Review on 📸 Enhance Your Photography Skills with the Pentax K-3II DSLR (Body Only) by Jessica Powell

I originally looked at the Nikon D5500. They share the same Sony sensor, and while both lack an anti-aliasing filter for better resolution, Pentax gives you a built-in anti-aliasing option (with its Pixel Shift technology), a weatherproof body (and lentils) so much more. , pixel shift resolution for more color saturation, pentaprism vs. PentaMirror viewfinder (much brighter), two SD slots instead of one, GPS with GeoTracking (the lack of a miniature flash on the camera is not a problem for me – just buy a real flash) , Astrotracer, image stabilization in the camera is much better than in the lens, and focusing the lens in the camera is fast (yes, a little noisier, but too many focus motors in the lens died immediately after the warranty in all major brands - and that's an expensive fix!), 7.3fps vs 5fps, shutter speed 1/8000 vs 1/4000, shutter life 200k vs 150k, and Pentax has headphone and mic jacks for video. The menu system is great once you learn it and you will have incredible control over your images. I shot with Olympus (OM-1) and Canon (AE-1P) in the days of film and back then, in serious photography, I gravitated towards Nikon but was able to really take advantage of the extra features Pentax are adding to the camera , do not deny . Money. Also, I can use almost any Pentax lens made in the last 50 years with this camera, including those cute SMC/SMC-A 35mm and 50mm f1.4 and f1.7 lenses you see on Ebay can buy for less than $80! The only downside right now is that Pentax uses a compression algorithm to encode the video which makes the video a bit boring. I hope Pentax listens to all the reviews on the web and fixes this in a firmware update in the near future. Also note that this camera gives you the option to save RAW files in Adobe DNG format instead of Pentax PEF format (better in Photoshop and Lightroom). The camera is a little bigger than the Nikon D5500, but for a tall guy like me it feels a lot better in my hands; By the way, this camera has a well-formed grip that feels good (Nikon was too small for my hands). professional camera control in this price range! Sometimes we just follow the crowd, but sometimes something comes along and makes us think outside the box - and that's the camera! I like Pentax because they think outside the box and make accessible what others can't! This is a great camera that will last you for many years and in tough conditions - don't hesitate to become a Pentaxian!