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September 20, 2010
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K-5 announced!

Click on those links below to preorder the new K-5 on Amazon!
- Pentax K-5 16.3MP Digital SLR with 3 Inch LCD (Black Body Only)
- Pentax K-5 16.3MP Digital SLR with 18-55mm WR Lens and 3 Inch LCD (Black)

PRESS RELEASE:
DPreview Hands-on
Pentax K-5: toma de contacto (Quesabesde)
ThePhoBlographer (has a youtube video!)
Engadget
Electronista
Photographyblog (Hands-on)
Photoscala (german)

Specs by Falk Lumo:

- Same specs as the Pentax K-7 which it succeeds, except:
- New CMOS sensor with integrated A/D converter and 16.3 MP (4928 x 3264)
- Noise reduction configurable per ISO
- New prime II four channel processing (but I believe K-7 had prime II too)
- 7.0 fps
- New SAFOX IX+ 11 point autofocus with higher light sensitivity (larger light intake). “Complete rehaul and faster and more accurate”.
- ISO 80 to 51.200 (standard is 100 to 12.800)
- Sensor position is adjustable in order to tune to lens (whatever this means, I will clarify)
- Full HD video with 1920×1080 25fps.
- HDR with image alignment and adjustable equalizing parameter
- Golden rule grid and scale grid in LV
- 650g or 670g body only w/o batteries
- German list price body only €1.459,- which includes 19% VAT.

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September 19, 2010
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German K-5 flyer leaked

Source: http://www.priyantha.nl/GoT/Pentax_K-5/K5_specs_pg1_verkleind.jpg

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September 19, 2010
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K-5: Everything gets leaked…images and specs!

Now we know almost everything about the new Pentax K-5 which is going to be announced tomorrow:

The Sensor :16,93 Megapixel sensor
And is : 16,28 Megapixel – effective for the picture
Format is APS-C : 23,7 x 15,7 mm CMOS-Sensor
Colordepth: 8 Bit (JPEG) or 14 Bit (RAW)

ISO 100 – 12800
Extended to ISO 80 till 51200

Frames per second: 7 FPS !

Movie modes: Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9, 25 FPS)
HD-Movie 1280 x 720 Pixel (16:9, 30 or 25 FPS)
VGA 640 x 416 Pixel (4:3, 30 or 25 FPS.)

Viewfinder(seems the same as K-7): View 100% with a magnification of 0,92

LCD/Monitor has the same specs as K-7: 921.000 dots 3inch

Autofocus: 11 Points, SAFOX VIII+

Shutter: 1/8000s
Flash sync is still 1/180s

Read more at: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/114932-official-pentax-k-5-specs.html#ixzz0zxZzQphE

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September 17, 2010
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Pentax K-5 to be announced on Monday!

Adam from Pentaxforums just announced that the Pentax K-5 will be announced on Monday! Read more here: http://www.pentaxforums.com/

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September 16, 2010
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New Schneider Kreuznach Tilt-Shift-Lenses with K-mount!

Schneider Kreuznach just announced two very expensive new Tilt-Shift-Lenses for Pentax K-mount!

  • PC-TS Super-Angulon 2,8 / 50 mm HM
    with connections for Canon EOS, Nikon, Sony Alpha, Pentax K
    Price about € 2,800.00
  • PC-TS Makro-Symmar 4,0/90 mm HM
    with connections for Canon EOS, Nikon, Sony Alpha, Pentax K
    Price about € 2,700.00

Source: Photoscala

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September 13, 2010
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K-5 price

K-5 Body – €1399
K-5 + 18-55WR – €1449
K-5 + 18-135WR – €1849

Read more at: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/114269-k-5-kit-da-18-135mm-weather-resistant.html#ixzz0zPnEzigW

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September 12, 2010

More Pentax K-5 and Samsung NX100 leaks…

No company can (or want?) keep secrets anymore. Everything is leaking here an there. The picture above has been posted on dpreview forum. And the picture below has been found by Photorumors on idealo.de. At leats we know now the price of the NX100 (599 Euro with the 20-50mm lens!)

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September 11, 2010
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The multicolor K-r

ThePhoBlographer found the picture of a multicolor and limited edition Pentax K-r. Looks like a toy for my kids :)

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September 9, 2010
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New Pentax K-5 leaked by lenstip!

The good guys from Lenstip leaked the Pentax K-5! Chekc out their website: http://www.lenstip.com/1857-news-Pentax_K-5_photo_leaked.html

The camera should be announced right before Photokina!

K-5 details:

• $1699 US Body Only
• $1999 AU Body Only

• Magnesium body with plastic and rubber exterior, 80 weather seals.
• Tempered glass top and rear LCD
• 16.2mp Sony EXEMOR Sensor • 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor

• Dimensions 131 x 97 x 73mm
• Weight 770g

Focusing
• Complete new AF system superior algorithms.
• 18-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX IX+)
• AF-Single
• AF-Continuous
• 4 Custom AF-C modes, auto, action, portrait, night
• Manual focus

Sensitivity
• ISO standard : 200-12800
• Expanded ISO : 50 – 25,600

Movie mode
• AVi (Motion JPEG)
• 1920 x 1080 25p, 30p
• 1280×720 25p, 30p
• 640 x 480, 25p, 30p
• Av, Sv, Tv and M modes for video.
• External stereo mic jack.
• Movie processing including Custom Image, Cross Process and selected Digital Filters

Viewfinder
• penta-prism
• Hybrid VF utilizing translucent LCD to display focus points and framing grid.

Flash
• Angle of view coverage: 28mm wide-angle (35mm equivalent)
• Flash Exposure Compensation: -2 EV – +1EV (1/2EV steps)
• P-TTL (Is same P-ttl as in 645D)
• Hot shoe, sync-speed: 1/180 sec. (will have 1/250 available with new flashes to be released First half 2011)
• Wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash and IrSimple.

Continuous shooting • Hi speed: 8fps

Connectivity • USB/Video
• USB 2.0
• HDMI

Storage
• Dual SD or SDHC card

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September 8, 2010
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Pentax K-r, 35mm lens and new Optios announced!

Read everything at dpreview: http://dpreview.com/

K-r Previews at Imaging resource and Dpreview (if you want the polish prereview click on Optyczne.pl and the spanish preview on DSLRmagazine)

First images samples at Photographyblog

You can now preorder the Pentax K-r at Amazon (click here)

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