K-3 Mark III Flagship APS-C Black Camera Body - 12fps, Touch Screen LCD, Weather Resistant Magnesium Alloy Body with in-Body 5-Axis Shake Reduction. 1.05x Optical viewfinder with 100% FOV

The DSLR may be considered dead, but having owned many mirrorless cameras I find myself wanting a more old school experience. Considering that many of the finest images were taken on SLR style cameras, I do not find the technology to be limiting. Instead, it opens up your creative freedom and allows you to see the world in a different way: through the lens. The K3 Mark III is an exceptional camera in every regard. The viewfinder is big and bright, comparable to a full-frame viewfinder in an APS-C body. The autofocus system is fast and tracking works well. Weather sealing, ergonomics and build quality are all outstanding. The touchscreen and new menu system work very well. The screen doesn't flip out or articulate. I'm fine with this, since it is more compact and I'm mainly using the viewfinder 99% of the time. If you find yourself doing tripod work you may consider the K1 Mark II instead for its excellent screen implementation. Image quality out of it's APS-C sensor is great. It has a lot of dynamic range, relatively little noise at higher ISOs, and good color depth with 14-bit RAW files. There is a lot of flexibility to the RAW files, offered in both PEF and DNG. Pentax color science is really good, I find it to have a natural look. Overall, the RAW files are very flexible and require minimal effort in post-processing. I would compare the image quality from this sensor to that of Fujifilm's X-T4, another excellent, albeit mirrorless, APS-C camera. Video shooters, while this can do 4K video, you'll probably want to look at a different brand. This is a photography focused camera. Pentax offers a fully featured and well thought out DSLR in the mirrorless age and for that they would be commended. If you like seeing through the lens and mechanical feeling of the mirror and shutter actuate, this is the camera for you.

I recently bought the K-3 Mark III, as an upgrade to my K5 IIS. Basic functionality is similar, so I was immediately able to take test pics. Picture quality is outstanding, and tack sharp, if of course you have a good lens. As I'm still getting my feet wet with this camera, my review is limited.

I was using the DA*300mm f4 for the test shots I did here. I love this camera. It seems very well thought out. Pentax took their time to make sure what they're releasing is a quality product, and I think perhaps some of the things that could use a little improvement are exactly the kinds of things that firmware updates can address. When trying out a camera the grip isn't something I usually think about because I assume it will feel "quirky" in some way or other, and that I'll just "get use to it," as if it was made for some other hands. Not so with this camera. I found it immediately comfortable. I wasn't sure if I would like the touch screen, but I now see how useful they've made it. I love it. Also with the few tests I've done they've really hugely improved upon immediate transfer of images (even RAW) to a smartphone. The auto-focus is excellent. As expected, it's a super solid build. It's not silent like a mirrorless, but I think this is the first DSLR where the sound of the shutter was soft enough where birds aren't startled right at go. The menu takes a little getting use to as it's changed quite a bit, but there's nothing I haven't searched for that I didn't find with occasional use of the provided manual. Is it worth the price tag? For me it was. I have a bunch of Pentax lenses already and I wasn't going to wait six months for the price to maybe come down to try this out. Now that I have it I won't be returning it. :)

The camera is perfect but we were really unpleased by the added item wrapped on the camera box. We did not need to received an unsolicited and unwanted religious book that will go directly to the trash can. Religion is a personal thing and should not be force by the belief of other.

I have a Sony full-frame for my portrait and event photography, but want an APS-C body for wildlife. That's an activity that does best with an optical viewfinder, and in my opinion no camera has a better one than this Pentax. This makes the ideal pick for birds-in-flight and wildlife. I 'm glad at least one company remains committed to comfortable camera bodies for larger telephoto lenses and optical viewfinders free of lag and blackout. It's so much easier to track fast moving birds when you can see them thru glass rather than waiting for an electronic screen to redraw them.