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Pentax

K-3 Mark III

Name: K-3 Mark III
Brand: Pentax

around $1999

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232 Pros

69%
18 reviews (3h 0m)

103 Cons

The Pentax K-3 Mark III is a robust, feature-rich DSLR designed for photographers who appreciate a traditional optical viewfinder experience. Its large, bright 100% coverage viewfinder offers a truly immersive shooting experience, a significant advantage for precise composition and critical focus. The 26MP APS-C sensor combined with the powerful ...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

64%

59 vs 33

Usability/Handling

79%

49 vs 13

Image Quality

36%

8 vs 14

Video Capabilities

83%

35 vs 7

Features

66%

21 vs 11

Autofocus System

Reviewer verdict

Across 18 YouTube reviews, the Pentax K-3 Mark III earns an Index score of 3.8/5, ranking #37 among DSLRs. Reviewers most often praise its usability/handling, image quality, features, while the most common criticisms concern usability/handling, video capabilities.

The Pentax K-3 Mark III is widely praised for its traditional DSLR handling and a very large, bright optical viewfinder, with many reviewers (59 mentions in handling) highlighting ergonomics, a deep comfortable grip, tactile dials, and a highly customizable, intuitive control layout including a responsive touchscreen and joystick. Image quality and low-light performance are another major strength (49 mentions), with reviewers noting a new 26MP sensor, strong high-ISO behavior, excellent colors, robust in-body stabilization, and generally beautiful RAW/JPEG results. Reviewers also applaud the feature set (35 mentions) — built-in Astrotracer, extensive custom image profiles, dual card slots and in-camera processing — and the rugged, weather-sealed build (26 mentions) that feels premium and durable. The autofocus, continuous shooting performance, and battery endurance receive positive but less frequent mention, with reviewers calling AF improved over previous Pentax models and burst shooting respectable for an SLR.

Criticisms cluster around usability and the fixed rear screen (33 mentions), with many reviewers frustrated by the non-articulating 3.2" touchscreen, the camera’s bulk/weight, and a dense array of buttons and menus that can overwhelm less experienced users. Video capabilities draw repeated complaints (14 mentions) — 4K is available but reviewers call it cropped, soft, limited in codecs/bitrates and not competitive with modern video-centric cameras, and stabilization in video can appear choppy. Image-processing choices and performance issues (13–12 mentions) are also flagged: reviewers report aggressive ISO/noise treatment baked into RAWs, chromatic aberration and some softness, limited buffer depth at high frame rates, occasional metering or reliability hiccups, and autofocus that, while improved, still lags behind leading mirrorless systems. Several reviewers question the value proposition at the current price point (10 mentions), noting it is a niche, somewhat expensive APS-C DSLR in a mirrorless-dominated market.

Analysis based on 18 YouTube reviews (3h 0m of video) with 232 pros and 103 cons extracted.

Pros (232)

Usability/Handling (59)

