In a world that has become more and more mirrorless, Pentax has decided to still believe in SLRs. He had already stated this some time ago, announcing the development of a new top of the range APS-C SLR camera with ‘ A viewfinder never seen before ‘. Now comes new details about the camera, including the final name and estimated launch date.
Pentax K-3 Mark III: one million six hundred thousand ISO
Pentax K-3 Mark III , this is the name of the new model that should be unveiled at the CP + in Yokohama, scheduled by 25 as of 28 February 2021. Pentax had planned to launch by the end of 2020, but the Covid pandemic – 19 has led to delays. The camera will take advantage of an unprecedented APS-C sensor of 25, 7 megapixels and from the data released it will be able to move in an interval of sensitivity equal to 100 – 1. 600. 000 ISO .
The new pentaprism viewfinder with 100% coverage is declared to have a magnification equal to 1, 05 x , with a view in the viewfinder that should have nothing to envy to that of full frame SLRs. The autofocus will be entrusted to the SAFOX system 13 with 101 focus points of which 25 cross, with new algorithms for subject tracking. The burst will shoot up to 12 frames per second , with a marked improvement over the previous model and video recording at 4K / 30 p. The interface will be delegated to the 3.2 “touchscreen rear display and 1620 k points.