Originally posted by Dan Rentea What can I say about 460 shots taken with K-3 II? Well, for starters I'm disappointed with the D-LI90 battery. It lasted only for 398 shots.
At high ISO I think it's about equal with K-5 II, maybe K-3 II is a little better. The 24Mp sensor from K-3 II is quite picky when the light is bad (let's say a restaurant with mixt lights). K-5 II was more forgiving in this regard.
For the moment I think is to early for me to have a strong opinion regarding K-3 II. All I can say is that K-3 II is a challenging camera, especially because of the 24mp's sensor...
I found 24 MP, especially without an AA filter, (let alone with pixel-shift!) to be extremely demanding as well. I first experienced it with the Nikon D7100 and Nikon D5300 that I reviewed, and it required me to completely step up my standards both WRT shooting technique, and lens selection, even optimal aperture.
Having said that, when done right, a lens like the Rokinon 16mm f/2 can produce eye-popping results. I literally stopped applying sharpening to my images almost completely, yet the prints look even more detailed, and print larger...
With my personal travel camera, the Nikon D5300, battery life was always a drawback. But that was because the battery was a tiny little one, due to the compact beginner nature of the camera. I only owned it because it was a great camera for backpacking adventures.
398 shots with the K-3II is indeed disappointing, considering the body is a larger more professional size. It seems that all batteries are suffering from decreased power these days, due to some sort of new regulations, but I do know that I can get 1300+ shots on a full-frame Nikon D750.
I'm trying to read back through the posts here, but not finding an answer, regarding whether your 398 number is from using Pixel-Shift, or something else, (long exposures?) ...or just regular shooting?