Pentax launches new flagship DSLR camera PENTAX K-5 II

Company PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY announced a new flagship digital SLR camera PENTAX K-5 II, which has inherited from its predecessor compact and rugged waterproof dustproof and exceptional reliability and ease of use, becoming the, according to the company, more productive and efficient.

PENTAX K-5 features a new high-sensitivity II autofocus module SAFOX X, where the introduction of highly sensitive sensors allow it to operate in a wide range of lighting (from -3 EV to +18 EV). The new autofocus module not only provides stable focus in low light conditions, but also copes well under extremely strong light output, which significantly increases the accuracy of the use of high-aperture lenses. Emphasizes the presence of the manufacturer, the novelty CMOS-sensor of the latest generation with an effective resolution of 16.28 megapixels, which together with high-performance graphics processor PRIME (PENTAX Real Image Engine) II produces images with vivid detail and rich gray-scale transitions and very low digital noise (up to ISO 51200).

Together with the PENTAX K-5 II will be released version of the camera without the low-pass smoothing filter - PENTAX K-5 II s, which, according to the company, is ideal for taking pictures with very high detail, as well as for astrophotography. PENTAX K-5 II s is recommended for those who are very clearly understand the pros and cons of no anti-aliasing filter.

PENTAX K-5 II will appear in Russia in the second half of November 2012.

Key Features PENTAX K-5 II:

77-segment metering system
HDR mode
Flexible exposure control
Mechanical cleaning of the matrix «Dust Removal II»; search mode dust on the surface of the image sensor Dust Alert
Electronic three-dimensional level
Interval shooting mode
Special button RAW / Fx, you can quickly jump to record images in RAW or other pre-programmed to activate this key function
Built-in image editing
Recording Full HD video (1920 x 1080 pixels, 25 frames per second)
Proprietary built-in image stabilization PENTAX SR (Shake Reduction)
High speed continuous shooting up to 7 frames per second
Compact and durable dustproof waterproof
3-inch LCD monitor with wide viewing angle and a resolution of 921 thousand pixels