AF manual focus switch ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 1:16
highly customizable ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 2:29
intuitive control layout ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 1:52
nice switch between video live view and mirror mode ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 1:19
great deal of customization ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 1:54
straightforward menu system ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 3:18
unmarked rotating dial on the top plate ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 2:32
bright viewfinder with 100% coverage ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 4:32
viewfinder is really good, nice quality, shows focus points and basic information, good magnification ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 1:27
fresh and new menu, touchscreen ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 2:58
lock switch to disengage the pasm dial lock ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 2:12
pasm dial has a locking button ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 2:03
the pentax k3 mark iii is a traditional dslr camera meaning it has an optical viewfinder ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 0:26
excellent information in viewfinder ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 3:41
things like the night mode you can switch the rear screen into night mode which gives you this nice red look so if i'm using the astro tracer function or using this camera late at night i'm not wrecking my night vision it works fantastic ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 5:18
ability to toggle between picture styles while reviewing photos ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 6:17
what's nice about this is that when i'm looking through i see directly through the lens so i see the composition that i want ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 1:10
optical viewfinder is phenomenal, great magnification, close to full frame viewfinder ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 8:31
pentax knows this they've done a very good job with this we do have 100 coverage in this viewfinder the 1.05 magnification making it a really pleasing viewfinder experience ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 3:56
large and bright Optical viewfinder ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 2:56
Takes the best aspects of the 645d and k1 and makes it lighter. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 1:50
I sell I worked very well Together ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III - Hands-On Review @ 5:06
OVF doesn't feel claustrophobic like other APS-C cameras. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 7:34
improvements over the original k3 like this new top dial that you can customize and a new top function button, joystick on the back, touchscreen blends seamlessly into the camera design, responsive ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 4:04
viewfinder magnification figures are usually calculated with 15 lenses regardless of sensor size so some of that high figure comes from the apparent magnification of the camera's aps-c sensor but even taking this into account it would be equivalent to a 0.60 8X magnification finder on full frame making it only a fraction smaller than the 0.7 ticks finder in the Pentax K1 models that's small by the standards of many mirrorless cameras in which viewfinder size is independent on the viewing angle of the sensor but as the largest ever fitted to an aps-c DSLR ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 1:47
it also allows more flexibility in display customization ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 2:42
Full size OVF, just like shooting the k1. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 5:23
more than just the size the new finder has been designed using a transparent display panel in the viewing path rather than having the display and the separate panel projected into the finder as was the case in previous k3s Rico says this change provides a 10 Improvement in brightness over the mark Roman 2. ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 2:23
viewfinder looks better than looking through older cropped dslrs ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 8:04
menus were quite understandable ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 2:07
feels really good in my hand ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:14
touch interface ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 2:05
visible could read all the menus ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 2:04
beautiful display ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 2:00
handling is great, the grip is wonderfully deep and comfortable to hold, it feels like a sporty fast comfortable camera ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 3:44
ergonomics are great ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:12
layout's fantastic ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:40
smart function button…choose a wide range of different functions…lock in your top five for quick access ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 5:07
the touchscreen or the camera the youtube is bright's all the information is the ftc ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 1:49
The rear screen 1.6 million dots, incredibly sharp screen with really good resolution, and touch functionality. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 2:03
very customizable which means you can choose the camera for your own ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 4:00
Optical viewfinder has incredible specs and more coverage. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 9:40
the viewfinder is normally and shooting became the wentex kemang and the pentax x-5 see the medium format camera box viewfinders on large so love information in their and the chain three markt trieste got a similar live view finder and the relax joy to look through all the information is right in front of you ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 0:56
customized user presets ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 0:40
save your go-to settings for every style of Photography that you shoot and recall them at the drop of a hat ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 1:09
five of which have their own dedicated spot on the camera's mode dial ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 0:55
ease of use and having everything at your fingertips ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 1:05
love that little green lcd glow ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 1:26
fantastic grip ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 1:06
pretty fantastic one ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 2:12
huge ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 2:45
smart function button on the top ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 3:04
quite big for a crop centered camera ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 2:14
love the menu system info screens ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 1:35
one very good reason for shooting dslrs ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 2:48
optical finder ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 2:10
longer eye point for anybody wearing glasses or with massive noses ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 2:53
touchscreen that's bigger and higher res than an a7s3 screen ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 4:44
joystick nipple thing works great ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 4:26

Image Quality (49)

