![]() ![]() More than just the size, the new finder has been designed using a transparent display panel in the viewing path, rather than having the display of a separate panel projected into the finder, as was the case in previous K-3s. ![]() That's small by the standards of many mirrorless cameras, in which viewfinder size isn't dependent on the viewing angle of the sensor, but is the largest ever fitted to an APS-C DSLR. But, even taking this into account, it would be equivalent to a 0.68x magnification finder on full-frame, making it only a fraction smaller than the 0.70x finder in the Pentax K-1 models. Viewfinder magnification figures are usually calculated with 50mm lenses, regardless of sensor size, so some of that high figure comes from the apparent magnification of the camera's APS-C sensor. Ricoh says the K-3 III's viewfinder has a 10% improvement in brightness over the Mark II Building on a Pentax tradition of large, prism-type viewfinders, the K-3 III's viewfinder is a pentaprism offering an impressive 1.05x magnification. One of the most significant revisions in the K-3 III is an all-new viewfinder. The camera can shoot at up to ISO 1,600,000. Though this could well mean noise reduction applied in to Raw data, as it did with the K-1 Mark II. Ricoh says the new sensor has better high ISO noise characteristics than the 24MP chip in the KP and that this combines with improved processing power from its PRIME V processor and 'Accelerators Unit II' pre-processor to give better detail retention and noise reduction in low-light conditions. Ricoh describes it as a 25MP chip, but the cameras resolution is actually 25.7MP, raising the possibility that it's related to the one using in Fujifilm's X-T4 (albeit with a more conventional color filter array and no pixels masked for phase detection).Įither way, the sensor has no anti-aliasing filter and is capable of 14-bit readout at up to 12 fps. A kit combining the body and grip (along with a strap and additional battery) is priced at $2300.Īt the heart of the K-3 III is a new BSI CMOS APS-C sensor. A weather-sealed D-BG8 battery grip with matched controls will also be available. The K-3 III will be available from late April in a choice of black or silver with a recommended price of $2000. ![]() In addition, the K-3 III has all the usual modes making clever use of the image stabilization system, including Anti-Aliasing Filter Simulation and the multi-shot Pixel Shift Resolution mode that shoots and combines four offset images to cancel out the Bayer pattern and remove the need for sharpness-sapping demosaicing. 8-direction AF joystick and touchscreen for AF positioning.Weather-sealed magnesium alloy construction.5-axis in-body stabilization rated to 5.5EV.SAFOX 13 AF module with 101 AF points (25 cross-type).From the viewfinder and the sensor right down to the shutter button, it's essentially an all-new DSLR. What's new| How it compares | Body and handling | Initial impressions | SpecificationsĪlthough it shares much of its styling with the K-3 II, launched in 2015, the third iteration has been significantly redesigned and re-thought to offer improvements across the board. It's built around a 26MP BSI-CMOS sensor and has been redesigned from the ground up to become, on paper, the most capable, most usable K-mount camera ever made. The Pentax K-3 Mark III is Ricoh's latest high-end APS-C DSLR. ![]()
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