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Review on ๐Ÿ“ธ Enhance Your Photography Skills with the Pentax K-3II DSLR (Body Only) by Kathy Morgan

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Poorly. I would like to wait another week and I .

Bad. I wish I could have waited another week and saved $10! Good. All. (No specs here - get them elsewhere.) This is my fifth digital camera from Pentax. I recently sold everything thinking I would go mirrorless. But after a whole week of research (tutorials, videos, reviews, ratings, etc.) I realized that this camera is all I need. So, at just over $700, the solution was simple. Very small compared to other DSLRs. Built like a tank. Fits perfectly in my hands. Easy to carry for a few hours (with wrist strap) with a shorter lens. Excellent in low light. Stunning 8 fps for sports and wildlife. Super quiet shutter compared to other brands. With 2 or 3 pancake lenses (which you can use cheaper), a good 2.8x mid-range zoom, and maybe a longer sports/wildlife zoom, this is all anyone will ever need. And WAAAAA cheaper than any of the mirrorless systems. I ranked the top (my best) 3 mirrorless cameras. Fuji, Samsung, Olympus and the best I could do for each body and a fast prime lens costs over $2,000 and $3,000 if you try to add a second prime lens! I got this body, 3 Yongnuo flashes, trigger, 50mm prime, 17-70 prime and a new tripod for less than $2,000. you do the math For those STILL hesitant to join the Pentax community, just do it. I totally understand that, but once you pick up this camera, you will fall in love with it. And you can take it with you anywhere, anytime! This is a big bonus in my book. For the lazy or inexperienced there are numerous and very good auto settings, filters etc, but this camera excels when you can get it to do what YOU want it to do. So save yourself hours of research and flow charts trying to figure out which camera/system is the 'best'. I did it again and stopped right where I started. I couldn't be happier.

Pros
  • Good thing
Cons
  • Weak