Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Pentax K-1 Mark II Kit

I've been buying Pentax DSLRs practically since they started making them, having been a Pentax ME-Super owner, and enjoying the legacy of attachments and lenses.The K-5 was pretty much a no-brainer upgrade from the K-7. The form factor is the same so there's no getting used to a different feel. I wouldn't mind a few less bells and whistles, and a smaller, lighter frame, but there are always trade-offs.I primarily got this new model for the larger ISO range - I take a lot of photos in a theatre of plays and musicals and lighting is rarely enough to use normal ISOs. I was not disappointed in the images coming from this camera, even at the highest ISO settings, and settings that used to give me badly grainy images on older models come out clear and crisp.I'm only giving 4 stars because it's an incremental upgrade, not a real new model. Like I said, I'd like to see a smaller, lighter body. I don't have to have what seems like a beginner's version of Photoshop inside the camera - let me just take pictures and I'll do the image altering later.

Bought as a present for my daughter and after looking at the reviews of many cameras we decided on this one as it performs well, is not too big and it looks different. Camera body is weatherproof.

From what i've read in many known photography websites this baby can beat up alot of the Nikons and Canons that sometimes costs more

Easy to use but very loud shutter and very heavy. It has some fun features. I would recommend this camera as I've always loved Pentax and the picture quality is great.

Pentax K-5 16.3 MP Digital SLR with 3-Inch LCD (Black Body Only)I ENJOYED K5... until today. While I am overseas trying to enjoy shooting experience it stopped being able to release the shutter bottom. I have 18-135mm lens attached and I have not even replace the lens, or anything unusual. It focuses, then it hums and does not release the shutter. It is a useless heavy object in my luggage now. I am very disappointed.March 12, 2012. An update.My camera was taken to the service center and was repaired in only 3 days and was returned to me while I was still in the country!They discovered that it was a battery issue that moves the mirror. They replaced the circuit board, battery and some other elementsrelated to the mirror function, I think. All in All, I was impressed. I also learned that similar thing did happened to a few other people..but it is rare...March 30Someone on the thread reminded me that I should change my rating, and he/she is right.It brought me down hard when the breakdown occurred and was initially told that the without thewarranty, the international warranty would not be effective etc,,,,,,however,once in functioning order, it is an excellent camera and now I must say, the customer service is also excellent.

I bought this camera after reading a lot of reviews. The brand it self is reputed for its awesome products but will little or no advertising. I'm very pleased with the performance of the camera.

I had a K10D, from which I upgraded to a K20D, and then to this one. Wow! The K10-to-K20 upgrade felt pretty incremental, but the K20-to-K5 upgrade is just a gigantic one.The first thing you notice is how much smaller and lighter the K5 is (K7 users already knew this, I suppose). But the real amazing thing about this camera is that it takes stunningly crisp clear (not grainy) photos even at absurd ISOs (32000 anybody?).The auto white balance is much better than that on the K10 and K20. On both of those, I usually set the white balance manually because the auto setting was so often wrong. On the K5 I have yet to need to set the white balance manually, regardless of the lighting conditions (I've shot under flourescent, warm flourescent, incandescent, direct sunlight, shade, and setting sun), all looked perfect.The on screen mid-shot user interface is an improvement. It's always easy to know what mode you're shooting in, what your settings are, and what controls will alter what. With use, it wasn't ever that hard to know on the older models either, but the new on-screen UI is pretty idiot proof.But back to where I started - the photos! They're amazing! So clear, so sharp, color-perfect, and you can almost shoot in the dark with this thing! It's amazing.

Had to return the first camera because the LCD display started flickering, making the camera really annoying to use. This wasn't like an occasional flicker either, more like a strobe light, on/off cycles very rapidly. Have already ordered replacement, hopefully it will function correctly, probably just bad luck with this one. However, Amazon also did not pay for shipping for the return, which I think they should since the product was defective. I'll change this review if the replacement turns out ok, so here's hoping!

Weather sealed and great build quality. This camera has really pro features and is now (as of Nov.2012) at a bargain price. You will get truly professional results with this camera.

This bundle has two most common used types of lenses: wide angle and zoom lens. The quality of this cheap kit lenses is not very good. You will not see such sharp, bright and colorfull pictures that you can see in sample images for this camera in web reviews. But the quality is much better than of compact cameras. You will definitely see the defference between this camera and 100-200 pounds compact without any special movements like extremal magnifying and exploring pixels. (I just don't know what about more expensive compacts)
Then, I think, controls are very good and intuitively understandable.

