What's your favourite Pentax DSLR?

Only had 2 k5 and kr , actually use the kr more think i like the weight and size ,feel and simpleness better the k5 feels heavier and to be honest got things on it i will never use , such has the top lcd i never look at it for some reason k30 looks very interesting agree with John kr a cracking little camera

I think it's very useable up to 32000


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Impressive low noise levels indeed, is the second one a self portrait?

K-m, K-x , K-r, small increments of change for me but each one slightly better for my mainly wildlife photography. I will inevitably get the K-30 or K-5 in the next year but I might have stuck with the K-r if it wasn't for the clearly superior bird shots I have seen with the K-5. (Or maybe it was just the lens .... :wink

I would love to say K5, but having had 2 and sent them back, I am having a hard time convincing my Canikon friends that the K5 is so good... The short time I had them I was blown away (except for the manufacturing faults..)

My K200D is wonderful except for its low light performance.. and now for the fact that my wife has taken ownership of it.

(sorry, feeling a bit depressed that I do not have a camera at the moment - very difficult breathing; find myself close to tears much of the time!)

Sorry, missed this one, I was out taking photos in the rain with my K7 and 18-135 WR lens !

My K7, I had the K10 before it and that was my favourite camera when I had it!

This says it all for me, though I preferred the Z-1P to the Super A (all a matter of taste). As far as DSLRs go, I have owned only the *ist D, K-7 and K-5, and loved them all. The K-5 is definitely my favourite, it has a sort of undefinable quality - call it character, if you like, but I have a sneaky feeling that my all-time favourite will be whatever replaces the K-5 in Pentax's line-up.

I think it's very useable up to 32000



Nice photographs! Apropos the second one, I see you've met my mother-in-law.

(j/k - my M-i-L is great!)

K-5

- why?

Weather resistance, low light performance, size and tec spec, ease of use, flexiblity offered by range of exposure modes and customisable adjustments, excellent viewfinder, 3" back lcd, shake reduction, HDR, and it somehow compensates for my limited photographic skills. (Just comparing it with my daughters lovely *ist D).

But for all that, I miss the beautiful simplicity of my first Pentax - the excellent MX.

the cameras I have owned......

*ist D, *ist DL, K10D, K20D, D3, K-5

No prizes for gussing which one is the most capable.... but whereas the K10D gave me a glow when I bought it I get on much better with the K20D, if there is a choice between the K20D and K-5 to be made I'd go for the K-5, it is a joy to use...

It's like my 3 most recent cars....a 17 year old battered Saab 99 (carburettor model) with 90k on the clock and a bottom end that threatened to explode, a brand new 2003 Saab 9-3 Aero with 210 PS turbo power, sleek good looks and amazing performance or a luxurious 2009 Saab 9-5 Aero with 260PS and all the toys.. the 9-3 being more modern would have been the best, but the 99 (in my favourite 4-door form, in silver) is by far and away the favourite....

Challenging question! Loved the K10 which is still in the family. I preferred it to the K20 which now plays second fiddle to the K5 and with a DA*300 I reckon it`s wicked value and quality.

I own a Kr, then picked up a K200D from the forum for the WR and it has been superb - in fact it edges the Kr for me.

That said however, I am now selling the K200D in favour of a K7 - and I hope that is the right decision.

Keeping the Kr for its low-light performance, but all in all it is also a great camera.

I have owned a K200D since 2009, but occasionally use a K-X and a K-R which belong to my sister, and have tried a K-7 for a week. In my opinion the K200D is the best of the lot - everything seems to be in the right place, and the results are great - especially with the original 18 - 55mm kit lens. Whether I got lucky with that one I don't know, but it's far superior to the later MkII lens which I also have. Contrary to the earlier poster, I use my top LCD all the time! 20,000+ activations in, and still performing as new, it's the K200D for me!

The next model...

i 'only' have a k100 and k200

out of those, the k100 is my favourite, although lacks some features and has a sensor that atracts dust from the moon. there is something about the photos from the k100, they just seem so 'clear'.

anyway, i'd love a new model, but i just don't have any money.