Pentax K-1 Gets Silver Award at DPReview

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DPReview published their full in-depth review for Pentax K-1 (Amazon, B&H, Adorama) full frame DSLR camera. And the new Pentax K-1 DSLR camera gets an impressive 84% overall score and Silver Award from the experts at DPReview.

From DPReview Conclusion:

The Pentax K-1 is a 36MP fully weather sealed, image stabilized full-frame DSLR that offers an enormous amount of features at a bargain price. Although the autofocus system fails to catch up with some of its peers the image quality that the K-1 offers is some of the best on the market and users will enjoy the ability to utilize the K-1’s clever sensor shift technology.

Good for: Landscape photography, Full Frame DSLR buyers on a budget, still life and macro photographers, existing Pentax shooters

Not so good for: Sporting event photography, photographing moving subjects (e.g. children), wildlife photography, those with specialized lens needs

The Pentax K-1 features Pentax’s first 36.4MP full-frame CMOS sensor and the advanced PRIME IV image processing engine, and this K-mount camera is able to capture detailed images with low noise at sensitivities up to an impressive 204800 ISO. In addition to stills, the K-1 is able to record Full HD 1080p video at up to 30 fps in either full-frame or APS-C crop modes as well as bolster audio quality by using the headphone and mic jacks.

So, if you are interested, order immediately so as to obtain this amazing full frame DSLR camera as soon as possible.

Pentax K-1 Camera Body: $1,796.95 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama.