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Pentax K-500 : Specifications and Opinions

Pentax K-500

The Pentax K-500 is a reflex camera with APS-C (1.5x) sensor and 16.3 megapixels manufactured from 2013 to 2014 (discontinued). The range of sensitivities, including ISO extension, is 100 - 51200 ISO and it has a continuous shooting (burst mode) of 5 FPS. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 419 €;

11 users have given it an average vote of 9.0 out of 10

Pentax K-500, compare with:

Sensor
Format	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.7 mm (image ratio 3:2, crop factor 1.5x in comparison with FF)
Resolution	16.3 megapixel
ISO sensitivities	100 - 51200
File formats	JPEG, RAW
Esposure
Shutter speeds	30" - 1/6000
Exp. compensation	+/- 5 stops at 1/3 steps
Exp. modes	M, S, A, P, Scena
Metering modes	Multi-Area, Semi-Spot, Spot
Features
Mount	Pentax K (click here to view al compatible lenses)
Stabilization	Yes
Autofocus (AF areas)	11
Continuos shooting	5 FPS
Live View	Yes
MLU/SS	No
Dust reduction	Yes
Video mode	1920x1080p @ 30 FPS
WiFi	No
GPS	No
Built and notes
Touchscreen	No
LCD	3.0", 640 x 480 pixels, fixed
Viewfinder	Optical, coverage 100%, 0.92x
Flash	Yes, guide number 12 meters
Storage	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Battery	Li-Ion
Weather sealing	No
Weight	646 g
Dimensions	130 x 97 x 71 mm
Buy	Pentax K-500, buy on Ebay

Reviews

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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Innerlight

sent on January 21, 2014

Pros: Excellent value for money, lack of chroma noise, stabilized camera body, made good up to 3200 ISO, usable up to 6400, ergonomics, ability to use mount lenses K/M42 with confirmation of focus and stabilization, strength, cover the viewfinder 100% through the pentaprism, superior image quality for the segment Entry Level, stop increments settable to 1/3 stop, good dynamic range, autofocus motor in the camera body, nikon shutter quieter than competitors.

Cons: Not selectability point autofocus to focus on the screen, confirming the absence of autofocus point on the screen to focus, lack of Pentax lenses is that third-party, autofocus slower than the video concorrenza.rnLato not up to the competition (but if I want to use a video camera, not an SLR). Lack of lenses used on the side.

Opinion: The camera body is definitely a good body, though not weather sealed, it is very solid and sturdy, the body is the same as the K-50, from which it differs marginally. It 'an economic machine in the entry level segment, so it can not be compared to other higher end machines. In his segment is extremely generous and enables the user to have features that the brand damage only during the scheduled major competitors in the market, such as the presence of the pentaprism, the presence of a double ring, the autofocus motor in the camera body. At the same price, and excluding the video side (which is not at the top), is a machine equivalent to a semi-pro as Nikon D7000. Regarding the optical side, there is an absence of the optics from the side used.

Photos taken with Pentax K-500

The strength of Nature

by Alessandro Traverso
233 comments, 9482 views

The salt marshes

by Alessandro Traverso
172 comments, 5877 views

HI RES 15.4 MP

Fantasy

by Alessandro Traverso
62 comments, 4397 views

Beech forest in autumn

by Alessandro Traverso
73 comments, 3637 views

Beng ....

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39 comments, 3115 views

Sunset in the salt marshes.

by Alessandro Traverso
53 comments, 3013 views

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And 'all my city' ....

by Alessandro Traverso
39 comments, 2206 views

Vernazza

by Alessandro Traverso
59 comments, 2880 views

Beech forest Liguria

by Alessandro Traverso
33 comments, 2330 views

A small world.

by Alessandro Traverso
35 comments, 1771 views

HI RES 7.2 MP

Brushstrokes of autumn.

by Alessandro Traverso
35 comments, 2763 views

Lake Viverone

by Inge
117 comments, 5664 views

HI RES 11.9 MP

Power and mystery ...

by Alessandro Traverso
24 comments, 1888 views

I remember in the summer

by Orietta Bussolino
58 comments, 869 views

HI RES 16.1 MP

Brusson

by Inge
87 comments, 4310 views

HI RES 11.9 MP

Zeus and 'pissed!

by Alessandro Traverso
31 comments, 1570 views

HI RES 13.2 MP

The kiss...

by Alessandro Traverso
47 comments, 1692 views

HI RES 14.2 MP

Kirkjufellfoss

by Orietta Bussolino
42 comments, 567 views

HI RES 16.1 MP

More bnianco you can't

by Orietta Bussolino
39 comments, 472 views

HI RES 13.7 MP

Valentine's day

by Alessandro Traverso
53 comments, 1080 views

HI RES 8.4 MP

Northern Lights

by Orietta Bussolino
37 comments, 731 views

HI RES 15.5 MP

I mirror

by Tana74
26 comments, 2063 views

HI RES 14.8 MP

Maremmano sunset

by Alessandro Traverso
46 comments, 979 views

HI RES 11.1 MP

Chioggia

by Inge
34 comments, 2086 views

HI RES 16.1 MP

The cycle is the life

by Alessandro Traverso
16 comments, 1313 views

In mountain pasture

by Alessandro Traverso
28 comments, 963 views

HI RES 8.1 MP

The Via Francigena in the Val d'Orcia

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30 comments, 727 views

Lifeblood

by Alessandro Traverso
31 comments, 806 views

HI RES 13.5 MP

The winter that is not 'come ....

by Alessandro Traverso
33 comments, 1045 views

Sunset at the lake Viverone

by Inge
23 comments, 2271 views

HI RES 11.9 MP

James

by Alessandro Traverso
43 comments, 939 views

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

by Inge
42 comments, 2136 views

HI RES 10.9 MP

Roman bridge in the Fund - Valchiusella

by Inge
22 comments, 2568 views

HI RES 16.1 MP

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Orthodox church

by Inge
22 comments, 1710 views

HI RES 16.1 MP

Runaway

by Alessandro Traverso
21 comments, 673 views

HI RES 13.8 MP

Alba Ligurian Apennines

by Alessandro Traverso
11 comments, 1443 views

Has happened in my garden ...

by Inge
73 comments, 4578 views

HI RES 4.9 MP

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