Owners Ratings:
Pentax *ist D (Overall)

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6.1 million effective pixels
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Average rating (79 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.70
 Features()()()()()() 4.69
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.81
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.77
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.56
 Overall()()()()()() 4.71

Owners Opinions: Pentax *ist D

NamePostedOpinion preview
sinoyank8 Mar 08Been using film cameras since the 50's as a student. Have owned ...
RADuda2 Dec 07I've used Pentax SLR's since my first ME Super SE, with the ...
j_pyykonen5 Feb 07I just recently bought mine, 300 euros used (1700 shots) with ...
&i6 Sep 06I've had my *ist D since late October 2004, some 14554 photos ...
Hammphotography11 May 06first digital i have owned, had pentax in the past and love the ...
Pepillo30 Dec 05I´m Loving it.....
Tyne22 Dec 05(No text)
jackisidore29 Oct 05The only feature I would like to see (in new firmware) is ...
Ashley Groome11 Jul 05Speaking for myself, I am a self confessed, long term Nikon ...
Lawrence Levy12 May 05The colors and images are true to what I see through the ...
myreview7 Apr 05Generally an excellent camera. I've had this camera about a ...
Felix Grant17 Mar 05I've been a Pentax user by positive choice since 1968, so I ...
stew1218 Feb 05STUCK on Initial Settings Screen. From the reviews that I have ...
Lance B15 Feb 05I have had the D for 7 months and 3000 images now and I am very ...
Jens Bladt13 Feb 05I have used the *ist D for 6 months/9000 shots.It's a pleasure ...
cl.vanderneut9 Jan 05compliments: Using this camera 7 monts i can say its an ...
cl.vanderneut9 Jan 05compliments: Using this camera 7 monts i can say its an ...
larrycook9913 Dec 04An excellent camera, digital or otherwise. I can find little ...
yesdoot17 Nov 04(No text)
Alex Foot11 Nov 04Compact size, great menu design, hyper mode, viewfinder, full ...
Lautla24 Oct 04The build quality and fit 'n finish are very good with a small ...
Steve Cord21 Oct 04This is very good camera with perfect quality of image, without ...
Theseus13 Oct 04I've been looking for a DSLR for months and when I tried the ...
KPZerone11 Oct 04(No text)
noisynoodle11 Oct 04Superb first DSLR from Pentax. Very intuitive to use, and for ...
Darren M11 Oct 04I have no real complaints about this camera at all. The photos ...
alex wetmore10 Oct 04I gave it a 4.0 instead of a 5.0 for construction because this ...
fafniak10 Oct 04I'm using Pentax 6x7 / Z1p / LX - and istD is very good camera ...
quattro8810 Oct 04I have this camera for almost 13 months and I used Pentax film ...
richardday10 Oct 04I eventually bought my *istD in May 04, after agonising for ...
James O'Neill10 Oct 04Ergonomically this is possibly the best camera on the market, ...
Henner10 Oct 04I have this camera now for about 10 months and have of course ...
Wally OZ10 Oct 04The most dissapointing camera I have purchased in last 40 years, ...
Saju20 Sep 04I've taken almost 5,000 pictures with this camera (and I have ...
ketch2214 Sep 04Sensational compact D-SLR with high quality, great image making ...
George742 Jul 04This is my first DSLR. I purchased it in January. So far I have ...
John Shakespeare27 May 04Excellent images, well built.Purchased as a kit with 16-45mm DA ...
MacRAND16 May 04*istD Pentax has totally fulfilled my digital SLR with TTL light ...
flipflop1 May 04I recently purchased the *ist-D, and spent two days reading the ...
Patrick T. Kelly29 Apr 04I have had the camera for a week and it's a hoot. Works fine. ...
Ömar Aydin30 Mar 04As former super A and Fuji 602Z user I bought *istD immediately ...
Go Vols30 Mar 04Best thing since sliced bread. Compare the price and features ...
Dan Savoie29 Mar 04Seein how this is my 2nd Pentax (K1000) being the first, I love ...
jgthx29 Mar 04Wow. What a great camera. It just feels right when I'm holding ...
Epix_de22 Mar 04This is my first DSLR. I own a Nikon PS 800, which I used for ...
lisa118 Mar 04an excellent all around dslr
Jim Gonzalez11 Mar 04Excellent camera. Excellent pictures. I have several Pentax ...
hooverfocus9 Mar 04Wonderful camera: easy to use (my father, who had never handled ...
LaurenOE9 Mar 04I’m a Pentax user from the mid-eighties (MWF – 40ish) and I ...
Carmen Towles9 Mar 04A precious little gem. Takes absolutely georgous pictures. Easy ...
ido6 Mar 04very easy to use, very light wieght, great quality of photos in ...
bluegun5 Mar 04This is just a sweet little camera. I bought it for a travel ...
deanfu4 Mar 041. Image quality is just excellent!!2. Easy to control!!3. Size ...
Savoca4 Mar 04Less is more !Positive points:small but robust excellent pictu
Paul Cruchten4 Mar 04Oct. 10, 2004After using the camera for about a year now I still ...
*isteve3 Mar 04If you want a small, lightweight DSLR with enough features to ...
stimber3 Mar 04my 3rd digital camera - after Olympus 2020 and Nikon 955so my ...
Jeff_C99993 Mar 04I had the camera for about a month now and I love it. The ...
mhjackson2 Mar 04I have had this camera since September 2003 and am still ...
gt2 Mar 04As a Pentax film camera user the *ist D was easy to learn. The ...
yostphoto2 Mar 04I went from Pentax 35mm to the *istD and found the transition ...
dock2 Mar 04I have owned pentax cameras since about 1959 with a Heiland ...
LucaN2 Mar 04Really like it, since I opened the box: 'Pentax' design, easy to ...
krisjaniz2 Mar 04You have to hold it to believe it. The handling is great and ...
Frank from AZ2 Mar 04Since I've purchased the camera in late September 03 I've taken ...
kneebuster2 Mar 04(No text)
Jim Parsons1 Mar 04This is my first dslr. I'm very happy with my decision to go ...
faither1 Mar 04My first DSLR and I LOVE IT!Sleek, compact, quality build, and ...
Barry Pendergast1 Mar 04As a long time Pentax owner (this is my fourth Pentax) I may be ...
blue mountains aussie1 Mar 04Have had this camera for about 5 months and have had heaps of ...
MikeFi3 Feb 04(No text)
Parham24 Jan 04My observations after 3 months:- Excellent picture quality, very ...
Brendan PK19 Jan 04With the new firmware one can use all the Pentax lenses ...
istD_user18 Jan 04I have had this camera for just over 2 weeks now. My previous ...
onlyme14 Jan 04After 4 weeks I'm still excited about my new Pentax ...
zap164 Jan 04Have been fooling around with this camera for a couple of weeks ...
redpeppers30 Dec 03Had camera for a week now and find it even easier to use than ...
smalltown boy28 Dec 03perfect picture!!! like other SLR csmera from Pentax!!
princess-k2 Dec 03excellent for smaller hands

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