K-3 Photographyblog review imminent

Giklab · 11-25-2013, 11:16 AM

Pentax K-3 Sample Images | PhotographyBLOG
They've posted their sample gallery, which means the review will be out in days.

Steve.Ledger · 11-25-2013, 05:09 PM

Not yet by the looks.. No images. 'Forbidden'

Steve.Ledger · 11-25-2013, 06:36 PM

The sample video is available. Not very well set up or shot either. I guess reviewers are not videographers. I'm sure it does no justice to the K-3.

Giklab · 11-26-2013, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by Steve.Ledger

Not yet by the looks.. No images. 'Forbidden'

I guess you're trying to open the images in a new tab/separate window? They use a kludgey system that doesn't work like that, you need to click each picture and then go back to see the next.

Khaf · 11-26-2013, 09:35 AM

The review is out:
Pentax K-3 Review | PhotographyBLOG

"We really can't think of anything bad to say about the new Pentax K-3, other than it deserves a better lens than either the 18-55 or 18-135mm kit lenses to realise its true potential. Pentax may not be as big or have the kudos of Nikon and Canon, but in the new K-3, they definitely have a fantastic semi-pro DSLR camera that's worthy of our highest Essential! award."

Parry · 11-26-2013, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by Khaf

The review is out:
Pentax K-3 Review | PhotographyBLOG

"We really can't think of anything bad to say about the new Pentax K-3, other than it deserves a better lens than either the 18-55 or 18-135mm kit lenses to realise its true potential. Pentax may not be as big or have the kudos of Nikon and Canon, but in the new K-3, they definitely have a fantastic semi-pro DSLR camera that's worthy of our highest Essential! award."

WOW! Essential award!

Not many of them floating about.

normhead · 11-26-2013, 10:30 AM

Very nice review….

**Miguel** · 11-26-2013, 11:16 AM

Such a reasonable review; must have been written by adults.

M

lister6520 · 11-26-2013, 12:12 PM

Good review but if one wants to be picky it looks like his manual may have a few missing pages. Some things which stood out were not being able to set aperture and shutter speed while shooting video (you can and also ISO), or that there is no histogram display in live view (there is - if you turn it on).

I was also surprised that he described the CDAF as being slow as it seems to me to be quite the opposite as these things go. Is he comparing it to CDAF on other cameras or to PDAF?

Apart from these minor issues it is indeed a very well written review.

Steve.Ledger · 11-26-2013, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by Giklab

I guess you're trying to open the images in a new tab/separate window? They use a kludgey system that doesn't work like that, you need to click each picture and then go back to see the next.

No was not. Just clicking the [broken] thumbnail. I still get the forbidden message.
So I tried another browser and it's fine (IE and Chrome). I guess it's Comodo's 'Dragon browser' using their secure DNS that's the problem as it happens even incognito.

EDIT: Right-click to open in a new window seems to work fine in Chrome and IE.

Steve.Ledger · 11-26-2013, 05:12 PM

For someone looking for the WOW factor, those high ISO images really deliver! You could hardly ask for more. Great results.
I'll grab some of those DNGs and see how they can be worked.

narual · 11-26-2013, 09:23 PM

Oh, hey, it shakes the low pass filter it doesn't have to get dust off.

11-25-2013, 11:16 AM	#1
Giklab Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,182	K-3 Photographyblog review imminent Pentax K-3 Sample Images \| PhotographyBLOG They've posted their sample gallery, which means the review will be out in days.

11-26-2013, 09:35 AM	#5
Khaf New Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 10	PhotographyBlog review of K-3 is out The review is out: Pentax K-3 Review \| PhotographyBLOG "We really can't think of anything bad to say about the new Pentax K-3, other than it deserves a better lens than either the 18-55 or 18-135mm kit lenses to realise its true potential. Pentax may not be as big or have the kudos of Nikon and Canon, but in the new K-3, they definitely have a fantastic semi-pro DSLR camera that's worthy of our highest Essential! award."

11-26-2013, 03:59 PM	#10
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Originally posted by Giklab I guess you're trying to open the images in a new tab/separate window? They use a kludgey system that doesn't work like that, you need to click each picture and then go back to see the next. No was not. Just clicking the [broken] thumbnail. I still get the forbidden message. So I tried another browser and it's fine (IE and Chrome). I guess it's Comodo's 'Dragon browser' using their secure DNS that's the problem as it happens even incognito. EDIT: Right-click to open in a new window seems to work fine in Chrome and IE. Last edited by Steve.Ledger; 11-26-2013 at 05:02 PM.

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11-25-2013, 05:09 PM	#2
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Not yet by the looks.. No images. 'Forbidden'

11-25-2013, 06:36 PM	#3
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	The sample video is available. Not very well set up or shot either. I guess reviewers are not videographers. I'm sure it does no justice to the K-3.

11-26-2013, 08:23 AM	#4
Giklab Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,182 Original Poster	Originally posted by Steve.Ledger Not yet by the looks.. No images. 'Forbidden' I guess you're trying to open the images in a new tab/separate window? They use a kludgey system that doesn't work like that, you need to click each picture and then go back to see the next.

11-26-2013, 10:07 AM	#6
Parry Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 606	Originally posted by Khaf The review is out: Pentax K-3 Review \| PhotographyBLOG "We really can't think of anything bad to say about the new Pentax K-3, other than it deserves a better lens than either the 18-55 or 18-135mm kit lenses to realise its true potential. Pentax may not be as big or have the kudos of Nikon and Canon, but in the new K-3, they definitely have a fantastic semi-pro DSLR camera that's worthy of our highest Essential! award." WOW! Essential award! Not many of them floating about.

11-26-2013, 10:30 AM	#7
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Very nice review….

11-26-2013, 11:16 AM	#8
Miguel Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Seattle Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,743	Such a reasonable review; must have been written by adults. M

11-26-2013, 12:12 PM	#9
lister6520 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 733	Good review but if one wants to be picky it looks like his manual may have a few missing pages. Some things which stood out were not being able to set aperture and shutter speed while shooting video (you can and also ISO), or that there is no histogram display in live view (there is - if you turn it on). I was also surprised that he described the CDAF as being slow as it seems to me to be quite the opposite as these things go. Is he comparing it to CDAF on other cameras or to PDAF? Apart from these minor issues it is indeed a very well written review.

11-26-2013, 05:12 PM	#11
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	For someone looking for the WOW factor, those high ISO images really deliver! You could hardly ask for more. Great results. I'll grab some of those DNGs and see how they can be worked.

11-26-2013, 09:23 PM	#12
narual Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Bend (Notre Dame), Indiana Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,988	Oh, hey, it shakes the low pass filter it doesn't have to get dust off.