None of the Pentax digital compacts are that appealing to me. If you want image stabilization, the Panasonic LX2, TZ2, and TZ3 are superb. I believe all of them allow RAW capture as well and take SD cards. Leica-designed lenses and reasonable manual controllability.
If you want high ISO quality in a pocketsized camera, the Fuji F30 and F31 do a super job, but do not capture in RAW format or have image stabilization. They take xD cards (not my favorite format but they work). I've had the Panasonic LX1 and have a Fuji F30. Both do well. I found the higher sensitivity to be more useful than the IS and RAW for what I use a camera like this for. Godfrey On Jul 2, 2007, at 1:21 AM, David Mann wrote: > ,,, I'd > also like a compact that I can take when biking - and also that'd be > easier for the Mrs to throw into her handbag. I may even be able to > get a better deal by buying two cameras at once. > > The K10D is an easy choice, but does anyone have suggestions for a > good little Pentax digital P&S? There was an Optio A10 in the shop > at quite a good price, and it has shake reduction which is something > I think I'd like. Looking on the Pentax website it looks like the > A10 has been superseded already and there are so many different > options my mind is boggling. > > Basically I want something small and light with shake reduction and, > of course, a good lens. A reasonable macro function would be good > but is not essential. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
