Abstract: Particularly at ISO 200, the *ist D is capable of producing superlative image quality, with exceptional clarity, a wide tonal range, attractive skin tones, and great color fidelity. Resolution is high, about average for a 6-Mp SLR camera. Under close examination, my 8.5x11” ink jet prints are outstanding in all respects while 11x16.5” prints from TIFF or raw images are also impressive when viewed from a typical (greater) distance....
Abstract: In a d-SLR field that\\\'s becoming increasingly crowded, the Pentax *ist D holds its own quite nicely. With \\\"street\\\" prices hovering around $1250 as of this writing in late March, 2004, it faces some very stiff competition from the less-expensive Canon Digital Rebel and the newly announced Nikon D70, but for anyone owning a complement of Pentax K-mount lenses, the *ist D is a camera that offers pretty much anything you might want from a d-SLR. I liked its color rendition, found its metering to generally be more accurate than most (albeit with a slight bias toward overexposure), and felt that a number of its user-interface and exposures were unusually well thought-out. It also has a very nice \\\"feel\\\" in the hand, with excellent build quality and a pleasant heft. - All in the most compact body of any d-SLR out there. Image noise up to about ISO 800 is also lower than average. On the down side, its images straight from the camera are rather soft, requirin...
Good tonal balance, average resolution, low in-camera sharpening, Good metering, very little need for exposure compensation, No sharpening artifacts, virtually no moiré artifacts, Low noise up to ISO 800, slightly higher than the competition after that, V...
Soft appearance to images, converted RAW images are sharper, Continuous shooting not as fast as competition, image buffer also smaller, No histogram on record review (immediately after shot), Image parameters dont offer enough latitude of adjustment, Awkw...
Pentax has clearly left their earlier digital SLR false start behind them, the *ist D is a capable digital SLR which can stand shoulder to shoulder with the longer established names in the digital SLRs world without compromise. The cameras compact s...
Abstract: The PENTAX *ist D digital SLR camera combines a high-performance, APS-sized 6.1 effective megapixel CCD image sensor, Pentax K lens mount, pentaprism viewfinder, and a 1.8 inch LCD monitor in one of the worlds smallest and lightest camera bodies in th...
Abstract: Said to be the smallest, lightest digital SLR body yet, the oddly named Pentax *ist D (pronounced ist-dee) is a 6-megapixel camera with an 11-point AF sensor, a 16-segment multi-pattern metering system, and what the company calls a “Hyper” operating system with 22 user-adjustable functions. Although there are some restrictio...
