Owners Ratings:
Pentax K10D (Overall)

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10.0 million effective pixels
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Average rating (248 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.85
 Features()()()()()() 4.81
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.68
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.68
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.88
 Overall()()()()()() 4.78

Owners Opinions: Pentax K10D

NamePostedOpinion preview
dustybunter23 Mar 09I made the switch from Canon at the end of 2008.The K10d is my ...
quantum223884520 Feb 09I love the K10D! I’m an amateur photographer (who knows what he ...
quantum223884520 Feb 09I love the K10D! I’m an amateur photographer (who knows what he ...
Jonson PL17 Feb 09It has been a great help, for me, to view user feedback on ...
fractalbrain1 Feb 09I just got a used K10D (excellent+ condition from KEH) with the ...
Joost Soenardjo4 Jan 09I got it (2 K10D) new with 2 grips and 10-17, 16-45, 18-250and ...
RADnz3 Jul 08For landscape its as good as a Nikon D300 (which I also have). ...
maras666 Jun 08Pentax is the best
mark_ken982025 May 08HA!! Bought mine in the shadow of the K20 upgrade, and paid 1/2 ...
feralryan20 May 08FIRST: DP Review's analysis of the K10D is fundamentally flawed. ...
dugama13 May 08(No text)
wenskiy12 May 08(No text)
pirinchov5 May 08(No text)
canderanet30 Apr 08the best of the best. Perfect body, perfect price, perfect ...
NEngelbert26 Apr 08Hello everybody! It's an excellent camera!!! I can't understand ...
Kitchenguy20 Apr 08Best DSLR on the market (value & price) when I purchased this in ...
Johnny Blough15 Apr 08I bought the K10D several months ago. I was torn between the ...
Wateraddict12 Apr 08(No text)
Giuseppe Chiusolo8 Apr 08Everything its good on this camera, Price, Ergonomics(shape, ...
Tudor0727 Mar 08great (best you can get with a DSLR in this category) results ...
Stringmike20 Mar 08After six months of use, I find the K10D to be an excellent ...
nimblea15 Mar 08- very fast. - ideal for outdoor sport and travel shooting due ...
kalpaha9 Mar 08The camera fits very well in my hands and the build quality is ...
pettitsm2 Mar 08Excellent, solid, featured filled reasonably priced...... And I ...
Randy Petersen2 Mar 08I cannot hold back on this camera. It is just 5's across the ...
Stacke28 Feb 08Grand camera. Far exceeds my capabilities, yet....!
cxtxlxn20 Feb 08This camera is tottaly over-rated.I owned it for 1 year and i ...
the_Bear9 Feb 08(No text)
benpentax8 Feb 08(No text)
Royi Avital8 Feb 08(No text)
Matthew88827 Jan 08I bought this as my first digital SLR because it just seemed to ...
cl.vanderneut26 Jan 08The k10d is an excellent camera for the price.In december 2006 i ...
markpsf20 Jan 08I love this camera. Forgetting about the value, which is great, ...
moxfyre7 Jan 08My first DSLR, and wow is it amazing. I have had it for almost ...
krypticide4 Jan 08My first DSLR, and I'm so glad someone pointed this camera out ...
etagimbo1 Jan 08Great upgrade from the DS. It wasn't love at the first sight, ...
Sbarbell26 Dec 07So I just came back from the jungles Peru and while there was a ...
Jarda_Houdek23 Dec 07After 8 months and 10000 photos taken I still love my K10D. It ...
an10107 Dec 07The K10D reminded me, after few years of using point&shoot for ...
Amit Bidaye6 Dec 07I have had my K10D for a month now and absolutely love it. This ...
edek6 Dec 07I love it... ach....!!!!!!!
Mark in BC2 Dec 07Love it! My wife would say that i put more time in shopping for ...
WildSammy1 Dec 07I'm satisfied owner of K10D and several lenses also the Pentax ...
ABCWinter30 Nov 07I asked people what they recommend, which camera to go for, ...
ranferi rodriguez30 Nov 07One year with my 10d and i enjoy every day. Really good value ...
PolarHki23 Nov 07This camera is simply outstanding in features, image quality, ...
shingi20 Nov 07(No text)
koryrf19 Nov 07My first DSLR... Still brand new, and unfortunately I work too ...
scheckler19 Nov 07I got my K10D as my first SLR. Boy has it been great to me. ...
