| Latest Review Posted | Pentax K-3 III
I am a long-time Pentax user: I have been using most of their DSLRs since K-x and now have two of K-1s, K-3 iii, GR3 and a KP for special high-risk projects (such as whitewater kayaking), and a K-50 which I am borrowing to family members. My more serious photography goes to commercial purposes and goes through rigorous quality control for such things as aberrations, focus sharpness and other imperferctions. I am not a full time pro photographer however. I have a good line-up of recent Pentax lenses for both full frame and APS-C, including such gems as DFA*1.4/50 and DFA 21 Ltd.
I got my K-3 iii when Pentax Europe was having a discount price about one and half years ago, so I have now had the camera for over a year. I decided to write a review in the hope that Pentax might be reading this, as my special use case (cold climate) has not been covered in the reviews yet. More about that in the final chapter(s) of my review.
First, everything is true about the positive sides of the camera which is said below. Simply put, it is an amazingly good camera for most uses that you can think of. With it, I have re-discovered the benefits of APS-C system: I was able to put together a lightweight travel kit using very inexpensive Ltd lenses: I currently have the DA15, FA43 and DA70. (I sometimes add my DA 2.4/35 or FA 2.0/35 or even the FA 100 but that makes the kit less of a travel kit).
I thought I would not miss the tilting display but I was wrong. Not having that is a serious ... |
