Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Pentax K-3 Mark III Body

I bought this camera since my K-5 has the mirror lock-up problem and I did not have time to get it fixed in time for a European vacation. It was easier, faster and almost the same price to get this camera instead of a fix for the K-5 and I took over 4000 shots and just love it. The ergonomics are terrific and I have large hands. The color, dynamic range and ease of use make this a total joy and a bargain compared to Canon's or Nikons. It has in-camera IS so lenses are cheaper and I got by with a Tamron 18-200mm all over Europe, inside dark churches and outside in the sunshine.You can get the technical aspects for other sources and reviews but from a Pentax user (K-x and K-5) I tell you this baby is sweet, durable, versatile and a joy to behold. It is hard on batteries and will not accommodate a battery grip but will take AA's with a separate adapter I purchased here. Pentax could have included one for good will but I also bought 2 extras so this is not an issue now.Again, can't say enough good things about this camera but be careful who you buy it from here. I got mine from The Portable Guy and when the price dropped $85 in 3 weeks from another vendor, they (and Amazon) would not give me a rebate as is standard policy here. Very poor of the Portable Guy and I would not do business with them. Try to buy it via a company who will honor a price change and not charge 15% to take it back in exchange for a better Amazon price. I found one listed on another site for $450 via [...]Added 9/1/13: Took this camera to my first air show and the images captured in JGEP format are extraordinary, requiring minimal post-processing. It balanced well while hand-holding a Sigma 120-400 telephoto attached and the continuous shooting mode was spot on, making panning and stills all tack sharp. Pentax currently is fixing my K-5 and to be honest, I don't really miss it with this camera. In retrospect, I'd buy this one and get a nice 18-270mm lens and call it a day for 90% of my shooting requirements. The menu is sooo easy to go through that I was shooting 15 minutes before my buddy with a new Nikon 7100 had his ready to go. I'm sure he will get faster as he learns more but the K-30 is so intuitive, it is a breeze to flip through and use. You will never regret buying this camera. I sure don't.

First of all I get many compliments on the beauty of this camera. I had a film Pentax with some pretty high quality lenses but when digital cameras came on the scene I was told to "Give it all away. It is obsolete, useless and worthless." I hung on to it with the hope of getting a digital to use with the lenses but was told by every camera shop I spoke to - "It can't be done." Still I hung on. Then 2 years ago I saw a girl with a digital Pentax with old lenses and I asked her about it. "Oh, it works great! My mom has been using this for a couple of years. Takes great photos." So I started looking at cameras again and again met the same response. So I went to Amazon and started looking at Pentax digital camera bodies. In March, I found this and kept coming back to look until I finally gave in and ordered it. It arrived sooner than the date predicted and it was beautiful! I cleaned up my old lenses - they had been in storage - and set them on, but couldn't get the shutter to work. Went on line and researched 'using old manual lenses on new digital cameras' and learned that they work, work great and take great photos....Three days after I got the camera I was taking Aurora photos! Still have a lot to learn but looking forward to it....

" K3 - built like a tank " - as written by one of the forums in megapixel.co.il . Call it a tank, bulldozer, it will not be enough. I received it two weeks ago and every day I realize what a powerful instrument I have in hands . Beyond expectations . All written specifications for it ,is so. Eg 8 frames per second . Photo at 800 and even at ISO 1600 barely feel a difference to the lower ISO ( very little noise) . And much more . I take pictures without the AA filter . And I do not see moire effect .Shooting is very quiet .Focus very Fast! Option for two cards can be very useful. With the GRIP that I bought - camera looks great and good for holding ( horizontal and vertical) is very comfortable in my hand . Big screen is very sharp and clear . Now I shooting mostly without Flash ,in poor light conditions, Without reducing image quality . I usually use a lens Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 . Excellent for events ,parties and portraits . I still not try in bad weather conditions, because Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 not WR, but I believe it works. In terms of ease of use - very comfortable and very friendly interface specifically for Pentax users , and not only I guess. I also tried HDR - very cool and works with RAW (build in in the camera and have some variation) can be used without after processing in Photoshop and it work pretty good . Not work well with my flash Cactus AF50 ( really , I think it is not suitable for this camera, it just worked with others previous Pentax ) .Overall I really enjoy this camera .Highly recommended ! ! !Best Regards!Albert.

