Pentax K7 Digital Camera Reviews

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Starting with the impressive Pentax K10 a few years ago, I later welcomed the arrival of the K20 for improvements over a very capable camera. The K20`s 14.6mp CMOS sensor provided much improved high ISO performance so that shooting at ISO 2000 for concert photos was no problem. from Amazon.com Background: I have been doing photography for 30 + years and digital photography since about 1997. I own or have owned Pentax ist*D, and K20D. I also have a Fuji S2Pro (Modified Nikon body), and Sony A100, A700. from Amazon.com Forget bang-for-the-buck, the K-7 is the best non-FF sensor DSLR out there. When you factor in the legendary Pentax glass and built in SR, there is no comparable choice. If you haven't already purchased into another "system" you'd be silly to choose a different manufacturer. from Amazon.com I bought the Pentax k10 right after it came out and was very happy with everything about it - so much so that when it and all my camera equipment was stolen I immediately bought another one. I didn't feel the K20 offered enough in the way of improvements to replace my K10, but when I read the specs on the new K7 I knew I had to have one. from Amazon.com For example, a 10 minute exposure will take a total of 20 minutes to complete. I wanted to capture lightning, generally I will leave the shutter opened for a minute or more. It was so frustrating because I missed so many potentially great shots because the Pentax K-7 was busy doing its noise reduction! Why cant I turn noise reduction off? from Amazon.com In my career, I have owned - in a mix of film and digital - two Topcons, a Miranda, seven Nikons, ten Canons, two Voigtlanders, a Mamiya RB67, Pentax 645NII and a Calumet 4x5... Of all these, three have become permanently fixed to my bod: The Canon EF, Nikon F100 and now this Pentax. from Amazon.com Although I have the new Pentax K-7 only a couple of weeks, I'm totally impressed with the possibilities, the praticality - with everything. It's the best Pentax ever - and I'v had some, starting with the old Spotmatic. from Amazon.com I just upgraded my k10 and k200 with the k7 - and WOW, what an upgrade it is. I just posted my thoughts on my blog and I don't really want to redo it here. from Amazon.com High ISO performance could be a bit better What previous Pentax users will notice: Refinement, refinement, refinement from Amazon.com Do not mistake me - I love both of those cameras, quite literally and each for different reasons. I have only been using the K-7 for about a week and the more I use it the more I appreciate the refinements. Pentax has taken the strengths of their previous offerings, bundled them together, strengthened them further and added a many more with even further user customizations available. A previous reviewer wrote "in a word: superb"... from Amazon.com

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The Pentax K-7 is built exceptional solid and durable, as its chassis is made of high-rigidity stainless-steel alloy and its housing is made of durable but lightweight magnesiumsteel alloy.

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Released	4 months ago
Resolution	15.07 Megapixel
Camera Resolution	15.07 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	3072 x 2048 1728 x 1152 1536 x 1024 4672 x 3104
Interchangeable Lens	Interchangeable Lenses
Battery Life	980 Images
Battery Type	Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Camera Type	SLR/Professional
Compression Modes	Fine SuperFine Normal Uncompressed
Compression Type	JPEG Raw Image DPOF EXIF 2.21 DCF 2.0
Depth	2.9 in.
Digital Zoom	Without Digital Zoom
Family Line	Pentax K
File Size (High Res.)	24.31 MB (5 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)	0.39 MB (about 328 images on 128MB card)
Flash Functions	Fill-in Flash Red-eye Reduction Flash Slow Sync
Flash Type	Built-In & External
Focus Type	Autofocus & Manual Focus
Frames Per Second	5.2 Frames
Height	3.8 in.
ISO Speeds	Auto 100 1600 3200 6400
Image Sensor Type	CMOS
Included Accessories	Software USB Cable Battery Charger Strap AC Power Cord AV Cable Li-Ion Rechargable Battery
Interface Type	USB 2.0 HDMI
LCD Protected Position	Without LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen	With LCD Screen
LCD Screen Resolution	921,000 pixels
LCD Screen Size	3 in.
MPN	K7
Memory Type	SD Card SDHC Card
Operating System	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista Apple Mac OS X 10
Proofing Features	Freezeproof Dust proof
Proofing Features Unknown Weight	1.43 lb.
Release Date	July, 2009
Self Timer	2 Sec. 12 Sec.
Shutter Speed	1/8000 - 30 sec
UPC	027075155145
Video Format	AVI Motion JPEG
Video Interface	Video Out
Video Resolutions	640 x 480 (VGA) 1280 x 720
Viewfinder	Optical (Through-the-lens)
Weight	1.43 lb.
White Balance	Auto Manual Daylight / Sunny (Preset) Cloudy (Preset) Fluorescent (Preset) Tungsten (Preset) Shade (Preset) Flash (Preset)
Width	5.1 in.

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