pretty cool image quality, nice raw files, good amount of dynamic range ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 3:42
performs good in low light ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 4:16
beautiful images with little editing needed ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 6:41
very good low light and high ISO performance, up to 6400 or 12800 performs pretty good ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 4:37
image stabilization helps in low light situations ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 7:18
built-in image stabilization works fine for photography ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 6:40
captures more light and detail than a standard color sensor ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 6:01
completely enough to produce great images, can be used professionally ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 11:13
with that comes a brand new 26 megapixel sensor promises to be it deliver really nice crisp details as it doesn't have an aliasing filter on it ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 1:45
very good noise reduction algorithm ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 5:28
sharp images with beautiful gray tones, subtle transitions, and excellent dynamic range ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 7:11
better sharpness and less noise at higher isos ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 6:06
the shake reduction on the pentax is really robust. features five and a half stops of stabilization ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 1:55
wide latitude for editing ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 7:23
if i do find myself having trouble with moire you can actually use the built-in shake reduction to deal with that and compensate for that a little bit ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 2:01
things like their shake reduction being able to help level out my shots when i'm a little bit out of level really helps out ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 5:13
26 megapixel aps-c sensor ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 1:57
back illuminated sensor with an astonishing maximum ISO sensitivity of 1,600,000 ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 2:30
color science out of them is actually pretty exceptional ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 4:19
image quality is beautiful ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 4:17
surprisingly, they held up very well ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 5:00
definitely rate it above say Nikon, Canon even, most definitely the Sony ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 4:23
the new sensor has better High ISO noise characteristics ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 1:23
exceptional image quality ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 5:21
the K3 Roman 3 is all the usual modes making clever use of the image stabilization System including anti-aliasing filter simulation in the multi-shot pixel shift resolution mode that shoots and combines four offset images to cancel out the bear pattern and remove the need for sharpness zapping demisacing ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 0:22
improved processing power from its prime V processor an accelerator's unit Roman 2 preprocessor to get better detail retention and noise reduction in low light conditions ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 1:30
noticeable leap in high iso performance and a little in iq overall compared to the k3 or k32 ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 6:26
the 5-axis SR Roman 2is system is rated at 5.5 AV using sepa standard testing which is a 1 0.0 EV improvement over the rated performance of the K3 Roman 2 and 0.5 EV more than the K1 Mark Roman 2. ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 3:55
great colors ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 3:31
the skin tones the reds the greens i mean it just comes alive ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 2:57
the colors looked so good ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 2:51
shines in very good lighting conditions ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 10:43
really good colors ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 4:15
very very sharp ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 4:13
3 minute exposure and it looks really good. really clean. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 8:07
the stars are good. They're pretty tight, nice and round. It's it did its job. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 12:22
APS-C sized 26 megapixel sensor, probably a Sony sensor, probably one we've seen before in other cameras, probably going to give us really decent image quality. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 1:11
the Pentax K3 Mark III uses a sensor that is ISO invariant past ISO 400. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 6:01
protect the highlights in the image and prioritize them for a correct exposure ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 3:25
That's pretty darn good ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 9:58
every Pentax DSLR going back years and years, has IBIS, inbody image stabilization built in. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 1:57
High ISO performance goes up to 1.6 million. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 9:59
we did get some pretty decent detail here in the dust lanes. And as far as low light performance, you can see we're getting some of the further reaches of the Andromeda galaxy here. some of these dimmer points. So, that's encouraging. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 9:18
scotty great image quality the scott very good size so the bilities is ergonomic ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 4:40
shake reduction feature which on this camera…comes in the form of inbody stabilization ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 2:13
camera and not the lens that is stabilized…use Shake reduction with any lens ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 2:50
first camera from Pentax that has two variations of shake reduction ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 2:21
distortion compensation system ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 2:17
five and a half stops of in-body stabilization ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 4:29

Features (35)

