Review on 📷 Pentax K200D 10.2MP DSLR Camera with Shake Reduction & 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens by Saundra Maybank

If you're considering a DSLR, I highly recommend it. I've been using the K200D for 4 months now and I really like it. I compared several cameras (Nikon D60, Canon EOS XTi, Olympus 520) and then ordered the K200D after reading many reviews online (DPReview, CameraLabs and others). many years and point-and-shoot digital cameras (Kodak and Canon) in recent years. The Pentax feels much more solid in my hands than other DSLRs, a real machine. The camera specs were better than Nikon's (although you can never go wrong with a Nikon) and the image quality was excellent based on reviews and my experience. Revain's price made my decision easy and I wasn't disappointed. The camera ranges from point-and-shoot in automatic mode (including flash) to full manual mode and includes many scene modes. Program modes, shutter priority, aperture priority and fixed ISO program modes. Settings like white balance (including custom white balance), self-timer, burst shooting and more are quickly accessible via a function key followed by one of the cursor keys, and there's a switch on the body at the base of the lens to toggle manual focus. The anti-shake system is built into the body, making the lenses simple, reliable and cheap, which is an advantage over Canon and Nikon. The sensor size is APS-C (a plus compared to Olympus) and I've read that it's the same sensor as the Nikon D60, which is confirmed by online reviews. Focus, and this can be corrected with a Pentax external flash with a focus assist lamp. In fact, I just couldn't focus in unfairly low light conditions (dimly lit indoor displays viewed from a moving cart - like some of the darkest parts of Disney World rides). If you're set to live view, that's not here either, but you understand that live view implemented on SLR cameras has many limitations anyway. The viewfinder on the K200D is very good, by the way, and a better tool than Live View - except maybe for the occasional shot when the camera is far from your face, maybe when you're shooting over a crowd. I read through some comments. that the JPGs produced by the K200D with the default settings are too sharp and have jagged edges. I tried to reproduce this several times to see how changing the JPG quality settings would affect it, but I couldn't see the effect at all. Incidentally, the same article pointed out that shooting in RAW on the K200D was fantastic - if you process your photos on a PC and don't mind extra storage for RAW, then the JPG issue is moot. Added bonus, if you have other Pentax K-mount lenses they will work here, and if you have older screw-threaded M42 lenses, there are K-mount adapters to make them work too. Unlike the Canon FD glass that clutters my closet, your old Pentax lenses are still way more than the weight of paper. Search ebay and see how many vintage Pentax lenses are available at a great price when you can use manual focus for those special moments when you need a lens, such as when you're shooting. B. in poor light conditions. And unlike Canon or Nikon, Pentax's built-in image stabilization works with older lenses too! With Pentax-A lenses, exposure is still fully automatic, and only manual focusing isn't bad at all.[.]