| Latest Review Posted | Pentax K-S1
It's trendy to slag this camera for its ergonomics. Well, I got mine two weeks ago, and I got used to it in about 2 hours, and now it's "normal". Each time I go to either my K10 or K3, there is a bit of an adjustment . . . they are all a bit different. Same here. You soon learn to deal with this nifty little machine's quirks.
And that's what I would call the K-S1. A nifty little machine. Solid, too.
I bought it as a travel camera. Small, light, and pretty much K3 picture quality. I bought a white one because I rather liked it. I'm completely happy with the camera on a general level, and completely thrilled with it's image quality. As I'm a slow, careful worker who uses a DSLR on Manual 90% of the time, uses a lot of old M series lenses because I still shoot film, disables matrix focussing and use only the central spot for that purpose, and employ a spot meter for exposure, I could really not care less about any of the "professional" features and modes so beloved of amateurs, so I'll not speak about them. To me, the K-S1 is a body with shutter speeds, an aperture control and variable light sensitivity. Kind of like an old Pentax MX. From this standpoint, it's a dandy.
My travel kit is the kit lens, a 100mm Macro, and a 50mm f1.4 M series. That's it. I can handle anything with this kit, and it fits into a small bag with lots of other doodads that come in handy.
As this camera was a real flop commercially, there's still lots of them around new in the box ... |
