| Name | Posted | Opinion preview |
| Julian Watkins | 17 Jul 07 | I bought my DS when they were first released and have been so ... |
| aatom | 13 Jun 07 | Very good camera to use but the rechargeable AA batteries are a ... |
| CacheValleyBranch | 24 May 07 | I am a long time Pentax user. The istDS carries on the ... |
| asrx2 | 10 Apr 07 | Wow! I've owned this camera for over 2 years and have never had ... |
| pfogal | 28 Mar 07 | After putting some 4000+ images on the disk with this camera, I ... |
| spitfireap | 12 Mar 07 | This was my first DSLR, moving up from the Optio 555. I can say ... |
| Paulo Roberto Antal | 8 Mar 07 | An excellent choice for beginners, I can use all my old Pentax ... |
| perempe | 13 Dec 06 | One of my relatives bought this body for under 400$ (from the NY ... |
| seventhdr | 19 Sep 06 | This is an excellent camera. I've had mine for 10 months now ... |
| Edvinas | 13 Aug 06 | Very good camera. I am using it for 6 months now and I love it. ... |
| Available Light | 11 Aug 06 | I've used the DS for one year now, several thousand exposures. ... |
| Courtenay Gregory | 7 Jun 06 | I've had my DS for one year now and have nothing but good ... |
| Mike Overly | 4 Jun 06 | I've had my eye on the ist DS since its introduction but have ... |
| eganjover | 23 May 06 | I take photos for the website and magazine ads of a major ... |
| doyle mitchell | 28 Apr 06 | I have a 24 to 90 pentax zoom on my IST DS Pentax lens. in ... |
| PaulNZ | 13 Apr 06 | Excellent camera, has all of the features I want and still ... |
| andy amos | 7 Apr 06 | Pleasantly unique in the world of “affordable” digital SLRs. ... |
| AlexM555 | 24 Mar 06 | I've had my DS for about a year now and all I can say is that my ... |
| Hipity | 24 Mar 06 | 15,000+ shots and still very happy with it. Although older good ... |
| emokr | 21 Mar 06 | As an amateur photographer, the *ist DS has everything I need ... |
| Stringmike | 21 Mar 06 | Upgraded from ME to *ist DS in February 2006. Impressed by size ... |
| Lars Holte | 11 Mar 06 | I feel I have to give top marks on all counts. This is a great ... |
| Chyn | 22 Feb 06 | I bought my DS body because I wanted to expand my knowledge of ... |
| Denis Bousquet | 21 Feb 06 | Very nice camera, bought it in june 05 and shot over 1000 ... |
| McSpin | 10 Feb 06 | This camera has a great viewfinder for a DSLR. Manual focusing ... |
| frank | 10 Feb 06 | Pentax *istD was my fast dSLR camera, loved it. Changed it to ... |
| doro | 27 Jan 06 | After doing months of research including hands on testing, I ... |
| Aussie_Bluey | 27 Jan 06 | I got my first Digital camera about 6 years ago, since then I ... |
| mickdann | 27 Jan 06 | Excellent camera - the ability to use just about any Pentax ... |
| GWP | 18 Jan 06 | Purchased my DS Feb 2005. It replaced a Pentax film camera. I ... |
| Joele | 18 Jan 06 | Good image quality, solid build, nice and small.. Most importanty |
| daimesu | 11 Jan 06 | Extremely good image quality in RAW mode, very easy to use yet ... |
| amicah22 | 29 Dec 05 | I have had this camera since march and love it, I actually had a ... |
| Don Pell | 28 Dec 05 | I've owned this camera for approximately one year now and love ... |
| pentaxosu | 22 Dec 05 | It's an excellent camera. I love it. |
| jh50sunny | 22 Dec 05 | excellent |
| Chip51 | 22 Dec 05 | After 12 months good use, is the verdict: a very well thought ... |
| Katsura | 22 Dec 05 | My first DSLR and I'm more than happy to have the Pentax as a ... |
| wll | 21 Dec 05 | I bought my Ds early 2005 and in Oct bought another one.I have ... |
