- High-resolution, 14.6-megapixel CMOS sensor; compact, magnesium alloy body
- Kit includes Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL weather-resistant lens
- Weather resistant, dustproof, and coldproof (14 degrees F, -10 degrees C)
- Fast 5.2 fps shooting with the new PRIME II Image processing engine; top shutter speed of 1/8000 sec freezes even the fastest action in well-lit settings
- 3-inch LCD; Live View mode, with contrast AF, Face Detection, and optional histogram, grid, and bright/dark area display
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Product Description
Hoya Corporation Pentax Imaging Systems Division is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX K-7 lens-interchangeable digital SLR camera. Despite its compact, lightweight body, this model brings together a wide array of advanced functions and user-friendly features with outstanding reliability and operability. This makes it possible to enjoy high-quality digital SLR photography with great ease.The K-7 has been developed as a high-end model of the Pentax K digita… More >>
Pentax K-7 14.6 MP Digital SLR with Shake Reduction and 720p HD Video with DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL Weather Resistant Lens
Tags: 14.6, 1855mm, 720p, Digital, f/3.55.6, lens, Pentax, Reduction, Resistant, Shake, Video, Weather
I bought this camera for my wife for Christmas, and she loves it. She is not a professional photographer but has lots of experience with photography. For the last several years we have had a point and shoot camera which served the purpose but seeing the pictures she has taken in the last month and a half proves the money is worth it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve had the camera a little over a month now and I’m thoroughly impressed. It shoulde be noted I purchased the Pentax 55mm fixed lens as well. The quality of the photos is absolutely fantastic. I haven’t delved in to too many of the manual modes other than adjusting the ISO a few times as needed. Great camera!
Rating: 5 / 5
I still have a lot to learn with this Camera, But I have searched for months to find the camera of my choice and The Pentax K7 won out . There are other great camera’s out there, But this camera is for me. It is lightweight and smaller than many of similar camera’s The 14.6 MP is great for me because I take a lot of pictures that I need to crop more than 50 percent of my view. Sometimes you don’t know you have a good picture until it is over. Maybe a picture of that someone special that is sitting in the back corner. I shopped around quite a bit and Amazon offered the best deal with assurance of quality and service. I have purchased many products from Amazon over the past few years and they have become my first choice for online shopping.
Rating: 5 / 5
Great camera, big improvement in low-light AF from previous Pentax DSLR’s. One thing you must know is Pentax is one of the very few companies who make in-body stabilized DSLR’s and used the same mount since film, allowing all current 3rd party lenses and manual lenses from 30 years ago to work on this body and still maintain optical stabilization. Huge advantage for Pentax over it’s competitors, but sadly the world is brainwashed by what they see in Best Buy and the advertisements.
Pentax builds cameras for photographers and hobbyists at the best of their ability. Pentax does not create 3 DSLRs in the same class, pricing them one over another after stripping features. Pentax are a loyal company to their loyal consumers; you will never see them screw their consumers over by producing a bunch of half-baked bodies and advertise them as everything. They make one DSLR for entry-level and one DSLR for semi-pro and putting all they have to offer for a more than reasonable price.
Aside from the quality of Pentax’s craftsmanship throughout the years, the superb build quality of the K-7 is not to be forgotten, that over 50 years of producing some of the finest film SLR’s and DSLR’s, all of that innovation and time spent have been put into creating this masterpiece. 77 weather-seals making it resistant to dust, rain, and cold temperatures, this is truly the most powerful Pentax ever built to date.
Sometimes the best just don’t get talked about, in fact most of the best things in life don’t get talked about. Most people can’t think for themselves. Out of all the people in the world, only a very select few who knows what’s best for themselves. People don’t come to realize the best things in life until it’s too late. I’m glad to be part of the few who figured it out for myself. I do things in life that’s best for me, not what others think is best for me. I go Pentax when others say otherwise, because when I held a Pentax in my hands for the very first time, I knew that was it.
Rating: 5 / 5
Excellent camera. Having Nikons for the last 30 years, the K7 compares very well to a Nikon d300s. It does not have quite as high of a sustained high-speed shooting capacity, but K7′s 5 fps is just fine for my purposes.
I like having the shake reduction in-body rather than in-lens. I also picked up the Pentax FA35 2.0 for low-light situations. Any lens becomes a shake reduction lens with shake reduction in the body.
Speaking of low-light situation, several have pointed out that Pentax chooses to do less noise reduction at high ISO levels. It is actually selectable on the K7. If anyone is serious about low-light photography, as I am, then you want to shoot in raw mode, and do noise-reduction in post-processing. In that mode you will find the K7 to produce the same results as the D300s.
In addition to the excellent build quality, one thing I really like about the K7 is its size, weight, and feel. Very lean, nice to carry and use.
Jan 10: Sorry, I need to revise this review. I recommend against buying the K7 based on the recent rebate issues. Pentax revised the K7 packaging sometime in late November or early December. Many, perhaps all, retailers now have the new packaging. The SKU on the new packaging is not listed on the rebate form, so the rebate requests are being rejected. If you call Pentax they direct you back to their third party rebate fulfillement center. Quite the run-around. Not sure why Pentax set us all up for failure when attempting to claim our rebates.
Rating: 5 / 5