Pentax K x 12 4 MP Digital SLR with 2 7 inch LCD and 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 AL Lens White
The Pentax K-X DSLR Digital Camera is the perfect model for hobbyists, photographers and beginners that don’t want to sacrifice camera quality for price! This DSLR has a 12.4 megapixel images sensor and in-camera shake reduction technology. It’s capable of capturing 720p HD video at a steady 24 frames per second, and features several essential tools to improve your pictures such as Face Recognition, contrast autofocus, various picture modes so you can adjust your shot to various light conditions, and more. You can capture fast-action shots with thePentax K-X DSLR Digital Camera’s continuous frame rate of 4.7FPS (frames per second). Check out the Pentax K-X DSLR Digital Camera and 18-55MM Lens today!
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars A few additions to the 5star reviews
This is my first DSLR purchase since I was tired of the limitations of most P&S cameras – slow and poor in low level lighting. My Canon 3mp from 2002 made excellent prints up to 8×10 and had manual features but was bound to break or wear out – it did.
Image quality, handling, build quality, etc all good as mentioned in the 5 star reviews. I bought this when the price finally hit my buy point (under $500) with one of those pre Christmas coupons (they needed to move the white and red models). At the $600 price level I was going to wait for the next version. Got it and am happy with it for the price.
My main interest in this camera (color option was not of much concern) was to be able to reuse some manual focus aperture priority lens that I used with my 70s model Pentax ME film camera. They work and make awesome pictures but the camera does not read the manually set aperture selection as on the ME – does not get recorded with the picture and you have to look at the lens (or get good counting clicks) to know your setting. The manual focus was easier to view on the ME but at least you can use the live view zoom focus or listen for beeping or look for the focus indicator. It will set the shutter for you if in auto mode or P or A mode just like the ME but with the auto ISO selection to further fine tune the picture.
HD movie mode was also of interest but assumed it would be secondary – it is. Even with shake reduction off, it still records every tiny noise the camera makes. The mic is very sensitive. It will come in handy from time to time but would not base a purchase on that feature.
Some people complain of the autofocus point not being visible in the viewfinder – I tend to use point focus and am still experimenting with auto exposure options. Not quite excellent but can’t really complain – yet.
The Kx buttons I guess are typical for a DSLR and are so nice to have compared to most P&S. The Green button looks like it will come in handy once I get used to having it – quick reset of some overrides.
The auto mode makes this DSLR handle like a P&S only faster. The autofocus in low light tends to search a bit more than my Canon P&S especially in low light but manual override is easy. Once in auto, I could hand this camera to most anyone to take decent pictures.
I recommend to get this camera at a lower price (<$500) or wait for the next version. If you are not planning to use more lenses than this kit lens you probably will be better off with the newer Canon or Panasonic "low light" P&S cameras currently priced around $400 or less.
5 Stars First time DSLR owner—-Very Happy !!
Bought this Baby in white back in Nov.12. All I can say is Wow! Very easy to use and the menus are straight forward. Buttons are well placed out. Camera was very compact (for a DSLR) compared to the ones I was comparing to (nikon d5000, Sony A330). I can actually just use one hand to set my settings.
Fast auto focus. Good picture quality. Tons of shooting modes available.
Never really had any problems with the battery issue even before I upgraded the firmware 1.01.
18-55 kit lens did a good job on our last Cruise vacation. I was averaging 280-320 shots on Eneloops 50% flash before the batt. meter turned orange with some cropping.
I recenty acquired a Prime lens D-XENOGON 35mm F2(ebay new) which is an actual clone of the famed and now discontinued Pentax 35mm f2. I thought my pictures were sharp with the lens kit but I recently shot this lens on my brothers wedding and OHhhh man, what a difference in picture sharpness and very outstanding color contrast. It just has that POP on every picture I’ve taken with this lens. Oh yeah…Took 752 shots, 98% with Flash that day before it shut down with Eneloops of course.
All in all. I’m very impressed with my Kx. Now paired up with my Prime, it’s an unbeatable combo (for now).
Sony, Canon, Nikon—watch out.
5 Stars Overall Great Value
After looking through a lot of options this camera seems to offer the best combination of price performance.
Some first impressions are:
1. Good Hi Iso Performance with little noise. (Much better then Canon Xt then I used to own that only had 1600 max iso.)
2. Able to do HD Video (720p).
Video quality is ok, I compared it to my sony SR-12 HD camcoder its definitely not the same quality but it does have a unique movie type look to it, in low light its very grainy but in good light it does fine. Its a good back up to a camcoder, although you do have to get used to manual focusing to get good results. If you shoot a lot of movies get a bigger memory card, I have a 4 gig card and it only holds around 15 minutes of video in highest quality due to recording format.
3. First thing to do when you get the camera make sure you update the firmware to 1.01 that will solve the battery issue that many people been having. You can check which firmware you have by pressing the menu button and then turning the camera on.
So far a I took about 900 pictures and about 45 minutes of video on lithium batteries that came with the camera and only now the battery indicator shows orange.
4. As with any DSLR auto mode will not give you the best results, and every camera has its own “favorite” settings where it gets most consistent results. So far Im still figuring out what works best with this particular camera.
5. No camera is perfect but to me Good Hi Iso performance, Hd video option and price. Make it 5 stars.
5 Stars Pentax k-x: great little camera / camcorder
Great little camera! Kit lens is very good for a kit lens with sharp images and good colors. Not as good as say my Tamron 18-75 f2.8, but the kit is quite a bit lighter and smaller in size. The camera focuses fast (much faster than my k20d)and accurately and with the 40mm f2.8 limited lens, it’s even quicker. Video quality is excellent. Very nice to have image stabilization to steady my vids. The real revelation of the k-x: shooting with high ISO is just amazing at how clean the images are with good detail.
I thought that going from a semi-pro cam (the k20d) to the k-x would be a big step back, but the controls are intuitive and well laid out, so no problems at all. Having both cameras will be amazing… the k20 will be for landscape and outdoor shots while the k-x will provide another focal length and allow me to capture more opportunities in higher iso situations or where I need a higher frame rate.
Excellent camera that deserves all the accolades it’s getting from the critics.
5 Stars great camera in a small package
the k-x is the camera i’ve been waiting for. it delivers exceptionally well in low-light situations. it offers the user many choices, ranging from full auto mode to manual mode. it is possible to record in raw and jpeg at the same time. for those who are more advanced and demanding, one can choose from among options such as no noise reduction, digital filters, iso range from 100 to 12800, etc.
the battery issue was non-existent for me. the batteries shipped with the camera worked immediately. when they were finally exhausted, four duracell alkalines worked fine – but it is important to let the camera sit for a minute or two first after changing batteries.
my other cameras include a panasonic fz-18, a leica d-lux-4, and a ricoh cx-1, among others. i also have an *ist ds. i continue to use them all off and on, but the k-x has become the one i reach for when i hope for the most flexibility and the best results. i will never be a serious photographer, but i will enjoy photography much more with the k-x. definitely an excellent value.