This camera is cheaper than nikon d3100 or canon 550d and the picture quality will be more or less the same. This will be very good choice if you want to know if you will do photography in future or not. Or to understand if you want to carry big case with a camera with you. Or if you have some old pentax or soviet lenses. This camera has sensor stabilization and any lens will be stabilized. This is not true for canon or nikon cameras.

So, if you want just to try photography and doesn't care of brand names, get this camera and you will be happy. But firstly, go to a story and try to hold it and compare its ergonomics with others.

Important notion! If you want to shoot videos you would better take nikon d3100 because this camera doesn't have continuous autofocus in video mode.

I am very happy with this camera, as a photographer i already have nikon and canon but pentax K5 is just one of the best camera that has image stabilization it self and HDR, this has big sensor that gives me a outstanding Dept of field. I will suggest to you all especially for those who wants to buy a camera, Pentax K5 will not let you down.

Pros:Image quality is amazing.FeaturesCons:Price.AF system still lacking, albeit improved *UPDATE: Download the 1.03 Firmware and reset your camera to fix low light front focus *Purple fringingBottom line:This camera is what the K-7 should have been 1.5 years ago. This is a superb Pentax, definitely the best APS-C Pentax to date. However, I can't help feel that the camera is overpriced, even though the image quality does make it almost worth the asking price alone. Again, if this camera were released 1.5 years ago instead of the K-7, I would have given it 5 stars. The market has changed since then.Review:The first thing I did with the camera was shoot a fund raising gala in a moderately lit banquet hall. The first thing I noticed is how little improvement there was in focus for this situation. The lenses were still slow to lock on and had trouble with the differing light (Sigma 30mm f/1.4, SMCP FA 77 f/1.8, and SMCP 60-250mm f/4). The flash exposure was about the same as the K-7 (P-TTL doesn't work well for bounce flash at any sort of distance), so the first thing I did was change the flash to "A" mode (auto thyristor where the flash sets exposure) and got much better results.When I reviewed the pictures I was shocked at how noise free they were. Even the ISO 6400 shot from the 60-250mm was relatively clean, probably about like ISO 1600 on my K-7. I could even recover underexposed ISO 1600 shots, something I would never dream of doing on the K-7.The shutter is like the K-7, and it might even be quieter. Definitely the quietest APS-C sensor camera I have used (quieter than a D300s or 7d), and also refined feeling. Not the squeaky sounding shutter in some of the older Pentax's.The next thing I noticed when shooting in bright high contrast situations was how much purple fringing it shows. Doing side by side comparisons between it and my K-7, I noticed the K-7 was relatively purple fringe free, where this camera fringed quite noticeably. Think the difference between the K10d and K20d (K20d had almost no purple fringing where K10d had a lot). This shouldn't be a deal breaker for most, but be aware of it. Proper RAW developing can take care of much of it.Recommendation:This is certainly the best Pentax to date. The image quality is amazing, the feature set of the K-5 is excellent, and the camera is certainly a step up. If it is worth the asking price is a decision each individual has to make. I think with a better AF system it would easily be worth the asking price.

It has been nearly four months since I bought K5. I find K5 have fantastic IQ and performs great at high ISO. I mainly use K5 for my little son, where the lights are really dark but K5 has very good IQ and little noise at high ISO!! I have no issues with the mirror and oil spot sensor. I hope the mirror problem won't happen!!!As others said, K5 is the best APS-C camera by now!

wow!!!! what a camera (well i said the same thing when i first held my k-7) but then again its the same body. images taken were excellent. when ppl say "get a k-5 and feed your photography obsession" its true. more obsessed now than ever. i have a k-x & a k-7. k-x was alreay very good in low light. i was very confident using it in low light situations k-7 very good in daylight but the k-5 just blows those 2 away. so far have only tested ISO1600 -> ISO6400. its like NOTHING! the body is solid. the shutter is butter!!!! but the menu's should have been changed in my opinion. this shouldve been changed to a more pro-look. too simple, lets complicate it a lil bit so we can use the manual. this is gona be good for street photography although a bit heavier but smaller than my d300 (excellent camera too by the way). now will save up for THE LIMITEDS.

Man, am I ever happy with this purchase! My K10D was smacked to the floor by a careless person at an event in Canada and it was rendered useless (but repairable). I ordered the K5 body the same day, and when I got home to Ohio, there it was. Impeccable service as expected.

I'm sure all the reviews about the actual K-5 which say it is excellent are true but I purchased this from marketplace seller Big Value and I want to point out that the body is weather resistant but the included lens is the standard version - not weather resistant. It's a good price and shipping was quick but they should make that clear in the listing as what's the point of a weatherproof camera without a weather proof lens! I would email any Amazon seller first and have them verify which lens you are getting. Also check around because there is another well known vendor that is selling this camera WITH the weatherproof lens for just a few dollars more and free shipping.Edit: Big Value did allow a return of the camera.

