On with the initial thoughts though. The K100 is a relatively light and compact device, the mirror flap does clunk quite solidly and the build quality seems to be of a high standard. The initial photographs taken and viewed on the back screen only seem to be very sharp and well exposed - the trials have been taken in doors at night which is a difficult time for any camera.
The AutoFocus in low light situations seems to have a slight lag which I did not expect, however, once active the camera is able to identify a good lock which is in focus.
The instruction book is a mammoth but there is relatively little information contained in the pages, it describes basic functions and descriptions only. I am looking forward to loading the software onto the computer and getting some daytime shots out of it. The quality seems high and I have high hopes for getting some good Cuba photographs.
The interesting thing has been battery life. I already owned some high powered rechargeables- these worked for days in the Fuji but only manage about 5 flash powered photographs in the new camera. I am hoping that the batteries are suffering from memory build up (being about 5 years olds) and the new ones (provided by a lovely mum) will be more satisfying.
All in all use and build quality
Photograph output review pending!
