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# Built-in GPS & Astro Tracer 33-point Autofocus System 36.4MP AA Filter-less Sensor Pentax K-1 Full Frame DSLR Camera (Body Only)

**Brand:** pentax
**Price:** € 51.14
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## Summary

> 📷 Own the moment, frame the future.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Pentax K-1 Full Frame DSLR Camera (Body Only) by pentax
- **How much does it cost?** € 51.14 with free shipping
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## Best For

- pentax enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted pentax brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Steady Shots, Every Time:** SR Shake Reduction combined with Pixel Shift Resolution delivers ultra-stable, ultra-detailed images.
- • **Adventure-Ready Durability:** Weather-resistant body built to withstand the elements, so your creativity never stops.
- • **Precision Focus Like a Pro:** 33 advanced autofocus points ensure your shots are always crisp, even in dynamic scenes.
- • **Ultra-High Resolution Mastery:** Capture every detail with a stunning 36.4MP full-frame sensor, AA filter-free for razor-sharp clarity.
- • **Smart Navigation & Astro Tracking:** Integrated GPS, electronic compass, and Astro Tracer keep your shots perfectly aligned and location-tagged.

## Overview

The Pentax K-1 is a professional-grade full-frame DSLR featuring a 36.4MP AA filter-less CMOS sensor, 33 autofocus points, and advanced SR Shake Reduction with Pixel Shift Resolution for unparalleled image quality. Its weather-resistant body and integrated GPS/Astro Tracer make it ideal for outdoor and astrophotography enthusiasts seeking precision and durability.

## Description

The K-1’s new full frame 36.4 MP effective CMOS sensor isn’t just another full frame sensor. The K-1 is engineered to incorporate all of the performance requirements of high resolution full frame 35mm digital photography, adding PENTAX unique performance features and characteristics. An improved noise processing algorithm provides unprecedented performance in shadows or low light shooting where high ISO settings are critical for good performance. With the highest ISO in it’s class, the K-1 has achieved a staggering sensitivity range of up to ISO 204,800. This is attributable to a combination of the new large pixel, full frame sensor that has high noise resistance, and the new PRIME IV processor. Newly developed 5-axis SR II system covers the shake of yaw, pitch, roll, vertical, and horizontal motion of the camera. Shake reduction performance is improved to 5 shutter steps of compensation effect. Since SR is built-in to the K-1 body, it’s operation works with every K-mount lens. Combining both the K-1’s SR mechanism and the GPS feature, Astro Tracer easily tracks and photographs astronomical objects. By using movement of the image sensor during image exposure, the K-1 sensor generates the same level of moiré-reduction effect as optical AA (anti-aliasing) filter, without the softening effect. Unlike fixed optical AA filters, this allows the user to adjust the level of the moiré-reduction effect from OFF, Type1 and Type2. Bracketing of these settings is also available. For quick and easy operation in dark situations, the K-1 has new operation assist lighting placed in strategic locations on the body of the camera. The K-1 is carefully sealed in 87 different places for durable usage under harsh weather conditions. Get the shot anywhere, from any position, using the extremely nimble and flexible Cross-Tilt display. Shoot from the ground up, over the crowd, and around the corner, with extreme agility not found in other full frame offerings.