I got the camera along with the water resistant lenses I ordered and started shooting pictures at my son's baseball games and on our family summer vacation. I was really happy with the camera and quality of shots I was getting; however, when football season came around I started having issues with my camera. One shot would be fine, then one would be dark and the next one might be over exposed. I was dreading having to ship my camera off for repairs because I needed it and didn't want to be without it for weeks, or even months. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. I called Ricoh and got someone here in the states who gave me the address for the service department which was in Arizona. I shipped it out on a Friday and the very next Friday I called to see if they had at least looked at the camera yet. The man I talked to was very polite and to my surprise informed me the camera had been repaired, shipped and that would be receiving it the following Tuesday. Yes, it only took 11 days form the day I shipped it to the day I received it back in like new condition. They had to replace the aperture control unit, which I read has been a problem with the K-30 models. Hopefully the new aperture control unit will last a lot longer than the original one and I will continue to get great pictures for years to come.

I have owned several APS-C cameras in my life and, by far, this is the best I've owned. The color reproduction is amazing and the feature set is pretty fantastic as well. I switched from a mirrorless back to this DSLR because the AF was so slow. This camera blows it away. That being said, several people 'in the know' say the Pentax SAFOX AF engine falls behind Canon and Nikon. I haven't noticed that whatsoever.With ISOs higher than 3200 it gets a little noisy (as do most). Anything after 6400, to a pixel-peeper, becomes much less usable. But with some post-processing in any of the major software titles or dedicated plugins and they're fine.I bought this with hesitation because I'd never owned a Pentax before. As soon as I pulled it out of the box, the feel alone made me realize this was the camera for me. It feels amazingly well-built and solid.Pros:Color reproduction.Features!Legacy Pentax lenses!In-body image stabilization for ALL lenses.The 'Limited' lenses from Pentax are phenomenal.No AA filter.Weather resistant.Solidly built and feels amazing in-hand.Cons:ISO 6400 and above are noisier than competing bodies, but fixable.Lack of recognition of a Pentax vs. Canon or Nikon.Not as many new lenses as competitors.

AF focus per spec is rated down to -3EV. Popular Photography magazine only has equipment that measures it down to -2EV and confirmed that. At home, i confirmed that it easily focuses in dimmer light than i had any right to expect. The 24mp does give me more resolution. Did several portraits recently and am absolutely amazed at the hair detail available from this Sony exmor sensor.Pentax includes blur simulated AA filters since this camera comes without one. Had the camera for almost 2 months now and have not seen any moire situations that would require the simulated AA filter. I pixel peep a lot because i sell my photos and belong to a gallery. By reports i have read, the tracking ability of this camera is quite nice. Have not had the chance to test that yet but the processing power has been dramatically increased over prior Pentax cameras. I found the camera menu system and controls easy to learn. The AF lock button is in a new location, but it can be easily operated if one uses the thumb pad rather than the tip of the thumb. All my lenses work nicely with this camera, except for a Tamron 28-75 f2.8 lens which seems soft at the tele end. Will have to contact Tamron and see if there is a firmware upgrade or if repairs are needed. I'm way hooked on this camera - love it.

Относительно ближайших конкурентов по цене с полнокадровыми матрицами камера намного сильнее: цветопередача, эргономика, огромный парк объективов, и защита практически от любых вмешательств природы.

Photography is my favorite hobby. I bought my first Pentax (ME Super) after saving for two years on my paper route in middle school. After a twenty year hiatus, I started shooting using the new digital Pentax cameras a few years ago. I loved the K5. Things I like about Pentax: they focus on what advanced amateur's like instead of flashy features. The cameras are more compact, very durable (you can drop them from hand height without damage!). They can use virtually any lens with an adapter (Canons have trouble with some older lenses even with an adapter). They integrate the shake reduction into the camera so that it works with all lenses and you don't need to re-buy the anti-shake with every new lens. They don't add features on a whim - and instead evolve the product in a backwards compatible and practical way. The K3 exemplifies this design methodology. It sticks with APS-C instead of jumping on the old full frame band wagon. That's great because the quality is similar to full frame, but the camera is smaller and all the lenses are smaller. They improved the sharpness, the dynamic range and shake reduction. The sharpness improvement without the AA filter is amazing. The batteries and battery charger are identical with the k5. Another example of the backwards compat. They improved the lens release button which was flawed on the k5. And the sensors on both the K3 and K5 vie for the highest dynamic range in the industry. Too bad there is no six star rating. This is my favorite possession. The latest photos on my site are all K3 [...]

