| Review of: Pentax K-1 II by biz-engineer on Fri February 8, 2019 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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I ordered the K1 II with the plan to send my K1 for servicing, then sell the K1 or keep the K1 as backup body (still having and using the K1 for comparison with the K1 mk II).
The K1 mk II happened to have few things improved over the K1:
- decisive auto-focus (I press the shutter fully, the camera focuses take the shot straight away, and it's in focus every time)
- better color consistency over the entire ISO range,
- native raw contrast/saturation a little more than the K1, just the right amount (landscape photographs look better overall)
- image noise optimized at high ISO settings
- buffer optimization at high ISO (1 image less buffer depth of K1II vs K1 base ISO; K1II can captures more frames at higher ISO).
- currently one of the camera models that deliver the very best image quality,
- overall best image quality with hand held pixel shift (4 x RGB frames automatically aligned)
I expected less battery life, but practically I havn't perceived any difference between the K1 and K1 mk II.
The K1 is very good, but the K1 mk II is THE camera I would have liked to have from the beginning when I received the K1. Pentax K1 II at its price point is an excellent camera for landscape, and people photographs, and still capable to shot at sport event occasionally. I plan sell my serviced K1 and replace it by a second copy of the Pentax K1 mk II.
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| Review of: Pentax K-1 by biz-engineer on Sun May 8, 2016 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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Using this camera extensively for about one week, here are the pros and cons from experience.
Pros:
- good comfortable handling of well sized and shaped grip
- overall image quality
- image stabilization works very well, perhaps better than K3's (hard to compare)
- silent operation
- feels like a serious piece of technology
- better view finder compared to previous cameras
- lighting in the viewfinder
- choice of crop modes in the viewfinder
- memory operation quite fast
- a couple of smart improvements of menu functions that where missing in K3
- ability to lock wheels or front panel buttons = good
- possibility to customize INFO menu
- 5 programmable user modes
Cons:
- K1 firmware a little slower than K3's
- FPS rather slow, slower than K3, but that's as specified, I keep my K3 for fast FPS, so that's ok
- AF a bit less snappy then K3 AF, waiting before AF confirm (firmware issue?), sometimes hesitate for a while to lock focus in dim light, K3 AF is decisive in the same condition
- layout of buttons, in particular AF mode lock button, tiny button right next to upper button of the 4 way selector (this button spacing is better on the K3)
- direct access of key features such as AF modes via INFO button? Workaround = customize INFO menu tiles, and/or configure User 1,2,3... settings to program directly a set of AF modes.
Generally speaking, this camera is a great piece of technology, fully featured, so I can't really not recommend it. It's about the complexity/intuitive use, getting used to more complexity without having to think. Ricoh's wanting to differentiate from competitors, there is a risk increasing complexity. The default camera menu settings may not be intuitive, fortunately it is still possible to customize the menus in order to make it easier for the user to access directly frequently changed settings. Ergonomics / usability not as good as previous Pentax dslrs
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| Review of: Pentax K-3 by biz-engineer on Fri February 27, 2015 | Rating: 8 | View more reviews | |
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I came from the K-5. I like the AF speed, burst rate, image quality and handling of the K-3.
Things that I miss from the K-5: advanced bracketing, b&w filter on jpegs.
Things that I don't like: battery life compared to k-5 and especially D7100 (I believe there is a design flop on the power management of the K-3), not intuitive access to some functions in the menus.
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