Pentax K-3 Specifications

dosdan · 10-06-2013, 02:18 PM

The rub may come with the publishing of the full specifications, not just mentioning the highlights.

For example what will be the shot rate in AF.C, rather than AF.S, and in full points tracking mode (assuming you will be able to vary the number of AF points used)? In the K-5, the AF.C continuous shooting rate is noticeably slower in AF.C. With the powerful PRIME III processor, will the K-3 be able to apply lens correction, full AF tracking and still get a really fast AF.C performance at the same time?

Dan.

Steve.Ledger · 10-06-2013, 02:25 PM - **3 Likes**

I have no idea how I'm going to successfully resist buying a K-3

I bought a K-01 and a Q during the last year and my K-7 is still a damn fine camera, but the build quality, the design and the specs so far are just so exciting!
The K-3 is shaping up to be a real game changer! Good on 'yer Ricoh!

Originally posted by valentim99

NO Tilting and Swivel LCD Screen ....once again !!!????Ok not for me I will pass that one again....and I don`t care what people says here ,to many times where I really missed a tilting LCD Screen ...

Why are you posting? It's simple. If it's not the camera for you then don't buy it. No-one cares about your negativity.

Originally posted by Hitmanone

WHat??? aps-c and 24mp? and you guys are happy? come oN!! this is ed up! and what to do the 8.3 frames when at the same time Pentax focus speed is below average versus other cameras of Nikon and Canon... and APS-C? again? i find no reason to upgrade from my K-5... disappointed...

Why are you posting? It's simple. If it's not the camera for you then don't buy it. No-one cares about your negativity.

dosdan · 10-06-2013, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by cheekygeek

People who think anti-alias is done by shifting the sensor are on crack. The SR system is for SR.

But it's also used for composition adjustment, horizon adjustment, astro-tracking and dust removal (at least it used to be in older models, and I presume still is).

Dan.

gidewey52 · 10-06-2013, 02:29 PM

Originally posted by Hitmanone

WHat??? aps-c and 24mp? and you guys are happy? come oN!! this is ed up! and what to do the 8.3 frames when at the same time Pentax focus speed is below average versus other cameras of Nikon and Canon... and APS-C? again? i find no reason to upgrade from my K-5... disappointed...

Wow - HitMan is already complaining about the focus speed of an unreleased camera! How prescient!

Jerry
VA/Saudi Arabia

dosdan · 10-06-2013, 02:45 PM

Hopefully, if the camera is as technically innovative as it first appears, Ricoh will publish a few technical white papers explaining the features, like Canon has done for its top-end models.

Dan.

MouLaG Ôfr · 10-06-2013, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by dosdan

Hopefully, if the camera is as technically innovative as it first appears, Ricoh will publish a few white papers explaining the features, like Canon has done for its top-end models.

I don't know for this, but i know that Ricoh / Pentax will do some other kind of marketing (in some European countries certainly, for the rest, I don't know) like they did with the Ricoh GR...

bossa · 10-06-2013, 02:57 PM

I'm hoping it's not 12 bit and that perhaps we get a user selective bit depth.

dosdan · 10-06-2013, 02:57 PM

Raw HDR. Only on a tripod, or with frame alignment?

Dan.

Steve.Ledger · 10-06-2013, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by tom1803

Also, in regards to smartphone interoperability, an optional "FLUCARD" is required. There's an interesting comment on the original site where one poster speculated the possibility of using the phone's display as "variangle" monitor.

I'm not sure that the FLU-CARD broadcasts a LiveView?

joergens.mi · 10-06-2013, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by sledger

I'm not sure that the FLU-CARD broadcasts a LiveView?

I didn't see that either. I also don't see a way to send commands to the camera in their description.

Ilovemypentax · 10-06-2013, 03:16 PM

Will the new cam take the old screw drive AF lenses?

Ilovemypentax · 10-06-2013, 03:17 PM

Pentax likes to be different. Maybe they can make a Leica knockoff rangefinder for $2000

Winder · 10-06-2013, 03:17 PM

Originally posted by Ilovemypentax

Will the new cam take the old screw drive AF lenses?

Yes. It would be insane for Pentax not to.

Ilovemypentax · 10-06-2013, 03:19 PM

Is the proposed 24mp sensor supposed to be better than any other 24 mp sensor? The specs mentioned do not really appeal to me other than 24mp which is just fair. If they were sticking with a crop sensor why not make it 32mp - 36mp and be done with it?

joergens.mi · 10-06-2013, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by Ilovemypentax

Will the new cam take the old screw drive AF lenses?

It must, because a lot of optics have only screw drive.