Review: Unprecedented Value - Hi, I've writing this review as someone who has been shooting with the K-1 for a few weeks. I also own a Pentax K3 ii, and K5 iis. Finally, I bring to the table experience with shooting most of the latest "semi pro" offerings, including Nikon's D610, D750, D800 and Canon's 6D and 5D mk-iii and Sony's A7R. For a summary of my thoughts, feel free to skip to the last section. --- General Impressions: The camera is extremely well built with a perceived build quality that comfortably rivals anything else even close in price. Nearly everything is metal and tolerances are tight. Ergonomics are like a K3 (generally excellent) but with a bit more bulk and a better grip; now my pinky can grip the camera without a battery module installed :) Buttons are the same as the K-3 but the live view and playback buttons are swapped; this required a temporary adjustment period. Pentax/Ricoh also added additional buttons and dials. One is a "lamp" button that can turn on little LEDs around the camera for nighttime use. It seems like a great feature to me. Another added control is a "third top dial" with a selector that decides what that dial does. It's very innovative but comes with a trade-off: a smaller top LCD that displays less data. Speaking of the back monitor, Pentax now makes it convenient to change the brightness. Pentax K3/K5/K7 accessories, like the battery, IR remote, etc, all "just work" so those who already shooting Pentax might literally be able to just buy the camera and be good to go. The camera also has good support for "DA" APS-C lenses. Versus an APS-C camera like the K3, you lose some resolution (15.3 MP vs 24), body compactness and that nice low price. You gain better autofocus coverage and the ability to see outside the frame. Also, many DA lenses can actually support full frame - the camera will let you try. I did some tests with in body shake reduction (which is now reportedly improved from 3 to 5 axis) and I'm VERY impressed. Shooting at speeds like 0.5 seconds is giving me usable shots. This tech has really evolved into something special. --- Autofocus My original K-5 had issues with auto focus consistency. Ever since the K5-iis however, single shot auto focus with Pentax has been excellent for me. I'll note that I've done many "head to heads" with cameras like the E-M1 and D750 and, for still subjects the Pentax is just as good and sometimes better (at least in dim light vs the E-M1). The K-1 feels like a slight improvement to the K-3. Moving subjects. My experience with Nikon cameras, particularity the D750, show that Nikon is still ahead in moving subject tracking. I'll note that mastering a camera's auto focus tracking system is not trivial and I'm no expert. I'm sure that I could improve with practice and settings experimentation. That said, the default setup with the D750 gives me an extremely high hit rate of kids and pets running through the frame. I'll also note that I've seen impressive K-1 results online from other photographers so there's definitely potential there when not focusing on comparison aspects. --- Usecase: Macro For Macro, the camera is "as good as it gets", arguably the best. For starters, the macro lens selection is superb with many options. This includes the 100mm f/2.8 WR which is insanely good for the price (and, like the camera, it's weather sealed). I currently have 4 macro lenses and each seems to have it's use. The camera offers (optional) focus peaking and convenient 100% magnification in live view. Live view is smooth and responsive. There is also a near-instant 100% magnification playback review which is more uncommon in high end cameras than it should be. That tilting monitor comes to great utility when the camera is near the ground or in another awkward position. Sometimes I wish it was even more tillable but appreciated nonetheless. When it can be used (which can be often in macro), "pixel shift" mode brings out a level of detail that no other camera can match.. UPDATE (2016/10/12): Starting with firmware 1.3, Ricoh added a fully electronic shutter option. Complimenting pixel-shift, this allows another way to get completely vibration-free images. Using the mechanical shutter is fine in many cases, but one always has to think about motion blur when using a mechanical shutter regardless of camera brand - this is especially true with long lenses at macro distances where even the slightest movements can register in the image. Electronic shutter is only available in live view. All that said, the K3-ii is also an excellent choice for marco with a comparable feature set. The K-3 (and K3-ii) happen to have a tighter pixel pitch - meaning you can get a bit more "practical magnification" with the same lenses. It's also significantly cheaper making it a stronger value proposition. If macro work is the main usecase, the K3-ii might even be the better overall choice - with trade-offs of course. --- Usecase: Landscape For landscape the K1 is an incredible body, strongly arguable "as good as it gets". It has weather sealing. It has a tiltable LCD for high and low tripod setups. There are LED lights for night work. There's built in GPS for location astrotrace for clear star images. It has image