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Best old Pentax body to get in 2021?

Started Feb 23, 2021 | Discussions thread
Richard Murdey
Richard Murdey Veteran Member • Posts: 3,087
Re: Best old Pentax body to get in 2021?

robgendreau wrote:

I've owned as old as a K-01, but not before that. I would think a K-30 would be maybe to of the list as the most modern, but I know from other brands that sometimes the even older CCD and <10MP cameras have their own charms.

If you consider extremely limited DR and high ISO noise to be "charming".

The K10D is still a functional camera, however, and takes nice enough pictures in bright, even lighting. I think I can safely assume that if you are having to consider using a K10D you won't be looking at the output on a 4K display. So for <$50 it might be worth picking up as being "better than nothing".

The K-5 is better in all respects, and the K-3 better in all respects than the K-5.

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