Abstract: Having looked at numerous digital cameras, some ‘Bridge’ units and only the occasional DSLR it is always nice to be stretched by one of the latter. A 300 page plus manual is always nice to digest as you try out some of the extras....
Some softening towards corners with 18135mm kit lens
Pentax has followed up its highly regarded K5 with an equally impressive consumer dSLR. With good image quality and great interface design in both the hardware and software, it's a very enjoyable camera to use. Although a little more expensive than som...
Stainless steel cage construction with magnesium alloy exterior, 77 weather resistant seals, optical viewfinder with 100% field of view, Live View mode, Full HD video shooting, long battery life lasts around 980 shots
An angle adjustable LCD screen at the rear would broaden framing options further, manual focusing required if altering framing during video recording
Pentax spoilt us by providing a wide 18-270mm zoom, rather than the standard 18-55mm lens bundled with body for a suggested £869.99. Working in tandem, sensor and lens maintain detail right into the corners of frame at maximum wide angle, and having such...
Impressive AF in low light, Weather-sealed body, Great build quality, Good level of customisation
18-55mm kit lens is noisy in operation, Not a massive leap forward compared to the K-5, Poorly designed flash sync cover, Focus point select dial poorly designed
Pentax K-5 II - Performance As the K5-II doesn't build massively on the specification of its predecessor, in assessing the new model's performance it's best to focus on the specific areas of improvement and the relative success therein. As mentioned previ...
Published: 2013-02-21, Author: Ben , review by: reviewed.com
When it was announced at Photokina 2012, the K-5 II was an immediate disappointment for some die-hard Pentaxians, who had been primed by the photo rumor mill for a true follow-up to the K-5. They had hoped for a full-frame K-3, or at least a 24-megapixel ...
More pixels, more AF points, more shooting modes and improved handling are the sort of changes we normally see when a next-generation camera is released. On the face of it, then, the K-5 II is a little disappointing. Its key improvements over the K-5 are...
Published: 2012-12-21, Author: Ben , review by: techradar.com
Solid build, Ease of use, Decent sensor, In, camera Shake Reduction system
Not that different from K, 5, Metering prone to overexpose, Some fiddly controls, Resolution scores unimpressive
Like its predecessor, the Pentax K-5 II succeeds where it matters most. It produces high image quality (although its resolution scores are a little low), boasts strong autofocus performance, high build quality and is easy to use. It is a pity we can't ad...
Build and weather resistance, Userfriendly: intuitive interface, advanced customisation features., More compact than any other camera of its kind, Mechanical image stabiliser
Focusing still slow in Live View, Mediocre sound, outofdate video function, Too small for some
The good news is that Pentax gave the K-5 II all the same strengths as the K-5 (sensor, weather resistance, handling...). The bad news is that they also gave it all the same weaknesses, such as a Full HD video quality that's so questionable it made us str...
