Pentax K200 D DSLR camera review

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Zoom/See more images DSLR camera By: Doug Harman Manufacturer: Pentax Price as Reviewed: £ 499 (Kit with an 18-55mm zoom lens as tested here) Latest Price: £ compare price   >> Read full review Tools Our score >> See other reviews with this score Your Score >> How would you rate this product?

Quick Review Published: 11 April 2008 The good: Build, image quality, ease of use, price The bad: Pentamirror viewfinder’s gloomy, some key controls buried only in menus, minor handling issue Verdict: The K200D boasts a mid-range specification in a budget model DSLR body and has some neat improvements over its K100D forbear. Image quality is great and, just like the K100D, bar some minor quibbles, overall it is excellent You say: No reader reviews yet, be the first... >> Sign up and write a review... >> Read full review Want more? Want more depth to your photography? Check out our sister site Photographypress.co.uk for more news and reviews on digital cameras, printers and all things imaging related Share >> Digg >> Reddit >> Del.icio.us >> Newsvine >> Stumbleupon Want it Own it Rate it Tags Photo 1403 news, 512 reviews DSLRcameras 10 megapixels 82 news, 38 reviews Pentax 51 news, 30 reviews digital cameras 630 news, 272 reviews >> More tags Compare Prices Pentax K200D Digital Camera with 18-55mm lens (15.7 Megapixel, SLR Camera, Without Digital Zoom Digital Zoom, CCD Sensor, 2.7 in. LCD Panel, Built-In & External Flash, Supported...) Shop at Price (inc VAT) £426.97 £447.99 £499.97 Compare Prices for all 3 Sellers (£427 - £500) Photo Nikon Unveils the D700 Nikon Coolpix S600 Weekly news roundup The latest in Photo in last 60 days LATEST NEWS >>Weekly news roundup - 04/07/08 >>VIDEO: Tech week in view on Megawhat News >>Daily news roundup - 01/07/08 >>VIDEO: Megawhat News - Nikon launches a £2000 DSLR >>VIDEO: Nikon D700 DSLR - first glimpse >>Nikon launches £2000 DSLR - the D700 >>Lancerlink launches HD camcorder - the DDV-1080HD >>Weekly news roundup - 27/06/08 >>DXG goes budget with $179 DXG-567V camcorder >>TomTom offers free photo albums LATEST REVIEWS >>Nikon Coolpix S600 digital camera >>Vivitar ViviCam 5399 digital camera >>Canon EOS 1000D DSLR camera - First Look >>Toshiba Camileo Pro HD camcorder >>Canon PowerShot G9 digital camera >>CyberLink MediaShow 4 - PC >>Roxio Toast 9 Titanium - Mac >>Creative Vado camcorder >>Sigma DP1 digital camera >>Canon Selphy CP770 compact photo printer LATEST READER REVIEWS >>Kodak EasyShare EX1011 digital photo frame >>Pentax Optio T20 digital camera >>Portrait Professional - PC >>Samsung SGH-G600 mobile phone >>Samsung L700 digital camera >>Olympus Mju 760 digital camera >>Cyberlink Powerdirector 6 - PC >>Canon IXUS 850IS digital camera >>Canon PIXMA iP5300 printer >>Kodak EasyShare V610 digital camera LATEST IN PICTURES LATEST IN VIDEO >>VIDEO: Tech week in view on Megawhat News >>VIDEO: Megawhat News - Nikon launches a £2000 DSLR >>VIDEO: Nikon D700 DSLR - first glimpse Pocket-lint.co.uk

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