can develop DG files in camera ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 8:54
three picture Styles (standard, hard, and soft) ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 6:12
amazing customization, can switch between native raw file and DG file ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 8:44
outstanding amount of customization for raw and JPEG files ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 9:08
two SD card slots ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 2:08
ability to create custom profiles ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 6:15
another really trick feature that's only found in pentax cameras is their astro tracer and this is super cool ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 2:08
ton of new features ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 0:28
top LCD ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 3:00
Ability to bind the lock button to toggle into live view. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 4:00
dual card slots ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 2:54
advanced features ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 5:23
very interesting ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III - Hands-On Review @ 4:15
the more you doing are endless ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III - Hands-On Review @ 4:11
loads of features like pixel shift in-camera blending modes, five customizable user modes on a dial and five more in the menus, customize just about all the buttons, incredible features for adapting vintage lenses, great weather sealing, shoots out a high frames per second ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 8:29
new astro tracer version that does not use gps instead it takes multiple exposures and uses that to track star movement, works even better than gps astro tracer ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 5:32
one killer app I would say the camera does have is the red mode. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 15:11
this camera now debuts a type three astroracer mode which has also been trickled down to some of the other cameras via firmware. And that allows it to just do its job. Just sit on a tripod. You just turn it on. No dance, you know, none of that. No GPS. And it actually potentially can do a really good job. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 2:50
a red mode. Like this this camera actually has a red mode where you can have the whole back LCD red and nice for your night vision. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 3:47
the multiplex while function and all that is greatly in tastes ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 9:42
Key amongst those bells and whistles is Astrotracer ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 1:33
Only optical viewfinder camera maker on the market in the near term. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 13:44
Custom Image feature ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 5:33
allows it to actually move the sensor to track the sky freeing you from the need to actually use a star tracker. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 1:42
intervvelometer stuff built in ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 3:44
it just is actually fairly compelling for astrophotography. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 4:01
The K33 has a lot of compelling features for astrophotography. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 1:06
panon…designed to Aid photographers in capturing subjects moving horizontally while using slow shooter speeds to create a sense of motion and speed ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 2:35
brand new mean mode which is highlight weighted mean ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 3:20
matum modes ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 3:16
pentax always packs in more features ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 2:01
host of different color profiles most of which have customizable options to change the saturation the Hue high and low key adjustment highlight and Shadow contrast as well as the overall contrast and sharpness of the image ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 5:54
film simulation ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 3:34
new Custom Image profiles…gold profile ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 6:13
good ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 3:31

Build Quality (26)

Compact ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 1:27
robust build quality ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 1:10
positively surprised, a lot of buttons, comfortable and stable to hold ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 0:54
deep and comfortable grip ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 1:31
those dials are really tactile and they're at my fingertips so i'm finding myself using them a lot more ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 3:29
solid weather resistant camera with excellent ergonomics ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 2:52
Everything feels premium. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 2:39
Buttons are very well placed ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 3:20
All dials have the right tension and feel tactile. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 3:19
weather ceiling ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 5:21
It feels immensely solid ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 3:24
Feels durable and like it will last for years. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 8:28
pretty rugged camera ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 3:12
buttons feel good ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:38
Great ergonomics ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 3:12
absolutely fell in love with the body and the design and the build quality ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:07
the dials feel really nice ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:40
very robust camera ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:10
built like a tank ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:36
premium solid camera ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 1:47
held is an outdoor camera ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 4:54
weather sealed ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 1:06
very well put together ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 1:02
very solid ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 1:02
body and the finer on the k3 mark iii is as good as you'll get for crop ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 5:35
hugely solid body ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 5:29

Autofocus System (21)

live view can detect face ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 6:02
autofocus performs pretty well with high quality lenses ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 5:56
mirror mode autofocus works pretty decently ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 6:13
fast and accurate autofocus (for a DSLR) ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 4:23
we do have 101 auto focus points 25 of which are cross type which are going to acquire focus quite quickly ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 2:48
we have the advantages of focus peaking for instance if i'm using manual focus we also have face detection when i'm recording people it works quite well ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 4:17
af that is much improved ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 2:35
Rico has developed a completely new way of module for the K3 Roman 3. the sapphox 13 has 101 AF points 25 of which are cross-type 41 of the AF points can be manually selected and the center most nine points can focus at down to four EV when paired with lenses that are F 2.8 or brighter ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 2:47
the camera's continuous AF system has been completely reworked ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 3:16
consistent improvement particularly in low light autofocus speed, less times where the camera hunts all the way to from front to back and improvements in speed locking onto a subject that's moving or stationary ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 2:43
focusing was good enough ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 3:34
promises improved AFC performance in a range of situations ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 3:37
101 focus points, 25 of which are cross focus. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 3:10
307,000 pixel metering system with image recognition and machine learning to improve subject recognition. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 3:27
very good auto focusing ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 4:17
Machine learning to improve auto focus across all future cameras. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 6:51
face priority AE…performs an automatic exposure prioritized around the detected faces ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 3:54
the autofocus or the camera it's greek link greatly ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 2:34
in-depth auto focus system ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 1:33
the autof focus Point tracking and autof focus sensitivity in AFC ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 1:26
focus is nice and quick ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 4:15

