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Pentax K-7 Digital SLR Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 3rd Sep 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Pentax |
| Price | £894.78 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £1,029.00 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersA range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.
My car's off the road at the moment, so no Sidmouth shot this week, but here's another scene to test the detail level.
Yup, that's some fine detail right there.
This was shot with the D-Range feature switched off.
This is the same shot with D-Range on.
This is the same shot using the K-7's built-in HDR capture mode. Perhaps you're starting to see why I like this camera so much.
Shooting into bright sunlight can be a problem...
...but with the K-7's huge dynamic range you can always pull the shadow details out in Raw mode.
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pentaxian450 said on 6th September 2009
Cliff Smith said on 7th September 2009
Many apologies for posting the wrong features table in this review. I've now updated it with the correct one.
Mas said on 8th September 2009
Great review, congratulation.
I agree completely except for one thing, in the verdict you write: "It's a tempting package for any keen amateur or semi-pro"...beh, ... more
Cliff Smith said on 10th September 2009
Mas - You may remember that back in 2001 Pentax had a prototype full-frame DSLR which it was showing at trade events. If it had gone into production it would have been the first fu... more
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I heard about the green line, and there is now a firmware fix for it, but my camera never showed it. As for focusing issues, I never had any problem, and I don't know anybody havi... more