Looks like Canon and Nikon have another worthy competitor in the DSLR range.
First, Mark McClusky and Sean Captain give the K100D the Editor’s Choice in Wired’s Test issue. He chooses the budget-ish DSLR over the top of the line Canon 30D and Nikon D200 because of built in image stabilization and low noise at high light sensitivity modes ISOs (1600 is its max.)
https://gizmodo.com/pentax-k100d-and-k110d-digital-slrs-175614
Then Pop Photo gives the higher end K10D a similar thumbs up for the same low noise characteristics. The camera also gets…
https://gizmodo.com/pentax-10-2-megapixel-k10d-digital-slr-with-built-in-im-200506
high marks for its fog, snow, and dust resistant shell. Pop Photo has a small but annotated gallery that shows off the camera’s ability to shoot low light.
Pentax k100d [Wired Test]
k10D [Pentax]