Performance (20)

great camera ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 0:22
this camera can shoot 12 frames per second which is pretty fast ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 2:37
amazing camera ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 6:21
think this is very good ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III - Hands-On Review @ 2:32
12 frames per second shooting with a 101 Point autofocus system ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 2:34
This camera is absolutely fantastic, probably my favorite Pentax camera I've ever held. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 1:39
the K3 Roman 3 system has been reworked to keep up with the competition ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 3:49
the K3 Roman 3 shutter mechanism has been completely reworked it uses a cordless motor to drive both its shutter and mirror mechanisms improving response times the mirror mechanism has been made lighter to reduce inertia ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 4:27
no problem keeping up with most modern cameras, even of the mirrorless variety ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 4:09
also the way for me to improve honjaga performance ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III - Hands-On Review @ 2:35
build quality the colors the features and a lot of things about this camera that i like ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 11:56
shines when you're doing slower photography ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 10:45
very responsive ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 3:09
very impressed with the performance is performance and never seen in the pentax camera ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 6:32
12 frames per second with focus lock, exceptional for SLR. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 3:10
shoter options…reach shooter speeds of 1 8,000th of a second ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 4:22
12 frames per second really helps you to pick out the right ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 3:12
electronic shoter which can go up to 116,000 of a second which allows some really Creative Photography ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 4:35
12 fps bursts ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 3:55
respectable ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 4:08

Value for Money (12)

still holds up pretty well in 2025 ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 9:42
costs $2100 (compared to $9100 for Leica M11 Monochrome) ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 8:01
compatible with older Pentax k-mount lenses ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 8:13
the k3 is pentax's flagship aps-c sized camera ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 1:44
best dslr camera out there ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 2:17
still holds up ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 5:50
best aps-c camera out there ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 0:25
professional-grade camera ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 0:35
the third iteration has been significantly redesigned and rethought to offer improvements across the board ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 0:08
definitely keeps up with what is on offer on the market ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 6:24
Ricoh is interested and invested in this camera and auto focus performance for long term. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 6:35
the chain three market riri who you prefer to trace lcm very happy with the sales ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 7:40

Video Capabilities (8)

decent 4K image quality ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 7:58
4K video capabilities ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 2:40
the K3 Roman 3 becomes the first k-mount camera to offer 4K video capture it can shoot UHD 4K at up to third type and includes touchscreen control ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 4:42
4k video looks fine ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 7:41
best pin dax video yet offering now a 4k resolution that looks better than any previous pentax camera ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 7:19
It can do 4K video. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 9:02
2 minutes, not too bad. You could do something very usable with this. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 13:32
4k ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 4:37

Battery Life (2)

big thing is battery life i certainly save a little bit on that because i'm not powering an electronic viewfinder ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 1:27
Uses the same batteries as the k1 and 645d. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 10:53

Cons (103)

Usability/Handling (33)

