Review on 📷 Pentax K-3 Mark III Black Camera Body - Flagship APS-C, 12fps, LCD Touch Screen, Weather Resistant Magnesium Alloy Body with 5-Axis Shake Reduction. Enhanced 1.05x Optical Viewfinder for 100% FOV. by Reginald Hamilton

A few years ago I married a Pentax to a Kr and then a K-3 and collected a lot of K-mount glasses. It's clear that Pentax/Ricoh was pushing for the advancement of SLR cameras. When the wait finally came to an end for this new model - a brand new camera (just called the K-3) - I pre-ordered. Arriving just in time for a major photography trip, I've used it extensively and I've never been so impressed with a new body. First, what's improved over good old tech: slightly better sensor resolution and color accuracy. Image stabilization is decent to supernatural/class-leading. Personalization takes a quantum leap with multiple options to program buttons, dials and entire camera settings in 5 custom modes. I already use this material a lot and it makes me more efficient. The new viewfinder is huge, and hey, that's what you need to work with a DSLR! The rear LDC is larger and sharper. What's brand new and great: the ultra-fast and precise autofocus that Pentax has always struggled with, even in the FF K-1. Track a bird flying straight at you - or a fighter jet, it doesn't matter - and get that perfect focus with continuous autofocus on. Touchscreen menu control and improved menu organization. New viewfinder/live view/cinema switch. Separate controls for driving mode and remote control use. What have we given up compared to K-3? Built-in flashlight. The K-3 Mark II has already lost that as well. What is missing? Oh, just one thing: the swiveling screen. If you're shooting from very low positions or shooting something from above with a tripod, this feature would be SO handy. Maybe with a Mark IV? For whom is that? Pentax users who are upgrading from another APS-C body, or those who want a high quality DSLR and for whom moving to a whole new system isn't a big deal. Pentax decided to double the number of mirrors - they might not even develop a mirrorless body. So you've embraced this ancient technology. For me it's perfect. Who is it not suitable for? Anyone just starting out in photography and looking for their first real camera. There's a reason every other manufacturer is spending their entire R&D budget on mirrorless today: it's the future. Digital SLR cameras can survive for decades, but as a niche. I love this experience despite the weight of the DSLR body and glass. But if I were just getting into the game, I would buy mirrorless. Despite the battery life, this format solved the issues that held it back for a while and even improved over DSLR in some areas.