Pentax *ist D (2003)
Pentax *ist D (2003) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Pentax *ist D (2003) 6.1 MP ( 3008x2008 )
Pentax's first DSLR
Price: $1,700.00 USD
(multiplication factor of 1.5) APS-C
200-1600 (3200) ISO
May 18, 2023
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Ah, the memories. Friend bought the D. I followed a little later with the Ds. Still have it. So glad they switched it from compact flash cards to SD.
I was more Olympus OM film system than Pentax at the time. Killed me that Oly changed the lens mount on the E1. Didn't know there was an adapter. Bought the Pentax and loved it. Bought a bunch of Olympus thru the years to use all the OM glass. Never enjoyed them as much. Olympus menus were dreadful and controls different on every model. Now I shoot all the Pentax formats; Q, APS-C, FF, and 645.
There was a prototype Pentax MZ-D before the *ist D. Wonder where Pentax would be today if it had launched?
Thanks for the history lesson,
barondla -
Thanks!
I think Pentax did well to withdraw, the 6MP sensor of Philips, it turned out to be a very bad sensor 😈
Contax used it for their famous “Contax N Digital” and it was a total failure. -
Back to the roots
For interested
I've put together a list of comparisons over the past few years involving my Pentax *ist D
Pentax's first digital SLR, released in 2003Canon EOS-10D (2003) / Pentax *ist D (2003)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157701985525814Pentax *ist D (2003) / Pentax K-01 (2012)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157702626344155Pentax *ist D (2003) / Konica Minolta 7D (2004)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157705672617441Pentax *ist D (2003) / Nikon D70 (2004)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157713955175043Sigma SD-9 (2002) / Pentax *ist D (2003)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720303846044Take care!