Pentax K-01 Mirrorless Camera, Yellow (Body only)
Price: $508.79


Product Feature
- 16 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with low noise image capture at ISO range 100-25600
- Gergeous contemporary styling by world renowned designer Marc Newson
- Mirrorless body design with Pentax K mount lens compatibility that allows any Pentax K mount lens to work.
- Full HD 1080p video capture @ 30FPS with h.264 compression ( 60FPS at 720p)
- Fast 6 FPS burst mode ideal for fast action photography
Product Description
Pentax mirrorless camera featuring the contemporary styling by world renowned designer Marc Newson. Large 16 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor with low noise image capture with ISO range of 100-25600. Machined aluminum frame under a stylish black, white or yellow exterior. Supports all Pentax K-mount lens and is compatible with 25+ million Pentax K mount lenses. Full HD 1080p video capture @ 30 FPS with h.264 compression (60FPS at 720p). Sensor shift shake and dust reduction compatible with every Pentax K mount lens. Fast 6 FPS burst mode with shutter speeds from1/4000 to 30 seconds and bulb with a silent shutter action. Shooting modes include P, Av, Tv and M as well as powerful automatic modes, creative filters and finishing options. In camera HDR mode combines bracketed user-specified exposures into a single, perfectly blended still image. Built in pop up flash and external hotshoe compatible with modern Pentax flash units. Captures JPG still images as well as open standard DNG RAW. Body only kit. Includes 40mm pancake lens.Pentax K-01 Mirrorless Camera, Yellow (Body only) Review
Yes I like it, and not only because of its color. It is handy.I still keep my K20d and use K-01 as a second camera mostly. But when in the mood, I put a couple of DA Limited lenses in my pocket and go for a walk with K-01 only.
I wear glasses, and using optical viewfinder always was a bit clumsy for me. Also, I live in cold climate, and viefinder becomes covered with a hoar wery soon. So I don't miss the thing, pure LV without mirror lag is perfectly OK for me.
Image quality is great. While I am a bit sceptical about bells&whistles, I used in-camera HDR several times and it works well. Camera also has a rich media processing abilities, not only posh image filters but even a basic video editor (which I also used once).
With new firmware focusing speed for Tamrons 18-200 and 70-300 improved and is compatible with Pentax DSLRs now.
Autofocus, however, is not always accurate and may miss the target. This probably occurs when the background has more contrast. What is sad that it may happen even when contarst background object is out of AF frame. This happens not very often, but each miss is annoying.
Also, the rate of continuous shooting is low, which limits wild life genre for ex.
Back to advatages, focus peaking and zooming the focusing area are extremely useful. Manual focusing is really easy now. Frankly speaking, only with K-01 I was able to focus my FA77 at 1.8 at the desired point ALWAYS. With phase AF its only a caprice of SAFOX, but even with Katz-eye split screen in manual mode its difficult for me: I just cannot see enough details in optical VF. With zoomed focusing area it becomes an easy task.
Resume: very good spare camera with a bit too slow continuous shooting. At this price -- no reasons to skip.
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