Pentax K5
Pentax has entered into a very competitive market with its Pentax K5 digital SLR camera.
This model is designed for serious photographers who want to get hold of their first professional camera. It is a digital SLR camera that offers all the features one can find in cameras placed in this category. In fact, in terms of higher ISO and APS-C, it surpasses its competitors. The basic design of K5 is based on its predecessor Pentax K7. While Pentax K-5 carries all those features available in the K7, some additional features and upgrades have been added. Camera buyers looking for advanced features, reliability and ease of use will find that this camera fulfills all their requirements.
Pentax K5 has a very light weight magnesium alloy body with stainless steel chassis. It is weather and dust resistant and can be used under most climatic conditions. It can be used in almost -10 deg temperature. Just after holding the camera, the person realizes how solid the camera is, even though it is a compact sized camera. With good grip, the camera is easy to handle and nestles nicely in the palms. This results in pictures that are sharp and clear. All the main function buttons and dials are within easy reach of the photographer. The stop down aperture can be set with a single press of a button while looking through the viewfinder. The viewfinder shows 100% coverage with the magnification of 0.92x. The camera body weighs 670g and for power it uses a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery.
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Pentax K-5 16.3 MP Digital SLR with 18-55mm Lens and 3-Inch LCD (Black) 67 total customer reviews... |
The LCD screen on the Pentax K5 provides all types of information like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, condition of battery, remaining frames in the memory card, and other details. While the camera is made specifically for photographing pictures, it can also be used for video recording. For shooting movies, the Movie Camera icon mode must be selected. With the help of X locks, the speed of shutter can be fixed for flash synchronization. In the high-speed mode, the Pentax K5 can shoot at a very fast 7 frames per second. In the movie mode it can record videos at 25 fps. Its advanced metering system with 77-segment is comparable to best in its class. Depending on the lighting present in parts of an area in the picture, the metering system can identify the correct combination of settings.
The Pentax K5 comes with a 16.3 MP CMOS sensor. It offers the maximum sensitivity when it comes to ISO adjustment. In fact, its ISO can go up to 51200 which is maximum that has been incorporated in any APS-C camera. For video recording, users have access to 1080p resolution that can record high-quality HD video. This camera is also optimized to take advantage of the wide range of lenses already available from the company. The updated feature of SAFOX IX+ AF system is very good in color detection and offers improved speed.
Photographers used to K7 will find the upgrades easy to understand and follow because the Pentax K5 is based on that camera body. The body material and the dimensions are almost same, only the look of Pentax K5 is flashier. The camera ISO range starts from 80 and goes up to 51200. Some limited number of basic editing features can be done in the camera itself. For the video recording facility external microphone can be attached. Users can use the internal mono or external stereo voice recording features.
The pictures taken from Pentax K5 are very sharp and clear because there is advanced shake reduction feature that detects and corrects vertical, horizontal and rotational shakes. Users can choose DNG or PEF RAW files. The camera also offers night scene HDR feature. This Pentax K5 produces the best quality digital images at a very high resolution. The digital noise is suppressed to the maximum extent and kept to a minimum.
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Pentax K-5 16.3 MP Digital SLR with 18-55mm Lens and 3-Inch LCD (Black) 67 total customer reviews... |
With all these superior technical features, the Pentax K5 gives the best performance. Before taking the picture, various modes and settings can be fixed within seconds. There are a number of digital filters available for this camera. At the same time, while the video recording facility is available, there are not that many video recording features.
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