It’s a perplexing state of affairs: the DSLR as a product category is officially on life support now that more mirrorless cameras ship every year. Of what is left of the DSLR sector, Canon and Nikon hold a staggering 98% of it. So, why on Earth is Pentax releasing a flagship model? Pentax has officially unveiled the K-3 Mark III, its flagship 26MP APS-C DSLR that builds upon the previous iterations. For those with hazy memories, the 24 MP Mark I arrived in 2013 with a great sensor, IBIS, and much-improved autofocus. There was also a novel virtual anti-aliasing filter that worked using the IBIS system. The Mark II arrived in 2015 with an in-built GPS unit that had additional Astrotracer functionality, as well as a pixel shift feature that allowed for higher-resolution raw files. The Mark III now sports a new 26 MP sensor with a top ISO of 1.6 million and includes a panning module, a completely revised autofocus system, better IBIS, and 4K video. Perhaps the biggest changes are with the body, which has undergone significant revision including an all-new pentaprism viewfinder, something Pentax is keen to highlight. Perhaps what Pentax has best captured with the […]
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