Originally posted by gbeaton What gets me is why Pentax would come out with a new camera like the K3 that performs worse than the K5. It boggles the mind... If they're going to put a feature like video in the camera then they should take is seriously.
PS: so glad I have the K5ii and not the K3
no, you're not :-)
Having manual control over your exposure is far more important to video than SR. SR can be easily solved outside the cam and if handheld it is so important for a shooting style, a dslr is not the right formfactor. not a canon, not nikon, not sony, not pana, ok olympus seemingly yes (but I don't see myself holding it for ages on an interview or concert or whatever), and not even a BMCC. It's like audio. You want clean audio, rely on a external device. Want stable shots, rely on tripod, jib, rig, whatever. The market is flooded with very good options ever since dslr filming. It is an issue completely blown out of proportion.
To answer your question on what boggles your mind: my bet is that it is simply heat. Sony had the same problems in their dslrs and changed as well.
To answer you initial question, at least in my opinion. It is no less, no worse than all dslrs out there. It suffers from the same issues as other dslrs simply because they are dslrs (referring to Kenyee's point e.g.)
BUT for someone that has a lot of pentax glass, this is simply a good tool to do video. It has focus peaking, you can zoom in to check focus, it has a great screen, it has zebras, good ergonomics, it has hdmi out for reference on a big screen during recording, it works great with old glass and the IQ is there. For a 1000$. If these things are not far more important than SR, then you're not in need of a dslr at all and certainly not one with a global shutter.
Did I mention i hate these SR discussions by people that simply have never touched a K3? If one wants to make a solid conclusion on the K3 for video, buy one, use it and then make statements about it.
Now, where is my pentax fanboy sticker? -