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I was never actually a professional with photography, but I was getting tired of the same old point-and-shoot camera. One day, I at long last decisive it was time to buy a Pentax SLR. Before I jumped in though, I did a lot of research. I finally reached the decision to buy the Pentax K200D. I've never been one to buy an item because of it is brand, because the name of an item does not inevitably determine it is quality and performance. Now, I picked the Pentax K200D for a great deal of reasons which I will explain in detail below.

First of all, the camera offered weather sealing. On the box, it claims that it is the only camera in the industry (DSLR cameras) that is weather sealed. Though I in all likelihood won't need this, it is always good to have it to be on the safe side. Definitely a good feature for those outdoor photographers though.

Secondly, the camera allows users to take high quality JPEG and RAW photos at the same time. Most other cameras do not offer this, and alternatively only offer medium quality JPEG photos.

On another note, the camera is like the tank of cameras. I read a great deal of reviews from buyers of Sony and Nikon cameras, and galore claimed that the cameras consisted of cheap lenses and were not very sturdy. I experienced this initial hand after attempting out a heap of myself. Furthermore, the Pentax is finish opposite of those.

Something that is a positive to some users, yet a negative to some, is the fact that ir runs on AA batteries. The reason why I find this to be a positive is because there are a heap of good AA quality batteries available nowadays. With this camera and those batteries, I know my camera will be lasting for a long time. Even if I do run out of batteries, I may nearly go to any store and buy batteries.

The camera features in-body stabilization. This is outstanding for beginners, and this was proven to me directly. This feature helped save a great deal of of my photos! Lastly, the camera is an APS-C sensor, a feature that attracted galore buyers.

So how do I like the camera? So far it's great! I've been testing things out, peculiarly with dissimilar lenses. The autofocus on the camera is very quick as well. The light metering is likewise very consistent for me so far. The only thing I found I did not like so far is it is burst rate, which is a bit low (4 JPEG or RAWs). I guess it is not too crucial because I do not do sports shots. If you are looking for a camera to take sport shots, this may not be it for you. Otherwise, it is one of the best cameras I have owned, and will proceed to use it and learn more! The price was reasonable, and if I could, I would have purchased this camera way before I purchased any of my other cameras. The Pentax K200D makes the idea of SLR cameras easy for beginners like me

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Adorama Body Cap for Pentax K Mount Cameras
By Prospero
There is actually not too much to talk about here. As some of us are moth balling our older film cameras, we are discovering we have misplaced the body caps. In my case, I converted my Pentax lenses to work with my DSLR set up and wanted to store my Pentax body - along with my other cameras that will one day soon be valuable to museums only. This product works perfectly. My only complaint is value. Given the original, I could reproduce these in my house for less than 10 dollars a pop. A production facility ought to be competent to make these for less than a dollar each. And yet, as you may see, the marketing is far above either. Still, if you need it, you need it.

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Pentax k-mount body cap
By MII
Does what it's meant to do.
Price could be lower taking into account it's a piece of plastic, but then again all camera gear is a bit more expensive.

I wanted to drill a hole in it and use it as a pin hole lens. In this context, the P in the middle of the cap is a bit annoying but I still got it working.

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