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TCSJordan · 07-19-2012, 10:04 PM

Hey everyone,

I just finished editing this K-30 field test video. We abuse the camera while rafting down the Bow River. It holds up very well, and as Chris says repeatedly, the K-30 is easily the best camera at its price point right now. It was a nice change after just finishing a video on the very underwhelming Canon T4i.

Let me know what you think and hit me with any questions you may have!

You Tube

Cheers,
Jordan @ TCSTV

toukan · 07-19-2012, 10:30 PM

Overall, a very positive review. He pointed out a few negatives, at least negatives for him, related to the aesthetics. But overall, he said it was a great camera for the price and "dominated" the Canon t4i. The only problem is that it now extends my K5 vs. k30 argument re: my soon-to-be purchased camera.

Sol Invictus · 07-19-2012, 10:46 PM

Nice comprehensive review from my favourite camera store. Needs more Lada though.

FruitLooPs · 07-19-2012, 11:12 PM

Yeah the looks a subjective thing, I love it but I can see your point about the bandaid haha.

Great review, I'm super pleased with my camera and I think your review pretty well reflects my feelings. There have been complaints about recorded audio quality, but from the stuff in your review its perfectly adequate for casual use.

Cheers

nulla · 07-20-2012, 02:37 AM

Great review.... thanks

Reviews like this keep confirming what I think about this wonderful Dslr.

Neil

Pheo · 07-20-2012, 02:39 AM

Thats a good review. I think they're all fair comments, and you compare properly against the competition.

But dear god, that river was flowing fast! You guys are nuts!

loco · 07-20-2012, 05:01 AM

Fantastic and fair review! Really enjoyed that. Thank you for posting!

JinDesu · 07-20-2012, 05:04 AM

Great review. Please handcuff the camera to Chris next time.

ofer4 · 07-20-2012, 07:23 AM

Nice review. Was the video/audio for the whole thing shot with the K-30?

jimr-pdx · 07-20-2012, 07:34 AM

Some portions are annotated wish 'shot by k-30' so I expect some other gear is in play.
I love the constant "relax Sony fans"

Welfl · 07-20-2012, 09:04 AM

The K-30's mirror certainly doesn't sound too loud in this video. It could be the environment in which the cameraman is standing; however, his mouth is the same distance from the microphone as the camera, yet his voice doesn't sound muted at all.

TCSJordan · 07-20-2012, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by ofer4

Nice review. Was the video/audio for the whole thing shot with the K-30?

The video was shot on the Sony VG20 with a Pentax DA* 16-50. I would have preferred to shoot on the Pentax, but we only recieved one camera for testing. Only the indicated portion was shot on the K-30.

TCSJordan · 07-20-2012, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by Welfl

The K-30's mirror certainly doesn't sound too loud in this video. It could be the environment in which the cameraman is standing; however, his mouth is the same distance from the microphone as the camera, yet his voice doesn't sound muted at all.

The mirror sound was untouched, it is pretty quiet.

TCSJordan · 07-20-2012, 10:33 AM

Here's a blog post on the shoot, hopefully it will answer a few more questions:

https://www.thecamerastore.com/blog/2012/07/19/pentax-k-30-hands-field-test

JinDesu · 07-20-2012, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by TCSJordan

The video was shot on the Sony VG20 with a Pentax DA* 16-50. I would have preferred to shoot on the Pentax, but we only recieved one camera for testing. Only the indicated portion was shot on the K-30.

Wait what? How do you control aperture with the DA*16-50? And why did you select the 16-50 to shoot with, out of curiousity?

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07-19-2012, 10:30 PM	#2
toukan Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 140	Overall, a very positive review. He pointed out a few negatives, at least negatives for him, related to the aesthetics. But overall, he said it was a great camera for the price and "dominated" the Canon t4i. The only problem is that it now extends my K5 vs. k30 argument re: my soon-to-be purchased camera.

07-19-2012, 10:46 PM	#3
Sol Invictus Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Calgary, Alberta Photos: Gallery Posts: 392	Nice comprehensive review from my favourite camera store. Needs more Lada though.

07-19-2012, 11:12 PM	#4
FruitLooPs Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 440	Yeah the looks a subjective thing, I love it but I can see your point about the bandaid haha. Great review, I'm super pleased with my camera and I think your review pretty well reflects my feelings. There have been complaints about recorded audio quality, but from the stuff in your review its perfectly adequate for casual use. Cheers

07-20-2012, 02:37 AM	#5
nulla Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 1,560	Great review.... thanks Reviews like this keep confirming what I think about this wonderful Dslr. Neil

07-20-2012, 02:39 AM	#6
Pheo Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brighton, United Kingdom Photos: Gallery Posts: 311	Thats a good review. I think they're all fair comments, and you compare properly against the competition. But dear god, that river was flowing fast! You guys are nuts!

07-20-2012, 05:01 AM	#7
loco Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,846	Fantastic and fair review! Really enjoyed that. Thank you for posting!

07-20-2012, 05:04 AM	#8
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	Great review. Please handcuff the camera to Chris next time.

07-20-2012, 07:23 AM	#9
ofer4 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 428	Nice review. Was the video/audio for the whole thing shot with the K-30?

07-20-2012, 07:34 AM	#10
jimr-pdx Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: now 1 hour north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,897	Some portions are annotated wish 'shot by k-30' so I expect some other gear is in play. I love the constant "relax Sony fans"

07-20-2012, 09:04 AM	#11
Welfl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nebraska Posts: 281	The K-30's mirror certainly doesn't sound too loud in this video. It could be the environment in which the cameraman is standing; however, his mouth is the same distance from the microphone as the camera, yet his voice doesn't sound muted at all.

07-20-2012, 10:31 AM	#12
TCSJordan Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 98 Original Poster	Originally posted by ofer4 Nice review. Was the video/audio for the whole thing shot with the K-30? The video was shot on the Sony VG20 with a Pentax DA* 16-50. I would have preferred to shoot on the Pentax, but we only recieved one camera for testing. Only the indicated portion was shot on the K-30.

07-20-2012, 10:32 AM	#13
TCSJordan Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 98 Original Poster	Originally posted by Welfl The K-30's mirror certainly doesn't sound too loud in this video. It could be the environment in which the cameraman is standing; however, his mouth is the same distance from the microphone as the camera, yet his voice doesn't sound muted at all. The mirror sound was untouched, it is pretty quiet.

07-20-2012, 10:33 AM	#14
TCSJordan Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 98 Original Poster	Here's a blog post on the shoot, hopefully it will answer a few more questions: https://www.thecamerastore.com/blog/2012/07/19/pentax-k-30-hands-field-test

07-20-2012, 10:34 AM	#15
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	Originally posted by TCSJordan The video was shot on the Sony VG20 with a Pentax DA* 16-50. I would have preferred to shoot on the Pentax, but we only recieved one camera for testing. Only the indicated portion was shot on the K-30. Wait what? How do you control aperture with the DA*16-50? And why did you select the 16-50 to shoot with, out of curiousity?

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