| Latest Review Posted | Pentax K-3 II
The the best Pentax APS-C DSLR on the market (at the time of writing). Pentax crammed all the features you could want from a prosumer DSLR and them some, making it the best bang for buck out there for an enthusiast/pro photographer. I'm gonna skip on specs as you can find that anywhere, and just describe my experience with it:
The AF works in complete darkness, it's fast and accurate. Tracking moving subjects works well, but for pro sports/wildlife photography you may want to looks elsewhere. The lack of built in flash is important only for amateur flash photographers, as the rest use an external flash anyway. The camera is built like a tank, and can take a beating, and the Weather resistance is excellent, as expected.
I had a Pentax K-500 before and I dreamed of a D810. Since getting the K-3 II, learning to use it effectively and getting some good glass for it, I no longer want or need a Full frame DSLR's. The results I can achieve with this are 99.999% the same as any Full Frame DSLR, for a fraction of the cost and weight/size. Enough said.
People looking for high quality video from their DSLR should look elsewhere, though. Despite it's pro features such as a mic/headphone jack, this is not a video camera by any stretch. Low bitrate, aliasing and no IBIS during video pretty much destroy any video capability it could have had. Also, the body is surprisingly heavy for such a small camera, but if using Pentax limited primes it's still a quite light setup overall.
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