Camera: Pentax K-x White Edition

[lokuputha]

Camera: Pentax K-x White Edition

Make your own K-x: http://www.camera-pentax.jp/k-x/#/simulator/050204
http://www.pentaximaging.com/slr/K-x_White/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hin_man...7622766873809/

To all the CB7tuner photogs out there... what are your thoughts about the Pentax K-x? I am seriously considering the White Edition...so sexy







Price

US:
$649.95 (with 18-55mm DA L lens)
$749.95 (with 18-55mm + 50-200mm DA L lenses)
$849.95 (with 18-55mm + 55-300mm DA L lenses)
UK:
£599.99 (with 18-55mm DA L lens)
£749.99 (with 18-55mm + 55-300mm DA L lenses)
Europe:
€599.99 (with 18-55mm DA L lens)
Body material Plastic on stainless steel chassis
Sensor* • 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor
• Primary color filter
• 12.4 million total pixels
• 12.9 million effective pixels
Shake Reduction Sensor-Shift type
Dust reduction • Image sensor moving mechanism and SP coating
Image sizes *

• [12M] 4288 x 2848 pixels
• [10M] 3936 x 2624 pixels
• [6M] 3072 x 2048 pixels
• [2M] 1728 x 1152 pixels
Image formats

• JPEG (Conforms to Exif 2.21), (Best, Better, Good)
• Compressed RAW ( PEF )
• Non-compressed RAW ( DNG )
Color space • sRGB
• Adobe RGB
Lenses PENTAX K, KA, KAF, KAF2 and KAF3 mount lenses
FOV crop 1.5x
Focusing • 11-point wide autofocus system (SAFOX VIII)*
• TTL Phase matching
• Focus point selectable
Focus modes • AF-Auto
• AF-Single
• AF-Continuous
• Manual focus
AF assist Built-in flash
Shooting modes

• Auto Picture mode
• Picture mode
• Scene mode
• Program AE
• Sensitivity-Priority AE
• Shutter-Priority AE
• Aperture-Priority AE
• Metered Manual
• Bulb
Picture modes • Portrait
• Landscape
• Macro
• Action
• Night scene portrait
• Standard Flash-Off
Scene modes

• Night Scene
• Surf & Snow
• Food
• Sunset
• Kids
• Pet
• Candlelight
• Museum
• Stage Lighting
• Night Snap
Metering modes • Multi-segment metering
• Center-weighted metering
• Spot metering
Metering • TTL open-aperture 16-segment metering
• Exposure range: EV 1-21.5（Standard Output Sensitivity 200 50mm F1.4）
AE Lock Can be allocated to AF button by Menu.
AE Bracketing • ±0.5EV to ±1.5EV (1/2 EV steps)
• ±0.3EV to ±1.0EV (1/3 EV steps)
• ±0.7EV to ± 1.0EV (1/3 EV steps)*
Exposure compen. ±3 EV (1/2 EV or 1/3 EV steps)*
Exposure steps • 1/2 EV
• 1/3 EV
Sensitivity

• Auto (selectable range)
• Manual : 200-6400*
• Bulb Mode: up to ISO 1600
• Expandable ISO 100 - 12800
• 1EV, 1/2EV or 1/3EV steps
Shutter Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Shutter Speed • 30 to 1/6000 sec*
• Bulb
White balance

• Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Tungsten Light
• Fluorescent Light (W, D, N, L (Light Bulb*))
• Flash
• CTE
• Manual setting with WB fine adjustment
Image parameters • Saturation (-4 to +4)
• Hue (-4 to +4)
• Sharpness (-4 to +4) (two types)
• Contrast (-4 to +4)
Viewfinder

• Fixed molded penta-mirror type
• Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen
• Field of view approx. 96%
• Magnification approx. 0.85X (with 50mm F1.4 lens, infinity, -1m)
• Diopter adjustment approx. -2.5 - +1.5m
LCD monitor • TFT color LCD monitor
• Brightness adjustable
• Wide angle view
• 2.7 inch
• Approx. 230,000 pixels
Live View • TTL by Image sensor
• Enlargement (2X, 4X, 6X in case of AF mode, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x in case of MF mode)
• Grid pattern, white/black out warning display, Histogram
display
• AF: Contrast detection + Face detection / Contrast detection /
Phase difference detection
Flash

