Owners Ratings:
Pentax *ist DL (Overall)

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6.1 million effective pixels
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Average rating (67 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.64
 Features()()()()()() 4.44
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.54
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.64
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.83
 Overall()()()()()() 4.62

Owners Opinions: Pentax *ist DL

NamePostedOpinion preview
lanephoto2521 May 09I Purchased this camera in early 2009 as a do it all camera for ...
favicon12 Aug 08Still very nice entry level DSLR.Very good JPEG output.Bright ...
Jan Urke21 May 08The *istDL is my first DSLR and happy return to SLR after ...
StaticVision5 Mar 08Decent camera. Nice IQ. Ok high ISO performance. Ok build, ...
Marts200412 Feb 08This camera is brilliant for a first time buyer. The value you ...
James Saunders11 Aug 07I bought the istDL last september for A$700 with two lenses. ...
DW Scott18 Jul 07I bought a lightly-used *ist DL for $360, after carefully ...
GHK12 May 07Opinion after 4000+ pictures in one year: Great little camera; ...
dcreed27 Apr 07I picked the Pentax istDL because I have owned Pentax equipment ...
yorky10022 Mar 07Having used Pentax SLR (35 mm film) cameras for 26 years, I ...
chr1z7 Feb 07I love this camera, the kit lense isnt the greatest but works ...
j_pyykonen5 Feb 07I´ve been using this camera for half a year now. For a price ...
Irek J14 Jan 07For $490 CAD I paid, with kit lense, this is one excellent ...
XKimZe27 Dec 06The best beginner camera
KubaeN21 Nov 06Very handy. It has ALL I need and some more (but not toooo ...
Mac10 Nov 06I purchased the DL about 4 months ago when the price dropped and ...
jlopes5 Oct 06Very nice camera, a great value for the money, got everything i ...
CanadianBonnie19 Sep 06An excellent entry level DSLR purchase. Exceptional value for ...
Georg he10 Sep 06Great high quality camera and great image quality.I also have ...
speedie23 Aug 06(No text)
BiscuitMonster31 Jul 06Great little camera - I've had it for 2 months. I did not like ...
Larry21 Jul 06After struggling to take action photo's with mypoint and shoot I ...
Marchy5 Jul 06Well i picked it up today and i am very very impressed its my ...
godroxx29 Jun 06Very happy with camera.Very easy to use.More features than ...
R Ritter17 Jun 06I bought my DL just after Pentax dropped their price on this ...
seabird26 May 06No comment!
Alefone19 May 06A work of art that produces real ART.If you think you are ready ...
lovepics19 May 06(No text)
b213 May 06photograph it takes sometimes become a bit yellow, i don't know ...
b213 May 06photograph it takes sometimes become a bit yellow, i don't know ...
NormanH12 May 06After several months of reading reviews and testing cameras in ...
cableguy42916 Apr 06My first DSLR. Wish to buy Canon 350D but purchased *ist DL due ...
opiecat29 Mar 06this is my 4th SLR (3 film,1 ricoh and 2 nikon, 1st dSLR) 3rd ...
tsk27 Mar 06This is my first DSLR but I must admit that I had a lot of them ...
Codiac260025 Mar 06I Totally love this camera and will most likely never change ...
Jon Dirks19 Mar 06I have used a Pentax *ist D for almost two years. I didn't have ...
Adiel Shmit19 Mar 06the natural starting point for anyone wanting a DSLR. for me it ...
rt2230614 Mar 06I decided that if I must learn digital photography, I must go to ...
stwhite9 Mar 06I've been waiting for digital cameras to advance enough that I ...
rustedborg4 Mar 06The DL is quite simply one of the finest compact DSLRs on the ...
gwes20 Feb 06I got my DL just before Christmas and it has been a joy to use. ...
Tracy H20 Feb 06Im no professional, but I started out with an Olympus OM-G and a ...
romancos12 Feb 06Excellent camera, as if made by photographers for protographers. ...
JJJPhoto7 Feb 06There are far too many good things I could say about the Pentax ...
D T29 Jan 06I normally wouldn't feel right putting straight fives, but if ...
skinch21 Jan 06Thoroughly recommended. Originally I wanted to buy the DS2, but ...
n33sx16 Jan 06This was my first DSLR and I went through some cameras before ...
ronrasp2 Jan 06What a Great camera! The ist-dl has made going digital as easy ...
Scott Rylance21 Dec 05I've had this camera for about 2 months now and I'm very happy ...
Steve Foster14 Dec 05I've had mine for a couple of weeks now, and 'LOVE' it! Well ...
the mayor13 Dec 05I looked at all the 'entry level' DSLR's and just didn't feel ...
Symphonix12 Dec 05The *ist DL is astounding value for money and has build quality ...
jsc197022 Dec 05(No text)
Vinsant26 Nov 05The DL is a joy to use. It's pretty much everything a Digital ...
James F Nelson13 Nov 05I'm very pleased with my ist DL... It's easy to use and the ...
nickolay22 Oct 05just perfect! it's a pleasure to use it! great quality!
dotnik22 Oct 05If you liked the Pentax MZ-3 film SLR (I still use it a lot) ...
ALCHASSERG15 Oct 05SUPER!!
bikee410 Oct 05(No text)
wlachan10 Oct 05Basically it is the DS with pentamirror, 3 + point AF and 2.5' ...
William Tay4 Oct 05Excellent choice if your are looking for value for money and ...
mga54 Oct 05Great Camera - I've got Nikon 5000 and 5700 camera's but I ...
Keith Ghormley27 Sep 05I am still very fond of my Minolta DiMAGE Z3 (which I am ...
Slavik4 Sep 05Exellent camera! Simplehttp://www.slanetti.net/pentaxdl/index.htm
Kevin230 Aug 05I have found this camera to be very easy to use and the quality ...
Olly216 Aug 05Easy to use. Excellent image quality. 3 AF sensors is more ...
sophia408 Aug 05EXCELLENT!!!!

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