Pentax Optio M60

by kall67: The pentax m60, well what can i say, bought it from argos, and exchanged it 3 times, eventually got it from Comets! The problem being, and if anyone else has had the same i would be grateful to know, clicking noises, now Comets were kind enough to ring Pentax who said it does that when its trying to focus, buts its damn noisey, and i had my first pentax m60 for a week, before this fault as i call it developed. The one i have now is doing the same, but i kept it as i purchased £40 accessories which can't be returned! Its a lovely camera to look at, and i felt the pictures looked not bad, and it's not that hard to use, but this clicking noise is a ...  Read the complete review

I bought the Pentax Optio M60 on a Friday, used it on a Saturday, and returned it on a Monday. The camera is stylish and good looking, but regrettably developed a fault after one nights usage. This in itself is inconvenient, and does not speak well for the build quality. All could have been forgiven had it not been for the substandard image quality that the camera also suffered from. The daylight shots were fine, although it struggled with mixed lighting conditions. What really let the camera down were night time shots. As noted by other reviewers, the lack of hardware based image stabilisation and focusing assistance measures seriously hinders the night time ...  Read the complete review

As I am sure most of you will now know, I am a professional photographer but as well as taking pictures I also hold photography seminars at my local camera club and over the last few years I have become somewhat of a target for sales persons asking me to try out their latest digital cameras and give talks and written reviews on them. I figured a couple of years back if I was going to be testing out all these cameras and doing reviews anyway then I may as well be posting them on Ciao and Dooyoo and making some money for charity which as you well know is what I do now. The latest camera to be handed to me is the Pentax Optio M60 and as you read on ...  Read the complete review