Mike Johnson at The Online Photographer has a long post today about DSLR image stabilization systems. It includes the following about the approach that Pentax is taking:

The [Pentax] K10D, on the other hand, really makes sense with in-body IS (they call theirs SR, for Shake Reduction, unless I’m confused), because Pentax has the greatest range of body-lens compatibility of any manufacturer. You can’t even autofocus on the D40 with an ordinary AF-“D” Nikkor, but you can get IS on the Pentax with any Pentax lens back to, and including, M42 screwmount lenses, regardless of what other automatic functions may or may not be compromised. For this reason, it really makes sense that Pentax put its IS-type SR function in the body and not in the lens.

I think that Pentax is on the verge of providing some really interesting and competitive products.

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