Haha I'm only a professional photographer for over 30 years but I love my K-1 and recently I even invested in 645z because of Covid-19 I didn't do any jobs with it so far but I pretty much have all primes for it since my Pentax 645N days both cameras feel incredible in my hands and I love that they concentrate on photography they are such great photographic tools and easy to operate even with gloves on. But I also have Canon because I do need the faster AF to stay competitive because I do a lot of action/people photography but my heart belongs to Pentax!
The problem is the lenses! The full frame range is top dollar and some are rebranded Tamrons but $500 more expensive! Better off with a D810, same sensor, same dynamic range but with best options for glass! my 2c
@@henrygentles1894 If you absolutely must have auto-focus, maybe. The FA 50mm 1.4 she mentioned is a superb lens and not all that expensive. I have an old 100-300 FA 4.7-5.6 that takes fantastic shots for a sub $100 autofocus lens that you can pick up any day on eBay. Sample here: flic.kr/s/aHskSH1CGJ There are lots of choices out there if you're willing to shoot manual focus like an old fart like me. The A series has some real manual focus jewels in the lineup for not much money and they're auto-aperture. I recently went back to my old M Series manual focus SMC lenses just because I kinda missed the stop-down metering routine with my K200. Gonna give them a try with the K30.
They make awesome cameras for the money - if only there were more contemporary lenses available. It seems like you have to resort to legacy SMC or third party lenses
I am an analogue shooter for the most part. Apart from my trusty 12 year old K-5, I almost exclusively use a bunch of old 35mm SLRs, namely K1000, KM, KX, K2, LX, MX and 2 MEs (1 with a winder). Over the years I have collected quite some original Pentax glass, too. 17 lenses between 20 and 300mm, mainly primes. I've always had a soft spot for Pentax, which hasn't changed to this very day, I can't even say why exactly that is. Perhaps their sturdiness and reliability, the sheer quality of bodies, lenses and therefore image quality. Might be all of that combined, at some point I have stopped asking myself questions like these. In 40 years of shooting, the idea of changing to something else has never occured to me but once. In that case I had an eye on the fantastic Contax S2 and the excellent Zeiss lenses. But I couldn't do it. The vision of having to sell all my trustworthy Pentax stuff in oder to finance some desirable new gear, felt almost painful to me. After months of pondering I decided to stay Pentaxian for life. That was many years ago and tbh, I never regretted it. My parents started the fire, when they gave me a K1000 with a 1:2 50mm as a present for my 12th birthday. That was in 1985. And the story went on, when I received my father's LX and KX, when he passed away 2 years ago. He was a life-long Pentaxian, too, coming from Spotmaric F, then later switching to exactly these very KX and LX I own now. Should I ever be in need of a new DSLR, it will most definitely be a K-1, even though its bulky and heavy. Or maybe a K-3. But it will be a Pentax. Let's hope they'll survive for as long as possible...
Man, your Music taste is getting mature by each video. I like your consistent style and the way you respect every camera and lens. May you have a joyful life.
It is heartening to see a Pentax camera being given such a warm presentation, thank you. I use the K-70 myself and I am extremely pleased. I hope Pentax/Ricoh will soon give us an indication of what future they see for their camera and lens lineup. I am sorry to say that if they dont jump on the mirrorless bandwagon I fear their future will be bleak. That would be a shame as I would rather upgrade to Pentax FF than any other FF brand, when that time comes.
interesting...i thought the same for a while during the time where i more often used my Fuji X-T gear. But you know what? i missed the brick, i missed the image quality, i missed the robustness and also important: i always feel special when i shoot with Pentax ;-) there is only one camera out there (for me) that is even cooler and this is the GR II/III hehehhehe
Thanks for the review! Build like a Volvo in the good old days, with so many options, excellent lenses, great image quality and sold at an affordable price, I'll never know why this camera isn't more popular.
I've had my K-1 for almost 2.5 years now. Love that camera to death. Even though I mostly shoot with Fujifilm and Sony now (gotta love that eye AF) I still prefer the images I got from the Pentax. Really hope they keep going and come out with more FF cameras in the future as well as more lenses.
Unlikely, Olympus and Pentax will likely be the casualties of the contracting camera market. Panasonic seem to be prepared to do whats needed to survive
Olympus are selling volume but Pentax are not unfortunately and they lack a decent lens range too - Pentax being owned by Ricoh nowadays is just bad news for them all round. Pentax simply do not have a range of cameras to uphold volume sales whereas Olympus do have an extensive range of models and current tech lens range also.
Pentax and Olympus is not enough. Panasonic, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Canon is also too many players. One has to go. And its not gonna be Canon for obvious reasons. Fuji are in their own segment. But Nikon, Panasonic and Sony are competing for the same customers that are in shrinking numbers. One will die.@@jukeboxjohnnie
Great review - like the positive emphasis of your reviews. Can't agree more about the K-1 too - as I have one and love it. Every photographer has different needs (so make sure you weight those up and if you can give your prospective cameras a try out) but for me I have not seen a camera (at any budget) that would suit me better than the K-1. It strikes a great balance between size, IQ, budget and features.
