Originally posted by FotoPete Certainly not a long stretch going from 6.1MP to 6.1MP. I bought it mostly out of impulse.
A $529.99 CAN price tag (for new body) was certainly a deciding factor. The price drop probably there to pave the way for the newer K100D Super variant.
Congrats. I think you've made a wise choice. The K100D Super is actually nothing "super" at all. Unless you want to use SDM lenses *now*, there is actually no point to get the "Super" as the Dust Removal won't work anyway. The good thing is the CCD of the K100D is less dust adhesive than the DS, so if worried, just blow the sensor at a clean place before going out to shoot. The CCD surface, i.e., the AA filter, of the K100D sensor is very "slippy" and does not attract dust very easily afterall.
Quote: Anyhow, I'm not quite sure how this may be of immediate help because my GX-1L is still in perfect working order and takes great pics. I volunteer at school so in Sept, the cameras will see alot more use. I found the WB to be some what of a pain in the ass with the GX-1L in mixed artifical lighting as well as with flash. Hope the K100D can do better.
The AWB of K100D is only marginally better, but you will still need to shoot RAW if you do not have the confidence.
Quote: Has anyone tried the K100D battery grip from the taiwanese company Ownuser yet? I was thinking of trying it out in the future.
I think such grips are useless. THey just adding weight and size to the camera with no real benefit of any kind. Especially consider those after-market products with inferior quality, I won't even consider them.
Quote: Heres the Product Body shot. Just playing around with my Vivitar S1 600 thriystor.
But beware of the possible damage it might cause to your new K100D! See:-
RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: Which Flash Units are Safe for Pentax DSLRs? Quote: I'll post some pics from the K100D once I get extra batteries and memory cards. (The three photos posted above were taken with the 18-55 Kit lens btw.)
If you get NiMH rechargeable, get only the Sanyo Eneloop which is the only usable AA rechargeable I have ever found with my K100D. While the eneloop is usable without shut down the camera shortly and suddenly, sometimes it still does show "half-depleted" under heavier current drain such as flash, use of SR and/or more AF is carried out etc. I still recommend *regulated* RCR-V3 which is the true way to go and the AF will be as fast as when disposable CR-V3s are used too. With Eneloop, the AF will be slightly slower (but yet faster than typical NiMH already anyway)
Good luck and happy shooting!