First hands on with Pentax K20D, K200D
- January 23rd, 2008
- 5 Comments
The wait is officially over, folks. Today marks a new chapter for Pentax and the big boys better pay attention. The K10D and K100D Super are being replaced today with the K20D and K200D. There have been significant changes from previous models and I think many will be surprised.
The K20D is now equipped with a newly designed CMOS sensor with 14.6 effective megapixels. Other notable upgrades include a 2.7-inch LCD with adjustable brightness and Live View. The LCD is wide-view, which means you can view images approximately 160 degrees both vertically and horizontally to take full advantage of Live View. The dust reduction system now features a Dust Alert function that knows exactly where a particle of dust is so you know what to clean. The body is now fully weather-resistant and dust-proof. The enlarged CMOS sensor is now super sensitive and can reach up to 6400 in expanded ISO mode. The K20D is now equipped with the Pentax-original PRIME (Pentax Real IMage Engine), which ensures you get true-to-life images. The PRIME’s memory is taken care of via DDR2 so everything is pretty quick.
The K200D sees a bump from 6-megapixels to 10.2-megapixels. The 2.7-inch LCD has also been added and the shutter is noticeably more quiet than the K100D. The body is also a little bit bigger, but I thought it was much more comfortable to hold.
Both are vast improvements over previous models and I could go into more detail, but I think the hardcore will benefit more by me posting the spec sheets for both.
Tobias (Who am I?)
8 months ago
And guess what I just bought a month ago?
yes, I bought a K100D super. And I guess the k200 will be in the same price-range.
Ooh well, it takes most stuff ages to reach Europe anyway.
dwalk51 (Who am I?)
8 months ago
Shut the fuck up about all things PMA! This is a gadget blog, if I wanted to know every fucking camera being released at PMA, then I’d read a fucking camera blog!
2nd
dwalk666 (Who am I?)
8 months ago
@dwalk51, get up on the wrong side of boy friends balls or something?
Relax dude. If you don’t like the topic - press fast forward and move on to something else.
dwalk51 (Who am I?)
8 months ago
I would if every other goddamn topic was PMA.
Its just like how some people didn’t like all the iPhone craze when it went around. So some GOOD blogs made iphone-free versions of their blogs so that people could live in peace.
I for one DID like the iPhone craze, but I didn’t complain that others didn’t. So it would be nice if Peter Ha could fucking relax himself with his PMA orgasm that he has going on. Thats all I’m saying dude.
Pentax K20D (Who am I?)
8 months ago
Great cameras :)
Go Pentax, go Pentax, go!