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Friday, September 23, 2011

New Reviews for Antique Pentax DSLRs



First, there is an *ist D review in 2011!

http://photographybanzai.com/2011/08/31/retro-digital-review-pentax-istd-camera-body/

Via 1001 Noisy Cameras

Next, here is a recent review of the K200D with a DA 18-55 WR (which is not the kit lens btw, but seems to be quite a perfect match):-

http://photographic-central.blogspot.com/2011/09/pentax-k200d-review-weatherproof-dslr.html

Via PF discussion thread here.
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VladimirYo · 704 weeks ago

Pentax K200D will always be in my heart! Old good quality. Great color.
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RiceHigh 110p · 704 weeks ago

It was really a good camera at its time but only that it is a bit large and heavier, plus there was not matching WR kit lens to bundle with when it was marketed, which is the true cause for its marketing failure IMHO.
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Michael A. · 704 weeks ago

Great cheaper WR body for DA*16-50 & DA*50-135 in 2008. What failure? Nobody had a cheap "kit" WR glass at that time... and not everyone wanted heavier and bigger K20D..

K200D has a nice CCD (K10D) color and did great on outdoors weddings in combo with DA* glass and D-BG3 grip. Any "kit" stuff would only undermined what it was capable. Have both and besides some ist*D hot pixels visible in1600 ISO, all works as day one....
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MCP · 704 weeks ago

I think that is the reviewers point by doing a K200D review now- that with the new WR lens it's quite a good deal. I agree that the K200D would have sold better initially if it had a WR kit lens in the combo- but alas, that time has passed. Plenty of K200D's on the used market for users on a budget to pick up.

In Pentax's defense- no other manufacturer has even attempted to make a weather sealed (or resistant) kit lens, at least Pentax ended up doing it.

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Tom Bell · 703 weeks ago

Living on dartmoor UK I found a WR Kit and added it at the first opportunity. its still my wet weather gear !!! Really the only problem is the poor viewfinder and outdated high ISO performance

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