Pentax K30 topic

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Pentax K30 is weather sealed, has additional external buttons, and has two e-dials: a first in an intro-level Pentax DSLR.

The K-30 has a clear glass pentaprism viewfinder with nearly 100% coverage, and 0.92x magnification.
Quite unusual for entry level bodies.

16 Megapixel sensor
Full HD video recording (24, 25, 30 fps), up to 60fps for 720p
Weather sealed body
3 inch LCD
4FPS shutter (will we see a bigger buffer to compensate?)
ISO range: 100-25,600
11-point autofocus
100% viewfinder coverage
AA or rechargeable batteries
Scrteen - 3-inch VGA with 921,000 dots

Price: $899 (for kit)

http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-K-30-Weather-Sealed-Digital-Black/dp/B0082OJ2VE/

Previews and reviews:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/pentax-k-30/

Seems like good alternative to other entry level offerings.

humpman

I had Pentax K-x and i liked AA rechargeable batteries, because i can found them anywhere and they are cheaper than original batteries.

Huckster

@Vitaliy_Kiselev, any thoughts to hacking the Pentax K30?

There was firmware research being done towards the K-5... could this information be leveraged towards hacking the K30? Seems like an interesting camera, with 1080p 24/25/30 and in-camera image stabilization.

niu

YES please, hack it!!! The camera looks like a real futur rebel cam. Can't imagine what higher bit rates and focus peaking in video mode will bring. I think I will love it anyway...