stabilization for a better hit rate on "opportunity" shots that are off the tripod. Lens selection is behind Canon and Nikon but honestly good enough for non-specialists (e.g. someone who needs tilt-and-shift options). The most modern choices are the 15-30mm, 24-70mm and 28-105mm. I personally prefer the smaller size of primes which currently means older designs for me. In primes, I'm finding the 31mm f/1.8 to be an excellent choice; pixel-sharp even though it was designed for film. I also have the 20mm FA 2.8 which requires more attentiveness for good corners. I also happily found the 10-17mm fisheye works well at 15mm and above (where it looks like 10mm on a K3). There are many more options as well, too many to list them all. Also, If you are willing to explore the used market for legacy Pentax lenses (M and A series), the choices becomes even greater. Most of these older lenses work best stopped-down but landscape images are generally shot this way anyway. --- Usecase: Portrait Portrait is solid with good focus and excellent IQ. There are some hold backs though. One is the auto focus point coverage; it's not bad but a bit more spread would be ideal. A second thing is that a dedicated focus point joystick would help make point selection more fluid. I'd also love to see modern 85mm, 105mm, and/or 135mm portrait-focused prime lens. In the mean time, one can do well with the 77mm limited, 100mm macro, 70-200mm and many legacy options. --- Usecase: Sports & Wildlife The Pentax K-1 is not designed to be a sports camera and it shows in multiple aspects. The frame rate of 4.4 FPS (full frame) is OK but not competitive with a sports camera Lenses cover the basics (with a 150-450 and a 560 plus many legacy options) but lack the comprehensive telephoto lineup of Canon and Nikon. Auto focus is fine for still subjects but sports camera's (such as Nikon D5, D500, D750. Canon 1 DX II, 7DII, 5DIII) are better-equipped for tracking moving subjects. One can definitely get nice sports and wildlife shots with the K1 and many have demonstrated this by posting excellent images. Still, with the large amount of $$$ needed for top sports lenses, I hesitate to recommend a camera that is not custom built to support those lenses - it just comes down to individual priorities. --- Usecase: Video Video capability is incrementally improving with audio monitoring and improved ergonomics. That said, recording specs are dated for 2016 (1080 60i) and clearly not where engineers placed their efforts. Similar to sports, if you occasionally need video, it will accomplish the task but there are better options for those who are serious about video. --- Wrapping Up As this review covers many aspects I think it's important to wrap up with my general feelings. This is an excellent all-around camera that is a very strong contender in most applications. The weak point is currently sports and wildlife, where I would call it a "good" camera but not a clear choice dedicated sports shooters. This appears to be exactly inline with the goals Ricoh had when designing this camera, so well-done Ricoh!
Review: Excellent resolution for those interested in making large/huge images - I needed a camera to make prints that might be as large as five feet in length. My older K-7 couldn't cut it unless limiting the ISO to very low levels (like 100 or 200) and even then, due to the size of the APS-C sensor it simply couldn't cut it. I'm not knocking the K-7, it was an excellent camera in it's day but that day was twelve years ago! The large full frame of the K-1, plus the fact that the noise present at higher ISO speeds makes this a worthy buy. Even at higher ISO settings, such as 1600, a RAW image is barely showing noise when blown up. Needless to say, if the picture is smaller ( less than 5 feet in its maximum dimension) the noise will be even less of a concern. Since anything I do seriously is done using RAW images, I am referring to the image quality without post processing. Images can obviously be tweaked using post processing apps. Other things great about this camera are as follows: 1. It's compatible with really old Pentax K-mount lenses. I have many that are in great shape, and even though they can't be used in automatic mode, using them in manual mode is really no more difficult than using an older film camera. You can get a lot of great lenses for these cameras at a fraction of their prices. 2. It's built like a tank. It's weather sealed and can take a fair amount of abuse, just make sure any lenses you use can do likewise. 3. The interfaces and controls are intuitive and very, very well laid out. 4. The battery life, in my opinion is very good to excellent. 5. It's completely compatible with Pentax's old flash units. 6. The screen has a decent level of articulation. 7. You can configure the image to be full frame, square, or APS-C sized. The latter is useful if you're using a lens intended for an APS-C camera as there may be vignetting (it depends on the lens). 8. When using non-autofocus lenses (or an autofocus lens in manual mode) the focus sensors, which show up in the viewfinder, indicate when the image is in focus. Overall, the camera is great. This is a quick review but I'm very happy with the purchase.

