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| Category: | Digital SLRs |
| Product: | Pentax K-5 II |
| Price: | £709.99 |
Pentax K-5 II, IIs Hands-On At Photokina - We go hands on with the new Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIs, the latest Digital SLRs from Pentax, as well as look at the Pentax K lens roadmap.
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The new Pentax K-5 II and Pentax K-5 IIs, updates the Pentax K-5 (launched in October 2010), with a new and improved focus system that can focus in light as low as -3 EV. The new focusing system will work with lenses open at f/2.8 as well as at F5.6. The Pentax K-5 IIs comes with the anti-aliasing filter removed for additional sharpness and detail in images.
Pentax were showing a see-through version, as well as one that's been completely cut-through:
Pentax K5 II See Through
Pentax K5 II In Half
Pentax K-5 II Hands-On Photos of Equipment
Pentax K-5 IIs Hands-On Photos of Equipment
Future roadmap for Pentax DA K-Mount lenses includes:
- DA Zoom Limited
- DA Wide Zoom
- DA Tele Zoom
- DA Zoom
- DA AF RC 1.4x
Pentax K Mount Lens Roadmap
Pentax K-5 II Specifications
| Manufacturer | Pentax | |
| Lens | ||
| Effective Magnification | 1.5x | |
| Image Sensor | ||
| CCD pixels | 16.3Mp (Megapixels) | |
| Pixels (W) | 4928 | |
| Pixels (H) | 3264 | |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | |
| Sensor Size | APS-C | |
| Sensor Size (width) | 23.7mm | |
| Sensor Size (height) | 15.7mm | |
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| LCD Monitor | ||
| LCD Monitor | 3in | |
| Screen resolution | 921,000 dots | |
| Touch Screen | No | |
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| Exposure Control | ||
| Shutter speeds shortest | 1/8000sec | |
| Shutter speeds longest | 30sec | |
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| ISO sensitivity | 80 - 51200 | |
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| Exposure Comp | +/-5 | |
| Shooting Options | ||
| Continuous shooting | 7fps | |
| Video | ||
| Movie mode | Yes | |
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| Video FPS | 30 | |
| Stereo Sound | No | |
| Optical Zoom with Video | Yes | |
| Other Features | ||
| Image Stabilisation | Yes | |
| Interface | ||
| HDMI | Yes | |
| USB | USB 2 | |
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| Power Source | ||
| Battery Type | Rechargeable D-LI90P Lithium-ion battery | |
| CIPA Rating | 740 | |
| Box Contents | ||
| Box Contents | No Data | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Weight | 680g | |
| Width | 131mm | |
| Height | 97mm | |
| Depth | 72.5mm | |
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Comments
"The new focusing system will work with .. " .. that means K5 II is not finished yet, neither long expected 560mm .. which was even not available for trial at Photokina. As for K5 II, its available copies for trial weren't not equipped yet with new focusing system.
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senn at 23 Sep 2012 - 3:58 PM
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