fixed screen, no rotation ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 8:11
heavy ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 13:40
no tilty wilt screen ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 7:23
too much camera for me ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 2:04
limitations of things like no articulating screen ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 5:43
bulky and heavy ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 2:22
screen is not flippy out or tilting ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 1:54
it's not articulating screen which kind of bums me out ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 4:25
weight ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 3:02
there's a lot of buttons and dials and knobs everywhere ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 3:16
miss flippy screen ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 3:23
i don't see my exposure ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 1:18
no live view of black and white in the viewfinder ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 6:57
Play button is a little cramped and easy to accidentally hit the rear dial. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 3:28
lack of live view EVF for composing, focusing, and exposure control ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 5:14
the fixed 3.2 in 1.62 megga do rear touchscreen is a minor drawback ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 3:00
don't notice any practical difference in photography due to better viewfinder ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 8:17
probably the weight ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 6:40
Not a beginner or intermediate camera, requires advanced camera knowledge. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 10:12
Advanced menu system can be confusing and overwhelming, especially for beginners or intermediate users. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 8:57
screen not being tilting like the kp are articulating like the k1 ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 4:50
this is one of the instances where I was shooting video then flipped back to Stills mode lost a whole bunch of shots because shutter speed was just way too slow ▶ Frustrating experience with the K-3 Mark III. Dear PENTAX, I @ 5:25
the frustrating experience I had with flipping between video and stills mode uh with having to constantly flip back and forth changing the shutter speed uh you know it was a frustrating experience ▶ Frustrating experience with the K-3 Mark III. Dear PENTAX, I @ 6:22
Doesn't have a tilt-out screen. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 2:24
focus points are black and if you're shooting in something that is more of a room that's gray or has different color walls sometimes it's hard to see the focus points ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 7:25
the issue that I was having is uh yeah it it was frustrating when you're in Stills mode and you have your shutter speed set at say you know 11600 of a second uh because you're shooting something that's fast moving uh so you're you know focused on capturing high-s speeed movement things like that and then say you know at at a moment you're like oh I want to do some video so you flip over and uh you know go into video mode and you have it set to say uh 1080 60 frames per second right 1080 60p so you want to use 120 one 120th of a second for the shutter speed but when you flip over to video mode it remains at 11600 of a second so then you have to manually change the shutter speed and then do your video now the other problem is when you go back to Stills mode it stays at one one sorry one 12th of a second for the shutter speed even though you're no longer shooting video It Doesn't retain the previous shutter speed when you're flipping back and forth between the modes ▶ Frustrating experience with the K-3 Mark III. Dear PENTAX, I @ 0:40
rear display doesn't have a really good resolution ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 6:42
the firmware asylums in was a very early firmware and of course the software that the muse of the computer is not support in the chain three a market tree jet ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 5:31
when I first started trying to use it, it wouldn't work. It would give me an error message and it was really frustrating and there wasn't a lot of information on what was going on. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 10:30
you need to reframe pretty much every shot because while it does do a good job of tracking, the sensor has to go back to the original position afterwards and all of a sudden what was in the center of your frame is over in the corner or the edge or whatever. So that's not as much of a hands-off experience, let's say. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 14:19
I do wish it had an articulating screen in the back. Sometimes it was at a really awkward angle and, you know, you couldn't really review the image afterwards. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 15:26
it just didn't work often enough for me personally with the amount of hassle that I would prefer. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 14:38
no tilty flippy screen ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 4:37

Video Capabilities (14)

image stabilization can be choppy/jumpy/jelly in video ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 6:47
1.4 crop on top of 1.5 crop when shooting 4K ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 8:20
4k video is soft, not the best ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 9:53
limited video codecs: 4k up to 30p and HD, no slow motion, 24p, cinema 4k or flat profile ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 10:02
nothing spectacular video capabilities: 4K 30fps, 8bit internal, no flat profile like S-Log or C-Log ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 7:34
this camera does shoot video although it's nothing really remarkable you can shoot 4k now but there is a heavy crop to it ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 4:36
hopeless video ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 2:22
the camera isn't really what i would think would be a video camera it's great for capturing some snippets here and there but it's not a really serious video making tool ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 4:52
if it included a v-log option of some sort, I think it would be perfectly fine for actual paid work as well ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 5:10
would probably like some more uh bit rate options ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 5:05
video features are very lackluster, takes worse 4k video than older panasonic ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 7:01
4K video recording not backed up by software to be a serious 4K camera. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 7:45
video decent nothing to write home about ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 10:50
probably not that impressive for 4k video ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 4:52