## Features

- 36.4MP AA Filter less CMOS Sensor w/ 33 AF Points; SR Shake Reduction w/ Pixel Shift Resolution System APS C Crop Mode for backward compatibility with PENTAX APS C Lenses
- GPS/Electronic Compass/Astro Tracer
- Cross tilt LCD display; Weather resistant body
- 1080/60i video; Focus peaking in video mode will assist with manual focusing; LED illuminated body points
- Weight: 32.6 ounce

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01BL6L3G6 |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| Audio Recording | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #641,766 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #1,101 in DSLR Cameras |
| Brand | Pentax |
| Built-In Media | Product battery, Battery charger, Pentax strap, Hotshoe cover, Finder Cap, Software CD |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Camera Film Format Type | 35mm |
| Compatible Devices | Camera |
| Continuous Shooting | 4.5 FPS |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 97 Reviews |
| Effective Still Resolution | 36.4 MP |
| Exposure Control | Automatic |
| Features | SR Shake Reduction w/ Pixel Shift Resolution System |
| File Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Film Format | 35mm |
| Film Format Type | 35mm |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00027075294981 |
| ISO Range | 100-204800 |
| Image stabilization | 5-Axis, Optical |
| Included Components | Product battery, Battery charger, Pentax strap, Hotshoe cover, Finder Cap, Software CD |
| Item Dimensions | 5.37 x 3.36 x 4.33 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.22 Pounds |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 5.37 x 3.36 x 4.33 inches |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 204,800 |
| Manufacturer | Pentax |
| Manufacturer Part Number | K-1 body kit |
| Media Type | ProductImage, EnhancedContent |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 1/8000 seconds |
| Model Name | Pentax K-1 |
| Model Number | K-1 body kit |
| Screen Size | 3.2 Inches |
| Shooting Modes | Aperture Priority, Automatic, Shutter Priority |
| Shutter Type | Focal Plane Shutter |
| Special Feature | SR Shake Reduction w/ Pixel Shift Resolution System |
| UPC | 027075294981 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Video Capture Format | 1080i |
| Video Capture Resolution | FHD 1080i |
| Viewfinder | Optical |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.5x or greater |
| Warranty Description | 1 year parts and labor |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |

## Product Details

- **Compatible Mountings:** Pentax KAF
- **Aspect Ratio:** 4:3
- **Photo Sensor Technology:** CMOS
- **Supported File Format:** JPEG, RAW
- **Image Stabilization:** 5-Axis, Optical
- **Maximum Focal Length:** 35 Millimeters
- **Optical Zoom:** 1 x
- **Expanded ISO Minimum:** 100
- **Metering Description:** Center Weighted
- **Brand:** Pentax

## Images

![Pentax K-1 Full Frame DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61RGOpmYvBL.jpg)
![Pentax K-1 Full Frame DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415YYcr7wVL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unprecedented Value
*by M***I on July 5, 2016*

