Outstanding handling and image quality in an affordable package. I held off trading up to a K1 for a few months thinking the advantages didn't warrant the price. Now I've made the move I'm blown away by the image quality even at high ISO's.

This camera is superb. I am a landscape photographer and have achieved stunning work with it, easily comparable to that produced by pro level Canons and Nikons. But the main reason I decided to write a review may be the deal breaker for some.

Easy To Use; Excellent In Low Light; Fast Shutter Speed; Good Battery Life; Good Sized Screen; Great Resolution; Nice Features and Settings; Rugged

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I have it excellent camera by Pentax. It is first fullframe camera by Pentax.

I have waited for the full frame Pentax for years !. It uses ALL of my old Pentax lenses while providing anti shake built into the body; that means even my no name telescopic lnses have anti shake at no extra cost. Just love the controls; extremely well thought out and intuitive to use.

For years, it seemed doubtful that a full-frame Pentax DSLR would ever materialise. But now that it's here, the focus has moved to what it represents in an ever-expanding sector.

Excellent image quality; superb resolution and dynamic range, High features-to-price ratio, Excellent handling with many physical controls, One of the most flexible LCD displays around

Occasional auto white balance inconsistencies; Video options not as comprehensive as those on other cameras; Artefacts visible in certain Pixel Shift Resolution images; Continuous focus doesn't track quite as well as other systems

The Pentax K-1 is Pentax's long-awaited full-frame Digital SLR, and it brings all of Pentax's technology including weather-sealed camera bodies, shake-reduction sensor, pixel shift resolution and more to the camera community.

Pixel shift resolution for sharper more detailed images with better colour; Capable of taking excellent images; Very good noise performance; Customisable ISO controls for noise reduction; 5-axis image stabilisation sensor; One of the more compact FF Digital SLRs; LEDs light up camera in the dark,...

Auto white balance could be better; No built in flash-unit; USB 2 / UHS-I (not 3 and II respectively; Slow live view shutter response and focus

The Pentax K-1 is a new professional full-frame DSLR camera. Key features of the K-1 include a 36 megapixel 35mm sensor with an anti-aliasing simulator rather than an optical anti-aliasing filter, Pixel Shift Resolution technology which delivers super-high-resolution images with more accurate colour...

Considered a Nikon D810 but the Pentax K1 has the same sensor (Made by Sony) at a fraction of the price. Image Quality is stunning and The K1 offers full setting option with easy to access controls.

Build quality; Battery life; Screen size

Bulky

For its first-ever full-frame DSLR, Ricoh offers up the Pentax K-1 -- and what a beauty it is! With a superb design, features aplenty, great image quality and a solid, comfortable all-weather body, the K-1 is a no-brainer upgrade for Pentaxians looking to go full-frame.

Unlocks the full potential of full-frame Pentax lenses; Excellent image quality; Great ergonomics and build; Very compact for full-frame; Decent performance; Fast autofocus with great low-light capabilities; Very wide sensitivity range; Bright, accurate viewfinder; Articulated LCD; Stabilization,...

No built-in flash strobe; Quite heavy compared to APS-C flagships; Somewhat soft images and blown highlights by default in JPEG mode; Warm Auto white balance indoors; Slow startup and buffer clearing; Small top-deck status display; Weak viewfinder illumination; Below-average battery life for DSLR