I love the fact that you are introducing me to cameras I never knew about and which would suit me far more than the red or blue pill offerings of Nikon or Canon. This camera seems a really beautiful machine and would be a joy to own and use. Maybe one day :). Right now I have my heart set on a Fuji x pro 2 🙂
Mattias .. you are the Federico Fellini of youtube. I woke up with pain in my body .. joints playing up .. watched your lovely Creation on the K-1 .. for 5 minutes and feelt better. Honestly you should be teaching others how to do this .. Magic is not easy 😊
Been using the K-1 since 2016 and I am still ridiculously happy with it! Use it all the time! Thanks for a great review and congratulations to all of you who decide to enter the world of the K-1!
Thanks for reviewing K-1. Your images are compelling and you let the capabilities of the camera work for your images. Great stuff! The Pentax has a super abundance of lenses and can make the most of them. I like the way Pentax images are full of life. They have soul. You are a great image maker.
The K1 is the best landscape camera you will ever find. It is my every day camera and I have a great many cameras: I do use the Fuji XT3 for my street photography because of the size: Pentax is so so underrated I also have K5 and K10D. The K10D I defy anyone to pick any difference in image quality with a camera with higher megapixels: I love them
Love your videos young man. Therapeutically beautiful, elegant soundtracks, cultured thoughts and your photos are very graceful. Started photography using M42 and then K-Mount systems. As long as Pentax keeps making their Limited lenses I will be buying their bodies too. Just hope they don't neglect their APS-C line-up. Although I bought the K1, mainly for using my manual lenses in their intended focal length, I still prefer the K5iis which IMHO as you young people say, is the best camera they ever made and I have owned most of them.
Thank you for this review, well balanced and good information. I particularly enjoyed the image of the light coming through the trees - stunning, so thanks for sharing. It makes me want to go out and purchase a K-1
mattias, your videos and channel are just blissful. In a media-world full of mediocrisy and frustrations, you are somehow able to create astonishingly beautiful videos and reviews, not even to mention the images you take. One can sense your passion for photography through your creations and you manage to reignite mine with every single one of your videos. Thank you for your awesomeness and greetings from Germany!
Nice to see this getting some of the praise it deserves. Unlike watching Jared Polin, who constantly and snidely snipes at this brand like it ditched him at the prom or something. Very enjoyable video with great images, well done.
Just read somewhere that it's the cheapest set you can get against other manufacturer. Also I just searching for it's video just minutes before yours is online. Now, I can dream about it. 3.45am now here.
Mattias, you don't have all the rude comments that others have in their videos. Could it be the non bashing, non offensive, positive reviews? No tolls no nasty comments. How does that happen? Excellent videos you are one of the very few I've subscribe to for camera reviews.😊
And I have blocked over 300 trolls. It's usually the same people that ruin it for everyone underneath all the videos. Most channels allow the drama to get views. When in reality, if we all took a stand and blocked them we would have a temporary setback but quickly rebound to a more healthy and enjoyable community.
jirka87 Sorry I’m just seeing this. Unfortunately, I sold it after two years. Reason being that I needed a camera that does better video and at the time I had to sell to generate money. So I got the Fuji X-H1 which is equally amazing. I don’t want to go into which I think is better because I love them both. 🙂
I'm an aspiring hobby photographer, I own a Fuji XT1, and I had been looking into EF to XF adapters, that's how I stumbled onto your channel. I'd like to take a moment and say, that I'm absolutely delighted with your content, non bias, and explained so that even I understand the stuff haha I've been looking into FF some more, and stumbled across the K1, which would be great on the many hikes I take, given the weather sealing and all. Thanks to your video I'm now fairly sure that I should give this a try.
If you are hiking a Pentax K3 11 might be a better option for weight. They are a brilliant apsc : I recently took out grand champion in B&W with a photo taken with K5 : you can buy SLR lens cheep for them and they take amazing photos:
I saw that shot of the sunrise through the trees on instagram and wow, what a shot! Must be the camera. :P J/K. So much camera equipment is so beautiful and well crafted. Wished I had time and money for more.
When I was 13 and had my nose pressed against the widows of the camera shop daily, it came down to Olympus or Pentax. I chose Olympus but have always felt a pull on my heart for Pentax. I think my 6x7 needs some classic little Pentax siblings.
They both make some fantastic cameras but where they truly excel is lenses. I have used Pentax for well over 40 years and when the time came to get another system, in digital, it was Olympus M43 so that I could use their absolutely brilliant OM series lenses alongside the newer ones. The 28mm and 50mm OM Zuiko are my favorite lenses outside K-Mount. The only thing I hoped was to have aged as well as they have!
When I watched this review last year, I completely underrated what a wonderful thing it is to have backwards compatibility with K-mount lenses. After getting into film photography and getting a Pentax SLR with a few lenses, getting into the Pentax digital ecosystem seems like a great and really affordable option.
This low key approch is like ambrosia, photografic skills an a personal reflektion is such joy. As i love the underdog and so needed in camera industri, i truly wish that Pentax made you and indepentant ambassador for Pentax.
