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.
Digital Camera HQ:
“An improved dust-proof and water-resistant construction ensures that the camera stays clean and functional under even the toughest conditions”. (full review)
PopPhoto.com:
“The controls are easy to reach and master, and menus are even clearer on the 2.7-inch screen, with its wide viewing angle and 230,000-dot resolution”. (full review)
ephotozine:
“Would it have been too difficult to fit a 3-inch screen? Then they could have given it a better pixel count than 230,000, keeping it in line with the newer DSLRs from other manufacturers”. (full review)
infoSync World:
“One of the more interesting features [of the K20D’s] live view LCD is the viewfinder’s 4x to 8x digital zoom - when framing a shot with an LCD viewfinder it can be extremely convenient. And because the zoom is strictly on the viewfinder, the image quality is not degraded”. (full review)
DPReview:
“The Pentax K20D is the first DSLR we’ve encountered that offers the ability to adjust the representation of color on its screen, allowing the user to calibrate the screen to more accurately reflect the output or the user’s tastes”. (news story)
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