Comments on: Pentax K10D

By: Bob M

Bob M — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:37:27 +0000

Kelly,
Thanks for the tip. I’ll give it a try.

By: kelly

kelly — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:56:50 +0000

I dunno if this is helpful for you, Bob:

Press your (while in auto-focus mode) button halfway down. Then switch to manual mode, recompose (zoom and centre) without moving your camera. Shoot. This is the way my bro thought me to use the MANUAL mode.

By: Bob M

Bob M — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:06:39 +0000

I own a K10D. Love(d) it for the first few weeks. Now I’m trying to shoot action sports in an ice hockey rink without a flash. My original setting was the “automatic setting of TAV”. Can someone tell me what manual setting is recommended? I’m having no luck other than getting “black pic’s” with no image.

By: Satadru Sen

Satadru Sen — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:27:32 +0000

I’ve almost decided to buy the Pentax K10D, although I also considered the Nikon D80 very seriously. I’m leaning towards the Pentax because of the (i) dust protection, (ii) image stabilization, and (iii) price difference, which becomes significant if you have to buy VR lenses for the Nikon. Besides, I’ve had Pentax SLRs before and liked them. I’ve read some negative things about the K10D’s speed (hunting in the AF and slow writing?), but since I don’t do any sports photography this is probably not a big problem for me. I do mostly landscape and urban/abstract. Would you say I’m making the right decision, or should I suck it up and buy the Nikon?

By: John H

John H — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:05:36 +0000

Hi Scotty,

The image ’sharpness’ issue is really a matter of personal taste. With the setting adjusted properly, JPEGs from the K10D are indistinguishable from the Nikon D80. The default settings of the camera do tend to give a softer, film-like impression. On screen magnification will reveal this, but often, these digitally sharpened images do not print well. The chip on these cameras are virtually identical and the Pentax lenses are superb. You will enjoy it if you buy it. You will also like the D80 or D200. You may miss the image stabilization feature of the K10D and I think that is far more important than the in-camera digital processing IMHO.

By: scotty

scotty — Tue, 15 May 2007 15:22:28 +0000

I am a buyer considering the purchase of the Pentax k10d. However after having read several reviews which say it’s image sharpness is less than it’s competitors I hesitate to make the buy. Sure, using photoshop makes it possible to correct this short-coming but I want to spent my time taking pictures, not sitting in front of my Mac.