If I'll ever want to buy a DSLR camera ever again, this one will be on the top of my list. If for no other reason than because of lenses - Pentax was my first SLR, so I still have some of its lenses, which I use on my mirrorless cameras...
Nice.... pleasing bokeh ... thought the video footage of your dog was amazing frankly. Not Canon colours though....The stills looked slightly cool maybe in colour.. dunno... it's hard to put my finger on it. I agree with the other commenters .... you've got one of the, if not THE most honest channels on you tube. Many thanks ! Always a pleasure watching your videos.
I've found myself needing to sell my k1-ii. I love it, but I needed a lighter rig for travel, and better eye AF. That 50mm 1.4 he's showing in this video is gorgeous and has some gorgeous Leica skin tones. The limited lenses are amazing as well. I wish they would slap this sensor and tech inside a Sony mirrorless body, and take everyone else's lunch money.
I would say to look at the Pentax forum. Not only do they have good prices, but you can generally be assured that it comes from a user that generally took care of the gear. The forum might actually be the best part about owning a Pentax. I'd join even if I didn't have one.
Your video among others has convinced me to sell my KP and make a down payment on K1-II. Have never spent so much money on a camera but after a year of research, I expect the K1 will meet my needs over the K3-III. Thank you for your content!
I can't get over how nice the images are that come from this camera. There is something special about how the K-1 renders images. Especially paired with the limited lenses
This camera is built like a tank. Yes the sturdiness and craftsmanship of this camera is as good of the Nikon D5 or Canon D1X. Unfortunately Pentax doesn't advertise their products as often as their competitors.
This is the only good review of this camera on TH-cam. Thanks for the great video. I’ve shot on a rebel t6i for about 3-4 years. I jumped to a GH4 for video because I thought that’s what I wanted to do but I find I love photography more. I will hopefully be snagging this camera during the holidays. Thank you for helping me make an informed choice!
Thanks for this review. I had the chance to try the K-1 and it truly is an impressive camera. I would jave already bought it, if it were not that over the years I've collected many DA lenses, 100mm filter system and other tools for APS-C format. So I'll patiently wait for the successor of the K-3 in 2020, confident that it'll be as great as the K-1 ;-)
@@sulev111 I bet it smokes the K-3, it's a completely different system. The A7R III is 4 years younger, it has double the megapixels on a bigger sensor and a bunch of different features. Yet, the K-3 costs a fraction, the whole system is lighter, smaller, better weather sealed. But you should compare it to the K-1 mkII, and the outcome would not be so obvious...
Mattias: Your photos make any camera look good! I still have a Pentax Spotmatic, for old time's sake. It served me well. I'm just using my phone camera for now. Maybe another Pentax would work. I'll have to check the price. Like you, I tend to buy used. I didn't really understand what you meant about the Speed Booster. Maybe your KP review will explain it fully. Cheers!
I really feel bad for Pentax not able to do well. K1 is built like a tank, IBIS, astro tracer, good IQ, good MF assists... Etc The 645Z is also the first medium format that is affordable for "average people" and it can shoot video as well.
Wow! Your enthusiasm is contagious! ;-) You should be a K-1 salesman - they'd all be sold out in 1 day! :-D I guess I have to go to eBay now...wish I had the $ Great vid, and great photos! Thank you Mr. Burling.
I liked your video. I'm currently shooting with K-5 and in the process of getting a nice short telephoto lens; some day I might think about going full frame. Until then, I will enjoy K-5 and beautiful images it can make. May you have a nice time, dude 🙂
Hey Mattias! You should make a video with advices to make a living on photography. I'm curious of your way of working and selling your art and as many, open to learn. Hugs.
I love my K1 it is without doubt the best camera have ever owned, and own. I have a LARGE NUMBER OF CAMERAS, including Fuji XT 3 which is a gore stopper, Leica M3, etc etc. But the K1 is never far from my side. Pentax is not going under, for when you buy a Pentax your not paying for advertising like with Canon and Nikon. I could go on forever about it. Buy one you will never look back: I own a K10D and K5 , both still serve me well, going to buy a K3 mark 2 shortly, in my books Pentax is great value at a small price.
@@vitadental9000 can you directly compare a FF with an APS-C? My guess is that the K1 wins on image quality and low-light performance. It probably wins on build quality too, but the XT3 is outstanding in that respect also. Do you prefer an optical viewfinder or an EVF? Each on offer here are maybe best in class or close enough. AF-S is always excellent in Pentax cameras, but they fall down in AF-C, typically suffering from poor subject tracking. The XT3 is one of the best around at the moment for focus subject tracking, and it has Eye-AF that works (though I haven't actually tried that... Why!!?) XT3 wins hands down on video if that matters to you (it doesn't to me) - everyone raves about how good it is. IBIS - well, this is the deal breaker for me. The XT3 doesn't have it. Pentax OWNED IBIS in dSLRs for years. I love using that super compact old manual focus Pentax glass, and the lovely Russian lenses by Helios, Jupiter and more. Stabilised, and focusing is well assisted - I'm just repeating Matthias of course, but this is literally the main reason I've shot Pentax for the past 8 years. It's magic.
