I've made my thoughts about the K-3III pretty clear in recent months. Of course, I
want one (I
really do)... but I don't
need one, and until the price for a new one comes down or it becomes available in the secondary market at a price I'm comfortable with, I'll be sticking with my K-3 and K-3II, which - along with my older and much-loved bodies - suit me fine.
Anyhooo...
This evening I was looking on YouTube for examples of K-3 video, as I'd like to try out a little casual video work next year (purely as a learning exercise) and I know it's not well thought of in this area due to low bit rate and lack of mechanical image stabilisation. I simply searched for "
pentax k-3 video", and the third result that popped up was titled "
The Pentax K-3 III is Upon Us, Time To Grab The Original? - Pentax K-3, My Favorite Camera in 2020" by a YouTuber called "
snappiness". It's not actually about video, but rather - as you can tell from the title - the K-3.
This is a young man with some serious talent who uses the K-3 for both stills photography (mainly landscape, nature and astro, it seems)
and video, despite acknowledging its limitations with the latter. He's very level-headed and unemotional in his presentation, and has some excellent things to say about the K-3 while displaying some wonderful photos he's taken with this camera (his post-processing skills are clearly excellent too). The video lasts less than eight minutes, and - for me - it's one of the best Pentax-related videos I've watched in years.
Oh, I forgot to mention - he also shoots a K-1
I have no affiliation with this lad... in fact, I'd never heard of him before tonight. I
hope he's a member here. Either way, I encourage you good folks to watch his video to the end, without skipping. I
think you'll like it. If not, you've only lost eight minutes
---------- Post added 13-12-20 at 21:24 ----------
Originally posted by BigMackCam I hope he's a member here
In fact, he may be a member... Check out his video regarding the DA15 Limited, where PentaxForums gets a mention
Last edited by BigMackCam; 12-13-2020 at 04:15 PM.