Pentax K-3 III eBook Version 1.8 Released

Our most readable camera eBook to date

By PF Staff in Site News on Jan 16, 2024

Today we are happy to announce our 8th free update to the Pentax K-3 Mark III: The Ultimate Guide eBook. As the name implies, this eBook is a comprehensive guide to help you get the most out of your K-3 III camera. It focuses on practical use cases and real-world tips and is thus the perfect supplement to the verbose owner's manual, for both the K-3 III and K-3 III Monochrome.

If you already own the eBook, download the new version for free here.

Otherwise, you may purchase the eBook here.

The latest version of the eBook focuses on further improving the reading experience: the index section at the end of the book now has clickable links to the referenced pages to make it a breeze to find what you are looking for.

Page numbers in the index are now all clickable

An important aspect of the eBook is that it references external articles or resources for relevant information beyond the scope of the eBook itself.  These links are now highlighted in a different color to make it easier to differentiate from internal links in the book and minimize unwanted disruptions.

External and internal links now have different colors for convenience

In addition to these convenience changes, we have added three pages of new content (for a total of 198), including updates related to features added in firmware v2.11 and v2.12 and new information on smart functions, crop options, top LCD lighting, and custom image settings as requested by users.


The full list of changes, and revised sections, can be found on the second-to-last page of the eBook itself.  In case you have printed the eBook and would like to update the print copy, only the sections explicitly mentioned have substantively changed.

Written from the ground up, this is our first new eBook since Yvon Bourque, the author of all prior Pentax eBooks, passed away in 2020. We hope to honor Yvon's legacy by continuing to make similar eBooks available to the Pentax community for newer Pentax models.  Free, ongoing updates to the K-3 III eBook are planned throughout 2024.

Learn more about the K-3 III eBook in the forum announcement, or download a sample today!

The PDF version of the new eBook is available exclusively via PentaxForums.com.  We are currently also piloting a Kindle version on Amazon and will share updates once this is fully made available.

The New "Best of Pentax Forums" Newsletter

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By cjfeola in Site News on Nov 20, 2023

Get the best of Pentax Forums in our improved, curated, and free "Best of Pentax Forums" weekly newsletter: sign up below or at newsletter.pentaxforums.com for our next update on Wednesday!

A bit of background: we're fortunate that Pentax Forums is such a dynamic community, but we know that it's sometimes hard to keep up with the hundreds of threads, posts, photos, and stories that appear every week.  So, in late 2021, we started offering an automated digest of top content based on factors such as thread replies and likes—which, after a brief hiatus—has been back online since mid-2023.  We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the community on this initiative.

In mid-2023, we also started offering a curated newsletter as a basic e-mail, called "Best of Pentax Forums", with hand-picked content from the forum and beyond that might otherwise go unseen, as well as special photo challenges and posts. We have been more than pleased with the result: thousands of you started reading the curated newsletter every week!

Today, we are officially launching the Best of Pentax Forums Newsletter on a new platform called Substack. We moved to Substack to take advantage of that platform's advanced advanced formatting tools that go far beyond the capabilities of our legacy e-mail platform, such as an online version of each newsletter. Our goal is to provide  convenient and easily readable summaries of homepage content, as well as links to top forum threads, every Wednesday.  The newsletter is available for free to all existing forum members (please create a forum account first if you don't already have one).

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Like Pentax Forums accounts, the newsletter content is completely free. Substack allows you to optionally make donations called "paid newsletter subscriptions" because...well, that's what Substack calls them, and we're stuck with it.  Donations through the newsletter are the same as regular forum donations and come with all the accompanying account perks, such as Marketplace access and more photo space on the forum.  Users who have historically run into issues with PayPal donations may wish to consider the newsletter platform instead, as we have integrated it with a different payment processor.

The new platform is designed to comply with the latest privacy standards, so if you'd like to read it, please manually opt-in to the newsletter: forum members are not automatically subscribed to the e-mails.  To get the best of Pentax Forums sent to you once a week in a convenient digest, enter your e-mail in the form above, or visit newsletter.pentaxforums.com.

