Pentax K-3 II DSLR Camera Official Announcement
/Pentax has announced the K-3 II DSLR
K-3 II Specs:
- 24.35 MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
- PRIME III Image Processor
- Anti-Aliasing Filter Simulator
- 3.2" 1.03m-Dot LCD Monitor
- Full HD 1080p Video Recording at 30 fps
- SAFOX11 27-Point AF, 25 Cross Sensors
- ISO 100-51200, 8.3 fps Shooting
- 86k-Pixel RGB Exposure Metering
- Built-In GPS, Compass, and AstroTracer
- Shake Reduction & Pixel Shift Resolution
Shipping in Mid May 2015 - Preorder from B&H PHotoPentax has consistently produced excellent cameras and sensors and this followup up to the highly praised K-3 looks to continue the trend. The only thing holding Pentax back is the market perception of lack of lenses and the small ecosystem of accessories made for Pentax gear.The Pentax k-3 is equivalent in build quality and size to the Canon 70D and Nikon D7200 cameras.I love to see companies innovating in interesting ways and the AstroTracer feature in the new K-3 II uses the GPS and sensor shift technology to avoid star trails at longer exposures. What are star trails/Photographing stars how-to?AstroTracer FeatureThe image sensor will shift during the course of an exposure in order to compensate for the Earth's rotation and prevent star trails from occurring; resulting in sharper, clearer imagery and alleviating the need for an optional equatorial mount. Interested? I have a few Pentax readers and they are quite vocal :) What we are really waiting to hear more about - the full frame pentax that will be released later this year.