Do you think you could do a video tour of all your cameras at once and briefly talk about each one and why your favorite thing is about them? I think it would be awesome and fun.
Ok... I'm lost. I've seen you do reviews on like 50 cameras so far.. lol Do you just get them, do a video and re-sell them? I buy/sell cameras so I come across a lot as well but way on the low end.
I have owned this camera since it was released. I have seen it compared to images off of cameras that were released 4 years later and it blows them out of the water. My only caveat would be for people looking for an action camera. It does have aps-c mode which unlocks better features for action like more frames per second and faster autofocus though. Aside from that this thing is truly amazing and Pentax glass is full of jaw dropping lenses to choose from. it has in body stabilization, pixel shift technology and astro-tracer for astrophotographers.
Nice that existing mount lenses for the cropped sensor cameras will work on it. I own their “forgotten” K-01 mirrorless camera and a KS-2. Per your reportage - I bought my second used Q system body....
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Been a professional Photographer for over 40 years, the Pentax K1 is one of the best cameras I have ever used...
Haha I'm only a professional photographer for over 30 years but I love my K-1 and recently I even invested in 645z because of Covid-19 I didn't do any jobs with it so far but I pretty much have all primes for it since my Pentax 645N days both cameras feel incredible in my hands and I love that they concentrate on photography they are such great photographic tools and easy to operate even with gloves on. But I also have Canon because I do need the faster AF to stay competitive because I do a lot of action/people photography but my heart belongs to Pentax!
I'm pretty sure you could convince me to buy any camera.
The problem is the lenses! The full frame range is top dollar and some are rebranded Tamrons but $500 more expensive! Better off with a D810, same sensor, same dynamic range but with best options for glass! my 2c
@@henrygentles1894 the lenses for the Nikon will be about the same price. As always, not everyone's needs are identical.
@@henrygentles1894 If you absolutely must have auto-focus, maybe. The FA 50mm 1.4 she mentioned is a superb lens and not all that expensive. I have an old 100-300 FA 4.7-5.6 that takes fantastic shots for a sub $100 autofocus lens that you can pick up any day on eBay. Sample here: flic.kr/s/aHskSH1CGJ
There are lots of choices out there if you're willing to shoot manual focus like an old fart like me. The A series has some real manual focus jewels in the lineup for not much money and they're auto-aperture. I recently went back to my old M Series manual focus SMC lenses just because I kinda missed the stop-down metering routine with my K200. Gonna give them a try with the K30.
Right !!
I dont think pentax is "any" camera
I wish Pentax was more popular. Such a shame seeing an amazing brand fade into obscurity.
Since they nail the quality, I will stay.
But then think how expensive Pentax would be if they were popular, so were lucky there not as popular so we can get a bargain :D
They make awesome cameras for the money - if only there were more contemporary lenses available. It seems like you have to resort to legacy SMC or third party lenses
@@datfly3034 There are all the lenses you need. The difference is that for my Canon there is also a thousand lenses I don't need ;)
Its Ricohs fault. My heart sank when they bought Pentax
I am an analogue shooter for the most part. Apart from my trusty 12 year old K-5, I almost exclusively use a bunch of old 35mm SLRs, namely K1000, KM, KX, K2, LX, MX and 2 MEs (1 with a winder). Over the years I have collected quite some original Pentax glass, too. 17 lenses between 20 and 300mm, mainly primes. I've always had a soft spot for Pentax, which hasn't changed to this very day, I can't even say why exactly that is. Perhaps their sturdiness and reliability, the sheer quality of bodies, lenses and therefore image quality. Might be all of that combined, at some point I have stopped asking myself questions like these. In 40 years of shooting, the idea of changing to something else has never occured to me but once. In that case I had an eye on the fantastic Contax S2 and the excellent Zeiss lenses. But I couldn't do it. The vision of having to sell all my trustworthy Pentax stuff in oder to finance some desirable new gear, felt almost painful to me. After months of pondering I decided to stay Pentaxian for life. That was many years ago and tbh, I never regretted it. My parents started the fire, when they gave me a K1000 with a 1:2 50mm as a present for my 12th birthday. That was in 1985. And the story went on, when I received my father's LX and KX, when he passed away 2 years ago. He was a life-long Pentaxian, too, coming from Spotmaric F, then later switching to exactly these very KX and LX I own now. Should I ever be in need of a new DSLR, it will most definitely be a K-1, even though its bulky and heavy. Or maybe a K-3. But it will be a Pentax. Let's hope they'll survive for as long as possible...
Pentax is only for the members of the special secret society. Proud member here!!🙋
For a few months i am proud owner of the K-1 following K-20D which also was a beast of it's time. Best wishes from Germany!
I wait for your camera review videos like I wait for new Game of Thrones episodes. You're by far my favorite camera reviewer on youtube
Thats awesome, Im glad you like the stuff! :)
Me too. I literally sold my a7iii to buy a canon 5D Mark I because of your videos!
Man, your Music taste is getting mature by each video. I like your consistent style and the way you respect every camera and lens. May you have a joyful life.
Amen!