| etoastw | 21 Dec 05 | I've had mine for about a year now, and I'm glad I bought when I ... |
| Lukaszkkk | 7 Dec 05 | I'am using it with both old manual lenses and new AF lenses. It ... |
| hcoley | 5 Dec 05 | Very happy with it.Now that the 2.0 Firmware is available, the DS |
| tombell1 | 29 Nov 05 | Excellent Prosumer DSLR. Robust. Very well built. Small but easy ... |
| stern | 26 Nov 05 | mr. vanderneut 2 posts down: 'please include a...censor in the ... |
| cl.vanderneut | 26 Nov 05 | An easy to use excellent camera for that price.As user of the ... |
| asad_masede | 26 Nov 05 | I am blind to this camera's faults because it's ease of use, ... |
| SnowDaddyO | 22 Nov 05 | Great DSLR for the money. I use this camera extensively for ... |
| Patrick Bols | 6 Nov 05 | I am a lifelong enthusiast of Pentax. My first camera was a ... |
| DS_Dave | 3 Nov 05 | Love it! Best money I have spent in years - it just feels like ... |
| mike_zpl | 25 Oct 05 | Recently I bought this camera which I LOVE to death. I am an ... |
| Thierry Marhadour | 24 Oct 05 | I own this camera for 5 months and before I used a Canon Ixus ... |
| Streltsov Oleg | 15 Oct 05 | Good color.Good contrast.Good Sharpness (kit Lens) |
| wlachan | 10 Oct 05 | - Good jpeg quality with 'natural' image tone & +1 sharpness ... |
| Joel | 7 Oct 05 | After owning a few SLR cameras, I switched to digital point and ... |
| humpas | 7 Oct 05 | A very good camera.Highly Recommended for :1. Build 2. Overall |
| Thomas H | 6 Oct 05 | Simply a superb camera.The viewfinder outclasses thesimilar C & ... |
| maarten35 | 5 Oct 05 | My first SLR! I did not buy the kit lens but the 16-45 lens ... |
| frank1 | 4 Oct 05 | I admit that I had some Pentax lenses, so the decision for the ... |
| Radahnar | 28 Sep 05 | Nice enough compatibility with old lenses (especially old USSR ... |
| Artyste | 27 Sep 05 | An extremely solid camera that does everything you want out of a ... |
| CSLee | 24 Sep 05 | Slow focusing in dim light. |
| qiujianzhang | 23 Sep 05 | Construction:for me ,it's the best.Features:some button cannot ... |
| richx | 21 Sep 05 | After craving to buy a dSLR for many months, I had initially ... |
| TORHALIK | 20 Sep 05 | After extensive testing of this camera it was obvious for me ... |
| NChang | 13 Sep 05 | Takes very clear jpegs in camera with some adjustments. ... |
| alexander L | 8 Sep 05 | Excellent camera HOWEVER... |
| SemK | 29 Aug 05 | This is really good Camera. I have been trying it for few weeks. ... |
| cgng | 23 Aug 05 | Pentax carries loads of backwards compatible lenses, and the ... |
| johnriley1uk | 23 Aug 05 | I've done a two page review in PENTAX USER magazine, but the ... |
| photo_magic | 22 Aug 05 | I have been really happy in my experience with this camera. I ... |
| tom cadwell | 15 Aug 05 | This camera is very surprising in that it can be run as simply ... |
| brian thomson | 11 Aug 05 | I concur with Mike Johnston's assesment of the *ist DS as ... |
| roudou31 | 9 Aug 05 | One year after using this camera. Amazing camera, very very godd ... |
| stargazer67 | 4 Aug 05 | I took weeks of research looking into digital SLRs - mainly I ... |
| Han van der Staaij | 1 Aug 05 | (No text) |
| misterpiggo | 27 Jul 05 | Before buying a DS I compared and handled every DSLR in the ... |
| Cideway | 26 Jul 05 | Purchased this camera to supliment my business, and allow a ... |
| Dale Anderson | 25 Jul 05 | Excellent camera for the price. Rivals any of the other brand ... |
| friedo henning | 25 Jul 05 | after 3 month and using z1, zp1 aso. its a realy superp camera. ... |