I am coming over from a Sony NEX-7 which is the "latest & greatest" but I didn't like it. The Pentax K5 is a big improvement - both in the camera and in the far better lens selection. The K5 has a great sensor (16mp APS-C - same as the Nikon D7000) and has a high 82 DXOmark benchmark score and a "Gold Award" from dpreview.com. Also I find the sensor dust shaking & other utilities to be much better than the Sony which was a "dust magnet" in my opinion (and I am careful with switching lenses). I'm looking forward to the new Pentax K-01 mirrorless which I can use the Pentax K/KAF lenses as well. I've previously owned the Canon 7D and the ruggedness and build quality seem up to par with that camera (although the K5 is quite a bit smaller & lighter, which I like, very ergonomic).

When you can freeze motion in ambient indoor light (day or night), without a flash (yes - you read that right!), and hardly any noise (except at 12800+ ISO), you are simply left awestruck at the capabilities of this instrument!Add the unique, nifty feature of the TAv mode and most everything you need a button away in a package that is solid and compact, you know, you have a keeper. Shutter, Aperture, EV Compensation and ISO all at your convenient finger tip in a weather sealed wonderfully ergonomic package that feels comfortable in your hand - truly a still photographer's camera.I tried the competition (sony slt55 - too small, nikon d7000/ canon 7d - too large and heavy. Only nikon d5100 came close in handling however it is not weather sealed and nor does it have a mg alloy body). Not to mention the rave reviews on independent sites - dpreview(very high recommendation) and dxo marks(the best aps-c camera there is for image quality, period). If there was one thing I truly wished for, it would be an articulated screen. I don't care much for one button video - if you are going to miss two seconds, I would rather capture 14 stills! In fairness, don't buy it for mainly video shooting.You will definitely need good glass for this camera. I got the reasonable 35mm DA f/2.4 which according to DxO marks is the only lens you probably need for this camera! If you are not used to SLRs, it may be a while before you will snap eye-popping pics as there is a learning curve. If you are, this could well be the last DSLR you may have to buy! Yes, it is that good.

I've had my K-5 for over a year, and have shot more than 20,000 images. This is an outstanding camera! Many of the previous reviews give more details, and the few drawbacks mentioned have been mostly fixed with firmware updates. When I bought this camera, I compared it against similar price-range cameras from Canon, Nikon and Olympus. In the stats, this was easily the best camera, and my experience has confirmed it.

For anyone waiting for Pentax to release a digital version of the LX the K-5 covers the void very well, and then some![...]

I absolutely love this camera. I had the K10D and loved that too, but this is a much finer piece of craftsmanship. I won't bother reviewing the details of the camera because others have done it much better.There is just one thing to be aware of.. the LCD screen seems to have a poor seal and lets in dust and/or sand. I returned my first body due to this problem and they gave me a new one, but it seems this body also has that problem. I have been careful and always have it around my neck, don't leave it on the ground or anything like that. I thought that maybe the first time it was because I was at some sand dunes, however I have not been to one with the new camera. I do live in New Mexico which is more dusty than most places so that may explain it.I put a piece of static plastic over it to see if that helps keep out the dust. It's still usable of course but the sand does make it a bit hard to see the screen in the sun.I hope you don't have this problem too but I'd be curious if anyone does. I am still giving it 5 stars because it deserves it. It's so much nicer to me than a big old fancy Canon.

I'm not going to repeat all the superlatives of other reviewers. Not because it doesn't deserve them, but so as not to bore the reader. Yes it is a 5 star camera, but I've deducted a star because the User Guide on the mini cd provided with the camera was for the K-x. That isn't what you would expect from a huge organisation such Hoya, of which Pentax is now a part. I downloaded a copy easily enough, but it is huge. 355 pages. I needed to print it off, because it is rather limiting to have it only on your laptop, unless you take your laptop with you when you take photographs. I have to confess that I am unlikely to take the hard copy manual with me either. It cost me an arm and a leg in printer ink.

The second star was deducted on a design issue. Remote shutter release is only available via the infrared receiver. There is no jack plug socket on this camera. The infrared receiver is on the front of the camera, so is really only of use if you want to include yourself in the shot, or if you intend to delay shutter release to give yourself time to evacuate from the shot. So if you had hoped to take wildlife photos using a remote shutter release with this camera, forget it.

There are of course loads of positive points. Read the other reviews for those.

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You can get the two bigger names and pay a lot more. Is having those names more important than the excellent results produced by the K5. Audio is exceptional as is the video. Can't say enough good things that haven't already been said. I agree with the best of statements.