Alefone17 Nov 07I've went trough iSTDL,K100D to get to K10D and I have to admit ...
kww_200715 Nov 07terrific camera for the price!!
emaruyama5 Nov 07I'm completely happy with my camera... Nice upgrade from the ...
lochas1 Nov 07(No text)
lilchris17326 Oct 07I started out learning the basics of photography with a Pentax ...
Nico1324 Oct 07This is the camera you wait a long time for and when it arrives ...
drewsands24 Oct 07Feel bad for the Canon and Nikon Users. There sucked in. I had a ...
englishtim23 Oct 07Superb value for money - a 40D competitor at a 400D price. SR ...
simonb279522 Oct 07A very good choice for step up from a bridge camera. I found my ...
Thomas Sielaff20 Oct 07I don't have one bad thing to say about this camera. The ...
theendofthat15 Oct 07This camera makes you feel good with the pictures you take. ...
Masssimo14 Oct 07The Pentax K-10D is fantastic and Very good image quality.Easy ...
Image_draftman12 Oct 07Although my first digital SLR, the K10 has revealed excellent, ...
SamT6811 Oct 07Had my K10 since november, taken over 15,000 pictures. This ...
m0ng05 Oct 07(No text)
Norm12342 Oct 07With more than 35 years of hands-on professional experience ...
Nikon shooter24 Sep 07excellent!
ootp00323 Sep 07It is fun to take shoot with k10d. Thanks Pentax engineers to ...
ThePerfectShot22 Sep 07Very nice camera. Just two weeks into it, so nothing to say ...
ppnuts15 Sep 07Had the 400D and a 17-40mm L lense for three months. 90% of the ...
Rusty211815 Sep 07Fantastic IQ from JPEG and RAW.
avicenanw12 Sep 07The previous poster is a troll from Canon as the screen name ...
CanonB11 Sep 07Con:Terrible jpg outputSlow autofocusLens availabilityMenus/Bu
Vector_In14 Aug 07Wow! Great camera, my first digital! Just loving it!
Hans Man14 Aug 07Bought the K10D after considering the Panasonic FZ50, FZ8, FZ18, ...
Brandon Pajamas9 Aug 07I have owned my K10 since December. My previous cameras were a ...
jfcart4 Aug 07Very excellent, According to the objective installed the quality ...
Piggy the bad28 Jul 07Awesome camers. Best aps/c digital on the market
Alex 00725 Jul 07Now after a month of testing it...downloading all my photos to ...
Dams23 Jul 07After long hesitations vs. the EOS 30D and the Nikon D80 which I ...
pekored18 Jul 07I am so very pleased with my purchase of the Pentax K10D and a ...
phenri16 Jul 07I had a *ist DS which is it itself a nice little tool. But this ...
bluegun14 Jul 07i've had my k10 about 2 weeks now, and just rung it out pretty ...
Airwolf11 Jul 07After researching the D40, D80, K100D (which I also bought) and ...
_timo_11 Jul 07My first dSLR: a real pleasure to use, with a really ...
HonourableTyr11 Jul 07Construction is solid, although the fibre reinforced plastic ...
mossd9 Jul 07I have had my K-10D since Christmas, and am thrilled with my ...
jlhcarl6 Jul 07I'm an old Pentax SLR user and my original attraction to the ...
Magine Photography4 Jul 07The Pentax K-10D is the best D-SLR I have ever used!Everything ...
Marktax3 Jul 07No better DSR is available. Simply none
cellist30 Jun 07Pentax is the think different maker of digitial SLRs. It ...
Pentaxistul30 Jun 07For my precious moment...
interpix29 Jun 07(No text)
stern20 Jun 07switched from my trusty pentax *ist DS to the K10D (EUR vs. USD ...
rhermans18 Jun 07Have been postponing to write this review untill I was sure ...
Luis Carlos Gutirrez17 Jun 07Yo antes tenía una Nikon F90 de la que estaba muy contento. ...
pentax200715 Jun 07Super!!
BattleGround_Bluto14 Jun 07An absolute fun camera to operate. Great features not found on ...
Gian Paolo Vavassori11 Jun 07(No text)
digitalrebelman24 May 07I've never really been a pentax guy - unless you count in film ...
