Pentax K-3 Mark III
25.70 Mpx, APS-C / DXProduct details
The Pentax K-3 Mark III can be connected to devices such as smartphones or tablets via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. By installing the free "Image Sync" app on a mobile device, users can display live view images on the respective screen, change camera settings, and take pictures. Captured images can be transferred to a mobile device and shared directly on social networks from there.
| Continuous shooting mode | 12 FPS |
| Camera type | Single-lens reflex camera |
| Wireless transmission | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |
| Image sensor format | APS-C / DX |
| Memory card type | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Item number | 15621029 |
Reviews & Ratings
Statutory warranty score
How often does a product of this brand in the «Cameras» category have a defect within the first 24 months?
Source: Galaxus- PentaxNot enough data
- 1.Sony1 %
- 2.Nikon1.1 %
- 3.Canon1.2 %
- 4.Fujifilm1.7 %
Statutory warranty case duration
How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?
Source: Galaxus- PentaxNot enough data
- 1.AGFAPHOTO2 days
- 1.Easypix2 days
- 3.Kodak4 days
- 4.Sony9 days
Return rate
How often is a product of this brand in the «Cameras» category returned?
Source: Galaxus- 2.Goxtreme2.6 %
- 3.Kodak3.1 %
- 3.Pentax3.1 %
- 5.Canon4 %
- 6.Olympus4.3 %
With Pentax, RAW mode improves the image balance. The photos look more natural at all ISO levels. The fine detail tends to increase in fields with little contrast. Noise is not a big problem when untreated, but it may be annoying in some subjects. Too much denoising (LR3) costs too many details.
Apart from the higher endurance per battery charge due to the analogue viewfinder, there are hardly any arguments left for an SLR system. However, the Pentax K-3 Mark III is technically up to date. It offers a sensor of the current generation, sensor-based image stabilisation and a fast autofocus...
The K-3 Mark III from Pentax knows how to convince with a nicely sized viewfinder as well as a robust housing. But the photos produced by this camera are also of solid quality. The fast autofocus is helpful here. While this is a great camera for photographers, serious videographers should look for another model.
- Outstanding image quality
- Great image stabiliser
- Excellent handling
- Configurability
- Weak autofocus (especially in low light)
- Meagre video functions
- The Pentax K-3 Mark III shows what a high-quality digital SLR can look like. Its large and brilliant optical viewfinder is just as pleasing as the high-quality workmanship and comfortable handling.
- The maximum ISO setting should be marked as a supplementary additional mode for emergencies. Because at ISO 1,600,000 the noise in the pictures is really extreme and the photos are almost unusable.
The price of the new camera is perhaps a little daring. At just under 2,000 euros for the Pentax top SLR system and APS-C sensor, one could switch to full-frame photography. The market will show how the street price of the Pentax camera will develop. The consistent retention of the SLR principle can please with its implementation by the new model - and here, too, the users will show whether the manufacturer's...
With the Pentax K-3 Mark III, Ricoh has succeeded in producing a very good camera that comes second in our test field behind the Canon EOS 90D. The very robust housing was particularly convincing in the test; a plus point over Canon and Nikon is the built-in image stabiliser and pixel shift...