This seems a little harsh to me, given
they gave it a "fair" review. I'd think
that to be eligible for for a "wost of" you'd need a 1-star or less rating, but their point is good. Pentax's
DSLRs have so far been disappointing, and the 6.1MP *ist DS2 isn't even in the same league as it's supposed competition
like the Nikon D50 and D70s, with a noisy sensor and digicamish recycle time. This is sad for a company with Pentax's
history; hopefulyy the joint venture with Samsung will quickly bring them into the digital age with style, even if the
DS2--their first joint product--isn't quite up to snuff.PCMag names Pentax *ist DS2 one the worst products in Q1 2006
This seems a little harsh to me, given
they gave it a "fair" review. I'd think
that to be eligible for for a "wost of" you'd need a 1-star or less rating, but their point is good. Pentax's
DSLRs have so far been disappointing, and the 6.1MP *ist DS2 isn't even in the same league as it's supposed competition
like the Nikon D50 and D70s, with a noisy sensor and digicamish recycle time. This is sad for a company with Pentax's
history; hopefulyy the joint venture with Samsung will quickly bring them into the digital age with style, even if the
DS2--their first joint product--isn't quite up to snuff.Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Have had the Pentax for six mos- comments about the flash are correct but if you give it plenty of recharge time you can work around it. I purchase a Tamron zoom lens and it seems superior to the original-I,ve had some great action and aerial real estate shots with it. The color is great. Overall I am pleased with its performance for its small size and you don't have to worry about the battery " state-of-charge" if it sits for three weeks. Took it to France and shot 450 pix--most were excellent(as long as you don't rely on the flash)-I still love my Spotmatics but I can't say I'm disappointed in the Ist.
Posted at 10:21PM on May 1st 2006 by Kraig Jorgensen
4. Noisy sensor? It is the same sensor that the Nikon D70 and D50 use, and most reviews list the lack of noise as a plus for this camera.
The Pentax images are intentionally a little under-exposed in the default settings, since this preserves the detail in the highlights. This is easily adjusted in post-processing to achieve the same bright images as the competition, but with plenty of detail in the highlights. If you're not into post-processing, the custom controls allow you to increase the "brightness" and sharpness or use exposure compensation to achieve the same effect as the competition.
I would hope that people don't base their opinion of this camera on this review and check out the many other positive reviews: CNet (very good editor review and excellent user review), DC Views and the very thorough review of the DS at Steve's Digicams, to name a few (note that some of the complaints about the DS were corrected in the DS2 and available as a firmware upgrade for the DS.)
Check out some user forums and you will find some very enthusiastic Pentax DS users, as well. This review definitely does a disservice to a fine camera. I have one myself and have been very happy with it.
Posted at 11:28PM on Jun 25th 2006 by Tom
1. It's too bad, since they have some fun lenses, including nice wide-angle options.
Posted at 3:06PM on Apr 28th 2006 by carpeicthus