Image Quality (13)

limited dynamic range in highlights, better to underexpose ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 3:57
noise reduction baked into raw file ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 5:13
this could well mean noise reduction applied into raw data as it did with the K1 Mark Roman 2 ▶ Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera @ 1:39
not a noticeable difference in image quality coming from a kp ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 6:37
a ton of chromatic aberration ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 2:31
lock you into whatever exposure the highlights are at, which might make them a more difficult proposition to correct for afterwards and recover, such as the core of a bright galaxy, for instance. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 6:40
chromatic aberration is very bad ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 3:49
iso is very aggressive in this camera system it wanted to go to the max iso no matter what even if it didn't need to go there ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 5:22
the stars look a little bit soft ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 8:09
because of the iso performance i had to rely on topaz de noise to pass sharpening ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 8:18
the tilt in my optic wasn't properly adjusted for this camera and I just rolled with it and didn't think about it. And so there's a bit of a loss of focus towards some of the corners or edges ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 7:42
this camera unfortunately does cook its raws a little bit. So, a lot of that noise that you might otherwise be seeing is getting smoothed out algorithmically and baked into the raw file, which I think is a bit of a downside. I want to be able to handle the noise the way I want to handle it. Not least of which because for astrophotography like we're doing here, it's actually important to have some noise because that noise can actually help capture faint details that you otherwise would lose and that can help bring out nebulosity and that type of thing better. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 8:28
resolution not that high ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 3:17

Performance (12)

this camera does have a somewhat limited buffer so when you're shooting at 11 or 12 frames per second you're gonna tap out at about 35 shots ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review @ 2:59
when it came to crunch time it just didn't perform the way i was hoping it to be ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 0:14
when it comes down to the performance it's not quite there yet ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 12:04
it just really wasn't working ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 11:00
metering this was having a hell of a time metering sometimes was overexposed sometimes it was underexposed ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 4:57
it wasn't able to actually deliver the goods on that. Basically 2 minutes was the longest I was able to get and this was with the tracker actually running. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 13:48
I had to throw away a lot of frames. I think I got about one in three usable frames. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 12:12
it just inexplicably wouldn't. and then the next frame after that maybe it would work and then it would poop the bed three frames in a row after that. It was really miss some hits but a lot of miss. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 12:31
There was that problem I had uh actually where it just refused to trace. It just kept kind of crashing out on me and giving an error and then just randomly started working. Uh apparently that's due to the seeing conditions or the sky conditions. But, you know, if there's a bit of transparency loss or something like that or the seeing's not great, my tracker still works when this didn't. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 16:17
it wasn't as uh on point as I really would have liked. like there's a lot of wasted frames there and I don't really understand why. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 16:05
not great at all ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 5:12
a few things to watch out for when using the electronic shutter abandon when shooting under artificial light and rolling shut a when shooting fast moving subjects ▶ 7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III @ 4:54

Autofocus System (11)

only 101 autofocus points ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 11:13
autofocus comparable to older generations of Fujifilm autofocus ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 6:26
autofocus not as fast and accurate as modern mirrorless cameras ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 4:54
autofocus sensors clustered in the middle of the viewfinder ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 5:03
still feels like pentax autofocus, but a much better version ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 3:01
on older lenses the AF probably does not keep up, but with newer lenses it did the job ▶ Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DS @ 5:27
pin dax's autofocus lags behind the competition ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 2:06
still was getting a lot of missed shots ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 6:23
continuous autofocus was hunting ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 6:08
wasn't nailing focus wasn't holding ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 9:00
Live view autofocus is not as good as mirrorless cameras. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 7:23

Value for Money (10)

very hard to recommend as a good purchase at its current price ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 9:25
1900 pounds body only for an aps-c camera ▶ Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too @ 4:37
feels a little bit like buying a car from the 90s, not retro or vintage yet ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 10:10
not vintage enough to justify the price and what it can do ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 10:30
using a DSLR in 2023 is a compromise compared to mirrorless systems ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 4:45
price Which is higher than the fullframe K1 Mark I and Rivals like the Nikon d500 ▶ Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? @ 3:12
Large OVF likely contributed to the high price. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 6:08
couldn't recommend the k3 mark iii for a professional work ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Cam @ 9:56
Pricey at $2000 for an APS-C camera body only. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 12:50
two thousand dollars or nineteen hundred pounds body only ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 5:40

