If you're looking for an affordable bridge camera, the chances are that the X-5 will be on your shortlist. The good news is that the X-5 is certainly a capable camera, and one which handles well and offers a decent level of performance in a generally well designed package. ...

Line up these specs against the asking price for an X-5 and you'll see it's an absolute bargain. Naturally some corners have had to be cut to keep the price so low, but not to a degree that would leave a hobby photographer disappointed with the results. ...

Pentax have created a decent bridge camera which will appeal to those who want a DSLR style camera but don't want the bulk or perhaps don't have the budget required. There aren't many cameras available with this amount of optical zoom for less than £200, so you'd expect there to be a sacrifice made somewhere. There is with image quality, but it's not much of one. Detail isn't all that you'd hope for from a 16 megapixel camera, particularly if you have to shoot at ISO 800 and 1600, but colour reproduction is good, so if you are more likely to take pictures to share on the web or print in smaller sizes, the X-5 isn't going to let you down.

Bildqualität und Ausstattung der X-5 sind gut, Autofokus und Serienbildmodus zu langsam. Das Preis/Leistungsverhältnis stimmt aber: Preistipp!

Spiegelreflex-Look: Design und Gehäuseform der X-5 orientieren sich an den Spiegelreflexkameras von Pentax. Gut so, denn mit dem großen Griff lässt sich die Kamera schon mit einer Hand sicher halten. Der dicke Ring am Objektiv ist dagegen vor allem Show: ...