| pedropepo | 22 Jul 05 | After three month of ownership I can say, that this is the best ... |
| Pentax4Me | 16 Jul 05 | My first DSLR, and am I ever glad I stayed with Pentax. I traded ... |
| toni | 13 Jul 05 | After compact digital camera its Ist my first DSLR.My aspect ist ... |
| vijaydpr | 8 Jul 05 | Portable, great quality images, great viewfinder, only wish ... |
| Brian Lait | 4 Jul 05 | Have been using the camera (all in RAW to date - about 11MBS per ... |
| Roland Mabo | 22 Jun 05 | I've just had it for a couple of months now and has taken more ... |
| jkook | 22 Jun 05 | Outstanding value ! IMHO the most value of any DSLR available ... |
| redmondson | 14 Jun 05 | 1. Value - This camera and kit lens value is exceptional, ... |
| KK1979 | 12 Jun 05 | I like the size and the compactness of the camera. Its grips is ... |
| coleviolin | 10 Jun 05 | This is a tool, not a camera.I love it, I love it, I love it, but |
| Leo "Zoom" | 9 Jun 05 | Nice, very well biult camera. Can be too small for bigger hands, ... |
| artkin | 6 Jun 05 | A very good camera! Before the ist DS I had a Canon EOS 300D ... |
| blaketake | 31 May 05 | -easy controls-works with old MF lenses-satisfactory image ... |
| eugenborcan | 31 May 05 | I have this camera for almost 2 months and I must admit that I ... |
| sophia40 | 31 May 05 | (No text) |
| frankfaswebnet | 19 May 05 | I have been a fan of Pentax ever since I purchased a zx5n 35mm ... |
| Cherie Nicholson | 18 May 05 | I was originally going to purchase a Canon Eos 30D, But after ... |
| John Brewton | 8 May 05 | Great DSLR. The Ds replaced an Oly E-1. Hard to believe that the ... |
| mily | 4 May 05 | (No text) |
| K1000Photographer | 28 Apr 05 | The DS is a nice sized and very well built DSLR. Ergonomics are ... |
| Bright Storm | 27 Apr 05 | Have used it more than 2months now. Some images available at ... |
| Digital C | 15 Apr 05 | The best ViewFinder in it class!Good color.Good contrast.Good Sh |
| AlekSa | 9 Apr 05 | Lovely camera when in hands, very steady with 16-45, very small ... |
| pimmetje | 7 Apr 05 | feels like back home |
| portaa | 7 Apr 05 | 'Nice photographic tool' |
| Michael Barkowski | 7 Apr 05 | Beautiful little device. Having the largest, brightest ... |
| pyrolism | 2 Apr 05 | (No text) |
| Roman Hawryluk | 29 Mar 05 | This is a wonderful camera. The build is solid, easy to use, ... |
| Vitaliy Vdovin | 29 Mar 05 | Buying this camera of, i compared her to d70 and 20d, on ... |
| Wowarning | 27 Mar 05 | This camera is fantastic. I came from a 35mm Pentax ZX-5n, so I ... |
| panpet | 22 Mar 05 | The *ist DS is my first SLR camera. I felt immediately at home ... |
| Johnnycs | 20 Mar 05 | gmartin2000 haven't read the manual in the review.When using ... |
| MaKeR | 13 Mar 05 | I am reviewing the *ist Ds body only, except where there is a ... |
| IthacaJimB | 4 Mar 05 | A joy to use. I'd forgotten how much I liked to just go out ... |
| doho | 1 Mar 05 | After one monthe of use, I wanted to tell all the good I feel ... |
| doho | 1 Mar 05 | After one monthe of use, I wanted to tell all the good I feel ... |
| Danielx | 28 Feb 05 | I've had this camera since it was released and have now I taken ... |
| Tomte | 24 Feb 05 | (No text) |
| Christer E | 23 Feb 05 | After using my new Pentax DS for a month, during a trip to New ... |
| DVAN | 21 Feb 05 | I was originally interested in this camera because of its ... |
| bikee4 | 18 Feb 05 | excellent camera!!! |
| csc | 16 Feb 05 | If you're looking for a DSLR easy to use, very well built, with ... |
| Model Mike | 16 Feb 05 | My *istDS replaces the excellent Sony F717 for photographing ... |
