Pentax K-5 IIs

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	Body only $1,179 With 18-55mm lens $1,016
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	Key specs

	Sensor size APS-C 23.7x15.7mm Screen resolution 921k dots
	Megapixels 16.1 MP Movie format 1080p @ 25fps
	Screen size 3" Light sensitivity 12,800 ISO
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The Pentax K-5 IIs vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

	Good color depth
	23.9 bits

	Large viewfinder
	0.61x

	Weather sealed
	Shoot in extreme weather

	External mic jack
	Record higher quality audio with a microphone

	Built-in GPS
	Great for travel

	Built-in focus motor
	Autofocuses with more lenses

	Fast shutter speed
	1/8000 of a second

	Wide dynamic range
	14.1 EV

	Rapid fire
	7 fps

	Above average battery life
	980 shots

	Doesn't use battery, see more detail
	Pentaprism

	Above average viewfinder coverage
	100%

	Thin
	2.9"

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The Pentax K-5 IIs vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

	Full HD
	1080p @ 25fps

	Below average sized screen
	3"

	No touch screen
	More buttons

	Fixed screen
	Less flexible

	Fewer focus points
	11

	Old
	September 2012

	Expensive
	$1,016.29

	Not so popular
	Among snapsort users

	Low resolution screen
	921k dots

	No 24p movies
	Missing that film look

	Lower true resolution
	16.1 MP

	Fewer cross-type focus points
	9

	Slightly fewer lenses available
	113 lenses

	Very low boost light sensitivity
	51,200 ISO

	Heavy
	760 g

K-5 IIs

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Peter

(11:39 AM, January 14, 2015)

K-5IIs, nor K-5II has not built gps.. where did you take this information?

Andrew Munster

(5:37 PM, December 19, 2012)

Both the k5 ii and k5IIs have phase detection and they have contrast detection for live view and to assist phase detect in custom area focus the k30 has this to. It does have phase detection that has autofocus range of in the range of -3ev to 18ev which means it can focus it very low light.

Felix

(5:29 PM, October 11, 2012)

I'm a pro photographer too, but I seriously have no clue what you are talking about when you mention something wrong with the lenses... I believe the K-5 series are the best APS-C camera bodies in production, but that is subject to opinion: Do not, however, blame Pentax lenses. I know other photographers who use the newest full-frame DSLRs with Pentax lenses (Adapters are cheap and quite easy to find). You can say all you want about the body (Seriously though... Why do you stick with Pentax if you don't like the features?) but do NOT say anything about the best lens manufacturer in history (right after Leica, of course).

... P.S. Use spell-check. Errors make your points lose validity

Hilar

(3:48 PM, October 10, 2012)

I´m pro photographer. I have K5 2 years. Pentax is no pro camera because I have now 3-rd body (always issues with AF accurancy). Focus is incorrect, no predictive focusing, issues with SDM and deficiency od really speed lenses. Not only body, but the lenses made camera for professional use.

Mike Svitek

(7:41 PM, October 08, 2012)

Doesn't anyone else believe that the Pentax K-5 and K-7 series are in the field of "Professional DSLR" !?
They beat out the Canikon competitors on every aspect!

Mike Svitek

(0:53 PM, September 18, 2012)

It has an external microphone connection...

Pentax K-5 IIs

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