The market for cameras is mind-boggling, and the sub-market for SLR’s is smaller but still impressive. Our Pentax K-5 review takes a look at Pentax’s latest attempt to win market share. However that is really great news for photography lovers. All of the different camera manufacturers keep each other on their toes which plays to your favor. The K-5 does not seem to provide much in the way of disappointment if you love digital cameras and robust functionality. You will find this camera to be designed for those who want high quality photos but within a certain price range. What you will find with the Pentax K5 DSLR are design enhancements with imaging, focusing and processor functions.
The most important areas to look at with the K5 concern processing, in different areas, and imaging sensing. CMOS technology has been around for decades; however, researchers constantly try to improve it. Another way to think of CMOS is they are IC’s, or integrated circuits. The ability to detect and sense images on a larger scale happens to be just one of the many new abilities in the K5.
Even though more powerful and robust image processing may not mean anything to you, the quality of the images will matter to you. Outstanding resolution in your photos that look like the real thing are what you want. So the K5 will give you a 16 megapixel resolution which should make just about anyone happy. You may have a reaction when you first look at the K5. This is a very small camera yet packed with impressive technology. However, it will all make a little more sense when you discover that it weighs more than you may expect. The feel in your hands is that it is very solid and has more mass than it would seem. This camera is rugged in construction with a stainless steel chassis that is very rigid. A magnesium alloy was chosen for the body because that metal is tough yet is not as heavy as a non-alloy. The alloy is also preferred in the interest of keeping the cost down. What is amazing about this unit is the presence of eight seals used to protect the internals.
There is nothing worse than losing your battery in an important situation with a cell phone or anything else. What you can expect with the Pentax K5 is a battery that will last for quite a while. Hopefully you will find 1100 snapshots from one battery charge cycle to be adequate for your needs. Pentax developed what they call Hyper-Control which is a management platform for integrated controls and functions. You can choose from a variety of lenses, and some of them have the auto distortion compensation feature. Pentax has a complete line of lenses for particular applications such chromatic aberration reduction. The Pentax K5 represents the very latest design efforts that also include innovations in technology. So it is no real surprise that Pentax makes the effort to bring in relevant design discoveries for their product lines. They seem to have made a greater effort to provide more processing and programming power with the K5. A huge part of the image processing lies with their algorithm for the imaging engine. So what you are looking at is a camera with both hardware and software innovations all at once.
