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The Pentax K2000 was conceived as an entry level digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera, targeted at consumers wishing to make the jump from digital point-n-shoots to more serious photography. but don’t let its price leader status turn you off. It’s got a lot to offer for a price leader camera. The most obvious corner Pentax cut in the design was to eliminate the top LCD screen and move its functions to the color display on the back. Functionally, this makes little difference other than battery life is significantly shortened. This camera absolutely eats alkaline and rechargeable nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries! As with many digital cameras, lithium batteries give the best results. For rechargeables, Sanyo Eneloops are the best choice and will quickly pay for themselves, compared with the cost of disposable batteries. Speaking of batteries, one of the camera’s most unfortunate design aspects is that accepts only AA batteries, whereas many other Pentax DSLRs will accept either four AA or two CR-V3 batteries. The latter, while more expensive, offer superior performance and longer life, compared to the less expensive and more common AA cells. The camera body is lightweight and fits nicely in the hands with most of the controls easily accessible. Like most DSLR cameras, framing and focusing takes place through a traditional viewfinder, not on the rear screen. The screen is used only to review images and adjust camera settings. While those more accustomed to point-n-shoot DSLRs may find this awkward at first, it does have several advantages that users of traditional cameras will appreciate. Focusing directly through the lens gives a much clearer view of the image. Users who wear glasses can compensate for their prescription with the sliding diopter adjustment above the viewfinder, although one may need to remove the rubber eye cup to access it more easily. The camera’s performance is pretty impressive with 10 megapixels resolution and a very fast shutter, a feature that point-n-shoot users, accustomed to the shutter lag of less expensive cameras, will immediately enjoy. The image quality of the K2000--or any digital or film SLR--is only as good as the lens attached to it. The good news is there is a vast variety of Pentax and third party lenses available for this camera with prices ranging from just a few dollars on into the hundreds. Almost any manual or autofocus lens for Pentax film or digital SLR camera will fit the K2000. This is a great boon to those who are upgrading from a Pentax 35mm SLR camera and already have a collection of compatible lenses. While the K2000 isn’t exactly a professional grade camera, it’s great starting point for those graduating from a 35mm SLR or a digital point-n-shoot camera. It’s easy to use, granting with both manual and automatic settings that grant the user as much or as little control as desired.Read full review
I love this camera. It was my first digital camera, stepping up from a film SLR. Lens compatibility with with the lens for my film cameras (K1000, ME-Super) was a major factor in my decision but now that I have the camera, I am even happier with it. If you are stepping up from a basic point and shoot camera: Buy this camera in a kit with a zoom lens. The camera will do everything your current camera does, only better. You can take your time learning all the functions and choices you have with this camera and not miss out on any shots in the interim. If you are stepping up from a Pentax film SLR camera: Your lenses will work just as they did on your film camera. The learning curve is not as steep as you'd expect. You won't have many of the fully automatic functions available with your old lenses but you won't miss them because you aren't used to having them. I started shooting with the digital camera the first day it arrived. If you are stepping up from another brand of SLR or digital SLR camera: Pentax is the finest quality you can get. They don't spend tons of money on advertising so the prices are more reasonable. Full compatibility with old lenses means you can pick up used lenses relatively inexpensively. You'll find that the Pentax cameras are better designed to fit in your hand. The shake-reduction technology on this camera is sensational and unmatched in other manufacturer's brands. Once you try a Pentax, you'll never look back to those other brands.Read full review