• Built-in retractable P-TTL pop-up flash
• Guide number: approx. 16* (Standard Output Sensitivity 200/m)
• Angle of view coverage: 28mm wide-angle (35mm equivalent)
• Flash Exposure Compensation: -2 EV - +1EV (1/2EV steps)
• P-TTL
• 1/180 sec flash-sync
External Flash • Hot shoe, sync-speed: 1/180 sec.
• Wireless-sync with PENTAX dedicated flash
Flash compensation -2.0 to +1.0 EV
Drive modes • Single-frame
• Continuous (Hi, Lo)
• Self-timer (12s, 2s)
• Remote control (0s, 3s)
• Auto bracket
Self-timer • 12 sec
• 2 sec
Continuous shooting • 4.7 fps - 17 JPEG, 5 RAW*
• 2 fps - until card is full or 11 RAW*
Remote release • InfraRed remote (optional)
• Instant or with 3 sec delay
Custom functions 22 custom-programmable functions available*
Preview Optical / Digital preview
Playback mode • One Image
• Index (4 or 9 or 16 or 36* thumbnails)
• Enlargement (up to 16X, scroll available)
• Image Rotation
• Folder view
• Slideshow
• Histogram
• Bright/Dark area
• Calender
• Resize
• Trimming
• Index
Digital filter
(Rec Mode)

• Toy Camera
• High Contrast
• Soft
• Star Burst
• Retro
• Extract Color
• Custom*
• Fish Eye*
Digital filter
(Playback)

• B&W
• Sepia
• Color (18 type)
• Soft (three-level amount adjustable)
• Illustration (Pastel/Watercolor)
• HDR (3 type)
• Slim (+/- 8 level amount adjustable)
• Brightness (+/- 8 level amount adjustable)
• Toy Camera
• High Contrast
• Soft
• Star Burst
• Retro
• Miniature*
• Fish Eye*
• Extract Colour
• Base Tweaking*
• Custom*
Connectivity • USB/Video
• USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
• Compatible with NTSC and PAL formats
Storage SD or SDHC card
Power • Four AA (lithium, alkaline, and rechargeable Ni-MH) batteries
• Optional AC adapter
Dimensions 122.5mm x 91.5mm x 67.5mm (4.8 x 3.6 x 2.7 in)
Weight (no batt/lens) 515g (18.2 oz.)*
Weight (no lens) With lithium batteries and SD card: 580g (20.5 oz.)*

sample pics:

[Tnwagn]

Don't know a thing about it but that's a sexy looking camera

[mj213]

[zelseman]

I just breifly looked over the specs and it seems this camera is just like the Pentax k2000 plus a few small bells and whistles...

A few things that would bug me:
-White color; this will certainly draw attention to you and your camera. Ask anyone that shoots canon L series lenses, attention to your $1k+ kit is not a good thing.
-You cant see your AF point selection in your viewfinder, which with any kind of portrait work is very inconvenient to take your face off the vf to change af points.
-Lens selection; Pentax has some really good quality film lenses, but alot of them are manual focus lenses.

Its really just a middle of the road DSLR with a cool paint job. Would it make a good beginner camera: YES. Would I buy it: NO. I would be looking at future lens purchase options, quality of glass, accesories available,...

Good luck!

[PakaloloHonda]

ooOOooo Shizznet .........

That thing would be so dirty in about the first hour of shooting lol ..
Never would I own anything so bright as to cause that much attention to me .. and my gear.

Like zelseman says .. nice n sexy .. but, you could do so much better with the money ..


Tomi

[lokuputha]

yeah, dirt might suck...


they have other colors, 100 color combinations actually.




and some special edition ones.













I am just getting into DSLR's....my DSLR-like Fujifilm is getting old. I want to get a good collection of old lenses and also a good 18-250mm autofocus lens. From what I've read, this camera is better than the Canon T1i in terms of photo quality; HD video I may take, but rarely.

The main draw is the price and the in-body stabilization system; which means, I can use some wicked ol' school lenses.

here is a very in-depth review: REVIEW LINK

sooner than later, I shall have this, maybe, hopefully, we'll c.

the white one is still soooo appealing! LINK

Make your own color combination here: K-x Photorealistic Renderings

[jimy]

Pentax camera's are really good camera's but the only one I would ever buy would be the K7.

[zelseman]

Especially if you dont need the video, and you want to use it as more than just a big P&S, a Canon 40d would be a much better investment. However, you wouldnt be able to carry around a bright obnoxious camera. haha

[lokuputha]

Especially if you dont need the video, and you want to use it as more than just a big P&S, a Canon 40d would be a much better investment. However, you wouldnt be able to carry around a bright obnoxious camera. haha

lol @ obnoxious. We'll c...I have 1 month to decide.