It is heartening to see a Pentax camera being given such a warm presentation, thank you.
I use the K-70 myself and I am extremely pleased. I hope Pentax/Ricoh will soon give us an indication of what future they see for their camera and lens lineup. I am sorry to say that if they dont jump on the mirrorless bandwagon I fear their future will be bleak. That would be a shame as I would rather upgrade to Pentax FF than any other FF brand, when that time comes.
interesting...i thought the same for a while during the time where i more often used my Fuji X-T gear. But you know what? i missed the brick, i missed the image quality, i missed the robustness and also important: i always feel special when i shoot with Pentax ;-) there is only one camera out there (for me) that is even cooler and this is the GR II/III hehehhehe
I started out with mirrorless. Now that I have the K70 as well, I feel like I finally have a real camera. The OVF is a totally different experience.
I switched to a Pentax K-1 from Sony A7 and Fujis. Never looking back! Ricoh runs it lean. It's good. Don't get swayed with the hype train.
Sssh don't tell everyone, it's a secret. They think they have to buy a D850 to get that kind of image quality.
The word is out :)
Well F**k i buyed a 5D mk II 2 jrs ago but i am fine withe it.
@@sulev111 yes, let people focus on those and leave the bargain K1s to those that don't care as much about the badge :)
@@sulev111 if you say so ;)
I just chosen phaseone or hasselblad 100mp&150mp crazy quality ff mediumformat
Thanks for the review! Build like a Volvo in the good old days, with so many options, excellent lenses, great image quality and sold at an affordable price, I'll never know why this camera isn't more popular.
I've had my K-1 for almost 2.5 years now. Love that camera to death. Even though I mostly shoot with Fujifilm and Sony now (gotta love that eye AF) I still prefer the images I got from the Pentax. Really hope they keep going and come out with more FF cameras in the future as well as more lenses.
Unlikely, Olympus and Pentax will likely be the casualties of the contracting camera market. Panasonic seem to be prepared to do whats needed to survive
@@jukeboxjohnnie Panasonic, Nikon, Sony. One will die. I've said it since Samsung disappeared. To many players.
In my opinion the Pentax k1 is the perfect landscape camera. I would use the Sony when there is need for the eye af or just snappy af in general
Olympus are selling volume but Pentax are not unfortunately and they lack a decent lens range too - Pentax being owned by Ricoh nowadays is just bad news for them all round.
Pentax simply do not have a range of cameras to uphold volume sales whereas Olympus do have an extensive range of models and current tech lens range also.
Pentax and Olympus is not enough. Panasonic, Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Canon is also too many players. One has to go. And its not gonna be Canon for obvious reasons. Fuji are in their own segment. But Nikon, Panasonic and Sony are competing for the same customers that are in shrinking numbers. One will die.@@jukeboxjohnnie
Great review - like the positive emphasis of your reviews.
Can't agree more about the K-1 too - as I have one and love it. Every photographer has different needs (so make sure you weight those up and if you can give your prospective cameras a try out) but for me I have not seen a camera (at any budget) that would suit me better than the K-1. It strikes a great balance between size, IQ, budget and features.
Pentax does indeed have its own thing going om which is rly cool
I’ve owned one since 2016 and never regretted it !! Was a Canon user for 30 years !!
I've been waiting for 4 years for this one to become "afordable" ... the price keeps going up :D
Such a joy watching you talking about cameras that no one is talking. I always bringing a new perspective to things.
I love the fact that you are introducing me to cameras I never knew about and which would suit me far more than the red or blue pill offerings of Nikon or Canon. This camera seems a really beautiful machine and would be a joy to own and use. Maybe one day :). Right now I have my heart set on a Fuji x pro 2 🙂
Mattias .. you are the Federico Fellini of youtube. I woke up with pain in my body .. joints playing up .. watched your lovely Creation on the K-1 .. for 5 minutes and feelt better. Honestly you should be teaching others how to do this .. Magic is not easy 😊
Pentax is the band RUSH of camera companies.
A camera for the photographers photographer.
Been using the K-1 since 2016 and I am still ridiculously happy with it! Use it all the time! Thanks for a great review and congratulations to all of you who decide to enter the world of the K-1!
Thanks for reviewing K-1. Your images are compelling and you let the capabilities of the camera work for your images. Great stuff! The Pentax has a super abundance of lenses and can make the most of them. I like the way Pentax images are full of life. They have soul. You are a great image maker.
I've had the K1 for awhile. I love it, for all the reasons you named, and for all you get, the price is unbeatable.
I sold my Sony a7rii a year ago and bought K1😎 For landscapes K1 is just awesome!
The K1 is the best landscape camera you will ever find. It is my every day camera and I have a great many cameras: I do use the Fuji XT3 for my street photography because of the size: Pentax is so so underrated I also have K5 and K10D. The K10D I defy anyone to pick any difference in image quality with a camera with higher megapixels:
I love them
That sun rise picture at 0:49! jaw dropping
Great photos! The K1 is such a great camera; a 2016 camera that rivals 2019 top-tier cameras. Also, Pentax's flashes are water-proof too!