Andre Klaassen20 May 07Excelent camera. So much beter even then the istDL and the ...
volosong9 May 07My fourth Pentax dSLR (two *istDS and a K100D). This one is the ...
attilladanko6 May 07Excellent body. I wish for a bit less noise in the sensor, ...
Robgo24 May 07Pentax has created a real winner.This is my first digital camera ...
MightyMike4 May 07I wouldn't give this camera up for anything... well if something ...
Stevens L28 Apr 07Before buying this camera check out the Samsung GX10. There ...
JohnSak28 Apr 07Why I didn't buy the D200...... but did buy this beautiful ...
Michael Ridley26 Apr 07I'm a first time DSLR buyer and after much exhausting research, ...
Rick Sterling25 Apr 07The camera has far exceeded my expectations. RAW images are as ...
nightspirit24 Apr 07Best combination of features for a dslr on the market at the ...
anightroad20 Apr 07Pentax have done a superb job with the K10D. Comprehensive ...
peted118 Apr 07Simply a superb camera. With all the features it puts many ...
sleepwalker40017 Apr 07This camera has good potential for high grade pictures,with the ...
offertonhatter16 Apr 07In one word - excellent.A serious number of features. not just ...
Gerry Winterbourne24 Mar 07Fine camera. No problems with Aperture Ring (some earlier ...
mrewriter20 Mar 07Simply put, this is an amazing camera.With its rugged build, 10 ...
Steve Yan18 Mar 07Excellent camera though it is my first dslr and I am not able to ...
mjdundee12 Mar 07After 10 months and about 6300 shots I am still very pleased ...
panpet12 Mar 07I started with a Pentax *ist DS and a Sigma 18-125 in 2005 and ...
Lebiad11 Mar 07Features rich camera, that unfortunatelly didn't make me happy. ...
spitfireap11 Mar 07Absolutely the best camera I've ever owned. Advanced feature set ...
reygon10 Mar 07Great camera and lots of features. Excellent image image quality ...
Neil Morgan7 Mar 07I have been using an 35mmSLR AE-1program for the last 20yrs, ...
profdrmm6 Mar 07I can cut this short: It is one of the best deals which you can ...
alexander L25 Feb 07K10 replaces my DS which suffered unrepairable moisture damage. ...
Einar Elton23 Feb 07Very pleased with my K10D, which I have had since the start of ...
jlopes20 Feb 07After 1800 pics all i can say is 'Excellent camera'. Well ...
animal90019 Feb 07Excellent image quality when paired with good glass
Krazy_Kow18 Feb 07As my first DSLR Im very very happy with this camera. A real ...
waynelr17 Feb 07Meets all my expectations and more. I'm still learning the ...
PeterZheng17 Feb 07K10D Image processor MB91683 has support digital LCD output and ...
Jamuz15 Feb 07Now that I've been using this camera for a few weeks, I feel ...
Saradindu Bose12 Feb 07This is an excellent camera. I have used Pentax ME super before ...
Patrick T. Kelly11 Feb 07My previous DSLR was the Pentax IstD so my comments are ...
Quietly Confident10 Feb 07It's a very reasonable camera - IF you get a good sample.Like all
dave8 Feb 07Excellent viewfinder, superb ergonomics all buttons and wheels ...
CanaHun8 Feb 07As a satisfied owner of K100D, I only wish for a moisture sealed ...
richardday8 Feb 07I would have given 4.5 for features, but with the latest ...
Thibessart8 Feb 07This is my first DSLR so I have basically no comparison. The ...
nassaf8 Feb 07After two months, I absolutely love this camera. Feature filled, ...
Bullion27 Feb 07I used to own a DS and upgraded to this after the review and ...
crussell7 Feb 07First DSLR purchase, and I easily fell in love with handling ...
Alex1237 Feb 0710 service, 4 construction, 4.5 image quality. I have K100D and ...
cbkiyanda5 Feb 07Construction gets a 4.5/5 only because of the door that covers ...
R Valentino5 Feb 07Very nice build, feature set for the moeny. I tried 2, both ...
sansalpeter5 Feb 07I've been using the camera for 2 months, with the sigma 17-70. ...
Couleekid4 Feb 07I remember the joy in 1972 of un-packing my first Pentax (SP ...
Pixelfrag3 Feb 07I had the dilemma of choosing between a 30D and K10D, but it's ...
Xiaoge Qu3 Feb 07Excellent camera.
zaxsan2 Feb 07The K10D is a fantastic camera. I used Pentax film cameras ...
