Pentax K200D (Body Only) Digital Camera Reviews

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I have truly enjoyed this camera from the first day. Taken it to the beach, long bike rides, Disney World. from Bhphotovideo.com This being my first DSLR i cannot feel anything but at bit overwhelmed. I orginally planned to go for the K10D/GX-10 for the increased ergonomics, but I don't feel the least bit limited by only one control wheel. from Bhphotovideo.com I have not had the Pentax K200D camera for very long. It took me a little while to understand exactly how all the features operate, but is relatively easy to use. from Bhphotovideo.com I use this product for mostly recreational photography... lots of traveling is done with this camera and has worked beautifully. This camera not only takes great, high quality images but also is easy to use for a beginner or casual user. from Bhphotovideo.com I absolutely love it. You have to get the WR lens to match - it's ALL weather resistant. That means you don't have to worry about getting caught in bad conditions. It also runs on batteries. from Amazon.com I purchased this camera for two reasons: [...] recommended it; and because I have a number of lenses for my Pentax ME Super. I did some research on the use of the older lenses with the K200 and the message was that you needed to do a lot of things to get a good picture with the combo of the camera and old lenses. from Amazon.com In the last year, twice the auto focus has completely failed to work. I'm currently ready to send the camera off to Pentax for warranty repair, for the second time for the same problem. When I first purchased the camera, the auto focus sporadically stopped working for brief moments with the symptoms progressively worse over time and eventually (auto focus) stopped working all together. from Amazon.com I started out with a K100D and when the K10D came out, I was immediately green with envy. A few years later, the K200D came out, it was competitively priced and had most of the great K10D features. from Amazon.com Firstly, I wanted to give it 3.5 stars, not 4. I have mentioned below the main camera features, it's rating and a bgjustification. These are the most important points to be considered with respect to the other cameras in competition (Canon XSi and Nikon D60). 1. from Amazon.com I was a very active 35mm amateur many years ago and just sort of feel into the point and shoot mode. I decided to get back into trying some creative photography and a DSLR was the way to go but there are so many to choose from. Of course Canon and Nikon are the most popular so I read up on them but Pentax really kept rising to the top due to the fact all Pentax lenses work on all Pentax cameras with the exception of an adapter ring must be used on some, I really liked the idea of having that used market to shop from. from Amazon.com

Specs

Released	1 year ago
Resolution	10.2 Megapixel
Camera Resolution	10.2 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	3008 x 2000 1824 x 1216 3872 x 2592
Interchangeable Lens	Not Interchangeable Lenses
Battery Type	Proprietary Lithium
Camera Type	Standard Point and Shoot
Compression Type	JPEG Raw Image DPOF EXIF 2.21 DCF 2.0
Depth	2.9 in.
Digital Zoom	Without Digital Zoom
Family Line	Pentax K
Focal Length	18 - 55 mm
Focus Type	Autofocus & Manual Focus
Height	3.7 in.
ISO Speeds	50 100 1600
Image Sensor Type	CCD
Interface Type	USB 2.0
LCD Panel Size	2.7 in.
LCD Screen Size	2.7 in.
MPN	K200DBODYONLY
Memory Type	SD Card SDHC Card
Optical Zoom	3x
Release Date	23 January, 2008
Self Timer	2 Sec. 12 Sec.
Shutter Speed	30 - 1/4000 sec
Weight	1.39 lb.
White Balance	Auto Manual Daylight / Sunny (Preset) Cloudy (Preset) Fluorescent (Preset) Tungsten (Preset) Shade (Preset) Flash (Preset) Colour Temperature Adjust
Width	5.2 in.

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