Hi, I've writing this review as someone who has been shooting with the K-1 for a few weeks. I also own a Pentax K3 ii, and K5 iis. Finally, I bring to the table experience with shooting most of the latest "semi pro" offerings, including Nikon's D610, D750, D800 and Canon's 6D and 5D mk-iii and Sony's A7R. For a summary of my thoughts, feel free to skip to the last section. --- General Impressions: The camera is extremely well built with a perceived build quality that comfortably rivals anything else even close in price. Nearly everything is metal and tolerances are tight. Ergonomics are like a K3 (generally excellent) but with a bit more bulk and a better grip; now my pinky can grip the camera without a battery module installed :) Buttons are the same as the K-3 but the live view and playback buttons are swapped; this required a temporary adjustment period. Pentax/Ricoh also added additional buttons and dials. One is a "lamp" button that can turn on little LEDs around the camera for nighttime use. It seems like a great feature to me. Another added control is a "third top dial" with a selector that decides what that dial does. It's very innovative but comes with a trade-off: a smaller top LCD that displays less data. Speaking of the back monitor, Pentax now makes it convenient to change the brightness. Pentax K3/K5/K7 accessories, like the battery, IR remote, etc, all "just work" so those who already shooting Pentax might literally be able to just buy the camera and be good to go. The camera also has good support for "DA" APS-C lenses. Versus an APS-C camera like the K3, you lose some resolution (15.3 MP vs 24), body compactness and that nice low price. You gain better autofocus coverage and the ability to see outside the frame. Also, many DA lenses can actually support full frame - the camera will let you try. I did some tests with in body shake reduction (which is now reportedly improved from 3 to 5 axis) and I'm VERY impressed. Shooting at speeds like 0.5 seconds is giving me usable shots. This tech has really evolved into something special. --- Autofocus My original K-5 had issues with auto focus consistency. Ever since the K5-iis however, single shot auto focus with Pentax has been excellent for me. I'll note that I've done many "head to heads" with cameras like the E-M1 and D750 and, for still subjects the Pentax is just as good and sometimes better (at least in dim light vs the E-M1). The K-1 feels like a slight improvement to the K-3. Moving subjects. My experience with Nikon cameras, particularity the D750, show that Nikon is still ahead in moving subject tracking. I'll note that mastering a camera's auto focus tracking system is not trivial and I'm no expert. I'm sure that I could improve with practice and settings experimentation. That said, the default setup with the D750 gives me an extremely high hit rate of kids and pets running through the frame. I'll also note that I've seen impressive K-1 results online from other photographers so there's definitely potential there when not focusing on comparison aspects. --- Usecase: Macro For Macro, the camera is "as good as it gets", arguably the best. For starters, the macro lens selection is superb with many options. This includes the 100mm f/2.8 WR which is insanely good for the price (and, like the camera, it's weather sealed). I currently have 4 macro lenses and each seems to have it's use. The camera offers (optional) focus peaking and convenient 100% magnification in live view. Live view is smooth and responsive. There is also a near-instant 100% magnification playback review which is more uncommon in high end cameras than it should be. That tilting monitor comes to great utility when the camera is near the ground or in another awkward position. Sometimes I wish it was even more tillable but appreciated nonetheless. When it can be used (which can be often in macro), "pixel shift" mode brings out a level of detail that no other camera can match.. UPDATE (2016/10/12): Starting with firmware 1.3, Ricoh added a fully electronic shutter option. Complimenting pixel-shift, this allows another way to get completely vibration-free images. Using the mechanical shutter is fine in many cases, but one always has to think about motion blur when using a mechanical shutter regardless of camera brand - this is especially true with long lenses at macro distances where even the slightest movements can register in the image. Electronic shutter is only available in live view. All that said, the K3-ii is also an excellent choice for marco with a comparable feature set. The K-3 (and K3-ii) happen to have a tighter pixel pitch - meaning you can get a bit more "practical magnification" with the same lenses. It's also significantly cheaper making it a stronger value proposition. If macro work is the main usecase, the K3-ii might even be the better overall choice - with trade-offs of course. --- Usecase: Landscape For landscape the K1 is an incredible body, strongly arguable "as good as it gets". It has weather sealing. It has a tiltable LCD for high and low tripod setups. There are LED lights for night work. There's built in GPS for location astrotrace for clear star images. It has image stabilization for a better hit rate on "opportunity" shots that are off the tripod. Lens selection is behind Canon and Nikon but honestly good enough for non-specialists (e.g. someone who needs tilt-and-shift options). The most modern choices are the 15-30mm, 24-70mm and 28-105mm. I personally prefer the smaller size of primes which currently means older designs for me. In primes, I'm finding the 31mm f/1.8 to be an excellent choice; pixel-sharp even though it was designed for film. I also have the 20mm FA 2.8 which requires more attentiveness for good corners. I also happily found the 10-17mm fisheye works well at 15mm and above (where it looks like 10mm on a K3). There are many more options as well, too many to list them all. Also, If you are willing to explore the used market for legacy Pentax lenses (M and A series), the choices becomes even greater. Most of these older lenses work best stopped-down but landscape images are generally shot this way anyway. --- Usecase: Portrait Portrait is solid with good focus and excellent IQ. There are some hold backs though. One is the auto focus point coverage; it's not bad but a bit more spread would be ideal. A second thing is that a dedicated focus point joystick would help make point selection more fluid. I'd also love to see modern 85mm, 105mm, and/or 135mm portrait-focused prime lens. In the mean time, one can do well with the 77mm limited, 100mm macro, 70-200mm and many legacy options. --- Usecase: Sports & Wildlife The Pentax K-1 is not designed to be a sports camera and it shows in multiple aspects. The frame rate of 4.4 FPS (full frame) is OK but not competitive with a sports camera Lenses cover the basics (with a 150-450 and a 560 plus many legacy options) but lack the comprehensive telephoto lineup of Canon and Nikon. Auto focus is fine for still subjects but sports camera's (such as Nikon D5, D500, D750. Canon 1 DX II, 7DII, 5DIII) are better-equipped for tracking moving subjects. One can definitely get nice sports and wildlife shots with the K1 and many have demonstrated this by posting excellent images. Still, with the large amount of $$$ needed for top sports lenses, I hesitate to recommend a camera that is not custom built to support those lenses - it just comes down to individual priorities. --- Usecase: Video Video capability is incrementally improving with audio monitoring and improved ergonomics. That said, recording specs are dated for 2016 (1080 60i) and clearly not where engineers placed their efforts. Similar to sports, if you occasionally need video, it will accomplish the task but there are better options for those who are serious about video. --- Wrapping Up As this review covers many aspects I think it's important to wrap up with my general feelings. This is an excellent all-around camera that is a very strong contender in most applications. The weak point is currently sports and wildlife, where I would call it a "good" camera but not a clear choice dedicated sports shooters. This appears to be exactly inline with the goals Ricoh had when designing this camera, so well-done Ricoh!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resolution for those interested in making large/huge images
*by B***W on April 6, 2021*

