Imaging Resources have done a review of the Pentax K100D and like it for its Shake Reduction, its intuitive interface and its lens kit and the available lens accessories. However they were not impressed by the Tungsten white balance settings and images often turned up with strong shades of yellow. The AF light also failed to impress them.

The new Pentax DSLR is a throwback to the iconic K series of SLRS in the late seventies and in fact is compatible with a whole gamut of Pentax lenses like PENTAX K-, KA-, KAF- and KAF2-mount lenses; screw-mount lenses (with an adapter); and 645- and 67-system lenses (with an adapter). It includes a 2.5 inch LCD which sports a wide-view design and features a 23.5mm x 15.7mm CCD image sensor which is capable of 6.1 resolutions and also includes a penta-mirror viewfinder. The K100D has the highest auto sensitivity setting in its class, an impressive ISO 3200 and picture modes include old time favorites like Portrait, Landscape and Macro

In the end the website writes “As I mentioned at the beginning, the Pentax K100D was enjoyable to use. It looks great, handles well, and delivers images that exceed what I have seen from the company’s other digital SLRs. The included lens is very good, and the available accessory lenses are terribly cool. Tungsten white balance, unfortunately, doesn’t cut it as well as it should. Our lab test results show the same problem as my own extensive informal shooting reveals: the K100D just can’t compensate for Tungsten lighting, delivering extremely yellow images. Flash does fix it, so if you’re happy carrying a big bounce flash, or dealing with the specular highlights often generated by direct flash, it’s not a big deal. For serious indoor photography, controlling the light is arguably the way to go, so I do recommend purchase of a hot shoe-mounted flash.

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