Pentax K-m DSLR Gets Swarovksi Makeover

Pimping up one's electronic devices with Swarovski crystals seems to be quite a popular trend nowadays, although the taste of those who actually "adorn" their gadgets in such a manner is rather debatable. We've seen all sorts of products being covered in crystals, but Pentax went a bit too far with this procedure, since it covered its whole K-m model (K2000 in the US) with this shiny stuff, obviously for marketing (and show-off) purposes.

As Jan-Mark Rupprecht reports for Digitalkamera.de, the company's booth at Photokina included this little "piece of work," which, apparently, will actually be available for purchase, albeit in a relatively limited edition. Unfortunately, no pricing details are available for now (but honestly, I'm not quite sure too many people would want to know just how much the would-be customers will pay for such a hideous thing).

As you might remember from our article on the subject, the Pentax K-m is an entry-level DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, equipped with a 10.2-megapixel CCD image sensor (23.5mm by 15.7mm), accompanied by the manufacturer's own PRIME (PENTAX Real Image Engine) image processing unit.

It also incorporates a SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism that reduces camera shake by shifting the position of the image sensor vertically and horizontally, as well as five-point wide-area AF system (SAFOX VIII with five cross-type sensors) to assure high-precision autofocusing.

Additionally, the device's ISO range varies between ISO 100 and ISO 3200, and the camera also comes equipped with a 2.7-inch LCD, as well as an advanced viewfinder, with a roughly 96-percent field of view and an approximately 0.85-times magnification.

P.S. The link provided above will take you to Google's English rendition of the German webpage. As you can see, their "magnificent" translation tool has replaced K-m (which in Europe stands for kilometers, sans the "-") with miles.


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