PENTAX announces entry-level 10.2-megapixel DSLR
Dubbed both the K-m and K2000, the $700 camera is engineered for ease-of-use.
PENTAX has unveiled an entry-level DSLR at Photokina, a 10.2-megapixel model known both as the K-m, or K2000. To keep operation simple for first-time users, PENTAX has concentrated the control buttons onto the right handgrip, limiting where a user has to search for a needed button, and offers an on-screen help feature that quickly displays each button's function. A Sony-made image sensor records the DSLR's shots at up to 3200 ISO, as fast as 3.5 per second to SD cards. The sensor is kept clean with both a flourinated dust-repellent coating and ultrasonic dust removers. Shipping in November, the K-m/K2000 will sell for $700 -- $150 less than the similarily-equipped Nikon D40x -- with a PENTAX standard zoom lens; a telephoto option is scheduled for 2009.
[Via CrunchGear]
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