Thomas CJ1 Feb 07Hello, after about 15 years of analogue SLR photography this is ...
zarkokov30 Jan 07Buy it the first day to replace my old :-) Ist DS. Imho the IQ ...
DarthJAZZer30 Jan 07This is my first DSLR. Before I had little digital compact (Sony ...
Tbear227 Jan 07This is my first dSLR and second overall SLR. This camera is ...
Cideway26 Jan 07Apart from a couple initial teething problems that i discovered ...
bd4826 Jan 07This is my first DSLR having moved up from a Fuji S9500..After ...
Tokushikun26 Jan 07After 2 months and 1,500 shots, I am 100% satified with K10D in ...
macwylie25 Jan 07I believe that Pentax, due to it's limited market share, has ...
paulf625 Jan 07(No text)
Andreas K. Ehrenreich25 Jan 07Never have used a DSLR with so many intelligent features.Due to ...
Joseph D25 Jan 07As it seems with others, this isn't my first DSLR. I owned the ...
JanML25 Jan 07This is my first DSLR having moved up from a Sony DCS-H1. I ...
lak25 Jan 07Best camera control at any price range - bar none.Excellent image
Ferrocinque25 Jan 07I was looking for a DSLR and, after an extensive reasearch and ...
YaoYe25 Jan 07Great Camera! Absolutely best performance/price ratio.Even ...
DerekI25 Jan 07This mount is now dying , going on the same rail as KM was on ...
roudou3124 Jan 07Before, J had a ISTDS...Great camera, whith amazing picture ...
roybin23 Jan 07After pentax released the new firmware 1.10, I have to say the ...
sonneville22 Jan 07Very good image quality. Easy to use.
Benjikan22 Jan 07As a pro photographer working in the advertising, fashion and ...
erollin21 Jan 07(No text)
John Gray20 Jan 07I'm not someone who suffers too badly from brand loyalty and if ...
falcon2116 Jan 07This is my first DSLR having previously owned an Oly C80-80. ...
krzy_0116 Jan 07Żegnaj-Good bye Canon 10D, 20D, 30D.Przeżyłem ...
amonsul16 Jan 07Construction: quit perfect (no metal body, but for me its ...
imperialist14 Jan 07All I ever wanted from dslrr.. well Full Frame would help alot ...
Lance B14 Jan 07This is my second DSLR after the Pentax *ist D.With weather ...
dsneedmd14 Jan 07+This is BY FAR the best DSLR under $1500. You will need to ...
speedemonz13 Jan 07Wow. If I had to pick just one word to describe this camera that ...
art one13 Jan 07I have used this camera one month. And it has worked very well. ...
pic_ist13 Jan 07This is simply an incredible DSLR. I have been using the K10D ...
mr_blocher13 Jan 07I'm impressed. For four decades I have used large format and ...
tocarver13 Jan 07Well, I'll make this short and sweet, I love this camera. I come ...
Enrico L13 Jan 07Very happy with this camera, coming from a Ds this is really a ...
frank6613 Jan 07My K10D replaces a Pentax *ist DS which I used over the last two ...
Omega_Leader13 Jan 07Spent close to three months debating, purchased the K10D and a ...
andy amos11 Jan 07Awesome!!First photos proved I had made the right decision in ...
Calsan8 Jan 07(No text)
redroyalty7 Jan 07ratings - enough said
Simon de la Court5 Jan 07The K10D has not disappointed me a second. Great camera.
wy2lam4 Jan 07Nothing short of stunning. About the 'soft' JPEG. It's ...
Paddy Ryan2 Jan 07So far, so good. Good autoflash exposure from the built-in flash.
Lars Holte2 Jan 07About a year ago I bought the Pentax *ist DS and gave it top ...
comet431 Dec 06Before reading this comment, you should know this is my first ...
ASR4531 Dec 06Beware Dust reduction is not good, just like Sony the only dust ...
milans31 Dec 06Hello all, this is my second DSLR after K100D and I must say ...
Albert Aguilar29 Dec 06Excellent value for money.It has almost all the features that an ...
a.j.mulder28 Dec 06Very good semi-pro camera with professional features and ...
skortch28 Dec 06Excellent camera, best D-SLR under $1000. I'm using lenses from ...
