review Introduction With the K10D, Pentax has the most feature-rich 10 megapixels DSLR currently available. This digital SLR camera boasts built-in stabilization, dust-reduction, weather-sealing, unlimited continuous shooting, the largest viewfinder am...
Excellent image quality, Excellent range of shooting modes, Very well built, Builtin stabilization and CCD dust reduction system, RAW format, RAW button, Dual mode Depth of Field Preview/Digital Preview, Excellent ergonomic design, Excellent autonomy
Spot Metering cannot be linked to AF point, Documentation occasionally obscure on some critical points
The close of 2006 saw the introduction of one more upper-end, entry-level digital SLR, the Pentax K10D, along with the announcement that Hoya Corporation — the photographic filter and lens manufacturer — was to acquire Pentax Corporation ...
Abstract: Pentax 10D – A Hands-On Report Pentax Joins the Digital Big Leagues One of the first serious cameras that I ever owned was a Pentax Spotmatic. This was in 1965 when I was just beginning my career as a photojournalist. I couldnt afford a Nikon or a...
Smooth clean images with good color and tone, not as crisp as we would like, Robust body with dust and weather seals, high build quality, Accurate and fast auto-focus, Unique exposure modes; sensitivity, shutter/aperture priority, hyper program, Selectabl...
In-camera image processor unable to deliver crisp sharp edges, better to shoot RAW, About a third of a stop less highlight dynamic range than the competition, Slightly inconsistent continuous shooting rate (although always around 3.1 fps), Would have been...
My first impressions of the K10D were very positive, a well designed and robust body with a clearly extensive range of manual functions and a fairly logical control layout. The positive experience continued in use with the large, bright Pentaprism vie...
Abstract: On paper the K10D looks the business, but how does it perform in use?Pentax Wasn’t exactly A latecomer to the digital SLR scene, but its progress since the *istD back in 2003 has been steady rather than spectacular, concentrating on entry-level and ent...
Enthusiast users can breath a sigh of relief that Pentax has finally come up with a camera that suits their needs. The K10D is still not perfect but it´s a damn sight better than the last four Pentax releases. While those cameras were mostly priced a...