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Pentax K-3 III eBook Version 1.7 Released

Coverage of the latest features, plus member content requests

By PF Staff in Site News on Oct 31, 2023

Today we are happy to announce our seventh update to the Pentax K-3 Mark III: The Ultimate Guide eBook. As the name implies, this eBook is a comprehensive guide to help you get the most out of your K-3 III camera. It focuses on practical use cases and real-world tips and is thus the perfect supplement to the verbose owner's manual.

If you already own the eBook, download the new version for free here.

Otherwise, you may purchase the eBook here.

This latest version now has 195 pages total: that's four pages of new content, including an in-depth look at features added in firmware v2.10 and several user-requested sections.


  • Added information about firmware v2.10 to the firmware history table
    • Added content about the Gold custom image mode
    • Explained how to use the new Fx custom button options
  • Added information about Sharpness vs Fine Sharpness settings for Custom Images
  • Added information about the Matte Black special edition
  • Added information and links about sensor cleaning
  • Added clarifications about Type 3 AF tracking

The full list of changes, and revised sections, can be found on the second-to-last page of the eBook itself.  In case you have printed the eBook and would like to update the print copy, only the sections explicitly mentioned have substantively changed.

Written from the ground up, this is our first new eBook since Yvon Bourque, the author of all prior Pentax eBooks, passed away in 2020. We hope to honor Yvon's legacy by continuing to make similar eBooks available to the Pentax community for newer Pentax models.  Free, ongoing updates to the K-3 III eBook are planned throughout 2023.

Learn more about the K-3 III eBook in the forum announcement, or download a sample today!

The PDF version of the new eBook is available exclusively via PentaxForums.com.  We are currently piloting a Kindle version on Amazon and will share updates once this is fully made available.

Pentax K-3 III eBook Version 1.6 Released

12 new pages with detailed content on the K-3 III Monochrome and more

By PF Staff in Site News on Jul 27, 2023

Today we are happy to announce our sixth update to the Pentax K-3 Mark III: The Ultimate Guide eBook. As the name implies, this eBook is a comprehensive guide to help you get the most out of your K-3 III camera. It focuses on practical use cases and real-word tips, and is thus the perfect supplement to the verbose owner's manual.

If you already own the eBook, download the new version for free here.

Otherwise, you may purchase the eBook here.

This latest version adds 12 pages of new content, including coverage of the Pentax K-3 III Monochrome, details on the latest firmware version, and more.

  • Added content pertaining to the K-3 III Monochrome
    • Model overview 
    • Button / UI comparison
    • ISO range differences
    • B&W use case and tips
  • Added recommendations on the different Focus Peaking modes
  • Added details on noise handling and noise settings in RAW vs JPEG files
  • Added information on Frimware v2.0, including the new setting export UI

The full list of changes, and revised sections, can be found on the second-to-last page of the eBook itself.  In case you have printed the eBook and would like to update the print copy, only the sections explicitly mentioned have substantively changed.

Written from the ground up, this is the our first new eBook since Yvon Bourque, the author of all prior Pentax eBooks, passed away in 2020. We hope to honor Yvon's legacy by continuing making similar eBooks available to the Pentax community for newer Pentax models.  Free, ongoing updates to the K-3 III eBook are planned throughout 2023.

Learn more about the K-3 III eBook in the forum announcement, or download a sample today!

The new eBook is available exclusively via PentaxForums.com.

New Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome Forum

Section dedicated to the new camera

By PF Staff in Site News on Apr 24, 2023

By popular demand, we have recently added a dedicated forum section where you can discuss the new Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome and all things related to the exciting new monochrome DSLR.

The camera has seen overwhelming demand since its announcement on April 12th. In the US, pre-orders are being accepted at B&H Photo, Adorama, and directly from Ricoh.  Sources indicate that the first production run of this camera has already sold out.  However, it is not a limited edition model, so pre-orders will be fulfilled on a first-come, first served basis.

Click here to continue the K-3 III Monochrome forum

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