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...
Good image quality, plenty of detail, excellent range (and some unique to Pentax) of exposure controls, body integral Anti-Shake, anti-dust system, build and environment protection, RAW+JPEG mode, good value for money
Slightly soft JPEG images "out of the camera", slight loss of highlight detail
Pentax’s flagship DSLR is pitched squarely at the high-end or advanced amateur user and boasts an excellent specification and unique-to-Pentax technologies
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...
Abstract: Pentaxs first digital SLR, the oddly named *ist D, appealed to the enthusiast market, but it was discontinued long ago and subsequent models have been aimed squarely at beginners. Faced with the unenviable task of switching to rival brands, owners of ...
The white balance fine tuning in this camera is a thing of beauty. If you take a photo, say under incandescent light, and you don’t like the look of it, simply go into white balance fine tuning immediately and you will see the last photo you have ju...
The mirror/shutter slap is not as sweet as it might be.
The Pentax K10D is a brilliant camera. At the price it is a world-beater. It will be interesting to see how it goes in the market place where, paradoxically, its low price may count against it. Can a $1900 camera/lens combination compete with a similar...
Pentax K10D Pentax K10D var en fryd og en glede å teste. Pentax har vært et merke jeg aldri har vurdert å kjøpe, selv om jeg for ikke lenge siden var "utro" og skiftet merke. Men hadde jeg fått en K10D i neven i rette øyeblikket hadde jeg så visst vu...
Abstract: Pentax kom sent på banen med digitale speilreflekser og har vel ikke fått det fotfestet de hadde håpet på. Uheldig valg av modellnavnet *istD er bare en liten del av forklaringen, skjønt de rapporterer om betydelig salgsøkning etter at de gikk over...
In der Summe überwiegen die positiven Eigenschaften der Pentax K10D. Die Kamera ist äußerst performant, hat eine gute Bildqualität mit etwas schwacher Auflösung und ist – inklusive Staub- und Spritzwasserschutz – gut verarbeitet. Vor allem aber auch d...
Abstract: Als der Aufstieg der dSLR vor einigen Jahren begann, und das ist noch nicht einmal sehr lange her, schien es so, als ob Pentax den Trend verpassen würde. Als einer der letzen ließ sich Pentax, immerhin ein großer Name bei den Kameraherstellern, auf da...
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 ...