Paul Cruchten27 Dec 06Having used the camera now for over a month, I find it one of ...
acemi26 Dec 06Shake Reduction, Dust and weather resistant seals super
XavierP5626 Dec 06Simply amazing.Great picture qualityGreat featureEasy to use
Bronek25 Dec 06Excellent camera with great features not found on this price ...
nik24 Dec 06(No text)
melvin kosnosky24 Dec 06I've had my camera for 3 weeks, and am totally happy. I bought ...
wavefunc24 Dec 06I did a lot of reasearch before getting this camera as my first ...
rt2230622 Dec 06Have owned the K10D for about 3 weeks now, finally getting to ...
HiJoe21 Dec 06Great Cam, excellent built quality, feature-rich and very good ...
Lilibeth Sta maria19 Dec 06Good camera,,,AF works very good even in low light!!!!!LOVE ...
jimby_9917 Dec 06Great image quality, loads of lenses available, fantastic build ...
vortout17 Dec 06This CAMERA is just fantastic. I used istDS for 2 years and had ...
faither17 Dec 06Try to find a camera as well built and feature-filled as the ...
DougSmith15 Dec 06I am very happy with this camera… I considered several of the ...
Weziah15 Dec 06Incredible value, very good image quality, exceptional ...
sebiolar15 Dec 06Wonderfull feeling, very customisable, very userfull SR feature, ...
Edvinas14 Dec 06Almost perfect camera. The more I use it the more I like ...
John Cal11 Dec 06A wonderful camera. Ergonomically a master piece. Takes great ...
nickmtl10 Dec 06Construction: excellent, waterproof is so useful..Features: ...
Gio 64510 Dec 06An excellent camera from Pentax. I have used it for a week and ...
Aussie_Bluey7 Dec 06I have found the K10D to be an excellent camera. I have a ...
louisl5 Dec 06very well buildexcellent image quality, the SR works very well ...
MBlackburn5 Dec 06Welcome back Pentax!I have been using Pentax cameras since the ...
RanMc1235 Dec 06simply put...this camera is an awesome tool.
pyrolism5 Dec 06Great Solid Camera. A very good upgrade from my DS. Speed is ...
fenix4 Dec 06excellent camera for the money.Toyota Landcruiser SLR
Pete4 Dec 06Based on a few hundred shots, image quality is excellent, shake ...
DoctorJerry3 Dec 06I am always suspicious whenever someone rates things as perfect ...
*isteve2 Dec 06It seems quite extraordinary that this camera retails for around ...
blende830 Nov 06For under $1000 clearly the best SLR currently on the market. ...
Peleg30 Nov 06In my opinion, this is THEE bang-for-buck camera right now. The ...
Clavestone29 Nov 06just love the way the grip feels on it! excellent camera
George Liu29 Nov 06OutstandingI love it, easy to use, love the shake reduction ...
Sinan Tarlan29 Nov 06Truly an excellent advanced amateur 10MP dSLR. Shake Reduction ...
.Sam.29 Nov 06I had the Pentax *ist DS for 2 years before upgrading to the ...
Joe Barnhart29 Nov 06I have owned the K10D for a week, and I already have a selection ...
Dolan Halbrook29 Nov 06I've had the K10D for about two weeks now. It's been a joy to ...
Michael Dausmann29 Nov 06Its Too Heavy!I am about to buy my first dslr. Just had a ...
ArturAN27 Nov 06I did not handled the camera already.Just waiting the reviews. I ...
abghk27 Nov 06well designed body, easy to use, superb SR and Dust removal, ...
zapbuzz21 Nov 06I've finaly made the switch from film slr to digital slr. I've ...
ecube28 Oct 06While fairly a novice in consumer digital photography, I was a ...
The Wogster20 Oct 06I have handled one, a pre-production model at a show, nice ...
FotoHABER4 Oct 06I've wrote down my wishlist for a DSLR in 2004. Pentax came out ...
Solution2 Oct 06Excellent built quality,Excellent functions and ...
Tomcsi29 Sep 06The flash release button could be used for flash mode selection ...
filmrescue26 Sep 06don't feel too bad last reviewer.....Canons at this price feel ...
friedo henning26 Sep 06best price, perfekt system, good by canon, sniff
Heekwang Wang24 Sep 06most reasonable choice!
Remmelt van Veelen18 Sep 06Very good features. And a friendly price! The only disadvantage ...

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