The K-5 is fully a pro-style DSLR, top-of-the-range at Pentax, which means it is has a durable, rain-proof body, made mostly out of magnesium. At a distance there is nothing that differs it from the K-7, but the K-5 logo, and a button, or two.
It has a 16+MP CMOS sensor from Sony (actually the same as you can find in the Sony A55), which gives the camera an astounding ISO range - expanded: 80-51400 (or basic setting: 100-12800).
Independent test organisations have put it on par with the Nikon D700, which is praise indeed, as the D700 is a full-format camera.
It has a 16+MP CMOS sensor from Sony (actually the same as you can find in the Sony A55), which gives the camera an astounding ISO range - expanded: 80-51400 (or basic setting: 100-12800).
Independent test organisations have put it on par with the Nikon D700, which is praise indeed, as the D700 is a full-format camera.
