Pentax outs upgraded K-5 II and K-5 IIs DSRL Cameras

It’s been a while since we heard about a future upgrade of the K-5 Series and today the company announced its latest achievement with the K-5 II and K-5 IIs. Both models comes with a 16.28Mpix CMOS image sensor, with an ISO Speed ranging from 100 to 12,800 in its standard setting or from 80 to 51,200 in its expanded mode. Shutter-wise Pentax announce a 100,000 shutter release durability with a top speed of 1/8000 seconds and a 30fps burst mode. The K-5 II and K-5 IIs comes with …

I Still Can’t Believe a Normal Camera Can Resist These Tortures [Video]

Apparently, some people love the Pentax DSLRs because they can stand sand storms and heavy rain. I never imagined they could be subjected to this kind of hardcore testing. That’s probably why US Army soldier Alex Jansen, now deployed in Afghanistan, loves them. More »