Cameras from $450
• Olympus E410 ($450)
• Canon EOS 350D ($450)
• Canon EOS 400D ($500)
• Nikon D40 ($500)
• Pentax K100D ($550)
• Sigma SD14 ($600)
• Sony Alpha A200 ($600) 		Cameras from $650
• Olympus E510 ($650)
• Nikon D60 ($700)
• Sony Alpha A350 ($700)
• Nikon D80 ($750)
• Pentax K200D ($750)
• Canon EOS 30D ($800)
• Canon EOS 450D ($800) 		Cameras from $1050
• Panasonic DMC L10 ($1050)
• Pentax K20D ($1100)
• Canon EOS 40D ($1100)
• Sony Alpha A700 ($1400)
• Olympus E3 ($1500)
• Nikon D300 ($1800)
• Nikon D3 ($5000)

Pentax K100D

(The Pentax K100D currently typically sells for less than $550)

Pentax K100D is a 6-megapixel entry-level camera aimed at newcomers to digital SLR photography. Pentax K100D is the successor of the Pentax *ist DS2.

The K refers to the beginnings of the Pentax K-bayonet, which marks its 30th anniversary this year. This model is a very small DSLR camera, featuring an attractive, solid housing and a 2.5-inch monitor on the back. It uses Secure Digital flash memory cards to store the images.

The Pentax K100D certainly seems to offer true value for money, so add it to your to-check-out list if you’re in the market for an entry-level digital SLR! Get more »

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Pentax K20D

(The Pentax K20D currently typically sells for less than $1100)

A 2008 New Year’s baby, the K20D came tightly wrapped and is an upgrade of the already-popular K10D. The K20D comes with a bucket-full of megapixels (14.6, to be exact), a 2.7 inch screen and the ever-popular Live View mode, which allows you to use the LCD screen as a viewfinder. Very flash.

Talking about flash, the K20D also finally gets a PC lead socket, which means it is a lot more useful for photographing in studio. Nifty stuff.

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Pentax K200D

(The Pentax K200D currently typically sells for less than $750)

If the 20D and 200D were pandas, they’d be fraternal twins - both made their debut in January 2008. The K200 is the K100’s replacement, and it has already made quite a splash in the DSLR marketplace.

Aimed at the entry-level market, the K200D has a few cool tricks up its sleeve, including dust- and some weather proofing (i.e. don’t stand in the rain for hours, but it can take a splash here and there).

The 10 megapixel sensor is petty decent, and the camera has image stabilisation built into the sensor-level, which means that all lenses become IS lenses as soon as you attach them to the camera. Get more »

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