Pentax K-1 Case Study
Buy the Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR or upgrade the K-1?
Announced recently, the Pentax K-1 Mark II, the newest DSLR from the company owned by Ricoh, is a photographer’s tool which offers Full HD video along with 4K time-lapse.
Developed as the successor to the Pentax K-1 full-frame DSLR camera launched in April 2016, the new K-1 Mark II has a competitor: Pentax offers to upgrade the original DSLR to a Mark II version.
The compact, rugged and weather-resistant Pentax K-1 Mark II now becomes the flagship camera in the K-series lineup, but it may have to share the throne with an older model, the original K-1, if owners of that DSLR decide to accept Pentax’s offer to upgrade their cameras. It’s not an usual offer in the photo industry, although, for …show more content…
For the transformation of an old Pentax K-1 in a brand new K-1 Mark II the camera’s main circuit board will be replaced to add new functions featured in the new DSLR from Pentax. Additionally the current SR logo on the Pentax K-1 will be replaced with the new K-1 MKII logo. More details on the program will be released in the upcoming weeks. Visit Ricoh’s website for more information. www.us.ricoh-imaging.com
This operation is only possible because the K-1 Mark II uses the same sensor as the original K-1, and only the processor changes. Pentax says the new camera offers better AF, better noise reduction and image stabilization, and some new functions, as shooting at up to ISO 819,200 and an updated Pixel Shift mode that dispenses the use of a tripod. Will these features justify the upgrade? If you just acquired a K-1, it may be a good option, but what if you’ve a camera that’s been used intensively? Does it make sense to invest in the update or wait for a new model? When you look at it from this perspective, the update of some elements of an old camera may not be worthwhile, and may explain why companies have not offered the …show more content…
However, Ricoh has added a new accelerator unit to Pentax K-1 Mark II that—along with the camera’s PRIME IV image processor—enables it to produce high-resolution images with minimal noise in even in the most challenging low-light conditions, up to ISO 819200, says the company.
The camera also incorporates Pixel Shift Resolution System II. This new technology uses the same in-camera shake-reduction (SR) mechanism and sensor-shift capabilities as the original Pixel Shift Resolution System found in the K-1, which captures four images of the same scene, and then synthesizes them into a single, super-high-resolution composite image. According to Pentax, “with the Pixel Shift Resolution System II, the camera also obtains RGB color data, resulting in images with significantly finer details and truer colors than those produced by typical full-frame
Announced recently, the Pentax K-1 Mark II, the newest DSLR from the company owned by Ricoh, is a photographer’s tool which offers Full HD video along with 4K time-lapse.
Developed as the successor to the Pentax K-1 full-frame DSLR camera launched in April 2016, the new K-1 Mark II has a competitor: Pentax offers to upgrade the original DSLR to a Mark II version.
The compact, rugged and weather-resistant Pentax K-1 Mark II now becomes the flagship camera in the K-series lineup, but it may have to share the throne with an older model, the original K-1, if owners of that DSLR decide to accept Pentax’s offer to upgrade their cameras. It’s not an usual offer in the photo industry, although, for …show more content…
For the transformation of an old Pentax K-1 in a brand new K-1 Mark II the camera’s main circuit board will be replaced to add new functions featured in the new DSLR from Pentax. Additionally the current SR logo on the Pentax K-1 will be replaced with the new K-1 MKII logo. More details on the program will be released in the upcoming weeks. Visit Ricoh’s website for more information. www.us.ricoh-imaging.com
This operation is only possible because the K-1 Mark II uses the same sensor as the original K-1, and only the processor changes. Pentax says the new camera offers better AF, better noise reduction and image stabilization, and some new functions, as shooting at up to ISO 819,200 and an updated Pixel Shift mode that dispenses the use of a tripod. Will these features justify the upgrade? If you just acquired a K-1, it may be a good option, but what if you’ve a camera that’s been used intensively? Does it make sense to invest in the update or wait for a new model? When you look at it from this perspective, the update of some elements of an old camera may not be worthwhile, and may explain why companies have not offered the …show more content…
However, Ricoh has added a new accelerator unit to Pentax K-1 Mark II that—along with the camera’s PRIME IV image processor—enables it to produce high-resolution images with minimal noise in even in the most challenging low-light conditions, up to ISO 819200, says the company.
The camera also incorporates Pixel Shift Resolution System II. This new technology uses the same in-camera shake-reduction (SR) mechanism and sensor-shift capabilities as the original Pixel Shift Resolution System found in the K-1, which captures four images of the same scene, and then synthesizes them into a single, super-high-resolution composite image. According to Pentax, “with the Pixel Shift Resolution System II, the camera also obtains RGB color data, resulting in images with significantly finer details and truer colors than those produced by typical full-frame