Photos and Features
This is where the K100D shines. It has enough features to keep most pro-am photographers happy, but at the same time is easy enough for a beginner to just point and shoot.
All of the images you see here have either been shot by myself or my wife who are experienced DSLR users, except for the Rally shots, these where shot by a friend of mine at the World Rally Championship (WRC) in Portugal, and these are significant as the K100D is the first SLR or DSLR he has used.
None of the shots I have used in this review have been edited or modified in Photoshop, so what you see is what the camera produced.
As I think you will agree the camera does a good job in either type of users hand, as the Rally action shots are superb. If you look closely at these shots you will notice a couple of finger print smudges, these are there as he did not want to clean the lens so as not to break or scratch it.
The bundled 18-55 lens is a good size lens to get started with. Its usable range and apertures are similar to most compact cameras, and as such people will not have too much trouble framing the shots they take.
As I mentioned I am a Canon user, and as such do not have any KA-Mount lenses to try a larger one out. I usually like to use a 75-300 as a tester because it gives you a feel of how well balanced the camera will be with a larger lens, one that does not warrant a tri/mono-pod of its own.
The 18-55 lens however did show that the image stabilization unit built into the device works well, it allows shooting with slower shutter speeds un-aided by static mounting, this means that you will have to carry around tri/mono pods less often.
Article comments
1 - Wigwam Jones
The K110D does not have the shake reduction feature, the K100D does, as I understand it.
2 - Angelo Alaimo
"Note : The K110D is identical to the K100D, the only difference is that the K110D is designed for sale via specific Pentax partners."
Incorrect.
The only difference between the K100D and the K110D is the K110D lacks the Shake Reduction Feature.
3 - Ashleigh
Fair enough, thanks for that. I was going on the information supplied to me by the Pentax PR contact.
4 - Jack Stewart
There is a lack of pixel strength here and that is something important to me. I like to be able to zoom and crop the picture while still on the camera. I don't know if this one has that capability but the pixel strength isn't sufficient to do that effectively.
5 - Ashleigh
Cropping is not supported on the device itself. And you are correct, depending on the amount of cropping you would like to do, the 6MP is probably not high enough.