I've been looking to upgrade my Nikon D50 for a while. I went thru Canon 60D, Nikon D7000, and D7100. All are great cameras but somehow they never fit my hands and I had a hardtime getting good skin colors out of them. Yes, I know I can adjust the picture setting and I did, however, either skins came up too red or too orange, and if I got the skin right the other colors were not right. Too much fiddling. My goal is to capture memories, not operate a machine.Then I read about K3 + 18-135mm and decided to give it a try. First of all, the pictures out of the camera is great. The shake-reduction works great, I had more 24megapixel sharp pictures then D7100. Second, the button placement and the functions assigned dont need any changing; I can do what I think without any effort. There is attention to detail (ie. there is an opening on the bottom of the lens hood to rotate the polarized lenses.).the AF takes time to focus initially than what I remember w/ 60D+18-55SDM but not too much. I am totally ok with that because pictures come out sharper. I'm happy with AF tracking my kids once it locks. I wanted to mention this in case you happened to use a Canon+SDM lense combo (which was instantaneous AF).My goal is to capture memories and Pentax K3 gets out of the way to make that happen. I'm very happy with it and will not look for another DSLR until it dies.It's a lot of bang for the buck. If you a medium/pro consumer level, give it a try.

Камера стоит своих денег, В сравнении с полно кадровыми камерами имеет смысл задуматься о К-3 так как динамический диапазон камеры, эргономика и встроенная стабилизация с влагозащитой поваляет использовать камеру в сложных погодных условиях!

Не имеет смысла покупать К-3, у кого К-5II (качество чуть лучше у К-3 из-за отсутствия фильтра).У меня К-5IIS - результат один в один и пикселей у меня меньше. Погнался пентакс за соней. Сделали клон как на никоне- Д7000 и Д7100. Камера только для обладателей устаревшей К-5 ,только пока цена конская.Эмуляция фильтра как припарка- реально его нет.В достоинствах вижу только прямую кнопку видео с увеличением разрешения. Фокус на К-5II и К-5IIS и так считаю отличным.Да, кстати на К-3 ресурс акума заявлен меньше.

Покупал в замен Pentax KM верой и правдой отслуживший как домашний фотоаппарат с 2009 г. (6500 снимков), прошедший и воду и маленького ребенка. Покупкой доволен, фотографии радуют, печать на формате до А4 на фото принтере просто отличная.

Снимал пока не много. По сравнению с K-5 чувствуется, что аппарат гораздо лучше. Понравилась возможность настройки HDR, причём при конвертации из RAW в JPEG. Ну и, конечно, возможности видео. Долго не мог понять, почему в режиме видео пункт HDR есть, но недоступен. Оказалось, что он доступен при интервальной съёмке (пока не проверял).

Аппарат внешне почти не отличается от серкии К-5. Все как всегда удобно. Качество изготовления прекрасное. Однако, мне не понравилась цветопередача этого аппарата. Цвета камера выдает бледные и невыразительные. Фотографии требуют редактирования, но даже в редакторе не всегда удается получить то, что хочется. У камеры так же есть и другие особенности цветопередачи, которые лично меня не устроили. Посмотреть снимки сделанные этой камерой можно здесь http://photoswift.livejournal.com/37058.html

The answers to questions was prompt and accurateThe camera arrived earlier than expected.A very happy ordering experience - will definitely work with this company again.The Pentax K-3Note that I have owned 3 Pentax's over the last 15 years so I do not rush in to purchase products.The camera came in pefect order and I also ordered 2 additional batteries. I have to run out of Juice on a shoot!The picture quality is great and it works better than the reviews.It has alot of features and has a pretty good learning curve and you need memory retention for all it does.Would have liked the outside screen to tilt but that is not a deal breaker-it is nice but not needed.So far on basic shooting it is one of the best camera's I have had from Pentax or Olympus.I would buy it again-It comes with a OK kneck strap but I just ordered the BlackRapid Sport R Strap! I tried it a my camera store that was charging $8.00 more and Taxes-but ordred it from Amazon to save the $10-$15. I felt it was a waste of time to ask the camera store to match the final price.

