K200 vs D60

nathanever82 · 2008-11-10T10:24:25+0000

Hello there! The other day a good friend of mine asked me for some advice on buying an entry level dslr, and I was immediately eager to help him! Wanting to be non-brand-biased, I immediately thought of the nikon D60, not because of the (good) reviews, but mainly because of the ease of use, and in-camera Jpeg results, and the general availability of nikon cameras. Obviously I also looked at the Pentax counterparts that we all know very well by now; I was incredibly surprised at the specs of the new K-m for example. And obviously I was positively impressed by the K200 - which is definitely a step ahead in the market and costs even less than the d60. I decided to go to Chiswick camera centre (I've heard that Chris at SRS is ON VACATION until monday...) where I knew I could find all the pentax bodies, and the nikon as well; I wanted my friend to feel the camera with his own hands, and choose the one that he felt was better. Andy, the manager of the shop, gave us some very very valuable advice, and was incredibly nice and welcoming; my friend ended up choosing the Pentax K200, mainly because of the useful top plate screen, availability of lenses, good in camera RAW developer, and mainly, toughness of the body and the great feel one has whilst handling such a beautiful object. In the end I was really pleased with his choice, and quite surprised that he actually went for the Pentax without any biased view and advice. This saturday I was, once again, very proud of my Pentax kit, and this is a great great feeling. Hugs to all! Nathan p.s. Sorry if you found the little story stupid, I wanted to share it with you because recently i've tried too many D700's and they hurt me quite badly....

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hefty1 hefty1

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 15:23 Link

Be careful! The K2000 is also known as the K-m and it's only just been released. The thing is, in Europe and Asia you should see it badged as a "K-m", if the one you saw was badged as a "K2000" then it was almost certainly destined for the North American market.

Although the cameras are identical in all but name, if the one you saw was a grey import then you may find that any manufacturer warranty is invalid.

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ajex ajex

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 15:33 Link

@hefty1

It was indeed marked as k-m though on the web I found it referred as K2000 and hence refered it the same..

thanks for your concern...

cheers

Aj

hefty1 hefty1

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 15:40 Link

That's OK then.

They really are very new so you'll struggle to find many hands-on reviews so far, but a pre-production preview can be found over at DPR which goes through all the various features.

If you buy it let us know - I think you'll probably be the first on this forum!

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terje-l terje-l

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 15:46 Link

But it does not have all the functionalities as the K200D...

Best regards
Terry

K20D, Optio I10, DA 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 AL II, A 1:1.7/50, D FA 1:2.8/100 Macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Pentax AF 360FGZ

Mike-P Mike-P

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 15:49 Link

It does however apparently have faster autofocus than any Pentax DSLR .. and is going to be the "in" camera of 2009.

Says Pentax Hopefully.

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Daniel Bridge Daniel Bridge

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 18:28 Link

From that DPReview preview it looks like it only has a digital preview function, not an optical DOF preview. Could be wrong though.

Sorry for all the 'previews'!

Dan

K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...

ajex ajex

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 19:15 Link

Not having a Optical DOF preview is a serious disadvantage...

may be I should stick with k200d choice and order one pronto

Thanks Daniel...

R

Ajex

Daniel Bridge wrote:
From that DPReview preview it looks like it only has a digital preview function, not an optical DOF preview. Could be wrong though.

Sorry for all the 'previews'!

Dan

Daniel Bridge Daniel Bridge

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 19:23 Link

...but I could be wrong! Just make sure you check it out. It's definitely something I wouldn't want to be without.

I think I would go for (out of the two) the K200D, as I like bigger cameras and you can get a grip for this model. This deal just looks unbeatable to me.

Dan

K-3, a macro lens and a DA*300mm...

ajex ajex

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 19:57 Link

@daniel and all..

Thanks..

How about this offer from RGB tech

http://www.rgb-tech.co.uk/product/1583

Are they any good???

cheers

Ajex

nilescrane nilescrane

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 20:17 Link

hefty1 wrote:

If you buy it let us know - I think you'll probably be the first on this forum!

Too late . We've had our K-m for a couple of weeks, as mentioned in another thread. The DoF preview is digital only. It's a nice camera and would take good pictures, if only my partner and I were decent photographers

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Edited by nilescrane: 18/11/2008 - 20:18

ajex ajex

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 20:52 Link

Hi,

K200d .....

Has any one else faced this problem reported by one user on dp review..

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinion_text.asp?prodkey=pentax_k200d&opini...

cheers

Ajex

Edited by ajex: 18/11/2008 - 21:01

Mannesty Mannesty

7650 posts
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Totana,
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Posted 18/11/2008 - 22:23 Link

ajex wrote:
Hi,

K200d .....

Has any one else faced this problem reported by one user on dp review..

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinion_text.asp?prodkey=pentax_k200d&opini...

cheers

Ajex

Enlighten us. What problem?

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terje-l terje-l

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Posted 18/11/2008 - 22:49 Link

The reviewer says he cannot read Pentax' RAW format in Lightroom. Well, I have no problems reading PEF in Photoshop Elements 6.

He also states the autofocus has problems in certain light conditions. All it takes, really, is a contrasty part to focus on. Easily done with some practice, imho.

All in all, I found the review rather positive for the K200D.

Best regards
Terry

K20D, Optio I10, DA 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 AL II, A 1:1.7/50, D FA 1:2.8/100 Macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Pentax AF 360FGZ

Anvh Anvh

10412 posts
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Posted 19/11/2008 - 03:01 Link

I had no problems with the Pentax RAW (PEF) from the K10D in lightroom 1 & 2
There aren't to my knowledge diferent versions of the PEF format so PEF from K200D should work with it. It seems there was a problem that it didn't supported the K200D and K20D when it was just new link Shouldn't be a problem any more

Stefan

K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ

ajex ajex

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Posted 19/11/2008 - 06:37 Link

ajex wrote:
@daniel and all..

Thanks Anvh and Terhe-I..

The decision is made..

Daniel and all,

How about this offer from RGB tech,its the cheapest as per camera price buster

http://www.rgb-tech.co.uk/product/1583

Are they any good???

cheers

Ajex

Edited by ajex: 19/11/2008 - 06:39

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