Pentax K20D

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2 reviews 5 of 5 MSRP: $ 1299.95  
 
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The Pentax K20D digital SLR offers advanced photo enthusiasts an array of exciting Pentax innovations. Featuring 14.6 effective megapixels (highest in its class) and the latest noise-reduction technol...
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Review Date
July 6, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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Reviewed by
PFH , Expert

Price Paid
$1900.00 at Media Markt

Photography Experience
21+ years , Outdoor

Summary
I also got my K10D stolen (must be popular monist thieves) otherwise I had no plans to upgrade. I was perfectly satisfied with the K10D. But now I must say that the K20D is a much better camera in most aspects.
Realy not suited for the first time DSLR buyer, It´s rather advanced.

Strengths
The build quality, the color rendition, the details in the pictures, the custom settings, the list could go on and on.
I can use all my old Pentax lenses.

Weaknesses
3 frames/sec. may be a put of to some users but not to me. ´The live view is very basic, but on the other hand, I´ve used SLR´s for almost 40 years and never missed live view. The monitor could have had better resolution.
Price 13 000 sek with the 18-55 mkII lens, almost 1900 $

Similar Products Used
Pentax K10D

Customer Service
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Review Date
June 15, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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2.25 of 5, 4 votes

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Reviewed by
Fabio Leoni , Expert

Price Paid
$800.00 at Hong Kong

Photography Experience
21+ years , Outdoor

Summary
I had a K 10 D that was stolen, so I caught the moment for un upgrade.
I think K 20 D repesent what I wanted to K 10 D and didn't find.
More precisely a very good Jpg, that, unless I quite alwais use Raw, represent the standard for every camera.
In every case you'll find a quality of image very impressive.
Because the need to buy another camera, I, at this moment, use only my old lenses I bought wih the LX, I have a lot and let me say that, for what I can say, they don't have nothing to blame with the normal zoom I could prove before.
I alwais thought single lens are superior to zoom and even if I have no Af or Automatic Exposure ( at the moment ) for a pkotographer like I am, for the most of cases they don't matter too much, specially considering the correction possibility of shooting raw.

Strengths
Today there are a lot of beautiful camera that I'm sure can give more than necessary for the most, but surely K 20 D has something more of the others, for a better price..
There is a lot of detail and colours are splendid.
The anty vibration system with all lenses is a point of force, even if you can't consider it a panacee for all, cause ther's none else that have this possibility without the need of other rings.

Weaknesses
Surely the who that wants ten frames per second doesn't find this very intersting, but are the few, of corse there are.
What I really think, for my today experience, is the noise at very high Iso, perhaps not the best, but certainly better than the most.
With K 10 D I found the cleaning system of bad quality, this seams to promise somethimg better, I hope it'll be.

Similar Products Used
Some old Pentax, Mx and Lx, and K 10 D

Customer Service
No experienced


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