I have had this model for about a week now I have used it in several situations where I would use my older canons and it has performed superior to them. I don't mean older rebels either I used to own a canon 7D and a 5Dmark II with F2.8 lenses. so far where I would use ISO 4000 with my canon w/F2.8 I used ISO 800 at F4.0. My new lenses should be coming in soon I'm going with Sigma lenses for this camera. it's a little smaller so it's taken some getting used to. I think when I get a battery grip I will be fine with it. still learning the buttons since it was a big risk and a big change. I will update this several more times as I take pictures for a high school and junior high school sports. next update should be in a couple of weeks as basketball season is starting up soon.update 12/14/13 the time since my first review has been great. This camera has exceeded my expectations. I have since been using the sigma 50mm that's been working great. I used the 50mm for two basketball games in a wrestling tournament. the camera performed really well. I kept the lens set to F2.8 which had me at ISO 3200 and shutter speed of 1/500 inside a dimly lit high school gym. All the recent sports pictures on my website are from this camera and the sigma 50mm. [...]

The Pentax K-3 is amazing! I am interested in taking pictures of birds and wanted a camera that is rugged and weather sealed but that also has high image quality. I also prefer an APS-C camera sensor which is an advantage for birding due to its increased effective focal length which allows one to put "more pixels on the bird" for better detail of feathers and such. The Pentax K-3 fits the bill perfectly. I paired it with the terrific Pentax DA*300 mm lens, which is also weather sealed and super sharp, and couldn't be more pleased! Now I have a terrific birding setup that takes amazing images but is still light enough to carry around in the field without having to use a tripod.DPreview has an end of the year poll on their website for The Best DSLR of 2013. As of today over 7650 people have voted in the poll which includes 11 camera models and the Pentax K-3 is the clear winner, having nearly twice the votes as the second place camera (the Canon 70D). I did a lot of research before purchasing the K-3 and agree wholeheartedly with all the wonderful reviews of it.

This is the ultimate Pentax -- I have been using them since my 1958 purchase of an Asahi Pentax SLR for a price that was in real terms several times the price of this. Although Canon, Nikon and Minolta soon caught on, most innovations came with a Pentax label. The way the camera sits in my hand, the reliability and the fact that I can still use my oldest Pentax lens which is now some 35 years old with image stabilization (admittedly without auto focus) means that investment in the line is seldom wasted. This latest model has slots for 2 memory cards, the new sensor is APS C sized and tops out at 24 megapixels.I haven't used it for video recording, and probably will not, and I am not lab equipped to compare performance with other makes, but my initial impressions are that it lives up to its claims. I do not expect anyone to do so.Incidentally, I am ambidextrous, but since my cataract operations I have to use my cameras left handed -- it works just as well as when I could choose which eye to put to the viewfinder.

I'm very happy with my new camera. It has all the features I want (and several I don't understand yet). It's my 4th Pentax, so I might be a little biased, but there is nothing a camera can do that's not available. The sensor is APS-C, so if you want a full frame you'll need to look elsewhere. It has a pentaprism finder, brighter than the mirror boxes on some cameras. One of the major virtues of Pentax is that their cameras can use almost any lens that ever fit a Pentax SLR, film or digital. You can even use lenses from medium format, 6x6 cm, Pentaxs. Two of my lenses came from e-bay, one Pentax, one Sigma, at quite nice prices and the lenses from my film SF-1 work great.The manual isn't as helpful as I would like, but it covers the features. With 26 controls and displays, all the help you can get is good.Now that Pentax is part of Ricoh the brand should be assured of continuing support, more than Hoya supplied.

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I'm used to the Nikon and Canon menus, so I'm still learning this camera, but so far the quality of construction and the pictures it produces impress me. So far I have found only three negatives, all of which are very minor.1. The camera will not pass infrared. (This impacts 1% of us? I can shoot IR with my Nikons or my Canon, none of which are weather resistant, which is why I bought this camera.)2. Like Canon, too cheap to include a USB cable. (It uses the same cable as my Nikon D-800 and D-800E)3. No Pentax proprietary software to load on your computer for uploading pictures. They do include a pretty nice basic editing software, but as opposed to Nikon and Canon, there is no uploading software. Once again, a minor issue. You have a gazillion uploading options. I use the Nikon NX2 to upload, rename folder and move it over to the Pentax file folder.All things considered, this is a very nice camera. Good focus, high quality resolution. Well worth the money.