Pentax K100D Super

The Pentax K100D Super is a DSLR camera launched on 28/06/2007.

Technically speaking, the Pentax K100D Super ranks well below the category average, scoring 41 overall. The Pentax K100D Super weights 646 gr and spans 129 x 91 x 71 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Pentax K100D Super behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 61, ranks in the category best 27%.

On the contrary, the performance of Pentax K100D Super is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 27% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 35, ranks among the worst 29% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 20, ranks among the worst 18% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 16% in its category. Pentax K100D Super is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 14% in its category. Pentax K100D Super is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 22% in its category. Pentax K100D Super is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Pentax K100D Super works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 76% of its category. Pentax K100D Super works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Pentax K100D Super sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 7.69 GBP and 12.99 GBP, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Pentax K100D Super is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.