Pentax K20d Camera

meaning that, what other brands would measure equal with this camera?
including features, lens qualties, and durability.
and which would give me the most for the least amount of money?
i need this camera for photography school and they require that it has to have a maximum f-stop of 2.8

Quote "which would give me the most for the least amount of money?"

You've already found it, cheapest high quality system by far. Image Stabilization built into the camera, so every lens is Stabilized at no extra cost, massive range of quality lenses, compatable with lenses made since 1974, durability, its the only weatherproofed camera at that price, though you need DA* lenses for them to be weatherproof too. Good build quality. The brightest viewfinder. All the functions you will ever need no matter what the course throws at you. Controls for all the adjustments - no need to go into menus to set aperture, shutter speed, metering mode, exposure compensation, focus mode, live view, bracketing. Just two presses of the Fn button will set white balance, ISO, timer and single or multiple frame.

In short its the quickest camera to change settings on without even taking your eye from the viewfinder, with a little practice, they're a joy to use.

Chris

2009-02-07 17:41:41 by Jordan I

www.microglobe.co.uk PENTAX K20D With 14.6 megapixels, it's the highest in its class The PENTAX K20D digital SLR offers advanced photo ...

I love this camera
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14.6 Megapixels! I need to know which lens is best suited for this camera? I have searched everywhere and most companies don't include lenses with this camera. why is that?

Hey,

Lenses are specific to your needs.
What do you want to take pictures of? Wildlife, sports, portraits? Also, how much do you want to pay?
Browse the link to Pentax USA to see which lenses you need.
The standard setup includes a 18-55mm and a 50-200mm lens. Look at www.bhphotovideo.com for standard pricing.

Hope this helps.

2008-02-28 16:20:22 by Patrick D

I'm thinking about getting the Pentax K20D but I want a camera that can take good action shots. How many fps can the K20D take?

Unless you're getting a secondhand, the K20D is no longer available. Your choices are the K2000, the entry-level version which is fast disappearing, the K-x, the mid-level version in different colors, and the K7, the high-end version.

The K-x has 4.7 fps, a maximum shutter speed of 1/6000s, and a maximum ISO of 6400 enough to capture a Ferrari F1 race car which is also in a similar red hue.

2009-12-16 18:06:37 by Haley

Price: $19.95

I have several questions concerning the Pentax K20D camera when in comparison with others. Is the K20D's auto focus quicker than the K200D? If not that big of a difference, Would it be smarter to save about 250-300 USD to get the K200D instead of the K20D? Also leave aside the video capabilities of the Nikon D5000 and the Canon Rebel T1i. Which one would you prefer, the K20D, D5000, or T1i and why?

Sorry for all these questions. I am a noob and wants a DSLR. I am serious about photography as a hobby. So the amount of knowledge I will have to learn does not matter (Damn right! Throw it at me). Therefore buying a cheap noob-friendly DSLR would be a waste of money because upgrade means losing money.

I've been doing quite a bit of research and it seems like the K20D and K200D has slower AF than it's competitors but at the same time compensates this by having a better body than it's competitors. I want to take pictures of cars and tennis. The Continuous shooting doesn't really bother me much. How long do you think it will be before the K-7 drops in price after its release and by how much?

I would be happy to jump to a professional level DSLR and struggle to use it if I had the money, because in the end I'll eventually know how to use it. So there's no point in buying a lower model DSLR when I am willing to spend the cash to buy the better DSLR. So I would rather try to buy the most capable DSLR with its basic lenses kit available for my budget of just under 900 USD. So suggestions?
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Here they are side by side

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_ post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=n ikon_d5000%2Cpentax_k20d%2Cpentax_k200d% 2Cpentax_k7%2Ccanon_eos500d&show=all

My advice is the Pentax K20 read the Owners opinions and then make up your mind.

If you use the new DA* Pentax lenses you get a much faster HSM auto focus than using the internal motor, focus speed really does depend on the lens you fit not all lenses need auto focus at all, lenses such as macro with their small depth of field are usually best manually focused, then the brighter pentaprism (as opposed to the dimmer pentamirror) viewfinder comes into its own. On the new K7 it's the only camera offering a 100% view.

Having Image Stabilisation built into the camera is a big plus, it works with any lens fitted even a 40 year old K mount lens available for peanuts on eBay.

Chris

2009-06-28 03:43:34 by DD

Im just getting started in photography and I chose this camera for lots of reasons over the other leading brands. I would love any tips or advice from others that own this camera. thanks in advance...

If you want to use older lenses you need to set a function in the custom menu to allow the aperture ring on the lens to be read by the camera's metering system.

For some strange reason Pentax designed a system that will use any K mount lens ever made, then made the default factory setting to disable them. weill also use screw mount lenses with an adaptor.

http://digital-photography.suite101.com/ article.cfm/old_lenses_on_digital_camera s


The K20D does not have scene modes, but rather some interesting combinations of semiautomatic ISO operation

http://photography-techniques.suite101.c om/article.cfm/combined_shutter_and_aper ture_priority_mode_tav

2009-10-20 21:25:12 by NICKIE D