[danny09]

The K3 II specs are making the KS2 look like a FLAGSHIP camera WTH is going on here?

[Stavri]

Hard to know.

A cheap flash is cheaper than GPS and brighter than any built in flash.

I was hoping for a better sensor but the pixel shift might make up for it.

My guess is that the K-3 II and the K-3 get produced in parallel.

I will spare you the details, how i know, who said what but:
(my guarantee) The sensor on the K3ii is THE LATEST AND GREATEST available on the market at this time.



I thought people were taking the lack of pop-up flash pretty well, I should have waited a little longer before I pulled out the worlds smallest violin.

Pentax I going old school, reminiscent of film days. No build in flash. Stick a nifty fifty (or 35mm) get rid of the kit zoom. Let's get back to basics.

[MJSfoto1956]

if these specs are true, then this strongly suggests that the FF camera will also come with built-in GPS/Astrotracer and no popup flash (which explains the "bigger" prism). Better get used to packing those AF201FG flashes in your kit!

Michael

[Stavri]

if these specs are true, then this strongly suggests that the FF camera will also come with built-in GPS/Astrotracer and no popup flash (which explains the "bigger" prism). Better get used to packing those AF201FG flashes in your kit!

Michael

(Packing the AF 201FG), Now i know what that right little pocket (within pocket) on my jeans is for....

[crewl1]

How will the K-3II trigger the Pentax Flashes in wireless mode since it use the onboard flash for this purpose? OK 201 FG sure.

Maybe 201fg comes in the box along with charger and battery?

[johnmflores]

An alternate POV:

Thank goodness they got rid of that vestigial built-in flash. I've been carrying around that useless POS all these years and in the handful of times I used it it was pretty much crap. GPS will be much more useful for me. If I need extra light, I'll carry a real flash.

[danny09]

I will spare you the details, how i know, who said what but:
(my guarantee) The sensor on the K3ii is THE LATEST AND GREATEST available on the market right now.

It better be the best of the lot. 'Better than D7200' is soooooo passe at the moment It better trounce the FF offerings from other players...

I thought people were taking the lack of pop-up flash pretty well, I should have waited a little longer before I pulled out the worlds smallest violin.

Pentax I going old school, reminiscent of film days. No build in flash. Stick a nifty fifty (or 35mm) get rid of the kit zoom. Let's get back to basics.

Pentax as it is seen as a niche player. By shipping a body with no built in flash, it is becoming even more 'nicher' if that is a word. Doesnt take a Wall Street bankster type to know smaller the niche, smaller the money made on the body

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(Packing the AF 201FG), Now i know what that right little pocket (within pocket) on my jeans is for....

You've got a big jeans or a big jeans pocket for sure! And a gear-hauling willingness to boot

[Stavri]

You've got a big jeans or a big jeans pocket for sure! And a gear-hauling willingness to boot

Let's see those calves in action



...I forgot to mention, its the latest sensor from SONY.

(can't wait to see what Ricoh/Pentax engineers do with it)

[aoeu]

...I forgot to mention, its the latest sensor from Sony. (can't wait to see what Ricoh/Pentax engineers do with it)

Tease

[Stavri]

Tease

here's my "cryptic" post from yesterday:

If Ricoh/Pentax has any intentions to built the class leading K3 Mark II APS-C camera that has no pop-up flash, what could it possibly offer in terms of upgrades over the older K3?


An APS-C camera with the sensor "characteristics" of the K5/ii/s and performance of the K3, IMO it's enough reason to celebrate

[D1N0]

Let's see those calves in action



...I forgot to mention, its the latest sensor from SONY.

(can't wait to see what Ricoh/Pentax engineers do with it)

What Nikon did with it?

Comparison 2: Nikon D7200 vs Canon 7D Mark II vs Sony A77 II - DxOMark

[Rorschach]

An alternate POV:

Thank goodness they got rid of that vestigial built-in flash. I've been carrying around that useless POS all these years and in the handful of times I used it it was pretty much crap. GPS will be much more useful for me. If I need extra light, I'll carry a real flash.

Agreed!

[Qwntm]

Hard to know.

A cheap flash is cheaper than GPS and brighter than any built in flash.

I was hoping for a better sensor but the pixel shift might make up for it.

My guess is that the K-3 II and the K-3 get produced in parallel.

Yea, but you don't ALWAYS have the cheap flash with you...

[Rondec]

Yea, but you don't ALWAYS have the cheap flash with you...

I haven't found good results with the built in flash. Pretty much had to ditch the photos each time. Maybe if I carried some kind of diffuser for it, it would be helpful, but then I might as well carry along an external flash and bounce or, just push my iso up.

[Qwntm]

I haven't found good results with the built in flash. Pretty much had to ditch the photos each time. Maybe if I carried some kind of diffuser for it, it would be helpful, but then I might as well carry along an external flash and bounce or, just push my iso up.

As the example I used to illustrate why it's good shows: The built in flash is EXCELLENT at fill flash. Anything else, not so much. But as the shot of the tulip's is one of my biggest sellers, and could not and would not have been made without a built in flash, I am reluctant to give it up...


Might just have to pass on the K3II and pick up another cheap cheap cheap K3. We'll see.