Love your videos young man. Therapeutically beautiful, elegant soundtracks, cultured thoughts and your photos are very graceful.
Started photography using M42 and then K-Mount systems. As long as Pentax keeps making their Limited lenses I will be buying their bodies too. Just hope they don't neglect their APS-C line-up.
Although I bought the K1, mainly for using my manual lenses in their intended focal length, I still prefer the K5iis which IMHO as you young people say, is the best camera they ever made and I have owned most of them.
I really like their APS-C to. The KP is a favorite of mine.
Never thought a tank could have such image quality :D
It's a solid kit :)
Thank you for this review, well balanced and good information. I particularly enjoyed the image of the light coming through the trees - stunning, so thanks for sharing. It makes me want to go out and purchase a K-1
Very enjoyable. Fun to hear about little-known cameras that take great pictures. Thanks, Mattias.
Love your unobtrusive yet convincing fun videos. Your passion for photography is always tangible, Mattias.
I have actually dreamed about this camera a few times.
It is indeed dreamy. And he didn't talk about the sexy pentaprism. Best viewfinder ever!
Buy it you will never regret it:
@@brianmccutcheon3205 I bought it last week.
mattias, your videos and channel are just blissful. In a media-world full of mediocrisy and frustrations, you are somehow able to create astonishingly beautiful videos and reviews, not even to mention the images you take. One can sense your passion for photography through your creations and you manage to reignite mine with every single one of your videos. Thank you for your awesomeness and greetings from Germany!
Thank you for the very kind words!
Underrated Brand... Takes great pictures👍
Love your videos Mattias, they have inspired me to get out and shoot regardless of my equipment. Cheers.
Thats great, getting out there is the only thing that really matters. The gear is mostly just for fun.
Stunning images in this one, Mattias. Absolutely stunning.
Glad you think so :)
Nice to see this getting some of the praise it deserves. Unlike watching Jared Polin, who constantly and snidely snipes at this brand like it ditched him at the prom or something.
Very enjoyable video with great images, well done.
Someone would go to prom with that guy?
... Let alone talk to him at all.
Just read somewhere that it's the cheapest set you can get against other manufacturer. Also I just searching for it's video just minutes before yours is online. Now, I can dream about it. 3.45am now here.
If you shoot a lot of landscapes, or just like to take your time, it's a no - brainer :)
Mattias, you don't have all the rude comments that others have in their videos. Could it be the non bashing, non offensive, positive reviews? No tolls no nasty comments. How does that happen? Excellent videos you are one of the very few I've subscribe to for camera reviews.😊
And I have blocked over 300 trolls. It's usually the same people that ruin it for everyone underneath all the videos. Most channels allow the drama to get views. When in reality, if we all took a stand and blocked them we would have a temporary setback but quickly rebound to a more healthy and enjoyable community.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter very interesting. Thanks for taking that risk In end the good and honorable always win!
The K-1 is the best photo camera I’ve ever used.
So why "used" ? Did you sell it?
jirka87 Sorry I’m just seeing this. Unfortunately, I sold it after two years. Reason being that I needed a camera that does better video and at the time I had to sell to generate money. So I got the Fuji X-H1 which is equally amazing. I don’t want to go into which I think is better because I love them both. 🙂
I'm an aspiring hobby photographer, I own a Fuji XT1, and I had been looking into EF to XF adapters, that's how I stumbled onto your channel. I'd like to take a moment and say, that I'm absolutely delighted with your content, non bias, and explained so that even I understand the stuff haha
I've been looking into FF some more, and stumbled across the K1, which would be great on the many hikes I take, given the weather sealing and all. Thanks to your video I'm now fairly sure that I should give this a try.
I'm glad you enjoy the content. The XT1 is a great camera.
If you are hiking a Pentax K3 11 might be a better option for weight. They are a brilliant apsc : I recently took out grand champion in B&W with a photo taken with K5 : you can buy SLR lens cheep for them and they take amazing photos:
This camera seems great! I’ve always wondered how I’d like a Pentax. The features are plenty, the IBIS alone is actually very cool
Bought one at the end of 2018, I love it.
Good choice
I saw that shot of the sunrise through the trees on instagram and wow, what a shot!
Must be the camera. :P
J/K.
So much camera equipment is so beautiful and well crafted. Wished I had time and money for more.
When I was 13 and had my nose pressed against the widows of the camera shop daily, it came down to Olympus or Pentax. I chose Olympus but have always felt a pull on my heart for Pentax. I think my 6x7 needs some classic little Pentax siblings.
They both make some fantastic cameras but where they truly excel is lenses.
I have used Pentax for well over 40 years and when the time came to get another system, in digital, it was Olympus M43 so that I could use their absolutely brilliant OM series lenses alongside the newer ones.
The 28mm and 50mm OM Zuiko are my favorite lenses outside K-Mount.
The only thing I hoped was to have aged as well as they have!
Funny thing is that I've always been especially drawn to both brands. They've got soul, and the courage to do things differently.
Yes it does. 😂
I always love your videos Mattias, they are so soothing and relaxing as well as chock full of amazing photos.