Features (7)

only one UHS 2 SD card slot, the other is slower ▶ Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! @ 2:13
don't use all those features ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 6:00
too many features ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year @ 2:05
niche camera ▶ Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images @ 7:39
Disappointing memory cards as one of them is not UHS-II. ▶ Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Rico @ 11:47
one of my major drawbacks of the back track enormous lift cotton switched off ▶ Pentax K-3 mark III review @ 2:05
crop centered camera ▶ Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) @ 1:01

Connectivity (2)

lack of gps ▶ Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months @ 5:08
you have to do this like weird dance where you're like spinning it around to calibrate the gyros and it needs a GPS and if it doesn't have inbuilt GPS you have to buy this big thing and it was just a hassle and it never really worked that well. ▶ Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark @ 2:32

Battery Life (1)

Battery life is poor, especially when using live view. ▶ K3III & Li's Tee :-) @ 10:47

Review sources

Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: I Really Wanted To Like This Camera… by Bobby Tonelli — 23 pros, 14 cons
Pentax K-3 Mark III Review: The Best DSLR You're Ignoring! by Jacek Sopotnicki (Jack Sputnik) — 22 pros, 11 cons
Pentax K3 III - DSLRs Aren't Dead Yet! (First Impressions) by Kai W — 26 pros, 6 cons
Surprisingly compelling or cheap gimmicks? - Pentax K-3 Mark III Astrophotography Review by Fervent Astronomy — 16 pros, 15 cons
Pentax K3 III Monochrome Full Review With Lots Of Images by Pete Coco Photography — 21 pros, 6 cons
Pentax K-3 Mark III Hands-on Review by TheCameraStoreTV — 16 pros, 7 cons
7 Features You Need To Try With The Pentax K-3 III by Lee Iveson — 20 pros, 1 cons
Pentax K-3 III Review After 6 Months by snappiness — 9 pros, 7 cons
Why The Pentax K3 Mark III Might Be The Last Stand of the DSLR! by Zakari Kha — 11 pros, 4 cons
Pentax K 3 Mark III Review : Maybe You Loved This Camera by Camera Man — 14 pros, 1 cons
Pentax K-3 III Specs Interpretation & What it Means for Ricoh's Market Direction | Cameras & Coffee by David Hancock — 10 pros, 5 cons
K3III & Li's Tee :-) by Eddy Summers — 9 pros, 5 cons
Pentax K-3 mark III review by Mike Muizebelt — 11 pros, 2 cons
Pentax K-3 mark III Selling ?? after 1 year by leehaze1 — 7 pros, 5 cons
Best Pentax DSLRs of All Time: Who Is The NEW #1? by ReviewSet — 10 pros, 2 cons
Pentax K3 MARK III - Has this new camera from Ricoh come too late? by Avp Studios — 2 pros, 9 cons
Pentax K-3 Mark III - Hands-On Review by digiDirect — 5 pros, 0 cons
Frustrating experience with the K-3 Mark III. Dear PENTAX, It's a simple fix! by Kobie M-C (Kobie M-C Photography) — 0 pros, 3 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Pentax K-3 Mark III worth buying?

Based on 18 independent YouTube reviews, the Pentax K-3 Mark III scores 3.8/5 with 232 positive and 103 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #37 in the DSLRs category.

What do reviewers like most about the Pentax K-3 Mark III?

The most praised aspects are usability/handling, image quality, features — Usability/Handling (59 mentions), Image Quality (49 mentions), Features (35 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Pentax K-3 Mark III?

Reviewers most frequently criticize usability/handling, video capabilities — Usability/Handling (33 mentions), Video Capabilities (14 mentions).

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