Used Pentax K-5 IIS 16.3 Megapixel Digital Slr Camera

2015-03-24T21:00:00

Too bad Pentax doesn't advertise more. Feature to feature, they are better equipped than both Canon and Nikon at the same level. You get so much more for your money with Pentax.

BRIAN M.

2014-09-10T21:00:00

I just unbox my k-5iis yesterday and started shooting out the box. I've taken over three hundred photos and nearly everything is a keeper. The image stabilizer on this camera is the best I've ever used. I'm using a 26 something year old 50mm prime lens in manual mode that I purchase overseas. The photos are untouch using the onboard flash! I wanted to add photos taken without flash and they're tack-sharp as well. This site only allow two photos. The Sharpness of the Pentax K-5iis is unbelievable! Allow my Photos to speak for themselves.

RODERICK W.

2014-04-21T21:00:00

I shoot nature subjects from a wheel chair. Image stabilization allows slow shutter speeds without blur. Pentaprism accuracy allows tracking small subject s while manual focus is used. From tiny insects and plants underfoot to aircraft over head they Pentax meets the challenge. No fear of wet conditions either due to weather sealing. It is heavy on the neck, but a small price to pay for a rugged camera.

LAWRENCE J.

2014-04-14T21:00:00

Only had the camera a couple of weeks. So far, this is a feature packed camera that takes great photos. This is my 2nd Pentax DSLR. Big leap up from my K 10 D.

brendansgma

2014-03-04T19:00:00

Got this to upgrade my K5, enjoying it so far. Glass LCD cover, lack of anti-aliasing filtering are big pluses. Great product, pricing and shipping.

Gus C.

2013-11-07T19:00:00

This cam is the most advanced value today & will not be obsolete anytime soon in my arsenal.

Seneca

2013-11-02T21:00:00

This camera has served all my needs and more. Easy to use, well built, and water resistant! I love the metal feel compared to other company's cameras. Highly recommend this camera.

SAMUEL C.

2013-10-22T21:00:00

This issue has hit the mark dead on! It handles noise much better than the K20D and the lack of antialiasing makes the shots pop. Exposure and color are typically perfect.

ROBERT P.

2013-10-19T21:00:00

i am not a professional photographer. i am an architect who loves to shoot photo and make experiment with them. this camera is very friendly to shoot. i love this camera. its size and weight is great. and soundless focusing system is awesome. Things that aren't so great about it!!! i think 24 megapixel with bigger sensor should be there.if i use zoom lens the build in flash makes a shadow on close portrait. single slot memory card.

alam

2013-10-19T21:00:00

i just experiment with mt shoot. like to do street/ daily life , portrait type things. its size and weight. quite focusing system. this is great camera for me. i think it will be great to have 24 mp with larger sensor.sometimes with zoom lens build in flash makes shadow to near object.

alam

2013-10-16T21:00:00

I upgraded from a Pentax K200 to the K-5 IIs. I love everything about this camera, including the look and feel of it. It is much quieter than the K200 and performs so much better at higher ISOs ... 'noise' is less noticeable. I am currently taking one photo a day throughout 2013 so have used it in many different lighting situations. I would certainly recommend it.

Dellbat

2013-10-16T21:00:00

I shoot everything from landscapes to macro and the K5 IIs is awesome.

Jonny H.

2013-10-16T21:00:00

Everything I wanted. Especially like that it's weather resistant.

Mary W.

2013-10-15T21:00:00

Nothing is a perfect 5, so I wish I could refine the grade for my K-5 IIs with a 4.75. This terrific creative tool feels like it was meant to be in my hands—not just in an ergonomic way but also with the sense of excellent stability, technology, and reliability. Though I loved and really, really used my K-D20, this new one lets me step up my game... If you must, please forgive the sports jargon; but I express it this way because, at the end of another experience of nature's beauty and mystery, I see that the "final score" of the day of shooting has captured qualities that eye has not conveyed to brain. That's one of my great joys of photographing in nature. With birds, usually one has no time to study a setting. What a kick to get the image on a monitor only to discover there are several other elements the camera got. The K-5 IIs forgives a lot of shade and darkness—and you deal with lots of that not only in nature photography but most types. Using a Sigma 150-500mm on this camera definitely has stepped up the quality of images of birds -- and bees and bugs and butterflies. The best measure of refinement has come from people who comment on a noticeably stronger, more real, more lovely quality -- with no knowledge of my tools. My only qualm is the design of access to the memory card: It can be too tight a fit for larger hands/fingers and for arthritic, impaired mitts.

Bonita P.

2013-10-13T21:00:00

If I had to take photos from concert - it is the best. Speed, quite. WB is greate. But When I want to take landscapes - colors of K200D I like more. However, it's a very-very good stuff. May be I just want another Pentax?;)

Fduchun

2013-10-13T21:00:00

Same size as Canon's lower end DSLRs while built like their higher ends. If it's too small you can just add on a battery grip, and everything's still weather sealed. I've been out in the rain for about an hour with the 50-135mm and it was all fine :D Lacks on autofocus, and when looking through images it's slow, but you get used to it.