| drejc | 15 Feb 05 | (No text) |
| fvrtac | 12 Feb 05 | Facts:I have been taking pictures as an amateur photographer for ... |
| Robist | 11 Feb 05 | An excellent camera in comparison with my Olympus c 3030: fast, ... |
| Zot | 11 Feb 05 | (No text) |
| titrisol | 8 Feb 05 | What a nice camera. All the controls are where they should be ... |
| wy2lam | 8 Feb 05 | I used to use a Canon A80, and before that, a HP 912.After ... |
| too to care | 5 Feb 05 | I recently picked up the Pentax *ist-DS to sample for a week or ... |
| Gian Paolo Vavassori | 1 Feb 05 | Great image quality.Very good kit lens Pentax 18/55 mm f.3.5 |
| TowHas | 31 Jan 05 | Great value for moneyExcellent Image quality, No Jpeg issue ... |
| Rick Ashford | 27 Jan 05 | I really like this camera. It is not as feature-rich as some ... |
| Krister ist DS | 26 Jan 05 | The feel of the camera is just great and it is very sturdy and ... |
| Davidfstop | 26 Jan 05 | A Different leagueJust traded up from a poor experience with a ... |
| Etienne Pilon | 20 Jan 05 | Iso 3200 ! wow ! very nice ! I can use my old pentax K and K-A ... |
| thw | 15 Jan 05 | Very sturdy built. Small and lightweight. Focuses very well even ... |
| John Anthony | 14 Jan 05 | Got this camera, 18-55 Pentax, 55-200 Sigma, 512MB card, 2 ... |
| dr150 | 13 Jan 05 | Picture quality is exceptional. Great battery life--I'm glad ... |
| braly090 | 13 Jan 05 | (No text) |
| volosong | 12 Jan 05 | Fantastic camera! Especially if you already have Pentax lenses. ... |
| Tady Walsh | 10 Jan 05 | I have been using Pentax for many years. I've been using the ... |
| MLItalia | 10 Jan 05 | Great little camera! |
| Douglas Film | 2 Jan 05 | Excellent image quality, well built light weight and small. ... |
| Quest21 | 30 Dec 04 | Takes excellent pictures if shooting in RAW. Lots of details for ... |
| Steve Coombs | 30 Dec 04 | After more than 900 frames I can say that I am loving my DS. ... |
| goodtime | 27 Dec 04 | very small, very good camera!!!!best image quality!!my fantastic |
| Dave Lewis | 26 Dec 04 | Having purchased the *istD last winter, I was anxious to get the ... |
| MacBeth | 26 Dec 04 | All in all, good camera. If only metering could be more precise ... |
| RickS | 26 Dec 04 | 26 Dec 2004The 10-day Report:My shooting subjects and habits a |
| eyeonwinnipeg | 26 Dec 04 | The size was a big seller for me as I like the speed of a DSLR ... |
| john monaghan | 26 Dec 04 | My first Dslr, and although only had it for two days I'm getting ... |
| Radders | 26 Dec 04 | This is my first entry into the world of digital SLRs and my ... |
| craiggb | 20 Dec 04 | After a month of ownership and several hundred photos, I feel I ... |
| muelmau5 | 17 Dec 04 | I prefer small DSLR ( SLR ) Cameras and the *IstDS is very ... |
| Auto-x | 16 Dec 04 | This is my first DSLR. I'm trying to get back into photography ... |
| tiong78 | 13 Dec 04 | great size and ease of use. great viewfinder and use of AA is a ... |
| .Sam. | 13 Dec 04 | I am really happy with my purchase. I considered the Nikon D70, ... |
| Bostjan | 13 Dec 04 | Very pleased with the camera performance. Perfect size, grip, ... |
| gmartin2000 | 12 Dec 04 | I just got back from the local camera store where I played with ... |
| Deep Reset | 10 Dec 04 | Near-perfect combination of quality, price, size/weight, ... |
| Bernie1962 | 5 Dec 04 | Very happy with image quality |
| a.j.mulder | 2 Dec 04 | A very good camera! Perfect trade off between minimum of ... |
| b2 | 11 Nov 04 | (No text) |
| fafniak | 10 Oct 04 | I'm using Pentax 6x7 / Z1p / LX - and istD is very good camera ... |
