New Pentax K20D (8 photos)

jdfaith

Boy, do I really love this camera. The great fit and feel of the K10D with all the improvements that have been described (new 14.6 MB CMOS sensor, enhanced SR, live view, etc.). You know what I really like that I haven't seen mentioned in any reviews, the more robust wheel to select the shooting mode!

The shots are all basically right from the camera. A couple were cropped and the DNG RAWs were converted to jpg via ACR. Regretfully, I'd taken a number before I realized I didn't have it set to RAW.

Here are a few sample photos and there are more for viewing at the gallery.

Regards,

John

swintonphoto

Congratulations on the purchase! That camera will be wonderful I am sure.

jdfaith

Thanks! It's a great camera and a wonderful alternative to the Evil Empires. ;-)


John

swintonphoto

jdfaith wrote:

Thanks! It's a great camera and a wonderful alternative to the Evil Empires. ;-)

Hehehe. I'm in a similar boat - an avid Olympus user. We "other guys" can hold our own

SavedByZero

Sony/Konica/Minolta over here, HOLLA!!!!

limbik

Very nice! Any chance you can do a few low-light higher iso shots?
After selling my 30D I've been without a dSLR for a while now (and without time to use one so I've survived) but I was seriously considering the k10 at one point and it looks like they made some real improvements to the k20.

Miguel Delinquento

Nice shots
Thanks for sharing. I really like the one of the bird. I'm sure the K20D is in my future.

M

ziggy53

Congratulations John.

Looks to be a wonderful addition. Any comments about the new "Shake Reduction" system?

Have you tried ISO 3200 or 6400 yet?

How about the "Expanded Dynamic Range" mode?

This camera has an awfull lot to offer.

jdfaith

Hi All,

Thanks for the responses. I haven't done any high ISO shots yet but will try to take some this week and post for review.

It's good to see there are other non C&N folks here!

John