Pentax *ist DL (W/18-55 LENS) Digital Camera Reviews

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Put a 2.0 gb SD card in it and now can take over 1000 shots at 4 megapixiels, which is fin for most shots of the kids and dog. Kicking it up to max for those vacation shots of far away places makes it so that you can take a postage size part of one shot and blow it up to 8 x 10 without grain or distortion. Added a 28 to 210 zoom lens and improved the camera even more. Closer wide angles and zooms further than the 18-55 that came with the camera. from Msn.com When I bought it, I was in bankruptcy and the cheaper Pentax came to me. Now, I had use it more... from Cnet.com Permalink Was this review helpful? Yes - No ( Report Problem ) Great deal, great camera - bad experience, April 19, 2007 Reviewer: greigert - See all greigert's reviews Overall: Ease of Use: Features: Image Quality: Quality: Shutter Lag: Support: Value: 0 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful Pros: Great price, good features, good performance Cons: literally several dozen stuck pixels, no one carries lenses for Pentax My first SLR. The price (and some serious rebates) are what got me into SLR to start with. from Yahoo.com Pros: Great price, good features, good performance Cons: literally several dozen stuck pixels, no one carries lenses for Pentax My first SLR. The price (and some serious rebates) are what got me into SLR to start with. from Yahoo.com The Pentax *ist DL deserves to get every bit of attention, it's a very attractive, affordable camera and will be an excellent choice for many photographers. from Letsgodigital.org

Pros: Takes all existing Pentax lenses

Cons: Not found any yet!

As a long time user of Pentax film SLRs I decided that I wasn't going to junk all my lenses when the time came to move over to a DSLR.

from Yahoo.com Pros: Takes all existing Pentax lenses Cons: Not found any yet! As a long time user of Pentax film SLRs I decided that I wasn't going to junk all my lenses when the time came to move over to a DSLR. from Yahoo.com The Pentax line has consistently offered the best 'bang-for-the-buck'. This machine feels much better built than comparative offerings from the other DSLR big guys, and has a feature set that's pretty well rounded. from Amazon.com This camera will give you clear crisp pictures with bright colours as well as capture sequential action shots. I have been using this camera for personal use and have won several local photo contests with my pictures. Would suggest that you invest in another telephoto lens (75mm - 300mm) which can be picked up for about $140 (on Amazon). With the wide angle and the telephoto lens, you will have a camera that is a good as it gets. from Amazon.com I am a 35mm and Medium Format (6cm) film photographer converted to digital by this camera. I love this camera. I am used to Pentax LX, MX, ME, and K-1000 35mm cameras and (a huge collection of) M-series and A-series lenses, along with Rolleiflex medium format. Some tripod work, but mostly hand-held. from Amazon.com

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6.1 Megapixel, SLR/Professional, 2.5 in. LCD Panel, SD Card, Built-In Flash

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Released	over 3 years ago
Resolution	6.1 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	3008 x 2008 2400 x 1600 1536 x 1024
Interchangeable Lens	Interchangeable Lenses
Aperture Range	f3.8 (w)
Battery Type	4 x AA Batteries
Built-in Speaker	Without Built-in Speaker
Camera Type	Standard Point and Shoot
Compression Modes	Fine SuperFine Normal Uncompressed
Compression Type	JPEG Raw Image
Depth	2.6 in.
File Size (High Res.)	6 MB (21 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)	1.5 MB (about 85 images on 128MB card)
Flash Functions	Flash Off Auto Flash Red-eye Reduction Flash
Flash Type	Built-In
Focal Length	Varies With Lens
Focus Type	Autofocus & Manual Focus
Frames Per Second	2.8 Frames
Height	3.6 in.
ISO Speeds	Auto 200 400 800 1600 3200
Image Sensor Type	CCD
Included Accessories	4 x AA Batteries Software USB Cable Video Cable
Interface Type	USB 2.0
LCD Panel	With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size	2.5 in.
LCD Screen Resolution	210,000 pixels
LCD Screen Size	2.5 in.
Megapixels	6.1 Megapixel
Memory Type	SD Card
Operating System	Apple Mac OS 9 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows ME Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Self Timer	2 Sec. 12 Sec.
Shutter Speed	30 - 1/4000 sec
Tripod Mount	With Tripod Mount
Type	Battery Case Battery Charger Lens Cap Flash Memory Card Case Accessory Kit
Video Interface	Video Out
Viewfinder	Optical
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	1.04 lb.
White Balance	Auto Manual Daylight / Sunny (Preset) Cloudy (Preset) Fluorescent (Preset) Tungsten (Preset) Shade (Preset) Flash (Preset)
Width	4.9 in.

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