Pentax has today announced "K-30", a new digital SLR camera at a midrange, that is finally bridging the gap between Kr and K-5, particularly in response to Canon's EOS 600D and Nikon D5100.
The new "Pentax K-30" is not a simple alternative to different camera's that compete head on, it differs significantly in many respects. Billed as "the outdoor reflex", it does share much of its data sheet with an SLR upscale to K-5 and thus inherits unique features for its class.
Tropicalized housing and 100% viewfinder
Its case to the sharp lines and moldings has actually taken it gradually that make it resistant to water splashes, dust and temperatures down to -10° C.
It also has a pentaprism viewfinder (rather than pentamirror) covering 100% of the field, brighter and allowing a more accurate framing that most cases come from the same class.
On the electronic we find the CMOS APS-C K-5, which shoots up to 6 i/o to 16 megapixels and shoots up to 30 frames/s in Full 1080p HD. The sensitivity range extends from 100 to ISO 12800, ISO 25600 and more in extended mode. The auto focus is assured by a sensor with 11 points, including nine in a cross, and the extent of exposure by a cell to 77 zones.
It is mainly on the ergonomic that the new K-30 differs from the older camera, since apart from the screen VGA to 3 inches and the two adjustment knobs, it does not inherit any of its aspects. It is thus deprived of the control panel and the exposure mode selector, and available to the rest of the buttons which is designed for beginners.
Rest with a retail price of $849.95 with the usual 18-55 zoom mm, this "Pentax K-30" is the only camera in the class with a box tropicalized, with a 100% viewfinder or a double wheel.
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