Good build and allweather casing, Advanced custom settings (buttons and rings), Fast and responsive, even the onscreen viewfinder, Excellent picture quality (noise handled very well), Incredibly compact / mechanical stabilisation system
Focusing with onscreen viewfinder still not as good as in certain micro fourthirds cameras, Mono microphone (but stereo socket available for an external mic.), Grip handle placed a little to high for big hands
The K-5 isn't short of top-notch competitors but it's definitely up there with the best. It has several key advantages you'll be hard pushed to find elsewhere (full weatherproofing, mechanical stabilisation, custom controls) and offers excellent overal...
Superb image quality with bags of detail, great range of features, particularly Sensitivity priority and Shutter and Aperture Priority modes, body integral Anti-Shake, anti-dust system, build and environment protection, RAW (PEF or DNG) +JPEG mode, excell
Some features such as HDR shooting only available in JPEG shooting, slightly soft default images, does not accept SDXC cards, standard 18-55mm lens suffers from magenta and blue fringing
The Pentax K-5 is a comprehensively specified professional or semi-professional DSLR that is capable of superb results, it is also one of the best examples of such a camera we’ve had to tinker with; image quality, low noise and superbly useful features...
The Pentax K5 is a highly-specified and immensely enjoyable camera to use, and one which can easily withstand an array of photographic challenges. It is hard to imagine how its menu system and the controls round its body could be presented any better, ...
With the launch of the K-5, Pentax has enhanced the core of the K-7 while maintaining its rugged, well-built yet lightweight body. The K-5 sits comfortably in the hand, has intuitive handling and with every genuinely useful feature present it is likely...
Sammanfattning: If you thought the Pentax K-7 was packed with features then meet the K-5 which has even more goodies plus, just for good measure, a higher resolution sensor with significantly increased sensitivity. Report by Paul Burrows.Pentax has been the only D-SLR ma...
Sammanfattning: Like the K-7, the K-5 uses SD and SDHC memory cards but also accepts the latest SDXC media. It is compatible with all K-7 accessories, including the D-BG4 battery grip, external flash guns (including a ring flash), viewfinder magnifiers, four interchangea...
Sammanfattning: Pentax calls this 16-megapixel camera its professional APS-C model. The chunky, rugged body feels tough and incorporates features such as a 100 per cent viewfinder, high-resolution LCD, fast seven frames-per-second burst mode, DNG and PEF RAW format...
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