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Specs on Pentax K-5 and KR Leaked (Pentaxforums)

PENTAX K-5 – New Pentax flagship model

16 Megapixel Sensor
Maximum expanded ISO of 25600
7 frames per second
To be officially announcd on September 20th
To be released in October, 2010
$1600 suggested retail price
Serious-amateur/professional use

The Pentax K-5 will be the successor to the Pentax K-7, Pentax’s current flagship model. Although the K-5 will still employ an APS-C sensor, we expect this model to build upon the main shortcoming of the K-7: high-ISO performance. With a maximum ISO of 25600 (4 times that of the K-7), the K-5 is bound to perform very well at lower ISOs such as 6400 or 3200, at which the K-7 had great difficulty producing usable photos. If the K-5 will indeed launch with the current suggested price of $1600, it will not only become the most advanced digital SLR in its price class, but also a formidable rival for competing manufacturers.

PENTAX KR

12 Mexapixel Sensor
6 frames per second
Up to 120 color combinations: 10 body colors, and 12 grip colors
To be officially announcd in September
To be released in October, 2010
$875 suggested retail price
Into-level DSLR

The Pentax KR will succeed the Pentax K-x, which revolutionized the intro-level DSLR market back in 2009. The KR is expected to further extend the already-wide feature set of the K-x, with an improved frame rate among with added controls. At $875, it will retain is place on the market as the most cost-effective intro-level DSLR. Upon the launch of the KR, the K-x’s price is expected to fall significantly, making it an even bigger steal!

Source: Pentaxforums

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Pentax K-r to be announced tomorrow

(K5) Pentax announcement on September 9

dts

2 years ago |

any word on videofeatures, 24p? manual control iso, shutter etc. ?

jack s

pleeeeaaaasee weather proof kr!!!

kumo

J-4! Can’t wait this day! I hope that Pentax will surprise us!

Russ

Why would the K-5 have a hyphen and the KR not? See, that just blows this whole rumour out of the water!

Tom Foolery

How do those very limited specs let anyone conclude that it will “become the most advanced digital SLR in its price class, but also a formidable rival for competing manufacturers” when it is actually compared to the competition? I’ve read up on the specs of the expected Nikon D7000 which has very similar features, but an expected price of $1200 for the body, and unless the Pentax K-5 is either heavily discounted from the start or comes with a really good kit lens for that $1600 price tag, then that claim is unfounded. Unless of course there are some very special features not listed on the K-5 yet.

Johan Krüger-Haglert

Cool, but how will they prove to people that the K-5 is worth 400 $ more than the Nikon D7000?

The KR seem solid though.

Specs on Pentax K-5 and KR Leaked (Pentaxforums)