10-06-2013, 02:29 PM	#124
gidewey52 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: United States Posts: 35	Wow! Originally posted by Hitmanone WHat??? aps-c and 24mp? and you guys are happy? come oN!! this is ed up! and what to do the 8.3 frames when at the same time Pentax focus speed is below average versus other cameras of Nikon and Canon... and APS-C? again? i find no reason to upgrade from my K-5... disappointed... Wow - HitMan is already complaining about the focus speed of an unreleased camera! How prescient! Jerry VA/Saudi Arabia

10-06-2013, 02:57 PM	#127
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	12, 14 or 16 Bit Colour? I'm hoping it's not 12 bit and that perhaps we get a user selective bit depth.

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10-06-2013, 02:18 PM	#121
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	The rub may come with the publishing of the full specifications, not just mentioning the highlights. For example what will be the shot rate in AF.C, rather than AF.S, and in full points tracking mode (assuming you will be able to vary the number of AF points used)? In the K-5, the AF.C continuous shooting rate is noticeably slower in AF.C. With the powerful PRIME III processor, will the K-3 be able to apply lens correction, full AF tracking and still get a really fast AF.C performance at the same time? Dan.

10-06-2013, 02:25 PM - 3 Likes	#122
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	I have no idea how I'm going to successfully resist buying a K-3 I bought a K-01 and a Q during the last year and my K-7 is still a damn fine camera, but the build quality, the design and the specs so far are just so exciting! The K-3 is shaping up to be a real game changer! Good on 'yer Ricoh! Originally posted by valentim99 NO Tilting and Swivel LCD Screen ....once again !!!????Ok not for me I will pass that one again....and I don`t care what people says here ,to many times where I really missed a tilting LCD Screen ... Why are you posting? It's simple. If it's not the camera for you then don't buy it. No-one cares about your negativity. Originally posted by Hitmanone WHat??? aps-c and 24mp? and you guys are happy? come oN!! this is ed up! and what to do the 8.3 frames when at the same time Pentax focus speed is below average versus other cameras of Nikon and Canon... and APS-C? again? i find no reason to upgrade from my K-5... disappointed... Why are you posting? It's simple. If it's not the camera for you then don't buy it. No-one cares about your negativity.

10-06-2013, 02:28 PM	#123
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	Originally posted by cheekygeek People who think anti-alias is done by shifting the sensor are on crack. The SR system is for SR. But it's also used for composition adjustment, horizon adjustment, astro-tracking and dust removal (at least it used to be in older models, and I presume still is). Dan.

10-06-2013, 02:45 PM	#125
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	Hopefully, if the camera is as technically innovative as it first appears, Ricoh will publish a few technical white papers explaining the features, like Canon has done for its top-end models. Dan.

10-06-2013, 02:52 PM	#126
MouLaG Ôfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brussels Posts: 103	Originally posted by dosdan Hopefully, if the camera is as technically innovative as it first appears, Ricoh will publish a few white papers explaining the features, like Canon has done for its top-end models. I don't know for this, but i know that Ricoh / Pentax will do some other kind of marketing (in some European countries certainly, for the rest, I don't know) like they did with the Ricoh GR...

10-06-2013, 02:57 PM	#128
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	Raw HDR. Only on a tripod, or with frame alignment? Dan.

10-06-2013, 03:05 PM	#129
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Originally posted by tom1803 Also, in regards to smartphone interoperability, an optional "FLUCARD" is required. There's an interesting comment on the original site where one poster speculated the possibility of using the phone's display as "variangle" monitor. I'm not sure that the FLU-CARD broadcasts a LiveView?

10-06-2013, 03:12 PM	#130
joergens.mi Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 408	Originally posted by sledger I'm not sure that the FLU-CARD broadcasts a LiveView? I didn't see that either. I also don't see a way to send commands to the camera in their description.

10-06-2013, 03:16 PM	#131
Ilovemypentax Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 121	Will the new cam take the old screw drive AF lenses?

10-06-2013, 03:17 PM	#132
Ilovemypentax Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 121	Pentax likes to be different. Maybe they can make a Leica knockoff rangefinder for $2000

10-06-2013, 03:17 PM	#133
Winder Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,617	Originally posted by Ilovemypentax Will the new cam take the old screw drive AF lenses? Yes. It would be insane for Pentax not to.

10-06-2013, 03:19 PM	#134
Ilovemypentax Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 121	Is the proposed 24mp sensor supposed to be better than any other 24 mp sensor? The specs mentioned do not really appeal to me other than 24mp which is just fair. If they were sticking with a crop sensor why not make it 32mp - 36mp and be done with it?

10-06-2013, 03:19 PM	#135
joergens.mi Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 408	Originally posted by Ilovemypentax Will the new cam take the old screw drive AF lenses? It must, because a lot of optics have only screw drive.