I needed a camera to make prints that might be as large as five feet in length. My older K-7 couldn't cut it unless limiting the ISO to very low levels (like 100 or 200) and even then, due to the size of the APS-C sensor it simply couldn't cut it. I'm not knocking the K-7, it was an excellent camera in it's day but that day was twelve years ago! The large full frame of the K-1, plus the fact that the noise present at higher ISO speeds makes this a worthy buy. Even at higher ISO settings, such as 1600, a RAW image is barely showing noise when blown up. Needless to say, if the picture is smaller ( less than 5 feet in its maximum dimension) the noise will be even less of a concern. Since anything I do seriously is done using RAW images, I am referring to the image quality without post processing. Images can obviously be tweaked using post processing apps. Other things great about this camera are as follows: 1. It's compatible with really old Pentax K-mount lenses. I have many that are in great shape, and even though they can't be used in automatic mode, using them in manual mode is really no more difficult than using an older film camera. You can get a lot of great lenses for these cameras at a fraction of their prices. 2. It's built like a tank. It's weather sealed and can take a fair amount of abuse, just make sure any lenses you use can do likewise. 3. The interfaces and controls are intuitive and very, very well laid out. 4. The battery life, in my opinion is very good to excellent. 5. It's completely compatible with Pentax's old flash units. 6. The screen has a decent level of articulation. 7. You can configure the image to be full frame, square, or APS-C sized. The latter is useful if you're using a lens intended for an APS-C camera as there may be vignetting (it depends on the lens). 8. When using non-autofocus lenses (or an autofocus lens in manual mode) the focus sensors, which show up in the viewfinder, indicate when the image is in focus. Overall, the camera is great. This is a quick review but I'm very happy with the purchase.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have been SO happy with this body and my lens's that I have ...
*by N***N on September 2, 2017*

So, last year, almost to this date, I purchased my K1. I have been SO happy with this body and my lens's that I have used for it. This is not the be all end all of bodies (there will never be, but the Nikon D850 is trying it's best, but I don't want to spend three thousand dollars on a camera body when i am an enthusiast and not a professional). This was an upgrade over a K50 which was an admirable crop sensor camera that took very good photos for a sub five hundred dollar kit. I had bought a 35mm 2.8 for it but I was itching to have something a little better. Enter in the K1. I was not actually trying to enter the full frame market per say. I wanted a camera with more options, and better features than the K50. Pentax was coming out with the K70 I knew, and I had known that Pentax had the K1 out for over half a year when I was looking at cameras. I could have bought used Nikon or Canon bodies for less than I spent on the Pentax, BUT WHEN I TRIED OUT THE K1 I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT'S SIMPLE USE, EASY FEATURES, AND INTUITIVE DESIGN. Since we are talking purely about the body here, let me reiterate that. If you are a user of another brand, and you get a K1, you will indeed feel like things are simpler. If you already are a Pentax user, you will love the design and it will be easy to learn. The color and detail on this 36 MP sensor are incredible. The modern lens autofocus with the body work great. The ISO is about the best ISO for the price point I've seen. Wow. The K1 has useful options too. I've used Astrotracer a few times now and it really work well. This camera is a dream for landscape, still portraits, and astrophotography. I have a 14mm Roki and it's exposures are amazing. Even on a full-moon night, the galaxies bleed through. Another useful feature, though very limited and takes a little bit of cross software to utilize, is PixelShift, created huge files but awesome images to blow up on canvas, etc. You can thank me now, but when the K1 first came out, users were frustrated that in stills taken with slight wind or movement, the Pixelshift (4 images taken in sequence) image would have distortions in it. Lightroom did not support a correction for this. But, RawTherapies now supports this feature. The native software that comes with the K1 does too, but its' a mess and buggy. RT is easy to use and then you can export as a TIFF file to then be edited in LightRoom. I am so pleased with the image results of this body paired with my 77mm Limited, 35mm 2.8 cheapy-but-goodie, 14mm Roki, and Tamy 90mm macro. That 90mm macro produces INSANE detail. If you are not shooting fast moving objects, the K1 will be a dream. There are now more FF modern lens than before, so it is indeed a good purchase to make. Support Pentax. They are really a camera-man-woman's camera maker. Video is 'ok'. If I were anyone who wanted 4K video and all the bells and whistles, I'd tell you get a real Video Camera then. Less than two thousand spent on this camera allowed me to get a line up of lens to use immediately with the K1 and I am more than happy so far.

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