Cool :)
@@gearreallydoesntmatter Big time and BTW I really love your dog. Frenchies rock!
When I watched this review last year, I completely underrated what a wonderful thing it is to have backwards compatibility with K-mount lenses. After getting into film photography and getting a Pentax SLR with a few lenses, getting into the Pentax digital ecosystem seems like a great and really affordable option.
This low key approch is like ambrosia, photografic skills an a personal reflektion is such joy.
As i love the underdog and so needed in camera industri, i truly wish that Pentax made you and indepentant ambassador for Pentax.
If I'll ever want to buy a DSLR camera ever again, this one will be on the top of my list. If for no other reason than because of lenses - Pentax was my first SLR, so I still have some of its lenses, which I use on my mirrorless cameras...
I love my K1 the image quality is superb for landscape photography👌 Thanks for sharing. Cheers Cliff
Its so easy to binge watch your vids.. I think I going to like Pentax :)
Nice.... pleasing bokeh ... thought the video footage of your dog was amazing frankly. Not Canon colours though....The stills looked slightly cool maybe in colour.. dunno... it's hard to put my finger on it.
I agree with the other commenters .... you've got one of the, if not THE most honest channels on you tube. Many thanks ! Always a pleasure watching your videos.
Surely, if this was shot in RAW, then the colours we see are pretty much as Matthias intended?
I love Pentax so much, unfortunately, they don't sell it in my country, and it's extremely rare to find people selling theirs on ebay.
I've found myself needing to sell my k1-ii. I love it, but I needed a lighter rig for travel, and better eye AF. That 50mm 1.4 he's showing in this video is gorgeous and has some gorgeous Leica skin tones. The limited lenses are amazing as well.
I wish they would slap this sensor and tech inside a Sony mirrorless body, and take everyone else's lunch money.
I would say to look at the Pentax forum. Not only do they have good prices, but you can generally be assured that it comes from a user that generally took care of the gear. The forum might actually be the best part about owning a Pentax. I'd join even if I didn't have one.
Love my K-1. The IQ is simply amazing, especially for my main field of interest - landscapes!
Your video among others has convinced me to sell my KP and make a down payment on K1-II. Have never spent so much money on a camera but after a year of research, I expect the K1 will meet my needs over the K3-III. Thank you for your content!
Man, your photography keep getting better and better
Good, wouldn't want it to be the other way around ;)
Great video and even greater photos. Might look into pentax one day when the gas-sledge hits. That DR is beyond the charts!
I can't get over how nice the images are that come from this camera. There is something special about how the K-1 renders images. Especially paired with the limited lenses
This camera is built like a tank. Yes the sturdiness and craftsmanship of this camera is as good of the Nikon D5 or Canon D1X. Unfortunately Pentax doesn't advertise their products as often as their competitors.
Notification at 2 AM? I'm glad today is Saturday 😅
What a lovely review with beautiful photos..
For once I posted regular hours here :)
I can't make up my mind wether the video itself or it's information is what I love the most. I enjoyed it through... and that marvelous dog 🐕
This is the only good review of this camera on TH-cam. Thanks for the great video. I’ve shot on a rebel t6i for about 3-4 years. I jumped to a GH4 for video because I thought that’s what I wanted to do but I find I love photography more. I will hopefully be snagging this camera during the holidays. Thank you for helping me make an informed choice!
I'm a simple man. I see Pentax, I upvote.
This ain’t Reddit
Thanks for this review. I had the chance to try the K-1 and it truly is an impressive camera. I would jave already bought it, if it were not that over the years I've collected many DA lenses, 100mm filter system and other tools for APS-C format.
So I'll patiently wait for the successor of the K-3 in 2020, confident that it'll be as great as the K-1 ;-)
@@sulev111 I bet it smokes the K-3, it's a completely different system. The A7R III is 4 years younger, it has double the megapixels on a bigger sensor and a bunch of different features. Yet, the K-3 costs a fraction, the whole system is lighter, smaller, better weather sealed. But you should compare it to the K-1 mkII, and the outcome would not be so obvious...
Mattias: Your photos make any camera look good!
I still have a Pentax Spotmatic, for old time's sake. It served me well.
I'm just using my phone camera for now. Maybe another Pentax would work. I'll have to check the price. Like you, I tend to buy used.
I didn't really understand what you meant about the Speed Booster. Maybe your KP review will explain it fully.
Cheers!
I don't think I mentioned a speedbooster?
Every camera is the best camera if you use it in the correct way
Pretty much.
Another superb video, now straight to ebay to look for K1
I really feel bad for Pentax not able to do well. K1 is built like a tank, IBIS, astro tracer, good IQ, good MF assists... Etc
The 645Z is also the first medium format that is affordable for "average people" and it can shoot video as well.
I like this kind of videos, thank you and please keep making more.
Wow! Your enthusiasm is contagious! ;-)
You should be a K-1 salesman - they'd all be sold out in 1 day! :-D
I guess I have to go to eBay now...wish I had the $
Great vid, and great photos! Thank you Mr. Burling.
Wonderful camera. Nice video, great shots.
