I bought a K-S1 body via Amazon as it was a good price, Have settled in well with it and it didn't take me long to re-learn the controls after using a K100D Super for some years now. That 20MP sensor is a stunner too.

After the purchase I read as many reviews as I could find and I don't agree any of the negative comments e.g. manul/auto focus switch easily operated in error, main control wheel too stiff , finger grip too small... and so on. I've had no problems at all.



My only negative comment (and it could be me, not the camera) is that I was out shooting last weekend the sky was very overcast. I was using a manual lens, guessing the exposure, taking a quick test shot and then tweaking settings where necessary after reviewing the images on the rear screen (with it set to show overexposed highlights). Even though I thought I had done OK, when I viewed the images back home with Photoshop, I see many of the pics are still a bit overexposed. I'll allow for that in the future and cut the exposure back a tad.

Derek

Thanks for the welcome messages. Having some work done on the house right now (it's murder here) but when the dust has literally settled I'll try and join in with the fun

Hi, I'm Derek. Been a Pentax user since 1997 with my Pentax P30T SLR. Went digital in 2007 with a K100D Super DSLR. A few weeks ago I moved upmarket with a new K-S1, which I am so pleased with. I thought it was time I joined the Penatx communtiy; I'm looking forward to contributing.