Lee Yuan Sheng
11-23-2010, 05:03 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/pentax_k5_review/' target='_blank'>http://www.photographyblog.com/revi...ntax_k5_review/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"The Pentax K-5 is a new semi-professional DSLR camera, based around the same body design as the older K-7 and the same 16.3 megapixel image sensor as found in the Nikon D7000 and Sony A55 cameras. Key new features include a greatly expanded ISO range of 80-51200, Full HD 1080p video at 25fps, 7fps continuous shooting, upgraded 11-point SAFOX IX+ AF system with wider coverage and faster speed, improved High Dynamic Range mode, and a bigger range of in-built digital filter effects."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1290527310.usr15670.jpg" /></p><p>The Pentax K-5 is an upgrade over the K-7, and while the improvements seem small on paper, it is the new sensor that has been grabbing attention; DxOMark's sensor ranking <a href="http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/en/Camera-Sensor/Sensor-rankings" target="_blank">places it as the best</a> APS-C-sized sensor. Of course, such ratings can be meaningless in real-world use, but the review (and sample photos) here ranks the camera pretty well. Just ignore the ISO 50k setting.</p><p>For those considering a Pentax, don't forget to take a look at their <a href="http://www.pentaximaging.com/camera-lenses/#DALimited20090216135719" target="_blank">Limited</a> lenses, both the DA and FA versions. They are well-made lenses and for me are Pentax's main selling point, and will go very nicely with a K-5.</p>