New Lower Pricing on Pentax *ist DSLR
Good news for those who have been holding off to get a new DSLR. Pentax has just announced a $200 price drop on its Pentax *ist DL digital SLR camera with a 18-55 DA lens kit. Initially selling for $799.95 the new price of $599.95 takes effect today.
According to Ed Lee director for Consumer Services this price drop comes as a result of consumer's looking for for a well priced, feature-packed DSL, "Consumers wavering between a higher-end compact digital and a digital SLR will take note of this new PENTAX pricing as will consumers who have been considering an upgrade to a digital SLR."
The price drop comes a couple of days after Pentax announced the Pentax *ist DL2 (for details see this MobileWhack story). We assume this is the reason for the sudden change in pricing.
The *ist DL features a 6.1 megapixel CCD lens, 2.5-inch monitor, SD media Storage, and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 data transfer. Detailed specs after the bump. More info can also be found at PentaxSLR.com.
Type:
- TTL autofocus, auto-exposure digital SLR digital-still camera with stainless steel chassis construction and built-in retractable P-TTL auto flash
Sensor:
- Interline interlace with a primary color filter
- Size: 23.5mm x 15.7mm
- Total pixels: 6.31 megapixels
- Color Depth: 8 bit (JPEG) or 12 bit (RAW)
Resolution (Recorded Pixels):
- JPEG: [6M] 3008 x 2008, [4M] 2400 x 1600, [1.5M] 1536 x 1024
- RAW: [6M] 3008 x 2008
ISO Sensitivity:
- Auto, Manual ISO 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
File Formats:
- JPEG (Exif 2.21), RAW, DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching III
Color Space:
- sRGB, Adobe RGB
Lens Mount:
- PENTAX KAF bayonet mount
- Usable Lenses: PENTAX KAF2-, KAF-, and KA-mount lenses
- Power zoom function not available
- K-mount lenses usable with restrictions
- S-mount lenses usable with adapter
- 67/645 lenses usable with adapter and with restrictions
Focusing System:
- TTL phase-matching 3 point autofocus system (SAFOX VIII) with selectable spot AF
- Applicable illumination range EV0 - EV19 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
- Mode: AF-single (with focus lock); Manual focus, AF-continuous available when you select Action mode
- Wide or spot AF selectable
- Metering System: TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering (coupled with lens and AF information)
Exposure Control:
- Metering Mode: Multi-segment metering, Center-weighted metering, Spot metering
- Metering Range: EV 1 - 21.5 (at Standard Output Sensitivity 200 with 50mm F1.4 lens)
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on February 1, 2006 8:06 AM
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