Beautiful shots, Mattias.
auf dem WEG nach 100,000 subs, oder? Who's with me! Road to 100,000 man! Great videos!
Thanks again for a superb review. Just enough to wet one's appetite!
I don't know if i'll ever buy this camera but i'll a'ways watch your videos.
In years to come when you finally get to use a K1 you will regret the years you didn’t have one: Ask me how I know?
always been a pentax fan : )
great review! i love this reviews of old cameras!!!!
I like the body design, expecially is the viewfinder. Look like the classic Pentax 67.
Yup, with a real prism.
Why the viewfinder didn't have autofocus point?
@@alfathsayyidina ?
Some top images as always. Dog must be developing some paranoia by now about why Dad keeps pointing big dead cyclops eyes at him.
She knows there is a treat in it for her so every time I bring out a camera she comes running.
I liked your video. I'm currently shooting with K-5 and in the process of getting a nice short telephoto lens; some day I might think about going full frame. Until then, I will enjoy K-5 and beautiful images it can make. May you have a nice time, dude 🙂
Awesome review been waiting for it thank you
Mattias,
I have a K1 mkii it is everything you said it was. Great video.
Mike
That is a space ship.
It looks like a real pro camera.
What holds it back from being recognised?
Forums ;)
@@gearreallydoesntmatter hahaha that makes a lot of sense. Well at least you're doing work to counter the nonsense. The hero we don't deserve.
came for the dog, wasn't disappointed :)
Hey Mattias! You should make a video with advices to make a living on photography. I'm curious of your way of working and selling your art and as many, open to learn. Hugs.
I will think about, appreciate the suggestions!
I love your reviews, your pictures and your great attitude thanks...😎👍
I have the K-1 and the KP and never regret buying them !! They are the best still cameras on the market !!
Way you take pics of your dog, can't imagine how many pics you will be taking one day when you become a dad. 😄
That three on fire just WOW!!!!!
I love my K1 it is without doubt the best camera have ever owned, and own. I have a LARGE NUMBER OF CAMERAS, including Fuji XT 3 which is a gore stopper, Leica M3, etc etc. But the K1 is never far from my side. Pentax is not going under, for when you buy a Pentax your not paying for advertising like with Canon and Nikon. I could go on forever about it. Buy one you will never look back: I own a K10D and K5 , both still serve me well, going to buy a K3 mark 2 shortly, in my books Pentax is great value at a small price.
Hi, you think the k1 is better that Fuji XT3 ?
@@vitadental9000 Have you owned a K1 ?
@@brianmccutcheon3205 I had a pentax k5 + 43mm + 77mm. love it, but i dont know Fuji.
Well said!
@@vitadental9000 can you directly compare a FF with an APS-C?
My guess is that the K1 wins on image quality and low-light performance.
It probably wins on build quality too, but the XT3 is outstanding in that respect also.
Do you prefer an optical viewfinder or an EVF? Each on offer here are maybe best in class or close enough.
AF-S is always excellent in Pentax cameras, but they fall down in AF-C, typically suffering from poor subject tracking. The XT3 is one of the best around at the moment for focus subject tracking, and it has Eye-AF that works (though I haven't actually tried that... Why!!?)
XT3 wins hands down on video if that matters to you (it doesn't to me) - everyone raves about how good it is.
IBIS - well, this is the deal breaker for me. The XT3 doesn't have it. Pentax OWNED IBIS in dSLRs for years. I love using that super compact old manual focus Pentax glass, and the lovely Russian lenses by Helios, Jupiter and more. Stabilised, and focusing is well assisted - I'm just repeating Matthias of course, but this is literally the main reason I've shot Pentax for the past 8 years. It's magic.
Agreed the K1 is fantastic. But, the designers forgot to put the turret on it before it left the production line.
Do you think you could do a video tour of all your cameras at once and briefly talk about each one and why your favorite thing is about them? I think it would be awesome and fun.
I only have two, so it would be a short video :)
Ok... I'm lost. I've seen you do reviews on like 50 cameras so far.. lol Do you just get them, do a video and re-sell them? I buy/sell cameras so I come across a lot as well but way on the low end.
Yet another nice review with a beautiful background music!
Mattias, Have you tried the astro-trace yet? I have the clip-on for my K-5. I curious how well the on-board version works. Thanks.
I have owned this camera since it was released. I have seen it compared to images off of cameras that were released 4 years later and it blows them out of the water. My only caveat would be for people looking for an action camera. It does have aps-c mode which unlocks better features for action like more frames per second and faster autofocus though. Aside from that this thing is truly amazing and Pentax glass is full of jaw dropping lenses to choose from. it has in body stabilization, pixel shift technology and astro-tracer for astrophotographers.
Wow, just wow. The most beautiful photos I have seen.
Nice calming review! And, regardless of the camera, you take some great shots too!
It never got the credit deserved when it first came out in the US...
Nice that existing mount lenses for the cropped sensor cameras will work on it. I own their “forgotten” K-01 mirrorless camera and a KS-2. Per your reportage - I bought my second used Q system body....
Pentax as a brand seems almost invisible to camera nerds. But the cameras have treated me well, so Pentax has made a fan of me.