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Pentax K-mount DSLR announced

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Posted by Guy Tal on May 23, 2006 at 9:04 AM
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0605/06052205pentaxk100d.asp

Guy
Posted by Prashant Khapane on May 23, 2006 at 11:14 AM
a bit late I guess. I was waiting for 645D version but decided to give up as price would be beyond limit.
Posted by Martin Ziese on May 23, 2006 at 4:49 PM
Guy,

This looks like a nice entry model DSLR for anyone out there with Pentax glass. But the specs that didn't thrill me were the slow frames per second. One aspect that I liked, especially for a DSLR under $1000.00 is the "SPOT" meter. Sure wish that Canon had offered that on the 20D.

Martin
Posted by Toni Lankerd on May 25, 2006 at 9:59 AM
The Pentax K110 camera is almost identical to the *ist-DS and *ist-DS2 (I have both) other than the fact it has the Innovative Shake Reduction System. Now why didn't they add that feature to the *ist-DS? :confused: :frown:

Thanks for the info on this, Guy. :smile:

Posted by Michelle C. Parent on June 8, 2006 at 5:14 PM
This is interesting. I have lenses for my old Pentax K1000. I wonder if they would work with this?
Posted by Richard Ullakko on June 17, 2006 at 11:30 AM
Quick answer, YES, all K mounts will work. At least thats what I have been told.

Richard
Posted by Jim Hutchison on June 22, 2006 at 6:18 PM
Bigger truly is better! I would seriously consider this camera *if* it was larger (I have big mitts). It's 5.1 inches wide, and the *ist is 4.9... not much bigger. I love the feel of Canon's 20D - 5.7 inches.

I'd be interested in knowing if anyone's handled it yet, and if there's a bettery grip for it.