Civic

2013-10-13T21:00:00

This camera is simply awesome: it's user friendly, easy to use, confortable, tropicalized and powerful. The Pentax K-5 IIs may only lack of some megapixels and some focus points. I really like most Pentax new and "vintage" lenses and this is an awesome body to use them on. I won't talk about it's specs, as those are informations you can easily get elsewhere, I'll try to make you understand why I love it. I dunno how to say it precisely, this is a camera that I really enjoy handling and love shooting with. The K-5 just feels great in my hands and satisfies my wishes. I feel that this product is always in line with my thoughts and desires. The commands are just "there" and the final result always suits my initial purpose.

Robert J.

2013-10-13T21:00:00

Having used the K-x, the K-5 iis offers a great feel in the hand with the slightly larger body. Quiet shutter, TAv mode, grip option and excellent image quality offer a great opportunity to expand one's photography.

Santoku

2013-10-13T21:00:00

I bought this to use along with my original K-5, and this is my go-to primary camera. It beats the original K-5 in some respects with much better low light autofocus performance and excellent image quality, but in most other respects it's identical. This isn't a bad thing, as the original K-5 is quite a camera. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a high-level body.

WillWeaverRVA

2013-10-13T21:00:00

This was a nice upgrade to the K-7. Since I work at a small newspaper, I use my camera for everything from sports to "grip and grins." I really appreciate the weatherproof part and the fact that some new, quality low-light lenses are becoming available. What's not so good? I can't rent the big, multi-thousand dollar lenses because they only come with Nikon and Cannon mounts. Occasionally I have the use for one.

Beth

2013-10-13T21:00:00

I bought this camera last year and all the time it makes me happy. Great producing quality, excellent ergonomics, very sharp pictures, cool AF work. I've never had any problems with it and i think it worth its price, especially now! Go for it!

Cooler

2013-10-13T21:00:00

This is a wonderful camera. I needed a camera to suit

hoopyjon

2013-10-13T21:00:00

This is an excellent upgrade from K7.

TR

2013-10-13T21:00:00

Meets all my expectations.

Scott

2013-10-13T21:00:00

Still one of the best choices on the market for APS-C. I would recommend it not only for amateurs.

plustm

2013-06-08T21:00:00

I love this camera. I can carry it around for hours and my hands aren't sore the next day. The controls and UI are really well designed. It takes a while to learn where everything is but once you do the controls are really well laid out. The camera can almost literally focus in complete darkness. There are only two things I am less than 100% happy with about this camera. First, the auto-focus is fiddly. The actual place that the camera focuses on seems to not be the exact place where the focus dots are in the viewfinder. Or maybe its just that the focus indicators in the view screen are very large while the actual point of focus is much smaller. Whatever the case, it took some adjusting of where I point the focus points before I started to get consistent results. Second, the camera takes a long time to write files to the sd card and while it is doing it you can't preview the images. I tend to shoot, then look at the histogram and it takes a fairly long time to write those files to the sd card so I spend a few seconds longer than I want to waiting on the camera before I can look at the histogram.

ABRAM O.

2013-05-20T21:00:00

This camera is built solid and very versatile.

Jackson

2013-05-20T21:00:00

This is yet another upgrade for me, This time from a K20D. I am delighted with the camera and it's performance.

JEFFREY C.

2013-05-06T21:00:00

This is an excellent upgrade from a Pentax K7 or K5. I am very impressed with image quality and sharpness seen in the closeup flower images I have taken, The low light focusing is a big improvement over other DSLRs I have tried - very impressive. I highly recommend this camera.

JOHN F.

2013-05-05T21:00:00

This DSLR is more of a Pro than a lot of Part-Time Photographers, if they came out with a Full-Frame DSLR at the same time I would have bought both. When coupled with a 500mm Telephoto it's brighter than a 800mm for $3000.00 less, with my 50mm f/1.2 it's a great portrait prime (75mm f/1.2) for 1/4 of the Canon, but my used Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 is brighter and better than any 135mm as well as 1/2 the cash. Few if any of the photos I took from Halloween till now needed photo-shopping as a result of having no moire filter (San AA filter) and were easily fixed because I save all my photos in RAW (Adobe DNG will be around for 10,000+ years) so I can tweak the ones I want to, like most pros. The resolution and color make me glad I paid extra for great glass and the Frames-Per-Second, Quick Auto-Focus, (Low Noise/High ISO) Low-Light capability make sense for Dangerous Wild-Life photos on a budget. It's a shame I can't use my bright wide and ultra-wide angle lenses to bring home the bacon unless they come out with a Full-Frame DSLR, but it or my K-5 will be a great back-up if and when Pentax finally comes out with my FF DSLR.

Daniel J.