Digital Camera Reviews - Customer reviews - Pentax K20D 14.6MP Digital SLR Camera with Shake Reduction and DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II Lens |
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Manufacturer: Pentax
List Price: $779.95
Our Price: $898.97
You Save: $-119.02 (-15%)
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Used Price: $699.99
Average Customer Rating:
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Name: Jared W. Lynem
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Date: 2008-12-10
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Unbelievable Value
Comment: I can't believe the quality of the K20D, especially for under $1000. Weather sealing, excellent image quality up to ISO 1600 and usable at 3200, quick and easy menu system, wonderful viewfinder, image stability for any lens you put on it, the list goes on and on. There are plenty of more detailed reviews, but to sum them up, this is a steal.
Name: J. Eddy
Location: Cadillac, MI
Date: 2009-01-22
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Best $700 I have ever spent
Comment: This camera is just amazing, it has no equal in it's price range. The clarity of the pictures captured with just a kit lens is astounding. It is certainly the closest to a pro model that most photo enthusiasts will afford. The only complaint I could have is Pentax's decision to hold on to the P-TTL flash system. It limits the selection of external flashes and I am not convinced on it's performance. Other than that I think the many pro features, the amazing construction and the amazing ability to capture strikingly sharp detail makes up for it's P-TTL downfall. I am not easily satisfied with cameras and I love this thing!
Name: Jennifer Gandert
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: 2009-02-03
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Excellent camera
Comment: I didn't purchase my Pentax K20D at Amazon but I can tell you that this reduced price is amazing. The camera is well worth it at the original price! I'm an amateur photographer but it gives me some incredible shots - and actually helps me learn so much more than my SLR or a regular digital zoom camera. Play around with the settings, take a photo and instantly see how it turned out. It's easy enough for a beginner like me and complicated enough that I will have a lot of features and settings to look forward to experimenting with for a long time.
The first national photography contest I entered a photo taken with this camera in - was published! Check out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/2895213772/
I think it helps to look at other people's photos when selecting a camera so here are some other photos taken with this camera:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3108110893/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3220500923/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3240718681/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3224517496/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/2985463962/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3086994919/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3157141987/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3239456543/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3235573470/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3197649805/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandert/3052615287
As you can see, for everything from macros to landscapes, horses to small animals and more, it's a great camera. If I can take photos like this with my very limited knowledge and experience, you will love it!
Name: K. Yee
Location: Boston, MA United States
Date: 2009-02-04
Customer Rating: -
Summary: the peak of APS-C technology
Comment: At least for now, the K20D and possibly the Canon 50D (but I think it has too aggressive NR), are the peak of the APS-C sensor DSLRs. The theoretical 15Mpix max resolution for lenses has been hit and you can indeed see this in the K20D's photos if you don't have good lenses. In particular, it shows you that Pentax's Limited and DA* lenses (except for the 16-50) are indeed ultra sharp and detailed. My Sigma 17-70 has to be stopped down an extra stop for images to look sharp (my previous 10Mpix K10D was sharper with the Sigma 17-70).
The pixel mapping feature alone is worth the upgrade from the K10D. Hot pixels (even the "moving hot pixels" that DPR's review complain about) are cured by running this so you don't have to send it back to the factory to do it.
Dust removal lets you find and clear off dust before you end up shooting a big sequence of pictures only to find that you have to PP out a big blob in the upper right hand corner.
The PC sync port is a screwlock PC sync port that is robust enough to handle a lot of usage in the studio; it's also weathersealed and can survive a high voltage flash.
Liveview is useful (though not as well implemented as Canon's which has contrast AF) for the shots when you don't want to stick your head against the ground and get all muddy.
Lens microadjustments (though you can't calibrate zooms at different focal lengths) works great on prime/limited lenses.
It's a very refined, bang for buck DSLR and it's a shame more stores don't carry this so people can see how good it really is :-P
Thanks to Amazon for carrying it and having a great x-mas deal on it.
Name: vagrant10
Location: pdx, or
Date: 2009-02-07
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Just an amazing camera... especially at these prices!
Comment: All the camera I could ever want. Amazing ergonomics. All the customization I need. Picture quality to salivate for... especially low light capability. I've owned the previous version of this camera, the Pentax K10d which uses the 10 MP chip made by Sony which is also used in several Nikon cameras like the D80, and high ISO pics (like 800 and above) are a bit noisy in these older cameras which require a bit more work to get rid of the graininess. The K20d on the other hand is much cleaner at these higher ISO's with a lot of detail. Most other cameras in this class tend to use a lot of noise reduction at these higher ISO's which makes for a relatively clean picture but these cameras also reduce a lot of sharpness and detail in the process. The K20d leaves the detail and sharpness and lets me use more advanced noise reduction software to take care of the areas that I think need it (try noiseninja or neat image).
Weather sealing - awesome for those who like to hike, sports, or street photography. I took my camera and a da* Pentax weather sealed lens in to a snowstorm and had no concerns taking pictures... And this kind of build quality that helps keep water and dust out of your camera is something you can feel: the camera is just solid and feels like it laughs at the elements.
Image stabilization in the body - EVERY lens you put on this camera will benefit from image stabilization. I took some pictures in an old church which was not lit well at all, and even without a tripod, I was taking pictures with a 50mm lens at 1/20th of a second and the vast majority of my images were sharp. My old camera without stabilization required me to have shutter speeds of around 1/80th to get reliably sharp images. This is a difference of 4 times as much light the camera needs to make an equally exposed picture! The images at 1/20th are much better exposed and I don't have to turn up the ISO to a point where the image is too grainy like I would have to do on other cameras without stabilization. This feature is especially important if you take pictures indoors... lower shutter speeds without blinding everybody with flash is so much less intrusive.
Custom Focus Adjustment - as much as we expect perfection, lenses often have differences in how they focus. Being able to adjust the focus forward or backwards on up to 20 lenses is critical if you want razor sharp images. This is a main reason I upgraded from the K10d... it makes a huge difference!
14.6 MP - This much detail is clearly not necessary... unless you need to crop. I find that if I need a fast lens because of low light (say, if I need an f stop of lower than 2) then I'm usually using a prime lens (fixed focal length = no zoom) and sometimes I can't get as close as I'd like b/c of furniture or maybe the action is happening NOW and I don't have time to move. With this many megapixels, I can crop a lot and focus on the important part of my picture and still have enough detail to print 8x10's or even 11x14's if I want.
Yes, this camera is a few hundred dollars more than an entry level DSLR... but really it should be much, much more expensive than that. It's an amazing camera that I could easily use for many years. And my pictures have benefited from it... Getting this quality of a camera for less than a thousand bucks is an amazing value!
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