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Pentax-K20D

Pentax - K20D Review

Price (MSRP): $1299
Megapixel: 14.6
Type: Digital SLR
Submitted by: Reviewer from cumberland, RI
Date Reviewed: 2/28/2009
Months Owned: 6-11
Photos Taken: 2500+
Skill Level: Advanced amateur

What's Hot: Great sensor with high degree of user control of High ISO nosie reduction,nice Shake Reduction and a plethora of old and new lense to mount,awesome!

What's Not: No Complaints

Review: Fantastic image quality in a beautifully built camera. ISO to 1600 excellent,Shake Reduction in body does more than advertised,Choice old old andnew lenses is amazing with the great Pentax primes leading the pack,Weather sealing gives you tremendous confidence when in bad weather,14.6 MP sensor provides tremendous cropping power of images shot , full resolution,A real treasure of a camera which just gets better and better as you use it more.

Overall Ratings
Overall quality
10
Ease of use
9
Fit and finish
10
Click-to-click speed
8
Display quality
9
Flash quality
8
Image quality
10
Overall value
10
RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST

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