These are good cameras for the money, often avaiable at a bargain price compared to Nikon, Canon and Sony. I've seen MSN reports about thing to never by used and cameras and lens are on the list, but I WHOLE HEARTY DISAGREE WITH THIS!!! If you by anything used or refurbished, do you homework on the product model and brand that you are considering, there are numerous online sources for cameras; dpreview.com , stevesdigicams.com, cnet.com. Small sights might have a more unbiased review, larger sights always consider sponsorship, it may or may not reflect favoritism in the ratings. Nowadays just about ANY DSLR will take better pictures than MOST compacts or simple point and shoot digital cameras. Some exceptions are in the $350+ range, but there you are bordering on DSLR prices. A DLSR will usually require at minimum one 28-200/300mm zoom lens or a set of two lens 18-55/80mm, 50/70-200/300mm for good overall coverage of both wide and telephoto images. On DSLR its important to get a good low side wide angle lens, since most DSLR cameras have a magnifier value associated with there lens. On the Pentax K2000/K100D/K110D it is a factor of x1.5 so a 18mm lens becomes a 27mm lens and 300mm lens becomes a whooping 450mm zoom lens (other cameras like Nikon, Cannon, Sony can range from x1.3 to x1.6 so they are not immune to the same phenomena - it is a factor of the CCD sensor size being smaller than a 35mm film frame). If you shoot wildlife or other subjects at distance this can be a real plus over 35mm film camera. But if you are a fashion photo type this can be a issue under some but NOT most shooting situations (the ideal portrait lens has always been considered around 75-90mm, on a digital this is a 50-60mm lens). Landscape photos often have to take in wide expanses or shoot in cramped quarters indoors so every bit of a wide lens can be very important at one time or another when shooting this type of image. A bit more challenging for the digital photographer. With the 2 lens kit mentioned the Pentax camera does quite well in a variety of scenes. But more important than that is that it has a larger CCD sensor (often referred to as APS size C) than most point and shoot digitals which equates to lower NOISE and higher ISO settings that give better photos in lower light conditions, truer color linearity (wider dynamic range). UNIQUE to all three Pentax units mentioned are some in camera features beyond what I have experienced in Sony, Canon and Nikon. Pentax goes well beyond that with 14 color filter effects + b/w + sepia + soft + wide/tall options that let you do a quick edit and save in camera making the images ready for instant printing. This just might save a short or two for you that looks to plan or where the white balance just was not right where you wanted due to multiple light sources (None of the others cameras I have owned went that far with options without a lot of PC editing). About PC editing, Nikon charges EXTAR $200+ for their advanced software, Canon bundles a basic viewer but no real editing tools, PENTAX gives you BOTH an excellent viewer which gives lens and camera settings data, PLUS a full editing program for RAW image processing at NO ADDITIONAL COST. Nikon glass has always been KING, Pentax has as nearly long a heritage as Nikon starting with ASAHI Camera Co. Pentax responsible for line of great glass, both manual and auto focus that still work with the digital line of cameras costing less $$$Read full review
I decided to purchase the pentax K2000 kit because it had everything I wanted and all that I needed as an entry level DSLR camera. Out of the box, assembled and comfortably using this camera within an hour and probably could have been quicker if I was familiar with this type of camera. I previously used a Sony digital camera which I dearly love but without changeable lenses it is limited and I want to learn how to better enjoy photography as I travel. Also I was looking for a better quality of portrait for family pictures. By experimenting with lens combinations and settings I have already taken better quality and more vibrant photos than ever before. I highly recommend this camera, especially with the telephoto lens and wide angle adapter lens, for anyone wanting to begin learning photography with a DSLR.Read full review
This is my first DSLR but I have been useing prosumer digitals for the last 3 years so I can only compare the k2000 to them First thing I noticed is the camera is bigger then I expected I had read the reviews talking about how small the k2000 is but it dwarfs the fuji and kodak that I have been using it also feels sturdy heavier then I expected but well balanced and shot to shot time is fast very fast compared to what I'm use to picture quality is beyond anything my prosumer cameras can produce and its more then just the MP this camera has been replaced by the k-x so there should be some great deals out there on the k2000 if you find one buy it its a great camera if your upgrading from a p and s you wont be disappointed or if your a pentax dslr user that wants a back up body that you cam carry into bad situations and not risk your expensive bodyRead full review