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Pentax K100D Super (Body Only) – Factory Renewed Digital SLR

One Call has a special deal on the Pentax K100D Super!  The body only (refurbished with warranty) is only $299.88.  Add another $65 for a lens (I recommend the Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL Lens for $64.95) and you have an excellent digital SLR for well under $400.  It’s a great camera including camera-based image stabilization, and 6.1 megapixels is really enough for most shooting situations. 

Pentax cameras and lenses are known for their wonderful color rendition.  I use a K100D Super for most of the product photography on the site,  and used one for my tour of the Paul C. Buff factory.  Check it out to see what the camera is capable of doing. 

Read more below. 

Pentax K100D Super (Body Only) – Factory Renewed

With a name that reflects PENTAX’s vast heritage of K-mount lens compatibility, the K100D delivers an abundance of advanced, user-friendly features in a lightweight digital SLR body.

• 6.1-megapixel Digital SLR Body
• 2.5-inch LCD Viewscreen
• Metering: Spot, Multi-segment, Center Weighted
• Shake Reduction
• PictBridge Compatible

Manufacturer’s Description

Full-featured, user-friendly, affordable K100D

Compatible with any PENTAX lens ever produced* and featuring Shake Reduction, the affordable PENTAX K100D is the kind of camera that makes history. Picture a large 2.5 inch LCD monitor with 210,000 pixel resolution and a friendly Mode Dial offering Auto Picture and Picture modes as well as new Scene modes for even simpler photography. The 6.1 megapixel APS-C size CCD and sophisticated 16-segment multi-pattern metering delivers outstanding image reproduction, while the bright, high-precision PENTAX mirror viewfinder features with 0.85X magnification. All these features combine in a compact design with high-rigidity stainless-steel chassis that is built to last. *With adaptor for screw mount and 645/67 lenses.

6.1 MP APS-C size CCD with high-performance imaging engine and advanced image-processing technologies

High-precision SAFOX VIII 11-point auto focus (9 cross-type sensors) system with single and continuous AF

Sensitivity equivalent to ISO 200 to 3200 with an auto mode that takes advantage of the entire range

Mode Dial includes the standard Exposure Modes, Auto Picture Mode, Picture Modes, and now Scene Modes

Large 2.5-inch LCD monitor with 210,000 pixel resolution, wide viewing angle and 12 time zoom

Sophisticated 16-segment multi-pattern metering determines the optimal exposure settings