Pentax K10D Review at Digit.no
DIWA member and Norwegian website Digit.no have reviewed the Pentax K10D, which offers 10.2 megapixels, shake-reduction, dust removal system, 22-bit colour, three new shooting modes, 2.5 inch LCD screen and 11 point auto-focusing.
“Pentax K10D is a most pleasant camera to work with. It has a professional look and a weatherproof construction, CCD-shift image stabiliser and dust removal, a large and bright viewfinder with exchangeable focusing screen, a very convenient button for instant RAW shooting (.PEF or .DNG), digital preview function, multi exposure and a lot of other goodies. The camera delivers excellent image quality with very low image noise even at ISO 1600 and wide dynamic range thanks to 22-bit A/D conversion. Color reproduction and white balance are both neutral and natural. Its 16-segments evaluating metering is a bit too conservative with highlight subjects and optimum image quality requires a better lens than the standard 18-55 mm zoom. My main concern is the harsh JPEG compression at “Best” quality setting, with almost the same compression ratio as “Better” quality. Unfortunately, Pentax have not fully implemented professional requirements. I miss X-sync terminal for studio flash, selectable options for noise reduction, larger selection of image parameter presets, 100% viewfinder coverage and multiple memories for manually metered white balance. A more user friendly menu system, memorising previous setting, is also desired.”
Website: Digit.no - Pentax K10D Review
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