Pentax Kx
Posted by Matthew Wronka at Thu Sep 17 12:00:00 2009
The new upper-entry level—i.e. Canon Rebel competitor—from Pentax is the K-x, replacing the K200D in a line renaming process that has seen the lower K2000D become the K-m. The $550 K-x has a 12.4M APS-C CMOS chip and shares the newer Prime II engine with its bigger brother, the K-7. The K-x also includes in-camera lens correction, HDR and multiple exposure modes which—along with an orientation sensor—are absent in the lower-spec K-m. While the K-x marks a lot of checkboxes, reviews have criticised its auto-white balance for being unreliable, shake reduction for being ineffective, and raw format for minimal headroom for saving highlights.