Pentax *istDS for sale $400 [SOLD]

[h0ughy]

yep thats right, just the body only of this digital camera a Pentax *istDS for $400 plus postage. no memory, takes AA batteries, has strap and software plus manuals. no lenses.

It is a great little camera and has taken many great pictures of the moon and normal family shots.:D

This is priced to sell, no more discounts, no freebies. :thumbsup: ;) :)

[h0ughy]

"The *ist DS is one of those cameras which grows on you, it's certainly compact and well put together but when you first pick it up you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a bit basic. In actual fact it packs more features and controls than most other budget SLR's and has some impressive performance to back that up. In use we found the *ist DS a very nice 'photographic tool', it always does the job, auto focus is reliable, that big viewfinder is a welcome change from some of the 'tunnel like' viewfinders found on other digital SLR's. Put it this way you're never left thinking you bought the second-best Pentax digital SLR.

With the *ist DS Pentax is clearly targeting the first time SLR user, this becomes clear when you see the 'AUTO PICT' exposure mode, the way the camera describes each exposure mode and the fact that the 'normal' image tone is fairly contrasty and highly saturated. In my opinion they could have done better by making the 'Natural' setting (with a little bit of sharpening) the default and provided 'Bright' as an option, either that or tone down the color saturation of that mode. Users upgrading from a consumer digital camera however will find the *ist DS less of a leap in what they expect an 'out of the camera JPEG' to look like."

from DP review do the research, its up to you:thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

Brand Pentax
Type *ist DS
Resolution 6.31 Mpixel
Maximum resolution 3008x2000
Minimum resolution 1536x1024
Sensor size 23.5x15.7mm
Sensor type CCD
Optical zoom n/a
Focal length multiplier 1.5
Zoom wide (mm) n/a
Zoom tele (mm) n/a
Digital zoom No
Auto focus Yes
Manual focus Yes
Focus range (cm) n/a
Macro focus range (cm) n/a
Flash modes anti red-eye
auto
fill in
off
slow flash

Storage types Secure Digital

ISO ratings 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Aperture priority Yes
Minimum aperture wide n/a
Maximum aperture wide n/a
Minimum aperture tele n/a
Maximum aperture tele n/a
Shutter priority Yes
Minimum shutter (sec) Bulb+30
Maximum shutter (sec) 1/4000
Sequence (fps) 2.8
Built-in flash Yes
External flash Yes
External flash type Hot-shoe
Metering Centre weighted
Multi-segment
Spot

Exposure compensation -2EV - +2EV in 1/3 - 1/2 steps

White balance Auto
Cloudy
Daylight
Fluorescent
Incandescent
Manual

Video function No
Video sound No
Maximum video resolution n/a
Minimum video resolution n/a
Frames per second (fps) 0
Voice recording No
Optical viewfinder Yes
Electronic viewfinder No
LCD display Yes
LCD size 2-inch
LCD resolution (pixels) 210,000
Self-timer Yes
USB USB 2.0
Video out Yes
Firewire No
Bluetooth No
File format JPEG
RAW

Energy 2x CR-V3
4x AA

Weight 505g.

[h0ughy]

also has the neck strap

[h0ughy]

the body of the camera

[h0ughy]

I sold this