Pentax review

diroga · 11-09-2006, 02:30 AM

this camera is for sale for $170. is it worth it? i have no set buget for a camera, under $300 i guess if i have to name a limit. i just want to take pictures and print off medium size pictures, nothing greater than 8 X 10. yes i no nothing about cameras

soccerdude · 11-09-2006, 02:44 AM

If I looked correctly, this camera has 7.1 mega-pixels. It will print bigger sizes then 8x10 but if it is that price, it is well worth it.

There is only 2 things I would add on which is a bigger memory card because when you first buy a digital camera, they usually come with a 16mb memory card. I would get at least a 128mb like this you can take more pictures.

Another thing is to get rechargeable batteries because sometimes digital cameras kill normal batteries very fast.

Hope this helps

**The_Other_One** · 11-09-2006, 02:59 AM

Specs look ok...but I doubt the pictures would be wonderful. Pentax has never been a very high-end camera. I'd say find some sample photos and compare with some similarly priced cameras.

Burgerbob · 11-09-2006, 03:15 AM

They used to be great, i have an old '75 Asahi Spotmatic with an 800mm telephoto that rules the 35mm roost, but i dont know about their digitals.

diroga · 11-09-2006, 06:58 AM

it was on qvc and its kinda hard to tell the picture quality because it was on TV. they say its good especaily at such a low price!

**The_Other_One** · 11-09-2006, 07:25 AM

I found the camera elsewhere for $160, so it's not like $170's an amazing deal for the camera. However, I can't find a single review or set of sample photos. I wouldn't get it without being able to test it, or finding some unbiased pictures from it.

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diroga Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,USA Posts: 846	Pentax review this camera is for sale for $170. is it worth it? i have no set buget for a camera, under $300 i guess if i have to name a limit. i just want to take pictures and print off medium size pictures, nothing greater than 8 X 10. yes i no nothing about cameras __________________ All removed by apj101 as related to hacking which is against forum rules apj101 didn't read them ...

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	Specs look ok...but I doubt the pictures would be wonderful. Pentax has never been a very high-end camera. I'd say find some sample photos and compare with some similarly priced cameras. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,480	They used to be great, i have an old '75 Asahi Spotmatic with an 800mm telephoto that rules the 35mm roost, but i dont know about their digitals. __________________ Family Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Barcelona) 2048Mb Ballistix, ASUS M2N-E 2X160gb WD SATA HDDs, eVGA GeForce 6800XT Sunbeam Clear (pink, long story) Acrylic case Hanns-G 19in 5ms

11-09-2006, 06:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
diroga Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,USA Posts: 846	it was on qvc and its kinda hard to tell the picture quality because it was on TV. they say its good especaily at such a low price! __________________ All removed by apj101 as related to hacking which is against forum rules apj101 didn't read them ...

11-09-2006, 07:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	I found the camera elsewhere for $160, so it's not like $170's an amazing deal for the camera. However, I can't find a single review or set of sample photos. I wouldn't get it without being able to test it, or finding some unbiased pictures from it. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

11-09-2006, 02:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
soccerdude Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 808	If I looked correctly, this camera has 7.1 mega-pixels. It will print bigger sizes then 8x10 but if it is that price, it is well worth it. There is only 2 things I would add on which is a bigger memory card because when you first buy a digital camera, they usually come with a 16mb memory card. I would get at least a 128mb like this you can take more pictures. Another thing is to get rechargeable batteries because sometimes digital cameras kill normal batteries very fast. Hope this helps

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